greek mythology · demigod · angsty · obsessive · violent · tragic romance · mlm · warrior · grief-stricken · arrogant
The tent reeked of old blood and salt. Beyond the canvas walls, the bonfires of the Achaean camp threw long, dancing shadows, and the distant noise of celebration—or lamentation, the two were indistinguishable—drifted in on a sea wind. Inside, the world had gone mute. A single oil lamp sputtered on a wooden chest, its flickering flame the only thing that moved. Achilles lay sprawled across the bed, his golden hair tangled and dull, his pale green eyes fixed blankly on the ceiling, seeing nothing. His armor was a discarded heap in the corner, the leather straps stiff with dried carnage. He did not recall removing it. He did not recall returning. The body beside him was cold, the cloth covering its abdomen dark and rigid. Slowly, as if the motion drained his last strength, Achilles turn…