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"My mother cried when the king of Sparta first summoned me.
I could not understand why.
I remember staring up at her face, familiar features made foreign by emotions too heavy to grasp in my small hands."
ooooohhhhhhh my god ohhh my god
— Jul 23, 2026 11:58AM
I could not understand why.
I remember staring up at her face, familiar features made foreign by emotions too heavy to grasp in my small hands."
ooooohhhhhhh my god ohhh my god
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“Penelope,” I breathed. Her fingers skated along my cheek, then brushed over my mouth. “Say that again,” she said. “Penelope,” I whispered, and she traced the movement of my lips, feeling the shape of her name upon them. “Penelope, Penelope, Penelope.”
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— Jul 23, 2026 10:17PM
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Elle
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get it because THEY HAVE SPENT 9 SUMMERS EXACTLY THAT!!!!
i'm ripping all my hair out.
— Jul 23, 2026 10:15PM
i'm ripping all my hair out.
Elle
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"I just wonder if they were able to be honest with themselves…before it was all over. Did they ever admit their feelings, or did Patroclus die never knowing how Achilles truly felt?”
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“I hope they did,” I finally admitted, every word placed so carefully between us. “For it would seem an awful waste otherwise, to think they had spent nine summers side by side, loving each other but never admitting it.”
— Jul 23, 2026 10:13PM
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“I hope they did,” I finally admitted, every word placed so carefully between us. “For it would seem an awful waste otherwise, to think they had spent nine summers side by side, loving each other but never admitting it.”
Elle
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patrochilles is haunting the narrative.... SOMEBODY SEDATE ME
— Jul 23, 2026 10:07PM