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after patroclus dies, achilles reaches for him in his sleep and finds no one there. thousands of years later, in sweltering heat, our bodies still reach for other warm bodies in the dark and come up empty. what does it mean to be afraid to be the one who loves the most when there is no war? imagine achilles and patroclus having never tangled up their limbs in the heat. imagine them never breaking bread and wine together as hosts at the dinner table. imagine seeing the love of your life wear your clothes for the first time to go to his death. do you think it's less likely you'd reach for them in the dark then?

-cgi. 

written for #SkysPrompts