Those greedy superstitious little bastard sons of bitches

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The Iliad

like the brightest of stars by emilyenrose
Achilles's shield tells no tale of glory at all.

Here is what is on the shield of Achilles: the land, the sea. The sowing and the harvest. The meeting-place where the lawgivers debate. The dancing-place where the youths link arms. The city and the country, the procession and the sacrifice, the sons and the fathers, the faithful friends.

The gods give Achilles all of human life to bear on his arm. That almost-more-than-human arm. He shoulders the shield and the fate of humanity together. Afterwards people tell Achilles's story with the rest of the hero-songs, but he's not a hero, do you understand? Hephaestus knew it. In the end, he's not a hero, not a demigod, not a thing apart. He's one of us. Lovely retelling of Achilles' story.


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The Raven Cycle

Constant as the Northern Star by Nestra
As he knew would happen, Ronan didn't answer. Not in words. Ronan was teaching him a new language, where asshole was a term of affection, Adam was the answer to a question, and there was no word for no.

Yes, said the touch of Ronan's lips on his cheek. More, said the brief press of his body against Adam. Now, said the clasp of his hand.

Yes, Adam responded, following him up the stairs. Really lovely post TRK Adam/Ronan.

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Vids

Orphan Black

Hollow by sharkodactyl
Really good look at Rachel, especially in the final season. (And I can't get the song out of my head.)

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