5 Works by theoreticallytrying
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The sea breeze is cool against my body. “He waits for you,” she hisses, as if irritated at this turn of events.
All at once I am inundated with an overwhelming feeling of happiness. Yes, I want to proclaim to the disbelieving heavens, he does wait for me. He does.
(or, two seaside nights Patroclus spends in memory—one before he has learned to love, and another where he has learned to share it.)
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There is no hesitation when I shake my head, for I do not regret any part of knowing him. He is all I have now, and aside from Briseis, he is all I ever had. I have long since let go of princely pride, and breathe freely in the dichotomy of us. Achilles will be written in history and my story will be consigned to his. “I am glad with your honor. I do not want it any other way.”
(or, the 4k+ afterlife oneshot where Patroclus, at long last, loves and is loved.)
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the movement of the stars in the sky by theoreticallytrying for pretty_rad_and_pretty_sad
Fandoms: Lord of the Flies - William Golding
15 Nov 2017
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before they were savages, they were schoolboys. the first nights are always the hardest, after all.
(or, the obligatory canon-compliant island jalph fic, with mild degrees of fluff, fear, foreshadowing, and imagery)
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after the island, ralph tries to rebuild
(or, the strange 5k+ cruiser epilogue where themes are reinforced and everything ends slightly happier)
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Outside of the graveyard, eighteen-year-old Bod goes out shopping for books.