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Steal someone’s wife by For_alastspring
Fandoms: The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller, The Iliad - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
28 Aug 2025
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When Patroclus, his cousin, and Automedon, his childhood friend, got married, they even had a lovely little son together.
At the age of twenty-five, after losing his job and with his mother refusing to send him money, his apartment’s electricity was cut off because he had not paid the bill. He decided to temporarily stay at the house of Patroclus and Automedon. By coincidence, Automedon was away on a business trip, leaving behind his cousin, his beautiful wife who was five months pregnant, at home with their young son.
As the two of them began an ambiguous, depraved relationship, Patroclus received the news that Automedon had died in a car accident.
At Automedon’s funeral, Achilles stood beside Patroclus, feeling regret and pity for him. Regret, because Automedon had completely abandoned his pregnant wife and their little child. And pity, because now his wife would be taken care of by Achilles himself, Automedon’s childhood friend, who would also become the stepfather of the two young children.