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1. The Butcher of Opus by ThisFicNeedsTherapy

   Fandoms: The Iliad - Homer, The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Underage Sex
   • F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   22 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Underage Sex
   • Achilles/Patroclus of Opus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Achilles/Patroclus (Song of Achilles)
   • Patroclus of Opus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Achilles (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Menoetius of Opus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Peleus (Song of Achilles)
   • Odysseus (Song of Achilles)
   • Thetis (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Briseis | Hippodameia (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Menelaus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Agamemnon (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Helen of Troy (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Paris (Song of Achilles)
   • Hector (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
   • Mating Cycles/In Heat
   • Knotting
   • Mpreg | Male Pregnancy
   • Patroclus is his own warning
   • something is wrong with Menoetiades your honor
   • Possessive Behavior
   • it gets worse and worse and worse
   • it's still fluffy tho
   • Omega Achilles (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Alpha Patroclus of Opus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)

   Summary

   When Patroclus died, Achilles’ scream cracked the gates of the Underworld. Even in death, he shook the foundations of the abyss, his soul bleeding with grief as he searched for his beloved.
   Tired of the noise, Hades strikes a bargain with the Fates to fix the mess. He pulls Patroclus from Asphodel and throws him back to the beginning.
   But Hades doesn't give gifts for free. He strips Patroclus of his warmth and fills the hole with the cold, hollow darkness of the Pit.

   "The sun took you from him once," Hades whispers into his soul. "Do not let him walk in the light again. Keep him in your shadow, and he will never scream again."

   Patroclus was a gift pulled from the grave, one Achilles should not have accepted. The face was the same but the eyes held something darker, something he could not name. He moved with an unnatural grace and loved with a ferocity that made it feel as if he would rather see the world end than let Achilles reach for his armor again.

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