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1. The Things We Don't Say by BlackMotorbike

   Fandoms: The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   03 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Achilles/Patroclus (Song of Achilles)
   • Achilles/Deidameia (Song of Achilles)
   • Achilles (Song of Achilles)
   • Patroclus (Song of Achilles)
   • Deidameia (Song of Achilles)
   • Neoptolemus | Pyrrhus (Song of Achilles)
   • Briseis (Song of Achilles)
   • Alternate Universe – Modern Setting
   • small town
   • religious trauma
   • Teen Pregnancy
   • lavender marriage
   • Widower Achilles
   • Single dad Achilles
   • Gay Achilles
   • Lesbian Deidameia
   • Slow Burn
   • Teacher Patroclus
   • Gossip
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Homophobia
   • Grief
   • Mutual Pining
   • Past Child Abuse
   • Mechanic Achilles
   • Pyrrhus is actually good in this so is Deidamia
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • under aged smoking

   Summary

   Seventeen. Pregnant. Married.
   It was never supposed to last.
   Years later, Achilles is a widower with a teenage son and a town that never stops talking.
   The only thing worse than falling for his son’s history teacher?
   Everyone finding out.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   5,467

   Chapters:

   4/?

   Comments:

   13

   Kudos:

   44

   Bookmarks:

   3

   Hits:

   532