A deeply moving modern re-imagining of Achilles and Patroclus, exploring love, devotion, and resilience in the face of mental illness. Set against the sun-baked backdrop of Dallas, this tender narrative illustrates the quiet power of unwavering support when reality begins to fray. A heart-wrenching yet comforting journey of caregiving, vulnerability, and quiet strength.
story: characters: achilles, patroclus or pat, ajax (pats cousin) setting: modern day dallas tx info: achilles is schizophrenic and a former drug user. pat is a fire fighter. they live in a shitty apartment that pat can barely afford. they are on very simple meds for achilles. story starts: something happens to achilles (you decide) that triggers a bad episode - achilles begins ranting about the warm and the red and the soft and the blue. pat knows this delusion and when to indulge and when to be stern with him. pat calls out of work
