Song of Achilles Fanfiction
Madeline Miller's novel retelling the Iliad through Patroclus's eyes turned an ancient romance into a modern fandom touchstone. Its fic is an extended act of grief management: everyone-lives AUs where Troy never calls, modern university retellings, reincarnation fic granting the lovers another life, and underworld reunions that extend the book's final mercy. The fandom overlaps heavily with broader Greek-myth writing but keeps Miller's particular register — figs, olive groves, and devotion narrated in elegy.
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What is Song of Achilles fanfiction?
Song of Achilles fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the The Song of Achilles universe. With over 10,000 works on Archive of Our Own, Song of Achilles is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.
These stories explore beloved characters like Achilles, Patroclus, Briseis, Thetis, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.
Most Popular Song of Achilles Fanfics
These are the highest-rated Song of Achilles stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.
The Darkened Path
by LostGalaxie
His 18th birthday is fast approaching and even more importantly his Dark Baptism. His uncles are excited as he’ll finally be a full warlock. The problem starts as Achilles doesn’t want to sign his name in the Book of the Beast. Doesn’t want to sign away his name to Satan and leave everything and ev
Glory of the Father
by Miss_ter
A rewrite of the mythology, where Achilles chooses life, and he and Patroclus never go to war, instead growing into their manhood in Phtihia. They acquire friends, wives, children, and Achilles becomes next in line to the throne. As the war ends, the Greek loose instead of the Trojans, and Achilles
petrichor
by amarcellus
Pat is an overlooked nurse at Atalanti General Hospital. His days are filled with appointments, assisting doctors and caring for the unwell. Until someone attempts to assassinate President Atremenos. What follows is not definable, as Pat's anonymity comes to an end and he is thrust upon a pedestal l
Không lời
by phaynganngo
Tuyển tập những oneshot nhỏ lẻ mình viết cho Patrochilles <333
Rewriting Our Song
by Caffeine_fueled_insanity
Patroclus is late to work which will later show to be a life changing event Ooooo!
Ataraxia
by Crazykillerwrites
Nico is still stuck inside the jar two weeks later, having not been saved by percy and annabeth. Starving and alone in the dark he is slowly losing his mind. When he dreams of home, back to where it all began he did not expect to find himself in ancient Greece. Now alone with an injured Patroclus an
Melody to the Song
by ilicon
'The Song of Achilles', as told from Achilles' PoV.
Come Back To the River
by cl0ver_s0da
What if Percy Jackson was born in the universe of The Iliad? Beside the shores of Troy, where war camps poison the riverbanks and the gods still walk close to mortal lives, something ancient hides within the water. Perseon has spent years avoiding human conflict, content to remain a whispered secret
All because I liked a a boy?
by LioraTheMuse
O muse! Sing! Of Akhilleus' beautiful wife Deidamia, of how she hath loved the son of Peleus and helped him in every way only to be betrayed by him leaving them and the poor babe Neoptolemus OR Deidamia and her misery at how she gave her all,
Written to be yours
by historygeekkk
(Modern AU of the Iliad in the style of TSOA? HELL YEAH) Patroclus lives in his own world…unseen, unheard, a shadow among the brilliant in a world of polished faces and applause. Then an unexpected scholarship meets him with Achilles, a torch made of secrets and lies. Their worlds move in a delicate
Hélada
by TheOracleGirl
Patroklos’ life collapses after the death of Clysonymus, sending his family into disgrace and forcing them to relocate from Opus. Struggling with exile, guilt, and the cold distance of his father Meniotios, Patroklos finds fragile moments of comfort with his sister Myrto and the small tasks of daily
Take My Life (Instead)
by melatoninstardust
A cancelled wedding. Two fighting for the same man: an ATP champion and a promising young man. Patroclus knows there is something off; he has been living every day like nothing really matters. Cancelling the marriage will change things up, and he can start again. A new, improved self. New beginnings
The Phthia Institute for Wayward Boys
by scoutsmum1234
When Patroclus killed a boy, he expected to go to juvie, not the relatively nice Phthia Institute for Wayward Boys, filled with rich kids and petty crimes. Patroclus surely does not fit in there. But what happens when the institute turns out to be just as brutal as prison and a certain Golden Boy ta
Fragile Glimmer
by theoblck
Too young to bleed for Troy when the fleet first sailed, yet by the dawn of victory, the war was already behind them. They crossed the sea only to claim a broken promise, finding that the beautiful drop of sunlight they once cherished had lost its glow.
Half of My Soul
by Basketcase_03
When he sank his teeth into my shoulder, I thrust harder, and he soothed the bite with a slow swipe of his tongue. Everything felt perfect. Just him. Just us… “Why doesn’t your mom like me?” I asked, the anxiety finally breaking through even as I moved inside him. Achilles’ flaxen brows shot up, his
Little Fig
by Honey_Bee_qt
When the contraction finally eases up, Achilles eases his grip on the end table, trying to catch his breath, “I take back everything I said about ‘I got this’, I do not ‘got’ this,” Patroclus gives him a sympathetic smile, “Yes, you do, you can do this. And I’ll be right there holding your hand the
Heart of Troy
by RozalinafromDreams
What if Troilus did not die — but was reborn in the world of Percy Jackson as a Roman demigod named Trajan Fabiani? He meets two heroes from the past — Achilles and Patroclus — without remembering who they are… or what they once were to him.Now he is forced to guide them through the modern world, un
Because You're The Reason
by CertifiedBiter
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Of golden hair and angry eyes
by ManonBlackbeak
His anger seems so stupid now, as he looks at those hurt eyes. How could he have ever been so cruel, so careless. How has he fooled himself into thinking that he would be able to sacrifice those beautiful sweet eyes, just so the Achaean warriors could live. Does that not make him a murderer too? One
We have the rest of our lives to figure it out
by FlaviaFulvia
Achilles was hoping for a relaxing week at his family's beach house with two college friends before they all got bogged down in their post-collegiate lives. Too bad fate has other plans.
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