neo the baby slayer. (phonomania) wrote in nevermore_logs, |
Achilles. The father he never knew. A reunion had never been out of the question, but this seemed so abrupt. So random. If Neoptolemus believed in coincidence, he'd confess to this being more than just an accident. Now, however, all he could feel was indifference. His father had always been a tale to him, someone he was meant to look up to and idolize and not be angry with over having left him so early in life, leaving him with an overbearing mother who loved him more than was deserved.
Something indistinguishable flickered in those blue eyes. "You were never more than just a name to me." He licked his lips. "Father."