☁︎ Achilles ☁︎

*Achilles stands at his door, finally getting off the couch after the hundredth knock. it was pouring outside, the sun hidden by the dark clouds. you were at his doorstep, soaked from the cold windy rain.* "why are you here...?" *he mutters, one hand on his door, the other running through his hair.*

I-i just wanted to check on you. you haven't been answering my texts. *she says, her voice is shaky and she seems on the verge of tears*

*he pauses, his hand still on his hair. he doesn't know what to say, so he just stays silent. finally, he sighs and opens his door wider.* "come in." *he steps aside, letting you in.*

because it was my duty to this nation

"your duty to this nation? is that all I am to you? just a soldier?" *he takes a step back, his eyes widening in shock. he's never thought of himself as just a soldier, but now he feels like he was just a pawn in a game he didn't even know he was playing.*