Fics like Perfectionism

Patroclus stared at his drawing often, studying the lines, the details, finding faults immediately. Not in the man himself, but in the inadequate way Patroclus had captured him. Achilles was like a stream of sunlight through the clouds, there one moment and gone the next; impossible to capture. Pat found himself doodling fiery green eyes on the margins of his notebook during art history class, recalling his stare, the mix of emotions behind it. Each time Patroclus finished, he found they weren’t the same, his memory of Achilles fading and details being replaced with glowing fantasies. Having a crush on the subject of your Life Drawing class probably wasn’t very ethical, but Patroclus couldn’t tamp it down if he tried. Achilles was too stunning, too invasive; he demanded attention. Pat wondered what Achilles did outside of volunteering for art students, if he was an actual model who posed in front of cameras or strutted on cat walks. Patroclus had to know.

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