The notion of Hektor and Troilus being exceptionally close is so dear to me (and also incredibly sad if I think about it too hard so let's definitely not do that :'D)
I imagine Troilus as being one of the youngest of Hecuba's children, only Polydorus, and perhaps one other, is younger than him. He's young and vivacious and is not so secretly the child of Apollo, and he has all the exorbitant strength and energy that comes with that. Priam has had a hand in training all his sons, passing along his great skill as a warrior along side other men he trusted to share the work. He does give Troilus a guiding hand in all of that, so very loving of him even if he's not his son by blood. But both Priam and Hecuba are starting to feel the weight of old age take a toll on them as Troilus is growing up. That combined with his inordinate vigor means Priam can't contribute much to his physical training as he might have once in the prime of his strength.
Hektor steps in to fill the gap, not just in training him, but managing him in general. He takes a more active role in Troilus's life when he's still very young, around 6, because he has to. He's so wild and spirited that he needs someone who can match that to give him some direction. And for a child with such clear potential, long before any prophecy about him, it seems right for Troy's oldest and most capable prince to take him under his wing.
Hektor starts training him, but of course not in combat at first. He's still so little, he doesn't need any of that yet, but he does need a way to work out all his energy. Hektor teaches him athletics: racing, discus, wresting- even if it's just the basic principles at this point. And he aims to teach him disciple through all that. Troilus is adventurous, ready to try anything, and oh so eager to learn. He is a fount of endless questions, constantly keeping Hektor on his toes, but also pleasing him at every turn with his cleverness and curiosity. He cares deeply about the world very much and wants to know all he can about it, and even if he can talk a mile a minute, he listens well too.
Of course Hektor loves him, he can't not, Troilus is innocent and joyous and he holds him so dear. And Troilus grows such intense admiration and adoration of his oldest brother, who devotes time and energy into him and his interests, ever reliable and always caring. He doesn't just train him, which was all that was expected, but ends up raising him in many ways as well. Hektor is the one Troilus comes to turn to when he's in need.
And when Hektor does get to the point of training Troilus in combat, naturally he excels in that too. Hektor is more firm in his instruction for this serious matter than before, but he always affords Troilus kindness and praise. Troilus trusts and respects Hektor in the utmost, and learns very well from him. And not just in athletics and combat, Troilus shares Hektor's own fascination with horses as well. Hektor is helpless not to teach him in that on top of everything, it's his weaknesses combined. Hektor teaches him how to ride, and positively glows with pride at how naturally he picks it up.
And when the war comes, and the prophecy of Troilus potentially saving Troy comes with it, Hektor is there. Troilus is impassioned at the idea of fighting for his home, and eagerly longs to live up to everyone's hope in him, but when that wavers, the pressure of it all is immense. Sure, they say that Apollo is his father, but can he really do this...? He's still just a kid. But Hektor understands better than anyone what that kind of pressure feels like. He offers sympathy and companionship and help in how to deal with it all. And when it all gets too much, he makes for a perfect shoulder to cry on.
Troilus knows that Apollo is his true father, and Priam is is foster father, but Hektor too became a fatherly figure in how much he does for him. When he was little Hektor would pick him up by the hands and swing him back and forth while Troilus shrieked with laughter. He lets him nap in his very comfortable lap when he wears himself out too much, and gently insists they train no more for a few days so he rests up. He tells him off sometimes when he gets to be too much, but always ruffles a hand through his hair and explains why, and never makes him feel dumb. He once encourages him that he'll likely grow taller than Hektor himself one day, and he's so ecstatic at the prospect, he tells everyone he can for the next week.
Troilus loves Hektor so much and want to grow up to be just like him, even though that makes Hektor laugh and declare he'll be better.
(and they're happy and stay happy and nothing bad ever happens to either of them at all ever what are you talking about goodnight)
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OP KEEP GOING same hc fr... i find the idea of romeo getting split up after death super interesting like sure his last will is in the bed but what abt the rest of him??? inchresting fr.. + it could b an interseting parallel w aria n jack' o like gee how come you guys died and had your spirits/souls/whatever split into multiple beings, one of them being a giant killing machine/j
OH ALRIGHT LET ME RAMBLE SOME MORE im putting it under the cut because its borderline incomprehensible (the fuck is grammar) and is really long lol (im so sorry im writing this and it quickly turned into me rambling about a fanfic idea that takes the fractured idea to an extreme lmao)
tbh this has kinda grown more into a sorta like??? au thing for me but still so Basically the exact idea on how it happened i had was like. what if after he "died" (tbh more akin to abandoning his body than actual death in this hc/au/thing) he tried to put a small amount of himself into the bed so it could protect delilah while he does his whole you know atoning thing (what Exactly that entails im not sure tbh but definitely something to do with the backyard because thats what it always has to do with) and did a fucky wucky and ended up putting most of his memories and will into the bedframe
what this means in a less messy and unintelligible way is that now theres one romeo whos in the bed thats currently out there basically being a case of "i have no mouth and i must scream" while the other is vibing in the backyard with a list of names as well as ludicrous amounts of knowledge about magic and such that hes not sure why he remembers and basically no other memories of note (maybe some guilt too but im on the fence about that one)
the main idea i had for a "plot" ig is that this romeo somehow comes into contact with delilah and the bed (that kinda remembers what happened but has no means of communicating it and is nowhere near as powerful as he used to be also is incredibly angry) then angst ensues (i like coming up with ideas im not good at actually communicating them lmao)
also tbh i didnt? think too much about the parallels between him and jacko but thats legit a cool idea to run with too i was personally taking more inspiration from what happened with ino (yes i know she wasnt really fractured per se more like she just had 2 things purposely ripped from her by someone else so she wouldnt become god but shh i didnt realize that when i first started thinking about this) but the jacko/aria parallel makes so much more sense im gonna need to do more research on what exactly happened in that whole situation again because its been a hot minute and might help flesh this idea out more lol
another thing id like to add is that this whole idea is basically just a monkeys paw situation for him in a way (yeah his sister is awake and hes technically there with her but haha the part of you that actually remembers her cant communicate with her and the other part is an asshole (affectionate) who has no memories of her get fucked nerd/j)
my god this is a mess lmao
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