From repressed to exhibitionist, so this truly is Victor's slut era. I liked a lot of the description in this chapter. And how the events feel a little mysterious and unexplained, since Victor seems past the point of writing off things that obviously happened as dreams, but there's still a sense of unreality with that scene with Vane. Not sure how to describe the feeling, like it was some sort of vision, where it all happened and the actions have significance/consequences, but not on the same layer of reality as the rest of the story.
Also I like it when characters with big wings basically wrap them around someone like Vane did, wing hug. I bet that birdsong felt pretty gay to you Victor. No idea what's going to happen next.
Ardelian said, I would love you if you were a worm.
Absolutely gorgeous chapter -- the reflections on life and death and decay, the haunted bacchanal, Ardelian finally allowing himself to want and need, Vane meeting him with so much tenderness and care. Ardelian keeps offering himself up to be sacrificed, but Vane wants to cherish him instead.
Ok, I'm calling it that the nature of Vane's curse is that he was the "ancestor" knighted for bringing Christianity to the island, but then by doing so, angered the pagan gods there and ended up getting cursed
Oct 1, 2023·edited Oct 1, 2023Liked by St John Starling
Love Victor's increasingly normal and regular day. Him being the active perpetrator this time around brings a sense of absurdism to me, his demon boyfriend all but asked "are you sure?" and Victor I Have Repressed This For So Long Ardelian was like "I desire to be rent asunder and blown into smithereens please". Good for him, good for him <3
And the prose describing the ancient ruins was entirely gorgeous, it gave this feeling eery hardly understandable beauty I am deeply enamoured by.
From repressed to exhibitionist, so this truly is Victor's slut era. I liked a lot of the description in this chapter. And how the events feel a little mysterious and unexplained, since Victor seems past the point of writing off things that obviously happened as dreams, but there's still a sense of unreality with that scene with Vane. Not sure how to describe the feeling, like it was some sort of vision, where it all happened and the actions have significance/consequences, but not on the same layer of reality as the rest of the story.
Also I like it when characters with big wings basically wrap them around someone like Vane did, wing hug. I bet that birdsong felt pretty gay to you Victor. No idea what's going to happen next.
Our boy Victor is finally living his best life
Ardelian said, I would love you if you were a worm.
Absolutely gorgeous chapter -- the reflections on life and death and decay, the haunted bacchanal, Ardelian finally allowing himself to want and need, Vane meeting him with so much tenderness and care. Ardelian keeps offering himself up to be sacrificed, but Vane wants to cherish him instead.
Ok, I'm calling it that the nature of Vane's curse is that he was the "ancestor" knighted for bringing Christianity to the island, but then by doing so, angered the pagan gods there and ended up getting cursed
I forgot about that mention of his ancestor, I really like this theory.
Love Victor's increasingly normal and regular day. Him being the active perpetrator this time around brings a sense of absurdism to me, his demon boyfriend all but asked "are you sure?" and Victor I Have Repressed This For So Long Ardelian was like "I desire to be rent asunder and blown into smithereens please". Good for him, good for him <3
And the prose describing the ancient ruins was entirely gorgeous, it gave this feeling eery hardly understandable beauty I am deeply enamoured by.
Thank you! 🖤