Scarlett St. Clair's Blog, page 115
April 5, 2019
kingagamemnon:The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller
violentwavesofemotion:
Paul Celan, tr. by Patrick Cotter, from...

Paul Celan, tr. by Patrick Cotter, from The Selected Poems; “Ballad of the World Extinct,”
“Did you heed my warning about Adonis?”Persephone’s eyes widened, and when she tried to pull away,...
“Did you heed my warning about Adonis?”
Persephone’s eyes widened, and when she tried to pull away, Hades pounced. He moved her back against the couch, and pinned her arms over her head.
“Answer, goddess.”
“How did you know?” She demanded, and then remembered one of his powers was invisibility.
“Have you been following me?”
“I can smell him on you,” he said, and the words came out in a growl.
“How primal,” she rolled her eyes, and struggled against him. In response, Hades pressed into her, and she gasped—he was all power, and she could feel his arousal against the softest parts of her.
“Will you speak of how you flush from your pretty head to your toes in my presence and how I make...
“Will you speak of how you flush from your pretty head to your toes in my presence and how I make you lose your breath—"
As he spoke, he leaned closer.
“Shut up!”