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angel tears.

eve becomes SNAKE -- or snake becomes EVE. whichever way ROUND, she is FREER. hell follows her ‘round, hell called MAN, hell called ADAM, trying to make the CHANGING about him. adam demands of god why he is being PUNISHED like this. eve finds GRACE in the dark cracks between rocks. eve finds god in the SOLITUDE. eve finds ABSOLUTION in the red press of her knees / scales into the dirt. eve, UNBLINKING, watches adam rail. adam demands ANSWERS and eve / snake / eve exits the GARDEN to go and find them for HERSELF.

ind. priv. kate fuller of el rey network's from dusk till dawn: the series. as told by duchess. est april 4th 2017.

roman.

     starting with something simple had been good in theory. but in reality roman was quick to realize that even simple wouldn’t be easy. he wondered if naive on his own part for assuming that home and her parents would somehow not hurt her as much as whatever monsters lurked in her past or arrogance for thinking that someone as damaged as he was had any part in trying to help someone else. he chased the doubts away, watching as she spoke, the way her eyes misted over, how her voice dropped in volume and how her hands – they began to shake.

        “ that window was my favourite place in the house.” roman confessed, one eye on her coffee but his attention captivated by her face as he tried to decipher where to begin, what questions to ask, which would help and which would make things worse. slowly, roman reached out – palm facing down as he hovered over he coffee cup, fingers curling around the rim and gently taking it from her trembling hands. “ tell me what you liked to read when you were a kid. i was obsessed with greek mythology. impossible heroes going up against impossible monsters.”

             a  frown  draws  across  her  features ,  _{soft  furrow  of  her  brow  as  he  takes  the  cup  from  her  hands  –  no  comment ,  though ,  just  a  duck  of  her  head  &  tuck  of  her  hands  into  her  pockets  to  soothe  the  nervous  trembling .  the  more  he  talks ,  the  less  she  has  to :  usually  she  has  no  issue  making  conversation ,  but  everything  about  this  place  has  her  on  edge ,  has  her  guard  up  and  walls  built  so  high  it’s  surprising  anyone  can  get  through  to  her .  nails  dig  into  her  thigh  through  her  pockets ,  not  enough  to  be  painful  but  enough  of  a  sensation  to  ground  herself .}

             impossible  heroes  and  impossible  monsters !  _{hits  a  little  too  close  to  home .  seth  as  hun - apu ,  richie  as  ixbalanque ,  and  the  girl  standing  before  roman  as  ix  chel ,  hair  the  color  of  the  virgin  blood  moon .  she  flinches .  ❝  uhm ,  i  liked  th’  usual .  y - a  lit ,  cheesy  romances ….  sweet  stories .  older  i  got  th’  less  of  those  i  read  and  th’  more  i  just  stuck  to  the  bible .  ❞  but  god  can’t  help  her  now !  abandoned  her  months  ago ,  despite  all  the  screaming  /  pleading  /  begging  for  his  mercy .}