#wip; reflection

[ofvoidandwords]

WIP Intro—REFLECTION.

“FLEE, FOR IF YOUR EYES ARE PETRIFIED IN AMAZEMENT, SHE WILL TURN YOU TO STONE.” (Murtola) 

⁂

genre: mythology / short story / fiction / drama / non-romance

status: first draft finished (~26K words)

pov: third-person limited in past tense

themes: (tw!) mention of rape & trauma / death / loss of loved ones / revenge / redemption / self-love 

principal characters: medusa / perseus

minor characters: stheno / euryale / andromeda / danaë / hades

spotify playlist: [X]

⁂

SUMMARY

Once upon a time, men shared the story of a woman turned into a monster. They told about her beauty, devastating enough to tempt the gods. They told about how vain and pretentious she was; and how her reckless pride got her raped in the temple of Athena.

“A crime,” they claimed then.

“A sin,” they cried then.

“A blasphemy,” they barked then.

She must be exiled. She must be killed. She must be punished.

And the bright-eyed goddess, full of disgust and ire, avenged her insulted honour by changing Medusa into the creature she was condemned to be the rest of her life.

“A deserved chastisement,” they whispered then.

Ever since that day, she became the monster they created. But she promised herself it would be the last thing she'd offer to men; they would no longer vilify her. Instead, they'd learn to fear her.

[ofvoidandwords]

a very very short (& unedited bc editing is for the brave and i am not) excerpt from reflection

enjoy<3

[Text ID]

"Men, men, men," she chanted slowly, her arms wrapping themselves around the cold neck of a statue. "Aren't you the vilest creatures that have ever walked earth?"—she brushed her nose against the stone—"To find delight in violence, one must be really wicked. Monstous even."