Blathers Is Just Me With Fucking Birds

First kiss- I still don't know your fucking name😕

Best friend- Fuck yeah we doing stupid shit together😜🤪

Enemy- Boy, I have no PROBLEM beating your ass🤬🖕

Ex lover- I blame it on alchohol because there is no way in 9 circles of hell i would even be CLOSE to this motherfucker🤮🤢

One night stand- Hell yeah, let's get it on!!! 🥵🥳🦽

Lover- OH SHIT I'm going to jail you are a CHILD🚔🚔

Your #1 fan- I dont even know who you are🤔

Betrayed by- NO WHY?!?!?!??!😱😱😭😭

Saved by- Boy, my lady senses is tingling! Thick thighs DO save lives😏🥵

thigh riding || hq!! captain edition

warnings; +18, smut, dirty talk, swearing, heavy degradation, heavy praise, daddy/sir kink, spanking, choking, edging, mentions of jealousy + possessiveness (nsfw below the cut!)

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he would tease the absolute fuck out of you, no question about it. he likes to watch as you grow more and more flustered until you snap.

Kuroo loves hearing you beg for it until you’ve got tears in your eyes. he wants you completely destroyed as you whimper and whine for only him.

just a bit harsh but it makes the reward so much better

****

Blaring music and the sound of chattering people bounce all over the dim club. The aroma of alcohol hung heavily in the air. But all of those senses became focused on Kuroo as you got pulled onto his lap.

His cologne hit you immediately, a dark woody scent that reminded you of home. Calloused hands began to trail all over your body.

The slinky red dress you wore was now hiked up, barely covering your ass as you rest in between his clothed thigh. Facing the crowd while your back was towards your boyfriend felt so vulgar yet exhilarating. His breath tickles your bare shoulder blades, “How’s my pretty kitten doing?”

You hum a “fuck” in response, already starting to steadily rock against him. His hand pushes you down gently, forcing the upper half of your body casually rest against the glass table. “Keep going,” the growl that emits from him sounds dangerous.

It sends a jolt as you continue to work. His thigh brushes just right on your sensitive nub, causing sparks of pleasure to stir inside you. It felt so good you bite your lip, struggling to hold back any noises.

Strong hands grip your waist, constraining your movements completely. Whining in protest, you whip back to glare at the smug smirk plastered on his face, “Now now kitten, you know I want to hear those sounds. If you’re going to be a quiet girl- I don’t want it.”

“Y-yes sir,” moaning out while his hand digs it’s way into your hair, tugging softly.

He grunts approvingly as you continue to chase your high, tuning out the bright lights and loud voices.

“Look at my little slut.” he cooes, pulling your hair again. “Your filthy cunt is dripping for me kitten. So fucking needy tonight.”

“So m-much sir,” you admit breathily. God, the way he flexed his thigh hit perfectly on your clit. Wanting more, you rocked even faster, feeling the coil in your stomach tighten.

“Ah- someone’s greedy. We can’t have that, now can we? The only time you’re coming tonight is when I’m inside you kitten.”

he only needs to hear your words of praise and he will quite literally melt into your hands. Tooru takes your compliments to heart, especially in the bedroom

if you stay silent, well you’ve unleashed the beast (which you tend to do purposefully anyway)

has to resort to spanking because he’s so desperate to hear those gorgeous sounds tumble out of your mouth

****

“Angel~” your boyfriend calls out, squeezing your thighs affectionately. Tooru had forced you to watch a volleyball game on television with him because he ‘needed the support’. But in all seriousness he just wanted a reason to cuddle with you.

Sighing, you turn around on his lap so you face his stupid grinning face. He gives you a pouting look, “Don’t be mad at me! Your face gets all scrunched up!”

Without missing a beat, you punch his arm, “Ow! Y/N you’re so cruel.” His sarcasm only encourages you, sticking your tongue out at him. He doesn’t pick up on the teasing, once again too focused on the game to spare you a glance.

Now feeling even more annoyed than before, the gears in your brain began to turn. Luckily, you knew a solid plan to really get him to look. Slowly wrapping your arms around Tooru’s neck, you bury your face in the crook of his neck, giving him small love bites. He didn’t bother to say a word so you decide to go for the final move.

Carefully settling yourself on his thigh, you began to grind lightly, your shorts making the wonderful feeling even more euphoric. A strangled gasp escapes him, hands automatically finding your ass, grasping at your skin for more. “Mhm angel- what’re you doing now?” he murmurs, eyes still glued to the TV.

To make matters worse, or better in your case, you decide to give him the silent treatment as ride his leg. Still suckling on that special spot below his ear has him turning into a moaning mess.

“Fuck!” he groans. “Say something angel- anything.” You could hear the annoyance in his voice growing as his nails dug into your bare skin.

Your continued quietness made Tooru snap. His hands left your ass, moving to your shoulders so he could pry your face from his neck. His face screams of disapproval as his thumb drags over your bottom lip, “Y/N dear, use that mouth of yours before I stuff my cock with it. Let me hear those pretty words from your mouth.”

Your eyes dart away, a whimper caught in your throat. “I know you want to angel, but now,” he pauses, caressing your face, “I have to do it for you.”

A loud slap followed by a harsh sting imprints on your ass. You cry out, flinging yourself onto your boyfriend again. “Such a good little angel,” he purrs darkly, slapping it again.

Small whines escapes your lips as you move steadily against him, taking each hit with more dirty words. The sharp pain only made the urge to come even stronger, “Please Tooru I need you in me! Fuck, I want to feel your cock!”

He pats your butt lovingly, rubbing it with care, “There it is. Now, tell me exactly what you what.”

he gets kinda jealous, but he’d never outright admit things, he’ll just show you

and Toshi loves to hear you tell him you belong to him. it gives him a sense of reassurance and turns him on-

edges you to your fucking limit !! god, he’s such a sadist too, wants to push you past your breaking point

****

Strong hands cling to your waist, hot breath hits your skin. It was almost too much to handle yet you need it, all of it. All of him. “Who does this pussy belong too?” his stern words ring out.

Tingles bounce around in your stomach as you tried to move your hips against his thick leg. “You! It’s yours Toshi!” you whine eagerly.

The two of you had gone out for a walk and bumped into an old friend of yours. You had gotten into a deep conversation with him while Toshi remained stoic on the sidelines, not wanting to join the conversation but unwilling to leave.

He happened to be a little too touchy for Wakatoshi’s taste, so this is where you had ended up; laying on the bed with your boyfriend cradling you from behind, his leg pushed up inbetween yours, just barely brushing your aching nub.

He growls against your neck, biting your earlobe, “That’s right. Go ahead little pet, pleasure yourself on my thigh.”

“I want more- I want you!” you admit, grasping the bedsheets with tense hands.

As if starved, you grind on his thigh impossibly fast, your legs tremble violently. “Toshi I-“ you choke out, clinging to the bed blindly.

Suddenly, his leg left the spot, forcing the high to dissolve. “Why?! I want to come~” you moan, tears pricking your eyes.

His hand crawls around your waist, pulling you tighter against him, you could feel the large bulge aggressively poke your ass.

“Naughty pets don’t get to come right away. No- I have to keep you on edge so you can learn your lesson,” he murmurs against your skin. You were practically writhing on the spot, trying to create any friction just to feel something.

The coil in your stomach disappears and his leg was moved back to its original spot. “Now,” he commands. “I want to see you cry for me.”

definitely a much softer dom, likes to just watch you do your thing when it comes to thigh riding

showers you in praise and compliments at every little thing you do! and he’s extremely noisy in bed (which is a plus tbh)

Bokuto loves to touch all over you while he watches, not even in a teasing manner, just to make you feel even better

****

The car door slams shut, “Hey hey babygirl!!”

You smile to yourself as Bokuto spots you lying in the backseat. “What’re you doing back there?” he questions cheekily, a big grin on his face. Shrugging you say, “Just wanted to see what the backseat felt like.”

His throaty chuckles makes your heart skip a beat. Bokuto clambers over the cars console to the back, flipping you over while you squeal in feigned protest. You straddle his lap while he looks up at you, face full of excitement, “Huh, it is pretty nice back here.” Rolling your eyes, you shift your body onto his thigh, wanting something more than just playful banter.

“You’re perfect, you know that?” he tells you dreamily. He gazes up at you with such adoration it makes you blush, his hands delicately wander over your curves. “I wasn’t aware,” you tease him, hands moving up his broad chest.

“You want to do this?” he cups your face. You nod without another word, moving your hips against his muscular thigh. “Babygirl you feel so fucking good. You’re doing such a good job riding me.” he mumbles, petting your head.

His large fingers ghost over your hardened nipples, twisting and pulling them gently. He loves watching your face contort in pleasure, the way you grind just a little harder when he hits a sensitive spot. Bokuto could watch you unravel in front of him forever. “Look at my girl,” he admires. “Can’t get enough of me can you?”

You moan out a meek “fuck yes Bo” as you get closer to your end. You could feel the knot tightening in your stomach. Bokuto’s breath fans across you as he continues to whisper sweet words over and over. His hands touch all of you, wanting to show every square inch of your body the love he has for you.

“Come on babygirl,” he groans out, grabbing your hips to guide you against him. “Come for me. Do it for me.”

this man is a switch but also hardcore daddy, loves to be in control but will let you take the lead every once in while

if he had a rough day, you are in for a long night! loves to degrade and talk dirty during the ;) 

but Daichi’s also extremely communicative and knows your limits

****

Rough brick scrapes against your skin. The air was humid, enveloping both you and Daichi. His hand wrapped around your neck like a beautiful piece of jewlery, delicate but deadly. 

Quickly sliding his thick leg up, he parted your clenching thighs with his knee, brushing it against your slit. A sobbing moan passed your lips as your eyes flicked to his lustful stare. “Fucking slut, all wet for me in a public alleyway,” he whispers against your collarbone, biting it lightly. “You’re soaking princess.”

His hand slides down past your skirt to your slick hole, swiping it before his limb resurfaces in front of your face, “Open up.” 

“D-daddy,” you whimper but he shoves two fingers into your mouth before you can protest. Your tongue swirls around the digits, earning small grunts from your boyfriend. His knee hikes up more in approval, signaling you to start moving.

Your sounds vibrate against his fingers until he pulls them out with a satisfying pop. He releases his hand from your neck, starting to grip your chin, his dark eyes searching yours. “Are you crying for me princess?” his words are mocking, but the condescending tone only makes you whine for more as you grind your hips quicker.

“Desperate aren’t you? So eager for Daddy’s dick you can’t even talk, fucking whore.” he accuses, nipping at your earlobe. His free hand roams over your tits, tweaking your nipples as you moan breathily. It was all so much for you to handle and he loved every ounce of it. 

Daichi grinned inwardly as he felt your legs shake. He watched with excitement as drool dribbled out of your mouth, trailing down your chin. In one single motion, his tongue stuck out, cleaning it off of you. He hums, kissing you sloppily.

Grabbing onto his shoulder for support you stutter out, “I-It feels so Daddy! B-but what if someone c-catches us?” His dark chuckle sends a wave of pleasure through your throbbing cunt, “Then they can watch the show.”

Bitch I'm fucking sad, he freaking cried

1. I didn’t care about either of these guys 2 seconds ago 2. they dug their own grave by killing Shippou’s dad and countless human women as well as trying to kill Kagome and Shippou 3. I’m pretty sure this scene is supposed to be kind of funny anyway

so then… why am I SO SAD

This mans aura is just straight up dad energy. You cant tell me otherwise

If I died one day, I was wondering, would you always remember me?

I love how fucking Reptile is already inflating an acid bubble

when kitana said in mk:sm that reptile and mileena are inseparable all i could think was this…

rough animatic. crawling back to you

I think they missed one wheres snake??

eurymachus' character description in e. v rieu's glossary is so funny to me sorry. just "hypocrite" out of nowhere 😭

Agreed

Kirishima Eijirou

reblog if you agree

Omg it makes so much sense now

I always had a crush on Kaylie from Quest for Camelot.

Introducing the underrated version of “if you had a crush on this character when you were a kid you’re gay now”

God, I love Romantic stories

I would love to see your take on Atalanta for Gods and Monsters

(note: this was done as a commission)

~

King Iasus has no desire for a daughter. He considers them weak,and therefore useless.

So when his wife dies to give him one, he leaves his baby atop amountain to be killed by the elements.

Instead, a mother bear stumbles across the child, and decides tocare for her.

She does not grow up weak.

~

Artemis hears rumors of a girl who lives in the forest. They sayshe is a wild, untamed thing, that she speaks the language of beasts ratherthan humans. They say she moves as if she’s born of the wind, faster than anyfour or two legged creature.

They say she’s faster than the great huntress of the moon herself.

Her huntresses say she is real, that they have seen glimpses ofher, have seen evidence of her existence, but that she always slips from their grasp.

So Artemis goes looking herself.

She finds her bathing in a stream, more woman than girl, dark skinand a tangled mass of black hair. She’s built for strength, built to fight,with scars and bruises littering her muscled body. “Goddess,” she greets, notturning to face her, and Artemis can’t help but admire her audacity.

“So you do speak the tongue of mortal men,” she answers. “I hadheard rumors otherwise. You know my name. I’m afraid I don’t know yours.”

She turns to look at her, something considering and judgmentalabout the press of her mouth and tilt of her head. “I’m Atalanta. Rumors areoften wrong.”

“So I see,” she agrees, biting her lower lip to keep from smiling,since she hardly thinks Atalanta will appreciate it.

Atalanta steps from the stream, uncaring of her nakedness andevery line of her tensed and prepared for a fight. “If you’re here to kill me,I won’t make it easy for you.”

She has no interest in killing her. That’s just a waste. “Raceme.”

Atalanta falters. “Excuse me?”

“Race me,” she repeats. “No godly powers. No cheating. Just you,me, and the forest.”

“So you’ll kill me if I win?” she asks, but she sounds moreconfused than angry.

Artemis shrugs. “One way to find out.”

They race. It’s close. Even though she thinks her life is on theline, Atalanta doesn’t waver, doesn’t hesitate.

Atalanta wins.

She glares up at Artemis, defiance and fear filling her eyes, andthe goddess just smiles.

“Have you considered joining my hunt?”

~

Atalanta is her best huntress. She gets along with the othergirls, smiles and laughs and never, ever stops giving all she does every ounceof her effort.

She’s been with them over a year when she corners Artemis, thesame anger in her eyes as when they first met. “You touch the others. Why doyou not touch me?”

“Do you want me to touch you?” she asks, neutral. Her huntressesare also typically her lovers, but she’s not going to require it. She wantsAtalanta in whatever capacity she’s comfortable with.

“Yes,” she answers, reckless and brave, an adult but still soyoung to Artemis’s ancient eyes.

So Artemis tugs her close, slots their mouths together, and workson undoing her heavy leathers.

~

When Atalanta agreed to help rid King Oineus of his mad boar, shehadn’t known it would end this way.

She hadn’t known this would be the story of her exploits whichwould finally reach her father’s ears.

“You didn’t tell me you were a princess.”

Atalanta closes her eyes and takes a deep breath before turning toface her goddess. “You didn’t ask.”

Artemis reaches out to tuck her hair behind her ear. “You mustknow it doesn’t matter to me. You mortals are all the same to a goddess’seyes.”

She doesn’t say anything for a long moment, instead leaning hercheek into Artemis’s hand. “He wants me to come home. He said – he’ll give thekingdom to me. He’ll name me his heir.”

“Do you want a kingdom?” Artemis asks.

“No.” She looks away. “I have no use for one, nor do I know how torun one. But I want him to give it to me. I want him to know he made a mistake,that my life wasn’t worthless, that my mother’s sacrifice wasn’t worthless, Iwant – I want him to be sorry.”

Her goddess sighs. “You know, making you a queen and being sorryare not one in the same.”

“I know,” she whispers, “I know. But I think I want it anyway. Ifonly so I can burn it to the ground. It’s my birthright. If I destroy it, fine,it’s mine to destroy.” That’s not very fair to all the people living there, allthe people she’ll be in charge of who did nothing to her, who were probablytold she was stillborn.

But she is bear-raised, she’s a huntress. She’s been hurt, and shewants blood.

Artemis doesn’t chastise her for her rage, her unseemly desire forbloody vengeance. “There will always be a place for you in my hunt,” she says,and kisses Atalanta for the last time.

~

Her position within her father’s palace is exhausting.

Her father treats her like a man, takes her fighting and fishingand hunting. He hires her tutors to teach her all she doesn’t know, saying thatshe’ll pick it all up quickly, she’s bright enough. But the rest of the palacestaff hover around uncertainly, unsure whether to treat her as a lady or a lordor a guest. The tailor comes and makes her a dozen beautiful gowns that shecan’t fight in, and then the blacksmith makes her armor that’s too tight acrossher chest.

She misses her leathers. The huntresses don’t wear metal armor, it’stoo heavy and loud, more of hinderance than a help. She doesn’t like the weightof the metal on top of her. She doesn’t like the weight of a lot of the thingsthat she’s being forced to carry.

Her father wants her to marry, to choose a suitable king to rulethe realm, to choose a man whose children she’ll bear.

She has no problem with marrying a man, and she would like to oneday be a mother. But she abhors the thought of giving up a single ounce ofcontrol over what is to be herkingdom.

There’s not much need for deceptive cleverness in the forests, butshe’s still capable of it, if needed. “Father,” she says, wearing one of thedresses that strain against her too wide hips and shoulders, not sitting righton her thick waist. Wearing a dress, like a princess, like a lady, like someonewho can’t kill a lion with her bare hands. “Surely you can’t expect me to marrya man just because he is noble? Just because he is wealthy? His sons will oneday rule our land. He must be strong so that he may sire strong children.”

Her father’s eyebrows dip together. All his advisors are glaringat her, but she pretends not to notice. “You’re right. After all, you got yourstrength from me.” It takes all her effort not to curl her lip. What strengthshe did not earn in blood and sweat was gifted to her by her mother. Not him.

“Let there be a contest,” she says, thinking of her first meetingwith Artemis. “A race. If any man can beat me in a footrace, he shall be myking and husband. If he should lose, he should be killed for his arrogance, tothink he could claim your land so easily, Father.”

He gives a great booming laugh and claps Atlanta on the back. “Ilike it! Very well, daughter, a race for your heart. And those who fail will beexecuted at the next dawn.”

The executioner grows to hate her.

He’s hasn’t been able to sleep in for many weeks.

~

There’s a formal dinner tonight, and Atlanta doesn’t know what towear.  Does she wear the armor so herfather can show her off as a warrior? Or a dress so she can be presented as alady?

In the forests, there was always something to focus her rage on.An animal to hunt, a woman to fight, Artemis there burning as bright as herbrother’s sun. But here in this stilted, silent palace, she grabs onto herbedclothes and tears them to ribbons, needing to do something.

“If you hated them so much, I could have just replaced them, mylady.”

She pauses, her face heating up. She glances up and there’s one ofthe servants with a basket of laundry balanced on his hip. He smiles at her, lightand easy, and she smiles back without thinking. “I – sorry.”

He shrugs, stepping forward to finish stripping her bed. “It’syour things, my lady. You may destroy them if you wish.”

Her face and throat feel tight, and she can’t cry, not now, nothere, not with an audience. “I don’t want to destroy them.”

He drops the sheets, mouth parting. “I – I’m sorry, PrincessAtalanta. I didn’t mean to upset you.”

She shakes her head and rubs at her eyes. “No, I’m sorry, I didn’tmean – I just don’t know what to wear, and nothing fits–” He grabs her wrists,and the callouses on his hands are different, not quite the same as the ones onher hands. His aren’t from fighting.

“You are the lady of this house and the future queen of thisland.” His voice is soft, his hands on her are soft, his eyes are soft. “Youdon’t apologize for anything. Especially not to me. You could have me killedjust for touching you.”

It’s been a long time since someone has been soft with her. Sheusually doesn’t allow it, even from those she cares about, wouldn’t have takenthis kind of vulnerability from the huntresses or Artemis, wouldn’t have knownwhat to do with it.

She doesn’t know what to do with it now.

“I wouldn’t,” she promises.

When he smiles, his eyes crinkle at the corners. “You’ll want towear a dress to tonight’s event. It’s a summer party for foreign dignitaries,and on the surface the function is to socialize. If you show up in armor,they’ll take it as a threat.” He slips away and walks over to her closet,throwing it open. “My mother was a seamstress, and I may not be as good as shewas, but I know a trick or two, and we have a few hours. Let’s see what we’reworking with.”

“Okay,” she says, because what does she have to lose.

He pulls out a bright red gown and turns away as she gets changed.He walks around her with a critical eye. “The poor tailor doesn’t know what todo with you. He’s too used to trying to make women look small and modest.”

He carefully cuts away at the dress. He makes slits to mid-thighon either side so she can finally move again, and cuts the back wide open soit’s no longer too tight around her shoulders. He grabs some thin golden ropefrom one of the curtains and threads it criss crossing over her now naked backto keep the dress upright, and he cuts the sleeves off entirely. His hands movealmost too fast for her eyes to follow as he hurries to resew the edges intime.

She looks at herself in the mirror, and she doesn’t look like astranger anymore. Her muscles and scars are on full display, her meaty calvesand strong biceps, the claw marks from the wolf that tore open her shoulder andthe time she fell down a cliffside and bashed her knee wide open.

She’s a woman. She’s their princess.

But she’s a warrior too. She was a warrior first, and she thinksshe’ll always be a warrior first.

“Thank you,” she says, taking his hands like he’d taken hers. Nowhe’s flushing, and she wants – well, she wants. “I’m sorry, I didn’t think toask. What’s your name?”

“Hippomenes, my lady,” he says, looking at her like she’ssomething different than he thought, like she’s something interesting andspecial.

Looking at her like she first looked at Artemis after that fatefulrace.

“Atalanta,” she corrects, squeezing his hands, “You may call meAtalanta.”

~

Hippomenes keeps coming to her rooms, and she keeps letting him.She’s wary of ordering or asking for him, since she’s his princess. She wantshim to come to her only if he wants to.

He does want to.

He shows up to alter her dresses at first, but then when that’sdone and he’s run out of excuses, he keeps showing up anyway. He’s worked inthe palace his whole life, so he knows all the people and all the correct waysto do things, patiently explains to her how to play games in politics and howto win fights that are so rarely physical.

He’s teaching her how to be queen, and each day she falls more andmore in love with him.

Each day, the body count from her failed suitors climbs ever higher.

Hippomenes could never beat her in a footrace, and if she takes ahusband who doesn’t best her, after ordering all those men to die, her peoplewill kill her for her deception.

She’s in an impossible position of her own making, so she turns tosomeone who has the power to help her.

~

Artemis goes to Hephaestus, because he’s always the easiest tofind. She steps around the cyclopes and waits until he pauses in hammering awayat a sheet of metal. “What?” he snaps, impatient.

“I need to talk to your wife and sister. One of mine needs theirhelp.” Atalanta may not be her huntress of her lover anymore, but she’s still hers.

He frowns. “What does that have to do with me?”

“If I call them, they won’t come right away. But they will if youcall. If you do, I’ll bring the huntresses to Ares’s next war,” she promises,because his brother is one of Hephaestus’s few soft spots.

He scowls but calls out, “Darling, Artemis wants to speak to you.Hebe, you too.”

“I’m busy,” whines the goddess of chaos as she materializes nextto Hephaestus. The very air around them seems to get heavy with her presence,and Artemis shivers. It’s like being around Hera when she’s angry, but worse,somehow.

“Yes?” Aphrodite says, appearing with an arm draped acrossHephaestus’s shoulders. “Eris, you don’t visit often enough.” Only her brothersand mother still call her Hebe.

“I’m busy,” Eris repeats, then focuses those disconcerting honeyeyes on her. All of Hera’s children have her eyes. “What do you want?”

“To unite two people in love and shake the very foundations of akingdom,” she says. “It seems like something the goddesses of love and chaoswould be able to help me with.”

~

Aphrodite appears to the young man who has claimed Atalanta’sheart, carrying thee heavy golden apples made by Eris’s hands, and tells himthat if he challenges Atalanta to a race and drops each of these apples as heruns, she won’t be able to keep from stopping to pick them up, and he’ll winboth her hand and her kingdom.

A servant made king. Eris had been giddy as she’d shaped thegolden apples and pressed her magic into them.

Hippomenes reaches for them, but hesitates, his hands hoveringbetween them before he pulls them back. “She doesn’t want to marry. I love her,I do, you must know that, Lady Goddess. But she doesn’t want to marry, and shedoesn’t want to share her kingdom.”

Aphrodite smiles, because Hippomenes looks almost as if he’s aboutto start crying, but he doesn’t take it back.

He loves her enough to lose her, if that’s what she wants.

“I am here at the request of Artemis, who came to me on Atalanta’sbehalf,” she says gently. “She didn’t want to marry or share her kingdom. Thenshe met you.”

Tears falls from his eyes as he takes the three golden apples fromher hands, grinning so widely that it threatens to split his face in half.

~

When Hippomenes challenges Atalanta to a race, everyone laughs athim.

No one is laughing when he wins.

~

Atalanta and Hippomenes keep the three golden apples on the mantleover their fireplace for the rest of their lives.

They rule long, and they rule well.

gods and monsters series, part xxviiii

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