Ncantari - ᴸᴬ 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐇𝐄 .

Safia Elhillo, from Girls That Never Die: Poems

per noctem in nihilo vehi : to vanish by night into nothing.

Anne Carson, Dictionary Excerpts in Nox

[cheerfully] i've been in self-made hells worse than this

Oh yeah, I know them, we grew up together on tumblr.com

" would you believe me if i said wrong place, wrong time ? "

the  sorceress  studied  him  carefully,  her  gaze  sweeping  over  the  pristine  cut  of  his  coat,  the  polished  cufflinks,  the  effortless  poise  of  someone  who  had  never  wanted  for  anything.  his  words  were  smooth,  his  demeanor  composed  —  but  there  was  something  just  a  little  too  measured  about  it.

she let out a slow breath, eyebrows lifted as she regarded him with quiet scrutiny ❝  would you believe me if I said I didn't believe in coincidences?  ❞

her  voice  was  steady,  laced  with  the  unmistakable  lilt  of  her  sicilian  accent  and  edged  with  quiet  sᴜsᴘɪᴄɪᴏɴ  —  and  yet  ᴄᴜʀɪᴏsɪᴛʏ  flickered  beneath  it.  men  like  him  didn’t  end  up  in  the  wrong  place  at  the  wrong  time  —  unless  they  meant  to  be  there.

 You  break  the  rules  and  become  a  hero.  I  do  it,  and  I  become  the  enemy.  

 That                doesn’t                seem                fair.

Byzantine silver cross pendant, 10-11th century.

❛ it looks worse than it feels.  ❜

emilia’s  gaze  flicked  to  the  figure  standing  before  her,  taking  in  the  blood  staining  her  sleeve  and  the  fresh  cut  along  her  jaw.  strangers  though  they  were,  there  was  something  familiar  in  the  way  she  held  herself  —  shoulders  squared,  chin  lifted,  as  if  daring  the  world  to  see  her  pain.

❝  it  looks  worse  than  it  feels.  ❞

the  girl’s  voice  was  even —  almost  dismissive —  but  emilia  didn’t  miss  the  way  her  fingers  trembled  slightly  at  her  side.  the  witch  narrowed  her  eyes,  hesitating  for  a  moment  before  stepping  closer. ❝  maybe.  but  you’re  still  bleeding.  ᴸᴱᵀ ᴹᴱ ᴴᴱᴸᴾ.  ❞

Mustang (2015)

“mouth, open like an angel in a cathedral.”

— Luce Irigaray, Elemental Passions.