[ Cadence’s expression shutters at the offer—he’s thankfully misread her criticism, but she refuses to offer up more than she already has. It’s not feminism per say—it’s just harder to remove herself from what still feels like current events to her.
I remember Alexander’s army leaving for war, the way the crowds clamored for him in Macedon. I also remember the night they told that city they had brought his body home, the sheer amount of wailing in the streets. The man I had been with that night had touched my hair and asked me if I might have been his natural sister or daughter before I tore out his heart.
Cleopatra’s rise and downfall was at least on the other side of the Mediterranean, even if Augustus’ and Caesar’s versions of events had been self-empowering bullshit…but you attended Handel’s flowery retellings, you tell me about them.
She stills further as she feels the warmth of his hand gently press down on her knee, resting on the sheer fabric of her dress. Again, she doesn’t pull away, even though she feels like she could. It’s all too close, too intimidate; it’s dangerous. ]
back in my day, u either died in battle or a snake bit ur tit - cadence, probably
I remember Alexander’s army leaving for war, the way the crowds clamored for him in Macedon. I also remember the night they told that city they had brought his body home, the sheer amount of wailing in the streets. The man I had been with that night had touched my hair and asked me if I might have been his natural sister or daughter before I tore out his heart.
Cleopatra’s rise and downfall was at least on the other side of the Mediterranean, even if Augustus’ and Caesar’s versions of events had been self-empowering bullshit…but you attended Handel’s flowery retellings, you tell me about them.
She stills further as she feels the warmth of his hand gently press down on her knee, resting on the sheer fabric of her dress. Again, she doesn’t pull away, even though she feels like she could. It’s all too close, too intimidate; it’s dangerous. ]
…Hardly. Just focus on the show.