Andromeda closes her eyes, breathing against the bones of a corset imitating her ribcage. She kneels in front of her daughter, tucking a tendril of raven behind her ear.
‘Meli. Do you want me to tell you a lie? It’ll soothe you for a while. Or I can tell the truth, it’ll wake you up viciously but then you’ll be on the other side of pain, figuring out how to move with it.’
‘6’ -The Tale Of Andromeda Haagden by Natasha Sutherland
Andromeda closes her eyes, breathing against the bones of a corset imitating her ribcage. She kneels in front of her daughter, tucking a tendril of raven behind her ear.
‘Meli. Do you want me to tell you a lie? It’ll soothe you for a while. Or I can tell the truth, it’ll wake you up viciously but then you’ll be on the other side of pain, figuring out how to move with it.’
