Turn Your Face to the Sun

I won’t, Icarus answers and kisses Apollo’s knuckles one by one.

You have to promise, Apollo says and runs his hands over Icarus’ bare shoulders.

I do, Icarus promises and throws his head back when long fingers coil around his throat.

You have to swear, Apollo whispers and bites down on the sensible flesh of Icarus’ cheekbones.

Whatever you want, Icarus swears and closes his eyes against the blazing fire of flesh on flesh.

You get greedy, Apollo snarls after a while and pushes the boy away.

Please don’t go, Icarus thinks when the waves kiss his back and break his bones.

for the disarrayed, son, brother, lover, god. cheerful, tempestuous, energetic, jealous, intelligent, creative, possessive, a p o l l o

♔ aesthetic modern deities ♔

↳ Artemis

She’s a legend on the streets, her and her girls. Don’t cross Artemis, whatever you do, and if she takes a liking to you, don’t let her down or betray her, because it’ll be the last thing you do. Just look what happened to that guy Orion; here one day and then, boom,  gone. She’ll fuck you up, my friend, and she’ll laugh all the while.

“Our state cannot be severed, we are one,

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MYTHOLOGY MEME - [9/?] GREEK GODS/GODDESSES: APOLLO

"Phoebos Apollo, radiant and shining archer,

Pythian Apollo, Lord of Delphi and oracles,

Delian Apollo, Lord of the Island of Delos,

Delphinius,

Averter of evil, Rescuer, Protector of strangers,

Divine healer, Far-shooter.

Seth Godin (via petrak)

flying too high melted his wings, yea, but it was the ocean that killed him in the end