mourningbirds1:Prospect fic: Less The Horror Than The GraceAn Ezra x Medusa storyFind Chapter Two on

mourningbirds1:Prospect fic: Less The Horror Than The GraceAn Ezra x Medusa storyFind Chapter Two on Ao3 or TumblrFandoms: Prospect and Metamorphoses (Ovid) AU / CrossoverRating: Explicit for smut and eventual violence Relationship: Immortal!Ezra (Prospect) x MedusaOther characters: Circe, Perseus and Hephaestus Tags/warnings: Implied/Referenced Past Rape (no rape in this story), Smut, Magic, Eventual Violence, Fix-It fic, Crossover Pairings, This story takes place in the mythical Greek universe but Ezra still has his Prospect accent don’t question it.Word count: 4.2KChapters: 2/?Summary: In which Immortal!Ezra is a copper miner. He learns that his copper will be used to forge the reflective shield that Perseus will use when killing Medusa. Ezra is incensed by this and resolves to help Medusa.Ezra knew about Medusa’s tragic life. How she’d been assaulted by Poseidon in Athena’s sacred temple. Athena had been so enraged by this desecration of her temple that she’d transformed Medusa into a Gorgon with hair of snakes and eyes with the power to turn humans to stone.How typical it was that the desecration of a building was considered a greater outrage than the desecration of a woman’s body and mind. And of course the woman was found to be at fault, and tormented, instead of her aggressor.And now Medusa was to be punished even further? With Ezra’s copper playing a role in this cruelty? No. He wouldn’t allow it.A/N: This originated from an immortal!Ezra headcanon that I sent on anon to qveenbvtch. Her enthusiastic response kept the idea alive in my mind and I decided to write this fic. I apologise to any readers who know actual facts about the following: Greek myth, Ovid, mining, geography, sailing and probably a lot of other stuff. My research consisted of half-baked Google searches and skimming Wikipedia articles and then rejecting anything that didn’t fit my purpose. Nevertheless, I hope you have fun reading this and that the AU tag will excuse all my bullshit. The fic title is taken from Shelly’s poem On the Medusa of Leonardo Da Vinci in the Florentine Gallery.The Medusa statue in the above picture is by the incredible artist Luciano Garbati. You can buy replicas and merch on his website. Read on Ao3 if that’s your thing, or here: Less The Horror Than The GraceChapter OneEzra sat on a bench outside his home while the familiar shape of Hephaestus, blacksmith of the gods, limped towards him from the east. He was some way off yet, so Ezra bit into his breakfast peach and thought of the young widow who had sold him the fruit. Her sweet, soft mouth had opened so shyly for him when he’d kissed her.“My darling girl,” he’d whispered against her lips, “you taste more divine than the fruit you coax from the earth. I’d bloom beneath your fingers too, if ever you wished it so.” She hadn’t taken him up on this offer, but he was content to give her whatever she wanted. If it was merely kisses and sweet words, that was fine with Ezra. He enjoyed both of those things well enough.Ezra shielded his eyes from the rising sun to watch the progress of Hephaestus’ crooked silhouette. He was no stranger to gods and goddesses and knew all their ways and weaknesses. This one had been born with a lame foot. Ezra was older than Hephaestus. He was older than everyone. Keep reading@mourningbirds1 YOU UTTER GENIUS!! EZRA x MEDUSA, MY MIND IS BLOWN!! I’ve been meaning to read this for months, and I’m so glad I finally jumped in!Your writing is beyond gorgeous! And Ezra is the perfect character for this, I love how timeless he is and how seamlessly he blends in and interacts with the Greek gods. The lines about the widow are just so gorgeous and sensual, and I loved his interaction with the cat. It’s all so perfect!I adore that he’s going to give Medusa justice, her story always hurt my heart. So excited to read more!! -- source link

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