"When Orpheus Looked Back."

[acerbus_instar]

"When Orpheus looked back, Jake, it wasn't stupid. The myths are slanderous. It wasn't the sudden fear that she wasn't there that turned his head. It was the threatening light from above. What if it was not the same, out there? It's so human, to turn and catch the eye of your companion on a return journey, to share a moment's terror that everything

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[astrozazel]

You are brilliant.

[acerbus_instar]

Written in about 10 minutes, when I was supposed to be packing... Ain't much. ^^; I'm not even sure Eurydice is the name of Orpheus' wife. I s'pose I should do some background research, first.