admiration and pride; a zeus & psyche mythfic.

[zombres]

(AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is another in my series of "mythfics", to borrow the term from my darling etzyofi. In order to fully appreciate these, be sure to at the casting picspams.)

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[jesterlady]

Very nice. Quite an unusual pairing to have, but very interesting. The plot thickens!

[ashleighlaurenn]

YAYYYY YOU UPDATED!
and these two are just so precious. I like their friendship (although I certainly wouldn't mind some smut!)
Does this mean we will hear more about whats going on around the Lito? Now that Psyche is looking out?

ALSO, I love that you made her pseudonym Rose Cupid.

[professor_spork]

“Has this been happening frequently?” he asked, going very still.
She tilted her head, eyes sharpening. “You’re worried.”
“Curious.”
“No, you’re worried. You get this twitch along your jaw when you’re concerned.”

A) oooooh intriguing; the storm clouds, they are a-gathering, B) BADASS PSYCHE IS BADASS

“For agreeing to play spy?”
“For proving me right at every opportunity. I thought I was making the wise choice, when I let Eros take you as a bride.”
“Eros took nothing,” Psyche said archly, finishing her wine and holding her glass out pointedly for a refill. “I gave, just as he gave. Equally. As lovers in a partnership do.”
“Yes, of course, I apologize for any archaic implications in my phrasing,” he chuckled.

Fuck I love this 'verse so much.

Zeus knew that he was looking at perhaps the only person he could fully trust, because just as Psyche could only see the truth, she could only speak it in return. There would be no manipulations from her; she had no taste for greater power, content with what she had always had. And she was a

[zombres]

Bless you, darling. Your comments keep me going when all other lights go out.

[elliesmeow]

Oh, that was superb! I loved this friendship between two souls who seem so unlikely on the surface but are exactly what the other needs in a friend. I think I may like this fic even more than any of the love stories you've written.

And I can't wait to see what comes of Psyche's new watchfulness. Thanks for posting, it was a delight.:)

-Ellie

[allthelivesofme]

Ooooh, I never even thought of Zeus and Psyche and how things might play out with the two of them but this is just sheer perfection!! The unfolding plot and the characterization and I am as always so veryvery envious of your descriptions.

And Rose Cupid!! BWEEE.