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Teeth Talon Tongue
"You are set to be bound in the mountains tomorrow. Lord Zeus has called all of my brethren for a meeting. I am too scared to think of why. Why He would call us now, on the eve of your exile? Everyone on Olympus knows of your transgressions, that you will be punished but no one will tell me how. Even the most loosed of lips will not speak of it. Lord Zeus has not told anyone, it would seem. I pray to the fates. May they be kind.
My hands shake. My mouth feels dry. My stomach aches."
TEETH TALON TONGUE is a dark, queer retelling of the Prometheus Myth. What if Zeus wasn’t the one to set Prometheus’s punishment, but his avian lover, a vulture? More importantly, a proud beast of Zeus? This is a story about obsessive love, and the measures taken to keep hold of it.
TEETH TALON TONGUE is a 4.6k word short story featuring dark subject matter. Please refer to content warnings before reading. This story is not intended for anyone under the age of 18.
My hands shake. My mouth feels dry. My stomach aches."
TEETH TALON TONGUE is a dark, queer retelling of the Prometheus Myth. What if Zeus wasn’t the one to set Prometheus’s punishment, but his avian lover, a vulture? More importantly, a proud beast of Zeus? This is a story about obsessive love, and the measures taken to keep hold of it.
TEETH TALON TONGUE is a 4.6k word short story featuring dark subject matter. Please refer to content warnings before reading. This story is not intended for anyone under the age of 18.
22 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 29, 2024
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December 9, 2025
This novella plays around with the concept of the soul as viewed by the Greeks; however, it kind of misses that point entirely. It reads like it wanted to be a Christian/Catholic-coded story, only to be later re-written to fit Greek mythos.
The soul, in Greek mythology, is not a singular thing—nor does it sit entirely in the belly. There are different schools of thought, of course, but generally speaking the Greeks saw the soul as composed of multiple parts. (Aristotle is the notable exception: he believed in a unified soul located in the heart, not the liver.) In Plato’s model, the soul associated with the stomach is epithymia, the appetitive/desiring part, but that is only one of three.
Another small thing that kept pulling me out of the story was the capitalization of divine pronouns. Capitalizing He or Him is a specifically Christian/ Abrahamic stylistic convention meant to signal reverence for a singular, omnipotent god. Greek myth doesn’t use that system, and modern scholarship doesn’t either—Zeus is “he,” not “He.” Using Christian capitalization in a Hellenic setting ends up feeling jarringly out of place, like the story can’t quite decide which religious framework it’s operating in.
I know I’m being pedantic, but badly researched history and mythology is a pet peeve of mine—especially when the story claims to be a retelling.
The soul, in Greek mythology, is not a singular thing—nor does it sit entirely in the belly. There are different schools of thought, of course, but generally speaking the Greeks saw the soul as composed of multiple parts. (Aristotle is the notable exception: he believed in a unified soul located in the heart, not the liver.) In Plato’s model, the soul associated with the stomach is epithymia, the appetitive/desiring part, but that is only one of three.
Another small thing that kept pulling me out of the story was the capitalization of divine pronouns. Capitalizing He or Him is a specifically Christian/ Abrahamic stylistic convention meant to signal reverence for a singular, omnipotent god. Greek myth doesn’t use that system, and modern scholarship doesn’t either—Zeus is “he,” not “He.” Using Christian capitalization in a Hellenic setting ends up feeling jarringly out of place, like the story can’t quite decide which religious framework it’s operating in.
I know I’m being pedantic, but badly researched history and mythology is a pet peeve of mine—especially when the story claims to be a retelling.
August 9, 2024
{4.5/5 ⭐}
I expected this story to be good simply because it's a queer retelling of the myth of Prometheus BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE SO AMAZING AND WONDERFULLY?!?! I'm dead after reading this oh my God
I expected this story to be good simply because it's a queer retelling of the myth of Prometheus BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE SO AMAZING AND WONDERFULLY?!?! I'm dead after reading this oh my God
March 24, 2024
“So, I would eat his soul again and again and again. To make sure no one else but I would have him.”
A queer, cannibalistic, and gory retelling of Prometheus and his torture. This was deliciously tender and ripe. The prose was stunning and the story unfolded beautifully.
CW: cannibalism, gore, blood, torture, bloody but sexy at the same time
A queer, cannibalistic, and gory retelling of Prometheus and his torture. This was deliciously tender and ripe. The prose was stunning and the story unfolded beautifully.
CW: cannibalism, gore, blood, torture, bloody but sexy at the same time
April 30, 2024
I NEED MORE
August 15, 2025
What could be more romantic than eating the soul of your lover? I adored this short story 🔥💖
December 28, 2024
3.8/5 stars. Super short and refreshing take on the story of Prometheus.
January 20, 2025
Not at all what I expected
I downloaded this book as part of a dark romance event and I went in blind. While it has dark elements and romance, it certainly is not “dark romance” as is usually portrayed, so I spent a lot of the short story wondering when it would fit the mold. (Short answer- it really didn’t)
Expectations versus reality aside, I was not a big fan of the writing style. I didn’t get dragged in the way I might with other books. That being said, it was not poorly written and I wasn’t bombarded with errors.
Succinctly, it was okay and a perfectly fine twenty-minute read, but it doesn’t leave me wanting more.
I downloaded this book as part of a dark romance event and I went in blind. While it has dark elements and romance, it certainly is not “dark romance” as is usually portrayed, so I spent a lot of the short story wondering when it would fit the mold. (Short answer- it really didn’t)
Expectations versus reality aside, I was not a big fan of the writing style. I didn’t get dragged in the way I might with other books. That being said, it was not poorly written and I wasn’t bombarded with errors.
Succinctly, it was okay and a perfectly fine twenty-minute read, but it doesn’t leave me wanting more.
March 8, 2024
Queer vore Prometheus retelling! Admittedly not an area I read a massive amount in, but I really want to see what this author does, and I think this is their first/only published work? I enjoyed the style of this one and while it’s not perfect (I didn’t expect it to be) I’m keen to see what Eirinn does with a longer form work and their own world building!
Rep: Gay/MLM MCs and relationship
TW/CWs: Cannibalism, gore, SC, torture themes, uneven relationship dynamic
Rep: Gay/MLM MCs and relationship
TW/CWs: Cannibalism, gore, SC, torture themes, uneven relationship dynamic
March 23, 2024
I don’t know what to say about this book other than that it is so gorgeously written. The lyrical descriptions of wanting to eat your lover as a form of romance to be one with them and keep them with you forever are *chef’s kiss* (pun intended).
August 28, 2024
cw: graphic blood & gore, violence, cannibalism, torture, light sexual content
very short, detailed, pretty good! so here for queer myth retellings, especially those with a more horror-esque bend. will be reading the followup and more from this author in the future.
very short, detailed, pretty good! so here for queer myth retellings, especially those with a more horror-esque bend. will be reading the followup and more from this author in the future.
January 2, 2025
I would give this a 3.5-3.7
I don’t know the story that it is retelling, however I do think this short story was a good introduction into dark/dark romance novels for me! Very self indulgent and intimate.
I don’t know the story that it is retelling, however I do think this short story was a good introduction into dark/dark romance novels for me! Very self indulgent and intimate.
April 30, 2025
4.25 stars
"It is like I have never eaten, never drank a drop of anything the way my body aches for you, demands you."
The prose in this was just lovely! Definitely a story that is kind of out there, but I enjoyed it.
"It is like I have never eaten, never drank a drop of anything the way my body aches for you, demands you."
The prose in this was just lovely! Definitely a story that is kind of out there, but I enjoyed it.
December 27, 2024
I enjoyed this short story, it was written very beautifully, but other than that I don't really have any strong opinions on it
December 30, 2024
Beautifully written
April 6, 2025
god prometheus is so hot
THEY'RE BOTH OBSESSED FREAKS AND I LOVE THEM FOR IT. the imagery of the mc ripping and tearing into prometheus is so vivid and gosh it's really nicely done
THEY'RE BOTH OBSESSED FREAKS AND I LOVE THEM FOR IT. the imagery of the mc ripping and tearing into prometheus is so vivid and gosh it's really nicely done
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June 14, 2025
Gruesome and obsessive, a fun combo. I’m really getting desensitized to cannibalism
July 25, 2025
4.5 stars rounded up
I have no idea what this story was but I loved it.
I have no idea what this story was but I loved it.
August 31, 2025
Ummmm yes?? Please Lee can I have some more 🥺🤲🏻
March 16, 2025
mkay…. it was extremely short, decently gruesome, and first person pov. i just wish it was longer than 22 pages so that it could have been better developed.
March 4, 2026
short but intense
April 16, 2025
I too love my boyfriend so much I want to eat him so I LOVED this. My complaint is that I want more, it was far too short. The way that it was written addressing a person that was in some of the scenes felt odd too but there could be a reason for that I’m unaware of. Otherwise, the story is gross and beautiful and it tells a complete story within 22 pages.
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