Paradises

by Rafael Nicolás

Originally printed in Devout: An Anthology Of Angels curated by Quinton Li. The angel Gabriel travels to the temple of Mesoamerican god Tlāloc and confesses his love.

Genres: Short Stories, Mythology

8 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2023

Reviews

[dănuț]

he does it again

[em :p · Rating 4 out of 5]

beautiful writing, as always.
probably the softest and most tender thing ive ever read.

[whatcaityreads · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was incredible! I wish it was a novel, this is worth more stars. So beautiful. This was my favourite quote from it:

“I’m sorry that I couldn’t dress nicer for you. My Father has never let me own too many things. If I could, I would have put flowers in my hair and beads around my neck. I would have painted my face in the yellow your wives wore, and I would have put silver through my nose.”
“I can dress you,” Tlāloc replied, “in all the jade of the earth.”

Wow! I fell in love with this book and their love.

[alex sol (hiatus) · Rating 4 out of 5]

as always, rafael nicolás's prose is nothing short of divine. hsjshsh i really should pick up ABM again but kinda procrastinating.

[♡ tatin · Rating 1 out of 5]

my hand lowk started to seize up while reading ts so its probably divine intervention