Modern Monsters

chromapulse:

  • Demon kids loitering outside of convenience stores, lighting up cigarettes with their own flames
  • Werewolf girls snarling at men who dare to cat call them, baring fangs to show they are not to be trifled with
  • Sirens crooning into a mic in a smoky bar, voices resonating with otherworldly passion
  • Vampire EMTs taking night classes and struggling to get into medical school
  • Alarunes dutifully tending to their gardens, whispering encouragement to their seedlings
  • Satyrs being the most charming baristas ever seen, flirting with every customer
  • Gorgons uploading fashion tips and make up tricks onto their blogs
  • Nagas chatting with their centaur friends about how hard it is to workout when you’re not bipedal
  • Sphinxes posing annoying riddles at a train stop and then leaving
  • Hybrid monster kids not being sure where they belong but learning to love themselves anyway

okayodysseus:

Modern Mythology: Hades

“Oh, what a home I have built in my skull.”

A modern Hades with no skin to be seen, it is there, of course, but if you turn too quickly to steal a glance to see if there is any life in those eyes, all you will know is shadow.