Ariane Gélinas

Feb 6, 2024 | wordswithoutborders.org | Hannah Allen-Shim |Joyce C. Baker |Ariane Gélinas |J. D. Kurtness

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Feb 5, 2024 | wordswithoutborders.org | Ariane Gélinas |Nina Perrotta

Ariane Gélinas reads “Chlorosis” in the original French. The afternoon sun shines through the only window in the room. Its beams caress Marvin’s skin as he lounges on the bed that takes up a quarter of the space. Completely nude and hairless, my partner looks at me, apathetic. The sheets are still impregnated with our musk. Beside a pillow, a drop of cum glistens in the light. A few minutes before, Marvin shot a load on my face while his hand jerked me vigorously.