The Black Widow

I've heard all the stories about us. Vain and shallow creatures, hunting husbands to suck their lives and money. Heartless, self-centered, monsters. Sluts. Whores. Scum with no remorse. Yes, I've heard all of them, and then some more.

I call it envy. Of our strength, of our independence from the rules that make them call us whores while secretly wishing being one.

It's not true that we don't love our husbands. We do. We love each one of them, and we keep that love alive even after they've gone, which makes our love for them particularly strong. That's why we need them gone: Because we're creatures of love, able of that rare affection and loyalty that survive death, and we need love to carry on with our lives.

Not every woman is fit to the role. Your secrets can never be known: they are your main strength. Solitude will be your second skin. This is how it must be, in order to feel all that intense and lasting love for your future husbands.

When you dust envy off the world's eyes, what's left is how they really see us: Charming, mysterious, attractive in ways that go further from simply entertaining the most basic desires. We feel no shame for that, and we'll use what we are.

But dare exposing us in front of our lovers and we'll show you why everybody fears a black widow.

This story is also published in The Night Corner

(The Liaison Collaborative is back. This month's theme is Fright Night, which inspired me for six pose sets. Photos in this post feature poses from The Black Widow series. There's another series of poses: The Cursed Doll. They'll be available tomorrow at the event location, at discounted price.)

PHOTO CREDITS

Mesh body: Lara, from Maitreya
Mesh feet: Lara’s feet, from Maitreya

Skin: Dark Side - Ginny 01 A, from Glam Affair
Skin tone: Pearl, from Glam Affair (included in Lara's HUD)
Freckles: Cassiopea Cosmetics, A (tn), from Glam Affair
Eyes: Phantom Eyes, Blind Rage, from Dead Apples
Makeup: Scarred Face Tatoo and Insomnia Makeup, from Corvus. Halloween Makeup - Spider Web Classic, from {C.C.M.}

Hair: Young and Beautiful, Dark Reds (Russet), from Exile

Corset: Alexis (Maitreya fit), black, from erratic
Panties: Giselle (Maitreya fit), black, from erratic
Collar: Dahlia, black, from Baiastice
Gloves: Long gloves with claws, black, from Baiastice
Dress: Mesh Spiderweb Dress, Black Widow outfit, from Boudoir

Earrings: Pearl earrings I, black, from hoorenbeek
Necklace: Aeranae's Embrace Necklace, from Empyrean Forge (EmpyreanForge Resident)
Head adornment: Aeranae's Embrace Adornment, from Empyrean Forge (EmpyreanForge Resident)
Spider wings: Spider legs Backpiece, from Zyn (ZynDyrr Resident)

Poses: The Black Widow series (including the ghost), coming tomorrow for The Liaison Collaborative, Black Tulip (mine)

Windlight Sky: Phototools- Hufflepuff Light 01, Phototools- Breakwave Building Light (photo with the ghost)