LOVEFEAST

Written for the Queer Medieval Jam. 

In the year 597, a monk is sent by Rome to Christianize the pagans of Britannia. What awaits him in Canterbury is a feast like no other. 

"Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is cake indeed, and my blood is the icing that goeth on top." (John 6:54-55)

M/M sacrilege. 12.8k words. No CWs for this one. If you've got a weak stomach, maybe pass. 

Proofreading: August Garry | Beta reading: Gaara, Braden Liatris, Lorian Merriman, Lawn Flamingo 

Cover image: stained-glass window (edited) from the Anselm Chapel in Canterbury Cathedral ("Baudouin de Forde vitrail Canterbury", Giogo, 2018)

YAOI letters: Delamotte, F.: “Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval” (1879)

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"Timely and educational. A tour de force of history, coherence, and sensitivity. Piamo's prose will make you rethink everything you think you know about the Bible."
—Pope Leo XIV

"Quietly unrelenting and anthropologically sound... Will undoubtedly appeal to fans of The Silence of the Lambs and Veggie Tales."
—NPR

"An once intimate and egregious, LOVEFEAST is a love story at its core. It doesn't shy away from subtlety in any form. Unequal parts respectful, sensual, and sick, this masterfully told story will most certainly make you question faith."
—Eurogamer

"A hole-pursing investigation, beautifully imagined, of consent, eschatology, and feminine resistance."
—R.F. Kuang

this is satire. dont sue me pls