The next day, she tried an experiment. At work, a colleague misquoted a Shakespeare line. Cytherea’s mouth opened, but she closed it. Instead, she said, "That's an interesting take. It reminds me of a different version I read—want to hear it?"
"I hate this," she declared. "The author makes knowledge feel like a weapon. Every character uses a fact to wound someone else." bookworm bitches cytherea
One Tuesday, the Bitches—Cytherea, Lena, and Priya—gathered for their monthly "Smut & Solidarity" book club. The selection was a dense historical novel about the real Cytherea (the Greek goddess of love’s island). Halfway through, Priya slammed the book shut. The next day, she tried an experiment
Cytherea froze, a sharp retort on her tongue. But instead, she listened. The next day