S. Elizabeth@ghoulnextdoor

Review

goth California Raisins

Fruto Oscuro by Eauso VertEauso VertFruto Oscuro5.01 rating
5/5

Eauso Vert Fruto Oscuro: In the basement of an ancient Spanish mission, there's a forgotten wine cellar where the air is thick with centuries of fermentation. The massive barrels have burrowed into the cellar floor, their wooden staves blackened with time. Here, the California Raisins - those claymation creatures of 80s fame - have found their true calling as bacchanalian priests of a midnight sabbath.

They dance in the dark, their wrinkled bodies glistening with communion wine that's gone deliciously corrupt. The sacrament itself has evolved, developed consciousness, learned to crawl out of its casks at night. It carries the memory of fruit that ripened past the point of virtue, fruit that chose to embrace decay as a form of transcendence.

Black cherries prowl, lush, wayward creatures of the night, leaving trails of wax and ink in their wake, while patches of moss grow in impossible shades of purple. Somewhere in the darkness, a quince tree has taken root in the stone, its fruits fermenting on the branch, dripping jam that tastes like the midnight confession of wicked ghosts.

This is fruit that has rejected the sun, each drop a tiny black mass, an unholy celebration of fruit that's gone ravenously feral in the dark.

TLDR; fruit as creature of the night; goth California Raisins; a black mass of unholy cherries

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  1. Frank Intense@frankintense

    Hell, I gotta try this just from your amazing writing!

    1. S. Elizabeth@ghoulnextdoor

      I am not even a fan of fruity fragrances, and this one won me over!

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