RUIN ME, PLEASE

Part 5: The Alchemical Marriage Bed

Ultimately, the virgin and the rake is a story about loss of innocence and return to innocence. The virgin discovers that she is not pure or powerless, and the rake discovers that he is not jaded or heartless. It is through his lust and reverence that she encounters her own desirability and her own desire. It is through her goodness and beauty that he r…