Emma

The reimagining of Emma Bovary. Drawing inspiration from Gustave Flaubert’s exploration of desire, restraint, and quiet rebellion, I present the inner world where longing and tension intersect. With these pieces, I want to bring forth themes of vulnerability, control, and the unspoken, offering a new perspective on a timeless character.

Emma Bovary

Bound

Your body is geometry—
lines crossing skin,
pulling taut where flesh yields,
and you wait, silent.

Between your thighs,
a soft division—
a statement, not a call,
of force and zeal.

The ropes whisper:
“Breath.” You hold, and you wait,
for his eyes to find you,
for the doubt to loosen,
or because it is him,
for nothing at all.

—

Juls Oliva 2022

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