homoeroticism, excessive hedonism and crime tend to go hand in hand in modernist literature, which is pretty uncomfortable to actually unpack but as an aesthetic it’s tight as fuck
Fun fact y’all, the reason why so many Ancient Greek and Roman statues have tiny genitalia was because large ones were associated with stupidity, ugliness, and foolishness. Smaller penises meant rationality, wisdom, and authority. If you look for ancient statues of well-known horny and mischievous figures like Pan, they have hella large dicks.