JANE PRENTISS (THE FLESH HIVE)

"I do not know why the hive chose me, but it did. And I think that it always had. The song is loud and beautiful and I am so very afraid. There is a wasps’ nest in my attic. Perhaps it can soothe my itching soul." - Jane Prentiss [MAG 32 "Hive"]

who is jane prentiss?

• the primary antagonist in season one of the magnus archives
• an avatar of the corruption known as the flesh hive, a sentient home for the supernatural worms that inhabit her body
• a former employee of good energies, a crystal and occult shop in archway, london

you build a fine shrine in me: a jane playlist

• I. i'm a fantastic wreck - montaigne
• "and if nothing else can change me / and i am just this way / would you love me?"
• II. relaxation contest - squalloscope
• "got milk in all my fever dreams / and i am bursting, bursting at the seams / don't call me by my old names / don't tell me i'm somebody else"
• III. dirty diamond - neko case
• "i sold my flesh that i might die / so the world will spin / and my cubs won't cry"
• IV. insect calm - ayria
• "i've been bound too long to this confining shell / like a tiny hell / that can't calm this restless mind"
• V. bad believer - st vincent
• "show me your stones / i'm just a bad believer / what do you know? / what do you know?"
• VI. fineshrine - purity ring
• "get a little closer / let fold / cut open my sternum, and pull / my little ribs around you"
• VII. MUTATIONS - black dresses
• "when the sky is love / and the air is honey / when the ppl shout and stop and stare / cos you dont look like the ppl on tv / and thats ok / cos the world is meant to change / and it should change / id love to see the world / in a beautiful new shape"
• VIII. night of the worm moon - shana cleveland
• "and when i come for you / i'll freeze your blood / you can't call and / you can't run"

fanart

pictured: jane posing in athletic wear