Fics like this is about the inherent failure state of all translation attempts

Five days before the world ends, Cleo is redrafting the outer parapets with graphite staining her fingers into an unflattering shade of grey, and Joe is reading the Odyssey aloud. Four days after the world ends, Cleo wakes up.

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