imnotamistress's definitions

rivelle

1. One whose presence exposes the truth of a bond by becoming the point of comparison.
Or in queer contexts, a figure of emotional disruption, often mistaken for temptation, who instead acts as a mirror to unmet needs, suppressed desire, or moral fault lines.

History blamed her as temptation, but she was only the rivelle, the truth came undone on its own.

by imnotamistress February 4, 2026