Abuela had taught him that gods always craved something. It was in their nature: they were aether given face through mankind’s touch, leaving them with hungers that they could only satisfy through men. It was what gods got from contracts, a way to sate those hungers
it's not a huge number but sure is strange that I'm coincidentally reading/listening to two stories rn that have takes on gods that are this similar
Canon Aspec Swag: Daughter Dooley vs Sister Carpenter
Daughter Dooley aka The Witch Queen from Old Gods of Appalachia who is asexual and aromantic, confirmed in text and by word of god.
"@oldsteveofappalachia (He/Him): Daughter Dooley has no descendents. We've been very public and very forthright about this. She's asexual and aromantic. Her line ends with her. I can promise you all right now, no one is ever going to be revealed as a secret daughter of or son of or anything tied to DD. Solitude suited her and that's how it stays."
vs
Sister Carpenter from The Silt Verses who is aro/ace, confirmed in text and by word of god.
Why yes I am using the Silt Verses to push propaganda for some of my faves 🤭
If you like TSV for its weirdo eldritch gods and cosmic horror most of these would fit.
If you're specifically looking for capitalism-core with a dash of lovecraft type shit The Craft Sequence and The Dead Take the A Train got you.
If you're looking for the Ace/aro Mood while attempting to comprehend the horrors and being persecuted for your creepy fantasy religion try Winter Tide/The Innsmouth Legacy.
You looking for the unhinged queers who do murder in the name of their gods + a middle-aged trans MC who's just trying her best™ No Gods For Drowning might be for you.
Ya like the messed up saints?the body horror?and devastation that the gods in TSV bring? The Black Iron Legacy might do you some good.
Suppressed religions & dangerous gods 2 electric boogaloo aka The Divine Cities. Also got that sweet sweet political intrigue and commentary on colonisers/colonised dynamic among other things.
TWs:violence, death, gore, body horror for most of these. Some sexual references but nothing too graphic, In the Craft Sequence I do remember Three Parts Dead having a non-consenual kiss, can't recall any further SA atm.
I'm bad at explaining but just try them. K thx bye.
i started listening to the silt verses this monday and i love it so far. perfect level of horror, ace representation (yayy :D), cool and interesting characters...
for some reason i keep imagining faulkner as being younger than he actually is. like i keep picturing him as like a murderous teenager when it's been stated in canon that he's over 18
it's also a fun experience to listen to this podcast while walking to the bus at 6:20am when it's dark and foggy outside, especially when i'm walking down the unlit path next to the graveyard
in conclusion: tsv is very cool and i'm a big fan so far.
No but actually that one line about Dennis helping pay for Paige’s transition is so fascinating from a worldbuilding perspective. So gender identity in TSV is not a big deal at all, but of course transitioning isn’t free, because why would it be in Totally Not A Metaphor For Late Stage Capitalism Land? And we can assume that Faulkner, given his backstory, has not had access to medical transition, (if that’s even something he wants, which actually, I doubt? Because he doesn’t mention access to medical transition when he’s getting all excited about the perks of being a Catabasian). Anyway. Pre-or-no-T/pre-or-no-surgery Faulkner my beloved.
Also, because he never gets misgendered, there must be some kind of socially recognised visual shorthand for gender identity in TSV-world? Whether that’s something like pronoun pins, or else clothing choices which are strictly gendered, or maybe something more subtle, like the equivalent of an ace ring? Idk idk I’m just slightly obsessed with tsv if that wasn’t obvious
Austria: Hartberg win advance of Round 3 against Sokol
🇦🇹| Hartberg win advance of Round 3 against Sokol
Powerfusion Austrian Volley League 2023/24 | Round 3
• TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg - TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 3-1 (25:21, 25:18, 21:25, 28:26)
Read more on #volleytimes_com 👇🏼
In advance of 2023/24 Powerfusion Austrian Volley League Round 3, TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg celebrated third victory in as many games after a four sets home win against TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien – 3-1 (25:21, 25:18, 21:25, 28:26).
Dmytro Fedorenko was the most prolific player of the match with 20 points, 59% in attack and 1 ace, closely followed by Đorđe Knezević who also contributed with 20.
On the…
FAULKNER:
I just wanted to know, what was the moment of revelation?
When did you know-
CARPENTER:
Back to the jokes, Faulkner.
Silence. They’re staring at each other.
FAULKNER:
(Growing frustrated)
I don’t understand what’s so embarrassing about that.
CARPENTER:
I don’t need you to.
And from one side of Europe, we go to another. 😉 Today we’re taking a closer look at the Austrian Bundesliga while showing this TSV Hartberg scarf. 🙌🏻 The no. 9 and 11 seed meet at 5:00; Hartberg and Wolfsberger AC. 🇦🇹 | #stickersandscarfs #austrianbundesliga #tsvhartberg #forzatsv #nevergiveup #seit1946 #wolfsbergerac #profertilarena
17. Yüzyılda veba hastalarını Hamburg'tan uzak tutmak için kurulan semt, sonradan; bohemlerin, liman işçilerinin, solcu öğrencilerin, anarşistlerin ve genelevlerin uğrak yeri olur. Takım 1910 yılında bu tayfa kurar. Volker Ippig, bu muhalif kimliğin iyice belirginleşmesine yol açar. Ippig; 17 yaşındayken, genç ve başarılı bir kaleci olarak, TSV Lensahn'dan transfer edilir. O sırada liseyi yeni bitirmiş olan kaleci, ekonomi okuyordur ve kafasında, futboldan önemli işler vardır. Bu genç adam, takımdan affını ister; 1980 yılında, Sandinistalar'ın Somoza yönetimini devirmesinin ardından Nikaragua'ya gider. Ippig, burada, bir yıl boyunca devrimcilerle birlikte bir hastane inşaatında gönüllü olarak çalışır. Almanya'ya döndükten sonra 1986 yılında takımın birinci kalecisi olan Ippig; dönüşüyle birlikte, semtte evsizlerin de yaşadığı Liman Caddesi'nde, belediyenin yıkmak istediği ama halk tarafından işgal edilen evlerden birinde yaşamaya başlar. Takımın en büyük düşmanlarından biri de Neo-Naziler. Bugün Millerntor adını alan statlarının adı da, sırf bu yüzden değişti. Stadın eski adı olan Wilhelm Koch'a karşı çıkılmasının nedeni; Wilhelm Koch'un, 1999 yılında, Nasyonal Sosyalist Alman İşçi Partisi'ne üye olduğu anlaşılmıştı. Yine Almanya'da 5 Türk'ün öldürülmesi olayından sonra taraftarlar "faşistleri siktir edin, hepimiz kardeşiz." pankartı açmışlardı. Kulübün kurulduğu günden beri en büyük başarısı ya Almanya birinci ligine çıkmak ya da ezeli rakip Hamburg'u yenmek. Buna rağmen her maç da tribünleri tıklım tıklım dolu görebilirsiniz. Bu her maçı kaçırmadan, stadı dolduran insanlar biralarını keyifle yudumlarken; takım kulübün resmi marşı olmayan AC/DC-Hells Bells eşliğinde sahaya çıkar. Filistin'den tutun da Berkin Elvan'a, homofobiden FİFA'nın tanımadığı ülkelere özel hazırlanmış Fİ Fİ World Cup'a kadar her şeye tepkililer. Öyle ki 2003 yılında kulübün başkanı eşcinsel tiyatrocu Corney Litmann'dı. Bölgenin en gözde gece kulübünü işleten Litmann, futboldan anlamayan; ancak, felsefesine bayıldığı kulübünü kurtarmak için savaşmayı göze alan bir adamdı. Geçtiğimiz yıl misyonunu tamamladığını söyleyerek görevden ayrıldı. Kulübün amblemi ise kurukafalar. Sahanın içindeki köşe bayraklarında da görebilirsiniz bunu. Kurukafanın hikayesini, 30 yıldır ateşli bir St. Pauli taraftarı olan Klaus Oberender anlatıyor: "Kurukafa, korsan Störtebeker'i sembolize eder. Störtebeker, zenginleri soyup fakirlere dağıtan, Hamburg'un Robin Hood'uydu. Bir defasında, onu, elinde korsan bayrağıyla liman bölgesinde görmüşler. Sonrası efsane..."
Ve St. Pauli'de günümüz endüstriyel futbolunda enfes bir efsane.