#and why that bit from jubilee's about cain's house collapsing and killing him in the same year as adam's death makes me assign thomas Adam

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standing before you today to say that the jld writers' choice to assign constantine the house of mystery, aka the one that belonged to cain, was a WILD move and SHOCKINGLY emblematic of a lot of who he is as an archetype, particularly in relation to his family: as betrayer son and brother, defiler of his father's house, favorer of bloodless sacrifice yet steeped in the opposite, the first killer (or so he believes), cardinal sins of pride and envy, murderer of those he claims to love, liar to the face of god. cursed forever to walk alone, city-coded, shielded from vengeance but unable to shield those around him, slaking the earth in blood where he only ever wanted to sow, an eternity of regret is not enough to repair the damage he has done.

#( ooc. ) OUT OF CIGS. #mind you most of these descriptors are either self-inflicted or driven into him by his father. but do we See the Vision #like babes i don't like a lot of what new 52 did to him but i fucking LOOOOVE what the house of mystery stands for #reason 92479 why i Also go insane about cain + abel imagery with manny the angel too because bitch: You Are Also Cain #manny and nbc constantine? that is cain leading a new him down the same path so he can pass the cycle off and finally be free #that is 'i will steep your hands in blood so that mine may look cleaner' #ALSO why i go feral about the serial killer that killed constantine's dad being called 'the family man' #and why that bit from jubilee's about cain's house collapsing and killing him in the same year as adam's death makes me assign thomas Adam #it's all a wee bit too judeo-christian for hellblazer i fear but for new 52? i'm eating that shit with both hands like a feral raccoon #the ONE redeeming factor for me is that goddamn house of mystery #also there was an spn thread i had some years back with my friend livi (bestie i miss you) where demon dean gave john the mark of cain #and i STILL think about that shit daily. he would think it was appropriate and either bear that shit stoic or lose his goddamn mind #( character study. ) A WALKING PLAGUE OF A MAN.