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resharing this retelling of the Armenian werewolf myth in honor of remembrance day

The Wolf Woman

CW: implied SA, implied violence

She was a child when she first heard the tale of the mardagayl. Everyone knew that if a woman sinned too severely, the wolf woman would appear to her, curse her with a magical pelt, and each night for seven years she would be forced to wear it and transform into a feral beast. Unable to stop the wolf's hunger, she would devour those she loved until penance had been paid.

To her surprise, the wolf woman instead appeared to her on her darkest night as she huddled in shock by the fire in the hearth. The creature stood up, shedding its pelt to reveal a beautiful woman with dark hair and yellow eyes. The woman approached her, and as she wrapped the pelt around her shoulders she whispered "You have seven years."

Frightened of what the wolf might make her do, she stared at the pelt each night from her bed for near a month before she finally reached for it and carefully put it on. As her beastly form revealed itself beneath the pelt she understood that she was never meant to be the one who was afraid.

She took her time through those seven years. First, she came for the preacher, who condemned her to the congregation. Then the livestock of her family, who disowned her for her shame. The witnesses who stood by silent, she came for slowly year by year. Saving him for last, on the 7th anniversary, she finally came for the man who sinned against her. Up close, the wolf's eyes let her see clearly the way he wore the age of seven years like 20, waiting for his fate.

That night when the wolf woman returned, they sat by the fire, huddled together under the pelt in a comfortable silence for a time. Just before dawn, the creature leaned her head closer to the woman's ear and asked in a whisper, "Did you make them pay?"

She nodded contently.

"Good."

The spirit kissed her gently on the top of her head before she took back the pelt, putting it back over her shoulders as her true form returned.

The Mardagayl - the Armenian werewolf

#armenian genocide remembrance day #armenia #mardagayl

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It is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

And I have some big feelings, as a part of the diaspora. Remembrance Day is an inappropriate title for a time in which Armenians still face genocidal forces. Just last year, Azerbaijan, armed by Turkey, ethnically cleansed over 280,000 Armenians from Artsakh. The illegal colonizer state of Israel, currently in the midst of their 6+ month-long genocide against the Palestinians, has placed the Armenians who call Jerusalem home under threat and siege.

The Armenian struggle and the Palestinian struggle are deeply linked.

In his rise to power, Hitler is quoted to justify his actions against the Jewish, Roma, Queer, Disabled, and other victims of the Holocaust, to say "Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?"

Echoing these chilling words, Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish wrote:

Who Remembers the Armenians? I remember them and I ride the nightmare bus with them each night and my coffee, this morning I'm drinking it with them You, murderer - Who remembers you?

The trauma sustained during a genocide is not limited to the people experiencing it right now. The echoes of that trauma leak forward into the next generations, passed down through survival, and that is so insidious. My grandmother got to live, but did so believing that her parents did not love her, because the trauma they endured prevented them from expressing it. Abuse and unhealthy attachment were passed down because that starving hunger for love and acceptance was passed down. It is so deeply cruel and unfair that our oppressors get to reach through time and hurt our children's children.

We need to band together and stop the present-day abusers, the genocidal monsters that oppress the people of Palestine, Armenia, Congo, and so many others.

We need to uplift art made by those who survived, and by those who are surviving. Art is always targeted by the oppressor to erase cultural identity, to destroy legacy, and to break spirits. Support Palestinian and Armenian poets, and artists, and writers.

If you are one of the many who never learned about the Armenian Genocide, learn today. Ask yourself why people worked so hard not to educate you on this piece of history.

#armenian genocide #armenian genocide remembrance day #najwan darwish #armenia #artsakh

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Iran has launched a retaliation against Israel for the attack on a diplomatic iranian building, and therefore Iranian soil, in Damascus, Syria. The attack got little mentions in the news, and media will use this lack of information to favour Israel, as headlines are where most people stop reading. Be aware and stay informed; Israel started this, NOT Iran OR Palestine.

Israel's, with the full support and weapons of the US, ongoing genocide on palestininians, their multiple attacks on land outside their colonisation "mission", and their general military mindset of being in the right are the fault of this. This is a retaliation from Iran, and all further escalations from this situation will be due to the unhinged evilness and ego of the USA, Israel, and the West. All blood will be on the hands of the oppressors; both those who are directly feasting on the meat of their victims, those who refuse to use a leash and those who ignores the blood.

I am afraid of the prospects of the situation escalating by the US's military force being sent to, not only, "Israel" and Palestine but also, now, Iran. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed and injured in the "war against terror" and millions were affected. Not only that, but the prospects of the war reaching outside the region are also getting increasingly more of a reality, and I hope all who, before, could ignore the terrors by turning of their tv's, now will finally look, even if it is for own self-interest.

Stay informed and keep informing those around you – remember, the Western medias are zionists and many will fall for their propaganda. Stay safe. Free Palestine.

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Absolutely bonkers that I got to be with Dylan in actual real life last month for the very first time and we took no pictures together you will NEVER know

#unprepared casters

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In EPIC Mundane, the RPG, you play a regular guy with regular skills that become epic as you play. I played a guy who's regular skill was...beans.

#ttrpg #gaming #actual play #one shot podcast

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“Johnny’s gettin married next month…”

please watch unprepared casters: last light if you love sad robots and the ways they care about the humans they were programmed to protect

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a palestinian woman in canada lost her job due to zionists harassing her for her support of the resistance. she needs financial support to pay off bills/rent as well as other living costs. please donate and share!!

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I have Bad Feelings about death sometimes so I wanted to share what makes me feel better and what I love about rpgs.

#Reblogging because something cool is happening related to this

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The Atomless: has a silly little hero forge ad

Rhe Atomless 5 SECONDS LATER: At what point do you die?

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Gardens of Ynn is now live on Kickstarter!

Explore an ever-shifting extradimensional garden with procedurally generated routes, unveiling new vistas at every turn. The book contains a selection of different locations, details, events and encounters used to procedurally generate new levels of Ynn as you play. Each expedition crafts its own path, offering unique experiences with every visit.

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Where are people finding/getting invited to these parties??!! I thought that kind of thing was made up outside of like a couple clubs in la

Parties like this will never be advertised publicly for obvious reasons. You need to be involved in your local queer and/or kink scene, and you'll eventually stumble upon the best people in the world, who organize things like this

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Just wanted to say that I love your little ficlet about the Mardagayl. What a lovely concept 💕 I hope you have a wonderful day!

This is one of the dearest pieces I've ever written - so it truly means a lot that anyone took the time to read it. Truly, thank you

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@monsterfactoryfanfic I'm not cool friend I'm just a gay slut

obsessed w this. the fact that brennan is quite literally speechless.

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UPDATE/MASS ANSWERING OF MY DMS

people keep asking things like "oh my god you used to go to those parties what were they like?!?" I STILL go to those [types of] parties and they're fucking awesome.

"Can you brush your teeth between dicks" bold of you to assume only dicks are involved, and also, you can do whatever you want I guess but these are 'clothes checked' parties so where are you keeping that toothbrush, that's my question....

obsessed w this. the fact that brennan is quite literally speechless.

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This idea came to me last night and would not let me go so have a Theriayg Pride and Prejudice AU ✨

Anyone else think that these two look really good in Regency clothing?

I might clean this up in Procreate later but here's the sketch in my sketchbook for now <3

#SCREAMING #CRYING #OH MY GOD

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I am SO behind on And Back Again (I'm only listening to episode 2) but listening to Dillin playing the absolute Silliest Little Guy as Petaur after playing literally Thee Most Stressèd Character Ever as Atelut is the funniest fucking heel change and I love it

The funky little voice? The mirror pronouns? The CARD TRICK? It's so beautiful I knew I was right to be excited

#i did it for you

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Just wanted to see the two travel posters I made for The Atomless side by side and omg they look absolutely amazing!!

The Saga poster is available as a print in my ko-fi shop, but is there any interest in a New Mors print? 👀

#the atomless #endellyon draws #starfinder #ttrpg #I cannot wait to RUN #not walk #to make sure that the New Mores poster is on my wall next to the SAGA one