#crystal clear example of historical theistic classism (at least the european version) but more to the point: a metal as HELL concept

[talentforlying]

thinking today about how i initially wanted to title this blog "sin-eater" instead of "sinnerman" because that is, fundamentally, what constantine is: a consumer of other people's sins, absorber of blame, voyeur of the lowest moments in peoples' lives. except his goal isn't the bestowal of absolution or redemption, it's exposure.

those who see him approach the feast know he's there for a reason — they know what he eats, and why, and he wants them to know what you've done. moreso, he wants everyone to know that you owe him. he'll take up your consequences, he'll eat your just desserts and swallow, but you and everyone else will always see them in his eyes when you look on him. he is not your redeemer, he is consequential. he's a fucking testimony. you might forget when you're dead, your family's eulogy might come out squeaky clean, but it doesn't matter. the sin-eater keeps the score.

most recorded tales of sin-eaters describe that they're paid for their services; the act is his payment. to taste of sin freely and without shame, and be judged not for the dishes at his own table but for his apathy towards the size of the platters he's offered. the chance to establish himself as perennial guest at the banquet rather than host. who knows — maybe if he borrows enough from those worse than he is, when the time comes to partake of his soul, the sins of his own may disappear amidst the heap; unwitnessed, forgotten, and inconsequential. after all, who in their right mind would take up the burden from the most prolific of sin-eaters?

#( ooc. ) OUT OF CIGS. #have i mentioned here yet that i am absolutely fucking Fascinated by the concept of sin-eaters? like i'm Obsessed #crystal clear example of historical theistic classism (at least the european version) but more to the point: a metal as HELL concept #also puts 'eat of my body drink of my blood' in a different context considering sacrificial death for humanity's sins #+ the sin-eater's symbolic sacrifice of the sanctity of their soul for the same on an individual scale #ANYWAY there was an allusion to them in the season of fargo i just watched and it awakened my old hyperfixation like a sleeping dragon #so idk what this is but it's Something and it set my brain on fire #( character study. ) A WALKING PLAGUE OF A MAN. #( headcanons. ) I'M JUST LIKE THE BASTARDS I'VE HATED ALL ME LIFE.