My favorite thing is how modern cosmic horror/Lovecraft-adjacent fiction is like, all incredibly queer.
Welcome to Night Vale, Fallen London, Archive 81, Madoka Magica, etc...
It seems like you can't ponder the possibility that we are specks among an infinitely larger, cold, uncaring cosmic community, until you get some cute girls to kiss first.
I just find it so hilarious because Lovecraft himself was The Worst Person™ and would have probably passed out at the fact that *we* are his most intimately engaged surviving fanbase.
My theory on why so many of us queers love the cosmic horror aesthetic so much is basically that we're all very used to feeling like the universe around us is illogical cold uncaring nonsense with made up rules and arcane ancient rituals.
"Why am I not allowed to kiss other girls?"
"Why is that activity something that only boys are allowed to do?"
We get vague answers like "Because that's how it's always beeeen!" and "It simply isn't done!!!", and fuck me if that doesn't sound like you're surrounded by an alien cult with rules that don't line up with actual reality. Only natural we start to see the universe that way.
PSA from ur friendly nonbinary grandam:
It’s okay if your gender fluctuates from time to time
It’s okay if you get comfortable with one gender and then later find it seems different than you thought
It’s okay if your gender cycles
It’s okay if you’re really not sure what the hell is going on with your gender
And it’s okay for any of these to feel weird or uncomfortable or for you not to like it
Gender is a strange part of our existence on this wet rock and it can be difficult and confusing at times and that’s totally normal and okay
You’re not any less of a person or any less deserving of respect if any of this has happened for you - or if it hasn’t
And there’s always gonna be some of us here to support you and remind you that you’re worthy of respect and good treatment no matter what
Gender stuff, plural stuff too
Sometimes I feel weird because like... I kinda did all the transition steps Freehand, in stealth mode.
Like... Long hair, check. Wears a Bag, a skirt, a floral top and jewelry out, check.
It's just that most of the time, I'm coding Masculine as well.
If I shave the beard, all the women in my life will murder me in my sleep, including the one who lives in my head and keeps picking out Dresses we don't have the body for.
And somehow this all makes sense from my perspective? Having a presentation that lets us be both or either on the fly has been important for Sanity purposes lately.
Still a bit weird when Keri's driving, gets dressed up pretty, goes out to the supermarket and then passes out and leaves Tohri literally holding the bag.
Southern Mass's local machine healer and part time witchdoctor.
Tiny motorcycles, magic potions, machine tools, progressive rock, trance states, and hand sharpened drill bits. Oh, and I read Tarot. Probably 18+ just to be sure.
#nobot