Sheep And Wesson

it/ts pfp artist credit: a close friend -progenitor of #terrifichatred

[ramgirlwarlord]

Motherfucking fuck man

Intro post

Name: Gundr/Ram/World Serpent

Pronouns: anything, just dont use he/she/they

interests (current): Forsaken, Homestuck (sadly), Deltarune, DC, Marvel, Limbus Company

What I do: I reblog mostly, I'm trying to get into art. I'm also the father of the terrific hatred ship 8P

I'm a system, but most of my alters hate social media 8B

[mysteryteacup]

Maya Jayashtri🤝Maxwell Gotch being told you have tone issues for asking a bunch of wildcards who won't explain themselves perfectly reasonable questions

[razumovsciy]

and I'm back again, this time with a cowboy!

[sonseggcheese]

[ramgirlwarlord]

I bet the coterie will turn purpee into an anarch state

[soundofcomets]

Are you a City Council of Darkness fan? Are you one of the many people who doesn't understand Vampire: The masquerade? Don't worry, I can help!

This is a playlist that explains the World of Darkness and all of the modules. The most important videos you need to watch (that explain the lore) are Vampire Clans, History of VTM, Vampire Politics, and Eastern Kindred.

Here is the first episode of L.A. by Night, an actual play vtm campaign with Erika Ishii and a few starring guests you may recognize as you watch the campaign. Very good starting point for beginners since the coterie goes about explaining the rules to a freshly-embraced kindred.

Here is the first episode of Stitch of Fate, a vtm podcast with heavy character studies. This starts in 2021-ish and takes place in New York. Might be slow paced if your attention span can't handle it, but it's fun.

Here is how to start character creation for vtm 5e, posted in 2025.

And remember, Dimension 20 is first and foremost entertainment, things can be added and taken away from the mechanics of the game so the players and dm can tell the best story possible. City Council of Darkness has been modified for the Intrepid Heros since they're first-time players, which means the mechanics they're using isn't true to what vtm looks like.

Here is me and a mutual speculating about the world and characters before ep 7 dropped.

Here is me noticing a contingency error in something.

Here is me reacting like a cool adult to some lore drop in ep 7.

Here is me wondering why HJ has certain powers.

[rabdoidal]

I’ve been thinking about episode 7 of City Council of Darkness and about Lavonte reacting the way he did to Maya assuming he and HJ were a couple.

Lavonte and HJ represent exact tropes of homosexuality and vampirism of the 1980s; by the 80s, vampires had shifted from countryside landed gentry hiding away in musty castles to urbanised capitalists - the setting changes, but they still benefit from the toil of others as the bourgeoisie against the proletariat (Morrissette, 2013). At the same time, people moving to cities during the industrial revolution to work formed proletariat communities of their own, including homosexuals that left their homes in search of a better life; the city was different than their small-knit towns where everyone knew everyone, and gave them freedom. By the 80s HIV/AIDs crisis, horror had synthesised vampires and homosexuality to be intertwined urban concepts; for members of these groups (homosexuals/vampires), there is an element of hunting or pursuing a partner (cruising/finding a victim), exchanging fluids (cum/blood), and those fluids put you at risk of sickness or death (AIDs/vampirism) (Clark, 2022). There is, further, the idea of “turning someone” - this is framed as a bad thing by out-members, but contains nuance within the community. They are both seductive. They are both abnormal. You should warn your children about (homosexuals/vampires), do not let your daughter move to the city, or she will become a (homosexual/vampire). Within horror, vampires began to be queer coded; Daughters of Darkness (1971), The Hunger (1983), Fright Night (1985), The Lost Boys (1987).

HJ is the exemplar of the 80s vampire - he is a businessman with immense power, he is slick, he is clean shaven and well dressed, he is a confirmed bachelor. He is coded as (homosexual/vampire), and it’s interesting to think about whether Lavonte pursued HJ because he was a vampire, or because HJ was a man. It is risky for either of those factors to be what makes him appealing, but the desire alongside the disorder is what makes it a (homosexual/vampire) love story - it would be horrifying to want someone while also being terrified of what they can do to you. It completely makes sense to me that Lavonte, even though Lou played it as a joke, would have reservations about people thinking he was gay. Being gay in the 80s meant being dirty, meant being sick, meant being less masculine or respected, meant being the “other,” regardless of if he’s gay or not (Clark, 2022). Even though I see Lavonte as being totally accepting, being gay himself would be an admission of guilt in some way. Lavonte is focused, charismatic, and doesn’t like hearing “no” - if someone implied he seduced HJ to gain vampirism, I think that would be his nightmare.

Truly, even though none of their 80s-gay-vampirism coding was intentional, and even though Lou and Ally were playing up the miscommunication as a joke, I think it's interesting to see how character moments make logical sense within meta-horror. It’s been a great season so far.

Clark, Ian (2022) "Infectious Queers: HIV/AIDS and the Vampiric Body in Interview with the Vampire (1994)," Journal of Dracula Studies: Vol. 24: No. 1, Article 4. DOI: 10.70013/n1p5h7g4 Available at: https://research.library.kutztown.edu/dracula-studies/vol24/iss1/4

Fullilove MT, Wiley J, Fullilove RE 3rd, Golden E, Catania J, Peterson J, Garrett K, Siegel D, Marin B, Kegeles S, et al. Risk for AIDS in multiethnic neighborhoods in San Francisco, California. The population-based AMEN Study. West J Med. 1992 Jul;157(1):32-40. PMID: 1413740; PMCID: PMC1021901. 

Heller J. Rumors and Realities: Making Sense of HIV/AIDS Conspiracy Narratives and Contemporary Legends. Am J Public Health. 2015 Jan;105(1):e43-e50. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302284. PMID: 25393166; PMCID: PMC4265931.

Morrissette, J. J. (2013). Marxferatu: The Vampire Metaphor as a Tool for Teaching Marx’s Critique of Capitalism. PS: Political Science & Politics, 46(3), 637–642. doi:10.1017/S1049096513000607 

[sunnywritesfics]

Thinking about the fact that LaVonte was turned sometime in the 80s, likely during the height of the AIDs crisis. During a time of rampant homophobia which was even more brutal for men of color.

Thinking about the fact that LaVonte waits by the creek for HJ, punches him out *immediately* and then expects the same in return. The disappointment and borderline disgust he feels when HJ doesn't reciprocate. Contextualized by the fact that their favorite movie is American Psycho-- a film about a 1980s *closeted* business man who embraces violence as a means of trying to define his masculinity.

Thinking about the fact that maybe LaVonte has found comfort in his intimacy with HJ *because* there is plausible deniability when it comes to romance. And when Maya threatens that and HJ doesn't push back it threatens the safe ambiguity LaVonte relies on.

[neurotic-sinkhole]

if people dont start appreciating lavonte more i am going to blow up the sun.

i keep seeing posts saying that ally is playing the "put together" character of the season. and while hj knows some things, he is not the one pushing the group forward in their plans.

hj's successes include mewing at a college party, making a c tier flier on canva, declaring a screaming man dead to then jump on top of a roof, and buying two scooters on next day-delivery.

lavonte has closed a business deal, found town locals that can explain town history, dug up city council records (with darkness man's help), hired an assistant, and is actively planning to interviene in the purpee political landscape.

lavonte might be running on power and blood cocaine but he is RUNNING

[ugly-evil-ecruuwaferr]

hi my name is ecru and i like junedavekat 🥺

uh this is queued…hi…

gogdamnit 413 is over…UGGGH….

ok I’m done bye

[electichaven]

Begging to see AMAB Mac and AFAB Telly, but it’s clear everyone has a preconceived notion of the two despite both being non-binary/using they/them pronouns. Or maybe I’m too woke

[ramgirlwarlord]

thinking of writing for luthor and terrific, idk what to do tho. what should i do

its going to be transbian tho so

[cilantrhoes]

[ramgirlwarlord]

Luthor attempting to buy out the Justice Gang from Maxwell Lord so that he could have a way to prevent guy and terrific from getting like the jealous cunt he is

[pluticoco]

i like mac a lot. here's some work sketches lol also i headcanon mac with dimples i think i should see more of it (: oh and also my guy is there i guess.

[ramgirlwarlord]

terrific hatred is very butchfemme to me, lex seems like a bratty femme that would genuinely get on terrific's nerves at times

sigh

[atom-smash-me]

Hi, new Mr. Terrific fans! Do you want to get to know him after watching the movie? Here’s a short and easy reading list for you!

Important details to note:

His name is Michael Holt

He’s a legacy character. There was a Mr. Terrific before Michael named Terry Sloane who has been dead for decades. He’s the reason why “Fair play” is written on Michael’s jacket sleeves.

His origin includes attempted suicide.

His mask has a purpose! It makes him a walking blind spot to cameras.

The New 52 Mr. Terrific is a completely different character.

Reading list:

The Spectre (1992) #54 (Michael’s origin)

JSA (1999) (He Joins the team in #11 and becomes chairman in #27)

Justice Society of America (2006)

Checkmate (2006)

The Terrifics (2018)

Mr. Terrific: Year One (2025) (A modern retelling of his origin. Currently two out of four issues are out. The third releases on Wednesday while the fourth comes out a week after that.)

If you have any questions, ask me at @fall-of-fall ! Happy reading!