My favorite romantic relationship in media is actually a healthy couple that adore each other and communicate while bringing out the best in each other. My second favorite is whatever the hell NBC Hannibal has going on.
Maybe this is a question that has been asked many times, but have any of us considered that Santa Claus makes the most sense if he is one of the Great Old Ones?
Capable of instantaneous travel all over the globe; he spans nations
Many unpaid minions who seem to live only to do his bidding
Including eight hooved, horned, flying monstrosities
Possibly nine if you count He Who Glows
An unknown, unseen mate hidden away in a barren arctic waste
He is himself all-seeing, all-knowing
Used to scare children into good behavior
Offers extremely conditional gifts
Appeased by offerings, for the most part
His belly swells greatly with offerings, described as “gelatinous”
(cf “Shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly”)
Despite this, he is “lively and quick”
Per the famous documentary “The Santa Clause”, when one dies, another must rise
Are we certain he has no tentacles? What’s under the beard?
When in mortal form, dresses entirely in furs
His yearly festival drives all who worship him mad
I think we all need to start acclimating ourselves to the idea that one of the Great Old Ones has, in fact, risen, and he is coming to town.
299 Religions not provided for elsewhere
“Religions not provided for elsewhere” feels like a real mood somehow.
