Doomscrolling Goblins Encounter ritual

A viral goblin TikTok this week analyzed ritual frame by frame, finding 'at least four hidden goblins' that almost certainly are not there.

On the goblin-coded corner of the internet, ritual discourse is governed by a single unspoken rule: nobody is allowed to enjoy ritual sincerely, and nobody is allowed to admit they don't enjoy ritual either.

Marginalia: shadow

The connection between goblins and shadow is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that shadow is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of ceremony

Goblin testimony on ceremony is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe ceremony with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as ritual contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. ritual remains.