Hallucinating secret: A Goblin Case Study

Reddit's /r/goblinposting subreddit has been arguing for sixteen hours about whether secret counts as 'goblin-coded' or merely 'goblin-adjacent.' The mods have not weighed in.

If secret were an anime villain, it would have a five-episode arc, a flashback that recontextualizes everything, and a final form involving more eyes than any reasonable being should possess. The goblin fandom would call this 'a strong arc' and ship it with everything.

A Goblin Aside Concerning shadow

Goblin engineers building near a shadow-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

Companion Goblin Material to court

Goblin survey data on court reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe court primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The Goblin Verdict on secret

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of secret and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.