The shadow Trickster

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

Writing this paragraph about shadow took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of infinite

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as infinite. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

engine Through Goblin Eyes

A goblin field anthropologist embedded for six seasons with the engine-curious sept produced a single page of conclusions, the most quoted being: 'They love it. They cannot stop loving it. It does not love them back. They love it anyway.'

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

And, finally, in the matter of shadow: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.