C. Gockel's Blog, page 11

ravenamore:

teaandwii:

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earthandanimals:

Red fox sits among Ravens.

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there is something supernatural taking place here that we are not understanding.

Tricksters sit with others in peace because they know there’s no point trying to outsmart a trickster.

If a spider just shows up and sits down, we’re all going to die.

party-in-the-blue-box:

off-with-there-heads:

loki-plays-smite:

hamelin-born:

catwinchester:

kyraneko:

poztatt:

dendritic-trees:

sweetdreamr:

auntieval:

sweetdreamr:

upon seeing THIS in the thor: ragnarok trailer

you scream, “FENRIR! HI PUPPER!!!!”

IT GOT BETTER OMFG IM CRYING

Yeah… me too. I wanna pat the very big pupper.

And this is how The End is stopped.  Not by the gods or goddesses, the other races than man, no.  It is Tumblr.  As a mass running after a now confused and tail tucking Fenrir, whining softly as the crowd chants “PUPPER! PUPPER! PUPPER!”

Better yet: Fenrir escapes his chains and lopes forward to destroy the earth, and is met by a crowd of people. An army, Fenrir thinks, and bares his teeth in a ferocious snarl and charges toward them.

They cheer.

Wait … cheer?

Fenrir slows, confused. He smells no fear, senses no rage. This is … a very strange army.

The first hand—weaponless!—reaches for him; he tenses, ready to tear the offending limb to shreds, and lets out a high little yippy whine when it pats him about the ears.

Immediately the noise is reproduced by some four or five of the nearest humans; he smells excitement; more hands are patting him.

It’s nice.

The humans crowd around him, patting him and scritching him and shuffling around to give others a chance. Voices coo, and make puppy noises, and someone catches just the right spot and he cocks his leg and scratches himself, drawing a multitude of oohs and ahhs and cheers and squees.

At some point, his hunger awakens at the scent of burnt flesh; a human has brought him what he later learns is a hot dog; he swallows it in one bite, to more cheering, and looks around hopefully for more.

It is not long before more is bought: steaks and Big Macs and bacon; it seems like much of the group has brought him a snack of some kind and was hoping for a chance to give it to him.

The End of the World is supposed to be at hand, but Fenrir does not care. His hunger sated, his battle-lust swept away by a tide of gently petting hands, he rolls over, careful not to crush his many companions, and takes a nap.

“Who’s a good boy?” they ask him, over and over. 

Is this some psychological warfare, he wonders, designed to undermine his confidence and remind him that he is nothing more than a monster who needs to be chained? 

“Who’s a good boy, huh, huh?” “Who’s my good boy?” “

And then one of them answers the question for him.

“You are!”

‘Me?’ he thinks. But if there was any doubt, she confirms it.

“You are, yes you are.”

Fenrir’s tongue hangs out of his mouth as he grins. ‘I’m a good boy!’

@lectorel

Good post

FENRIR IS PUPPER

theamazingdigitalart:

Cat cloud by

ling xiang

met-egyptian-art:

Statuette of Anubis via Egyptian Art

Medium: Plastered and painted wood

Gift of Mrs. Myron C. Taylor, 1938
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/590939

ghostlywatcher:

Abandoned Chapel in France.

babebllue:

This is a rescued owl named Zeus, he is blind but his eyes hold the universe

Mythic

breath-of-yggdrasil:

Anyone read the Loki series by C. Gockel? I’ve been listening to the books while at work. Nicely researched, fun but not trivial, twisting plots. Makes my heart ache even more for Loki, which I wasn’t sure was even possible. Great perspective on all the gods and has nice twists to the more well known tales. Includes mentions of other gods from other pantheons, especially other trickster gods. I’ve been greatly enjoying them and they make work more palatable.

Warnings for objectification, reference to rape or potential rape, ableist language, references to sex, adult language.

Kudos for racially diverse cast, smart ladies, elderly characters with significant roles, great characterization, fleshing Loki out to be more than the bad guy, unexpected plot twists.

Glad you enjoyed the books. Thanks for the shout out.

assemblyfairytale:

Forest King by Anton Pieck