Cherreads

Logomachy

DebutDog
This piece of work examines the phenomenon of logomachy, a systemic war of words that defines the political, social, and ontological structure of Eurostate. Emerging from the aftermath of the First World War’s philosophical legacy and culminating in the trauma-engineered governance of post-pandemic Europe, logomachy represents a transformation of conflict from material warfare to semantic combat. Words in Eurostate are not merely communicative tools but material forces capable of producing injury, reputation loss, death, and institutional transformation. Through analysis of the Treaty of 1919, the collapse of nation-states during the coronavirus pandemic, and the subsequent formation of Eurostate, this dissertation argues that language has become the primary mechanism of power. Reputation functions as biological currency, while speech acts produce measurable physical and social consequences. Institutions such as Conglomerate Socials, the Absolute Individual Premier, the Court of Arms, and the ARMY demonstrate how governance operates through control of meaning rather than territory. Furthermore, the prohibition of love, the criminalization of permanent relationships, and the fragmentation of meaning represent deliberate strategies of emotional engineering intended to stabilize a traumatized society. The resulting system distributes suffering across social classes—normies, wordsmiths, gunslingers, detectives, actors, and statesmen—ensuring systemic equilibrium. Ultimately, this work proposes that Eurostate represents a post-human semantic ecosystem, in which meaning itself becomes the battlefield and language evolves into the most potent weapon humanity has ever created.
Latest Updates

Hurt Me Like You Mean It [BL]

[Updates resume March. Due to exams] [This book contains, explicit and mature scenes—no r*pe. Not advised for viewers under 18, protect thy purity] Lance Dixon is drowning in a debt that isn’t his. His parents’ financial mistakes have fallen entirely onto him, and his life has collapsed into a constant struggle to stay afloat. He has never denied what he is. Lance is a masochist, and most people he’s dated couldn’t handle that truth. Every relationship ended the same way, leaving him with needs no one was willing to meet. Everything shifts on a night he drinks too much and ends up venting to a stranger. In a mix of frustration and alcohol, Lance jokes that he’d sell himself to anyone willing to pay off his debt. The stranger, Ansel Lowell, doesn’t brush it off. He asks how much. And when Lance tells him, Ansel offers a deal: three months living under his terms, in exchange for clearing the debt completely. The deal is straightforward and seems almost like relief. But as the days pass, the dynamic between them deepens in ways neither expected. What began as a simple exchange grows into a connection that is far more consuming, and far more dangerous, than either of them intended. [Excerpt] Lance meant to pull away when Ansel stepped closer, but his body didn’t move. Ansel’s hand hovered near his jaw, just close enough to make Lance’s breath catch. “Do you understand what you agreed to?” Ansel asked quietly. Lance swallowed. “You’re paying off my debt. I stay with you for three months. That’s it.” A hint of a smile tugged at Ansel’s mouth, which made him more dangerous because of it. “No, Lance. That’s the surface of it. I want you to hear the truth.” Lance’s pulse stumbled. Ansel leaned in just enough that Lance could feel the warmth of his breath. “I’m going to take up space in your life. I’m going to have you when I want you. I’m going to learn every weakness you try to hide, and I will use them. I will claim you, piece by piece, until you can’t tell where your choices end and mine begin.” Lance exhaled shakily. “Do you worst Mr. Lowell, I can handle it.”
Scone_ · 140.2k Views