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When I first wrote the scene, I wanted so much to commission someone to draw it. And now the wonderful didoleonina has and it's all I imagined and more! 🥰🥰🥰

Little Alyssa with her eyes two different shades of blue 💚💚 Camyla and Aemond looking at her with so much love 💚💚 I love every bit of it 😍😍😍😍

Commission for @alicent-apologist, from her fanfic The Targaryen Doe on AO3 ✧˚₊‧

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YOGWYG:

I love how viscerally upset Baela was by how quick her father remarried. A lot of viewers of the show consider Alicent’s marriage, only half a year after Aemma’s death, to Viserys as this huge betrayal to Rhaenyra and to Aemma’s memory. Even though Alicent had no idea that Viserys wanted to marry her since she point blank told him that Laena would make a good queen & all their discussions were purely conversational & there was nothing romantic or sexual happening. Meanwhile, Rhaenyra f*d Daemon the night of Laena’s wedding and was the one who suggested they marry and put the Velaryons through even more grief by faking the death of their son the day after they buried their daughter.

I loved Baela ratting them out. Also screw Daemon, what he said to Rhaena was so outta line. I am glad that the twins will be staying at Driftmark with their grandparents. They’ll definitely be better off for it in the long run. I hope the green kids + Camyla and the twins become good friends and that Aemond and the twins have a heart to heart about what went down that night. Like how Rhaena was depressed about the death of their mother (especially bc she’s not close with her father which Aemond can definitely relate to) and she wanted to claim Vhagar to 1) feel close to her mother and 2) impress everyone but especially her dad. Aemond can explain how he’s always felt different as the only non dragon rider in the family and how he’s been bullied by the other kids for not having one. He can also explain the Pink dread incident so he can explain the pig comment to the girls. Idk, I just want everyone to get along

I always felt like the kids looked so disgusted by Rhaenyra and Daemon's wedding and then with the time skip we didn't see any of it. Not that we would have seen any of it regardless ...

Viserys' marriage was a betrayal of Aemma, but only on Viserys' side. Alicent was 14, the same age as his daughter. When Rhaenyra slept with Daemon after Laena's funeral, Rhaenyra was like 26! Both Daemon and Rhaenyra betrayed Laena completely and their children should have been allowed to express that! Also Baela was described as being like Daemon in the books and being quite quick-tempered so of course she would be the one to be so angry that she yelled it out in front of everyone 😂

Considering that Rhaena already felt neglected and less loved by Daemon because she doesn't have a dragon before Laena's death, I feel like he must have spoken harshly about it before.

They'll all definitely get closer! Not straight away because they're children and things are rough for them. But yeah, Aemond and Rhaena have a lot in common and they'll see that eventually!

Thank you so much for the comment! I'm so sorry it took me so long to answer 💚💚💚💚

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Please please please drop a new chapter of Something’s Coming (so out of breath). The writers on HOTD are killing me. Season 2 is like season 8 of GOT. Fanfic writers like you are the only thing keeping me interested in this fandom.

Hi 😊 New chapter has dropped! I hope you like it!

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Look at them! They're so cute and tiny! I love them so much 🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍

Thank you so much @didoleonina , they look exactly like how I imagined them! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

Commission for @alicent-apologist ✧˚₊‧

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What do you think about the fact that they’re going to be merging Rhaena and Nettles’s storyline? Apparently Rhaena will claim Sheepstealer while she’s in the Vale instead of hatching Morning

Well now that this seems like it's actually happening and it's not just a rumour, I can say that I do not like it.

A disservice to Nettles and a disservice to Rhaena. Also, it's boring.

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Hello, I am thinking of writing a story where Alicent claims a dragon either before or after she marries viserys (either cannibal or vermithor, which do you think is better?) and I wanted to ask for your opinion on what would that change? Thank you for reading this.

Hi!

Oooh okay, this is all just a personal opinion so take this all with a pinch of salt!

I would suggest Vermithor over the Cannibal, personally. The Cannibal doesn't really fit Alicent's personality and he seems like a dragon that she would have to actually try to tame whilst Vermithor has had riders and so might choose Alicent.

The implications? Well no-one would believe that Otto was her father. They'd assume that her mother slept with a Targaryen - Jaehaerys, Viserys or Daemon - take your pic and that she had Targaryen blood. If it's after she marries Viserys, um, questions will definitely be asked.

Daemon would both hate it and be having the time of his life. Alicent 'not being' Otto's daughter would be sooo embarrassing for Otto which Daemon would really enjoy. On the other hand, Alicent, a girl he scorns would have a dragon, one that is bigger and stronger than Daemon's own.

Rhaenyra - hmm - that depends on the level of their friendship. Pre-Viserys marriage, Rhaenyra probably loves it, loves that she can fly with Alicent and that she can teach her Valyrian things. There will be a bit of resentment there because Rhaenyra is quite selfish. But her love for Alicent will overcome that. If it's post-Viserys marriage, I don't think their relationship would recover. Not only did Alicent marry her father, but she's one-upping Rhaenyra's mother by having a dragon. God forbid she also has a son! I think she would take it as a personal slight.

Otto would be publically humiliated. Alicent's parentage is in question and so would his manhood. Alicent's Hightower heritage would be in question. Her relationship with her father and her extended family would likely never recover.

Viserys, if it's after the marriage, would probably ignore Alicent even more. For the same reason as Rhaenyra.

Alicent could end up completely alone.

But she'd have a dragon. A very powerful one. And if Driftmark happens and Aemond claims Vhagar, the Greens would have the three biggest dragons on their side. And if Aemond loses his eye like in Driftmark, well, Alicent's rage and sense of injustice will probably have a bodycount.

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"Kosem has lost loved ones before and has suffered from losses. However, this time is different." -Safiye Sultan, Magnificent Century: Kosem.

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God, they're not letting Helaena feel her trauma at all. Even taking aside the fact that they defanged B&C, it was still a wildy traumatic experience for her.

'Smallfolk have babies die all the time'. I doubt the 'smallfolk' have to choose whether to give up their infant son or their infant daughter. Did the writers forget that Helaena had to point Jaehaerys out?? She had to choose to either give up her son to death and escape with her daughter or give up her daughter and potentially have her daughter, her son and herself die.

That's not nothing! The death of a child is inherently traumatic, this is worse! There's a culpability that is being unfairly forced onto her. And they're doing nothing with the emotional fallout that she should be feeling.

And it's not 'Helena' who doesn't think she should be sad, it's the writers saying this!

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«Горе и гнев от потери ребёнка могут сжечь мир дотла»

Эйгон и тень Джейхериса от kyberstalker 🖤

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Rhaenyra Targaryen, Is she a Monster Hiding in Plain Sight?

So, I just posted a thread on the ex bird App breaking down why I think Rhaenyra is quite possibly a monster hiding in plain sight, and how it’s been on the screen since season one. The set-up is all there and people are just sleeping on it like they did with Dany, and when Rhaenyra truly does and in-your-face dark deed that can’t be ignored, they will say, “ but there was no set-up.”

I’m just going to post the paragraphs of the thread here and so apologies for any typos as I’m not interested in going back to correct…LOL. And of course, because of Tumblr rules, I must label it anti-Targaryen to protect sensibilities, when it’s not. It’s just an analysis of what’s on the screen. In case you’re interested, here is what I posted.

Great scene between Rhaenyra and Daemon on Sunday’s episode of #HOTD. Well acted by Emma & Matt, and extremely well written, which convinced me that the episode was mis-titled. Instead of Rhaenyra the Cruel, it should have been Rhaenyra, the Monster Hiding in Plain Sight.

Yes. You read that correctly. Rhaenyra will turn out to be the monster hiding in plain sight & the proof has been in the dialogue & on screen since season 1. Before she does something truly dark, and people start saying it came out of left field, let me show you the video tape.

But let me set it up for you. What do I mean she’s a monster hiding in plain sight? Well, during her argument with Daemon, for the second time, she told him that she believes he’s capable of monstrous acts, including the killing of a baby.

She says this when this is exactly the reason she married Daemon. She married him to protect her path to the throne and for him to commit the monstrous acts when necessary on her behalf—like murdering her husband, the “father” of her children, and the brother of Daemon’s wife.

…is off mourning the loss of his sister & not there in the moment to put up the front, & this is the last straw for Rhaenyra. For her, Laenor is now useless, but hey, Daemon is back & he’s known for committing dark deeds & so how difficult can it be to get him to kill her hubby.

She monstrously asks Daemon to do this on the day he returns home to bury his wife—right after Laena’s funeral no less. She wants him to kill Laenor, who has been there for her all these years, & who gave her children a happy childhood, as we see from Jace’s memories of him.

Laenor is off mourning the loss of his sister & not there when she needs him to put up a front, & this is the last straw for Rhaenyra. He is now useless, but hey, Daemon is back & he’s known for committing dark deeds & so how difficult can it be to get him to kill her hubby.

And before you say Rhaenyra would never have killed Laenor, let me show you the evidence on screen…starting with this conversation where she says for the first time that she believes Daemon is capable of monstrous acts. Right before she works her magic and seduces him.

Let’s now look at the on screen evidence in order to support my thesis. First time she tells him that she believes he can commit monstrous and depraved acts…starts at 1:35. Listen to the dialogue. youtu.be/Cs1CJTPMPn8?si

She soon proves Daemon’s earlier point that each person is capable of depravity when she asks him to marry her. He says, the only way it can happen is if Laenor is dead, and she responds, “I KNOW,” indicating that she had already considered the idea and was ok with it.

Watch this next clip and how Matt plays the scene holding his hand to his chest. Daemon recognizes her request as a depraved act proving his earlier point, but she doesn’t even see it. youtu.be/4gTGi3VE4pU?si

That clip really should be labeled, “Rhaenyra ask Daemon to kill Laenor” rather than to marry her. Let’s now look at the final clip that covers the actual events surrounding the “murder” of Laenor.

Pay particular attention to Daemon and Rhaenyra’s voice overs. First let me say that only tyrants or soon to be tyrants say I’m not or won’t be a tyrant. If you’re not a tyrant or don’t have those tendencies, there is no need for that declarative statement.

They don’t show the actual scene of Daemon and Rhaenyra planning Laenor’s death, but they give us the voice overs. And while we don’t get the full conversation, we do get enough of it that in juxtaposition with the scenes of Laenor, allows us to fill in the obvious blanks.

Note Rhaenyra saying “I do love Laenor,” and the intonation in her voice as if she’s being convinced of something. We know as shown in the previous clip that she was quite fine with killing Laenor. In fact, it was her plan.

And so, that can’t be what Daemon is trying to convince her of when he says, “then grant him this kindness. Set him free.” The scenes on the screen of Laenor and Qarl fighting would seem to suggest that Daemon was referring to the freedom of death.

However, Rhaenyra’s words about love and the ending scene of Laenor and Qarl escaping shows it wasn’t death that Daemon was talking about. He was trying to convince Rhaenyra to let Laenor go free. Here is the clip. youtu.be/UevRWZAxBiA?si

If Rhaenyra’s plan was always to let Laenor escape to Essos, there would be no reason for Daemon to ask her to grant him the kindness of freedom. The lightness inside of Daemon was ascendant on the day Rhaenyra asked him to kill Laenor.

Of course, the darkness quickly rebalanced the scale as he turned around and killed an innocent man to play the role of Laenor’s dead body. Why did Daemon grant Laenor the kindness of his life and freedom. With Daemon, you never know.

Maybe it was because Laenor was his wife’s twin and his daughters’ uncle. Maybe he didn’t want Rhaenyra to be the depraved monster he mentioned in his words to her. All signs point to Rhaenyra being a tyrant.

While she’s currently hiding it,  Tyrants always show their true colors, and it will happen here too. And people will say, but it came out of left field. There were no clues that Rhaenyra had this darkness in her, when it’s always been there on the screen from the beginning.

So yeah, Rhaenyra is not the good guy thinking about the good of the realm. Unlike Jaime who betrayed his vows to protect the realm, Rhaenyra betrayed Laenor for the simple quest of power. She wants the throne & Alicent sits in Kings Landing with her sons keeping her from it.

Daemon does not hide who he is. Rhaenyra on the other hand knowingly does, and that’s the worse type of person you would want to rule. 

Her comment to Daemon that she believes he can commit monstrous acts was the show saying…”hey remember when she said that the first time and what she was planning”. Remember things are not always as it seems, and so, don’t be surprised.

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Aegon and Sunfyre

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Blood is running deep, some things never sleep.

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what they've done to my girl

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Otto is 100% done with the greens and this is one of my fav things about HotD so far

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Funeral Procession

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