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Do you think Rhaenyra is immature, emotionally immature?

i wouldn't say she's immature, but definitely a little naïve, especially when it comes to the people she cares about. she's very blind to their wrongdoings, or at the very least, acknowledges them but does nothing to change the situation out of fear losing people she considers allies. she's just terrified of being truly alone, powerless.

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↪     𝑪𝑼𝑹𝑨𝑻𝑶𝑹'𝑺 𝑷𝑰𝑪𝑲𝑺 .    (  a  series  of  sentence  starters  from  a  collection  of   gothic short stories .  adjust  phrasing  as  necessary .   this  post  will  be  updated .  )  

that is a weird story ,  which will only haunt you if i tell it .

i like weird tales ,  &  they never trouble me .

you’ll be sorry for it ,  &  so shall i ,  perhaps .

a dreadful sense of loneliness oppressed me .

i’ve gone back a little to refresh my memory .

i can find my way back to you .

let us get out of this horrible place at once .

other men have passed here before us .

we may find something rare  &  precious here .

i never have quite forgiven myself for stealing it .

i brought it away as a souvenir .

i have a little surprise for you ,  my love .

you are foolishly superstitious .

neither sleep ,  food,  nor air gives me strength .

i told no one ,  i wanted to surprise you with it .

wake up  &  answer me !

i cherish the theory that the soul sometimes lingers in the body after death .

i should like to see justice done to it .

you believe in the soul as an independent entity ,  then ?

nobody would go near the place .

you and i know what happened .  or at least can guess .

don’t you recognize me ?

you shouldn’t leave your sentences unfinished .

i was just going home .

i’ll gladly come in ,  if you’ll allow me .

i must get back as quick as i can ,  it will be dark in a few minutes .

you must come with me .

i won’t stand for such nonsense ,  now .

good heavens ,  it’s a man’s body !

i wish the wind would go down .

you’ve been gone so long ,  i thought something must have happened to you .

the elements are always the true immortals .

i don’t mean that ,  of course .

shows how lonely this place is .

what else ,  in the name of heaven ,  what else ?

you know ,  i saw it before you did .

don’t keep pretending you hear things .

the best thing you can do is just keep quiet .

come  &  listen ,  &  see what you make of it .

haven’t i explained all that once ?

i can’t disguise it any longer .

i don’t like this place .  the darkness ,  &  the noises ,  &  the awful feelings i get .

we must keep our minds quiet .

&  what do you propose ?

i slept badly a little after dawn .

the wind won’t account for all the noises .

were you awake all last night ?

the only thing for us to do is to go on as though nothing had happened .

the less we think about them the better .

i dare not put the thought into words .

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HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 1.06 “THE PRINCESS AND THE QUEEN”

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― Kristin Chang, Churching [insp.]

[rhaenyrha]

not to be an anti but it seems to me that rhaenyra lacks personality,..don't you think so?

no? lol i do think that hotd made her pretty inconsistent and just made her look bad in general, but she definitely doesn't lack personality

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rhaenyra targaryen has suffered more than jesus.  is braver than the united states marines

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would rhaenyra hate being seen crying?

DEFINITELY, she doesn't want to be perceived in any way that makes her look weak/weaker. her haters would only use it to fuel their anti rhaenyra propoganda 🙄 if she wants to cry, she will hold it in until she's alone.

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if rhaenyra admitted that her children are bastards what do you think would happen to them ?

i think viserys would have spared their lives and hers, but would have disinherited her and sent her away. i definitely don't think he would have had them killed because rhaenyra was still his favorite child, the only one he actually cared about and loved, but he would have had no choice but to disinherit and exile her.

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                        ❛   𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘸 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦.                                                       𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤?   ❜  -  @cer5ei.​

         𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣'𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙣.    rhaenyra targaryen is a woman chained to her birthright, to a life that she thought she wanted when her eyes were still bright and her soul whole — to her destiny.  she has learned how to navigate through the dark waters of the red keep, keeping herself and her children as safe as she can, but she knows that nothing she could do would ever be enough.  her father has left them out in the cold, where the wolves can feast eagerly on the corpse of her dignity and that of her children, blinded to the truth of her standing.  rhaenyra targaryen is a woman in a position that the realm would rather she fail, for she is not a man — but what will she do?  her back straightens, chin tilted up, and if she is all nerves and paranoia, it’s near impossible to see through the ice over her lilac stare.     ❛   𝙞 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩, 𝙖𝙨 𝙞 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚.   ❜

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𝙒𝙃𝘼𝙏 𝙄𝙎 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙀𝙍𝘼𝙍𝙔 𝘼𝙍𝘾𝙃𝙀𝙏𝙔𝙋𝙀?

the siren.

this archetype is one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented in my opinion, which i assume fits with you nicely.  people see you as some cold and awful person, seducing others only to discard them when you get bored.  in reality, you probably didn’t have a lot of control over your life before, did you?  this is the same case as the ruler, both lacking in power and autonomy.  the difference between you and the ruler, however, is that you only care about reclaiming that power for yourself.  you also seek the feeling of being wanted, truly and wholly, and this quest seems never ending.  try your best to avoid putting yourself into horrible situations just for a brief moment of respite from the loneliness.

[rhaenyrha]

I’m not so perfect.

House of the Dragon (2022 –)

The Black Queen

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Daemyradaily’s 1.5k celebration |  HOUSE OF THE DRAGON | Episode 10 | The Black Queen 

Love Warrior, Glennon Doyle Melton // C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed // Richard Siken, Crush // Grief, Franchesca Cox // Susan Sontag, as consciousness is harnessed to flesh: journals and notebook // grief lessons: four plays by euripides // José saramago, Cain. | (insp)

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what character do you wish rhaenyra interacted with more? is there a dynamic you want to see further explored?

it definitely would have been nice to see more rhaenyra/green kids interactions considering we got literally nothing?  lol i think it would have definitely served the story more if they actually had relationships like they do in the book (at least enough that she wanted to pardon them and called helaena her “sweet sister”) as it would have given the usurpation more weight, but i also have my own theories on why they didn’t include that in hotd. a dynamic that i hope gets explored more next season is rhaenyra and baela and rhaena!  rhaenyra definitely sees those girls as her daughters, and it would be nice to actually see their relationship.

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DUNE (2021) SENTENCE STARTERS

❛ Dreams are messages from the deep. ❜

❛ Why do we have to go through all of this when it’s already been decided? ❜

❛ You look tired. More dreams? ❜

❛ There is no call we do not answer. There is no faith that we betray. ❜

❛ So, it’s done? ❜

❛ Can I trust you with something? ❜

❛ I’ve been having dreams. ❜

❛ That’s a good omen right there, right? ❜

❛ I saw you lying dead. Fallen in battle. ❜

❛ Dreams make good stories, but everything important happens when we’re awake, because that’s where we make things happen. ❜

❛ I need you by my side. ❜

❛ I want you sitting in on my council, learn what I do. ❜

❛ If your answer is “no” you’ll still be the only thing I ever needed you to be, my son. ❜

❛ I found my own way to it. Maybe you’ll find yours. ❜

❛ Don’t stand with your back to the door. How many times do we have to tell you? ❜

❛ That’s rude. ❜

❛ I’m not in the mood today. ❜

❛ You fight when the necessity arises, no matter the mood. Now, fight! ❜

❛ You don’t get it, do you? You don’t really understand the grave nature of what’s happening to us. ❜

❛ You have to be ready. ❜

❛ When is a gift not a gift? ❜

❛ Not a word of this to anyone. ❜

❛ Remember your training. ❜

❛ Defiance in the eyes, like his father. ❜

❛ Come here. Kneel. ❜

❛ How dare you use the Voice on me? ❜

❛ Why are you doing this? ❜

❛ An animal caught in a trap will gnaw off its own leg to escape. What will you do? ❜

❛ I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. ❜

❛ Fear is the little death that brings obliteration. ❜

❛ If you had been unable to control your impulses like an animal, we could not have let you live. ❜

❛ You have more than one birthright. ❜

❛ Do you often dream things that happen just as you dreamt them? ❜

❛ Goodbye, young human. I hope you’ll live. ❜

❛ Did you have to go that far? ❜

❛ Do you see so little hope? ❜

❛ All part of the plan. ❜

❛ How does it feel to walk on a new world? ❜

❛ Let’s get you out of the sun. The heat can kill in this place. ❜

❛ They see what they’ve been told to see. ❜

❛ What do they say about this hell hole again? ❜

❛ If you mean to harm me, I must warn you whatever you’re hiding, it won’t be enough. ❜

❛ When you have lived with a prophecy for so long the moment of revelation is a shock. ❜

❛ You shouldn’t be out here at this time of the day. ❜

❛ I failed you today. There’s no excuse. ❜

❛ They tried to take the life of my son! ❜

❛ I don’t give a damn about your honor. You want absolution? Go catch some spies. ❜

❛ Allow them the dignity of exile. ❜

❛ I give you my word. We would not harm them. ❜

❛ The desert takes the weak. ❜

❛ A hostage? I love it. ❜

❛ I have to tell you, I’ve never come so close to dying. ❜

❛ I respect the personal dignity of any man that respects mine. ❜

❛ Name what you want. If it’s in my power to grant I’ll give it and ask for nothing. ❜

❛ Why don’t you stay. We would honor you. ❜

❛ Honor requires that I be elsewhere. ❜

❛ I know who you are. ❜

❛ You wait till you see it. It’s beautiful out there. ❜

❛ So what happens now? ❜

❛ We won’t make it. You have to evacuate. ❜

❛ It’s getting close, guys. We better abandon the ship now. ❜

❛ There is protocol for a reason, if we take one step out we’re as good as dead. ❜

❛ I recognize your footsteps. ❜

❛ What’s wrong with you? Come on. Let’s go. ❜

❛ You cannot take such risks. You do have responsibilities. ❜

❛ We’ve been set up to fail. ❜

❛ Take good care of your family. ❜

❛ The desert’s not kind to humans either. ❜

❛ I had a vision. My eyes were wide open. ❜

❛ I thought I saw my death, only it wasn’t. ❜

❛ I know you’re pregnant. ❜

❛ Anyone who defies us will fall. ❜

❛ There’s something you need to know about [name]. ❜

❛ I trusted you completely, even when you walked in shadows. Now I’m asking you this one thing. ❜

❛ If anything happens will you protect our son? ❜

❛ Why are you having these thoughts? ❜

❛ I thought we’d have more time. ❜

❛ I should have married you. ❜

❛ I had no choice. ❜

❛ I will do what I can. And you will kill a man for me. ❜

❛ Why not just cut their throats? ❜

❛ Don’t you dare touch my mother. ❜

❛ Kill him. ❜

❛ For hundreds of years we’ve traded blood for blood. But no more. ❜

❛ Here I am, here I remain! ❜

❛ It’s not safe for you here. ❜

❛ I am commanded to say nothing, to see nothing. ❜

❛ The Emperor sent us here to die. ❜

❛ You’re scared. I can see it. Tell me, please, what do you fear? ❜

❛ Somebody help me, please. ❜

❛ You know who you are. ❜

❛ Get off me! You did this to me! ❜

❛ It’s recycled water from the tent. Sweat and tears. ❜

❛ Yet you risk your life to help us. ❜

❛ The storm will be here in a few hours. We’ll be safe here. ❜

❛ Would you bear witness? ❜

❛ You’d make a play for the throne? ❜

❛ He brought you here to kill you. ❜

❛ You’re a lost boy hiding in a hole in the ground. ❜

❛ I’ve seen your dream. ❜

❛ We have to go. We have no choice. ❜

❛ You’re not coming with us? ❜

❛ The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve. But a reality to experience. ❜

❛ Nothing survives such a storm. ❜

❛ Don’t be frightened. Even a little desert mouse can survive. ❜

❛ You’ll need to face your fears. ❜

❛ You have much to learn. And I will show you the ways of the desert. ❜

❛ I think this is the right direction. ❜

❛ We are not alone. ❜

❛ Do not run. You will only waste your bodies water. ❜

❛ We have powerful friends. You help us off world, you will be well rewarded. ❜

❛ What wealth can you offer beyond the water in your flesh. ❜

❛ Why didn’t you say you were a weirding woman and a fighter? ❜

❛ I would not have let you hurt my friends. ❜

❛ You talk like a leader, but the strongest leads. ❜

❛ Don’t be frightened. Don’t resist. ❜

❛ When you take a life, you take your own. ❜

❛ I want you to die with honor. ❜

❛ You should welcome my blade. This world will kill you. Quicker this way. ❜

❛ Do you yield? ❜

❛ There is no yielding under the Amtal rule, only death is the test of that. ❜

❛ [name] has never killed a man. ❜

❛ You’re one of us now. A life for a life. ❜

❛ [name] needs to get off world. You must have ways. You have smugglers, you have ships. ❜

❛ My road leads into the desert. ❜

❛ If you’ll have us, we will come. ❜

❛ This is only the beginning. ❜

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if it bothers you that I send you ask tell me and I'll stop.

HI ANON no you are totally fine!!  i am flattered to know that people actually care about my rhaenyra opinions, there are just some questions i would rather not answer because i feel like i do not write enough on this account to share some more potentially controversial opinions without being annoying 🥴  but please feel free to continue sending asks!!  one day i will be fully active on this account.  one day

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people are so SINISTER re: rhaenyra having sons that don’t look valyrian, like how is she supposed to be responsible for uhh...genetics?!??!?!  her gay husband couldn’t give her children so she had them with someone she knew she could trust with her life and who wouldn’t ask her for more, all of which she was likely not going to find anywhere else, let alone with a valyrian man?  do you think she WANTED to have sons that look like first men on purpose???  like hello

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EMMA D’ARCY as RHAENYRA TARGARYEN HOUSE OF THE DRAGON — 1x08: “The Lord of the Tides” (2022)