#﹙ 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒖𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔!! ﹚ - ooc post

[gildinbainas]

I misread that as "there are germs in the mountain I too desire" and I was wondering wherre the fuck the convo was going lmao

LOL! Thats funny but naa. He's looking for gems. I'm sure his Elven guard would have had many questions were he to start looking for germs. || @multlfarlous

[gildinbainas]

Just a lil life update:

As you all know, I live in the part of the USA that was hit by Hurricane Helene. Simply put: my town and many areas surrounding us were trashed by the storm. Houses without roofs or trees going through them, whole yards a mess with limbs from uprooted trees, buildings destroyed and miles north of us, a whole town under water. We were without power for days, water for a few days, CLEAN water for several days and the power JUST got fixed in my neighborhood.

That said, I'm being forced to go back to work Tuesday and have a lot of grad work to catch up on among other things. I will try to do things here as I can but obviously things aren't great on my end. IDK how much news coverage this hit is getting but I can tell you that many people are without power and decent food to eat. So be patient and know its going to take ages for things to feel 'normal' again.

I will be very selective with replies and interactions. It's nothing personal but I can only deal with so much rn.

Hope you all are well. When I've the time and the mood to write, I'll be here posting quietly. I do have some stuff I was working on before the storm hit. I will likely post those in the coming days. Thanks for your patience and consideration.

[gildinbainas]

Life Update

Nothing bad.

Basically I start grad school this summer and I work at a school. We're about 39 days until school gets out for the summer except I'll still be working / studying. That means activity will be as shady as ever although I'm still willing to write with my mains whenever time permits. I prefer tumblr. However, there's a few of you if interested, may write with me on discord. I won't apologize for not putting tumblr first. I saw some posts where some folk were salty that their partners can't be around all the time and hey, it happens. But note we're all adults here, some of us older than others. This place is not what it used to be anyway so respect the fact that those of us that built the site years ago are all older now.

That said, if you're still willing to write when time permits or don't mind me sending you things, you can def let me know so I don't feel awkward sending you stuff sporadically. There's a few of you that I know we always gone be good. Others, well, not so much it seems.

But I'm really excited. This is a chance to make up for shenanigans that occurred the first time I was in school. Life really lifed but I'm making the most of this chance at upgrading my pay ( hopefully ).

I'll be around most of today and tomorrow. I'll blog some memes, post some opens and probably post random shit about stuff im reading, watching and playing on Steam.

I'll blog this a few times so folks can see o/

[gildinbainas]

I just realized that ALL of my main muses have very questionable boyfriends / love interests.

Atem - ALL of his boyfriends are questionable. Sweet, but questionable. And some of them aren't even that sweet. Heh. Murderers mostly but who's counting the bodies?

Rhaenyra - Daemon. I mean yeah.

Thranduil - I have no idea what Nnoitra is to him right now but if there's any doubt that Nnoitra is questionable, you haven't been paying attention. Hendrikson may break the cycle of questionable here but oof.

Charles - Magneto. Need I say more?

Albus - LOLOLOL Gellert. And Salazar.

[gildinbainas]

i had a shit day at work. its been a shit start to the year only for me to come back and HOWL @despairforme NNOITRA PLS. the howl i let out this afternoon when i got home.

i needed it. im losing my mind at work ya'll/

and for the record, im not ignoring the replies i owe or all the lovely asks from weeks back. i just literally have had no time to focus on them but hopefully this weekend i can get out a few starters and catch up.

[gildinbainas]

well nothing got done this afternoon. i've been studying and got more studying to do. however, ill lurk and try to answer asks in between modules. the hurricane means im playing catch up with grad work but ill take small breaks as i can. may blog some memes --- idk yet. i may just leave the inbox open for short, random things and answer as time permits. happy saturday all.

[gildinbainas]

praying for anyone in georgia and florida right now. im in georgia and its a wild time with this weather right now.

[gildinbainas]

Okay so I'm about to get on my soap box real quick.

Spoiler alert.

Okay so... I've seen a lot of discourse that suggests Rhaenyra was dumb for the stunt she pulled last night. I also saw a lot of posts saying that the scene shouldn't have happened at all. People were dumb fucks. The scene made no sense, ect ect. And I'm channeling my inner Otto Hightower here when I say you guys have no clue what you watched and it shows. Because not only was the scene necessary for Rhaenyra's character, but it also piggy backs off of the struggles Team Black has had from the beginning.

First of all, let's be clear about what the show is about. Because it's not necessarily about Team Black vs Team Green. That's how they sold the show but in reality the show is about two things: How Viserys I didn't stand on business and the confusion within the line of succession. THAT'S what the show is about.

Now what do I mean by this? When I say 'confusion in the line of succession' I mean that there were three valid outcomes as to who could have ruled after Viserys and none of them are inherently wrong.

Path 1 - Viserys never remarried and because h had a brother in Daemon, Viserys dies and Daemon inherits the throne. This would have likely been 100% okay with the Lords of Westeros despite many of them not caring for Daemon personally. But he was a MAN, and that mattered a LOT. So likely could have prevented a civil war here.

Path 2 - Viserys remarries ( which he did ) and had a son ( which also happened ). Because Viserys has a 1st born son now despite Rheanyra being his only child with his first wife, Aegon bumps Daemon back a spot in the line of succession thus making Aegon the rightful heir because: 1) First born son of second wife 2) He's a male which therefore makes his claim stronger in the eyes of the misogynistic lords of Westeros. Misogynistic might be a strong word since that's how things are done in that era. So we'll just say they like men best to rule. This path may have also prevented the kinslaying.

Path 3 - Viserys, despite being advised otherwise, declares his only daughter Rhaenyra the future queen of Westeros despite the crown never having a woman as a ruler. This path was definitely enough to incite a civil war, but not so much until Viserys remarried and had a son. If he doesn't remarry, Rhaenyra could make a decision to pacify the realm by marrying her uncle Daemon anyway and thus him being at her side may have been enough to calm the realm.

But you see the problem here? There's three paths --- none of which are wrong --- that could determine the next ruler. But which path has more weight? Is it the only daughter of the king's first wife? The younger brother? Or is it the child of the second wife? Arguments could be made for either, but Otto Hightower, knowing the lords and their traditions, wasn't exactly wrong when he advised the king about Rhaenyra. We all love our girl, but Viserys refusing to marry her and Damon only made it an uphill battle for her. And then Otto Hightower made moves and once Aegon was born, on could argue Rhaenyra didn't have a chance in hell.

So let's back track to last night's episode. There's the scene where all of the small council on Dragonstone are pushing Rhaenyra to strike with swords and dragons. They keep warning her that the time is now because Aegon's making moves. It's further proven they're actually right this time when her daughter Baela confirms the sighting of Sir Cristoph of the Oranges on his way towards Harrenhal. Despite them screaming about war, it's Rhaenys that reminds the queen that she shouldn't let her advisors bully her into doing what they want to do. She also convinces her to make certain there's no other path towards peace because a war between dragons won't end well. While Rhaenyra was resistant, she also, in good conscience, could not give the order to send dragons out without knowing for a fact that Alicent wouldn't be agreeable to peace.

Essentially, Rhaenyra's not Daemon. She's no expert in throwing on a hoodie and somehow becoming invisible in King's Landing. So what she came up with to seek Alicent worked well enough for the context as well as offered some parallels from their childhood. This meeting did not end how Rhaenyra hoped but it did confirm a few things.

Her father DID mention Aegon on his deathbed. Just not the one Alicent thought. Alicent is made to realize that she helped usurp a throne based on the assumption Viserys meant their son when in reality he was speaking of the prophecy that went absolutely nowhere on Game of Thrones --- The Prince Who Was Promised which definitely aint their Aegon. The look on Alicent's face said as much. She realized her error but also recognized the fact that she can't control the kids in her life. The king wants war and it has already begun. She also mentions that her father is no longer hand. Without Otto in place, Alicent wouldn't have any support to put Rhaenyra on the throne officially anyway. Criston Cole sure as shit's not going to agree to put the girl who wouldn't run off with him on the throne so essentially, this information is more so for Alicent to lose sleep over while their kin kill each other. ( As a side note, i've always wondered, in the context of the show, how people were quick to assume Viserys changed his mind when he dragged his ailing body out of bed to remind everyone that Rhaenyra would be queen. this was right before he died so he suddenly changed his mind hours later? this didn't seem odd to alicent?? )

Rhaenyra gets to see just how much things have changed between them. Now that she knows for a fact that Alicent has no power, she understands what Rhaenys was saying. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter who started the war because it's inevitable now. I also think it's in this moment that Rhaenyra realizes she waited TOO LATE. Had she responded initially while Otto Hightower was still HOTK, MAYBE they could have chatted and got to the bottom of what Viserys said on his deathbed. And this is a big maybe here, but Jaeherys would still be alive. Let's remember: show Aegon didn't want to be king anyway and Otto knew the truth. A lot of things would have had to go right for this to prevent civil war but not impossible.

I say all this to say that last night was to give Rhaenyra peace of mind about what's to come. Her sending her youngest children away means she understands they might not win this war. And to be honest, she has NO REASON to believe they have a chance given how the death of Jaeherys made her look and the fact that Aemond has Vhagar, who was actually Visenya's dragon during Aegon I reign. On the show, they only show his rider Laena, but Vhagar's been around for a while. Even Daemon knows it'll take 2-3 dragons to face that one alone. A suicide mission. Speaking of Daemon, she never knows if Daemon's going to be there for her because he has abandoned her before .And she still resents him for it and he finally feels guilt about it.

So just to see so much dialogue about how stupid it was for her to seek out her ex best friend... Just silly. Both women appear to care deeply for one another despite it all but now Rhaenyra has to swallow the pill that WAR IS HERE.

And...spoiler alert: it ends badly for all of them.

im done now.

[gildinbainas]

@despairforme

we see you looking. but he still gone ignore you.

[gildinbainas]

its about 20 mins til the new year here so happy new year! i got a very tiny bottle of wine that im almost done drinking. idk how much longer ill be up. i was gonna try to do a few kisses for some of my muses but i know only a few will cooperate. especially since their main better halfs aren't around. but even so all my characters wishing you a good one.

[gildinbainas]

i also just remembered a live action naruto is on the way BUT at least kishimoto will be involved. all i know is that gaara is too pure for this world and he better stay that way.

that is all.

[gildinbainas]

Just a lil life update...

Still in grad school. The regular school year is over until July but i wont be done with these two courses til mid-june. I am swamped with course work but i do things across blogs sporadically as time permits. No one is being ignored. I blog memes frequently because odds are, I'm more likely to answer an ask here or there because its easier on me. IMs... ill respond to those as i can. So know I appreciate the interest. I'm just horribly slow.

[gildinbainas]

okay im off to bed. i stayed up and worked on a few things but now im tired. those few things will post tomorrow. or well later today since its well after midnight here. i had to go through an old blog to dig up a few things just to make sure i didn't imagine some shenanigans with my priest. apparently i did not. idk how many years we're at now but they're still pathetic, as you all will see soon. Buenas noches. Geros ilas!

[gildinbainas]

i didn't get much done and im sorry. im just so damn tired from work and we haven't even seen the first kid yet. ill try to be here tomorrow but odds are, ill be limited.

goodnight all.

[gildinbainas]

House Targaryen is by far the most interesting, messiest house in all of the Seven Kingdoms / Westeros. I mean they are so MESSY. @rhaegxr And despite changes from the book, the show has managed to make this mess even more messy and Atem's fitting right in with his shenanigans with your prince.

[gildinbainas]

good morning. got a few replies coming later today. its also officially my last free sunday before school starts in a week's time so imma try to get a lot done. i also wanna get some discord things going at some point too. im more active on the dash, but i do like having discord stuff on the side too for smaller things.

gotta run some errands in an hour and get my nails done. but i should be around most of the day all the same. sexy sunday things are open, anon is turned on for anons if that's your preference. ill answer things as i can o/