#GoT verse

[pendragaryen]

Just wanted to say that I love your url! It's a good name

Omg, thank you!😮😍🫂 That's the first time since I founded this sideblog that someone said this!!! (And that was literally 8 years ago (or even more)!

Means a lot, mate! I'm grinning all over my face.😁😘

[halfmoonshines]

also pls send me any prompts for the fandoms tagged

[thewingedwolf]

“Aegon called his dream ‘A Song of Ice and Fire.’ This secret, it’s been passed from king to heir since Aegon’s time. And now you must promise to keep it. And to carry it. Promise me, Rhaenyra. Promise me.”

A lot has been said about this so i won’t reiterate. i will say that what stood out to me was the darkness of the scene, and of course Ramin’s wailing dragon strings in the background playing just as Rickon Stark pledges his loyalty. Knowing Cregan will honor his house’s word and stand with the blacks, knowing Jon will be born (whatever the exact context of how they get there is) of a Targaryen and Stark - a little bit of a musical and visual nod, almost, to what comes next. Ramin, I would die for you lmao. But on rewatch, what immediately came to mind during this scene was Ned and Lyanna.

“He could hear her still at times. Promise me, she had cried, in a room that smelled of blood and roses. Promise me, Ned. The fever had taken her strength and her voice had been faint as a whisper, but when he gave her his word, the fear had gone out of his sister's eyes. Ned remembered the way she had smiled then, how tightly her fingers had clutched his as she gave up her hold on life, the rose petals spilling from her palm, dead and black. After that he remembered nothing.

Ned’s grief being this monster that still consumes his every thought even now 14 ish years after Lyanna has died just gets me. I think why I am so fond of Ned and Lyanna is bc GRRM really understands the sort of heavy beast that losing a sibling is, and he writes it very well.

But - GRRM had a big hand in the pilot right? A man as obsessively detailed as him would surely notice he’s phrased this “Promise me (beloved relative), promise me.” pattern considering how often Ned’s promise to Lyanna is echoed throughout the first book. But maybe not! It’s not like he hasn’t had some continuity errors before right, and the show and the books Will be different, tho we don’t know in what exact ways yet. EXCEPT THEN WHEN ROBERT IS DYING:

“Serve the boar at my funeral feast,” Robert rasped. “Apple in its mouth, skin seared crisp. Eat the bastard. Don’t care if you choke on him. Promise me, Ned.”

“I promise.” Promise me, Ned, Lyanna’s voice echoed.

“The girl,” the king said. “Daenerys. Let her live. If you can, if it . . . not too late . . . talk to them . . . Varys, Littlefinger . . . don’t let them kill her. And help my son, Ned. Make him be . . . better than me.” He winced. “Gods have mercy.”

the parallel stuck in my head. Viserys, grieving and alone and afraid, making Rhaenyra promise to always understand that the long night is coming and they must be ready. Ned, grieving and alone and afraid, first promising something to Lyanna, then promising to protect a Targaryen child and Robert’s son. Clearly, there is the parallel here that Lyanna likely asked Ned to protect her own targ baby, and that parallel is definitely there for that reason at least. But we all wonder what exactly Rhaegar said to convince Lyanna to leave everything she knew behind to escape a betrothal that makes her feel trapped…only to run off with a married man and become literally trapped in the Tower of Joy. But we know Rhaegar knew at least a bit of the song of ice and fire, in whatever way it exists in the books (seems likely Aegon did have a Dream, considering GRRM’s hand in the pilot, the Targaryen propensity for prophetic dreams, and a bunch of other little clues that seem to point towards Aegon conquering the realm for a reason not solely related to power. but also, it’s not canon until it’s canon so i’m aware there’s a chance this prophecy plays out differently in the books). But i’m reminded of what Aemon knew of the prophecy and his own relationship with Rhaegar:

"No one ever looked for a girl," he said. "It was a prince that was promised, not a princess. Rhaegar, I thought . . . the smoke was from the fire that devoured Summerhall on the day of his birth, the salt from the tears shed for those who died. He shared my belief when he was young, but later he became persuaded that it was his own son who fulfilled the prophecy, for a comet had been seen above King's Landing on the night Aegon was conceived, and Rhaegar was certain the bleeding star had to be a comet. What fools we were, who thought ourselves so wise! The error crept in from the translation. Dragons are neither male nor female, Barth saw the truth of that, but now one and now the other, as changeable as flame. The language misled us all for a thousand years.

“Barth saw the truth…the language misled us all” clearly Aemon is talking of more than just him and Rhaegar shooting the shit when he includes Septon Barth and a general “us.” He’s discussing knowledge that was known and passed down by someone for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years.

And Dany’s dream of her brother Rhaegar sitting with Elia after Aegon has born:

"He has a song," the man replied. "He is the prince that was promised, and his is the song of ice and fire." He looked up when he said it and his eyes met Dany's, and it seemed as if he saw her standing there beyond the door. "There must be one more," he said, though whether he was speaking to her or the woman in the bed she could not say. "The dragon has three heads." He went to the window seat, picked up a harp, and ran his fingers lightly over its silvery strings. Sweet sadness filled the room as man and wife and babe faded like the morning mist, only the music lingering behind to speed her on her way.

Obviously that prophetic line (if it exists in the book in the same or a similar way) is broken at some point. Maybe it’s the dance of the dragons, maybe it’s the sudden death of nearly all the Targaryens at the Tragedy of Summerhall, maybe it’s Robert’s Rebellion.

What’s clear is that Aemon knew about the prophecy despite never being an officially named heir, only asked to be one at a few points, while Daemon and Aegon II (in the show) are never told of the prophecy because Viserys never considered either a real heir. What’s clear is whatever it is Aemon and Rhaegar knew, it was not something that was passed onto Dany. And also clear is that Rhaegar had no issues running his mouth about this song of ice and fire, because Aemon knows, and Dany sees him discuss it briefly with Elia, while the show makes a point to have Viserys discuss his Dream of Aegon II being crowned as Rhaenys escapes on Meleys, but not bring up Aegon the Conquerer’s Dream until he’s completely alone with Rhaenyra and naming her as his heir.

But “Promise me, Rhaenyra, promise me” in a dark room filled with candles said after Aemma is murdered in the birthing bed, and “Promise me, Ned, promise me” alone in the Tower of Joy in a room that smells of blood and roses just as Lyanna is dying after something leads her to her too early death in a birthing bed.

…so what if Rhaegar told Lyanna at least a little? Telling the terrified 15/16 year old that she’s been chosen to have a baby that will help to unite the realm and save it from the Long Night, something Lyanna knows is a very dangerous threat because she’s of the North, that he’ll take care of her, of the baby, that her fate is something so much bigger than marrying her brother’s slutty best friend and being his miserable, lonely wife. Does Lyanna attempt to say something to Ned as she’s dying or has she stopped believing after the murders of her father and brother, the deaths of Rhaegar, Elia, and baby Aegon and Rhaenys? Does it slip her mind, in her fear of her own impending death and the threat to her son? Maybe, maybe do Lyanna’s last words give a hint that will lead to Jon or Bran or Sam or Dany or whoever the hell piecing together the entire prophecy? Or am i going absolutely crazy waiting for the winds of winter which will probably never be released anyway lmao

[untamedlobo]

Thanks to @ghostofwinter

Peter is def getting a GOT verse he is for sure one of the free folk, “wildling” now to just work up a bit more background stuff for this verse and hopefully someone who wants to rp with it :3

[scp-4999]

this made me laugh out loud in the theater BUT THE RATIO???? 😭😭😭

[thewingedwolf]

we’re seeing levels of genderweird here previously thought impossible

[pleinsdemuses]

Open starter

Open to mutuals and non-mutuals

Muse: Nesta Archeron

“ I don't need your help. I don't need anyone's. So stop treating me like a damsel in distress and leave me the fuck alone ”

[supine-ly]

this is my first time drawing Piper is it obvious

[homenecromancer]

when i mention that memes are one of the reasons i came to tumblr, keep in mind that this is what memes looked like in 2009

[meruz]

i created you and you created me

[paintbrushnebula]

Ok. I'm officially scared, now.

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[fansids]

On their way to go annoy Miguel <3

(Ft. Meows Morales, Guin Stacy, Rabbitr Prabhakar, Margo Kestrel, and Yotie Brown)

[shadowprincessblaise]

totally agree with u, I only ship them because most of the fan stuff has amazing creators, if that makes sense

Thoughts on lucemond

Youse guyse really want to ship Aemond with anything that has a pulse, huh. 👁

The only way I see lucemond working is as a fucked-up episode of The Magnus Archives with The Flesh and The Eye as the main entities. That is to say, body horror with a very salient undercurrent of hate.

Aemond doesn't have any reason to like Luke. He bullies him. He gouges his eye out. Then he exits Aemond's story and he has six years to fester his hatred, while he learns how to live as a disabled person. What kind of warrior is he going to be now with one eye? What kind of dragon-rider? What girl is he going to convince to marry him now that he is disfigured? In a way, Luke fundamentally threatens Aemond's ability to participate in performative masculinity.

Luke is also a second son who gets a very handsome inheritance in the form of Driftmark. He receives it abusively and unfairly; people are murdered on account of him being a bastard. By contrast, Aemond is also a second son, conscientious and deferential, but he gets nothing. Not only that, he doesn't even get justice, since Luke is not punished for taking his eye. No wonder he loses his mind and chases him with his dragon. Luke is the embodiment of everything Aemond hates.

On the other hand, Luke doesn't seem to like Aemond either, even as little kids. He is mean to Aemond and he bullies him. When they grow up, he doesn't show any remorse for what happened and he doesn't apologise, so he must not take any responsibility. The only feeling Luke demonstrates in relation to Aemond is fear. Apart from sniggering at the table.

Barring that, neither Luke, nor Aemond have demonstrated to each other any traits that the other might find attractive. What would be the basis of this relationship? What would they admire in each other? Then there are their conflicting ideologies. Aemond fundamentally believes the throne should be his, but is actually Aegon's, while Luke is fully on Rhaenyra's side.

I see them portrayed very often in fic with this weird domestic fluff quality that comes literally out of nowhere. IMO the only type of lucemond that makes sense is Aemond fantasizing about cutting his eye out and Luke being scared out of his mind. It's a horror story, not a love story.

[welcometogrouchland]

♫ I do what I want/Crying in the bleachers and I said it was fun/I don't need anything from anyone ♫

(ID in Alt) you guys ever think about your own posts and get upset?? Anyway Damian Wayne I love you I'm so sorry your life is like that

[incorrect-spiderverse]

Hobie: "I feel fine."

Pavitr: "YOU HAVE BEEN STABBED?!?"

Hobie looks down at the knife still in his side and shrugs: "Don’t worry guys, I’ve been stabbed before."

Miles: "YOU DON’T BUILD AN IMMUNITY TO BEING STABBED, HOBIE!!!!"

[xxplastic-cubexx]

GORGEOUS DRAWING OMG YOU'RE SO TALENTED MATE!!!

We need more Magneto protecting his Charles with all his will>>>>>

thank you much my friend !!!!!!!!! might i offer you a small gift..

and a bonus. if you will.