#The Thorn Crown of the King

[jaggybot3000]

the ruler electric

(text in alt, my handwriting is shit)

[hikaruchen]

Duty of a King.

INPRNT

[dogujulian]

who is this historically accurate diva🩸🫀

[ministarfruit]

saw other people do doppelgänger concepts for these two and I wanted to join in so here's my take on them!

[sjmvillainweek]

Goodbye... for now.

And with that everyone, the first installment of SJM Villain Week has come to a close. Thank you to all the participants for their beautiful creations inspiring more appreciation for our beloved villains!

In total we received sixty-six submissions, including fanart, fanfiction, headcanons and moodboards. You can find the 2024 masterlist here.

Thank you to each and every one of you, all of you made this event so, so much fun. All of your creations were beyond amazing, this year was a blast thanks to you guys and your wonderfully creative works!

Well, that brings us to the end, for a final goodbye we have here an SJM Villain Playlist on Spotify, created by all you lovely people from the playlist submission forms. Feel free to keep sending through song submissions and we'll add them to the playlist!

Thank you all again for such an amazing event!

We will see you all again very soon...

[simplegenius042]

Music Monday & WIP Wednesday

Tagged by @direwombat

Tagging @spookyrares @derelictheretic @inafieldofdaisies @socially-awkward-skeleton @imogenkol @noodlecupcakes @voidika @cassietrn @adelaidedrubman @aceghosts @josephseedismyfather @icecutioner @shallow-gravy @strangefable @statichvm @cloudofbutterflies92 @carlosoliveiraa @wrathfulrook @starsandskies @ladyoriza @la-grosse-patate @minilev @thewanderer-000 @omen-speaker @justasmolbard @alypink @shellibisshe @josephslittledeputy @skoll-sun-eater @g0dspeeed @afarcryfrommymain @strafethesesinners @turbo-virgins @softtidesworld @florbelles and @yokobai + anyone else who want to join.

Two songs for The UnTitledverse and The Silver Chronicles respectively plus one WIP for Life, Despair & Monsters. You can listen and read these below the cut:

In The UnTitledverse, I've got a trilogy of DOOM WIPs (moreso focusing on the DOOM (2016) and DOOM: Eternal games, with references to the previous ones) creatively called DOOMed, it's prequel DOOMed: From The Start and the sequel DOOMed: Forth Til Eternity. This song though focuses on DOOMed: From The Start, which pretty much follows the events leading up to DOOMed. Furthermore, there are some OCs, some characters mentioned in this game (either by recording, data or dialogue) that will be present too AND as well as Olivia and Hayden. This is like a sitcom months before disaster strikes. Listen below:

"One, two, three, four

La, la-la, la-la-la, la La, la-la, la-la-la

Whatever happened to predictability? The milk man, the paper boy, the evening TV? How did I get delivered here? Somebody tell me please Cause this old world is just really confusing me

Clouds as mean as you've ever seen Ain't a bird that knows your tune Then, a little voice of you whispers "Kid, don't sell your dreams so soon!"

Everywhere you look, everywhere you go There's a heart (there's a heart), a hand to hold on to Everywhere you look, everywhere you go There's a face (there's a face), somebody who needs you

La, la-la, la-la-la, la La, la-la, la-la-la

Whatever happened to the good ol' days? Talking to friends for hours, swore it'd never go away Now, I'm feeling a little crazy, trying to fit in with a scene 'Cause how do you know where you're going, if you really don't know who you've been?

Everybody, eventually Says they are as lost as you So everybody, shout it together "Hey, don't sell your dreams so soon!"

Everywhere you look, everywhere you go There's a heart (there's a heart), a hand to hold on to Everywhere you look, everywhere you go There's a face (there's a face), somebody who needs you Everywhere you look, everywhere you go There's a heart (there's a heart), a hand to hold on to Everywhere you look, yeah

When you're lost out there, and you're all alone A light is waiting to carry you home Everywhere you look."

Keeping to Six Of Crows central theme, my How Good Is A Heist If It's Improvised? WIP explores it a bit more (with the addition of Isiah Popov and Gemini Teal apart of the Dregs). Anyway, this song definitely fits the theme of the book and WIP, even if its light tone hides the dark side in these two. Have a listen below:

"So no one told you life was gonna be this way Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's DOA It's like you're always stuck in second gear When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year

But I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour) I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before) I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too)

You're still in bed at ten and work began at eight You've burned your breakfast, so far things are going great Your mother warned you there'd be days like these Oh, but she didn't tell you when the world has brought You down to your knees that

I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour) I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before) I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too)

No one could ever know me No one could ever see me Seems you're the only one who knows What it's like to be me Someone to face the day with Make it through all the rest with Someone I'll always laugh with Even at my worst, I'm best with you, yeah

It's like you're always stuck in second gear When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year

I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour) I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before) I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too)

I'll be there for you I'll be there for you I'll be there for you 'Cause you're there for me too!"

Here's a WIP for my House Of The Dragon WIP The Thorned Crown Of Iron Thrones. Takes place weeks after both Aemma's death and Viserys marriage/consummation to Alicent. Corvus is stressing over the new tension between Rhaenyra and Alicent, but unluckily he finds solace with one noble Sir Enigma Malvolio, whose may be a tad strange but he's giving Corvus some floral remedies in the form of tea so he'll endure it; enjoy a history lesson from Malvolio below: [A/N Hey guys, if you noticed that this snippet is a bit clunky, that's because I had been sick at the time of writing the chapter it belongs to, so I wasn't at my best when I wrote this. Still feeling the after effects now even, but I should be fully recovered by tomorrow. Enjoy!]

"You know," Sir Enigma broke the awkward pause, back still to Corvus as he boiled more of the red petals, "There's an old wives tale about these flowers. Say, have you ever heard of the legend of the Court King, your highness?"

Corvus paused mid-sip, the floral scent of the tea clinging to the steam coming out of the cup and assaulting his nose. It was strong, certainly, but something that wasn't uninviting. The sharp taste and scent was both distracting and calming his nerves. Exactly what he had sought out.

"I can't say I have, Sir Enigma," Corvus politely told the older man, finding nothing he could remember about such a name, "Who was he?"

Sir Enigma glanced to him and gave a cheerful grin, something Corvus was unsure was supposed to be inviting. He found it rather unnerving, but refrained from speaking up.

"I thought as much. You won't find anyone around here who'd know the tale by heart. The Court King," Sir Enigma smacked his lips as he began, "is more of a myth in my personal opinion. But I've learned there is always merit to any story passed down rumor by rumor. The tough part would be discerning fact from fiction."

He took the kettle off his small stove, placing it back on the tray. He brought it over to the small table between them, along with setting down his cap to face Corvus as Sir Enigma reclaimed the tea cup he was drinking from earlier. Corvus would think the other man would refill it with the hotter brew, but didn't bring attention to it. He saw no reason to it.

After Sir Enigma took a sip from his cup, he sighed in satisfaction, looked to Corvus with his dark eyes and gleefully continued, "From what I could find, the Court King was a ruler who reigned over many lands with the help of his competent cohort, whom some say he carefully selected himself."

"Hence the name "Court King"?" Corvus questioned, though internally kicked himself for interrupting the nobleman. When Sir Enigma regarded him with an inquisitive gaze, Corvus stuttered out, "S-since he was the head of a- of a court? And royalty?"

Sir Enigma pondered over Corvus words, and hummed, "Well... that's certainly one way to look at it."

"Though I don't think the name matters as much as the being holding it," Sir Enigma admitted after another sip, "From what I've heard, he wasn't of any royalty. In fact, he was more a conqueror. Like your Aegon. Just more successful."

Corvus widened his eyes in shock at Sir Enigma's assertion. The nobleman just sipped on more of his tea as if he hadn't stated something so controversial about the family the Targaryen prince belonged to, adopted status notwithstanding.

He couldn't fathom how Sir Enigma could say Aegon the Conqueror's conquests were lesser than a person who may not even exist.

"What... makes you say that?" Corvus asked, swallowing down his nervousness. He wasn't wrong about this tea, he thought to himself, It seems to rejuvenate me with an energy to speak up.

Sir Enigma snickered at Corvus reaction, and added, "I mean no offense to your family's history, your majesty. But compared to the stories I've heard about your forefather and what I could learn about the Court King, the latter had accomplished a lot more. After all, what bigger conquest can one accomplish but the world's?"

Corvus blinked at Sir Enigma, processing the baffling information he was listening to. The World?! The very idea of someone even coming close to accomplishing such a feat was preposterous to the prince. He's already sat through meetings of father's council struggling to figure out how to approach diplomacy with the likes of Uncle Daemon, he didn't have confidence that they alone could take on the less amicable kingdoms.

Now, he was thoroughly intrigued about this Court King, "Did- did he succeed?"

"In the conquests?" Sir Enigma raised a brow, and Corvus nodded, "Well of course he did. He was fucking ruthless, and most importantly, extremely ambitious in his goal. He left no stone unturned. He wore a mask to hide his face, never disclosing his name so his enemies were unable to curse him beyond death. If what I had learned was true, some say he was akin to a God. Or perhaps gifted by them. It's said he ruled for a life time. Beyond what was even possible for a human; conjuring storms while he was at it. He tamed dragons and flew without their aid. He was fueled by divine magic and as strong as a hundred armies."

Corvus sat in shock, so much so that he broke from it when he lost his grip on his tea cup. It fell to the stone floor, shattering and spilling the red-tinted liquid everywhere. He gave an apologetic gaze to Sir Enigma, but the man didn't seem bothered as he was mid-way through pouring another steaming tea into a new cup.

Taking the new cup with both hands, he gave his thanks as he tried to find a way to form his thoughts coherently into words.

"Did he really do it?" he asked. Sir Enigma responded with a raised brow, so Corvus elaborated, "All of what you just said."

Sir Enigma gave a smile, and a chuckle as he stated, "Of course not. It's all bullshit. No person is capable of living forever, blessed with god-like powers, taming fucking dragons. Only Targaryens and Velaryons can achieve such a feat, which the Court King was neither. In all likelihood, if he ever did exist, he was replaced generation after generation, keeping up the illusion of a god that ruled over the lands for eternity. With a dragon rider of his own probably."

Oh, Corvus cringed, thinking himself a gullible fool.

Sir Enigma showed mercy on him though, not regarding him with ridicule, "Don't beat yourself up so much, your highness. Tales are meant to wind people up, make them believe in the impossible. The Court King's just another in a sea of a thousand more. Flattering stories to feed the egos of dead people. You'll get used to it."

Corvus accepted the nobleman's words without resistance, though he did have a burning question.

"How... do the flowers play into this though?" Corvus inquired.

Sir Enigma looked at the prince, puzzled. Until his eyes widened in realization, "Oh right, almost forgot."

He clears his throat as he continues, "You see, the more mythical parts of this tale state that the Court King's reign long reign had ended at one point. From what I learned, the Court King had been betrayed by his cohort during a particularly big war, leading to his demise. Staying true to his image of divinity, its stated that once his corpse fell, a hundred-thousand red flowers bloomed across the battlefield, rooting itself in anything it could."

"Some say these flowers contained the Court King's courage. Others had the belief that the petals held divine properties belonging to the Court King. There were a few who believed that the flora should be preserved and revered, as they held the Court King's spirit. The commonality between all three claims was that by consuming the flowers, you attain his power," Sir Enigma explained with a roll of his eyes, "Hence the name. The Court King's Favors. Of course, his cohorts hadn't liked such a idea, and some of the more paranoid ones went on to purge the flowers from existence. Where there had been hundreds of thousands, now remains only thirty. Or, well, twenty-eight."

Corvus wasn't sure if he was supposed to cringe at that, but Sir Enigma hadn't seemed to discourage him from drinking the tea full of the favors.

"Now you must understand the ridiculous of such claims. More than likely those flowers merely rejuvenated people with medicinal properties," Sir Enigma disclosed, and Corvus couldn't disagree there. The tea did put to rest his fears and anxieties, much to his relief. Even if the tale was all myth, he couldn't say he didn't see why people believed in it.

"Want to know what else I learned from this tale?" Sir Enigma spoke up, catching Corvus attention. Once the prince gave him a nod to continue, Sir Enigma continued, "Rumor has it, that the corpse of the Court King is held deep in the catacombs of a tomb, somewhere under here. King's Landing itself."

Corvus tensed at Sir Enigma's words, finishing off his tea as he leaned in to softly ask, "Is- is that true? Or just another myth?"

Sir Enigma, though seeming to have all the answers, merely shrugged here, "I never got a concrete answer, so who knows? But it'd be quite a discovery, wouldn't you agree?"

As Corvus wondered over the Court King's legend, pondering on such a unique character, even if he was myth, Sir Enigma broke him out of his thoughts as he offered the kettle.

"Would you like more?" the nobleman asked, "The Court King's legend may be a myth, but his favor does grant you courage in times of strife. If you believe enough, that is. Do you believe, Corvus?"

The prince looked to and from the tea cup in his hands and the kettle in Sir Enigma's. His mind thought back to the recent tragedy weeks ago of mother's death, and the straining gap between his sister and the sweet Lady Alicent. He didn't know how to fix that, and could barely comfort father in his time of need.

He could need a little courage, if not for himself, then to help his family. With his mind made up, he brought his cup forward to a grinning Malvolio, watching as the dark red tainted liquid filled his cup for a third time.

[inifinitypink]

average day with the emperor of patch land and his Secretary.

[jameslmartello]

[shallyne]

Bryaxis 🤝 Nightmare

Known as monsters but have my entire heart

[your-ne1ghbor]

Art dump...part 2

you think I was done? OFC NOT.

First off we'll go with-

I mean....This one <3

Why is it upside down?

Whym...

Just

Why.... 😢😢😢

Anyways I got that sketch book when I was on vacation with my dad over the summer and 90% of the pages are...Just wish filled.

Im not going to show you all of it tbh, since in all honesty a lot of them were kinda wonky and weird and me going insane....

Like the other one above..

....

💀

Anyways

Part 1

I CANT FIND MY HADEUS DRAWING WTFFFF 😭😭

oh I guess u guys see a draft of my Flazino ermmmm 👀

Yeah he's fine! He just drank smth weird nothing bad or wrong about that <3333 (also the flazino drawings was exploring a concept but it kinda didn't sit right with me tbh minus just Agatha killing him <3)

God there was so much Star x Asha stuff in here but I can't show most of them bc the DRAWINGS ARE SO UGLY. And also bc of Tumblr's 30 picture limit

Also this one had a bit of my friends ocs, so that's nice :3

Also the one with Asha thanking Star was after star just transformed into like a Manta Ray I think and just flew her around as some sort of stress relief for her I guess. And it was a small comic, but the other frames felt out of character, so I redraw it in a different sketch book 👀

And you guys might be curious about the Harry Potter Sketch Book and...

It has the most lore filled information in there and a lot of it isn't really cannon? Not only that, but it literally looks like I'm spiraling soo 😭😭

@signed-sapphire @sewerpalette @pennysucks @oh-shtars @chillwildwave @spectator-zee @rascalentertainments @tumblingdownthefoxden

[fantasticalmysteryacademia]

I have this urge to start a lengthy fantasy series and i absolutely abhor the reality that i can't afford that sort of distraction and escapism right now as I have to appear for several determinant examinations in the next three to four months 😫

[edwinspaynes]

What did you think of the reasoning behind the inaccurate family trees and Esme Hardcastle? I found her very annoying.

Okay so this is an unpopular take but I find the family tree and everything surrounding it hilarious.

Like, we knew it was inaccurate for years, so that wasn't a surprise. (Also, it's very welcome that Thomas did not die at 30 and Alastair didn't die at 44, so I'mma celebrate).

But we also knew that it was the bane of our existence as a fandom. It's a massive shared joke, to be frank. Even funnier, we also knew that regardless of how much we deliberated over it and agonized, it was the bane of Cassie's existence in ways that we could not even imagine, and that has become an in-joke with both the creator and the fandom.

The Esme thing may have felt like a let-down to some people, and in a way I get that. But, for me, it was just super funny both in-text and metatextually. Like, Cassie saw no way around this demon of her own making besides having some random unhinged girl make it? I love that. It solved the problem in a hilariously creative way.

As for Esme herself, I really like her to the point that I lowkey hoped to pair her off with Matthew, who I completely and utterly adore. (I'm fine with this not happening, but thought it would be fun). She's nuts, she's funny, she's quirky. Plus, I like seeing more Ascendants.

Also, we got some absolutely hilarious Alastair moments because of Esme's meddling, too, and I deadass think that she spelled his name wrong and killed him and Thomas off young because he snapped at her.

So, I'm so sorry, but everything about this entire situation is hysterically funny to me.

[ifreakingloveroyals]

21 November 2011 | Rosemary O'Farrell, NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell, Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Mary of Denmark pose at the Hotel Sofitel Wentworth during their visit to Australia in Sydney, Australia. Princess Mary and Prince Frederik are on their first official visit to Australia since 2008. The Royal visit begins in Sydney, before heading to Melbourne, Canberra and Broken Hill. (c) Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

[halfapersob]

fae king dude, wooo

@atherix

[crown-and-stallion]

Some preliminary designs for some of the Hikeda'ya characters.

On the left we have Viyeki, looking a little conflicted. To the right is his daughter Nezeru making her annoyance known. Perhaps at Morgan?

I'm still not very confident drawing humans or humaniod characters but i'm ok with how they look so far! Viyeki is one of my favorite characters so I definitely want to do him justice.

[kingdom-of-the-damned]

Devin Chandler, King of Hell Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3|

(CW: Character Death, Mentions of body horror, blood)

In the aftermath of Caelum's betrayal, Devin found himself in a precarious situation, the loss of his wings left him vulnerable, and he found he now had an anger that had not been there that morning. His own brother, who was supposed to protect him. There as he lay slowly bleeding out from his back, he swore his revenge against the man that wronged him and gone too far.

He was found and healed by his royal Captain Barbatos, but the kindness did nothing to quell the rage and contempt he felt toward his own blood. Even looking in the mirror and seeing the reflection of himself was too much, so he reinvented himself, striving to look as different from his brother as possible. Thus began their feud.

But as he grew into his hatred and rage, a light, shining at the end of what seemed like a terrible hallway. Michaelis stumbled into his life, and suddenly, his feud with his brother no longer mattered, nothing mattered, except how much he would move heaven and earth to give Michaelis whatever he wanted.

Michaelis quickly became general, and surely like a moth to a flame, The threat of Devin's own advisors began to loom, and he was being forced into a loveless marriage, both of them were. They both knew how they felt, but Devin let the moment slip by them and they were torn from each other.

Michaelis was sent away before the two could make their feeling known, and Devin was a husk of himself. He'd lost the only thing that kept him sane, the only thing that had held him together

His months of torturing himself turned into a marriage he didn't want, that turned into several affairs and one night stands, that turned into Children he didn't even know if he wanted. In the midst of everything else, a madness was settling into his bones, and as each of his children lost their mothers, so too did he continue to lose his grip on reality. He scattered his children to the wind, leaving them in the care of whoever would take them. And he closed off his castle so that he wouldn't hurt anyone. Then the beast took hold, everything that Devin was deep down had been brought to the surface, he became a mindless beast, mutated to unrecognizable degrees.

His only Solace was Michaelis, The thought that maybe he would come back made him remain, rooted to the same spot in his castle for years.

Then people came poking, his children, grown now in their own right. Wished to see the place they'd come from. Unfortunately, Devin was waiting, his twisted mind confusing them to be intruders and his oldest son identical to his own father Diablo. Devin went mad in rage and took Stilio from them. Held him captive for 4 years, before Finally he himself was laid to rest.

His sons had gone to Lucifer, his nephew, with him he brought Michaelis. along with a few new friends. Finally Devin was at peace and as his breathes stuttered and hitched, he felt a wetness on his cheek and his head in the lap of his beloved General.

"Please Love, Do not waste your tears. I have loved you in this life and I will love you eternally in the next, take care of my boys, they need you." His last words to the man he would have married in a heartbeat, as his vision faded to black his body went limp.