#corona queen

[katakaluptastrophy]

I think what's so interesting about Gideon as a narrator at the anniversary dinner is the fact that there's clearly tensions that she's just not picking up on because she's only there to eat a dessert.

But these people are all the immensely powerful leaders of the Houses and consider themselves to be in competition for literal godlike powers and the favour of the emperor.

There's so many little snippets that are potentially intriguing: why is Teacher trying to prime the Ninth to consider the Fifth a threat? Why are the Third and the Sixth "sizing each other up like prizefighters"? The Fifth absolutely knew what they were doing when they sat the teen heads of the opposing cults near each other.

Through Gideon's lens, Magnus' speech is a little awkward jokey thing. But...the seneschal of the House that is known to be actively trying to absorb another House is saying it's such a shame they're all so remote from each other and what do they all have in common (and it's so quiet you "could have heard a hair flutter to the floor") - that had to feel a bit different to people who aren't Gideon.

Palamedes' is dissecting the meaning of "Master Warden" and at one point compares it to a prison warden. 'Dulcinea' asking about whether Magnus and Abigail have children is perhaps less small talk and rather more pointedly political. Harrow's apparently stilted conversation with Protesilaus is clearly her actually probing his limitations like he's a bad Chat GPT-run chatbot.

And then 'Dulcinea' tells Gideon she liked the dinner because it was "useful". In her typical "I never lied to you" way, Cyth wasn't lying when she said Abigail had to die because of her hobby - Abigail Pent let loose on the Facility would have risked blowing Cyth's cover sky high. But what does a Canaan House look like where after the dinner party, the Fifth go down to the facility, get a key, and survive to continue their 'the Houses are going to get along or else' agenda? We've seen Fifth House soft power on a smaller scale in HTN: and it looks like inviting a teenager round for coffee, lulling her into a false sense of security with small talk, and then physically preventing her from leaving the room until she does what you want, while smiling the entire time. A series of little coffee chats could probably have led to a lot of cooperation in Canaan House, one way or another.

Gideon jokes about Silas marrying Ianthe because of their similar colour pallete, but it does raise the fact that there seems to be some tension around the Third, its succession, and the *point* of Ianthe. Why is Silas openly saying Ianthe should have died at birth? Combined with Judith's comments in the Cohort Intelligence Files about succession on the Third, it feels like there's something else being said here that Gideon isn't picking up on.

And of course, Harrow wasn't the only one desperate to become a Lyctor because her con was unsustainable. Presumably at some point Corona and Ianthe would be expected to marry, or at least take on more separate roles as Corona prepared to take over the throne and Ianthe was funneled off elsewhere. At some point, their package deal would have become unsustainable and Corona's cover would have been blown. But much as Harrow wants to become a Lyctor so she can reveal the state of the Ninth without repercussions, Ianthe is probably in part motivated to become a Lyctor for the same reason. Because otherwise, what would Ianthe's expected role have been? Amidst the suggestion of anxiety about the Idan succession, the dinner party also presents the fact that the reason Abigail and Magnus' infertility isn't a succession crisis for the ruling family of the Fifth is that Abigail's younger brother dutifully married in his early 20s and had kids. We know there are branch families in Ida - Babs is from one. He may be a prince, but he's not treated well, and you do get the sense that the stakes to stay in power in Ida are high.

We don't learn anything about the political situation in the Houses themselves during HTN or NTN, but in the wake of Canaan House, you have to suspect there are a number of tensions and concerns.

[sunlightdrop]

at last, rapunzel was home, and she finally had a real family. she was a princess worth waiting for.

[twotangledsisters]

Current art experiment is trying to answer the question: How many chibis can I draw before I get sick of this style?

Currently sitting at 7 characters, 4 art pieces... I definitely think I can take this experiment further.

[mrfandomwars]

Random Lists of TTS headcanons (mostly about Quirin and the Dark Kingdom) that I have:

Quirin became a Brotherhood member when he had a 'Home Alone' moment with Edmund and his wife because he thought they thieves (they broke in because it was raining HORRIBLY)

Quirin was in charge of the Brotherhood, in the sense that although Edmund as the King was in charge, Quirin was the one dealing with the group as a whole

There were more Brotherhood members, but they either retired, died or are simply lost in the world after the fall of the Dark Kingdom

The Brotherhood members had noble titles and pieces of land, Quirin had a BIG farming land (as the head in charge) and he used to help around before the Kingdom Fell. He used a few techniques he learned later on when he became a full time farmer (not all because different crops and different types of land)

You can find small communities from the Dark Kingdom moving around still, looking for some place to settle (and they eagerly go back to the Kingdom when Edmund starts rebuilding it)

The DK and Corona used to have a little bit of Beef because sun vs moon, that's why Quirin settling (probably with other people, lbh) there with the piece of the scroll was a good move

Corona was funded or helped fund by Demanitus

Demanitus is originally from the Dark Kingdom

Quirin was in the process of retiring when the Dark Kingdom fell

The Brotherhood all have specific face tattoos, but by the time Eugene was born they were only mandatory to use during events and things like that, hence why Quirin didn't have one, though if you wanted a permanent tattoo you could have it (hence Adira and Hector)

OR all the tattoos are temporary, Adira and Hector just have been reapplying theirs

The Great Tree used to be the border for the Dark Kingdom, hence why Hector set up shop in it

the Queen Ghost we saw was the one who helped fight against Zhan Tiri the first time around

Edmund (or at least, the Monarch that came before him) was the one who gave the Mind Trap to the Keeper, since he didn't have Any itent to use it

The place where the Mind Trap was was very Hush Hush, Cassandra only found out thanks to Zhan Tiri finding it out herself, BUT the existence of the Mind Trap was at least well known in the DK and was one of the 'cons' to joining the Brotherhood

The Mind Trap was originally meant to make sure that the Brotherhood wouldn't turn against the crown, the moonstone And to make sure that if a fight every happened, they would act in harmony. It's a 'made with good itentions, Very Bad Execution type of thing'

Eugene didn't reject his royal title from the DK, but he won't be it's King Outside of possibly becoming a temporary one until one of his and Rapunzel's kids are old enough to take over

To try and fix the plothole in season 3: people Forgot that Quirin was a Brotherhood member AND they had contacted (or at least TRIED TO) Adira and Hector at some point and they thought they weren't under Cassandra's control

Eugene grew a couple of inches between the movie and the series and that was because the two times he was healed by Rapunzel, he was healed

People either think that Cassandra was dead OR Cassandra was actually banned from Corona (and the Dark Kingdom) - she isn't getting away without consequences people

Varian had a therapist while in prison that he was forced to see, wether or not they worked or if they were a Saporian spy I haven't decided yet

The ACTUAL reason why the resistence against the Saporian was so small wasn't because of 'loyalty to the crown', it was because they had tried and it Blew on their faces and thus King Frederik and Queen Arianna aren't the only victims of memory wipe. Rapunzel doesn't know this because, well, would you admit to the rebellion to the crown?

Eugene and Lance, later on, are volunteers on Orphanages in Corona and Eugene got a LOT of funds given to them and goes to personally check to see if they are being used properly and that the kids are being taken care of well

the DK fondly call Eugene the 'fail prince' not because of anything he did but because his fighting skills are far below what the royal standard was.

I said this before but: The Queen of the Dark Kingdom trid to destroy the Moonstone, possibly because she was plagued by nightmares of what would happen in the future/of the stone hurting the Kingdom and her family

[anhelconhmuda]

@srtapinklips bellos momentos sacados de la cajita de recuerdos. All heil Vaermina

[emaadsidiki]

Kite in Flight

[locitapurplepink]

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Note : Any comment, opinion or reblogged would be appreciated

[wanderingnewyork]

Still standing in #Flushing_Meadows_Corona_Park, #Queens: the #New_York_State_Pavilion from the 1964-65 World's Fair.

[pridewaited]

analysis time

i'm just going to say one thing that always bugged me about the fandom is the people saying that varian just decided to become vengeful right away or saying that he could've tried other things before hand because like...that's just wrong?

the time between QFAD and the alchemist returns was a long while. and even though varian ended QFAD upset and vengeful, he didn't actively try to enact his plan until later. he literally said that people started vicious rumors about him that caused him to go into hiding.

he literally tried to get help from other sources, and he was attacked.

and i know it's a throw away line, but i feel like it's often too overlooked when talking about the things that varian did because yes he was spiteful, but he was also a young boy who lost his father, and people saw his pain and outbursts and instead of helping him, they spread rumors and falsehoods about him because he was autistic different.

not only that but also fredrick fucking? sucks? varian's little rant about 'your king has lied to you and vilified me' is true! the king has a secret police! and say what you want about varian seeking vengeance as well but i think if the king has a uhhhhh secret fucking guard that might be A Bit Bad

not to mention that he was in fact right when it came to his argument with his father. it says in the books that the well water was making people sick, varian's village was DYING and instead of having their leaders try to correct the source of the problem, they acted as politicians do and tried to cover it up, move away, to ignore the source.

and you could say that it was to prevent wide spread panic but at that point there already was! major issues happening! the rocks were already there! varian is angry that his father isn't being active, that he's not being allowed to try to understand what's hurting his people, and he's right!!!!!

long story short varian didn't just immediately jump to anger, he did try to do other things first and was rejected and attacked, and the season one finale was, in fact, a desperate last attempt action at an unjust social system

[i-only-know-fandoms]

idk, guys, I kind of think the celestial stone should have bonded with Rapunzel and she should have kept the powers? Maybe it's because I've been missing the show a lot lately (since 2020, lol) but it's just, it flying back into space seemed odd. Like, the drops fell, so why should they suddenly be able to go back to the sky? Just because they're reunited? They still fell in the first place. And why couldn't they do it alone and reunite in space? And why didn't it go straight up, why did it wait for Rapunzel to use it? (Other than the plot)

And yeah, I guess it's a little easy for the Disney Princess to get all the special powers, but it also seems easy for the stone to just fly up in the sky after it's created? And I think out of the two, the celestial stone bonding with Rapunzel (for using it right after it's creation) makes more sense, when the whole series has been about them being her destiny? And since the powers would come from the stone, it would be something she could bring out as the wielder of the stone, or whatever, as opposed to always having her long, indestructible hair or being blue and moonstoney all the time, so it'd still fit in with the wedding and she could still have her short hair overall

(No, but seriously, I mean, come on, there's so many more stories to tell in the Tangledverse and Disney is doing so many sequels now, why can't they bring back this amazing one? Frozen gets four movies and a ton off books, let Tangled continued forever, too. Please. And maybe promote it this time? Wild idea, huh? I've been listening to the YouTube compilation video of every tts song on the off chance if it gets enough views it'll convince the higher ups, I'm that desperate, lol)

[keeeywiii]

Okay so I just noticed something at the end of tts and I don't know how I didn't think of this sooner but the palace has THREE thrones!??? And Rapunzel sits on the one in the middle! 

Alright so I know two of them belong to her parents at the moment, but when Rapunzel is queen, she’ll keep her throne right, and Eugene will get one of course. So what of the last one you ask? 

BRO CASS COME GET YOUR THRONE GIRL!!! 😭

[coronaafterdarkpodcast]

You may notice something different when we premiere the next episode of Corona After Dark! My cohost is trying out a new name! So happy for him!

[twotangledsisters]

DO NOT REPOST

This takes place after Market Day

But it's Cass holding a chicken and being happy so does the context reaaaally matter?

[inthecityofgoodabode]

December 2024: Chilly Nights Mean Chili Nights

The night time temperature dropped into the freezing range & my queen suggested chili on Monday. Seriously, three to four hours in the kitchen drinking beer & making culinary magic. How could anyone refuse such a quest?:

Tomato sauce made with homegrown Juliet tomatoes:

Spices & peppers. Most of the peppers were store bought bell peppers & Anaheim peppers but there is one homegrown yellow jalapeno in the mix:

No photo of the finished product but check out this link for the rough guideline recipe I use for chili. If you have questions, ask me. I have seen 54 orbits around the sun. I don't mind sharing what I think I have learned.

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Eleanor Roosevelt, the U.S. delegate to the United Nations, prepares her speech before morning session of the General Assembly at Flushing Meadow, April 25, 1949. The U.N. had its headquarters there, Corona Park, Queens, from 1946 until its permanent buildings in Manhattan were ready for occupancy in 1950.

Photo: Associated Press via U.S. Dep't of State