#curious and curiouser

[amistyshadow]

I’m really curious about something like this. Would you choose where you are now, especially since you don’t really know this “true love” of yours like you know your current partner, and that wouldn’t be fair to them. Or are you the type to not question faith and go with this “true love”?

My friends and I would play this game back in middle school and we would choose to win the lottery or true love, one of my friends already had a partner and someone else asked; but what if when you pick true love it’s not them? I think about that moment a lot (mostly because it sounds like it would make a good fairytale spin off story)

[thesargasmicgoddess]

In today's edition of "Truth is Stranger Than Fiction"...😂😂

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/09/13/van-gogh-stolen-ikea-bag/

Poor Van Gogh just attracts the crazies...😂*

*Does this pass for postmodern art now?😂

[fideidefenswhore]

The Dean said the King would not insist on this point of free consent, and he confessed that the King frequented the society of a lady of a noble house, whom it was reported the King intended to marry, if he obtained a divorce. Mentioned a report that the King wished to marry this lady to legitimate by subsequent marriage a son whom he had by her; but the Dean said that this son was by another lady, who was already married. Said he had never heard of this, and he thought that the King's love for another than his wife must be for the mother of his son. Remarked also on the suspicious nature of the King's intimacy with the lady in question; but the Dean said he had never heard anything of it. Asked him if he knew these two ladies, and whether they were beautiful, worth leaving his wife for. He said he knew them both, and the mother of his son was eloquent, gracious, and beautiful, but the other lady was more beautiful still. Suggested that the King must have been charmed by potions, or otherwise; but the Dean said he had not heard of anything of the kind.

"Rapport de M. Loys Helwighen touchant l'home de Louvain." Loys de Heylwigen, of the Emperor's council in Brabant, was supping with the porter of the castle of Louvain on 22 June 1532 [...]

add to tags: elizabeth blount's preeminent biographer agrees that this is indeed the correct translation....

When Heylwigen pressed the dean on the two ladies, Barlow [conceded] that Bessie was indeed beautiful, eloquent, and gracious, although [commented] that Anne Boleyn was also a beauty.

...except somehow, also, doesn't?

In contemporary sources Bessie was commonly referred to as a beauty with the Dean of Westbury stating, when she was aged around thirty, that she was more beautiful than the king's second wife, Anne Boleyn.

so. if i wasn't confused before...

[nfasth]

[dasketcherz]

okay, fiiine... your sister's not so bad, goggles.

[amphibianaday]

day 1421

[avengerdaisy]

Tim Bradford & Lucy Chen (with Tamara Colins) The Rookie 7x07 The Mickey

[ride-thedragon]

Hey. This sounds racist. There isn't a quota for the number of black people that are allowed to be on television. Nettles is a necessary book character and would still be the most prominent black character because the Velaryons are Valyrian and not black. It's like how white people can play Lannisters and Targaryens but still be Valyrian and Andals (different in world races)

I'm not going to police anyone but saying that a 30 year age gap is the moral line but shipping an uncle with his niece who he watched grow up and grooms from the time she's very young is wild. Throwing stones in glass houses.

Nettles is Daemons redemption because he isn't self-interested when he saves her. He does it to his own detriment. He sacrifices himself by letting her go and still going off to fight Aemond. He saves her in the first place by being as close as he is with her.

It's also not the same plot if Rhaenyra thinks Daemon is self-interested and unloyal and then thinks he's under a spell and orders the witch who she thinks keeps him under to be killed.

Nettles and Sheepstealer also have a really unique bond, because she's a Daenerys parallel.

You can ship what you want, but the reasons you list don't really make sense. I'm gonna make the offer again and expand by saying look to any of the blogs that post content about her. You don't need to like her, but she is important to both their narratives while existing in her own.

you’re a daemyra ofc you don’t care about the only canonically black character in F&B getting cut if it means your ship can sail free

No, I simply see the book as something I didn't quite like while I absolutely adore the tv show. Therefore, I'm all for these changes that made me like the adaption so much more than the original story. And in the tv show we have plenty black characters so that can't be the reason why we need Nettles in the tv show. And of course I also want my ship to sail free, we are already having an entire season of them having issues, do we need the same plot over and over? That's not good character development. Also, what I asked in my post was reasons why Nettles is important for the plot if we remove her as a love interest for Daemon. And I got people saying that Daemon's redemption cannot exist without her. I'm sorry but redemption? Cheating on his wife is redemption? A wife he chose, a wife he bonded his soul to within a ritual tradition that means everything to him! I see it as pedo instincts that, if anything, show that he has learned nothing! Treating Nettles as a Rhaenyra 2.0, gifting her expensive things, teaching her, and spending time with her while she is a teenager probably even younger than his own daughters while he is almost 50 years old is utterly disgusting to me. I'm sorry, but that is not redemption. Or is it because she is a black character who comes from humble origins and the idea of a proud Targaryen prince falling for her is oh so beautiful. There's nothing beautiful in a 30 year old gap I would say. A 16 year old gap with Rhaenyra and 18 years with Laena was already hard for me to digest. But that's just me. Then Nettles being the only black character in the book (I respect that, but again in the show we already have Laena, Rhaena and Baela) and then the original way in which she bonded with Sheepstealer (it's a good point but if Rhaena takes that plot we will have the same). The fact that GRMM loves Nettles and wishes to write a novella about her, why not? I have nothing against it. He can write 30 books about her, maybe I will even love them but this is House of the Dragon and Fire & Blood, it's not Nettles novella. And GRMM also said very recently that one of the aspects he loves so much about Daemon, apart from his grey personality, is his relationship with Rhaenyra.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Hello, I want to congratulate for gaining such big audience on this blog. Also wanted to say thank you for all your hard work. You are one of the blogs that made me come to this fandom in 2020-2021.And thanks for all emotions that you're precious writtings gave me.

As for headcanons, can you please write another "How it to be friends with... " but with Leona, Sebek, Jamil, Ortho and Deuce? The first one was cute and funny

Have a nice day and stay hydrated 💐💐

Thank you for your support!!

It’s been so long, I forgot I had written friend headcanons in the past 😅 (They’re here if you’re interested! Featuring Idia, Riddle, Ruggie, Floyd, and Kalim~)

Curiouser and Curiouser...

You do many of the typical things that friendly schoolmates do together: walking to class, collaborating on assignments, eating lunch in the cafeteria, studying, etc. You even get into trouble together, though Deuce attempts to be the "honors student" that keeps you two out of it. (He just ends up getting dragged into the situation with you anyway.)

He’s pretty low on pocket money, but if he notices that you don’t have much to eat yourself or you’ve forgotten or skipped over a meal, Deuce offers whatever he has on him. A protein bar, a juice box, whatever! You can always share, right?

The first to throw a punch in your honor! … Okay, maybe that’s not something to be so proud of, but he’ll still do it if someone’s really rude to you. Deuce will at least try to get them to apologize. If they put hands on you though, all bets are off.

Eager to help! Is your phone busted? Hand it to Deuce, he’ll try tinkering with it until it’s operational again. The snack you paid for isn’t falling out of the vending machine? He’ll kick the crap out of it until your chosen snack falls out (along with about 10 other items).

His mom knows all about you because Deuce is constantly telling her about his cool new buddy. Sometimes you’ll walk in on him on the phone and he’ll put his mom on speaker so you can say hi to her. She often thanks you for “looking out” for Deuce while she’s not there—he needs more people like you to support him!

Being friends with Leona grants you a number of "privileges" (which is what he calls them). These so-called "privileges" include: entry to Savanaclaw and/or the Botanical Gardens (without risking the threat of being wailed on to get out), slightly more patience when you call out to him in public, and the random chance for him to chuck his credit card at you and command you to run an errand for him. ("While you're at it, buy yourself something nice for the trouble," he adds.) How... kind (?) of him, right?

He's the kind of friend you have to practically harass to convince him to get out and do something with you. Leona would rather snooze or hang out indoors reading or playing chess or logic games. Sometimes you have no choice but to bend to his whims because otherwise you're not seeing him at all. It's his way or the highway!

If he's in the mood, he'll play a little rough. Leona's not exactly super affectionate (like, he's not going to hug you), but he'll occasionally ruffle your hair or get you in a headlook and noogie you. It's his way of greeting you or saying, "job well done".

A lot of your conversations with Leona are essentially extended exchanging of quips. He’s still every bit as sarcastic and snarky as he is with his enemies, perhaps even moreso with you. It’s not done out of animosity, but rather because Leona wants to keep you on your toes. After all, he let you into his pack—so you can keep up with him, can’t you?

In spite of how lackadaisical he may appear, Leona's the first person you know you can go to if you ever need help. A school assignment, physical training, life advice, whatever. He has this way of saying what you need to hear (even if it isn’t pleasant; he's a realist, not an optimist, and he's not going to sugarcoat it for you) and kicks your ass into high gear.

Definitely the “mom friend”, though out of habit and not because he wants to or actively tries to be. The kind of guy to fuss over whether you’re eating enough or sleeping at an appropriate time.

He often looks frazzled when you greet him in the halls or hang out after classes (which he so rarely does anyway because he’s usually for his hands full and with some Kalim-related task). Jamil vents to you later about what he has to put up with. You’ve never heard him use such colorful language and creative phrases outside of these vents. (He makes you swear to secrecy.)

On hangouts, Jamil comes overprepared. Even if it’s not raining, he brings an umbrella. Even if it’s not sunny, he brings sunscreen and bug spray. In fact, Jamil always shows up with this massive bag of what he calls “essentials”. First aid kit, water bottles, hand sanitizer, hand cream, portable battery, snacks, lip balm, sewing kit, travel toiletries, pens, spare eating utensils, a flashlight, a multitool, sunglasses, a notebook, a mirror, tissues—

His homemade lunches look so good; you tend to stare with quiet longing until Jamil sighs and asks if you would care for some. He acts like it’s a slight inconvenience to him (to salvage his pride and to come off as humble), but really he’s fishing for an excuse to share his food and get a compliment from you. In exchange for feeding you, you feed his ego.

Jamil insists he doesn’t need you to come to his basketball games, he can play just fine without you there. Well, that doesn’t stop you from showing up with a homemade poster to wave around and shouting his name. He acts embarrassed about it and scolds you afterwards, but he’s secretly pleased to have your support.

Ortho's the friend you feel the instinctive need to protect (on account of his small, boyish stature)--but don't be fooled! It's him who's jumping to shoot a laser beam at people who pick on you and you having to hold him back from firing.

He's cute and he knows it. Whenever he wants to get his way (like, say he wants to pick what you do today), he'll put his acting chops to use and pretend to get all sad or claim that you're bullying some innocent little kid to win the disagreement.

You play a lot of video games and board games together but you can never quite win most of the time. Ortho's advanced learning algorithms allow him to learn your playstyles and adapt on the fly, leading to him cinching victory after victory. He takes it easy on you once in a while though, just because it wouldn't be fun to go entirely unbeaten! More recently, you've been really into this racing game called Sugar Rush--and Ortho likes to play dirty and targets you with all the traps he can get his hands on.

You have movie nights too! Sometimes it's mainstream productions but sometimes Ortho shows you sneak peeks of the Film Research Club's latest projects (where he stars). He doesn't eat or drink, so you can monopolize all the snacks and chill as Ortho gets the film rolling... from himself! He has a built-in projector which makes it possible to watch movies on any wall.

Being besties with a supercomputer has its perks. Ortho can fact check you on the spot and provide any and all information you might be looking for in the blink of an eye.

Sebek is one of those friends who speaks callously even to his own friends. He does this with Silver, and he does this with you as well. Every nice thing he says is phrased like an insult (not necessarily aimed at you; it’s usually condescending others when comparing them to you), and it takes some time getting used to his… unique way of communicating.

Big golden retriever energy. He gets so excited when he sees you and practically charges over to give a greeting in the mornings. Same goes for him catching you in the halls--he'll shout from the other end and wave excitedly.

He's in the habit of making book recommendations to you, even if you're not a reader. Each book is selected with the utmost consideration for your interests and reading level; Sebek has oftentimes already gone to the trouble of reading these books and now is waiting on you to give them a shot so the two of you and talk over it and share your thoughts.

He strives for self-improvement and encourages you to do the very same. Sometimes he invites you to join him and Silver for a workout, but if that's too much for you then he can recommend some simple weight-lifting, stretches, or a brief jog.

If you're feeling down, he'll give you a thunderous pep talk that'll get you right back up on your feet! It's like being hit with a jolt of lightning--you're revitalized and ready to tackle the world again.

[reksink]

Angels. Those Virtuous, Those Powerful

[raccoonzinspace]

"Humans are space orcs."

Nah, I would say humans are like space cats/kittens in a way because we're so curious and have to explore everything. But that curiosity might get us in trouble and we just don't know. Also we're territorial as hell, so...

This isn't pro or anti-human, btw. It's not saying humans are good or bad. This is just a neutral simile comparing the curious nature of humans and cats. And can you even argue that both species aren't similar in their exploratory and territorial tendencies?

[academ1aonmars]

So tired. Studying Java concepts right now - have only studied an hour and a half so far…. final is tomorrow noon. Sigh, wish me luck everyone!

[nfasth]

[v-arbellanaris]

there's a lot that makes me quite ill abt them but one scene in particular i come back to a lot is this scene. like... loghain is the one who literally sits there and sucks the poison out of her. and rowan sounds annoyed, likely bc maric has asked abt katriel first, and most of the reflections from rowan is like... she's quite resentful of katriel etc etc.

which is actually why i think this next bit is crazyy. "someone had clearly taken pains to wipe her face" im sorry im sure tst/gaider wants me to believe that it's rowan, but i actually don't believe that it's rowan at all, not when she's so fucking annoyed and resentful of katriel, and deeply suspicious of katriel the entire time. and since maric is unconscious, that leaves?? only one?? potential candidate in this trio?? who could have been carefully wiping her face??? sorry that's fucking insane to me?? HELLO??

and then this bit which is like particularly sick. to me. because yes, clearly loghain and rowan had discussed it while maric was unconscious, but loghain tells maric we'll need to carry katriel if we have to. he looks "distinctly uncomfortable" - i don't think he agrees with rowan that they should leave katriel behind, or if they do come to some kind of decision to talk to maric abt it, his decisions for wanting to leave her behind are likely veryyyy different to rowan's motivations. he's already had conversations w rowan about being suspicious of katriel and this is what he's said abt it:

he IS suspicious of her motivations but not of her information - he's willing enough to count on it to survive. so it makes no sense for him to be like 'lets just dump her in the deep roads while we have no idea where we are, we're injured, and those spiders could come back at any moment' when he's the one willing to go in with her information in the first place. likely he's rationalising the option as a potential as like - we take her with us because she can help navigate this place OR we leave her behind if her odds of survival aren't looking good - but before loghain can say anything at all, rowan actually holds up a hand to stop him from saying anything and speaks on both of their behalf. even though rowan is speaking on both of their behalf here i just don't think they're actually on the same page bc look:

like... i don't know that she's done anything [...] she makes me uneasy. and loghain later suggest questioning her, rather than assuming evil intentions here, and leaving her to die in the deep roads (which. what the hell rowan??).

and like!!!!! also!!!! he doesn't mistrust maric's judgement of her, really:

up til this point he literally didn't even know about katriel and maric??? which is. it's own insanity. but it seems like his perspective on katriel, at this point, is different to rowan's, who is rly dead set against katriel already

[reallyhardy]

i was thinking that pasnerv must be so over after they released that TS4 pack with the re-worked/alt timeline lore and their nervous/nyon character was a teenager but i've just been looking and... pasnerv can still win?

(apparently this is some text from a new 'rumours' feature in the pack) pasnerv teenage bestieism turned crushing abandonement/first heartbreak canon??? or idk???

[rappihahh]

Hey, it's me again, hope you don't mind me, but I'm once again hit with a question, and I just want to know......

What are they to you? How do you see them? How do you perceive their relationship?