#first child confession

[ryllen]

[mochi-kitty]

“Shiro made a mistake rejecting yuri” SHE WAS A CHILDDDD

SHE GOT REJECTED BECAUSE SHE WAS A CHILD AND SHIRO WAS AN ADULT

Listen we know they loved each other and AT ONE POINT yuri grew up and became an adult too but not every relationship works in this clandestine way. That was the whole point! She had rinka or satans children and Shiro stepped in to take care of them when yuri died. Shiro was too late when he realized he loved her back and yuri was too early when she confessed. Did they love each other at the same time? Yes. Was it obvious? Yep! Were they both adults? Yep yep! But yuri was waiting for rinka to return when his body would begin giving out and Shiro was still not ready for his own confession. As Rick said “better confess before someone else comes along” and eventually he was right. Satan returned and declared yuri as his and got her pregnant.

Correct me if I’m wrong but I think that was the hidden meaning of yuri and shiros relationship no? Too late meets too early. Too rough meets too kind. What’s clearly there cannot be pursued because of the situation their forced/chose to be in and it ends in tragedy. I mean we have this whole chapter about Shiro deadbeat exhausted and hurt from a monster attack, ready to die and leave the twins to die because yuri was dead now too. He feels he failed, he made all sorts of mistakes and thinks finally he can die for being the worst monster of them all. Then the twins begin crying and he realizes that’s the twins desperately want to live so he should do. He’s gonna make sure these damn babies don’t disappoint their late mother (after of course Mephisto commands him to be their father and makes him the 251st paladin) In a way that’s how he’s making it up to yuri by raising her children without judgement for their origin and teaching them to be strong like her. He knows her good intentions as misguided as they were, he knows the truth despite mephisto covering it up. Did he have regrets? abso-fucking-lutely!

But he had every right to reject her back then, in fact, he very well should have either way! Because at the time, she was a child and he was an adult, period.

[laney-rockin]

Okay, I absolutely love the idea of Kirk and Spock having a telepathic bond. It is my most favourite concept ever and I really wanna use it in a fic one day.

BUT ANYWAYS! The reason it's my favourite because of how much Kirk and Spock could use it. They literally can send each other their THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, what's not to love?

Like imagine some stuffy admiral comes on board and Kirk can hear Spock get irrationally angry when said admiral disrespects not only Kirk but the rest of the bridge as well. Or there'll be idle chats or questions of things like "what does -insert figure of speech here- mean?" or "could you tell me something about this place honestly where ensign ridley can't hear? i don't want the poor boy to get scared"

BUT ALSO IMAGINE IT IN LIKE AN ANGSTY CONTEXT TOO.

Like whenever one of them is rendered immobile does the other try to reach out through the link? When Spock died in WOK did he give Kirk one final "I love you, T'hy'la." before dying? Did Kirk try to fruitlessly reach out through the link right after Spock died just to ensure the bond was dead?

SIMILARILY- when Kirk died, did Spock similarly try to reach him? Illogically reaching for a man that is gone and who cannot be saved now?

Ooh the possibilities are endless and I love telepathic bonds so much.

[thelesbiandeli]

“Yeah, I really like Team Starkid,”

“Oh, me too! What’s your favourite show?”

“The one where Lauren Lopez has the fire.”

“Firebringer! Yeah, I love that one too-”

“No.”

[shobiolovechild]

not to be fucking dramatic, but I would literally throw up. but she seems better than me, so she didn't

[deeplovelydark]

deep space nine s05e12 // saturn devouring his son by francisco goya // ivan the terrible and his son ivan by ilya repin

[canonicallyobserving911]

First Child (Buck) & First Baby (Buck and Eddie)

Fanonwriter2023 on AO3

Where CANON and FANON collide!

FANON Future Buddie Fanfic Series

New Buddie Fanfic

Part 15 - Chapter 6 is now available on AO3. There's one more chapter after this one then both the fic and the series will be complete.

First Child (Buck) & First Baby (Buck and Eddie) - Eddie’s been a father for almost 14 years and Buck’s been a legal guardian to the same child for 4 years. However, after a court hearing, Buck will become a father to their first child and the title of legal guardian will be given to someone else. Also, one year and three months later, Buck and Eddie will welcome their first baby into the world.

First Child (Buck) & First Baby (Buck and Eddie)

Currently 123.3K Words and 6 of 7 Chapters have been posted; Rated: Mature

Chapters will be posted one at a time.

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Here's a snippet from Chapter 6 of a phone conversation that began with Buck but Eddie continued it after Buck's phone slipped from his hand and he was no longer able to continue it.

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Once a couple of seconds have passed since Buck last responded to the caller, he starts loudly speaking into the receiver and asks, “Mr. Buckley-Diaz, are you still there?”

Eddie hears him and so does the rest of A-shift.

While continuing to maintain eye contact with his husband, Eddie picks it up and replies, “Hello, my name is Eddie and I’m Buck’s husband. He’s not able to respond but if you’re allowed to speak with me, I can handle the call.”

“You’re Mr. Edmundo Marques Buckley-Diaz, correct?”

“Yes, I am. Could you please tell me your name and the reason for your call?”

“Of course, Mr. Buckley-Diaz. My name is Lawton Gurnsey, I’m an estate attorney here in Los Angeles with the Blaylock, Gurnsey and Madison law firm and I can speak with either of you because you’re both listed as primary beneficiaries on William and Sandra Miller’s estate account and that’s the reason for my call. As the executor and trustee, I have some important information to provide to both of you but before I can continue, I need to first verify your identity.”

“Ok, what information do you need from me?”

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First Love Confession -Buck and Eddie share their first real and meaningful love confession.

First Date - Buck and Eddie go on their first date.

First Kiss - Buck and Eddie share their first kiss.

First Argument - Buck and Eddie have their first argument.

First Couples Therapy Session- Buck and Eddie go to their first couples therapy sessions.

First Time - Eddie and Buck make love for the first-time.

First Morning After - The night after Buck and Eddie make love for the first-time, they spend their first morning after together.

First Relationship Reveal - Buck and Eddie’s first relationship reveal.

First Mourning - Buck and Eddie experience their first mourning after a loss together.

First Marriage Proposal - Eddie and Buck’s first marriage proposal.

First Fiancé Introductions - Buck and Eddie’s first introductions as fiancés.

First Wedding Planning & Preparation - Buck and Eddie’s first planning and preparation for their wedding and honeymoon.

First Civil Marriage Ceremony - Buck and Eddie’s first civil marriage ceremony.

First Honeymoon - Buck and Eddie’s first honeymoon.

First Child (Buck) & First Baby (Buck and Eddie) - Eddie’s been a father for almost 14 years and Buck’s been a legal guardian to the same child for 4 years. However, after a court hearing, Buck will become a father to their first child and the title of legal guardian will be given to someone else. Also, one year and three months later, Buck and Eddie will welcome their first baby into the world.

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Their Firsts, At Last - 425K Words; Currently 14 completed works and 1 in progress: A multi-part fanfic series about the romantic “firsts” Buck and Eddie share as they journey through life in an established relationship and their lives as a couple will include some of Buck’s individual “firsts” too. It’s filled with the FANON love, romance, fluff and domesticity their relationship should have been allowed to experience in CANON. The second part of the series title was adapted from the song “At Last” by Etta James.

This series of FANON future speculation fanfics is being written on a continuous timeline that begins with the start of season 7 (if it were to start in September 2023). Each part ends at a specific point in Buck and Eddie’s relationship so the next part can begin with the ending of the previous part. Therefore, parts 1-14 should be read prior to reading part 15 and the series will continue in that manner until it’s complete.

Parts 1 - 15 are available on AO3

Part 15 has 7 chapters but they will be posted one at a time. Currently, Chapters 1 - 6 are available on AO3 and once Chapter 7 is posted, both the fic and the series will be complete.

[bohemian-nights]

What do you think we would`ve seen in canon had Rhaena/Aemond or Baela/Aemond been canon?

For Rhaena and Aemond probably a Romeo and Juliet situation. Tragic and doomed from the start if everything else stays the same during the Dance besides Rhaemond falling in love with each other.

I could see Aemond and Rhaena meeting and forming a secret attachment during her visit to the capital. When Rhaena travels to Vale after the Dance breaks out, en route Aemond swoops in and kidnaps Rhaena(I don’t think she’d willingly leave her family, but I don’t think she’d leave him once she’s with him).

Now because Rhaena is a highborn girl and his cousin he’s taking her back to Kings Landing with him and marrying her in front of witnesses(Otto would want to use her as a hostage, but Aemond shuts that down).

When he goes to the Riverlands he either sends her away to Oldtown or he keeps her in KL with his mother(I imagine that when the Blacks take the capital Rhaena probably has guards around the clock that way Aemond doesn't try to sneak her out). In this scenario, Aemond still dies and if Rhaena falls pregnant she probably loses the baby 😬(but if she's at Oldtown don't worry guys Garmund will comfort her).

If it's a situation where the Dance for some reason doesn’t break out(Viserys would have to not be oblivious) I could see Aemond doing something to force Daemon's hand that way he has to go along with their union. He eventually comes along, but there is an uphill battle. In this scenario, Rhaemond get their happy ending and Aemond is given a lordship of his own to pass down to his and Rhaena’s children.

As far as Baela and Aemond go, I honestly can’t picture it. Like they just don’t mesh at all IMO(sorry to any shippers out there I’m just not seeing it 🤷🏽‍♀️). Baela and Aegon on the other hand have delicious potential 👀🔥

[gyunikum]

Fledgling Sailor of the Channel        |       Pirate of the Great Sand Sea

Tom Glynn-Carney in Dunkirk (2017) & SAS Rogue Heroes (2022)

[tumbling-through-deepspace]

The Hunter, a baby and the unexpected forming of family in unlikely place: Chapter Six

Chapter Summary: Zayne is a man that knows what he wants

AN: Super late chapter but it's here now. I can happily say this one so far is my favorite. Edited the phone conversation on Canva. Picture of model is taken off Pinterest @maincanvas.

Word Count: 2460 words

Eventual Relationships: Xavier/MC/Rafayel

Zayne/Sylus/Lyssa

Chapter Six: Say it First

Lyssa stared at the phone in her hand, her right eye twitching and the vehement urge to curse was right there, tethering at the edge.

This had one of her friends, specifically Lexie written all over it. She told her to leave well enough alone but no, did they ever listen?

Pinching the bridge of her nose, Lyssa stepped outside and paced, being mindful not to kick up grovel on the walkway.

She looked at the phone screen and the text message stared back, mocking her. She needed to hurry and change her number.

Sighing she locked the phone and sat on one of the rocking chairs. What was she to do? She could ignore him—it’s not like she had to reply to him – and turn off the phone once again. However, a part of her really wanted to respond.

Lyssa had the biggest crush on the surgeon but didn’t want to act on it. He never showed any sign of interest, and she didn’t want to waste her time besides, he and Jasmin were close.

“But why is he messaging me?”

Willing to feed her curiosity she sent a response, surprised that he sent one right back.

“Guess he’s not working today if he can respond so quick.”

Reading what he sent she rolled her eyes “But you are being forward, messaging me like we’re friends.”

She sent another text, and he sent another right back without missing a beat.

Lyssa stared once again at her phone, “Just what game is he playing at! Why did he go back?”

Pinching the bridge of her nose— something that she found to be doing too much of lately— she sighed. It wouldn’t hurt to entertain friendly conversation; God knows she needed stimulating conversation that could only be provided by another adult.

“He wanted to WHAT!? No way! This proves it, I’m in the fucking twilight zone, matrix and Bermuda triangle ‘cause there is no way, the Dr. Zayne wanted to ask me out and I have a newborn.”

She could see his typing which caused her to lean forward in anticipation. What popped up made her choke on her spit.

The video call popped up immediately making her squeak in surprise. Hesitantly, Lyssa accepted the call and had to stop herself from chucking the phone across the yard when Dr. Zayne’s face showed up.

“I’ve always been interested.”

Zayne took satisfying delight in the bewildered expression on Lyssa’s face. She looked so pretty with her hair in a bun, the way her neck was exposed and the off-shoulder sweater she currently wore. It all screamed domesticity and it suited her; she looked more relaxed.

He knows that she was an exceptional hunter, having graduated top of her class but this part of her was rare and it felt like a blessing for him having to see this side of her.

“It really is you.”

This made him gave a small smile “Why would you think it would be anyone else?”

This made Lyssa divert her eyes embarrassingly, but she quickly looked back at the phone, frowning “because Dr. Zayne you and I have always had a professional relationship and not once have you ever hinted or indicated an interest in me. Therefore, you cannot find fault in me doubting that it is you.”

“I suppose you have a point. Now that you are aware that it is me and that I am interested, would you like to spend some time together?”

“How long have you been interested?”

“For a year.”

Lyssa gasped “A year! Oh, but why now?” Wait—”

Zayne could feel the scrutiny even through the phone; he watched her pupils dilate and there was that stern look again “If you’re asking me out because of pity due to me being a single mother, I swear I’ll—”

“Lyssa. I’m asking you out because I want to; I will be honest, seeing you with your daughter made me realize I should have done this ages ago.

“Would we be having this conversation if she wasn’t in the picture?”

“Yes, we would have.”

She huffed “You seemed to have all the answers.”

Zayne shook his head in amusement “No, I just know what I want.”

Lyssa fanned herself with her free hand and cleared her throat “Well when you put it like that…I would love to go out with you.”

“Great. Are you free this Friday?”

“Yes, I’m free. I should let you know that I’ve moved out of town, so I’ll have to make my way back to Linkon.”

“Do you prefer me to pick up? My car can accommodate a car seat.”

Lyssa felt her heart flip. This man was expecting her to bring her daughter on their date.

“I appreciate the offer, but I’ll make my way to you and my daughter will not be joining us.”

“If, you’re sure.

“I am. Just send me the details and I’ll see you on Friday, Dr. Zayne.”

“Until then.”

Lyssa stood in the living room, arms crossed and watched her family with a stern expression.

Everyone was scattered around the room trying to avoid her gaze.

“I’m sure you all know why you are here besides babysitting your niece.”

Dox raised his hand “Whatever this is, I want to let you know that I had nothing to do with it.”

Roman rolled his eyes “Trust you to pull yourself clean out.”

“I am in no mood for one of her tantrums Ro.

“Excuse me. Tantrum? One of you took it upon yourselves to give Dr. Zayne Li my new contact information even though I gave explicit instructions that only members in this room should have it.”

Alexandra stood, placing her hands on her hips “Oh come off it Tweets. You are happy he messaged you. He asked you out didn’t he.”

Lyssa turned sharply in her direction, pointing a finger “That is not the point! I would have liked to have been asked permission before you gave out my number. You have no idea how shocked I was when he messaged and called me.”

The whole living room broke out in excited chatter “He asked you out!” “Holy shit, you said yes!” “Finally! When is the date? Where are you two going?”

Groaning, she hid her face behind her hands. Dam them, for meddling. Peeking between her fingers, Lyssa was greeted with grinning faces.

A voice from the front door made her turn with a speed that it looked like she teleported “Don’t be too hard on them Ly. I gave the doctor your number. Am I late to the party?”

The newcomer was scooped up into the Hunter’s arms “Put me down! Two years and you’re still with this.”

“Shut it pipsqueak, endure my hugs as punishment for your transgressions.”

“Dramatic much. I helped you get the guy you were crushing on, did I?”

Lyssa unexpectedly rushed out the door and into the yard, separated herself from them, then gave a hard kick that had them crashing through the trees.

“Fucking brat! Don’t you and Lexie ever get tired of playing matchmaker? All you had to do was let me handle it, Onyx.”

Jumping to the side, she avoided the sting of a whip.”

Onyx came running out the tree line, battle ready and grinning “Ha! Let you handle it? You’ve had a massive crush on the man for day one and never made a move. I had to do something, wait any longer and your ovaries would have shriveled into non-existence.

Lyssa released the control she had on her Evol and summoned a bow staff. She sent a blast followed by a few jabs to Onyx’s pressure points. The cyan-haired girl dodged, and counter attacked with a few cracks of her whip.

The two went back and forth, shooting insults as well as attacks. The others were eating popcorn and placing bets on the porch. Just a typical Tuesday afternoon. Little Ella sat on Alexandra’s lap clapping her hand, giggling.

Stepping into the shop, Zayne looked around, taking in the many shelves filled with literature. He had time to pick up some books before meeting Lyssa at the café.

Moving forward, he casually moved through the rows, skimming the titles; nothing really piqued his interest. That was until he entered an open space.

Nothing short of being surprised, he took notice of his date across from where he stood. His eyes took in Lyssa braced against a bookcase fully engrossed in a graphic novel. His eyes travelled along the length of her body, appreciating how she looked from her hairstyle to her outfit; black was such a sexy color on her.

His hand twitched; he wanted desperately to touch. How was it possible for one person to make him want to act on his impulses?

Moving forward, he came up behind her, leaning until his lips hovered over her ear “If you’re not careful, someone will carry you away.”

Turning slowly, her eyes met his and he wanted to get lost in her violet gaze. The excitement within them made his stomach flip.

“Are you that someone? If so, I won’t mind. Hello Dr. Zayne.”

“Lyssa.”

“It appears that you and I have the same idea. I didn’t expect to see you here.”

“This establishment is known for having a wide selection of books. I thought I would check it out before meeting with you.”

Smiling, she replaced the novel on the shelf “My first time coming in here, but I like what I see so far. I’ll have to come back… Since we are both here, I know it’s a bit early but if you want to go to the café, we can head out.”

“No, we still have time. How about we start the date now. Pick whatever books you want, my treat.”

“Careful doctor, you’re spoiling me already and we’ve only just started.”

Zayne gave a chuckle “I see no issue.”

Moving closer, Lyssa looked up at him “Let’s make a deal. We both share the things we like and enjoy the date together. I don’t want you to just focus on my enjoyment; I want you to have a great time too.”

“Just having you here next to me is making my day.”

Lyssa could feel her cheeks heat up “Keep talking like that and I’m going to kiss you, Zayne.”

“That isn’t much of a threat.”

“It wasn’t. Just wanted to give you a heads up of what will happen if you keep sweet-talking me.”

Zayne reached out to cup one of her cheeks in his hand. The warmth of her skin left his hand tingling. He observed as she shuddered as he stroked her skin with his thumb “Come on, go pick whatever you want, I too need to get a few books.”

He smiled at the pout on her lips and watched as she walked away, taking in the curve of her hips. She was temptation on legs. Why did he wait so long to ask her out again?

Oh, right. He was too much in his head.

After the bookstore they went to the café for lunch, where Lyssa learned that Zayne did not like carrots but had a sweet tooth that could rival her own.

He in turn learned that she could bake just about anything but can’t cook to save anyone’s life.

“How is that possible? Doesn’t cooking and baking follow the same principles?”

“Every time I try to cook, something always catches on fire. ALWAYS. Yet, when I bake, things are just natural. I can’t explain it.”

Conversation flowed between the two and Lyssa found herself smiling so much that her cheeks were starting to hurt but she didn’t care; Zayne was great a great conversationalist, adding intellect and dry humor was just a bonus. He was also such a gentleman.

They left the café and took a walk through a shopping district until they arrived at one of Linkon city’s parks.

They were sitting on a bench, facing a pond and Lyssa was feeding some ducks.

“Thank you for this.”

He looked at her, gaze soft “I think I should be thanking you for agreeing to come out”

Raising a brow, she chuckled “Couldn’t you have said ‘you’re welcome’? Come on Zayne, I wanted to be here just as much as you want me to be here.”

“Is that true?”

Throwing the last of the bread to the ducks, she dusted off her fingers and turned her whole body to face Zayne.

“I’m going to confess something to you… I’ve had a crush on you from the moment our eyes met when Dr. Waverly included you in my case. I tried to push it at the back of my mind, but as time passed, every interaction, the days we would have to meet, I couldn’t ignore those feelings anymore. Eventually, I gave up believing that there would be anything between us.

You’ve never showed interest, and I refused to make a fool of myself by coming to you confessing. That’s why our relationship has always been professional in nature. So, believe me when I say that I’m elated being here with you. Dam, what a mouthful.”

Zayne took her face in his hands, running both thumbs along each cheek; leaning forward, his lips hovered above hers, seeking permission. “Kiss me please, Zayne.”

Closing the gap, he kissed her slowly, savoring the taste of her lips against his. He felt her hands run along his arms until they came to rest on his shoulders.

The sensations he felt were unlike anything he’d ever felt. It felt like his whole body was on fire and when he felt her tongue run along his lips, asking for entry, he couldn’t help the growl that came from the back of his throat.

The kiss became deeper with him cradling the back of her neck in one hand while the other lay on her hip.

At one point, Lyssa found herself on his lap. The two of them forgetting they were in a park and at any time someone could walk along the path and find them.

However, they were lost in each other. It felt like forever but eventually their lips parted.

Zayne observed the blissful look on her face and the way her eyes were glazed over. Her lips were swollen from all the biting he did to them; he wanted to do it again.

“Go out with me again.”

Blinking slowly, her gaze came back into focus, and she looked at him “I’ve never been kissed like that before. Can I look forward to having more kisses on all our future dates, Dr. Zayne?”

He let out a laugh “Yes, as many as you can handle.”

“Then I’ll be happy to go out with you again.”

[chaika-jpeg-shitpost]

yamazaki-san... a torrey and rian backstory in a foreseeable future... please

[ivysos2001]

I know we talk about it literally all the time but it’s still insane to me how you can listen to Taylor’s discography for years and years and still at any moment a song you’ve been listening to for years and years can suddenly hit you out of nowhere bc of whatever you’re going through at that moment and you feel so heard and understood that it feels magical like she’s peering into your soul

Like sometimes the song is one you don’t listen to very often or one that you’ve never really loved before and maybe you’re going through something completely unrelated to what inspired the song but suddenly you hear it and it just hits you so hard

[pinkieroy]

On the topic of catholicism, I learned today that it's very hard to make a protestant understand why babies get baptized.

My friend was like they should wait for when they are old enough to choose, and he just didn't get the other sacraments had this function while a baptism was so a baby didn't die and go straight to hell for being born in sin. Sex was had for you to be here, so you gotta be clean of that first and foremost, you can make choices later

(Also, he gotta know that babies died a lot more often in the past, so it was a thing that parents felt that had to be done, and then tradition is tradition and it takes long to die out)

[touchlikethesun]

— leviticus 20:13 on ao3

[navree]

I think it is very funny (and by funny I mean infuriating and appalling) that people's reactions to a mother being terrified to death for her children's lives is "boohoo Alicent is stupid!" and not "poor thing, that's not how a mother should be made to feel by HER OWN FAMILY"

This is such a problem with literally any TV show or movie, which is that people forget that we are an omnipotent audience. We see everything, we know everything, we are the only people involved in the story that have complete and utter control over all of the information of the story. None of the other characters do, and that's why they make the decisions they do, and if they seem somewhat nonsensical to us that's because we know everything and they don't.

(seriously, as someone who was in The Originals fandom for a time, season 2 was the hardest time to be Hayley fan when half the audience forgot that her decisions made total sense if you just looked at the information she had access to, not all the information of the entire story.)

Alicent's information is this: 1) Rhaenyra lied to her (lies by omission count as lies), and then 2) appears to have leveraged those lies to strip away the last of Alicent's support as well as anyone partial to her children's place in the line of succession. 3) Rhaenyra is then callous enough to drive a man to suicide and, in the process, get another man killed, with no outward remorse. 4) Over the next ten years Rhaenyra commits at best a huge social faux-pas and at worse an outright treason and 5) the products of that treason are cruel to her own sons which Rhaenyra has done nothing to stop (or really do anything to bridge any gap in their relationship) until 6) she proposes the Jace/Helaena marriage, which just looks like an attempt to take Alicent's only daughter hostage when you have an uncharitable view of her. 7) Rhaenyra then does nothing about her son maiming Alicent's and in fact 8) demands that Aemond be tortured for having eyes that can see and 9) vocally approves the plan to maim Alicent's son and Alicent herself for also having eyes that can see, because it helps her succession and that of her sons. And the coup de grace is in 10) Alicent seeing Rhaenyra murder her husband so she can marry who she wants and gather more strength to her side.

That is all the information Alicent has on Rhaenyra as heir to the throne. That she is callous, thoughtless, bloodthirsty in the pursuit of getting what she wants, uncaring towards others, with the capacity towards coldblooded murder to anyone who gets in her way (and who are in her way? Alicent's Targaryen children, especially Alicent's firstborn Targaryen son), and no remorse or thought to consequence for anything she does. Of course, we, the audience, see things from more than just Rhaenyra's point of view, we know that her thoughtlessness is borne out of being sheltered, that she's lighthearted and playful, that she is genuinely just trying to find love within the confines of an incompatible marriage, that the faults in her relationship with Daemon lie with Daemon as the adult and senior figure, that her attempts to reach out are genuine, that she's held the best belief in Alicent for a long time ("I do not believe Alicent is capable of cold blooded murder") that she did not murder Laenor, and that she has no intention of hurting Alicent or her kids and genuinely wants to be a good ruler and pass down the Targaryen legacy/Song of Ice and Fire (whether she can be a good ruler is debatable at best, and also God I hate the stupid prophecy fuck it so hard).

So to the audience, yeah Alicent's reactions can seem irrational, but most people with basic competence and understanding of storytelling can also understand that the impression we have of the story is something no one else in universe does, it's why I'm also willing to give grace to Rhaenyra for sometimes thinking the worst of Alicent because she doesn't have access to the information that we do.

But let's be real, ASOIAF/GOT/F&B/HOTD and all adjacent fandoms have been horrifically toxic and misogynistic, a mindset that extends far beyond characters and even to the actors, no matter which side of certain debates you fall under (yes this is a fandom wide callout I've seen all teams be gross as Hell), as I'm of the belief that insulting Matt Smith's looks and harassing his mother is in fact just as bad as bullying Emily Carey off Twitter, and relentlessly castigating Sophie Turner for no reason including when she was a child is in fact just as bad as mocking Emilia Clarke's brain injuries, this shouldn't be controversial. So I'm not surprised that this toxicity exists towards the character, and there's a lack of understanding in how yeah, Alicent should not be made to feel that her children are in active danger due to the actions of not just their sister but also their literal father, her husband (and that the worsening of the relationship post-Driftmark is entirely on Team Black for not doing anything to make amends for what happened to Aemond whatsoever and refusing to even be contrite years after the fact, Vhagar eating Luke was too merciful for him I said what I said).

A lot of the people who think this way are mostly casual watchers, or just really die-hard Team Black Twitter stans, so we can at least take comfort in the fact that most people with media literacy, whether they be regular fans or even critics, are more willing to extend Alicent the grace she deserves, and us Greenies can stan her hard enough to power a major metropolis in the meantime.

[lyriumsings]

sad bc i can’t really pin down which oc was my first oc bc ive literally been making them for as long as i can remember ive had them for every interest ive ever watched, played or read. but if i had to choose i think the title of My First Ever Oc would have to go to my percy jackson one tbh who honestly should probably be completely revamped SHSJ