#hero worship doesnt belong

[xanfeursel]

sits down. has thoughts abt bg3-era judith. or like . post-bg2 judith in general.

[oh23]

Jason having a sore spot because he's the only one who ever saw/witnessed Dick NOT being the "good older brother".

Like everyone's always like wow dick is so nice hes so chill hes soo dependable, and Jason Knows theyre right- its not that- but hes just so. pissed off that hes the only one who never really got that version of dick. He's the only one who saw the edgy angsty angry teen that Dick was. the only one who knows what it feels like to be on his toes around Dick.

and he truly doesnt hold it against him, obviously not- but some things just hurt- and stick, yk?

Like he just mentally scoffs at all the Dick praise and blind hero worship and when hes feeling especially pissy and says hurtful shit he makes sure to bring every shitty thing that Dick has done. and it hurts everyone and its a shitty thing to do and say but then Dick shouldnt have done that-

Complicated sibling relationships!!!!!!!!!! :D

( and if ur a "oh they had a really good relationship thooo!!" truther- thats fine! cool ! idc!! i like them spicy!! i want them to have a fucked up complicated dynamic. Id kill for you but god i usually hate you but you know i love you- type shit ok?? its perfect. a street kid who was raised by the feeling of Being unwanted with a Older teen who was raised by an emotionally constipated loser who seemingly "replaced" him, gave what belonged to him to some random kid- ITS SUCH PERFECT SETUP)

[talescfmales]

damian hardung, homosexual, male + he/him → isn’t that kristian bjorgman? i hear that they're kristoff from frozen. i hear they’re twenty-four. they seem to be cordial & assiduous, but also intransigent & gauche. their aesthetics include the strumming of a lute, being a personal heater, the cutting of frozen ice, giving animals voices.

IDENTIFICATION

full name : kristian garrett bjorgman .

occupation : ice harvester , arendelle ice master and deliverer .

nicknames : kristoff (anders, elsen, hans only) , kris .

gender : cis-male .

pronouns : he/him .

age : twenty - four .

place of birth : somewhere in the ice caps .

nationality : arendellian .

MIRROR

face claim : damian hardung .

hair color : a dirty blonde.

eye color : blue .

height : 5 ' 11 " ( 179 cm ) .

build : kristian is a bit more lean , and has the abs to show for it, is strong - i guess what you typically call a sleeper build, doesnt flaunt it off.

usual expression : his expression is kind but he does have his off days. always looking for the good in people but can be a little judgy through his eyes and eyebrows , wont waste his time on people he dont vibe with .

distinguishing characteristics : messy dirty blonde hair that looks like its supposed to be stylized that way , a nice jawline and striking eyes of blue that compete for attention over the ice he sells .

clothing style : worn-in practicality, rustic nordic warmth, practical mountain chic, cozy layered textures, durable to most reindeer trampling, earthy and autumn tones

PSYCHE

zodiac sign : taurus sun , cancer moon , capricorn rising .

meyer - briggs : isfp : the adventurer .

enneagram : type 9 , wing 8 : the peacekeeper/comfort seeker .

moral alignment : chaotic good .

hobbies : harvesting ice , singing , weightlifting , carpentry , sword fighting , singing , dancing , taking care of animals .

positive traits : hard working, adventurous , compassionate , steadfast , caring , strong-willed , joyful, determined , energetic , friendly , humorous, , persistent , resourceful .

negative traits : overthinker , aloof , impulsive , spontaneous , timid at times , rough , sarcastic , stubborn , opinionated .

mental health : kristian's mental health is generally good for the most part , r, having found a sense of belonging and love with ander , sven, and their extended family. His years of isolation left him deeply independent, but his relationships help soften his edges, making him more comfortable leaning on others for support. .

NSFW

position : versatile : he is easier to please he just wants affection.

size : 8 1/2 " ( 21.59 cm ).

kinks : marking/biting/scratching, body worship , playful teasing , risk and adventure , sensory play , cumplay, praise kink , emotional intensity , seductive atmospheres , hero - rescuer fantasies , exhibitionism , verbal affection .

anti - kinks : cruelty , coldness , degradation , humiliation , apathy , excessive pain , loveless encounters , strict rules , extreme bdsm , mockery, exclusion , overly dark themes , watersports / scat .

BIOGRAPHY

we will get to this soon but not much has changed from the kristoff you know.

[hagravenholm]

Leftist Twitter is basically just who can out-woke each other and then a Biden Bro comes in and and asks you why you’re virtually voting for trump bc you’re a piece of shit who dared to raise a reasonable and accurate concern about his and copmala’s past actions. It’s like do any of you even see the problem here. Do any of the aggressively pro-Biden voters ever even stop to question why they have to practically beg other sane people (non-GOP) to vote for this candidate??? Like?! Why he’s complicit in helping the dnc to undermine and dismiss progressives. (Maybe bc he knows they’ll help him get his nomination without him having to do any of the work himself or commit to any helpful policies like the two that progressives have been begging for that’ll threaten his sponsors and donors’ bottom lines lol) or they’re just too caught up in the absolute fantasy that electing joe Biden will fix the system that has brought us to this point. Where we’re at right now. It’s so bad that I can’t even put myself in the headspace of someone who was pro-Biden from the jump bc I’m just not that uninformed. Either way, “nothing will fundamentally change” right and either way it will be the leftists’ fault. Just like how it was in 2016 even though Clinton won the popular vote yet it was the Bernie bro’s apparently lol. Yet strangely I never see many of these self-proclaimed leftists who are so pro-joe up in arms over Elizabeth 🐍 Warren, you know the former republican, running a diet-Bernie platform while telling lie after lie after lie and never fucking getting questioned or called out on it. Hm weird lol. On twitter they’re just assigning you privilege if your vote is being supressed bc if you don’t or can’t vote for Biden then you’re obv an upper-class middle-aged white person. And if you dare criticize or question those two fun, quirky, relatable, definitely-NOT-cop, corporate-sponsored neolibs running as elected officials whose whole job is supposed to be earning your vote then you have to be a Russian bot. Or oh yeah sorry I forgot, voting for bad Cheeto man!!! Or in the words of the man himself “not black” or you’re not [insert race here] enough. It’s wild. Dems have become so weak and so clueless and republican that they literally expect mitch mcConnell and the other soulless fucking scum in the GOP to be scared of being called liars and hypocrites and that they’ll wait to nominate someone for the Supreme Court???? How stupid do you have to be to think that they will care about being called out NOW after all this time and after all the shit they’ve gotten away with. They’ve only been getting more brazen and fascist and worse under trump but yeah you’re right I’m sure they’ll uphold their word like the honorable people they are lmfaoooooooooooo The system is broken and yet again it’s somehow our fault for pointing things out.

[stellocchia]

When c!wilbur said c!tommy and c!Jack had moved on from lmanburg I wanted to shake him by the shoulders like.

No they haven't!! Just becasue they're acting like they have doesn't mean shit!!! Pls i am begging u to realize that comment is as true as ur 'i dont care about lmanburg' comment, c!wilbur.

: ( its like he thinks that only he and c!tubbo really cared about it....

Also c!tubbo dodging the fact that c!dream also blew up lmanburg because he doesnt want to argue about it with Wilbur 'dream is my hero' soot right now... Or at least that's how I took that lol

Yeah... None of the citizens really moved on from L'Manburg, aside from Ranboo I suppose. Quackity is desperate for a sense of belonging he lacks, Jack is alone and miserable to the point that he turned to alcohol to cope, Tommy is literally constantly one step away from breaking down, Niki thought she moved on with the Syndicate, but it's obvious she's still so so hurt and doesn't know how to deal with it in a healthy way and Fundy is struggling HARD, it's no coincidence that he started suffering from a severe case of insomnia after losing his support system.

None of them moved on. None of them know how to deal with it.

Also yeah, Tubbo definitely left Dream out because of that, I mean he brought up Dream alone at first, he only backtracked because of Wilbur's misplaced hero-worship of him.

[feministsasuke]

i was frustrated with seeing some pro-chinese communist party posts on my dash talking abt how the concentration camps of uyghur muslims in china don’t exist from one of my mutuals but now im just gonna say it! genocide denial is getting you a hard block. dont let me see those posts again im so mad. ive done more research and im not fucking letting yall deny ethnic cleansing.

like seriously get a fucking grip. is every single fucking uyghur lying abt their community members being forced to work & give up their heritage and culture to become han chinese or face being tortured starved and killed. why the fuck would they do that. what would they even have to gain if they were lying.

ive come to the conclusion that i actually really dislike t/ankies b/c authoritarianism isnt fucking cute it’s killed millions <3 i dont care how right or left their political ideology is if a gov commits human rights abuses. why are yall romanticizing dictators literally so many communist/socialist scholars and even former/current world leaders weren’t/aren’t murderers why are the worst people worth hero worship. and proud “”communist”” defenders of authoritarian china blow my mind its not even a communist country go die. 

(like yay <3 communist in name is a win girlies <3 wealth disparity? mass poverty? suppression and discrimination? huh? murder of ethnic minorities and political dissidents? billions spent on propaganda? rural areas are left to suffer? no jobs guarantee? no federal minimum wage? no protections for farmers? gov. is hostile to unions? gov. is against freedom of religion? gov has ignored for decades environmental issues? air&water&food pollution and the rising # of cancer patients? but the country has measures to help environmental problems and universal healthcare ^_^ that’s still too expensive for many citizens to afford... but yesssss but it has the red flag yesssssss <3 the u.s. also fucking sucks my government is also corrupt and run by genocidal immoral lowlifes who belong in hell and we also have fucking concentration camps at the u.s.-mexico border and in private prisons all across the country but wow obviously im a dumb american who doesnt understand that when a country says theyre a communist / socialist or a republic that means that’s what they are <3 teehee <3)

[captain-jinguji]

Sorry it took so long @yumi-yuka-yuki but I FINALLY finished Syo's :)

SYO KURUSU YANDERE ALPHABET

Affection: How do they show their love and affection? How intense would it get?

Syo would show his affection by quite literally throwing himself at his darling. Gifts and surprises would also be a huge thing for him, especially if he senses his darling's discomfort. Other than that, hes actually more "chill" with affection and not super intense, unlike some others. 

Blood: How messy are they willing to get when it comes to their darling?

Has come home bloody before, will do it again. If theres anything that stands in his and his darling's way, consider that person and or thing eliminated. Permanently. Of course, he knows it shocks his darling but he tries to reason with that that it was for their own safety. Sometimes that's believable, most times it's just plain scary. 

Cruelty: How would they treat their darling once abducted? Would they mock them?

Oh yes he would mock them, ESPECIALLY if theyve been ~unappreciative~ of his efforts. As long as they try to "understand" him though, he will try to "understand" them. Or. At least that's what he makes them think. 

Darling: Aside from abduction, would they do anything against their darling’s will?

Surprisingly, he would actually not force himself onto them, at least at first. He tries to understand that this is new for his darling (and him!!!) And that they both just need time to cope. He does, at some point, tend to publicly humiliate them, both sexually and not, just to ensure that no one else wants them and or tries to take them from him. He's a very MINE type of yandere that takes it to extremes. 

Exposed: How much of their heart do they bare to their darling? How vulnerable are they when it comes to their darling?

He WANTS to be vulnerable, he really does. He wants to be their hero and have them love him unconditionally and he knows that there needs to be a certain amount of vulnerability on his part in order for that to happen,BUT the more his darling defies him or betrays him, the less open he is. 

Fight: How would they feel if their darling fought back?

He would get mad and fight them. Physical fights between him and his darling are not uncommon but he always stops and just cradles them up in his arms, holding them tight even as they push against him and scream into his ear. Afterall, he has to be there for his darling, has to be the protector. 

Game: Is this a game to them? How much would they enjoy watching their darling try to escape?

This is not a game. I repeat this is NOT a game. You are HIS and HIS alone and he will do ANYTHING to make that known. Dont even try to escape him because he will not play that route. 

Hell: What would be their darling’s worst experience with them?

He has beaten them unconscious before. That split moment when he didn't know whether or not his darling was still alive send him almost passing out himself. How could he let this happen? He was so shocked at his own actions that he vowed to never let it get this far again, and though he still tends to get physical at times, he doesnt take it to these extremes. 

Ideals: What kind of future do they have in mind for/with their darling?

He wants a family with his darling. Something that secures them to him for life; something that truly makes them unable to escape. Children are the perfect way to do that. 

Jealousy: Do they get jealous? Do they lash out or find a way to cope?

You can just walk down the same street as his darling and he gets jealous. He's one of the worst ones, too, and will go to great lengths just to prove that his darling belongs to HIM.  

Kisses: How do they act around or with their darling?

Very confident and bold. He wants his darling to know that he CAN and WILL protect them from anyone and thing and that they dont have to worry about anything; leave it up to him. All of this sounds cute until they figure out what lies beneath the mask. 

Love letters: How would they go about courting or approaching their darling?

He becomes friends with them first. It all seemed normal you know, a friendship turned romance. Shy and cute, but then it turned sour and now they cant escape the bitter taste that will forever be settled on their tongue. 

Mask: Are their true colors drastically different from the way they act around everyone else?

Kind of but kind of not. Syo has always been very bold, very daring, very dangerous. It just never occurred to anyone of how BAD it could get. 

Naughty: How would they punish their darling?

Humiliation and beatings are his main ways. More so humiliation. Whether that be (very) public sex, leaking of personal information, or dark pranks. Humiliation is his favorite form of punishments. 

Oppression: How many rights would they take away from their darling?

Much like Cecil, his darling won't have many rights either. They are to be with him at all times and report to him whenever he asks for it. Almost becomes like a military commander.

Patience: How patient are they with their darling?

He has absolutely no patience. Sure he tries to "understand" but there's no excuse for them to lash out at him or be so ungrateful. 

Quit: If their darling dies, leaves, or successfully escapes, would they ever be able to move on?

If they successfully escape from him, he would ask himself what he did wrong before going on a long and extensive search because now he needs answers. He woukd try to "win" his darling back by sweet romancing them which may or may not work. If his darling dies, he would most likely also die. Whether that be by his own two hands or from going into a shock and his heart giving out. 

Regret: Would they ever feel guilty about abducting their darling? Would they ever let their darling go?

Meh. He sees it as a "hero saves princess from world" kind of scenario not that he actually kidnapped and tortured a human being. He might feel guilt for some actions, but he won't feel guilty for wanting to be with his darling. 

Stigma: What brought about this side of them (childhood, curiosity, etc)?

I dont think anything in particular brought it on. Its more like a darker side if him that he always had that was successfully unlocked when he met his darling. Almost like they were the key to the lock. 

Tears: How do they feel about seeing their darling scream, cry, and/or isolate themselves?

It quite honestly breaks his heart when his darling is genuinely unhappy, it just never occurs to him that he's the reason, so he goes and destroys everything/one else instead so his darling can be happy again. 

Unique: Would they do anything different from the classic yandere?

Not really hes pretty spot on with the classic yandere. 

Vice: What weakness can their darling exploit in order to escape?

Definitely his heart condition. If he gets riled up enough he has to sit down and take breaks because his heart will give out otherwise and thats their chance to escape. Get him angry, violent, and breathing with fire, and theres a good chance his heart might give out. 

Wit’s end: Would they ever hurt their darling?

Yes and has done it before. He does feel bad for some of the extremes but every action has a consequence.

Xoanon: How much would they revere or worship their darling? To what length would they go to win their darling over?

Once his eyes are set on someone, that's it. Theyre like a prize to him and by any means necessary. He will win that prize. 

Yearn: How long do they pine after their darling before they snap?

Not very long. He's very "heroic" from the beginning on so the minute his darling doesnt appreciate his heroism toward them, he snaps. 

Zenith: Would they ever break their darling?

Its not that he wants to break them, its just things would be so much easier if he did. Depends on how free willed and determined his darling is. 

[fortunatelylori]

What prophecies do you think will play out on the show? What will be the outcome and which character will the prophecy be about?

Hey, nonnie!

Hmmm … very interesting question. And a multi-layered one. 

Of course the show will have to pay-off the prophecies it included from the books. Then there are prophecies that were not mentioned in the show but by the nature of revealing the endgame and by being ahead of the books, the show will either pay them off or at least give heavy hints for what they might be in the books. And then there are foreshadowing elements that aren’t really prophecies per se but serve a similar purpose in the narrative. 

So let’s get started. Warning: this will get long. 

Prophecies mentioned in the show

Azor Ahai

Melisandre: After the long summer, the darkness will fall heavy on the world. Stars will bleed. The cold breath of winter will freeze the seas and the Dead shall rise in the North. In the ancient books it’s written that a warrior shall draw a burning sword from the fire and that sword shall be Lightbringer. 

This is very much in play, having been mentioned as recently as season 7 and I believe that by the end of season 8 we will have a definitive answer as to who and what Azor Ahai is. 

I’ve talked about this before in this post. Here is an excerpt: 

I think it’s far more likely that Azor Ahai is not a hero. He’s a villain and the elemental opposite to the Night King.  R'hllor followers herald Azor Ahai’s second coming with such encouraging words as: “ he will bring an eternal summer” which sounds great if you worship fire but in reality an eternal summer is about as bad as an eternal winter. If the WWs unbalance the world by plunging it into night and winter, Azor Ahai is supposed not to bring balance back but to unbalance it in the opposite direction.

Considering the placement of Azor Ahai in complete opposition to the WW and the obsession with fire of the followers of R’hllor, I’d say that the best candidate for this position is one D*enerys Targareyen, which doesn’t sound surprising since many people theorize the same. The twist is that AA was never meant to be a hero but rather an antagonist. @trinuviel has a fantastic series regarding this topic and I would encourage you to read it. She goes into a lot more detail than I am able to provide.

One aspect of this prophecy that is not brought up in the show is Nissa Nissa: 

To fight the darkness, Azor Ahai needed to forge a hero’s sword. He labored for thirty days and thirty nights until it was done. However, when he went to temper it in water, the sword broke. He was not one to give up easily, so he started over.

The second time he took fifty days and fifty nights to make the sword, even better than the first. To temper it this time, he captured a lion and drove the sword into its heart, but once more the steel shattered.

The third time, with a heavy heart, for he knew beforehand what he must do to finish the blade, he worked for a hundred days and nights until it was finished. This time, he called for his wife, Nissa Nissa, and asked her to bare her breast. He drove his sword into her living heart, her soul combining with the steel of the sword, creating Lightbringer, the Red Sword of Heroes.

People have been speculating for years on who might be the Nissa Nissa in the story but because this isn’t mentioned in the show, I’m not really sure this will be paid off. However, considering Melisandre’s obsession with blood magic and human sacrifice, I think there’s a possibility that a candidate will arise. And in my opinion, that would probably be Mel herself. She foretold her own death in season 7 and because of the nature of her arc, the relation to fire, blood and magic I can see her as a willing human sacrifice for the glory of the prophesied hero. 

However, since I don’t think she is interpreting the prophecy of Azor Ahai correctly and that AA is probably not the person that will end the Long Night, I don’t think this human sacrifice in the form of Nissa Nissa 2.0 will have an effect or at least not the desired one. 

In the comments section of the post I linked above, @trinuviel brought forth the idea that the story of Nissa Nissa and Lightbringer is a metaphorical set of instructions on how to forge Valyrian steel. And I have to say that’s a very intriguing idea and one that sounds very plausible to me for several reasons: 

1. Valyrian steel swords are already magical swords and we know they are effective against the WWs. What could a burning sword do that these other swords can’t?

2. The Valyrians were known to practice blood magic and it’s theorized that’s where the source of most of their power came from, including their bond with dragons. 

3. GRRM has purposefully pointed to the mystery surrounding the forging of Valyrian steel in story several times. There must be a pretty big reason why he hasn’t revealed how these swords are forged. 

The Younger More Beautiful Queen

Maggy the Frog: Oh, yes! You’ll be queen … For a time. Then comes another. Younger. More beautiful. To cast you down and take all you hold dear. 

I believe the last time Cersei mentioned her encounter with Maggy the Frog was after Myrcella was killed. So this will be paid off in season 8.

I’ve made the argument in the past that Sansa is the younger, more beautiful queen that will cast Cersei down and take all that she holds dear: 

Sansa has been intimately involved in all of Cersei’s tragedies even though she is not directly responsible. She was the one that carried the poison that killed Jofferey, the war with her brother is the reason why Myrcella was sent to Dorne, Jofferey’s death leads to Tommen becoming king and eventually killing himself. And, by the end of this series, Sansa might end up as queen of the Seven Kingdoms effectively replacing Cersei.

It isn’t that Sansa is directly responsible for what happens to Cersei but that she ends up taking everything from her in a way that no one could have predicted unless you look back at the events. 

There is an aspect of this prophecy that isn’t mentioned but I think will be paid off as well: 

And when your tears have drowned you, the valonqar shall wrap his hands about your pale white throat and choke the life from you.

I honestly have no idea why they chose not to include this in the show since it’s part of the same conversation as the younger, more beautiful queen. They might bring it up in season 8 through another flash-back and I think that they should. Either way, I’m pretty sure we will find out who the valonqar is. 

I’ve made an argument for Jaime because I think it will be a fitting end to their story and because of what Cersei told Ned about her and Jaime back in season 1: 

Cersei: Jaime and I are more than brother and sister. We shared a womb. We came into this world together. We belong together. 

And by that logic … they will die together. Or at least one will be the end to the other. 

The Prince that was Promised

Melisandre: You should kneel before your brother. He’s the lord’s chosen. Born amidst salt and smoke. 

This is a dicey one because it’s only brought up by Mel as an interchangeable title for Azor Ahai. 

In the books, however, the PTWP is also brought up in relation to Rhaegar and his prophecy fulfilling quest. When D*ny visits the House of the Undying, she has a vision of her brother holding his infant son, Aegon, by Elia Martell and saying this: 

Rhaegar: Aegon. What better name for a king?

Elia: Will you make a song for him?

Rhaegar: He has a song. He is the prince that was promised, and his is the song of ice and fire.

From what we know at this time, Rhaegar never brings up the Azor Ahai prophecy and we don’t know that much about the PTWP. But I tend to think these two aren’t related. 

I believe the PTWP is Jon. His is the only story that is linked to both fire and ice. He is the literal product of the song of ice and fire (the son of a Targareyen and a Stark) and his story is connected to both ice and fire through out. He fights against Ice in the form of the White Walkers and he encounters both the false Azor Ahai (Stannis) and now D*ny, who is the person associated the most with fire in the series. If the Dance of Dragons 2.0 and dark D*ny theories become canon, his song of ice and fire would be his titular role in both these great wars that are about to visit Westeros. He also has “salt and smoke” imagery associated with his death (and subsequent resurrection). 

So I tend to see the PTWP and AA as actually being ultimate adversaries. 

What I’m doubting at the moment is whether or not the show will bother differentiating between these two. I do think that by confirming Dark D*ny and the Dance of Dragons 2.0, they will essentially pay off this prophecy but I’m not sure they’ll signal the distinction. 

That’s about it on the show-included prophecies, I think.

Prophecies not mentioned in the show

The Last Hero

Legends of the north state the last hero and his companions went in search of the children of the forest during the Long Night, thousands of years ago. The only survivor of the company after attacks from giants, wights, and Others, the last hero eventually reached the children and gained their assistance. The Night’s Watch then formed and won the Battle for the Dawn. This ended the generation-long winter and sent the Others into retreat, possibly to the Land of Always Winter. The fate of the last hero is unknown

One could make an argument that this is not a prophecy but rather a story but because the Battle for the Dawn 2.0 is fast approaching, this story/prophecy will most likely be paid off in season 8. 

If anyone is destined to be the hero to save the world from the Long Night that character is Bran Stark and his story is linked to the legend of the Last Hero, who is also identified as Bran the Builder. This connection is not fully established yet but I believe the characters of the Last Hero and Bran the Builder to be one and the same. 

Bran is the Three Eyed Raven, he’s traveled to the Lands of Always Winter and reached the children of the forest. That’s enough evidence for me to assume that his role in season 8 and the defeat of the WWs will pay off the Legend of the Last Hero. Incidentally, Bran the Builder is mentioned in relation to our Bran by Maester Luwin in season 1. 

We might also get a pay off for how the Wall and Winterfell were actually built although I do think part of this story will remain a mystery that will most likely be tackled in the Long Night prequel. 

D*ny’s prophecies in the House of the Undying

… mother of dragons, daughter of death …

… mother of dragons, slayer of lies …

… mother of dragons, bride of fire …

Essentially, I believe all of these will be paid off by the Dark D*ny reveal.

three fires must you light… one for life and one for death and one to love… three mounts must you ride… one to bed and one to dread and one to love… three treasons will you know… once for blood and once for gold and once for love… 

I think it was a huge mistake for the show not to include the 3 treasons prophecy in D*ny’s storyline, particularly since they included Cersei’s Younger More Beautiful Queen one. Because the three treasons prophecy works on D*ny’s psyche much in the same way it does on Cersei’s. 

They both become increasingly paranoid and obsessed with these ominous predictions and are actively on the look-out for potential candidates. 

However I think the pol!jon reveal will resolve the 3rd treason aspect of the prophecy as well as this: 

A blue flower growing from a chink in a wall of ice, filling the air with sweetness.

A great stone beast takes wing from a smoking tower, breathing shadows.

Between the parentage reveal and Political Jon, her lover turned nephew, Jon Snow, will turn from the flower that fills the air with sweetness into the great stone beast that will oppose her.

There’s also a case to be made that the three treasons are actually treasons D*ny commits against other people, as @thelawyerthatwaspromised has detailed on her blog. And by going to war with Jon and potentially turning her back on the fight with the WWs, D*ny would essentially become a betrayer. 

So either way, I think we’ll have a much clearer picture of these prophecies by the end of the show. 

The dragon must have three heads

This is the continuation of the Rhaegar vision D*ny sees in the House of the Undying. 

Rhaegar: He has a song. He is the prince that was promised, and his is the song of ice and fire. There must be one more. The dragon has three heads.

We don’t know much of anything about what this means or how Rhaegar thought it would link to the PTWP prophecy. I wouldn’t have included it, to be honest, if it wasn’t for the Crypts of Winterfell teaser and the staging of Jon/Arya/Sansa as a play on the original three heads of the dragon Aegon/Visenya/Rhaenys. In a previous post I said this: 

The “Dragon must have 3 heads” is generally considered the reason why Rhaegar started his relationship with Lyanna and the main reason why Jon was even born. Details on this prophecy are foggy but the theory goes that at some point Rhaegar became convinced that his three children would be instrumental in saving the world and because Elia Martell was unable to bare another child after her two pregnancies, he went after teenage Lyanna Stark, thus looking to fulfill yet another prophecy: that of the Prince that was Promised whose song is the song of ice and fire.

In trying to fulfill it, Rhaegar named his children after the 3 original Targs that conquered Westeros: Elia gave him an Aegon and a Rhaenys so he went in search of his Visenya. Clearly he failed, because instead of a girl, he got a boy.

However, as GRRM points out through out his story, prophecies are tricky and the more you go out of your way to fulfill them, the more blunders you’re bound to commit. That doesn’t mean there isn’t some value to it but it will most likely come to pass in a way that you did not expect.

It makes you wonder just what the “3 heads of the dragon” might actually be about. Everyone tends to think that this prophecy is linked to the war with the WWs. However, by introducing Sansa into the mix, it changes things a bit …

What if the “Dragon must have 3 heads” prophecy isn’t related to the War of the Dawn at all but rather to the Dance of Dragons 2.0? Because in that war, Sansa would truly be instrumental: by making Jon a Stark, because of her political expertise and her strategic connections all over Westeros. So instead of creating the ultimate Targ team to face off against the apocalypse, Rhaegar not only brought down his father’s dynasty and his own in Robert’s rebellion but also created the circumstances by which, years later, his son would face off against the last scion of House Targareyen and bring about the demise of all living dragons.

While this could simply remain something that will be inferred by the way season 8 plays out, I think there’s a case to be made that we will actually get more insight here via flash-backs of Rhaegar/Lyanna. 

I think it’s also possible that through these flashbacks we will find out more about the situation surrounding the abduction of Lyanna, more insight into the year they spent in the Tower of Joy and even perhaps the name that Rhaegar whispered as he lay dying on the Trident. 

The Lannister gold prophecy

The wealth of the westerlands was matched, in ancient times, with the hunger of the Freehold of Valyria for precious metals, yet there seems no evidence that the dragonlords ever made contact with the lords of the Rock, Casterly or Lannister. Septon Barth speculated on the matter, referring to a Valyrian text that has since been lost, suggesting that the Freehold’s sorcerers foretold that the gold of Casterly Rock would destroy them.

This is a very obscure prophecy and I haven’t seen many people discuss it. The few that I have seen talk about this link it to the Lannister’s long lost Valyrian steel sword, Brightroar. The Valyrians, fearing this prophecy Septon Barth mentions, always refused to sell the Lannisters a sword but they managed to get their hands on one by other means: 

Brightroar came into the possession of the Lannister kings in the century before the Doom of Valyria, and it is said that the weight of gold they paid for it would have been enough to raise an army.

So people speculate that it was the purchasing of this sword that lead up to the Doom of Valyria. However, I don’t really see this as a possibility because GRRM never really plays prophecies this straight. 

However, one thing we do know is going to happen in season 8 is that Cersei will be acquiring the Golden Company, whose banner is simple golden cloth. She will also be paying for it with what can be described as Lannister gold. 

Also since the show didn’t include the Young Griff story line, it’s not outside the realm of possibility that the GC is leaded by Jon Connington, one of Rhaegar’s best buddies and also the guy who was in love with him. 

So if let’s say the GC would decide to join Jon’s forces against D*ny during the Dance of Dragons, a case can be made that Lannister Gold did in fact bring about the ultimate doom of Valyria, by killing off its last real member and putting an end to the dragons. 

Then there are a few prophecies that I believe have already been paid off. 

The mummer’s dragon

A cloth dragon sways on poles amidst a cheering crowd.

By essentially removing the Young Griff from the story line completely, I think the show has revealed that this young man is not Aegon Targareyen but a pretender whose lie, and life, D*ny will slay in the books. 

The girl in grey prophecy

I have seen your sister in my fires, fleeing from this marriage they have made for her. Coming here, to you. A girl in grey on a dying horse, I have seen it plain as day. It has not happened yet, but it will.

I think everyone in the Jonsa fandom can agree that the girl in grey is in effect Sansa Stark and she will flee her marriage to Harry Hardyng and join Jon at the wall. 

The show had Sansa fleeing her marriage to Ramsay and reaching the wall where she was reunited with a recently resurrected Jon. She was also wearing grey which is I think the show’s way of linking back to this prophecy in the books. 

The Ghost of High Heart prophecies

In case anyone is not familiar with who the Ghost of High Heart is, she’s a dwarfish, albino woman who was reputed to be a woods witch in the Riverlands. Arya and the brotherhood without banners camp overnight at High Heart, to meet with the ghost to hear her tell the future, and to learn the whereabouts of Beric.

She accurately predicts a few things that have happened in both books and show. In addition, there are also these: 

I dreamt of a man without a face, waiting on a bridge that swayed and swung

In the books, this is Euron hiring a Faceless Man (and potentially paying for his services with a dragon egg) to kill his brother, Balon Greyjoy, the King of the Iron Islands. In the show Euron does the deed himself, on a bridge that swayed and swung. 

I dreamt of a maid at a feast with purple serpents in her hair, venom dripping from their fangs. And later I dreamt that maid again, slaying a savage giant in a castle built of snow.

This is generally believed to be about Sansa because of the poisoned hairnet she wears in her hair that eventually kills Jofferey. I’d argue that by ordering the death of Littlefinger in Winterfell (a castle in the North where there’s a lot of snow), the show has paid off the later part of this prophecy. 

She also says this directly to Arya: 

I see you. I see you, wolf child. Blood child. I thought it was the lord who smelled of death … You are cruel to come to my hill, cruel. I gorged on grief at Summerhall, I need none of yours. Begone from here, dark heart. Begone!

This could be nothing but the woman noticing Arya’s increasing violence and tendency towards killing but because she mentions Summerhall it’s speculated that she is referring to a future and particularly bloody event Arya will participate in. Assuming that, I would say the show has already paid that off when Arya killed off all the Freys in an act of mass murder. 

This is a bit dubious, though, because of the fact that Lady Stoneheart has been cut from the show. It’s likely that it will be LS that kills off the Freys in the books and the show simply gave that particular plot point to Arya. 

That doesn’t eliminate the possibility that the Ghost of High Heart is potentially referring to a future Summerhall-like event Arya will be involved in and if that is the case I fully expect the show to include it.  

And finally we have what are essentially sayings that are mentioned frequently in the show but because of their implications they act like prophecy in the sense that they foreshadow future events but not in a clear cut way. 

The Long Night

Melisandre: For the night is dark and full of terrors. 

This is pretty self-explanatory. We’ve been told that when the WWs first came 8000 years ago, they brought a night and a winter that lasted a generation. So the WWs are back at it and are going to bring darkness and terror. 

We should start preparing ourselves for at least 3 episodes of almost exclusive night time scenes. This is also supported by the actors saying that they had about 40 days worth of night time shootings which is an incredibly long time for that sort of thing. 

When a Targeryen is born, the Gods flip a coin

This is obviously a saying that came about in reference to the Targeryens being or going mad more often than not. 

However, at this point in the story, we have only two Targeryens left so the duality of a coin flip becomes foreshadowing for Jon and D*ny as foils. 

I wish you good fortunes in the wars to come

This has only been uttered in show by adversaries, first in the Stannis/Mance conversation prior to Mance being burned alive and then in the Ned/Arthur Dane flashback. The third instance is in the Jon/D*ny good-bye scene. I don’t know about anyone else but this indicated to me … Dance of Dragons 2.0. 

Sansa’s red comet prediction

The morning of King Joffrey’s name day dawned bright and windy, with the long tail of the great comet visible through the high scuttling clouds. Sansa was watching it from her tower window when Ser Arys Oakheart arrived to escort her down to the tourney grounds. “What do you think it means?” she asked him.

“Glory to your betrothed,” Ser Arys answered at once. “See how it flames across the sky today on His Grace’s name day, as if the gods themselves had raised a banner in his honor. The smallfolk have named it King Joffrey’s Comet.”

Doubtless that was what they told Joffrey; Sansa was not so sure. “I’ve heard servants calling it the Dragon’s Tail.”

“King Joffrey sits where Aegon the Dragon once sat, in the castle built by his son,” Ser Arys said. “He is the dragon’s heir - and crimson is the color of House Lannister, another sign. This comet is sent to herald Joffrey’s ascent to the throne, I have no doubt. It means that he will triumph over his enemies.”

Yeah, Jofferey wasn’t and he didn’t. If only there was a guy in this story who was the dragon’s heir and whose birth name the show incidentally spoiled as being Aegon. Glory to that guy! And to his queen! 

Suffice it to say I think we will get the pay off from this scene in the form of Jonsa. 

Just a small addendum before I finish: A Song of Ice and Fire is littered with prophecies, prophetic dreams, cryptic messages that can be interpreted to signal future events, etc. I probably missed a lot of them. So if there’s something you want to add here please do. 

Thanks for the ask, nonnie!

[gontagokuhara]

im awfully curious to know why u think zoe is a lesbian! could u tell me pls?

since ive been having to ignore more and more “actually, stupid lesbian, zoe is [other sexuality], and NOT a lesbian” asks i have 2 preface this by saying: this is all Headcanons™ but imma be real w yall. i dont care zoe murphy is a WHOLE ass lesbian

anyways here are my main points:

1: the curious case of zoe & evan

• this isnt a “zoe and evan’s relationship was fucked up and heres why” post but listen: it was. • it’s often used to justify bi zoe (still valid! just not my brand or hc for her) but wht i think a lot of ppl just like. fail to realize is that lesbians? really often date men before realizing theyre lesbians? dating a man once (or even many times!) doesnt automatically cancel any chance of a girl being a lesbian• but more on zoe & evan specifically: their relationship simply wasn’t…genuine. zoe’s just lost her brother, whom she’d been receiving abuse from for who knows how long, and suddenly someone comes in and claims to have all the answers as to why this is happening? that already puts this whole situation into a tailspin• the intentions aren’t malicious, but she’s being fed lies about who her brother was and what he thought of her. ‘if i could tell her’ is Vert instrumental in developing zoe and evan’s relationship, and not in a good way. she’s being shown conflicting views of who her brother was against what she knew him as, and so soon after his death and while she’s coping with the trauma she’s being faced with i wouldn’t put her in the best state of mind• more than that though, evan is lying to her throughout their entire relationship. and this isn’t me trying to demonize evan either, but the fact remains that connor’s death and evan’s chain of actions following it are the sole reason he and zoe end up together. so i’d hardly call it a good relationship• correct me if i’m wrong but it’s right before zoe kisses evan that she says “you gave me my brother back.” the start of their [zoe and evan’s] is marked by the lies evan has been telling about connor and it’s solely because of this that she relates to evan (because previously in the show, she showed absolutely no interest in him outside of concern after he’s pushed).• tldr: zoe is (without malicious intent, but nevertheless) being lied to about her brother by evan, and it’s only because of what evan is telling her about connor and how they relate on that front that they enter a relationship in the first place. i’d call it hero worship over actual attraction

2: her wardrobe

• okay the above section was my serious section now this is more descending into joke-y territory but. the fact remains• seeing the show is…truly eye opening in regards to lesbian zoe. first off, not only does connor (known & accepted gay) have pins on his bag: so does zoe! i was so focused on connor’s pins that i didnt take note of what hers were but. having pins on ur backpack is a gays only event• i just reblogged a post about this djcndidjfid but. just take a look at ANY picture of zoe’s costuming. she’s always wearing plaid, or denim, or both. those belong to lesbians• SHE WEARS OVERALLS AT ONE POINT. listen. im not a religious person, but i could truly feel god looking out for me when zoe walked out on stage wearing overalls• she also vandalizes her clothes (“stars on the cuffs of her jeans”). thats a very lesbian thing

3: jazz band

• she plays the guitar in jazz band. • need i say more. she plays songs on her guitar and when she sings along she changes the pronouns to make them gay

4: my lopinion (lesbian opinion)

• i see…a lot of myself in zoe, and i’ll be the first to admit that a decent chunk of my reasoning behind zoe being a lesbian is projection. • outside of that though, zoe being a lesbian just makes a lot of sense. she shows no interest in evan whatsoever until he starts making her rethink her views on her brother. she seems almost compelled to be interested in him because of what he’s doing for her and her family. she has real difficulty accepting things about herself that fall outside the norm (notably, how she doesn’t mourn connor in the way the world wants her to, or how her experience as an abuse survivor is valid even though her abuser had his own issues).• again, all of this is obviously headcanon but! i haven’t a doubt in my mind that post canon, after she rids herself of the disaster that was her and evan’s relationship and begins the process of healing from the trauma she faced, she learns to accept all sorts of things (like the fact that her brother wasn’t a good person to her, and she doesn’t have to grieve in a traditional way for him. that she has been royally screwed over by the people in her life, but that doesn’t reflect on her as a person. and the fact that she undoubtedly, unceasingly, loves girls and girls exclusively)

thanks for coming to my tedtalk. make 2018 the year lesbian zoe murphy rises

[broadwaytheanimatedseries]

I like the ol' switcharoo so if we're already going for it:

Ravenclaw!Hermione:

Gets paired up with Cho Chang and Luna Lovegood in the same room

No I don't know if those two were in the same room to begin with and I don't care it's a rewrite I can do what I want

Makes friends with her roommates who call her out on her bullshit behavior instead of making excuses for her and telling her how smart and pretty she is every time she does something mean because she's sad

(Hermione I love you but you were such a bitch sometimes)

Is a regular at Luna's house in summer breaks, gets to experience domestic wizarding culture, really enjoys learning from Luna and Xenophilious

Gets dared by Cho to a broom race, if she wins Cho has to wingman for her and go on a double date with Cedric Diggory and that hufflepuff weasly Hermione and the boy who lived always hang out with.

Hermione has only admitted her crush on Ron to Cho, and Cho in turn admitted her crush on Harry "but it might just be idle worship, after all what girl in school doesn't wanna date the boy who lived?"

But if Hermione loses that race, she had to try out for the ravenclaw quidditch team.

They end up in a tie so they decide to do both

Hermione actually makes it on the team (I forgot what roles there are you can decide what she is on the team whatever floats your boat)

It's a nice experience to be honest, her teammates give her all the confidence she needs to walk up to Ron one day after a good practice and just ask him out

He says yes and never dates Lavender

Huffelpuff!Ron:

Sneaks into the kitchens every night and literally no one criticizes him for it. I think Cedric Diggory was older than the golden trio so unfortunately Ron doesnt room with him

And since no one ever bothered to even mention any other hufflepuffs here have some oc's based on my friends

His roommates are Edward Goldsworth (@din0g1rl ) and Michael Moore (@theghostkingdoom ) ILY two so much

Because he had lots of support from his roommates he tried out for seeker of the huffelpuff team already on the first year, and he got in!

Loves playing against Gryffindor because he and Draco are really bad at finding the snitch but when they do finally see it it's one hell of a race and they always joke about it after the game

They bond over quidditch and Draco becomes sort of an honorary fourth member of the golden trio. They're still the golden trio, but Draco is there more often than not.

And finally, of course-

Slytherin!Harry:

"kid, trust me, you don't need people making you feel even more like a hero, you need to develop your critical thinking and observation skills"

~the sorting hat, right before putting Harry in Slytherin

Harry is not happy about it at first, and you'd think sharing a room with Crabbe and Goyle would only make that worse

Except, it turns out that they're really nice and sweet on their own, just very directionless. OK so they have some terrible prejudice passed down from their death eater parents, but Harry helps them unlearn all of that.

He finds out they don't even feel like they belong in Slytherin, so Harry decides to help them find their ambitions. Something they're passionate about and want to succeed in.

Crabbe wants to do better at school, having been taught mostly dark magic by his parents from a young age. Goyle just wants people to like him.

Literally nobody shits on slytherin anymore because the saviour of the wizarding world is a slytherin

And BOI does Dolores Umbridge have some mixed feelings about that when she shows up!

I've run out of ideas but that's the gist of it

Slytherin Harry is nice and all

But what about an au where the sorting hat decides to be a special kind of asshole and puts Draco in Gryffindor? Idk if this has been done before but It would be literally the best story ever. I have some idea of my own for this au but I wanna see what y'all come up with.

Have fun!