#if i have to have faith for everybody i will

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Rhaenyra Targaryen & Alicent Hightower — Night Temptation

— summary: It had been Rhaenyra's suggestion to take the three of you to a walk on the Street of Silk, helping you and Alicent with your disguises, going unnoticed by the guards, just as her uncle Daemon had taught her a few moons before.

— pairing: Rhaenyra Targaryen x best friend!reader x Alicent Hightower

— type: smut

— word count: 2.2k

— tags/warnings: Femslash February, female!reader, young!Rhaenyra, young!Alicent, Criston Cole's younger sister!reader, dubcon, threesome (female/female/female), underage sex, corruption kink, drunk sex, oral sex (female receiving), tribadism, scissoring, fingering, anal play, praise kink, voyeurism, exhibitionism, Rhaenyra is 17, Alicent is 18 and Reader is 17, loss of innocence, manipulation, breast worship, body worship, nipple licking, religious guilt, sexuality crisis, sexual tension, first time, first kiss, Targcest mentioned (uncle/niece & cousin/cousin), minor Daemon Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen, minor Laena Velaryon/Rhaenyra Targaryen, minor Gwayne Hightower/reader, minor Criston Cole/Alicent Hightower, ambiguous/open ending, bisexual!Rhaenyra, bisexual(?)!Alicent, bisexual!reader, Alicent and Viserys never married, Rhaenyra and Laenor never married, dom!Rhaenyra, sub!Alicent, dom!reader, canon divergence. no use of y/n, english is not my first language.

— author's notes: Happy Valentine's Day everybody!!! ❤️💚 Unfortunately here in Brazil we only celebrate "this date" on June 12th hahah. But I hope you guys have fun, even if you're dating someone or if you're single (just like me lmaoo).

— author's notes²: I wanted to post this one-shot and the next bonus one-shot sooner, but there's kinda a summer storm in my town, so the Wi-Fi is lagging sm today 😭😭

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It had been Rhaenyra's suggestion to take the three of you to a walk on the Street of Silk, helping you and Alicent with your disguises, going unnoticed by the guards, just as her uncle Daemon had taught her a few moons before.

The only one of the trio who was afraid and worried throughout the experience was Alicent. The girl could even picture her father cursing her and restricting her routine for an indefinite period of time if he found out what she and her friends were doing secretly at night, instead of using her free time and the constant insomnia to dedicate herself to the Faith of the Seven.

You were not thinking so much about the consequences or dangerous possibilities, being easily convinced by the Targaryen Princess and the new nightlife idea.

During all those hours visiting that brothel and watching the sinful sights taking place in the establishment, all of you remained in your male disguises, drinking many glasses of wine and giggling with excitement at the sexy dancing performances around.

To get back to the Red Keep, you accidentally bumped into Ser Harwin Strong, but the man just sighed in frustration and agreed to keep the girls' forbidden exit like a secret, as long as he could accompany the three of you to ensure your safeties, as you were all a little drunk.

Harwin helped the ladies enter without making too much noise, even though you were all laughing due to random things. He limited himself to giving a gentle scolding before leaving you alone at the Princess Rhaenyra's chambers, already knowing that any arguments would be ignored due to the alcohol consumed.

"My father is going to kill me!" Alicent exclaimed with flushed cheeks, but her voice was kinda euphoric, as she lay down on Rhaenyra's bed even without being invited, you and the Targaryen Princess still laughing after the knight left.

"He is going to kill you only if he finds you out about the whole story..." Rhaenyra pointed out, taking off the hood that hid her silver long hair and removing the pins from her bun. "And he will not find out."

Alicent rolled the eyes, stretching out on the mattress and taking off her hood too, just like you did next, her long red hair getting messy on the white sheets. "Well, we should not really trust him. He can tell your father..." The young Lady pointed at Rhaenyra and then pointed at you. "Or at least tell your brother."

It was your turn to roll eyes, crossing your arms and remaining close to the door, not trusting your legs, feeling so dizzy after the wine that you were sure you would trip if you tried to walk in a straight line, even though you wanted to lie down on the bed.

"Ser Harwin will not tell Criston anything." You mumbled and Rhaenyra smirked listen to your tone, resting her hands on your shoulders to aid your way to the mattress, receiving your hum as gratitude.

As soon as the three friends lay down on the bed, Rhaenyra snuggled you, the one who was most affected by the alcohol's effects, your head on her torso and running one of her hands through Alicent's wavy strands, wanting to calm down any fears that might be bothering her thoughts.

Alicent leaned closer to the Princess's touch, sighing at the good feeling of the long slender fingers caressing her scalp.

As the minutes passed, Rhaenyra felt the need to break the silence. "So what was your favorite parts?"

Her perverted question brought laughter from Alicent and you, Hightower's pale cheeks flushing when the memories left her body warm.

"Oh, that is definitely when we saw that man rubbing his cock between the whore's full breasts." Your explicit response made Alicent slap you on the shoulder, exclaiming your name in disbelief. "Hey! That was horny to watch." You teased her and Rhaenyra agreed.

"One day I will have breasts as big as her." Rhaenyra teased, bouncing her own still-growing breasts.

The redhead grimaced and crossed her arms. "Of course you will, most of the women of your family have always been voluptuous. But I doubt I will ever become like that."

Rhaenyra stroked Alicent's hair again. "Small curves are beautiful too." You agreed, nodding your head and then dropping your gaze to Alicent's almost flat chest, covered by the male tunic, and you felt your mouth going dry for some reason.

"That is a lie. No one finds small breasts hot."

Alicent's self-deprecation was immediately countered by your words. "That is a fucking lie. I find all female bodies hot."

Alicent's big brown eyes widened, and even Rhaenyra was surprised by your sincerity, smirking and sitting up when an idea popped into her lustful mind. "How about we look at each other's bodies?

Although the suggestion seemed crazy when said out loud, you did not even wait for Alicent's response, starting to untie your tunic and following Rhaenyra's movements, whose excitement increased looking at you. The two girls began to undress, Rhaenyra removing the white fabric from herself and revealing round tits with rosy peaks.

When both of you went to take off your pants, Alicent finally whispered in a shaky voice. "I-I do not know if we should do that." Rhaenyra's head and yours turned towards the other girl, a sigh of frustration escaping your lips.

"And why not? You are already eighteen, me and Rhaenyra are already seventeen. We will have to get married to some men soon and we have barely enjoyed anything about your own lives." You did not let her hesitant behaviour hinder your motivation, taking off the pants until Alicent was the only person dressed inside that chambers.

"You do not have to participate with us if you do not want to, Ali. I know the Faith of the Seven says you should not give in to lust before marriage and you also should not have pleasure with someone of the same gender." Rhaenyra's voice was softer, but more manipulative. She opened slightly her legs with false innocence, knowing that her friend's gaze would fall on her cunt with golden hairs.

Alicent swallowed hard, nibbling her fingertips and dividing her attention between watching your breasts or Rhaenyra's cunt. She knew that was wrong for so many reasons. Her father would be furious if he knew she was doing inappropriate things with other girls, especially since one of them was King Viserys' heir. Alicent was supposed to remain pure and chaste for her future husband, however, it was impossible not to want to have fun with you and Rhaenyra as the two of you began to move closer to each other, Rhaenyra's hand grabbing your curves during the kiss.

Alicent had no experience with men — much less with women. She never kissed anyone, at most she shyly flirted a few times with Ser Criston, imagining what it would be like to caress your older brother's dark hair and wondering what his mouth would taste like.

Actually, Alicent Hightower had no experience even with herself. She knew almost nothing about her own body. It was so different from Rhaenyra who had fucked with her own uncle Daemon and her cousin Laena, and also from you who had already lost your maidenhood with her older brother, Gwayne Hightower. Alicent did not even know how to touch herself properly, doing that only twice during her entire eighteen years of life, once on the night Rhaenyra told the details of what it was like to have sex with Laena Velaryon, and the other time a few hours after she lent you a dress and seeing you naked.

However, Alicent had not gotten much pleasure when she did these things, not knowing the right speed to caress her own clit or anything like that.

The young Lady's thoughts were interrupted when she heard sticky noises, turning herself to focus on the sight next to her. Your legs were intertwined with Rhaenyra's, her pale body beneath yours, holding your calf so she could rub her cunt with more pressure against yours, both of you biting your lips to muffle loud moans.

Rhaenyra's nipples that were almost always flat were now hardened, the round and medium mounds bouncing every time she moved faster. Your eyes were closed, hands pressing each side of your friend's waist and helping her.

"Gods..." Alicent let out an almost pathetic whining watching that.

Rhaenyra giggled softly, without stopping the rhythm, but raising her index finger and gesturing for Alicent to come closer, almost like the tales about witches who seduced men with sex.

"Have fun with us, Ali." You purred, opening your eyelids and pinching your own nipples.

Alicent hesitated again for a while longer, the morality not prevailing when the girls' moans began to get louder and echo throughout the room, as well as the sounds of your cores meeting each other.

She gave in to the temptation, tearing off her tunic and untying her pants with a considerably and surprising speed, fearing that her sense would return and she would just leave. Both your and Rhaenyra's attention shifted away from what you were doing, admiring the sight of your introvert friend naked for the first time.

Her breasts were smaller than Rhaenyra's, with light brown and more perky nipples. She had thicker thighs than the Targaryen Princess and larger hips.

You and Rhaenyra gasped in shock.

"Do not you dare do that." The order came out of your mouth in a growl when the redhead tried to cover her chest. Instead of just obeying, Alicent nodded, moving closer to the two of you. She did not know exactly how to act during a situation like this, so she waited for you and Rhaenyra keeping rubbing each other until you reach your first highs.

"Lay on the bed."

Alicent followed the Princess' command, adjusting herself on the part of the mattress in front of her friends. You were both panting and Alicent could not wait to know what was going to come next.

She felt your touch on her thighs, parting her legs and not caring about the way she almost closed them on impulse. You and Rhaenyra shared a knowing gaze, understanding that you were still too drunk to be able to give Alicent a good sex oral. Then, without saying anything, you let Rhaenyra take your place. "Just relax, darling."

The sudden nickname blushed Alicent's cheeks. Rhaenyra bit the lip, noticing how her friend's cunt was already wet. She licked her own thumb and brought it to Alicent's reddish clit, applying circular movements and causing surprised moans. If it had been any other woman, perhaps such a simple caress would not have so much effect, but that was Alicent Hightower's cunt, her pure and innocent best friend Alicent.

"You are so gorgeous..." You praised, moving closer to Alicent hands caressing her pretty little tits, playing with her peaks and getting close enough to lick her pointed them.

"Oh... Oh, Gods!" Alicent practically screamed due to the overstimulation. Rhaenyra was rubbing her clit, realizing that unlike her cousin Laena, who preferred to feel Rhaenyra's fingers caressing her bundle of nerves up and down, Alicent liked more the simplicity of the circular movements, moaning louder when Rhaenyra reached down to rub the other hole too.

Your mouth continued to worship Alicent's body with soft kisses, caressing and squeezing her, until finally passing your tongue along her neck, leaving a love mark on the milky skin. "You look so beautiful. Such a good girl..."

Alicent whined at the compliment and moved her face closer to yours, a silent invitation for you to give her the first kiss of her life. Your hand went to her chin, holding it affectionately and closing the short distance, soft lips colliding in messy ways due to the young Lady's inexperience, which did not mean the kiss was bad.

Quite the opposite. You were enjoying teaching that, your fingers moving her face then she could keep up with your rhythm.

Rhaenyra allowed the two of you to enjoy that intimate and important moment about Alicent's loss of innocence, returning to pleasuring her swollen and neglected bud when she noticed that the redhead was already comfortable enough with the situation to the point that she began to squeeze your curves.

The Princess squatted between the older woman's legs, placing them on either side of her head. Alicent's folds dripped even more during the kiss, and Rhaenyra ran her tongue there, eliciting a surprised moan from Alicent and a chuckle from you.

Neither of you said anything else despite the momentary surprise. You and Alicent continued to kiss and Rhaenyra continued to savor the sweet taste of Alicent, her fingers moving away the tuft of red hair at the top of her crotch, having more space to suck it all. But she did not waste it anyway, licking the drops from her pubic curls. "Seven Hells, what a hot cunt..." Rhaenyra muttered to herself, a part of her wishing Alicent was less of a prude, because in this hypothetical way she could fuck her fingers inside Alicent's core and inside yours at the same time. Wishing her friend did not mind keeping her tight little hole intact. It was a waste to maintain that delicious virgin cunt only to a stupid future husband.

All that was left for the two drunk girls with a big repressed lust was keeping appreciating Alicent's body, respecting those unspoken limits, but which were too obvious to be crossed, not wanting to force her into more anything sexual.

At least just for a while...

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@rebelsabers

I really suggest you learn what "bad faith" means, and what it entails, because internet trolls are very keen on weaponizing that term to attack others.

Arguing or acting in bad faith actually involves personal attacks: and this is what you have automatically resorted to, jumping onto somebody else's post to make all kinds of allegations and assumptions because you saw a comment you did not approve of.

Point to one *single* post on my blog attacking Sam. I mean one. Post the link. If you are going to accuse people of something, provide evidence. Or you are acting in bad faith.

i have been critical of ableism and victim-blaming inherent in certain MCU content, but do not target Sam. More the writers, TBH.

As for this line: not everybody is aware of the circumstances in which Bucky got the serum. They need to have watched a certain scene in Cap 2 to be aware of it.

Further, MCU writers do have an annoying habit of ignoring their own continuity, so that for the last few years it has been routine to claim Bucky got the serum the same way as Steve did- i.e voluntarily. Not involuntarily as a result of being experimented on against his will.

Finally, the OP posted this specific scene involving Bucky. If they'd posted some other scene which featured some other characters then you might have a basis for complaint about "making it about Bucky". But you don't. This scene was meant to involve him. He's in it.

Sam is referring to a specific event, so it is legitimate to point out how he has the details wrong here.

the sambucky scene from Captain America: Brave New World

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I have been thinking about Feast recently and it got me thinking about the kids that are studying at the temple and how fucked up it is that they're brought back 186 years later

Considering that Fu was forced into guardianship and had to leave his family behind we can assume the same thing goes for the other kids as well, which makes the situation even worst

Because imagine you're around young Fu's age, they force you into guarding a box with magical jewelries that you didn't asked for and aren't interested in, doesn't help that the training is a nightmare, suddenly a giant blue frog shows up and swallows you whole alongside other people and you're now dead, and when you thought things couldn't get any worst you're miraculously (no pun intended) brought back to life and you realize you skipped almost two decades into the future, meaning you can't come back to your family since I highly doubt they're alive for so many years, you can't go back to your home either because again highly doubt it exists anymore, so you're now an orphan just like the other kids and you're forever stuck in that guardian temple

One thing for sure everybody want Fu dead after this

The guardian lore is one of the many elements of canon that feels incredibly underdeveloped. Heck, I'm not even wild about the idea that a sentimonster's damage can be perfectly undone over a hundred years later. The implications are really weird. Like, if I'm dying from cancer, can I make a sentimonster and have it kill me so that a future Ladybug can undo that move and I wake up when cancer has been cured? Based on Feast, I think the answer is yes! It's super weird. ~180 years have passed. The guardians should have been dead, cure or no cure.

Having Fu be an unwilling child guardian would have been a solid choice if the goal was to have a discussion about Marinette also being an unwilling child guardian. It's a decent analogy for generational trauma. It could even be used as a discussion on child soldiers! But canon isn't doing any of that, so Fu being an unwilling child guardian just feels sad and weird. Why add that element if you're not going to do anything with it? It's up there with implying that teenagers aren't supposed to be Chosen like they did in Furious Fu:

Su-Han:(interrupts, shouting) When the lion speaks the cub listens! First off you two are going to hand over your Miraculous to me. Cat Noir: What, that's a bad joke. (smiles with Ladybug) And I know all about bad jokes. Ladybug: We can't do that! How are we going to defeat Shadow Moth without our Miraculous? Su-Han: I will reassign then to carefully selected, appropriate adult holders. Like any rightful responsible Guardian would do.

You should never acknowledge that teenagers are a questionable choice for heroes in your show about teenage heroes unless you're going to give that statement actual weight and discuss how messed up this would be in the real world. Canon doesn't do this, so this was a terrible thing to include. This isn't breaking the fourth wall for a joke. It's the writers trying to engage with bad-faith criticism to which there is no good counterargument other than, "this is the show's premise. If your suspension of disbelief doesn't allow you to enjoy that premise, then this isn't the show for you." Don't remind the viewers who are happy to play along that the show is asking them to use their suspension of disbelief. That is a great way to break their suspension of disbelief!

All of this is why my stance is that the guardian order was a bad call. It's just way too complicated an element to introduce if you're not going to do anything interesting with it. Su Han could have easily just been the guardian of a different miracle box who comes to train Marinette when Fu is lost. He could have even been some sort of master guardian who only has one kwami of his own and no box because he oversees all the different sub boxes. Anything is better than introducing a whole temple of guardians and then only having one guy show up to help, especially when he doesn't actually do anything to help! At least give the heroes a new power up!

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Oh my god, I was enjoying it enough but very quickly it has become my favorite to get updates on (even more than GOMM 😳). So, please some for boy dad (a fantastic departure from the usual girl dad dynamic!!) Buck!

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- Sarah

Thank you! So happy you're liking this one!

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"I don’t have any rights to Arthur.”

Karen nods. “It’s hard. This much worry, and valid worry. I get it.”

Eddie knows she does. He doesn’t know a ton about their situation with Denny’s birth mother, but he certainly remembers the shit they went through to get Mara back. 

“It’s not even really about me,” Eddie says. “I’m making it about me. It’s about Buck and Artie.”

“No,” Karen shakes her head. “That’s not true. You are his father, too. In every way that counts How you feel about this matters.”

Eddie inhales. Nods. 

“Thanks, Karen,” he mumbles. 

“At one time or another, I had to fight to keep both my kids,” Karen reminds him. “But they ended up where they belonged. And I really believe Artie will, too.”

She sounds so sure. Eddie wishes he was that sure.

“Thank you,” he says again. 

Karen smiles. She reaches out and ruffles Artie’s curls.

“You’re one lucky little guy,” she coos at him. 

Eddie chuckles. “We’re lucky.”

“Yeah,” she agrees. “You are.”

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Buck finds Eddie and Karen a minute or so later. He tells them that sent Jaylin away.

“I said we could find a time for her to see him, but today wasn’t appropriate and dropping in without warning isn’t acceptable.”

And is proud of him. Really, he is. Eddie was afraid of Buck’s people pleasing. Of Buck giving in. But he’s held firm. Arthur needs him to make some of the mean decisions, now. The uncomfortable decisions. And, honestly? So does Eddie. Maybe that’s not right of him, but it’s true. 

They go back to the party and try to finish it normally. Though nothing feels normal. And everybody in the room knows there’s a threat to their little family, but no one says a word about it for the rest of the evening. 

v.

Less than a week later, Jaylin is back on their front porch. This time, by invitation. To see her son for the first time in over nine months. 

Eddie has done this dance before. Christmas Day, 2018. Shannon. That had been a much longer gap in absence. But Chris was old enough to remember. To miss his mother. To need her back in his life. And Eddie knew Shannon. He knew her heart. Even if it had taken him a while to trust her not to make a mistake again, he always knew she wouldn’t be reckless with Christopher. She wouldn’t put him in the sort of position Jaylin had put Christopher in. What reason does he have to extend the same faith now? None. 

Eddie doesn’t really participate in the visit. He’s there. In the background. Like a dog pacing up and down the fenceline, waiting for a threat to its home. He watches vigilantly. Because, although this is between Buck and Jaylin, Eddie has so much at stake. 

She sits down on the couch, eyes downcast. She looked ashamed. Eddie supposes he would, too. No. Not would. Did. He did feel so ashamed. When he would come home from Afghanistan and Chris would cry when Eddie held him. He felt rotten. He felt wrong. He knows exactly how she feels right now. He just can’t bring himself to feel bad for her. He should, but he doesn’t. 

Buck brings Artie to her. Eddie watches his body language as he hands their son over to the woman who left him without a word. His jaw is tight. Clenched. His fingers hesitate, letting go. His eyes are the electric sort of blue that lets Eddie know he’s close to crying. He hates this. He hates this just as much as Eddie. More, maybe. 

[chmyri]

OH MY FUCKING GOD I THOUGHT FOR SURE ICE ADOLESCENCE WAS CANNED, THIS IS LITERALLY CRUMBS BUT I'LL FUCKING TAKE IT, look i watched yuri on ice when it was airing, i was 11 and it fucking changed my life, it's a very important show to me personally I'VE WAITED 7 YEARS AND I'M PREPARED TO WAIT MORE, I DON'T CARE IF EVERYBODY ELSE GAVE UP ON THIS MOVIE RELEASING I DON'T CARE THAT NOT THAT MANY PEOPLE CARE FOR THE FRANCHISE ANYMORE I DON'T FUCKING CARE!! I'M PUTTING MY FULL FAITH INTO THIS MOVIE UNTIL IT RELEASES OR IT'S OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED TO BE DEAD

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The Jedi are taught to LET GO of their grief, to acknowledge it, to feel that pain and recognize the truth of their feelings, and then refuse to let it control them. What we see in most of these examples are Jedi who DO struggle with their grief, who struggle with letting go of their pain, and how they ultimately have to recognize the consequences of that and choose to let it go once they do. Anakin simply never does (he obviously does choose to turn on Palpatine and sacrifice himself in the very very end, but I'm not entirely convinced that this is a result of him letting go of his own pain or truly acknowledging his own grief given how quickly it happens).

With Obi-Wan, if we look at the Kenobi show (which is the best exploration of Obi-Wan's grief we've gotten in a canon piece of media), his grief DOES hurt people. When a Jedi shows up on Tatooine and is being chased by Inquisitors and asks for Obi-Wan's help, Obi-Wan refuses, and the man's body is hung in the middle of the town the next morning. It's possible that if Obi-Wan had tried to help, he would've simply been killed alongside him, but it's possible he could've saved them both, and the only reason Obi-Wan refuses is because his grief has convinced him that he CAN'T help. We see this twice more within that first episode when he refuses to stand up to his corrupt boss at the meat factory when he cuts someone's pay, and when he initially refuses to help save Leia. Obi-Wan has, in many ways, given up, even though I think he's trying to convince himself that he hasn't and that he's just putting all of his efforts towards Luke, but the truth is that his guilt and his grief have consumed him and become uncertainty and doubt and defeat. They cripple him, and another Jedi is dead as a result. The entire show is a story of him OVERCOMING that grief and choosing to let it go by embracing hope and faith instead.

The other obvious example of a Jedi's grief pulling them down along with everyone else around them is also in the Kenobi show: Reva Sevander. Reva's grief over the murder of her family causes her to turn on quite literally everybody, from the person responsible for killing them to fellow Inquisitors to innocent civilians to surviving Jedi. Her grief causes her to become the monster she seeks to destroy, and it's not until she truly sees that and starts to let go of that grief and pain can she say "no more" and walk a different path. She calls it justice but that's so clearly not what it is. It's not until she lets go of the need to avenge her family's death that she is able to honor those she's lost.

Ezra's turn to darkness in the middle of the series isn't really about grief so much as it is about his insecurity in his identity as a Jedi and his relationship with Kanan, but we DO see him manage his grief later on towards the end of the series, twice. The first time is after Kanan dies, and we see him in the world between worlds with Ahsoka, insisting that he can pull Kanan out of time and save him, without realizing that doing so would kill Hera, Sabine, and himself, and it would be disrespectful to the sacrifice that Kanan chose to make. If Ezra hadn't chosen to listen to Ahsoka, or if Ahsoka hadn't been there to calm him down, Ezra would've brought down several people with his guilt, including himself.

We see him manage his grief over his parents several times during the series, struggling more early on when he has to face the person he blames for their incarceration, but the lesson he learns when he forgives Tseebo allows him to better handle that grief when he learns later on that his parents recently died, making his peace with their choices and the consequences of them. And, of course, all of this leads to the final choice he has to make when Palpatine offers to let him bring his parents back to life somehow and Ezra recognizes this for the trap that it is, and makes the opposite choice to Anakin when given this same option by the same person. Ezra lets them go rather than undo everything they fought and died for.

Kanan's grief is also something that's more of an ongoing storyline than just what we see with Rex. I'd argue his feelings are a little more complicated than just being rightfully angry with the clones, given that the clones had no more choice in what was done to them than the Jedi did. His grief and pain and feelings of betrayal are all entirely valid, obviously, there's a reason he feels that way and struggles with trusting and working with Rex, but this is also something he has to learn to let go of in order to move forward. The first half of season two is fairly focused on Kanan's struggle with this relationship and how he slowly learns to separate the way he felt during Order 66 and its immediate aftermath with the truth of what actually happened and how he wants to move forward with Rex, now.

But this isn't the only time that his grief from Order 66 is an issue. The entirety of season 1 and most of his narrative across the whole show is about Kanan learning to let go of the pain of what happened to him. In season 1, it's shown through his doubts about being a teacher for Ezra and how he has to let those doubts go for Ezra's sake because Ezra is picking up on them and it's hurting him. Kanan, to some degree, seems to blame himself for having run rather than recognizing the sacrifice Depa made for him, and it's not until much later that we see him truly start to understand why she made the choice she did. I could probably keep going with examples for Kanan, how we see him manage his fears about Hera when she gets captured and how we see everyone ELSE react to their grief over Kanan himself in the immediate aftermath and even to their grief over Ezra's own sacrifice and the ways it shows growth for other characters, most notably Sabine (just to clarify, this is ONLY within Rebels, all of this nice thematic growth got tossed out in the window in the Ahsoka show, may it burn in the fiery pits of hell).

So I don't know that I'd say that the Jedi use their grief and pain in such a way that it never causes anyone any pain, I think we have multiple examples of how these characters' pain DOES cause harm to themselves and others when they struggle with it, but that we also see how true Jedi will ultimately choose to LET GO of their grief and pain so as to keep from harming others, while Anakin chooses to bottle his up and marinate in it because he often feels like it's all he has left and he doesn't WANT to let it go and would rather bring everybody else down with him just because he can, which causes him more pain and grief that he continues to bottle up and so the cycle goes on and on.

None of the Jedi characters are perfect, they all struggle with things and have their own flaws that make them interesting characters, but what makes them Jedi is the willingness to look at their struggles and flaws and actively choose to RISE ABOVE THEM, because that's what being a Jedi MEANS, while the Sith take the easier path of no resistance and it only ever brings them down.

The way Anakin expresses his grief vs. how Obi-Wan does is such an interesting difference. And I think the contrast revolves around how the Jedi handle grief.

They have both experienced very similar losses, yet Anakin's grief is the destructive kind that pulls everyone down with him, while Obi-Wans is destructive but it only pulls him down. And it's not completely pulling him down. When he needs to help others, he'll still do it. He'll act on his goodness, but just not on his negative emotions.

He is incredibly aware of how powerful of a Jedi he is. He's incredibly aware of the fact that he could potentially kill Anakin/Vader, and fall doing so. So he doesn't.

Even in his anger, and his sadness when Anakin betrayed him, he refused to kill him.

And not just Obi-Wan vs Anakin, but the remaining Jedi in general. Their grief and pain is incredibly selfless, and only when Vader becomes Anakin (and by extension, a Jedi) again does he do a selfless act in his grief and in his pain.

Ezra goes dark, but regrets it and spends the rest of his time making up for it. Kanan has the chance to kill Rex and the other clones because he (wrongfully) blames them for what happened during Order 66, but even at the crux of his anger he doesn't hurt them. Even when they point their guns at him (He evil kill Crosshair despite Crosshiar actively trying to kill him).

And Rex becomes incredibly close to him in a way he never was with Anakin.

Obi-wan still misses Cody even without knowing why he turned on him.

Anakin's grief is a Force that hurts almost everyone in his path, even those people he's supposed to protect. even his own children.

Obi-Wan's is a motivator to protect others. Kanan's is a motivator to protect others. And when they're too depressed to do anything, they never hurt people in their anger.

[erinwantstowrite]

NOOOO it’s too cute, Peter’s everyone’s favorite nephew 😭 (ignore that he’s the only nephew)

even when there are a million insane Bats running around in the future, Peter will be the favorite because he's 1) the oldest and 2) their big brother's baby. he'll also be the favorite cousin and brother because it's in his genes to be loved beyond measure

[uncanny-tranny]

The effort to turn every trans person into a political activist and place the burden of political leadership onto us is the same mindset as thinking trans lives are inherently political. Combating this means holding trans people to individual standards. If a trans person occupies political spaces, it should be because they have chosen to, not because people look at their transness and the "political implications" and it is all they can see

[teyrnacousland]

When we find out that the elves were spirits there's a whole debate about whether or not we should tell people. Why don't we do that when we find out that some of the core beliefs of Andrastianism are a lie?

[shu-bullshit]

WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOOK INTO THE MIRROR?

I have to leave this song here, not my favorite but the lyrics are just too fitting.

[thetriggeredhappy]

Hello! I really liked the recent chapter you posted. I'm excited to see more :]

Do you mind elaborating on Spy's jewishness? It's a very fun headcanon and I'd like to learn what you think about it ^_^

sure! first of all 🍉🍉🍉 to be clear

sniper and spy are the only two who i’ve explicitly stated as jewish within the text, i think, and likely the only two for whom it’s going to come up super frequently, but i also do think that tony’s wife theresa is jewish, as is collin’s wife lily, and i don’t think any singular one of them is the classic Monolith To Represent An Entire Culture Singularly.

i imagine spy was somewhat heavier on tradition for himself, more orthodox, follows kosher, that sort of thing, and that if his family were still physically present enough to be part of his life they would be absolutely flabbergasted that he married an irish catholic woman and even more flabbergasted at how chill she is about it. i imagine spy is a pretty private guy but went out of his way to stay in contact with the judeo-french community in boston. this would’ve been around, like, ~1940 or so? the O’Connell family i always believed to be closer to South End, which was historically a cultural hub in the city. him being part of espionage efforts as a teen throughout the 20s means that he had a pretty unusual immigrant experience for that reason, but i thought it was more interesting to sort of keep spy more grounded in reality compared to the team fortressing of the rest of the peripheral landscape. some of the older boys who remember when spy was around remember how hard spy and ma worked to celebrate the holidays for both catholic traditions and french jewish traditions, and archie for example has tried to pass that on to his own kids as well.

sniper meanwhile i have grounded as kind of the ‘my family is jewish but um y’know not in the way that people hate’ brand ‘palatable immigrant or different culture trying not to take up space in a place that is not necessarily friendly to outsiders’ story. his mum and dad were the only jewish people in their relatively small community by the time sniper was a young boy and they really did try to keep up traditions, but it’s hard when you have no outside support to help reinforce that stuff. sniper has a (relatable) internal sense of being both an outsider to the predominant culture while also not feeling confident enough in it being ‘his culture’ to make any claims for himself. i imagine that if he could meet some of spy’s old buddies in boston and connect a little more with the diaspora he would be able to start feeling more of that pride and connection, but as it is he’s caught between dodging antisemitism and denying a culture that does matter to him but in a way that’s difficult to verbalize and not often asked about.

i think spy and sniper might bicker about it at times in later chapters, next chapter in particular. scout’s ma is definitely going to make at least one more comment about scout getting married to a nice jewish boy though. that trope in media about east coasters is just too much of a staple to pass up.

[dol-dee]

chibified bastards

the relationship chart is my excuse to finally post these chibies! Please note that I've only included the NPC's that I already created designs for. Otherwise Robin would be included, naturally

[flowerxdance]

I need Dungeon Meshi season 2 because I need to stop seeing anime-onlys hating on Kabru and calling him a sociopath/narcissistic (completely misusing those words and misreading his entire character and being ableist at the same time).

[moe-broey]

Crazy how I can recount something from my adolescence about how I was raised and still manage to make my therapist (who I have been seeing for Years) still go Oh. That's... 😶

Like obviously professional quick recovery style but like. Has an immediate grounding effect and gives eye opening perspective in point zero seconds. Like ooooohh. You see, I was operating under the impression that like, this is a fairly run of the mill and expected experience for someone like me with my lived experiences. Like I could just say this and anyone would know exactly what I'm getting at without needing to provide all the details and thought processes at play here.

Hm. Well,

[y-rhywbeth2]

I'll cling to my "Durge remains an outsider and quasi-deity" headcanon 'til the world ends and won't let go, but I suppose there's a potential story in Jergal rendering them fully mortal, because mine... would not take the theft of their divinity well. (Having been forged and used as a murder weapon and other things beside from "birth", with promises of godhood and destiny whispered in your ear your entire life... all this warping your mind, and then being brutally murdered, having everything you were stripped away and told to live a normal life with all that blood and filth on your tainted flesh, and your mind warped and twisted into obscene shapes, left behind in a world you don't belong in... yeah no. That's not working out well with this guy.)

After a few subsequent rage freak outs the cycle would just begin anew as it continued in Bhaal; adventuring in search of power, researching gods and ancient powers to hunt down and slay for their divinity. Maybe the hunt should start with the Dead Three... Myrkul went down easily enough... Doesn't have to be a full god; just so long as he's not forced to be a person.

That or he'll just find a way to annihilate his soul.

[cupidskissx]

Yes it isn’t fair. Yes Logan doesn’t deserve to be sidelined and feel this level of humiliation and disillusionment. However, this sport isn’t (and won’t ever be) virtuous. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry built on ambition, arrogance and greed. Complying with society’s moral compass isn’t always in a team’s best interest.

At the end of the day points are the most valuable commodity in F1. More than reputation, more than sponsorships, more than a positive PR story.

Statistically Alex is the more consistent driver. A momentary hit to the Williams name in order to increase their potential for points is unfortunately, but ultimately, the correct decision for the team.