#jace is going to be so pissed lmao

[daeneryseastar]

is this rhaenyra reacting to the fact that baela did indeed NOT stay high and keep her distance 😭

[rainy-writers]

When are y’all gonna get it through your heads that no one actually cared if the Velaryon boys were bastards or not? They could have come out with white hair, violet eyes, the whole shebang and the rumor still would have been spread because it was meant to undermine RHAENYRA and her claim, nothing else!!

It was a misogynistic attempt to paint her as reckless and irresponsible and another way for the greens to push for Aegon. It was fear mongering, meant to say “Hey! Choose Aegon because you guys don’t want a bastard on the throne, right?” And it didn’t fucking work, save for on the idiot audience that still eats this shit up and genuinely believes that the dance happened bc Harwin and Rhaenyra weren’t married, rather than realizing the whole theme is MISOGYNY!! ITS ABOUT USURPING A WOMAN NO MATTER WHAT SHE DOES, SOLEY BC SHES A WOMAN AND NOTHING ELSE!!

If she had no kids = Vote for Aegon cause she’s barren!!

If she had kids = Vote for Aegon cause they’re bastards!!

If she has kids that look exactly like her = Vote for Aegon bc her kids are clearly Daemon’s bastards am I right? Vote Aegon bc he’s clearly the more responsible of the two with his trueborn kids!!

It. Does. Not. Matter.

And it makes me so mad, especially when people say that the realm wouldn’t have accepted Jace like DUDE. Nobody is just casually going around saying these kids are bastards, save for the people that KNOW they can get away with it if they’re caught bc Viserys wouldn’t dare punish them. Aka:

Alicent, Otto, and her nightmare kids. That’s it. No, some random Lord in the Reach wasn’t preaching about Jace, Luke, and Joff being bastards. I sincerely hate to burst your bubble (NOT!) but you guys as an audience care more than the actual people that live in this world and it’s so funny.

Basic media literacy will tell you that NO, Westeros did not care. How do I know? Well it’s simple really. If they cared then majority of them simply wouldn’t pledge to support Rhaenyra, clearly knowing that Jace is her heir??

I mean, these are all of the houses that supported Rhaenyra AND Jace:

I mean do yall honestly think Cregan Stark thought Jace was a bastard when he swore an oath in BLOOD with Jace, marched PERSONALLY to the south AFTER Jace was dead, and tried to literally kill the CHILDREN of the Lord’s who rose up against him and Rhaenyra?

Do you think Lady Jeyne gaf when she personally pledged to support him? Lord Manderly? Hm.

No, they didn’t lmao.

So please, kill this narrative that “There was going to be rebellion if Jace ascended the throne” and “The realm wouldn’t accept him bc all of them secretly knew he was a bastard despite having no proof because his father, his grandfather and THEIR KING never said otherwise.”

It would not have happened y’all. And one day you blood purist, Velaryon boys haters are going to get it through your head that YES !! They were legitimate because no one ever said otherwise. It was never proven. Rumor isn’t proof. Hair isn’t proof for fucks sake. You need actual words from Laenor himself saying that RHAENYRA cheated and those boys are Harwin’s. You need Corlys passing over Luke for Driftmark and outright saying it’s because he’s a bastard to even get a SHREAD of doubt from the great houses.

One day you guys are going to realize that those boys were loved and no matter how much you try and discredit them, they will always be legitimate. Whether you like it or not, Viserys was content with Jace being on the throne after him, THE REALM was content, and Corlys Velaryon was ready to die peacefully knowing Luke was going to be after him. Hell, he damn near handed that boy the keys so don’t you dare say Luke didn’t deserve to inherit anything.

And sorry for the long post but some of yall are really starting to piss me off. Never mind that this is fiction, your attitude towards these boys is disguising and saying that they don’t deserve a good life, that they dont deserve things that were literally GIVEN to them with no complaints, and even going as far as to call them dirty or saying they deserve to die all because their mommy and daddy weren’t married is fucking disgusting.

This “bastards don’t deserve anything,” attitude needs to stop being preached by real life people. Hell, some of the people saying this are literally in the wedding photos of their own parents wedding LMAO. It concerns me on how much disregard you guys have for adopted kids (which is basically what they are to Laenor), and I’d hate to see the shit you preach in real life. Acting like blood actually matters in order for someone to be considered family.

Because regardless of what you believe, had their mother not been usurped because she was a WOMAN, Jace would have ruled, Luke would’ve gotten Driftmark and, yes, the world of Westeros would’ve kept fucking spinning.

By law these boys were legitimate and people seem to forget they came out of Rhaenyra’s coochie so REGARDLESS, they are Targaryen. Like unless Viserys or Daemon was their father, they were always going to be half NOT Targaryen lol…Just like Alicent’s kids. It just so happens that they’re half Strong, but again, it doesn’t matter, because Jace gets his claim from RHAENYRA, not his father, so even if Harwin was married to Rhaenyra he still would’ve been the heir?? Even if it wasn’t Laenor who was his father, he’d still be heir because of his mother and being married to someone does not change that.

Some people even go as far as to argue that they’re not Targaryen so Jace shouldn’t be the heir which is stupidest thing I’ve ever heard and the most blatant case of misogyny ever. Like unless your father cloned himself then you STILL get half your genes from your mother dumbass. They are as much Targaryen as the Hightower kids with their DARK HARIED PARENT, it just so happens that their Targ side is from a woman, not a man. Which, like I said, if you don’t consider them Targaryen just bc they don’t get their claim from their father then we know what you are. 🙃

But anyways, to make a long post short, yes these boys are legitimate, they were recognized as such by:

The King himself (who they’d be inheriting from)

Rhaenyra

Laenor (their father, who they’d be inheriting from and wanted Luke to have Driftmark)

Corlys (their grandfather, who Luke would be inheriting from and wanted Luke to have Driftmark)

Rhaenys

The Realm

History

And if you still don’t believe me, here’s the official Targaryen family tree from Fire and Blood which all of Westeros sees :)

You see how they’re listed as Velaryon? You see how they’re directly linked to Laenor and there’s no little astric saying how they’re bastards? Yeah me too.

PS - Read Fire and Blood as well. This whole argument about them being bastards is literally stemmed from no more than two paragraphs, IF that. And their legitimacy is never brought up again.

[im-out-of-it]

season 1, episode 3 discussion list

1. “there is some truth to the idea that human beings should have a modicum of common sense.” ALEC GO OFF KING

2. seriously like what nerve does clary have to be mad at Alec and Izzy????? SIMON SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THERE

3. it’s a shame Alec isn’t already in charge of the institute for real. because he would have shipped clary’s ass off the second she got there.

4. “so this doesn’t matter to you?” no Alec, it doesn’t concern her. she doesn’t care that the cup can control demons and can cause chaos for downworlders and not just shadowhunters. all she cares about is her mom and Simon and pissing everyone off. she’s good at that lmao

5. “I need you to put your trust in me”- clary being a dumbass for 729189129828 hours in this show. why should they trust her? she came out of nowhere, creates more problems for them, and now has the most hated enemy as a father- which isn’t her fault but I’m sorry, clary hasn’t done a single thing to show she should be trusted

6. GIVE ME STRENGTH TO GET THROUGH CLACE SCENES

7. “downworlders are slaves to their impulses, we’re not”- ok so Alec does say some shit about them but fact is, he changes and adapts 🥰 I don’t need any pro book fans trying to argue on my posts (magnus gif because why not?) (also Magnus is not in this episode at all) (and this is my fav magnus outfit)

8. “We’ve all got our things, don’t we?” Izzy calling Alec out after Alec calls Izzy out. I LOVE IT 😭

9. it amazes me how much Alec does everything to help jace even if it means breaking the rules and it’s always never enough smh

10. Raphael is also a mood. so is Camille. FUCK THEY ARE BOTH HOT OK?????? my bi ass is going crazy (I also love the way he says this line)

11. “are you so desperate to get laid, you’ll risk killing us?” Jace denies but isn’t it the truth???? maybe it’s not just about getting laid but he’s done so much reckless shit already since meeting clary. so in a way, alec has a point (but I’m biased)

12. “it’s bad enough not to have a vote, but worse to be treated as inferiors. they act as if seelies aren’t half- angel too.”- meliorn with the truth!!!!! literally they all act as if the seelies are evil and terrible just because they’re half demon

13. HIS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS KILL ME BECAUSE SAME ALEC

14. fucking hell, that whole motorcycle scene is so cringe and we are supposed to believe they have chemistry?

15. “Alec would die for me. he’ll be here.” but would you die for alec, jace? because the answer is no. you only care about Alec as long as he does what you want him to do.

17. from episode 1 BUT IZZY IS SO FINE 🔥

18. “so let’s distract them. so let’s distract them.” I love my fav pair Lightwood siblings fighting together ✨

19. Alec saving the day ONCE AGAIN

20. side note- camille is also sooooo fine 🥰🔥

21. “I’m older than you jace, I’m not in your shadow.” - Alec. literally jace has never once thought of how Alec feels in any of this and it shows. Alec is tired of living in a shadow and I’m guessing, tired of wanting someone around who doesn’t give a shit about them

thank you for coming to our shadowhunter show meetings and whatever name I created but forget about. 21 is our number today, maybe we’ll get a different one at the next discussion. I found out I can include many gifs so i went overboard. sue me 🥲

[itsmariejanel]

63. after hours

previous [.beginning.] next > transcript under the cut 

beau by @tartiish ehehe <3 circles and cc together woohoo

Mia - Hey baby, I wanted to say thank you... For today. I don’t know if it was hard for you, the whole Don situation and ahm, I don’t know if you need to hear this, but I don’t have any feelings for him at all.  Serena - You really don’t have to thank me for that, Santina. And to be honest, it didn’t bother me as much as I thought it was gonna- don’t get me wrong, I don’t trust him, but I don’t need to, because I trust you fully.  Mia - [ smiles ] Serena - And [ chuckles ] I don’t mean to sound cocky, but I know you don’t have feelings for him, love. Mia - Mmhm, how did I get so lucky to have such a cocky girlfriend, hm? Serena - I sense some mockery in there, but jokes on you ‘cause I’m the lucky one, actually! You see, my girlfriend is perfect. Mia - Oh is she now? Serena - A goddess! You should see her ass- Mia - Te quiero, silly

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Helios - Am I still angelic now, pretty boy?

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Kiara - how’s the boy situation going?🤭 Beau - TERRIBLE Kiara - What’s going on babe? Beau - They just SUCK Kiara - men suck 🥲 who’s pissing you off? Beau - they are stinky little babies but how r u 👀 what about ur boy…… Kiara - what boy? idk who you mean 😳 and if u mean jace, well… nothing really Beau - spill bestie Kiara - i feel like… there’s definitely something. i feel the chemistry, but its not going anywhere? plus he got out of a bad breakup so idk how to do this 😮‍💨  Beau - maybe he’s just being cautious… or he’s oblivious LOL  Kiara - i don’t think he knows about my feelings for sure! lmao  Beau - smh he needs to open his eyes 👁👁 Kiara - [ laughs ] She’s so right -  [ phone pings ]  Kiara - Huh? Jacey? Jace - still awake, milady?  Kiara - yeah! too tipsy to sleep im afraid  Jace - same! 💀 meet me outside then Kiara - outside?? but im in my pjs :(( Jace - i have a joint 😏 bring the booze Kiara - Hmmm… Should I? Kiara - omw🏃🏿‍♀️

[freya-captain]

Yoooo so hotd abo solves the succession battle imo before it truly begins…picture this…everyone thinks aegon is a beta right…but dudes actually a very late bloomer omega and presents in the middle of court during Luke’s inheritance of driftmark hearing just as his father makes it to his throne in the court room and tries to address Luke’s claim and all the drama Vaemond has…..so everything is chaos once aegon starts sweating and hits by floor moaning and all confused about what is going on…then boom and suddenly aegon is claimed by alpha jace who has smelt the heat and went cray without meaning to….there is nothing that can prevent it cause they are in heat and rut and aegons neck has been bitten with a mating bite he is compromised so jaces bethroal to baela is now void…so visery demand a septa to quickly marry them in front of everyone before they start ripping their clothes all the way off and are dragged to a room to consummate lmao aegon wakes up after and is horrified dude doesn’t want to queen or have responsibility he was happy out being a beta and not having too many expectations on him and people thought younger bro alpha aemond would have the real claim to the throne and challenge rhaenrya when the time is right…jace is a little confused but overall happy with the situation aegon so a very pretty and he is optimistic that as argon’s alpha he can change him for the better and it also is great that the successions drama has been sorted by this mating…rhaenyra and alicent is worried for jacr but is relieved they will be now at and now there is gunna be some grand babies lol and nowthe greens and blacks are forced to make peace for the sake of soon to be preggo aegon…

You are absolutely right about omegaverse and preggo Aegon solve everything and now Targaryen dynasty gonna last forever!

(It’s hilarious to see Vis called the Septa and announced the most quick marriage like ever…)

Now imagine this:

After Aegon and Jace woke back up and covered in mating marks they were both furious and found the whole thing ridiculous. Aegon accused Jace of taking advantage of him cause he never wanted to be bound to a Alpha and Jace went like “Me? taking advantage of you?? Maybe it’s you and your mother plotted this!” And they all went mad and fought with each other in bed (naked) and confusing all the servants

Vis loved to pretend he had a great and delightful family so he urged Jace and Aegon to have a grandkid soon and forced them to toast each other on every family dinner and Jace and Aeg went so sarcastic and tried to pissed each other off. Like “Jace you are the most amazing husband everyone could dream of I wish you didn’t choke on death tonight”and Jace was like “No need to worry you sure drown in your cups first” Rest of family either confused or amused

Although they fought war all the time they have to perform they duty and spent the rut together. And they couldn’t deny that not like their minds, their bodies loved each other and dying for more contacts. Even on some night after their sex they would hold each other quietly and just enjoyed their scents mingling and felt so peaceful and joy and then they were like fuck i went mad to find him attractive…and things got even worse after Aeg was preggo..

[thefudge]

Thoughts on season 2 of hotd? I've just recently caught up and the way they sidelined Baela and especially Rhaena absolutely pissed me off! The fact that Rhaenyra sent Rhaena out of the way to go babysit her own children but acted so outraged at being sent to safety by her advisers was just really hypocritical. The only scene we got with either sister expressing any kind of feelings was Baela telling Jace that she sometimes hates her father, the whole storyline with Daemon hallucinating for the entire season was just a waste of screen time they could have used for any of the others to be honest instead of focusing on the random new characters they created this season like the Dragon riders. Even the scene with Rhaenys asking Corlys to give Rhaena his title over Driftmark and him denying it was ridiculous, especially since she didn't have a dragon and had nothing else to do, it could have given her something instead of her having no scenes with any of the other characters until she left and said goodbye, its hard not to wonder if they would have been sidelined as much if the characters weren't black lmao. I just have to point out the elephant in the writers room.

i didn't watch season 2 because i wasn't feeling it at all back in the summer, and the spoilers and gifsets i saw only confirmed it wouldn't really interest me, but i have gathered the general consensus is that s2 was a letdown. and yeah...sidelining rhaena and baela...i am not at all surprised. it feels like they wasted a lot of time doing pretty much nothing instead of developing really interesting characters

[bohemian-nights]

Do you remember when Ryan spoke about Daemon and Vermithor scene saying it's ambiguous scene that might be connected with Luke's death? He said he wanted audience to suspect of him, why saying that with no purpose? He's just obsessed with Daemon or what? Lmao i think is no coincidence. I didn't mind about this interview till now that Ewan saying Luke's death might be revealed no incident, yet we know that Aemond didn't meant to kill Luke cause we can clearly ear him yelling at Vhagar to stop and obeys his orders he also yells no! When Luke gets eaten, so it's not Aemond's fault and then why saying that? Teasing something i think. What if Daemon is actually the one responsable of it by singing that lullaby, and did it, in order to make war happening and get his own revenge?!?! Must admit the timing is also suspicious. Daemon falls out with Rhaenyra cause she wants no war, and few sec later, Luke is dead. He would be capable of it, he doesn't give shit about Rhaenyra's bastards, to him they're no family either, but more acceptables than Hightowers, till the moment they don't get in his way. (The scene with Jace was rivals vibes) He would be perfectly capable to sacrifice them all to reach his goal, without blinking an eye. Im sure of it, so if Ryan might plan that, it's mindblowing. Daemon revealed to be THE Villain of the series and the cause of the Dance, cause killed Luke to start the war, plus Blood and Cheese to make sure the war would implode. Can you imagine the shock of Daemyra shippers?? 😭 They do nothing but trying hard to prove 24/7 Daemon loves Rhaenyra, but if he would be revealed the huge backstabber, their ship is buried under the most deep ground lol Personally i don't care about ships and if Ryan is planning that would be great plot twist. Not to mention Daemon might be the biggerst manipulative Master mind, perhaps even surpassing Little Finger and the shock Aemond would have learning everything horrible happening so far from both factions is his uncle's fault, obviously revealed by the end during God's eye battle. This theory is one of the most intriguing around. I like it. What do you think?

I don’t remember that interview, but then again I stopped paying attention to a lot of those interviews they put out towards the end.

I’m going to be honest while you obviously put a lot of thought into this, there is no way Daemon killed Luke. He was nowhere near either Vhagar, Aemond, or Lucerys to manipulate things to bring about the latter’s death. Singing to Verimthor(he's trying to make the dragon easier to claim) wouldn’t trigger Vhagar to go crazy and kill Weak Boy #2.

He just happened to get “lucky” in terms of timing and let’s keep in mind that while show!Daemon is far from being an idiot he’s way too reckless and impulsive(especially when he’s angry) to be able to pull off Little Finger moves(well early season/book!Little Finger moves). A master manipulator he is not.

In the books, Luke’s death is not an accident. Aemond straight up started chasing after Luke on dragonback with the express intention of taking his eye dead or alive.

Originally in the show they were going to go with Aemond smirking in reaction to Luke getting got(keeping it book-compliant that his death wasn't an accident), but at some point during production that got changed to this:

Honestly they can write off Aemond’s expression here as realization that mommy is going to be pissed off at him rather than actually regretting killing Luke. I mean he was cackling and chasing him down with a weapon of mass destruction 10 seconds before that so how much regret could he possibly feel?

What did he possibly think could happen when he hoped on Vhagar's back? They were going to play patty cake and hold hands after he took out his eye🙃

Back to Daemon being the big baddie of the series.

*I think it should be noted that in the books Daemon was trying to avoid bloodshed and was much more diplomatic and a voice of reason. He’s not the big baddie and even though he is not presented in the best light in the show, he’s a far cry from being the villain.

Ryan Condal himself has stated that Daemon is a gray character(there is still hope for him if they don’t screw over Dettles and follow canon when it comes to their relationship; Nettles is his light and his redemption so to speak).

The show's “villain” appears to be the patriarchy itself which Daemon is a part of, but he’s a cog in the machine like Otto, Gollum, Corlys, Aegon, and all the other men. If someone is looking for the cause of the Dance it’s Gollum, his lusts, and his inability to parent his children.

[livvyofthelake]

cassie protagonists ranked TO ME

emma..... my most beloved emma.... she's like if a boy was a girl but totally normal about being a girl she just acts weird. that didn't make sense. she's like girl jace basically. which makes her a billion times cooler and deeper than jace could ever try to be. she's like if there was a girl who kind of sucked and was an idiot but she loved her friends so so so much and she was a genius and super cool and awesome and badass but also she's like kind of stupid with emotions and bad at handling personal relationships... and she has a sick ass sword!!! she's like if katniss was a shadowhunter. she's like if a knight from any fairy tale was kind of a loser. she's like if liv moore was monogamous. hard to explain any of that just trust me that emma is cool as hell. and she loves clary sooooo much...

clary. we would be nowhere without the og.... she's literally like if an angel was just some dude. and she had Protagonist Disorder. and she was blessed with divine visions. you know i love clary you know i'm a clary girl do i even need to get into it further...

it hurts me to do this, i didn't want to have to make cordelia number 4 but. ok and rememeber that this is conceptual still because twp doesn't even exist yet it's just well i can't make my special girl number 4 out of 5 i'm not a monster. anyway yeah. dru <3 she is so dear to me even though collectively only like 30 pages have ever been written about her. i just know she's going to slay the house down in the wicked powers is the thing i know it i KNOW it... people are afraid of her slayage and believe it or not she already has haters but they are NOT me and they are NOT welcome here... i don't give a shit if you wanted kit to be the protagonist of twp he's not a girl. being a cassie shadowhunter protagonist is for girls only. he can be second like jace and james and will and jules. kinda crazy how historically all the secondary mains have been the love interest. rip ash lmao. anyway. literally do not care if you wanted kit to be the main main character you will fucking survive and you don't know it yet but it's better this way. dru is taking so many hits for him it's crazy. cassie's gonna make her do love triangle drama and annoying miscommunication and we're all gonna be so pissed off about it like we always are when cassie does this with every single on of her primary couples. and meanwhile kit and ty are gonna be fucking normal in comparasin. say thank you to dru and get over it.... also i literally love her to pieces she's soooo funny and kind and she loves her family more than anything and she hates being the second youngest and she just wants to be included in ty's ridiculous schemes and she loves her silly little horror movies and she has a blue streak in her hair and she wears ironic t shirts and she hates school and she's soooo mad that jules and emma restored their haunted house before she could visit it.... and she's my friend.....

cordelia <3 it's not her fault the final book in her trilogy was kind of a flop. she slayed it though... except for the love triange stuff that pissed me off an unreal amount you guys know you were there. but i love cordelia she's soooo protagonist... she's so remember that you can't save everyone remember that you have to try..... also her gay ally swag is unbeatable. she loves her gay friends more than she loves herself....

tessa sorry girl it's just well i haven't read tid since 2014. you're cool to hang with in sobh tho even though you're cryptic as hell for no fucking reason.... i love it tho she's like hm well things happened in the past that might actually be relevant to your situation emma but i can't tell you about those things because they make me sad. good luck tho! like go girl give us nothing....

[alphinias]

House of dragons has the problem a lot of other shows from the streaming age have, the truncated episodes make it so that it's really fast but also weirdly really slow at the same time. There's no time for organic character development and relationships and even events. Like how do you see people saying that 10 episodes felt rushed and then go you know what bitch how about 8, we really need to go back to lower budget shows that rely on writing and have 13+ episodes instead of needing everything to be a spectacle with millions spent on cgi and big name actors, I promise you no one cares, if the writing and acting is good that's all the matters and that's how the biggest shows on the planet like breaking bad and stranger things happen.

I 100% agree with you in the fact that we need more lower budget shows that come out more frequently and have more episodes/some filler, but I don’t think hotd is the best example to use. I think if any show is allowed to make us wait a year+ it’s hotd. It has a huge budget, lots of cgi, and an established fan base that justify it. Plus, game of thrones always had shorter seasons, and in all fairness, the bigger battles and bigger cgi stuff for got was mostly in later seasons which we did have to wait longer for as well. I will totally agree I was pissed when hotd got cut down to 8 episodes instead of 10 though. It’s still insane to me.

I think there is room for both types of shows. We just desperately need someone to see the value in making the more lowkey ones again because it’s what I’m really lacking as a consumer. Those shows had the best fandoms ever because it was possible to be active so often.

Back to hotd, I do also generally agree I wish hotd would show us a few more character moments and little things that show us the bond between the riders and the dragons, but I think that’s as much down to distribution of things they choose to focus on as it is as it is the low episode count. Like that cute little sunfyre and Aegon scene in the last episode had everyone going crazy. I love this season, but I would love it more if they would dedicate their time more to things like that, or giving Jace, Baela, etc some scenes instead of just having a hard on for having Alicent sitting around looking sad ALL the time. Her kids are interesting but I have to speak my truth I’m so bored of her lmao.

[dulcewrites]

Wait is FMO!Alys dead?!?!(I say FMO!Alys because FMO and Canon are two different people to me). Readers whole speech to him in the bathtub, I fear she gagged him especially with the father comparison. Like I know Aemond isn’t in love with the reader but him thinking about the readers birthmark and how he wanted her to grab the knife👀.

The reader giving advice to keep Otto closer is so true, can’t leave that old man to himself 🤷🏽‍♀️. Her line about Alicent and how Rhaenrya blamed her for being with her father 💀.

I get both of their concerns about Daella and Alaric. However Aemond should have sent in Helaena or Alicent to tell her. I know the fans say that Rhaenrya would never hurt Alicent or her kids, but y’all forgetting about the Driftmark incident. Rhaenrya “he must be sharply questioned” Targaryen🤔. I feel bad because I fear everyone is going to feel the readers wrath and she won’t hold back 😭. Aemond really lucky Jace came in at the moment

How I felt through out the whole story

FMO reader

Me 🤝🏽 making fmo Rhaenyra have more common sense than she does in f&b and hotd

It’s really sad how Aemond has a good (imo) decision and has to undercut it with a bad one lmao. Bc (and honestly Alicent) out of everyone has the most reason to not fuck with anyone on nyra’s side. Yeah they had that ep 8 dinner but the last time they all cohabited pre that… he literally lost an eye. Then his sister just ran away and now she gets to come back and be queen. Yeah I’d be pissed and weirded out too lmao

[snowball-doie]

ok fine. i'll get the ball rolling on asks-- if you need a reminder of wtf im talking about check the "jace thoughts" tag on my blog. here we go.

i lowkey gotta side with johnny-- i dont think aurora needed to leave after the company told her about the sasaengs (refer to this fic for a little bit of context). EVERYONE was giving her alternative options since they did understand why she was so scared, but she was being hella stubborn, and was def making up excuses to leave. i don't think she was in the right. and i think johnny and yuta had every reason to be pissed at her. not only did she leave them, but she left her job in the hands of people they didn't know or trust, and as a result, the dreamies and ilichil had schedule conflicts which is how haechan broke down (*coughs* someone send asks about haechan and my oc hwayoung *coughs*). if she would've at least stayed in korea or japan, i don't think a lot of the bullshit that went down would've happened-- alternatively, if johnny went on hiatus like he offered, i think that would have been the best option. ugh. i kinda. i cant believe i lowkey wrote her to be unbearable during those chapters LMAO- also the fact that i originally wrote the story with her leaving the company altogether?!?!?!?! aw hellll nah. im glad my friend convinced me to take that plot out and keep aurora at the company w johnny. i just wish things would've worked out for ilichil better : (

[kaelatargaryen]

MY BABIES 🥵🫶🏼

THIS WAS EVERYTHING FOR ME, I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT AEM!!!! You little dumbass 🖤

here I go on the rest

I’ve been feeling like Aemond’s been thinking about them being King & Queen. Literally was talking to @aemondsbabygirl about how pissed I am that Jace is the heir so whatever happens, I just need Z to end up as Queen 😂 this feels like Aemond is testing the waters so that if he does kill Aegon and they take the throne, would they be successful. Now he knows that she’s smart and can problem solve even when cockwarming (which OMG you melted my brain Tee) and she can come up with solutions to keep them beloved by the small folk.

Now he knows that if they keep this up, all he has to do is make it known that he was running the show all along and when she started helping him, they took care of the people together. I can’t imagine there’d be any uprising against their ascension from the people.

I do worry about mom and dad though, I feel like they’d expect her to hand the crown over to Rhaenyra if Aegon were to die but I don’t feel like that’s a win for Z. I don’t want her to have gone through all this and won the throne, basically on her own just for Jace to end up being King after Rhaenyra whilst Z does what? Serves on his court? They’d have to kill Aemond because he’d never allow that and I think she’d break if they did. She loves Aemond, she’s accepted that and is growing into it whilst also becoming a team with him to change everything so if they take everything, including Aemond from her, I can’t see her finding the will or motivation to continue on. I can’t believe it’s almost over, please never delete this. Or let’s find someone to make it into a book, I’d buy it lmao

and GOD, I LOVE HOW COMPLEX YOU’VE MADE THIS STORY AND I WANT MORE BUT I’M NOT READY FOR IT TO BE OVER

Thanks for making me a crazy person Tee 😂😂

Smoke, Fire and Ash

Warnings: This fic includes noncon, dubcon, manipulation, violence, death, forced marriage, and inc3st. Tags will be added as the fic goes on.

This is a dark!fic. 18+ only. Read at your own discretion. Please read the warnings before continuing.

Summary: You are the eldest daughter of Rhaenyra and Daemon Targaryen. You are forced to navigate the difficult surroundings of your upbringing and the eventual disintegration between your family and the Hightower's relationship. What will happen when your older and estranged uncle suddenly takes a more sinister interest in you? (Dark!Aemond x Reader)

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Characters: Aemond Targaryen X Reader, HOTD characters.

Note: Thank you all for being so patient for the next chapter, I have had a lot of life things going on in the background and I am utterly exhausted! BUT in saying that, I have written to the VERY END of Smoke, Fire and Ash, and oh boy.... I cannot wait for you all to read it. So updates should be particularly frequent now! Can't thank you enough for all the support and love you have shown me and this fic <3 I don't know what I'm going to do when its done, probably cry in a corner for a while LMAO... Anyway! Enjoy!!!

Chapter 94: Sway 

It was difficult to explain the place where you and Aemond were together. 

The space that you had both meticulously crafted to house the two of you despite all circumstances. The space that was built on rocky foundations, cracks in the walls hastily filled to preserve the structure, and yet despite this, the two of you continued to place more and more stones upon it. But the beams were bowing under the pressure and weight of the stones you continued to pile on top.

And as you sat in the Library together, the dust of the weeks past settling around the both of you, the pair of you were embarked on a new journey together.

Do you continue to build upon the foundations you already had? With the crumbling being inevitable and looming over the two of you?

Do you start again? Work your way back up to the top, no doubt taking time and patience, which it seemed neither of you had? Ignoring the crumbling structure left behind which shadow would forever more be cast across the new one?

Or do you reinforce the foundation you already had with bricks, and mud, and anything that would stick?

Aemond sat on the chaise opposite you, nose buried in a large tome that he flicked the pages of every so often. One hand on his knee, rubbing a thumb and forefinger together in thought, a nervous habit that he seemed to inherit from his mother, bar the picking of skin. 

There was no denying that he had changed.

The man who you saw for the first time in years, before Viserys had passed, was not the man who sat in front of you currently.

The man you saw at Storms End, the man on the night of your wedding, the man the day you were taken to the throne room, was not who sat before you. 

Since your confessions, since your anger, and fear and sorrow had bled out of you in a stream of words that you could not stop, Aemond had changed.

He had become more doting towards you, spending most of his time with you, his violet eye almost constantly on you, or a stray hand, elbow or any part of his body would find some way to be in contact with you.

When he performed his duties, the countless hours of reading and writing, he opted to do it more and more within your chambers or the large wooden table of the Library. On occasion you would even join him in his study, where he would attend to meeting with Lords and heads of Houses, never once dismissing you, and allowing you to sit in the background and listen. 

But today, he sat and read, and you opposite him, though your eyes trailed over the words on the page, you found that you could not focus upon the story in your hand, eyes straying to look at the man in front of you. 

What you had said, was true.

You knew that now.

Everything that you said was straight from your heart. The same heart which bled for the circumstances of your life. For your losses, and for the pain that you endured and would likely continue to do.

It was a daunting thing. To admit to someone who had taken so much from you, to admit to someone who had hurt you so much, that you loved them. 

But these small confessions, these small offerings of truth and honesty seemed to pull Aemond closer to you. Even in your bouts of cruelty, even in your anger which boiled over, and the blade of your tongue pointed sharply at him, he still allowed you this anger.

He allowed you to feel it. 

“Is it not to your liking?” Aemond commented, eye not straying from the page he was upon. 

You cleared your throat, shutting the tome and placing it upon the small table in front of you, “I find I cannot concentrate on anything Law related.” You stood from your seat and moved across the Library floors, Aemond’s eye lifting to watch you as you came closer.

You sat down beside him, your hands in your lap as he took one in his own, the other resting atop the browning page of the tome.

“Will you read to me?” You quietly asked, squeezing his hand back in yours.

The Prince wore green robes today, though they were such a deep green, that if you had not been sitting at his side, you would have mistaken them for a black.

His violet gaze rolled over your face before he dipped his head, returning to his reading. 

“It is the duty of the Crown to care for its subjects. Trade upon the Narrow Sea will aid the economy of the realm, and prevent such times in when the vaults become empty. Any gold that is not spent wisely can be counted as a loss to the people and their trade.” His voice was soothing and deep, and he read slowly for you, pronouncing each word with care as he kept his hand in yours, thumb stroking over the skin of your knuckles. 

“If in the case a King is in need of the Prince Regent, there may be certain actions that can be taken. A Prince Regent, or in some cases, a Princess Regent, is a Prince or Princess who, due to their position in the line of succession, rules a monarchy as regent in the stead of a monarch. This is always the second in line for the throne, or third if the second is unable. If the heirs of the monarch are too young to rule, incapacitated by illness or ailment, or have been sworn in as a knight of the realm, then the kin of the King may take his place. They shall rule on the throne as the King would, treating with Lords, Small Council meetings, and caring for the state of the realm and its subjects. He or she may be required to settle petty grievances from smaller or lesser Lords, or land rebuttals from common folk. The Prince or Princess Regent may only rule as a result of the sovereign's incapacity, be this illness, injury, state of mind, or their absence from ruling by distance, exile, voyage.”

“Why are you reading this?”

Aemond clicked his tongue, “I need to know what else I am responsible for.”

Your eyebrows creased, “But you have not been named Prince Regent.”

The air around you was static, and the hand in your lap stopped smoothing the skin of your knuckle.

“Despite Aegon not naming me Prince Regent, it is known by the Lords and Small Council that I act as one. It is my duty to treat with the Lords who come to Kings Landing, and know the comings and goings of our small trading fleets.”

You scooted closer to Aemond, resting your head atop his shoulder as you looked down at the old and worn pages.

“My mother had named me her Hand before I wed you.” You told him quietly.

Aemond hummed, pressing a kiss atop your head, “She was wise in doing that.”

“She did not name me her heir.”

“No.”

A gentle quiet wrapped itself around the two of you as you waited for Aemond to continue his reading, eyes having found the line he was up to. The warmth of the fireplace had nothing on the warmth that radiated from your uncles body beside you.

“Lord Corlys Velaryon’s fleet has resumed their trading again.” Aemond informed you, your eyes blinking from the information, “They are no longer anchored around Dragonstone or Driftmark.”

“That is good news. They will need the gold for my mothers Kingdoms.”

Aemond hummed and resumed his reading, thumb starting its ministrations against your knuckles once more. 

It was easier like this.

The calm.

The quiet between the two of you.

The bickering and fighting, anger, and rage of the both of you devouring each other had taken its toll. It was as though neither of you wished to disturb the peace you had finally settled into. Unwilling to disturb the dust that had settled after long last.

You watched the log of the fireplace slowly crumble away beneath the flames that ate it, little bursting crackles of fire rising to the top of the hearth and disappearing beneath the chimney. Each time you watched the flames, you thought of your dragon. 

How you missed him. 

It felt wrong to not be with him, or see him, or ride him. It was as though a part of you had been ripped away from your body. Like a limb that you still felt the phantom sensations of.

Because in truth, you still felt him, at the edges of your bond, angry, irritable, impatient.

Once Aemond had finished reading from the tome, he escorted the both of you back to your chambers where you had a quiet dinner, and an even quieter evening, settling amongst the pillows and sheets in his arms as you slowly drifted off to sleep.

The next day, Aemond was to be in his study, and had insisted upon you joining him there. Before you left your own chambers, he told you to bring a book from the pile of your favourites with you to spend you day, and had even dared to ask if you wished to have the embroidery loom that Alicent had gotten some maids to deliver to your chambers be brought with you. 

You decided upon a book and the loom, and walked beside him to the study, which was in the same wing of the castle the throne room was.

The walk was quick, and soon Aemond was sat behind a large mahogany desk, quill in hand, parchment spread across the table, with three to four tomes open on the desk at varying pages. 

You sat in the chair opposite him, where Lords would usually be seated, and watched him as he worked, the loom on your lap, needle and thread pinched between your fingertips.

Deciding that it was best to leave him to his work, you began to attempt to embroider something. 

It was not for a lack of trying, it was more to do with a lack of practice or will, and if you were to be honest with yourself, the fact that you were particularly distracted by the man who sat before you, eye narrowed upon the parchment he was writing on, his long fingers wrapped delicately around a quill. 

It was the way his fingers held it, the way it moved it, such deep, quick, strokes from fingers that knew you most intimately. From fingers that could bring you to your peak quicker than your own could. 

You straightened yourself in your seat, the wood of the chair creaking slightly as you crossed one leg over the other, attempting to alleviate the sudden ache that had settle between your thighs.

Aemond’s violet and sapphire gaze flicked up to yours, watching as you shifted before they dove back down to resume their writing, the needle of your loom pricking the tip of your finger. You hissed, and brought the finger to your lips to suck, leaving the needle and thread to dangle carelessly in your lap.

It was as you were sucking the small bead of blood that leaked from the tip, that you felt the heat of Aemond’s eye. 

You looked up at him, so see that the grip on his quill was no longer a delicate one, but had tightened, and the lid of his violet eye, hooded. You sheepishly gave him a smile, dropping your hand back into your lap as you readjusted yourself again. 

“What are you writing?”

Aemond’s held your gaze for a beat, his eye boring into your own intensely before he looked back down at the parchment, quill scratching roughly into the paper with more edge than it had done before.

His hand lifted, dipping the quill into the ink pot, “Lord Redwyne of the Arbor has begun trade with your mother and Lord Corlys’ fleet.”

You frowned, “But House Redwyne swore and oath to your brother.”

Aemond’s pink lips pursed, “They did. Though it would seem that gold may be a higher incentive for such loyalties.”

You felt giddy, but kept your face placid, “Sailors need their wine. Do they only trade? If it is only trade, then they have clearly not declared for my mother as their Queen. Gold is gold.”

“Gold is gold.” Aemond hummed, “And we have plenty. I am making offers to give them more than what Rhaenyra has offered.”

“An incentive for loyalties.”

Aemond hummed in agreement. 

As you watched him continue to write, you could not help but notice something you had known for some time. Something you had voiced before, but not seen in action until now.

“You are a better fit for the throne than Aegon.”

Aemond’s sharp gaze met yours, and you watched as his eye narrowed upon your form, cheek twitching.

“You already act as King. You make informed, calculated, educated moves.” You opened your mouth again to continue, but the way Aemond was looking at you, told you to stop.

And so you did.

“Apologies.” You said meekly, looking back down at the loom in your lap, picking up the needle and thread that had been forgotten as you move to press it into the material.

“You would be a better fit than Jacaerys.”

A sharp sting settled in your chest, and a weight in your gut. Now you knew what Aemond had felt in that moment. Not a sense of loyalty, or blind rejection. 

Bitter resentment.

Because despite it being the truth, despite it being a compliment most assured, it was the reality of it that cut deep.

The chambers were quiet, and you felt your husband staring at you for some time before the scratching of his quill began again. And in no time at all, to fill the space, he began to tell you about the Redwyne House, as though memorised word for word from a tome.

Most likely memorised word for word from a tome, if you knew anything about your husband.

“The seat of House Redwyne is the Arbor. It is an island located off the southwestern-most part of Westeros. One day I will take you there on dragonback. It is beautiful, if not for the heat in the summer. They make the best wine in Westeros, and have been serving it to the Targaryen dynasty for hundreds of years. Though I know you have a taste for spiced Dornish wines, and on occasion the honeyed wine we get from Essos.” Aemond spoke to the pages, your eyes watching his lips as he spoke.

Each word, each piece of knowledge that he revealed to you, only made the insides of your thighs grow wet with your slick. You didn’t know what was happening to you, but the intelligence of your husband was a refreshing change to the idiocy of the rest of the King’s men. 

“The Redwynes control the Redwyne fleet, the largest fleet in Westeros, which could rival Lord Corlys’ but they have no thirst or desire for war and fighting. Lord Redwyne has informed us that they have two hundred warships and as much as five times as many mercheant carracks. Not including the wine cogs, trading galleys and whaling ships they have at their disposal.”

You squeezed your thighs together, watching as Aemond moved the full parchment to one side of the desk and picked up another, “They would seem to be a formidable foe if they had the thirst for power. Gold is their power. Much like the Lannister House. Though they are lions, I would say their scratch and bite has been reduced to that of a kitten.”

You body felt as though it was burning up, loom long forgotten in your lap as your squeezed the edges of the wood for grounding. Aemond, not even looking up from his page, must have noticed your predicament.

“Come here.” He mumbled, quill scratching into the parchment, not even looking up at you as he commanded you to him. 

You all but jumped from your seat, walking around the table to stand beside him, looking down at him as he continued to write, the parchment and his words far more important than the needs of his wife in that moment. 

The One-Eyed Prince shifted to lean back in his chair, opening space for you to crawl into as he dipped the quill into the ink pot again. Gathering your skirts in your hands, you crawled onto his lap and straddled him, facing him as your knees rested upon the large wooden seat beside his hips.

One hand came to hold the meat of your side as you settled your core against him, feeling the hardness of his length beneath you. You inhaled sharply and moved to roll your hips, but Aemond's hand tightened on your hip, and with his other hand, he began to untie his breeches, eye coming to watch your face. 

You bit your lip as you waited, hands coming to rest on his shoulders, nails digging into the material of his tunic. The desire that rolled through you multiplied as his hands reached into his pants and pulled out his cock, the tip slightly pink and leaking with arousal.

He held it up for you as you rose on your knees, lining himself up with your dripping core before you slowly slid down on his length. Aemond hummed deeply as you slid down him, feeling his girth stretch you open.

When your hips met his, and the delicious fullness overwhelmed you, you sat for a moment, shifting your knees forward so that he could reach you deeper. 

A small mewl fell from your lips, and the hand on your hip tightened. You moved to rise on his length to begin riding him, but Aemond's hand on your hip kept you down on top of him. The Prince leant forward, the shift causing his cock to brush against the spongey spot within. 

“Please.” You whined, rutting your hips forward, core fluttering around his cock.

“In a moment. I need to finish my work.” He grunted, picking up his quill to begin writing again. 

“Aemond.” You griped, grinding your hips down on him, the hand on your hip bruising your skin.

A puff of air passed Aemond lips, “Sit there, look pretty, and do as you’re told." He grunted, "You be good, and you will get what you want after.”

You grumbled, clenching yourself around him to try and satiate your need and lure him in, which only amplified your want.

“Be still.” He growled, resuming his writing, “Aegon has plans to clear the poverty of Flea Bottom.”

You huffed, trying to keep your hips still as you felt his length throb inside of you, “I don’t want to talk about Aegon right now.”

Aemond, ignoring your complaint, continued, “He has plans to demolish the poorly built shacks in the slums.”

You shifted slightly before giving up, sinking down onto Aemond's length with a huff as you rested your head against his chest, his arm circling around your waist to keep you against him, “But what about the people who live there?” You mumbled against his tunic.

“Exactly. He has no plans for them. Said they’ll ‘find some other hole or dwelling to squeeze into.’” The soft scratching of the quill stopped, waiting for your response.

You turned your head and let your eyes stray to the page behind you.

He was waiting for your response. 

“But Flea Bottom is overcrowded as it is, it-“ You swallowed thickly, feeling Aemond shift his hips up slightly into you, “It would start fights amongst the small folk there and rise to the top.”

Aemond thrusted up into you again, the head of his cock brushing against the sensitive patch inside of you. A soundless sigh fell from your lips, slick coating the base of his cock, “Clever girl. And what else?” He asked, voice smooth and even.

You licked your lips, wrapping your arms around his neck as you sat up straighter, looking over his shoulder at the wall behind, “A revolt could start. The small folk could turn against us.”

Aemond’s hand on your hip guided you down onto his length as he pushed himself into you deeply, the hair at the base of his cock rubbing against your sensitive bud, “And that would not be good for public relations, would it?”

You moaned softly, hands winding their way into his hair to grip tightly, “N-no. It would fray tensions even further, bringing more support for my mothers rule despite the treaty.”

Another thrust, yet this time he stilled, smoothing the skin on your hip with gentle fingers. You felt like you were going to implode, the tension already winding rapidly, and yet his movements not quite giving you what you needed. 

“And what would you do about Flea Bottom?”

You tried to shift your hips again, to find that you could not move with the hold he had on you. You whined into his neck.

“I asked you a question.”

You huffed, “I would build proper foundations in the slums, offer new housing. It would create trust and graciousness with the common people to the Crown.”

Aemond’s hand slid from your hip as he wrote with his other, his long fingers dipping beneath the skirt of your gown, brushing against your inner thighs teasingly, “That is the smart thing to do. But where do we get the gold, or stonemasons?”

Your hips thrust forward, trying to chase his hand, “You have plenty of gold.”

His hand slid to the meat of your inner thigh, resting heavily against it, “Not what I asked you.” 

“Aemond.”

“Y/n.” He mocked you, “We both know you are clever, unless you are cock dumb. Tell me what you truly think. Tell me what you would do in my position. Then, I will reward you.”

You thought for a moment, cunt throbbing around him, “Raising the taxes would only create more stress upon the people who do not have the coins to spare.”

“Good.” He encouraged you, hand sliding back up to your core, hovering just over your pearl.

Emboldened, you swallowed thickly and continued, “And if you were to raise the taxes upon Noble born, it would also cause for troubles. Gold is gold, and their allegiance would be swayed.”

“Yes.” Aemond’s long finger pressed down onto your pearl and you jerked in his lap, a small grunt falling from his lips, Aemond slowly rolled your bud beneath his fingers in gentle circles, “So what can be done?”

Pleasure wound its way up your body as he waited for your response, your mind going slightly fuzzy as you tried to reason with your thoughts.

“If you raise the taxes, but only slightly with Noble born, make it almost unnoticeable. Even if it is by one or two more gold dragons, it is still more gold in the Crowns hand. But don’t raise taxes on the common folk,” Another swirl around your bud, but harder, “There are more of them than us, and despite most Lords believing their worth and word to not be worth what they have at their disposal, you’ll find that ruling with a love from your people is far better than with fear.”

Aemond continued to write behind you, dipping his quill into the ink pot, loudly and slowly scraping it, tapping the metal nib against the glass loudly. His fingers increased their speed, your walls tightening around him.

“We live g-gluttonous lives in the Keep. If we were to cut back, ah!” Aemond fingers sped up their movements, gathering the slick that had pooled into his lap to bring back to your pearl, the coil in your stomach winding, “If we c-cut back on our supplies then we could, -ngh, we could-“

“Yes?”

“We could cut costs there, and use gold in the vaults for said things on-ngh the infrastructure of Flea Bottom. It could in turn create new b-businesses, which means-ah-more people paying taxes, more gold-fuck-in the vaults and more gold to spend. Masons are easy to come by, give the-oh Gods-small folk the tools and means, and-“ You moaned loudly, feeling the coil begin to snap.

“Keep going, come on.” His fingers sped up, his cock firmly seated inside of you, stretching you and pressing against your walls in all the ways you needed.

“They could b-build themselves, or-or you could ask loyalists to offer their hand.”

Aemond dropped the quill into the holder, eye finally on you, “Good girl.”

His fingers pressed into your pearl sharply, and the coil snapped. 

You writhed atop his lap as your release shot through you, walls clamping down on his length as you moaned in the chambers. Your limbs tingled with sparks of pleasure, wetness seeping onto Aemond’s robes below. 

Your eyes scrunched tight, and Aemond moved forward to kiss at your temple as his hand begin to soothe your back. You slumped against him, cock still inside of you, hard and wanting as you breathed heavily, the world spinning on its axis.

“Olvie sȳz.” Very good, Aemond purred, your eyes blinking drearily against his chest.

You swallowed again, feeling Aemond lips press into your hair, “You could cut back on imports of apples from Cider Hall. House Farroway often sends extra anyway, and I see the apples rot and go to waste here. If we cannot give them to the people, then we should not spend so frivolously.”

“I shall write to House Farroway and notify them of our change in barrels needed.”

Your brows furrowed. 

He had listened to you?

You shifted in his lap again, feeling Aemond still very much hard and deep within you.

Pulling back to look at his face, you placed your hands on his shoulders, "Let me help you.” You whispered.

But to your surprise, Aemond took one of your hands from him and kissed the open palm as he shifted his hips, hard member slipping from your core. You whimpered, feeling each ridge of his cock brush against your overstimulated centre.

“Later.” He murmured, before pulling you back against him. 

The sound of parchment and quills was all that was heard for the duration of the day, with you seated still flush on Aemond lap.

“There have been rebellions in the Riverlands.”

The words made you come alive.

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[infinitestalia]

LMAO at people thinking Rhaenys is some Girl Boss and really showed Alicent like her ass isn't letting her trueborn grand-daughters get cucked out of inheriting Driftmark by Rhaenyra's loser bastard sons.

Rhaenys and Corlys are the biggest losers in the show, Idk if there is an ounce of dignity left between them. There are no two characters who have taken so much blistering disrespect & insult lying down, and are somehow respected for it 😭

Rhaenys' delusional hypocrisy is well documented at this point- can't get her throne, can't get her granddaughter Driftmark, can't blow her nose unless her husband tells her first- but wants to lecture others on serving the wishes of men (but never in front of any men el oh el). In his desperation for power, Corlys has done everything from pimp out his CHILD to Viserys, to marrying his gay son to the king's heir just for her to pop out 3 bastards that aren't even the right race, forget the hair. He sat quiet while both of his children died one after the other, and their spouses humiliated them even in death. (Ffs he thinks his son was murdered by those two!) He's given away his family's seat to a Strong bastard, rather than his own blood. He's going to fight for a family who wouldn't piss on him if he were on fire and his wife is getting barbecued because of it. But we're supposed to admire him because... ?

It's another reason I want Jace to exercise his Rhaenyra given rights and go for Sara Snow, while betrothed to their granddaughter. I'm curious to see how those two chuckleheads justify that one and whether they'll ever be reunited with their spines again.

[dershloop]

MOAR KAI HEADCANONS BC I HAD A BAD DAY

- his favourite thing to do when hes in a bad mood is to just. ball himself up in blankets nd watch megamind

-then if the bad mood is like angry he really struggles to get it out in a healthy way

-like he either goes so ham on the training dummies his knuckles bleed

-or he lifts way too much nd ends up injuring himself

-something like that

-did i talk abt how i hc kai as having adhd before?? i cant remember if i did but he has it

-he found out about audiobooks so now consumes books in the same way zane does

-bc i cant remember if i specified but i hc kai as having dyslexia

-someone put in the tags abt it nd it was like OH YEAH THATS WHY HE CANT READ lmao so audio books are great for him

-he used youtube at first but then also audible bc at this point amazon is so big that him not using it does not matter whether or not he uses it

-his fave genre is fantasy but like high fantasy

-so like game of thrones type beat

-he refuses to read game of thrones tho bc its so popular

- zane is like "its actually pretty good just give it a try-" nd kais like NO

-yes that is projection but he also isnt a huge fan of like... YA fantasy bc while he enjoys the romances the pick-me nature of the protags pisses him off a lot

-HE DID HOWEVER rly enjoy the mortal instruments series nd defo made a shadowhunters oc

-he made zane read all the books too nd then zane was like "oh my god" nd they dont shut up about it

- shadowhunters spoilers but zane cannot get over clary and jace nearly being siblings but then not being siblings so while kai is a hardcore clace shipper, zane prefers Climon

-Kai also cried when alec and magnus broke up in the 5th book

-like hardcore sobbed

-ok ill stop talking abt books for now lmfao but he's stilla hothead

-i think that part of his character was droppef for some reason nd it makes me sad but hes rly easy to wind up so jay likes doing that a lot

-like if he needs kai he'll walk through the monastery shouting his name nd even after kai responds he'll keep shouting his name until he's like standing right by him

-my little brother does that. thats right MAX im calling u out u little shit. jk i love him. i say little he's 13 nd taller than me its terrifying but i just wanted to

-SPEAKING OF LITTLE SIBLINGS he still calls nya his baby sister

-or little sister

- but then shes there like 10x more buff than him

-like she could bench that fire twink nd hes like "ah yes my little sister. just a wee lass. look at my baby sister guys"

-he thinks fruit is the best thing ever too

-esp like. fruit flavoured shit

-sorbet's, yoghurt, smoothies

-he adores it

-if they ever go to a like bubble tea place his go to order is mango fruit tea with passion fruit bubbles

-i think i said that last time idk tho

-either way he also rly likes monster but his fave is either the monarch one w the butterflies on the can (tastes like peach ice tea) or the fruit punch one (the pink can, tastes like fruit punch)

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Speaking about Aemond... how are we feeling about the implication that he heard about Jace and Luke being actually Harwin Strong's sons from Alicent, but he chose to blame Aegon instead? At least, that's what I got from the way he was looking all around when Viserys was interrogating him about it, like he didn't want to tell the truth and was looking for a scapegoat. I've seen people in the fandom talking about how he probably knew Aegon wouldn't get punished but he was actually afraid for his mother, thinking Viserys might harm her or at least get seriously pissed at her. I like that interpretation, but I can't help but think Aemond might just care more about the mother who comforts him and reassures him than the brother who doesn't seem to give a damn about him, lol.

Alicent also seems to play favorites with her sons, imo. She's quick to scold Aegon for not being a good older brother but she doesn't seem to care much about giving him his privacy (the "bursting into his room without knocking and finding him masturbating on the window" incident, lol), or even figuring out if he and Helaena would work well together before telling them they're gonna have to get married (political advantage or not, those two will probably have a rough time), and she has no qualms about shouting at him or slapping him when she thinks he's crossed a line, even if she does fear for him and want to keep him safe from the threat Otto has convinced her Rhaenyra will turn out to be. Meanwhile, even while worrying about Aemond, she first tries to sooth him by telling him she's sure he'll have a dragon, too, then stands up for him when he gets hurt and no one except for her seems to actually care.

And Aemond seems to return the favor, clinging to her when she's still shocked and furious and desperate and trying to break the tension and make her feel better by telling her not to mourn for him or his lost eye but look to the silver lining of him finally getting a dragon. And tbh, while I get that the kid is half-Targaryen and Targaryen are closer to gods than men and they have fire in their veins and anyway he's gonna do Bad Things when he grows up, blah blah blah... that's still a kid for now. A kid who's just been mutilated and is probably still in the process of wrapping his head around the fact that he will be half-blind for the rest of his life. And he still goes out of his way to protect his mom and try to make her feel okay.

I don't know, I feel they have an actually sweet bond when you really look at it. Plus, I also think this relationship is a really fun parallel and contrast to both Viserys "I have other kids besides my precious precious Rhaenyra (who happens to be basically the last memory I have of my beloved late wife Aemma and) whom I'll loyally, faithfully, devotedly defend against any evidence that might be right under my nose??" Targaryen and Otto "Put on your dead mother's dress and seduce a much older man so I can gain more power. Oh, you snapped and became brutally violent and merciless after years of pressure and emotional isolation? Lmao, about time you showed some spine, I didn't even think you had any and this is pretty damn hot... er, I mean cool!!" Hightower.

... I DO also think that Viserys/Rhaenyra and Otto/Alicent have the potential to also be very shippable relationships, btw, if that wasn't clear enough. XD There's precious few parents who have actually normal relationships with their children in this show, and I think that's pretty interesting from a parentcest shipping perspective.

I think all of Aemond's relationships are going to be pretty interesting. I do think he protected Alicent out of love. And I like your point of how significant it was that he took the time to comfort her after he lost his eye by telling her that he got the dragon and considers it a fair exchange. You can see his character change in that scene, he becomes older/colder, but he still loves his mother. I do think she probably favors him on some level. But how could she not?

Despite how messed up it is compared to what we would consider to be a healthy modern-day father/daughter relationship, I am very intrigued by Otto and Alicent. I loved that scene where he came to her, impressed. And while she might resent him on some level for making a match for her that has not made her happy, you can see how much it devastated her when he was removed as Hand, and how much it pleases her to have him back. When she became Queen, she thought he would be there in the castle with her, and then found herself alone. In the past few years she at least has had Aemond. I don't think she could rely on Aegon.

Viserys/Rhaenyra is a whole different animal but has lots of potential. It's too bad he became so ill just as Rhaenyra got older. He loves her deeply and wants to do right by her. He cares a lot about being a good father, more than most fathers in this world.

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Go for it, share it around! I'm loving this Squilf and Leaf dynamic, lmao. And Squilf being pissed at her forever age, the mental image of her and her mid-20s or whatever looking kids who not only did she raise as humans but also as vamps is sending me.

​sadlfk;jsd;akfj YEAH. firestar turned her she was DYING RIGHT THERE NEXT TO HIM, what was he going to do? leave her alone? to die?

sandstorm, groaning: people die every day, fireheart.

she was so annoyed when she realized what was going to happen.

also i think bramble was actually turned in his late twenties if not thirties. just to really heighten the comedy of this all.