#king Cole riot

[cottonkhaleesi]

@bookbunny9

Absolutely.

You ever have someone rave over a yarn and internalise it until it becomes your “gold standard” before you’ve even tried it out? That’s what happened to me with malabrigo. I was told it was the softest, the most beautiful; expensive because it was the best.

So I bought two skeins. Sure, they’re nice looking, and sure, the yarn itself is very even.

But whilst doing this project I’ve found the dyeing is only surface deep; the project is dark blue but as soon as one splits a strand, (as one is likely to do accidentally whilst cabling) a shock of white breaks through. This can be a feature, but also if this is the result of tea kettle dyeing, then I’m not impressed.

Secondly, whilst knitting just one (unsuccessful) sock, I’ve discovered three breakages. These are sudden, held together by a single minuscule thread, and don’t look like natural breakages, they look very clean cut, like someone went to cut the yarn here but did not do a thorough job.

All in all, I’ve used softer, I’ve found prettier, and for cheaper.

Malabrigo rant over, now I want to be positive and ask y’all about your tested and true gold standard yarns? What are your absolute favourites to work with and why? What makes them the best? What are their outstanding features?

I guess I’ll go first:

King Cole riot. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if you want something with a halo that is also a gradient yarn, can go in the washing machine and tumble dryer on low heats, has wool content for extra warmth, and don’t mind single ply, you want riot.

The gradients are super fantastic, they say it’s a dk but it runs slightly thin (maybe more a 6 ply in reality) and it also comes in chunky. The halo is short and soft and fuzzy, and I have to stop myself from using riot for everything.

[sinni-ok-sessi]

seized by the Demon of Productivity that sometimes possesses me (but only ever after 9pm), I spent the evening sorting my yarn stash and wow, I have some great stuff in there?? wish I knew what I'd been planning to do with it...

[falllpoutboy]

the ritualistic humiliation of alicent this season was absolutely disgusting and the show constantly needed to remind us that she is the character we should root against all the time and never feel bad for her, everyone else gets a pass because they’re a slave to fate, apparently, but not her. nearly every single plot point this season regarding her is swiftly followed by a punishment, whether literally or narratively.

she starts this season by having clandestine consensual sex with criston cole her sworn sword. they are so bad at being clandestine that otto and larys have clearly suspected something is going on with them. after being stood up by her, larys then replaces her regular lady’s maids with some from his staff so that they can spy and report back to him which makes alicent uncomfortable enough to send them away. that’s punishment #1

she and criston are having sex when b&c happens and are interrupted by helaena and jaehaera running in. but remember, jaehaerys was not the original target of b&c, and the mastermind behind it, daemon is redeemed by the end of this season, so alicent is so much of a POS hypocrite that while she too busy having sex with the LC of the kingsguard, her grandson dies on HER watch. and as much as i loved alicole, i really hate that the writers used their relationship to seemingly punish the characters when they literally haven’t done anything wrong. and now helaena knows about the affair too. punishment #2

alicent is confronted by rhaenyra at the sept of baelor, who lets slip that she heard viserys push for aegon to be king as his last words to her. but oh no, silly alicent, rhaenyra is here to tell you about the song of ice and fire, this stupid prophecy that has been passed from Targaeryen king to heir for generations now. how would alicent have known about it when she is neither king nor heir? doesn’t matter, she’s stupid for believing his words to be literal and stupid for playing a part in crowning her son. punishment #3

alicent takes moon tea, as an abortifacient or as a late contraceptive, we’ll never know! but the very act of taking moon tea is now perceived by grand maester orwylle, who now also has reason to suspect queen alicent has been having an affair. punishment #4

bitter and disillusioned with herself for not knowing about a stupid fucking prophecy nobody told her about and letting her horrible son aegon be crowned (even though the council was planning on installing him anyways), alicent talks down to aegon by reminding him he’ll never be as good of a king as his father (L O L) and he should do nothing. such a rousing speech leads to aegon getting drunk, flying out into battle on his dragon and getting maimed because of it. why did you say such mean things alicent? now look what you did. punishment #5

back at the small council, alicent advocates for herself to be regent with only one person there to agree with her, grand maester orwylle but not even her lover and closest confidant advocates for her. the son she is scared of the most becomes regent instead. silly alicent, don’t you know you will never be respected in a room full of men? how do you like misogyny, something you have apparently never personally experienced until this day, now? punishment #6

alicent goes to the sept of baelor to pray with helaena when a riot mob happens and is forced to retreat. this mob is apparently so righteously angry at not having enough food, they throw fish in her face with such good aim and call her the queen of fishes, alicent trips and falls for leaving helaena behind momentarily, and she also receives a bloody gash on her arm before barely escaping with her life and helaena. oh alicent, didn’t you know that the blockade of ships that carries food into the city which has been enforced by rhaenyra and corlys has actually been your fault the entire time?? punishment #7

back at the small council, alicent confronts aemond and is relieved by her duty on there by him. maybe its because she brings up a theory that he is now avenging the bullying he went through when he was young, which one could argue happened on her watch, is why she gets the boot. oh well, there goes any little ruling power and say in the war effort she had left. punishment #8

alicent sees off her brother ser gwayne who makes mention that their father otto kept her closer to him than gwayne because she was his favored child. Oh! so because alicent was otto’s favorite, it doesn’t really matter that he sold her into marriage and marital rape at age 14 last season. why would you ever want to be otto hightower’s favorite child? punishment #9

alicent also asks about daeron, with gwayne saying how unlike to aegon and aemond he is because he was raised away from them in Oldtown and not by her.. she even says this and gwayne dissuades her of that opinion but honestly, once alluded to that alicent is a bad mom, it’s just her biased brother claiming otherwise. punishment #10

[sourcherryandsprinkles]

Hi! Could I request an Aemond X reader with prompt #11? Maybe something where people break into Kings Landing and Aemond finds his way to reader to protect them?

11. ''Stay with me.''

It's a bit short, but more would have been unnecessary

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Cloak over his silver hair, the tall prince waved his way through the angry smallfolk. A fortnight ago, the gates had been closed, preventing anyone from leaving the capital. But now, led by their hunger, they started forcing the gates of the Red Keep and rioting against the crown. They could be seen trying to trespass the gates, but the gold cloaks were on watch and brutal in their response.

When Aemond was informed of the severity of the situation, he began to worry for your safety.  

‘’My prince, what are you doing here?’’ you said, surprised to see him knocking on your door. 

Aemond kept his head down, not wishing to get recognized by other people. He should have taken Cole with him for protection. If the smallfolk saw him, things could get ugly. And he didn’t take his sword with him, only a dagger as it was easier to conceal. 

‘’Taking you to the Keep. The city has become too dangerous. You must come with me.’’ His single eye looked up at you, begging you to come with. 

You bit your lip, hesitating. You were part of the smallfolk. This was your home. 

But you couldn’t deny that danger had been more prevalent these past days. People were fighting for meat, their livestock taken by the crown to feed their dragons. Neighbors were stealing from each other and robbing fishermen. You’ve seen people fight over one golden coin. 

Aemond was right. It wasn’t safe anymore. 

You opened the door wider, letting him in. 

It was strange to see a prince in your small apartment. It had the bare minimum to live: a kitchenette, a small wardrobe, and a bed. He must find it cramped and dirty compared to his chambers. His bathing chamber was probably bigger than your whole home. 

‘’Pardon me for the unmade bed, my Prince. Had I known you would be coming, I would have cleaned before your arrival,’’ you said, embarrassed by the clutter.

Aemond shook his head. ‘’There’s no need to apologize. Please gather your things to bring with you. We must get back to the Keep rapidly.’’

He watched as you packed your things in an old flour bag. Mostly clothes and small jewelry. You made sure to grab the scarf your mother used to wear, the only piece you had left of her. 

When you were finished, you tied your bag and said goodbye to your apartment. You had been living there since working at Madam Sylvi’s pleasure house when you were five and ten.  

‘’Ready?’’ Aemond asked. 

You nodded. 

Before heading out, he took a peek outside your window, which revealed chaos. People were shouting, running about, and a few fires had started. The city was in panic.

The journey back to the Keep won’t be easy, but you trusted Aemond to take you there safely. 

He took your hand firmly in his, feeling a protective instinct towards you. ‘’Stay with me. We must not get separated.’’

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Chance. (P3)

Aemond Targaryen x reader; Aegon x Wife!reader

Summary: the people grow restless with no king. The reader is determined to find out Aemond's motives.

A/n: A short little chapter to get us to Sunday when the next episode releases!

Part 1, 2, 4

Masterlist

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"Ser Hightower!" Y/n called out as she walked down the stairs to the courtyard. 

Gwayne looked away from Alicent, immediately moving his attention to her, "My queen. How may I be of assistance?"

"I wondered if, time permitting, we may speak?"

Alicent tilted her head, eyeing the girl closely. 

Gwayne nodded. "Even if time does not permit, I shan't leave the queen wanting. I am yours."

Alicent noted the smile that grazed her brother's face. She huffed and walked off, not bothering with a goodbye. 

Y/n sighed, "You were at the battle, fighting valiantly, I assume."

He nodded and spoke with his usual soft voice, "Indeed, I was."

"What happened?"

His head tilted and a curious look came to his eye, "I'm lost, I'm afraid.  Ask me plainly, my queen. I don't keep secrets, you know."

She looked over to Alicent and Cole speaking across the courtyard before looking back to the male Hightower. "Who truly harmed Aegon?"

His brows furrowed and he looked away for a moment, "I didn't get a look at it. I was too concerned with the fighting on the ground."

She sighed and nodded, "I had figured you would have been."

"You suspect foul play?"

She shrugged, "It's all foul play, ser."

He let out a soft chuckle, "You're right in that." He shifted his body weight in thought, "I know you're not looking for allies-"

"-I am, actually."

His brows furrowed again. "Ah. Well, I am not much, but I will be your eyes in the bannermen if you wish."

She smiled, "I'd like that very much, ser. I thank you, as does the crown."

"Your thanks is enough."

…

"You're really to go?" She asked with a frown. 

Aemond smirked, "I am needed to win this battle. Vhagar listens to no one else."

She sighed, "Aegon is furious with you, you know."

He shrugged, "So be it. I care not what he thinks anymore."

"That's your king, Aemond. Be careful with who you speak such things to."

"I am," he stated. "I'm speaking it to you, am I not?"

Her cheeks flushed, "Just don't get injured. Please. I wouldn't be able to sleep well at night if you did."

He grinned, "Promise."

…

"My queen, we must leave now!"

Her head shot up, "What? What's happened?"

…

"They mock me!" He growled.

"My love, they do not."

Aegon scoffed, "My brother and my hand makes plans without me. They do not ask me of anything."

"They mean it in good favor-"

"-What is good favor if it is not from your king!?"

She rubbed her forehead softly, "Perhaps let this one go, and reconvene when the battle is won."

"You've have me just let this go?"

"Drink some wine. Take a bath. Go see a whore. I dunno, Aegon."

He sighed and leaned back in his chair, "I'm a lousy king, aren't I?"

"You're doing just fine."

"Why doesn't it feel like it then?"

She paused, unsure of what to say. 

Alicent walked in, and Y/n stood. She kissed Aegon's forehead, "Give it thought, my love. You're as fearsome as any of them."

She moved past Alicent with a glare.

…

"GET THE WOMEN TO THE WHEELHOUSE!"

Alicent grabbed Helaena's hand, helping drag her down the stairs. 

Y/n joined them not long after, leaving from a different door.

Surrounded by guards, the three were dragged through the rioting crowd, occasionally grabbed by the people.

"Tis the queen of fishes!"

Something was thrown, smacking Alicent in the face. She gasped, but was ushered further on.

Alicent's iron grip made her not lose Helaena, but Y/n was quickly lost. 

She disappeared in the crowd, pushed left and right in panic. 

She felt someone grab her chin and pull her forward. "You'll sleep with anyone with a crown, won't you, pretty girl?" The voice sneered. 

She whined out, closing her eyes as if it would will it away. 

Hands moved everywhere, one tugging at her dress, tearing it from her shoulder with a loud rip. 

Hot tears ran down her face, not stopping even when a guard found her again and pushed the others away. He paused for just a moment to access her, "My queen!"

Only then did she see the guard's wide eyes and a white hot pain moved to her cheek. 

She reached up, her fingers coming back with bright red blood. 

Black clouded her vision. 

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part 4

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[cinematic-phosphenes]

What ifs that haunt me:

(Leaks, book spoilers and spoilery speculation for upcoming episodes and future seasons)

There’s a leak that says Criston Cole is the one who saves Alicent from the lake. If that’s true, why did he come back to King’s Landing? What if he heard about Alicent getting caught in the riot, sent the army ahead under Gwayne’s command, and raced back to King’s Landing to check on Alicent?

What if Helaena jumps because of what's happened to Aemond? (In the book, Helaena jumps a few days after the battle above the God’s Eye.)

What if Alicent is present when Aegon kills Rhaenyra? What if Alicent begs him not to do it and he doesn’t listen? What if Rhaenyra asks Alicent to take care of Aegon the Younger after she's gone?

What if we see Alicent taking care of Aegon the Younger after Rhaenyra’s death? What if she tells him about what his mother was like? What if she’s haunted by the fact that he could be a younger, more innocent version of her own Aegon?

What if Alicent hallucinates her children while on her deathbed? What if she hallucinates her and Rhaenyra being young and happy, back before everything went horribly wrong? What if they have the 'I want to eat only cake and fly with you on dragonback' conversation again?

[supervillainny]

Gaylien invasion in progress.

The other post was getting unwieldy, so for info: last year I befuddled 11 Nottingham queers by handing them a gaylien at Pride - I’m extending operations this year. I have a ball and a half of King Cole Riot yarn left for gayliens (approx £5 each, what’s left should make 10 more), if you are able to donate to get more yarn before Pride (27th July) please use the link below. :)

[imperatorcaesaraugustus]

Daemon and Alys, Aemond and Helaena: Loyalty, Recklessness, and Fate

(this is one section of my House of the Dragon Season 2 Review)

Daemon and Aemond’s stories both deal with similar themes in this season. Both have questionable loyalties to their monarch, seeking their own power instead. Both are determined to act, sometimes in ways which are ill-advised. And both have stories that engage in some way with fate and prophecy and visions, though far more so with Daemon. We will focus on Daemon’s story first.

            Daemon starts this season attempting to rule in Rhaenyra’s absence, eager to take action during this pivotal time, but he is rebuffed by those such as Rhaenys who do not cede authority to him. Searching for a means to act, Daemon seizes upon the opportunity afforded by the capture of Mysaria in order to orchestrate what is known in the books as the Blood and Cheese incident (Blood being the name used for the guard and Cheese being the name used for the rat catcher). When Rhaenyra confronts him about this, he flies to Harrenhal, both so he may have the freedom to do the things he views as necessary and so he may claim some authority for himself in Rhaenyra’s absence. Once at Harrenhal, Daemon attempts to recruit the Riverlords for his army, but faces resistance from all save the Blackwoods. Frustrated with the lack of progress, Daemon tasks Lord Blackwood with harassing the smallfolk in order to encourage the Brackens to comply, a tactic which backfires massively as the other Riverlords turn firmly against him in response. Because of his shortsighted actions, Daemon is forced to execute Lord Blackwood, who had been his most loyal follower in the Riverlands, in order to gain the support of Lord Grover Tully and the rest of the Riverlords.

            While at Harrenhal, Daemon is tormented with visions. The visions confront Daemon with the consequences of his actions and the futility of his quest for personal power, slowly driving him mad. These visions are closely tied to the character of Alys Rivers, a mysterious healer/witch who interacts regularly with Daemon, repeatedly emphasizing to him that he is only a part of the greater whole. It is only once Daemon begins to accept this and seeks Alys’ help that she kills Oscar Tully, placing the Riverlands in the hands of a lord capable of taking action with whom Daemon can negotiate. In the final episode, Alys shows Daemon visions from the weirwood, and knowledge of what may come leads to Daemon abandoning his ambitions in order to loyally serve Rhaenyra.

            Aemond spends most of this season in King’s Landing. When he returns at the start of the season, he is confronted about his reckless actions leading to Luke’s death at the end of season one, but he shows no regret. Once on Aegon’s small council, he shows no respect for his brother’s authority as king, undermining him in the open by contradicting him in the small council and undermining him in private by making secret plans with Criston Cole. And then, at the Battle of Rook’s Rest, when Aemond’s tendency to keep Aegon out of his plans leads to Aegon joining the battle, Aemond takes the opportunity to remove his brother from power, burning him near fatally.

            Once he is named regent, Aemond pays no heed to the council he receives from figures such as Alicent and Larys, confident that he himself knows what the best course of action is. He dismisses concerns over the attitudes of the smallfolk until they begin rioting in the streets, then sends the men Aegon appointed as Kingsguard to the Wall for starting said riots. Aemond also has a tendency to act recklessly. He makes plans to attack Harrenhal, leaving King’s Landing vulnerable without Vhagar. Upon learning about Rhaenyra’s new dragonriders he burns Sharp Point in a rage and attempts to force Helaena into flying into battle with him.

            Helaena’s story has been a difficult one this season. She first looses her son Jahaerys in retaliation for Aemond’s actions, then suffers through a traumatizing funeral procession and a trip to the sept that escalates into a riot. She has been shown to have prophetic visions throughout the show so far, though other characters never seem to recognize them as such, and in the final episode she is seen when Daemon journeys into the weirwood in a scene that may be interpreted as her already being present within that world of visions. She then, in response to Aemond confronting her a second time, speaks of his fate in a way much more definitive than any of her other prophetic sayings so far. Aemond decides to continue with his course of action in contrast with Daemon, who changed his behavior when presented with visions of the future.

            With this aspect of the narrative laid out, the question becomes whether or not it was executed well. Many have complained that Daemon’s storyline in Harrenhal drags on too long. I personally always found his scenes enjoyable, but I recognize that not much progress is made in his story for a long time. Alys Rivers makes for a very interesting character, and her interactions with Daemon are fun to watch. Other characters in Daemon’s story, such as Simon Strong and Grover Tully, are also very entertaining, and of course Matt Smith is giving an excellent performance. Aemond, meanwhile, serves mostly to drive other characters’ stories through most of the season, being an obstacle for both Aegon and Alicent to overcome. This I take no issue with, as the aspects of his story that I am discussing here mostly serve as a parallel that accentuates the Daemon storyline. Both stories up to the first episode were, in my opinion, good, with Daemon’s being a bit drawn out in a way that others grew tired of but I did not.

            As for the final episode, I have more mixed feelings. First, let’s quickly address Helaena in the last episode (Helaena earlier in the season will be talked about a bit more in the Brutality of War section of this review). A charitable reading of the shift in the nature of her prophecies would be that perhaps, after all she has suffered this season, her connection to her gift has strengthened, the grief causing her to see the future more clearly. A less charitable reading would be that her prophecies become much less cryptic and much more specific out of nowhere. It is, to me, a moot point, because of what I will now discuss regarding my opinions on the inclusion of prophecy in this show.

            I am not a massive fan of prophecy, conceptually, in any franchise. It doesn’t necessarily ruin my enjoyment, but it never enhances it. This is even more the case in a prequel, where prophecy serves primarily to remind the audience of the original work rather than to motivate the actions of the characters. And the fact that much of the prophecy in House of the Dragon calls back specifically to the conflict which occurred towards the end of Game of Thrones is, I think, an unfortunate choice given the quality of those final seasons. But broadly speaking, the idea that the characters are approaching a set fate is not one I typically find compelling. The idea that Daemon was convinced to change his ways by a vision of the white walkers rather than by his conversations with his dead brother is a disappointment to me. I will, once again, offer a charitable reading, where the only reason Daemon reacted this way was because of all the earlier visions, a reading potentially supported by Aemond’s differing reaction to Helaena, but it doesn’t much matter. Not everything needs to tie back to the white walkers, and I really would prefer if it didn’t.

[crownrots]

🍇 PRINCESS RAENESSA TARGARYEN (75 AC - 133 AC) (template by @kanos)

↳ Raenessa Targaryen was born in 75 AC to Prince Aemon Targaryen and his wife, Jocelyn Baratheon. She is the older twin sister of Princess Rhaela Targaryen, and younger sibling to Princess Rhaenys Targaryen.

Meek and emotional, she was oft called The Weeping Dragon behind her back. Ever compared to her two sisters, she lingered in their shadow for most of her life, trailing behind them and cleaning up their messes or sifting though the scraps they left behind.

Her cradle egg, as green as Wildfire, hatched shortly after her birth and finally in 91 AC at the age of sixteen, the timid Targaryen finally took the beast to mount. The Green Jewel of Dragonstone, Vysera, as she named her, seemed to be just as timid as her rider, but was fiercely protective of the young woman. While barely ridden due to Raenessa's distrustful nature, the dragon and rider shared a bond that was as close and unique as any other.

In 94 AC, at the age of nineteen, she wed Donnal Redwyne. The two struggled for years to have a viable pregnancy, and after many failed attempts, their prayers were finally answered when she gave birth to a girl in 113 AC, whom they named Daenys.

Unfortunately, their new found bliss was cut short as a fever took Donnal Redwyne's life mere weeks after Raenessa had given birth. The now widowed mother was never quite the same after that and as years passed she rarely let her daughter out of her sight. Months following the tragic loss, Queen Alicent extended an invitation towards her and the still young child, offering them a residence in the capitol should they want it. Raenessa graciously accepted and the mother and child lived in relative happiness and great comfort for many years.

When the Targaryen civil war commenced in 132 AC, Raenessa declared her support for King Aegon II Targaryen and The Greens, though, suffers a great loss at many turns.

In the days following the slaying of her older sister and her dragon at the Battle of Rooks Rest, Raenessa used the exodus of small folk from King’s Landing to flee the capitol. Amid orders from the Prince Regent, Aemond Targaryen, to seal the city, she managed to slip through undetected. Still reeling in shock and grief, she declared for her cousin, Rhaenyra Targaryen, but subsequently found herself locked in the cells beneath Dragonstone for a time, her untimely and sudden arrival sending ripples of confusion though the Queen’s small council.

Back in King’s Landing, Raenessa was branded a traitor and in retaliation Criston Cole suggests her dragon, Vysera, be slain and her remains fed to King Aegon's mount, Sunfyre, for her treachery.

In 133 AC, after failing to be reunited with her daughter, Daenys, until Queen Rhaenyra takes King's Landing, she suffers another great loss; one that will prove her last. During the riots lead by The Shepherd, Daenys would retreat to the Dragonpit to ensure the safety of her own dragon, Duskwing. Her demise was said to be particularly gruesome, the young woman and her unborn child crushed underfoot by her frightened dragon in its panic as the mob descended upon the chained beasts.

Overcome with grief, Raenessa Targaryen ended her own life just days later, through means of poison, succumbing to the deadly concoction nestled among her daughter's belongings.

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[thephantomcasebook]

Do you think Criston and Alicent have feelings for each other or was it just sex? Emily Carey said once that young Alicent was in love with Criston, but I'm not sure about the adult version of Alicent because Olivia sometimes plays as ambiguous. I wouldn't want their romantic relationship to be one-sided, because most likely Criston in love with her

Yes, I legitimately think that Criston and Alicent absolutely love one another, 1,000%

Alicent has been in love with Criston Cole since she was 14 years old and she has never stopped. Criston has been in love with her for eighteen years. We saw in 1x09 that the love is fucking electric and if you've ever read the script that describe their feelings as very much romantic and not sexual.

The ugly truth is that Condal and Hess fucked around for months and missed the production deadlines. By the time that Production got underway the writer's strike hit and Condal and Hess went back to America and so did GRRM. And since a lot of Season 2 was being written on the fly due to delays and scripts not being done they hired a ghost showrunner that didn't know anything about HOTD or F&B. So he, stupidly, relied on the actors to steer the characters this season.

To quote Alicent.

"Condal's intentions died with him."

The idea of the actors and actresses steering the production can be a good idea if you have a veteran cast of seasoned actors. The Showrunner for "The Crown" could trust his cast in "The Crown" because they had templates and historical figures to base their performances on. They also had a mostly mature cast of very talented actors.

HOTD does not have a mature cast. They have elite level actors that cannot be trusted with plotting their own character arcs, cause some of them have really - REALLY - bad instincts.

Alicent, right now, is being played the way Olivia Cooke wants to play Alicent without any supervision from the actual Showrunner. She doesn't want to be in a love story, she doesn't want to be the matriarch of the Greens, she wants to be this angry, petulant, woman-child who hates her children and acts like a teenager. These are the actions of a woman trapped in preputial adolescence not the mother of a four children who ruled a realm for eight years.

I will almost guarantee you that in Season 3 we will a completely different Alicent when Condal reasserts himself, getting Alicent back on track the way she was supposed to be acted, not letting Olivia Cooke run riot with her immature power fantasies because she was given too much control over the character development.

Alicent is reportedly going to Harrenhal with Criston and Aemond this season on campaign. So it looks like Alicent will not be at King's Landing at its fall. So, we'll get a little bit more Alicole in Season 3.

[starkdirewolflove]

House of the Dragon

Rhaenyra is venting to Mysaria about her council and the white worm has a plan to help Rhaenyra by turning the smallfolk against the Hightowers and Cole. She knows they will see the dragons head as an ill omen and they will need food. Rhaenyra is comforting Baela and sharing stories about Rhaenys, she wants Baela to give Corlys the hand of the queen badge.

Hugh Hammer’s wife wants to escape the city while their daughter still has a chance to survive. Alicent is having a tough time at the council, she wants to be regent but everyone turns against her and chooses Aemond as prince regent as Aegon’s heir. He immediately takes charge and orders the gates barred and the rat catchers cut down. A riot almost breaks out while the gold cloaks stop the crowds from leaving. Alicent confronts Cole and he thinks he’s sparing her from making hard decisions, he has PTSD after Rooks Rest and Alicent seems to be going off him.

Jace makes a bargain with the Freys to give them Harrenhal for bending the knee. Daemon is working on getting Harrenhal repaired and dreaming about banging his mother (🤢). He wants to rule as king himself and to hell with Rhaenyra. Alys Rivers is fucking with his head still.

[queercomesthesun]

Okay so Aziraphale's playlist has an easter egg where the first letter of the lyrics of each song spells ineffable.

My predictions for Crowley's:

1) Good old fashioned lover boy, Queen

2) Dreams, Fleetwood Mac

3) Angel please, Ra Ra Riot

4) Starlight, Muse

5) Funny how love is, Queen

6) Open Your eyes, Snow patrol

7) From Eden , Hozier

8) Love of my life, Queen

9) Everyday, Buddy Holly

OR (less likely but would be hilarious):

1) Hey Lover, The daughters of eve

2) Unforgettable, Nat King cole

3) Killer queen, Queen

4) From Eden, Hozier

5) Open Your eyes, Snow patrol

6) Dreams, Fleetwood Mac

7) All I have to do is dream, the Everly brothers

8) pale blue eyes, velvet underground

[toast-with-jam38]

WATCHMEN PLAYLIST !!!!!

I love my Watchmen playlist that I wrote down every song and why it is on it😭

Why each song on my WATCHMEN playlist is on it:

Unforgettable- Nat King Cole: The ad that plays for Veidt as Dan and Laurie kiss in Chapter 7

Im Your Boogie Man- KC & The Sunshine Band: The song from the riot scene in the movie.

The Comedians- Elvis Costello & The Attractions: The title of chapter 2, Absent Friends.

The Times They Are a Changin’- Bob Dylan: Credit Scene in the movie.

Desolation Row- Bob Dylan: Title of chapter 1, At Midnight All the Agents.

All Along the Watchtower- Bob Dylan: Title of chapter 10, Two Riders Approaching.

All Along the Watchtower- Jimi Hendrix: Title of chapter 10, Two Riders Approaching. 

Sanctus (Sanities)- Music For a New Society- John Cale: Title of chapter 11, A Stronger Loving World.

Please Mr. Kennedy- Elvis Costello, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver: Fits the era. About not wanting to go into outers space/ the space race.

Swamp- Live- Talking Heads: About War, multiple aspects fit.

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood- Elvis Costello: Elvis Costello, could be about multiple of the characters. “I'm just a soul whose intentions are good/ Oh Lord please don't let me be misunderstood��� Could have multiple meanings. Rorschach’s vigilantism, and trying to clean up the city while also obviously breaking the law. Could also be about guilt over other things.

You’re My Thrill- Billie Holiday: From Chapter 7.

I’ll Be Seeing You- Billie Holiday: Just another song by Billie Holiday since Daniel loves her. I’ll be seeing you is also a song about missing a loved one, so I chose it because Dan would obviously miss Rorschach and might be reminded of that by listening to the song.

Snow Owl- The Mountain Goats: Dan is Nite Owl, and wears a snow owl costume in chapters 10 and 11. Thats it lol.

99 Luftballons- Nena: Played in the scene where Dan and Laurie get dinner in the Watchmen Movie.

Dance Music- The Mountain Goats: Reminds me of Laurie and her snow globe in chapter 9. The entire song reminds me of Daniel and Laurie.

Die Walkure, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries- Richard Wagner: From the section of under the hood after chapter 1.

Southwood Plantation Road- The Mountain Goats:

Nuts (feat. rainy bear)- Lil Peep, rainy bear: There is a really good watchmen edit to this of Dan and Laurie lol

 Yeh Yeh- They Might Be Giants: I dont really know why I just think it fits the vibe.

I Bet On Losing Dogs- Mitski: Daniel and Rorschach sadness. Rorschach is said losing dog that Daniel bets on.

Once More to See You- Mitski:Daniel and Rorschach sadness part two. Gay.

Heart To Heart- Mac DeMarco: There is a really good watchmen edit to this of Dan and Rorschach.

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle- The Smiths: Reminds me of Daniel and Rorschach. About wanting to protect someone from evilness and harm.

Kryptonite- 3 Doors Down: Besides being about DC comics, the chorus about going insane and still being there to support the person reminds me of Daniel and Rorschach after the Blaire Roche Case.

Ain’t No Sunshine- Bill Withers: The entire section of “Wonder this time where she's gone/ Wonder if she's gone to stay/ Ain't no sunshine when she's gone/ And this house just ain't no home/ Anytime she goes away” Reminds me of Daniel wondering where Rorschach is and if he is okay and if he is going to survive.

Watching The Detective- Elvis Costello: Another Elvis Costello song, also it is about detectives which reminds me of watchmen lol.

I Should Be Allowed To Think- They Might Be Giants: The priest quotes the first section of the chorus to Walter in the Before Watchmen for Nite Owl. Obviously hes quoting the poem and not the song, but the song quotes the poem so yk.

Army Dreamers- Kate Bush: Reminds me of Rorschach. It is talking about the potential everyone had before going to war just to die. Walter/ Rorschach had potential to be something greater. He was very intelligent and hard working, but due to his experiences and traumas from childhood and then soon vigilantism, he never could really be the person he should have turned out to be.

Real Men- Mitski: Reminds me of Rorschach and his judgment of everyone and most likely himself.

Little Dark Age- MGMT: There is a really good Watchmen edit to this song.

Back to the Old House- The Smiths: Could be about literally any single one of the people in watchmen besides The Comedian or Veidt, but even then you could probably twist it to fit in their favor.

This Night Has Opened My Eyes- The Smiths: Also could be about any of the Watchmen characters. The section “You kicked and cried like a bullied child/ A grown man of 25/ Oh, he said he'd cure your ills/ But he didn't and he never will” is like Rorschach (and there is a good edit to this song about him.)  The lyric “This night has opened my eyes And I will never sleep again” fits for all the characters. 

The Comedian: Him learning about Karnak and going to visit Moloch, having basically a mental breakdown.

Rorschach’s mental break over the Blaire Roche case.

Daniel and Laurie after witnessing Karnak.

Doctor Manhattan's death and rebirth in the test chamber. 

With Veidt I think this part relates to Doctor Manhattan talking to him after Karnak and making him question his choices. The talk has opened his eyes and he doesn’t know if he can live with himself after.

I Know It’s Over- The Smiths: Also just about Rorschach

Cold Island- My Singing Monsters: There is a wonderful Doctor Manhattan edit to this song.

She- Elvis Costello: Another Elvis Costello song. DanRor?? LMAO

Wake Up (It’s 1984)- Oingo Boingo: Rorschach. Him trying to preach his beliefs.

Old College Try- The Mountain Goats: This entire song is so DanRor it is so awfully wonderful.

Sun To Me- Zach Bryan: “​​The only bad you've ever done was to see the good in me” ….. danror.

I Don’t Smoke- Mitski: Also Danror, sorry there is ALOT of songs that remind me of danror haha.

[duchess-of-oldtown]

House of the Dragon, Season 2, Episode 3 thoughts

Just clarifying, these are my own thoughts, you don't like them, don't bother telling me so. Also, I'm not a book purist, I like adaptions taking putting their own spin on things - if it makes sense to do so. So, here were my thoughts. Obvs, this post is dark and full of spoilers.

I like the Bracken-Blackwood thing. I like the injection of a little bit of history but also like pettiness.

Jace, get out of your mother's ear. Can you even tell which one is Arryk or Erryk?

Rhaenys giving us slay as usual. Eve Best really gets the greatest lines.

I really like Criston Cole's squire. I don't know, he reminds me of Pod.

Criston pulling that managers face right there. We've all been on both sides of that.

Ironrod, they could never make me hate you. Master of Shade

Tyland stop bullying the Grand Master.

Harrenhal is giving all these guys a hard on. It's not even that nice a castle (before yall come for me, I know it's importance)

Aemond teasing Aegon at the Council, that younger sibling grin

Mysaria's gown looks so comfy. Her scenes are alright, better than before

Rhaenyra vs Mysaria has to get away from the whole Daemon thing. That vibe is still there and it gives me two exes sniping at one another.

I get Rhaena's annoyance but it's also an opportunity.

The Harrenhal scenes were perfect. The ambience, the setting it's all *chef kiss*.

I hate the whole Prince Consort vs King thing. For one, it's completely against etiquette and the rules but also in the book, Daemon never needed to be King, he was supporting his Queen.

There's Alys.

Daemon "I'm claiming harrenhal". Yes, girl we see

Simon I give you this castle, also dinner is on the table, it's not great but it's good" Strong, you were the best thing in this episide. " Also, this exchange feels written by George RR Martin.

Grover Tully is getting it tonight

Daemon defending an ill lord paramount's abilities, he's thinking of Viserys

Gwayne Hightower, you're giving me Harry Hardying had a baby with Alfie Allen vibes

Cole's hair... I don't know how to feel.

Alicole doing the whole courtly love shit, as if Cole wasn't on his knees that morning. She pegs him, Your Honour

I need whiter Kingsguard Cloaks.

If they fucking mansplain, ridicule or correct Rhaenyra one more time, I fucking Harrenhal them. Who the fuck are these men?

Rhaenys, eating as usual, mic drop

Rhaenys and Corlys, I know they're setting us up for what happens, but *mournful screaming*. She's standing on a little crate 😭 Corlys beefing with baby Joffrey. Corlys grabbing his lady's hips while talking about heirs is my new roman empire

Let me see Stormcloud and Tyraxes

I wanted a little more conflict with Baela and Rhaena. But Baela assuring her is top tier.

Joffrey with his mummy 😭😭😭 Jace too. It's the last time Rhaenyra will see Viserys.

Helaena's speech, I think I know what's about to happen there. The families of the rat catchers + that riot. Also Helaena isn't forgiving Alicent for Cole, she's forgiving her for the war

Aegon looks so lil in his armour.

DID THEY SAY THE ARMOUR WAS VALYRIAN STEEL? MOTHERFUCKERS

Kingslanders partying as only Kingslanders can

Ulf the White's scenes are good but Baelon the Brave? You want me to believe that Baelon the Brave cheated on Alyssa?

I did not need to see Aemond's dick. Aemond you should be out committing atrocities not getting it wet

FUCK HIM UP MOONDANCER, FUCK HIM UP

Also Baela the trees are flammable.

Daemon take Dark Sister out of there it's too damp for her

YOUNG RHAENYRA - this is how guest stars should appear, with no warning and with the actors swearing they aren't ever coming back.

Also, Alys is American?

Rhaenyra slaying in her Septa Unella cos play. I wonder whether that's the same wimple

I loved the Rhaenyra and Alicent exchange but it was still such a dumb idea. This exchange is heartbreaking, there are parts that feel sitcomy and I love it.

Rhaenyra's lil face when she thought Viserys changed his mind

Alicent's lil... "oh Aegon the Conqueror... '

Over all 9/10

[craftyintentions]

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[supervillainny]

Pride pressies

If you’ve been here long enough you may remember last year’s gaylien invasion

I made two spiderweb shawls and then used the leftover yarn to create these adorable little things, confusing 11 lonely-looking queer people at Nottingham pride into smiling. 😁 (one tiny autistic 12 year old ranted at me for six minutes about how much I’d made her day 🥹)

I’m back on my bullshit!

They are uglier and much larger because I have red heart super saver yarn available, and it is hurting my fingers but #6 is well under way. I’m a ball and a half in, with a ball and a half to go. There is no way that will last me to July.

(I’m hoping they’ll be cuter when I’ve made them eyes…)

With that in mind, I’m posting my Ko-fi link - the King Cole Riot yarn (Carnival colour way) used above was about a fiver a ball last time I bought it, and a ball made at least seven gayliens iirc so if you have a quid to spare you are very welcome to contribute to the gentle befuddlement of Nottingham queers 💜🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️