#royal aides

[starry-bi-sky]

Who is the more well-adjusted twin; Damian, or Danyal? Why, it's Damian, of course!

And I have an explanation for this! But first I wanna preface this that this is just me like, rambling about this thought I have and it's not an attack on the trope as a whole. I love the Danyal Al Ghul au which is why i'm so deeply passionate about it, because I think it has a lot of potential to be explored. It's no secret that I've mentioned before that I think Danny's psychological development tends to get overlooked and underutilized in DAG aus, and the impact that growing up in an assassin league often goes ignored. This is just me further expanding on that.

Now lets set the stage! This is specifically for Danny who is adopted by the Fentons later down in life. Lets go twin au. At 10 years old, Damian goes to the Wayne Family, Danny is adopted by the Fentons (regardless of their affiliation with the League). By 14 years old, who ends up the better adjusted, more socially aware, spiritually in-tune with themselves, sibling? Why, Damian is! Why is that?

Because he has the actual support he needs compared to Danny. And I'm not talking about good or bad parents Fentons, because either way my opinion doesn't change. Damian would end up the better off twin, because, frankly, his family knows his background. They know he grew up in the League, they know what the League's teachings are, and they know he's a born and raised assassin. Knowing this, they can then help tackle and dismantle the teachings and lessons he has been given and ingrained into by the League. They may be a dysfunctional family, but they're functional enough to at least actively help deprogram all of the League's teachings that have been ingrained in Damian throughout his childhood.

Can't say the same for Danny.

Lets say Fentons here don't know his background -- and even if they do, the results may just stay the same if they play their cards wrong, -- Danny's now just been thrown into the deep end of a pool and is essentially being told sink or swim. Regardless of how he got there -- undercover, faked death, etc -- he has no proper support. He knows the League is meant to be secret, he's not gonna speak on it for various reasons. Whether it be some still lingering loyalty, fear of harm, or whatever. Whatever the reason is, he does not have a proper support system in the Fentons, no matter how nice they are. They can only tackle the surface level stuff and whatever Danny allows them to see -- if Danny ever lets them see it at all. For what do assassins do when they don't want to be caught? They hide. Sometimes in plain sight.

"But Jazz--" Jazz is a child. She is 2 years older than Danyal and no better at giving him a proper support system than the two adult Fenton parents, even with parentification. We don't know when she got into psychology or how long she'd been studying it by the time Danny's 14. We just know she's really into it. Even then, Jazz is not a licensed or reliable therapist, or even an experienced or implied good therapist, and should not be used as one either. It's a disservice to her character to reduce her down to 'supporting female emotional crutch'. Besides, therapy only works on people who want to get better. Danny, who'd be hiding who he really is, has very little incentive to want to, or to even think something is wrong with his way of thinking, even with exposure to the outside world.

When people's beliefs are outright challenged, they tend to double down on them, and Jazz canonically has a habit of psychoanalyzing her family and declaring what she thinks is the problem -- regardless of whether or not she's right about it. Jazz would get into psychology, try and psychoanalyze Danny, and all it would do is cause him to clam up, shut into himself further, and throw up even more walls so that she can't figure out that he has been lying this whole time. It would do more harm than good, and would actively hinder any progress he'd make in trying to open up to them. Roads and good intentions and all that.

That being said, I think Danny's development and dismantling of the League's teachings would be slower than Damian's. Much slower. Because he would be the one having to pick apart everything and figure out what is right, what is wrong, what he wants to keep, and what he wants to toss. Everything he unlearns would be stuff he has to unlearn himself. If he even gets to that point at all -- depending on his experiences, he very well could not change at all, or change very little. The League acts as a purge for humanity, meant to reign in their hubris and retain balance, they just also happen to be assassins for hire. Danny's time spent in Amity Park could as well strengthen his belief in their teachings just as much as it could weaken it, especially if it goes as canon and he gets bullied.

Regardless, being tossed to a civilian family as someone who is very much not a civilian, without any support, would be actively detrimental to Danny's overall mental health and development. Especially to strangers like the Fentons. Damian was closed off and standoffish even with blood family, and it took him time to open up to them -- Danny, with the Fentons, would be even more so. He doesn't know them, he doesn't trust them, he has no rhyme or reason to open up to them, and since the Fentons don't actually know him, they can't help him the way he needs. Once "Danny Fenton" is made, he has even less reason to open up. So long as Danyal allows it, they will only ever know Danny, and they'll never know Danyal.

TL:DR the Fentons aren't the better family option just because they're civilians, and actually that makes them the worser option between the two because they can't give Danny the proper support he needs. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

[antianakin]

No Order 66 AU where Anakin leaves the Order after the war ends and he and Padme end up retiring to Naboo to try to raise the twins together, but neither of them ends up feeling particularly satisfied with life on Naboo (for Anakin it just doesn't give him any purpose the way he desperately needs and for Padme it's always been this perfect rosy dream and reality doesn't measure up), so they end up leaving the twins behind a lot so they can pursue other things and are pretty absentee parents in general. They mostly end up getting raised by Padme's parents instead, and while they're perfectly good guardians for the twins and raise them kindly and love them a lot, there's always an obvious elephant in the room regarding who ISN'T there.

This causes a bit of a rift between Luke and Leia because while Luke is trying to keep the peace and give their parents the benefit of the doubt as he moves on and figures out his own life with what he DOES have, Leia is less willing to just forgive and forget.

Luke ends up becoming a pilot working for the royal palace for a while, but Leia goes into politics (something she'd entered while younger because it's what her mother did and she'd been hoping it would get Padme's attention and bring the two of them closer; it didn't work out that way at all and now Leia's sticking with it at least partly to spite Padme) as an aide for her cousin Pooja who is now Senator of Naboo.

And it's here, once she finally makes it to Coruscant and starts working in the Senate, that Leia meets Bail Organa, still working as Senator of Alderaan. The two of them click IMMEDIATELY and Bail ends up becoming Leia's mentor in politics, as well as the person who actually introduces her to the Jedi themselves. Anakin and Padme had never really bothered to do so, both because they were so rarely around, but also because they had chosen not to give Luke and Leia to the Temple and decided at that point that it would be easier to keep the twins and the Jedi separate. Bail of course has no such compunctions and even if he knew about Anakin and Padme's feelings on the matter, I imagine he'd find ways to allow Leia to accidentally bump into some of the Jedi while she was on Coruscant. If he just so happens to double book himself for lunch with both Leia and Obi-Wan, it's hardly anything malicious and they may as well all eat together!

Leia finally feels like she has a parent who gives a damn about her, someone who acts like a parent to her, the parent she's always wanted. Her grandparents had always been incredibly kind and they obviously had to do a lot of parenting, but they'd always been very strict about making sure the twins saw them as GRANDPARENTS and not their actual parents, which just make the absence of their parents that much more obvious and painful. But with Bail, she's finally got someone who doesn't care that Anakin and Padme aren't there and doesn't feel the need to create a wall between them for Anakin and Padme's sake. Bail takes her under his wing, teaches her everything she knows, allows her to explore things she'd never been allowed to explore before, connects her to even more people who can help her understand herself better than she's ever been able to before. THIS is what a parent was supposed to do for her and she knows it, THIS is what selfless love looks like from a parent and she THRIVES under it for the first time in her life.

She eventually decides not to stay on as Pooja's aide because she has no real desire to become a senator for Naboo at any point, but she IS good at politics and desperately does want to help people any way she can, so she starts up some sort of organization of her own to help people around the galaxy (and connects it to the Jedi because deep down she KNOWS she was supposed to be one of them even though that path is now closed to her). But she doesn't go back to Naboo, she doesn't make her home on her mother's home planet.

She goes to Alderaan instead. And this time, she gets to stay there for the rest of her life.

[emry-stars-art]

I promised some Abram comfort this month 🤲 there’s a stretch of time in Abram’s recovery that Day is his primary caretaker and Andrew isn’t allowed to do much, but that doesn’t change the fact that Abram sleeps better with a grounding weighted blanket; Kevin, in this case, is a very convenient brother figure.

Find the royal au masterpost here 💕

Sketches/lines under the cut

[insomniphic]

No WAYYYY ANOTHER AU?!?!?!?!? crazy

Anyways hi, hello. Throws Royal AU at you

[theocoeuur]

please someone talk to me about persona 5 please please ple

[throwawayasoiafaccount]

comparing elia martell to princess diana is kinda insane

cause the real princess diana of westeros was rhaegar

[freddiemercurylegendabovelegends]

Today, on 5th November, 1985

November 1985, Royal Albert Hall, London - Freddie Mercury attends Fashion Aid with his friend Mary Austin

[its-to-the-death]

Villain Song Showdown Preliminary Round #12

Top two will make it into the bracket

Songs below the cut

Jaws theme - Villain: Jaws

Actually It's Commander Tartar's Theme - Villain: Commander Tartar

See My Vest - Villain: Mr. Burns

JUSTICE - Villain: Dan Masamune

Spinnin' Around - Villain: Asakura Takashi

Like a Virgin - Villain: The Duke/Harold Zidler

I've Had Enough of You - Villain: Fantoccio

The Executioner - Villain: Bernkastel

Throw Away Your Mask - Villain: Maruki

[peony-pearl]

June was the only woman older than Katara and Suki to show up and help the Gaang in the finale and I think that’s ridiculous. We could have seen Yagoda and the Herbalist in the White Lotus (and Miyuki!! She has a cute miniature lotus collar). Perhaps even Haru’s mom showing up somewhere??  IDK the lack of older ladies as respected guides and teachers is irksome and until further notice I’m headcanoning out of spite that they were there we just didn’t see their scenes but they were there dammit

[stelar-time]

Is this anything

[kirider]

[Backlog] [18/10/2022]

Internet stars!

[thiziri]

Princess Anne and her husband Sir Tim Laurence attending the Rugby World Cup match between Ireland and Scotland at the Stade de France in Paris, on 07 October 2023.

[bridgeportbritt]

The rebellion soldiers were doing wonders at defense. Keeping the Royal Army at bay while the citizens continued to refuse the wealthy their labor was working. The plan was ultimately to hold long enough for The Goths to back down on their laws giving the citizens more freedom and wealth. The ideal plan that would never materialize. As the war waged on, it became clear that The Goths would never back down. They would just continue to send their troops to fight the rebels, hoping to squash the entire movement. Even though, each time it was them who was retreating. The rebellions soldiers were fighting for more than just their lives, but for the people - for everyone. That heart kept them going.

But they knew war couldn't last forever. Especially with how much it drained on their already limited resources. Luckily, the rebels aren't the only ones hoping to see The Goths go down...

Bob: I'm proud of how far we've come, William. New recruits are joining every day, and the movement moves on. But I have to admit, I'm getting worried about how long we can keep this up. We need more supplies. Weapons, armor, horses.

William: We've fought well. We've held our position and defended our lands. I'm aware of the supply issue and I believe we can take care of it.

Bob: How so?

William: Men, we're not the only ones who have believed we've fought well. Neighboring countries have taken notice.

Bob surprised: Really?

William: Yes, they've made contact with our villages near the ocean. Whitmore, Trenton, Armorica and Pierreland want to send us aid. Everything from weapons for our soldiers to relief for our people.

Bob: Watcher. This is great, William. We might actually be able to stand our ground here.

William: Yes, this is exactly what we need. But we can no longer simply stand our ground. This aid and the strength of our growing army is all we need to not just take on the Goths. But take them out.

Thanks for letting me mention your countries again @whitmoreroyals @trentonsimblr @armoricaroyalty and @officalroyalsofpierreland!

[breitzbachbea]

*leans over your blog* tell me about the gerita secrets

The plural was perhaps misleading, I realize now, because just like in your post, GerIta IS the secret!

I've recently wrote this fanfic for Ashley's birthday and I'd be very happy if you read it! (But I'm not your mom, you can do whatever you want).

It's set in my Human/Organized Crime AU - so not Gangstatalia, but the real deal.

And Ludwig and Feliciano, hell, pretty much all the HWS characters and my HWS OCs were pretty young when they were thrown into the shark tank, so you can imagine the pressure that they're under. 18 and aside from all the other stress and nightmare inducing shit, in this AU they're also under so much scrutiny. I've explained the basics of the AU in much more detail in this post, but in short, the Organized Crime Part is also influenced by the way aristocracy works, the aspect of stately diplomacy carries over from Hetalia.

Which is how you end up with two 18 year olds, whose flirting is suddenly the talk of the European town and everyone has opinions and projecting their own fears, expectations and problems onto it. Secrecy is a must - here is an excerpt from the fanfic:

“I’m not! People would just talk, no matter what happens!” Feliciano had learnt that by now, which made it much harder to hide his personal goals from everyone. It used to be so easy, mere months ago. In another life, where secrets were harmless fun, a right – not a necessity or a privilege.

The first chapter is four vignettes of various HWS Characters' and their OC friends' impression and thoughts on the relationship. I have it on good authority that it really enhances the teenage awkwardness and tender but eager love of the second chapter, but if you really only want GerIta and their sweet little secrets, then you can also just read chapter 2.

[catullus101]

On this day in 1989 Julian Hosking, Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet, died of AIDS. He was 35.

[thepastisalreadywritten]