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dragonseeds · 9 months ago

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i didn't realize you were such a big fan of rhaegar, he's definitely a controversial figure in the fandom

i would classify myself as a rhaegar enjoyer or understander but sure, yes. that’s my guy, my black hole at the center of the narrative, my story within the story, my darling miserable failure, tristan and lancelot/guinevere and paris/hector and three different romantic heroes crammed into one singular person whose entire life was a chosen one deconstruction saw trap that he could never escape and ending up pulling not only everyone he loved but also the entire continent into with him. grrm simply went off in the character creation with this.

#also because i think it’s funny.#i dont care at all about relating to characters in fiction—that’s not what it’s about for me #however. against my will the two characters in all of the asoiaf-related properties that i most identify with are rhaegar and alicent #because i also had a crazy abusive father who was obsessive with me and extremely controlling #(in alicent’s case it’s father-husbands since she got a two for one special twice)#and who i watched wither away into a husk for years and years while i thought about killing him but never could #so the psychic damage i take from this fandom due to my unique life experiences is off the charts wild #bc they’re as you said both controversial in fandom and with almost zero (0) overlap between people who aren’t annoying abt either one #my blocklist at this point is probably longer than the current draft of twow #like i did not mean for this to happen but here we are #rhaegar targaryen #asoiaf

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