Why are Rhaenyra's "strong" boys are presented as something she alone is doing to the Velaryon's family and disrespecting them. Laenor is a part of this, he's expecting his sons to inherit after him. If Rhaenyra is guilty of disrespecting the Velaryon family, doesn't Laenor share some of that guilt? I get why most don't, but you'd think Rhaenys would know that this was her sons decision too.
I hate, hate with a burning passion how much this kind of argument takes agency away from Laenor, and Corlys for that matter. Y’know, the only two men whose opinion on the subject actually hold any weight. Like, if Laenor really wanted to, he could’ve accused Rhaenyra of adultery and he could’ve taken legal steps against her, if people wanna complain about how much PrIviLegE Rhaenyra has that the patriarchy can’t touch her (narrator: it can) and she can get away with whatever she wants (narrator: she can’t), well then Laenor is the one person who wouldn’t have any problem challenging her because, like Rhaenyra, he’s a dragonrider descended from royalty and his father is the wealthiest man in the realm so I’m sure he was never super intimidated by Rhaenyra’s so called Targaryen Male Privilege. But instead Laenor was 100% on board with Rhaenyra having those children, loved those children like he were their biological father, and claimed them as his own, which means that legally those boys aren’t bastards and no one can prove otherwise. So really, who cares?
The only other person who could potentially care and have any say in the matter is Corlys… but he also didn’t gaf. He like Laenor, fully knowing the truth of those children’ real parentage, claimed them as his grandsons and named Luke as his heir, and as the Lord of Driftmark he had the complete authority to do that which was why Vaemond had no business trying to challenge that decision and why he never had the guts to bring the issue to his brother in person and why he had to wait until he was gravely injured to run to the Hightowers trying to gain support for his usurpation plot (also why he never bothered to name Baela or Rhaena as potential heirs, because he only cared about getting power for himself).
Spoiler alert but when Addam and Alyn eventually appear, and are made heirs to Driftmark, even though they’re very obviously Velaryons if not by name, they’re still gonna face a lot of prejudice and be challenged by their relatives for being “dirty bastards” daring to step “above their stations” in life, it doesn’t matter who they might resemble.
The worst part is that those same awful prejudices against illegitimate-born children that we as audience are supposed to disagree with are then adopted by the fandom as valid talking points. Like it’s just incredible to me how many people in this fandom feel so strongly about children born out the blessed bonds of marriage and unironically feel they should be discriminated against because of their birth. Almost makes me feel like I’m in Catholic School surrounded by stern-looking nuns or something lmfao.
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okay but jjk somnophilia is like
gojo "please please pleaaaaase let me put it in while you're sleeping PLEASE i swear i'll make you cum i proooomise please let's try it once pleeaaase. YOU can put it in ME whenever you want!!! any time any place anything you want in any of my holes!! wake me up with it!! it'll be soooo hot" satoru
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nanami "i have kink charts for both of us and they have sliding scales and notes section for each one. we can mark hard boundaries for what state of consciousness we want for ourselves or our partners, giving or receiving, what sex acts, etc. we'll set up a safe word and a safe gesture and then we can start trying things out" kento
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geto "sorry i fell asleep while eating you out, it will happen again. no, i won't stop eating you out when i fall unconscious. just tear me off your pussy if you don't like it" suguru
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Not So Faded Memories 👻✨
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My friends and I were talking about Mario being afraid of anything with portraits or (maybe mirrors?) considering he's been trapped not once, twice, but THREE times now. I think he'd have major PTSD moments and a little paranoia haha.
Also sorry for my piss poor handwriting it was late and I should've done the text thingy but wasn't up for it rip 💀
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"the bats could take down supers despite the supers being way more powerful than them because they are weak to kryptonite!!!" oh really? mhm, right, that's nice. hey, do you know what the bats are weak to? here is a brief, nonexhaustive list: bullets, bombs, swords, crossbow bolts, arrows, crowbars, bombs, grenades, being slammed into pavement at high velocities, drowning, asphyxiation, and i haven't even gotten into the frost breath, laser eyes, ttk in one case, etc. ...
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