#that's my fav ship right there

[greenqueenhightower]

Alicent and Criston are both bonding over their shared feelings of betrayal. They both feel betrayed by Rhaenyra; Alicent because she was lied to, and Criston because he was cheated. That’s why there is so much TENSION in the air when Criston confesses the truth to Alicent: he exposes his own involvement that can get him killed, and Alicent understands that he feels ashamed for ever trusting Rhaenyra, the same way she’s feeling at that moment. That’s why she doesn’t punish him, and lets him go.

No, actually, that’s why she understands him. She immediately perceives that he is a man of honor and that what he has done has left him with a sense of worthlessness. Heaven knows how many times she too has felt worthless for things she was coerced to do. So when he disappears after Rhaenyra and Laenor’s wedding, she somehow knows he’s seeing suicide as a way out and knows where to seek him. Has she ever contemplated suicide as a means of escape? (And now I can’t help thinking of the opening lines of “Labour” and the “escape plan” that Alicent might have been hoping for at times in her life).

But Alicent gets and sympathizes with Criston, in the same way he gets and sympathizes with her. That's why their bond and connection are ever deeper and stronger than the blood of the dragon could ever be.

[haru-with-mdzs]

So, you're telling me that in these 800 years, Feng Xin and Mu Qing didn't even kiss once?

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Sally is the real neighborhood Rizzler... you all know i'm right...

[puppyeared]

Callbacks to older episodes

[hyakunana]

BREAKING NEWS: The most miserable man that ever stepped in DPG is winning and about to make everyone as miserable while looking good at it

[jessmalia]

While most people think it’s our brain that controls our actions, it’s often our hearts that get the biggest work-out. It can make us do the craziest of things. But it can also let us take a chance on new adventures. Because when we open our heart we can explore a world of love and be pleasantly surprised by the people already in our life.

The Vampire Diaries 4.19 // Gossip Girl 3.18

[mersei47]

me right now

[throwawayasoiafaccount]

Why do you think the tides have slightly turned from "Elia deserves better than Rhaegar" to shipping her and Rhaegar together? Like what is the psychology behind these people because I've seen some of them like/reblog anti Rhaegar posts while also shipping Rhaegar x Elia at the same time.

hey anon! my thoughts are a bit messy, but i’ve done my best to explain them coherently :)

so, rhaegar was the best man anyone could have when elia was alive, and most people want the best for their favs. he was considered the most handsome, didn’t have a bad personality, and he was crown prince—meaning elia was almost queen, which is often seen as the greatest role a woman can have. the narrative also treats rhaegar as a beautiful, tragic, haunting figure, and elia actually had this very aesthetically pleasing man all to herself at one point! she was married to him, had children with him, and her life was so close to perfect! but rhaegar just had to go and ruin it. 😠

for many elia stans, if rhaegar hadn’t fallen in love with another woman (they want him to have been a completely different character), then everything would’ve been perfect, and elia would’ve had the best, most desirable life. however, that’s not what happened—elia met a very tragic end, and as a result, these stans feel double the bitterness. because of this bitterness, they blame rhaegar for everything (even though it’s not logical to do so), but he’s just too ‘perfect’ to let go of. so, for years these stans have made rhaegar revolve around elia, filling his tag with posts about her out of bitterness. so, i do believe that this obsession with rhaegar x elia has always been there, but i think it’s become a more favorable stance on the elia stan side of the fandom because of a mix of reasons.

plus, rhaegar is one of the few canon relationships we know elia had, since she’s not much of a character. because of this, and the fact that most people don’t like to stray too far from canon, most elia stans are forced to focus on rhaegar, which has created an echo chamber. basically, if a sentiment about elia and rhaegar’s relationship becomes popular, then the whole elia stan side of the fandom will likely regurgitate the sentiment. (also, this desire to stick close to canon is likely why the elia x arthur ship was so popular. while it’s a total crack ship, it had good aesthetics, and since elia and arthur at least knew each other, it allowed the stans to create their perfect fanfiction whilst sticking it to rhaegar. but remember, elia was actually married to rhaegar and had children with him, so while arthur is cool, rhaegar was always ‘top dog,’ meaning arthur would never be able to match up to rhaegar to most elia stans. also, the arthur x elia crack ship is likely her second most popular ship, which just shows how little elia stans have to work with, so they’re always forced to eventually return back to rhaegar for a lot of things.)

however, even if the elia x rhaegar ship gains more popularity, these stans will never stop hating rhaegar because he wasn’t ‘perfect’—and he wasn’t perfect because he didn’t love elia. plus, rhaegar loving another woman and supposedly kidnapping her is what began the war that led to elia’s tragic death. that’s bitterness times 1000. and while i don’t actually blame rhaegar for the war, i do think that this is how an elia stan sees it. i also don’t view rhaegar’s complex relationship with elia as a bad thing—it’s actually a very realistic take on an arranged marriage between two decent people. but most elia stans will never be able to get over the fact that they almost had everything, which is why many have it out for lyanna, as they consider her a thief who ruined their ‘perfection.’

tbh, that might be why so many elia stans are so obsessed with the idea that rhaegar only got with lyanna because of the prophecy—they don’t want to believe that rhaegar actually loved a different woman and not their perfect self insert elia. that’s a bit mean of me… but i don’t know what else one would call the ‘elia’ elia stans have created.

now that i’ve laid all those thoughts out, i’ll try to explain why the tides seem to be turning… i think it may have something to do with the ‘targaryens are all evil and bad’ sentiment losing popularity. i think this shift has occurred due to a mix of factors, such as years of fandom fights and fandom cycles leading to the targs being more liked now than before. it helps that canon doesn’t actually condemn the targs/favors them quite a bit, and the influx of new targ fans from HOTD has also contributed. this combination of reasons seems to have shifted the way the mainstream fandom discusses all the targaryen characters, including rhaegar. so, with this shift, it’s only natural that some elia stans/elia x rhaegar shippers—who’ve always been there—are using this opportunity to push their agenda. while these stans still hate rhaegar and see him as the bad guy, they just can’t let go of him. and as the mainstream fandom moves away from the anti targaryen sentiment, these smaller corners of the fandom, which tend to be echo chambers, are also affected, which has therefore led to a rise in rhaegar x elia shippers and the ‘shifting tide’ that you’ve also noticed.

[zarophod]

do you know what i find crazy? yeehan is more popular than reaper76.

like i adore them both but before i started reading ow fanfic i assumed reaper76 would have so many more fics, but yeehan has more. and the 4(?) most kudos’d reaper76 fics are all yeehan fics first. justice for the sad old angsty gays i say.

everyone send me ur fav reaper76 fics i am in dire need of some angst. with a happy ending maybe

[guidingthulite]

guys if the next n25 event is kanade5 and kanade helps mizuki in a way no one else could because kanade is what brought n25 together in the first place and gives mizuki strength to face her fears can you all go "alma you're so smart" and "alma we love you and your infinite wisdom" and "alma i'm going to draw kanamizu for you"

[kacchanot-fucking-deal-with-this]

so if I host a bnha halloween digital fan zine would anyone join it??? honest question, I've been rotating the idea in my brain for d a y s

[yuriyuruandyuraart]

i just wanna see more of these two dorks interacting omg >:'D <333

[indiestsnake]

candycane or applejuice. they are FIGHTING in my brain rn. need to do some more art of the former to figure it out but for now.

I’m not sure how much influence your vote will actually have in the result but shhh for the funsies

[bellamysgriffin]

Dana Watches Gilmore Girls: Unto the Breach (7x21)

[local-limebug]

jason todd has so many underrated canon love interests. essence, isabel, artemis, and rose are all characters i love with him. like those are good ships. why is everyone ignoring them?

[linimoonlight]

Still thinking about Bad's "i used to wait for you".

Thinking way back to the telenovela era, thinking back to the book. Bad has loved Forever for a long time. Remembering how everyone questioned his intentions with that book and that he shouldnt just play with Forevers feelings when he couldnt have been more clear about his own feelings. But he waited.

And then there was the day at dappers bar right after Forever went on Max talk show. How Forever clearly stated he wasnt interested in any romantic relationships anymore after Philza and that he was still hung up on him. And that was fine. Bad would always respect that. He could wait until Forever was ready. He had all the time in the world as an immortal after all. So he kept waiting for Forever be ready, to make the first move.

But he didnt calculate the fact that Forever was very much not immortal. That so many things keep going wrong on this island. And now Forever is gone. But Bad will still wait. This time for his sun to come back to him...