#the children have their own agenda lmao

[themastaralex]

the eldest daughters:

second chapter to this fic!! been a month since i last uploaded a chapter lmao, anywho, enjoy this, and enjoy otto being a fucking prick

and forgive me if I mischaracterized alicent, please

TW: targcest (between cousins), depictions of blood and aftermath of birth, OTTO

Summary: The aftermath of Viserys's choice of who to save doesn't come without consequences- because now the king has no male heirs aside from his brother to take his throne after him, and his wife is likely incapable of bearing him any more children. But he chose her, and he'll be damned if he changes his mind just to impregnate her again and definitely lose her. A funeral occurs, and as always, everyone else has their own agenda, from Daemon to Otto.

Chapter 2: Burning Like A Flame

Ser Lorent Marbrand and Ser Harrold Westerling escort the princesses and their lady friend to the Queen’s apartments, where they enter, the pair of Kingsguard knights staying right outside the door to give them some privacy.

The first thing they see is the maids and servants carrying away heavily bloodied sheets, as they walk a bit more in and see Viserys clinging onto Aemma’s right hand as he kneeled at the floor, next to the side of the bed. Of course, she looks as if she’s barely hanging on, because she is, but the maesters in the room and some other servants are tirelessly working to at least bring her to a stable condition before doing anything else.

Aemma’s eyes are glazed over, likely from the milk of the poppy and the birth, in which she lost Baelon- the heir that Viserys so desperately had wanted for years, even after the birth of his only daughter, who SHOULD be his heir. If having a cock between your legs was all that determined it, Rhaenyra would be heir every time she was aroused.

The three girls just watch the commotion in the room, along with feeling like they shouldn’t be there; mostly a feeling that Alicent is feeling however, seeing as she’s not blood related to either the Queen or the King. Regardless, it makes not just Alicent uncomfortable, but you and Rhaenyra as well. Although, that’s because of the fact that Aemma is lying in that bed, in pain, as three teenage girls witness this.

Viserys seems to take just a moment to breathe and look at the girls at the door of the entrance to the apartments, his eyes almost bloodshot red, looking at each of them for a moment, before speaking to them with a weak, almost broken voice. “You three… should not be witnessing this.” He says it more out of concern than aggravation, even though that tone is still there too, even if minorly.

Out of the three of you, it’s Alicent who takes the words more to heart, slightly nodding her head and body before walking backwards out of the door. She doesn’t want to upset Viserys more than he already looks like he is, and she doesn’t exactly have ‘royal immunity’ like you and Rhaenyra do, so she leaves first, with Ser Lorent and Ser Harrold watching her for a moment before looking inside to you and Rhaenyra; who are almost frozen like statues.

Because what you see on that bed is exactly what both of you are dreading; childbirth– or perhaps, the part that could lead to death. Because you both know it won’t be Rhaenyra getting pregnant with your two’s children. It’ll be you. And watching Aemma in that bed, half-dead and well on her way to death via blood loss, doesn’t make it better.

“Ser Lorent, Ser Harrold! Escort the princesses out!” Viserys would say, forcing the two Kingsguard knights to gently take their respective charges out of the room, and close the door behind them.

You’re just standing there now, in the hallway with Alicent, Rhaenyra, Ser Lorent, and Ser Harrold, thinking about that scene. It wasn’t particularly gruesome at that point, since they had already taken away the bloodied sheets and most of what had Aemma’s blood on it. But she kept bleeding.. From down there no less. And that scared the both of you. Because all that Rhaenyra could do while her mother is practically dying on that bed is nothing. Because she froze.

“I-I’m sure the Queen will be okay..” Alicent tries to console them, mainly Rhaenyra, as she’s just reeling. For one, she heard her brother died during childbirth- the heir her father wanted- second, her mother, and third, not even you, who is always so bold and snarky, can speak at all after witnessing that.

You just blink, looking back up at Alicent as your mouth slightly opened to try to talk. Your lips slightly twitch as you attempt something, but you just slightly shake your head and close your mouth, swallowing down a particularly hard bit of saliva, harshly gulping as you turn around to walk toward your chambers; Ser Lorent following.

Rhaenyra isn’t too far off from you, being in the relative same boat, scared quite a bit, and not able to say much, “Um.. I think we should probably not be here anymore.” She said quietly, walking a bit behind you, Ser Harrold trailing her as well, as Alicent walked with both of you.

— — — — —

The funeral for who was– and would have been– Prince Baelon, Prince of Dragonstone, was held weeks after his actual death, after Aemma could at least sit up and be awake without milk of the poppy to soothe her intense pains. Syrax was the one to light the wooden pyre with baby Baelon’s small body on it, so small you could almost miss he was there, cloaked in white.

“Dracarys, Syrax.” She said, and Syrax let out a long burst of dragonfire, as you gently placed a hand on her shoulder from behind, making sure to let her know you’re there. Of course, no one wants to have their dragon burn their sibling’s corpse, but it was better than if Aemma had died alongside him. It’s a blessing and curse at the same time.

Softly, you spoke to her in High Valyrian, “Iksan vaoreznuni.” ‘I’m sorry.’ And you mean it, because not only is Viserys barely even looking at her, but he hasn’t made a move to console her, likely being ‘too preoccupied’ with getting Aemma back to good health, as if he’s a fucking maester who does any of the actual work.

Rhaenyra just wears a sad frown on her lips, almost crying, but not quite, as she spoke to you, quietly and softly back, “Trēsy dōrī kesan.” ‘I will never be a son.’ Because yes, she’ll never be the son Viserys wanted or needed.

“Nyra..” You brought your hand down from her shoulder, tentatively going to hold her hand in yours.

For a few moments, she didn't do anything, just staring at the open flames of the pyre, distracted with her own feeling of inadequacy, of not having been born a son. 

But she feels a warmth in her hand, your hand clasped in hers, with both of your hands holding one of hers– not because there's a huge size difference, but because you want to make sure she knows you're there, to talk, for her, or whatever she needs.

And that's really what makes a tear or two fall down her cheek, quickly wiping it with her free hand before gently squeezing your hand back, smiling a bit despite the hurt and other feelings she's facing.

You can share the same feeling of inadequacy with her; of not having been born a son. It's something that plagues all firstborn daughters, especially when in positions of their standing, of princesses who are supposed to be subservient and obedient, and do as their fathers say until they're married off to their husbands to do as they say.

You, in particular, are plagued with being like your father. His anger, his arrogance, his ambition, but in a woman, and even worse, in an omega.

Rhaenyra at least has some slack on the rope to be rash and snarky and rude– you don't, or you shouldn't, in theory. But your name, your appearance, your skills, your DRAGON, all give you that power and slack that many girls and women both as betas and omegas don't receive.

Rhaenyra smiles even through looking over at her side, behind her a bit, where Aemma is seated in a wooden wheelchair, with Ser Ryam Redwyne, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, behind her, handling and pushing her around, probably, as Viserys stands next to her, looking very sullen. His eyes are a bit irritated and bloodshot, as if he's been crying for the past few days, on top of worrying for Aemma. It looks like it's made him age years in a matter of weeks.

But he won't look at Rhaenyra. He still hasn't, and has had only the most basic conversations with her, if any at all for the past weeks.

It's not like Rhaenyra really talks to him too often about matters other than when she kind of needs to, seeing as he's the King and he's busy quite a bit, so she's relatively used to this. But used to it doesn't mean she likes it. He won't even look at her, for fuck's sake.

She catches sight of her mother, looking still quite weak, with a bit of color having returned to her skin- but her own face and eyes look very sunken in, from the lack of good sleep, likely, and from yet another stillborn child that she had to witness being taken by the Stranger. 

Rhaenyra wonders if you and her will be as unlucky as her mother and her father- although, not being wedded since both of you were less than 14 is good, since early pregnancies is what caused her mother to lose so many and currently be in a chair everywhere she goes. But she knows you both won’t be so unlucky. ‘You’re strong, tough’, she thinks, slightly turning her head to look at you next to her.

You don’t look particularly devastated, just a bit sad, which she supposes would be an appropriate response. You were looking at the flames burning the wood and Baelon’s body, until you felt Rhaenyra’s eyes on you, and you turned your head to look at her; your expression lightening up from its tight state as you met her eyes.

You were family, cousins, before either of you thought of each other as anything else. As children.. As children, both of you were little sassy idiots who always gave the septas and the servants trouble.

Her eyes, that perfect soft shade of lilac, that you claim are so much more different than your father’s eyes, or your eyes, or Viserys’ eyes- are always beautiful to look at. You can remember the first time you looked into them, as a child.

Both you and Rhaenyra sit on the floor in a living area of the Red Keep, coloring or playing as you both mostly kept to yourselves. You’ve both known each other since you were young babes, and that most definitely adds to the annoyance factor, because of the fact that both of you can piss each other off so easily.Rhaenyra’s just coloring something on a piece of parchment with some charcoals, probably something to show her mother to cheer her up after a rough day. You play with a few wooden soldiers and a dragon plushie, in which the dragon promptly burns the soldiers, because what are a bunch of knights compared to a dragon? 

Ashes in the wind, that’s what.

After you finish playing, you look over at Rhaenyra and her drawing, which you can’t really tell what it is, you barely know how to draw too.“What is that?” You ask, breaking the silence as you stand and walk next to her with a soldier in one hand and the dragon in the other. Rhaenyra turns her head to the side and up to look at you, before looking back at her unfinished drawing which even she doesn’t know what she’s made.

“I don’t know.” She shrugs, her voice being slightly sad now that she realizes she didn’t exactly draw something even she could recognize. You look down at it, pouting your lips for a few moments while thinking, before grinning and sitting down next to her.“I know what it is!” You say in childish innocence, which prompts her to look at you with a curious gaze. “It’s a dragon!” You proclaim, looking from the paper to her, into her eyes for a second. Or perhaps more than just a second.You had almost no filter as a child, so you say, “Your eyes are pretty. Wish mine were like that.” Rhaenyra stays silent for a bit, keeping her curious gaze on you, as she pointed at you, looking a bit confused with your second remark.

“You have pretty eyes too.”

It was just childhood innocence in the manner you both so easily spoke of one another’s eyes, since neither of you seemed to had realized you both technically had the same color eyes, the light lilac purple of Valyrian descent back then, because you were children of 5 or 6 years old. And other than the times when you were both forced in close proximity of one another, such as in portraits, you were pretty good with one another.

She smiled slightly, despite everything, and despite herself in this moment. But she knows it’s because you’re there for her. More than her father, more than her uncle, and more than her mother- even though she’s not counting her on account of her being bedridden, and likely both mentally and physically tired.

But you, you, her cousin, someone she thought of as a sister (even though she hates thinking of both of you like that on account of what you two have between you), her betrothed since childhood, and her future wife and omega, is there. Always has been, and that’s something she takes for granted sometimes, truthfully.

“Iksā vok hae iksā naejot nyke.” ‘You are perfect as you are to me.’ You say to her, warmly looking at her, as you kept your hands clasped together. She softly smiled, despite that feeling of never being enough for her father. Rhaenyra may be stubborn, and all sorts of impulsive, but she wouldn’t be her if she wasn’t. As well as if she wasn’t a woman, Rhaenyra wouldn’t be herself, and you wouldn’t exactly love her as she is now.

She wouldn’t be your Nyra.

— — — — —

After the funerary, Rhaenyra’s first order of business is to see her mother, to go check on her in the midst of all this, and in the midst of her recovery. Perhaps seeing her might give her some sort of relief, or perhaps ease her mind a bit, knowing she still has her sweet Rhaenyra, even if she’s lost so many other children.

Her second is talking with you. Just about anything, nothing in particular. She just wants to make sure she has you with her, that she has your loyalty, your shoulder to lean on, and your love, above most else.

But of course, she’s not dependent on that, nor on her mother’s approval and love from her as well. She could care less about Daemon- he’s a scumbag. She only tolerates him because he’s your father, and her uncle. And don't even get her started on her father. He ignores her, doesn’t even look at her, doesn’t speak to her unless absolutely necessary, and is just an overall cunt.

After getting back to the Red Keep, she doesn’t go straight to her mother’s chambers, seeing as it’ll take some time for her to be taken up there, so she just heads back to her own chambers, with Ser Harrold following her to the door.

“My princess, are you sure you’re alright?” He asked, sounding like a soft old grandsire in his concern for Rhaenyra, as she was already past the threshold into her rooms, staying at the door before answering to him.

“Yes, I’m alright. Just please inform me as to when my mother is back in her chambers. I would like to visit her.” Rhaenyra said, weakly smiling at Ser Harrold, trying her hardest to seem better than earlier, but it’s tough enough actually doing it when you’re not there to at least smile back at her.

He just nodded, allowing Rhaenyra to enter and close the door behind her. From there, he stood guard at the door, noticing people passing by, guards, many people. He’s worried for Rhaenyra, as any guardian would be for their charge, but he’s known her and taken care of her since she was a child. He feels as though he has a familiar bond with her, something fatherly in nature. He knows you and Ser Lorent have a relationship bordering on fatherly as well. It’s just in the nature of this sort of protection between a young charge and their much older protector.

He wouldn’t trade it for anything else, however. He enjoys keeping an eye on Rhaenyra, and sometimes you, by extension, because the two of you used to get up to no good. Both Ser Harrold and Ser Lorent were surprised every time they caught the two of you’s aftermath of whatever you did. But they protect their princesses with their lives above all else.

And they do that. That’s why they’ve been Kingsguard for as long as they have, and why when Lord Commander Ryam Redwyne dies, Ser Harrold will take his place because he’s trustworthy.

Rhaenyra, on the other hand, is just sitting, contemplating nothing much, other than about her mother, her ‘failure’ of being the male successor her father wanted and needed, and her future, with you, probably.  Plus smelling the traces of your soft and mud-like scent on her hand.

Gods, she loves it. She loves your scent. She loves you. She has since you were children. It wasn't an overnight type of thing, neither a love at first glance into one another's eyes.

But it was a love that developed because of learning one another's quirks and mannerisms, and one another's levels of stubbornness, and what would make the other snap easiest. Rhaenyra supposes that's why she hates you and loves you at the same damn time.

Because you both know so well how to piss the other off, when to stop, and when to ask ‘are you okay?’. That's just the kind of affection you hold for each other. Your upbringing together most definitely influenced how you show your love and affection toward each other.

But you, your scent, your everything, is something that's always something else to her. Both of you are only young and far from mature, but the manner in which she looks at you– as if you hung the moon and stars– tells all that needs to be said. The eyes are the gateway to the soul, and there's nothing more truthful than the gaze of someone on the one that they love.

And you… You look at her as if she's your whole entire world, but you'll deny this heavily, always. It's no fun if you just give in anyways, so teasing Rhaenyra is a good alternative.

Rhaenyra softly smiled and partly cringed, placing her hand back into her lap, because she was sniffing her damn palm. Gods be good, she was sniffing her palm just to smell the traces of your scent. She is absolutely, horrifically, and unfortunately (for her), swooning and head over heels for you, even when she's supposed to be the one making you swoon and be all head over heels for her.

Her right hand moves to her left to play and fiddle with the rings on her fingers for a bit, looking at the betrothal ring on her left ring finger. Rhaenyra doesn't manage and neither wants to suppress the smile on her face, because soon enough, you'll be hers, and she'll be yours, as wife and wife, and mated alpha and omega.

— — — — —

After the funeral, your father summoned you to speak with him in his chambers, which you agreed to, in the excitement of getting to argue with him– he’s funny when he’s mad in that annoyed way, because you know he wouldn’t hurt you, no matter how much he might think about it.

Ser Lorent stood outside of the door, but he’s primed and ready to come inside and fight Daemon if he did anything, or if he heard anything, or if he heard you asking for him or for his help. He’s kind of like your older brother, if your older brother were a man sworn to protect you out of duty for the crown, in which he developed genuine affection toward you as a sibling. 

“Alerys.” Daemon greeted, having already been seated in a plush couch near the fireplace. He motions his hand to the chair across from him with his pointer and middle finger.

“I'm sure you've seen your aunt and her current.. state.” It's not like Daemon to make much small talk, so you listen, with just nodding your head in confirmation that you're listening. “There’s hope she’ll recover, as expected.” He says that, but sounds oddly cryptic, as if he’s not thinking of Aemma as much as he should probably worry about his cousin and brother’s wife.

“But it’s likely she won’t bear your uncle any more heirs.” And that’s what he means. Without a son, Daemon stays as Viserys’s heir, and by inheritance that Daemon firmly believes should go to the eldest child regardless of gender, you would be the heir to the throne after him. And this is what Daemon wants: legacy. You’d be the first queen in her own right and eighth ruler of Westeros after him.

“Yes.. I know that. Everyone knows that.” You say, watching him with bated breath, because he has a meaning for that, he always does.

— — —

Across the Red Keep, out of Maegor’s Holdfast and into the Tower of the Hand, Ser Otto Hightower, Hand of the King, sits at his desk signing some letters with his signet ring and wax seal, waiting for his daughter to come in due to his summons.

“Mm.” He muttered to himself, reading some of the letters sent to him, as Alicent came into the chamber, still dressed in the black dress she wore to the funeral. He looked up at her as she crossed the threshold of the doors, moving to stand up and walk to her to gently hug her for a moment.

Alicent gladly takes the hug, not thinking much of it other than the hug itself. After a few seconds of it, they pull back, enough for Otto to bring his hands to rest on Alicent’s deltoids and look at her with an oddly soft look for him.

“Daughter, how are you holding up?” He softly asked, looking at her with warm eyes- which is a bit odd, Alicent supposes, but she doesn’t take it for granted. She looked up at him with a small frown on her face, almost unnoticeable and could be mistaken as her normal expression. Yet her eyes do tell of a bit more of sadness, for the queen, for the king, and for Rhaenyra.

Her father hasn’t been this warm or kind with her since her mother died, so it’s a welcome surprise. “I’m alright. I’m more worried about Rhaenyra’s mother.” Otto nods at Alicent’s concern for the queen, since it’s all he’s heard about from anyone for the past few weeks, ‘Her Grace hasn’t been feeling well,’ or ‘Her Grace needs to rest well to regain her strength.’ But Otto knows very well it will take a miracle for Aemma to recover, or very well near one. He knows this very well because it’s been weeks, and she still hasn’t been able to stand by herself, neither walk– in his eyes, the poor woman is an invalid already, not that he’d say it out loud.

He’s just.. Waiting now. For her to die, as insensitive as that sounds. He had to be cunning, or else how would he have became and been the Hand of the King for as long as he has been already? Through being kind and naive? No. He’s taken what he’s wanted, by manipulation, cunning, or worse methods. He’s a second son, he would inherit no lands, no great castle, nothing beyond what his brother might offer him out of pity.

“Yes, the queen. Her condition is..” ‘Unfortunate for her, inevitable, perfect?’ He thought, but decided to not voice that out loud, especially not to his teenage daughter, but he finished his sentence after a momentary pause, “..quite saddening to see.”

Alicent noticed the small pause, even if it was only for a moment, ever so slightly narrowing her eyes. “Very. And I’m sure it was made worse by her son’s death..” There’s a clear tone of pity and sympathy in Alicent’s voice, as if she’s talking right to Aemma and not her father. Regardless, Otto nodded, listening to her, but then going on to almost completely disregard her words and worry.

“Yes, unfortunately Her Grace, the queen’s, condition isn’t exactly getting better. But she is not getting worse either.” He just tells Alicent what he knows– most of it anyway. Aemma’s condition isn’t actively getting worse, but she isn’t trying hard enough to recover her own will, and from there her body. Alicent just looks up at him with a small frown, seeing as this could get worse, judging from Otto’s tone and his very handpicked specifically chosen words.

“And unfortunately for the king, he still has no son.” Alicent now looks at Otto with a curious expression, confused, almost. “There are doubts she will bear him any more children in her condition.”

Oh. That’s why he wanted to talk. Alicent should’ve known, she should’ve known he didn’t actually want to know how she was and how she felt, not without ulterior motives– Gods, she should’ve known.

Otto keeps his hands on Alicent’s deltoids, looking down at her with a more neutral expression than before when he had a somewhat caring look on his face, even if it was fake. Even if it was fake, she could have dealt with that. But he’s not even trying to fake his concern or care for her feelings.

His tone is even, composed, almost monotone; as if he’s practiced these lines forever, “Rhaenyra; she needs your comfort, Alicent.”

“…” That makes Alicent speechless, because is he really telling her to seduce one of her best friends? She just stares at him as if he’s gone crazy– because the old man probably has. There is no way in his right damn mind that he’d genuinely ask her to do that, right?

Otto just watches his daughter’s reaction, or lack thereof, and sighs as he keeps a gentle but firm hold on her. “Rhaenyra would do well with a girl’s comfort. A girl in nearly the same boat as her.” He refers to Rhaenyra almost losing Aemma, and then Alicent having actually lost her own mother.

And ‘a girl’s comfort’? What does he even mean by that? Rhaenyra has you. Well, you all have one another, but you two are the ones who are betrothed and have been since childhood, and grew up together, and are attached at each other’s hips. You’re a girl. And she saw how you comforted Rhaenyra earlier as she burnt Baelon’s small body on the pyre. She can’t come between that– it’d be almost impossible, not to mention stupid, moronic, and definitely going against the king’s orders.

“Rhaenyra would much more prefer a more.. feminine.. comfort, rather than how Princess Alerys would comfort her.” He says, trying to ease Alicent into the idea that she’d be simply comforting Rhaenyra, as opposed to doing anything else. And with the way he only uses Rhaenyra’s name and not her title as well is another thing meant to ease her in.

But the way her father phrased it made it sound as if he disapproved of the match between you and Rhaenyra, especially with the way he spoke of Alicent being a more feminine comfort for Rhaenyra, as opposed to yourself who seems brash, rude, boyish, and most definitely not exactly the definition of femininity. Through, Alicent rather doubts you’d try to argue with Otto about him thinking you’re rather masculine, and Rhaenyra wouldn’t either, but that’s part of your charm, as Rhaenyra would probably say.

“But, Father.. It’s not really my place to…” Alicent tries to argue her point across, only to be cut off and stopped as soon as her final word left her lips with a firm tone, “Alicent, you are her friend. One of her best friends. The Princess Alerys will likely be too busy with her…” He pauses, mulling over his words because how he speaks of you could make or break this plan, “..training, and activities.”

Alicent just watched him for a bit, because then again, a little comfort never did anyone any wrong, did it? She doesn’t even have to do what she thinks her father is implying. She doesn’t have to. You and Rhaenyra are promised to one another regardless, and her father’s ideas won’t break that– of course they won’t. You and her have a strong bond, so, so, strong.

She harshly swallows something down– she’s not sure if it’s just saliva, or if it’s bile, or if it’s nothing, but she sheepishly smiles for a split-second, shame almost instantly filling her heart in the manner of heat passing through her. “Perhaps..” She starts, still with that almost shame-filled and awkward smile on her lips, with Otto fighting the urge to smile ever so slightly, “Perhaps just making sure she’s okay is best.”

She doesn’t want to fully upset her father, especially when he’s asking something relatively innocent of her; to comfort Rhaenyra and see if she’s okay, even if she knows that by the look on his face, he possibly intended for more..

After Alicent gives her confirmation of her going to speak to Rhaenyra and ‘comfort’ her, Otto wears a fake warm smile and pats Alicent’s shoulder with his hand, letting her leave the embrace once he turns around to go back to his desk and sit down.

“And do be nice. I’m sure Princess Rhaenyra doesn’t like her omegas to be stubborn fighters.”

And those words cemented Alicent’s fate in this plan.

[frudoo]

I’m an autistic little gremlin- so hear me out, one of the 141 boys (or all of them idc- up to you) with a kid that they rescued on a mission and this poor little child is Autistic and hypersensitive to noise and they’ve gotta rework how they do things for now, you know, the boys are used to gunfire, loud comms, yelling at each other (all in good fun) but they don’t wanna scare the poor kid. (I just wanna heal my childhood with these men lmao-)

This was so sweet! I chose Simon, I hope that's alright!

Warnings: None!

“It’s alrigh’, little one, you’re gonna be jus’ fine,” Simon coos to the shivering child he’s holding to his chest. 

     If there’s one thing Simon hates the most on these missions, it’s finding innocent children terrified and all alone, trapped in the rubble of what used to be their homes. It reminds him of his own childhood, hiding away in closets with his little brother while his father wreaked havoc in the living room, on his mother. He would go through hell and back—he has, matter of fact—to make sure that no other kid would have to suffer the way he did, or worse. 

     Unfortunately, sick fucks still come in large quantities, intent on playing God and destroying perfectly peaceful homes with their agendas, leaving the innocents stuck in the middle of it. It destroys Simon, makes his heart grow ten times its normal size in an attempt to shelter every soul he finds to be like his own. Now, here, on the drive back to base, he holds the child in his lap, pressing their head against his chest and covering their exposed ear with one large hand. 

     In the short hour he’s been caring for this kid, Simon’s noticed how loud noises affect them—scratching at their ears or trying to bang their head against a solid surface—so he’s trying his best to keep the sound levels down. No obscene bantering with his teammates, only speaking into his comms when absolutely necessary. Even Soap is on his best behavior, keeping a trained eye on the child to make sure everything is alright. 

     “Alrigh’, kiddo, we’re on base now. S’gonna be a little loud, yeah? Jus’ keep your ‘ead on m’chest, and keep your ears covered f’me.” 

     Simon doesn’t dare make a move until the child nods in agreement. Only once he’s gotten confirmation does he stand, hopping off the Humvee and booking it towards the building. The cool air is calming, grounding, and immediately the kid relaxes in Simon’s hold, squirming to get down. The big man grins beneath his mask as he watches the child smile for the first time, only the quiet chatter and footsteps of soldiers to be heard inside. 

     The mission is far from over, but the team has a few days of reprieve before they’re back on the field. Simon takes the opportunity to learn more about the child, ignoring his superiors’ requests to get them out of here and find some foster care system to put them in—he knows how miserable it is there. The last thing he wants to do is shove this poor kid right back into another traumatic experience. No, instead, he finds some extra clothes to give them (even if they are way too big) and takes care of them the best he can—even gives them a pair of headphones to keep on when the world gets too overwhelming.

     Ultimately, Simon realizes that he’s become attached to this child, and when the mission is finally complete and they’re all free to go on leave, he takes the kid home with him. A couple of weeks later, he’s certain that this is the life he wants, to fill in as a guardian for this sweet, sweet child, to something to live for. He ends up retiring and adopting the lovely kiddo. 

     He found peace in the quiet, the simple life, and maybe finding this new happiness in the rubble wasn’t such a bad thing.

[ellaak]

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Last Updated : July 24th 2024

LEE HEESEUNG Mistletoe Mayhaps 🃁 ~ ☊ ~ ♡ @/bluriki This fic made me giggle sm the mistletoe was the op fr NEW BEGINNINGS 🃁 ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/ikeuverse Crying. Belong To You 🃁 ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/jaeyunluvr ANGST TO FLUFF ARE SO GOOD ## Buy One, Take me ✉ ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/heeracha If they didn't have their happy ending I would've molded one with my own BARE hands. Falling In Love With Heeseung 🃁 ~ ♡ @/wondipity THIS SHORT FIC OMLLL WIN ONE WIN ME 🃁 ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/jaylver THIS FIC HAS ME ON A CHOKE HOLD, also FUCK MATTHEW. A Stoner's Guide To Starbucks ✉ ~ ☊ @/jayflrt I actually needed CPR from the lack of oxygen due to reading this fic

PARK JAY What do you mean dad went to get the milk!? 🃁 ~ ☊ @/orangflowalober Why do the children know what the milk joke means..... 21st CENTURY GIRL ✉ ~ ☊ @/hoonvrs This was acc so funny the way they refused to believe jay You Again? 🃁 ~ ♡ @/songbirdseung AIRPORT CRUSH ON ANOTHER LEVEL

SIM JAKE LIKE HOT SUMMER 🃁 ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/jaystardust Good thing Sungchan was a hoe, so Jake could come in and save us :p Hello Kitty Meets Batman (Not Clickbait!) 🃁 ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/star-sim Jake was so downbad, but the way their privacy got invaded made me sad :( WEBS OF HURT 🃁 ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/jaylver I HAD TO SCREAM INTO MY PILLOW. THIS FIC, OH THIS FIC, I LOVE IT SM

PARK SUNGHOON Always Forever 🃁 ~ ♡ @/kairoot MY BB HOON 12 Days Of Christmas ✉ ~ ☊ @/jebi-won SUNGHOON IS SO ME but my wishlist never came Return To Sender ✏ ~ ☔︎︎ @/jjunberry I would've never speak to my sibling ever again.... Look At Me Now ✉ ~ ☊ @/facechasers SECRET RELATIONSHIP TROUP >>>>> The Perfect Love Scheme 🃁 ~ ♡ @/lovepookie I LOVE THE LOSER SUNGHOON AGENDA NOW WE DATE! ✉ ~ ☊ @/boyfhee Sunghoon will always be so bbg Back Off! 🃁 ~ ♡ @/delcakoo Hand bumping while I'm getting snacks is not romantic so MOVE Mirrorball 🃁 ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/rosenhypen HOLDING MY TEARS THE WHOLE FIC With Love, Sunghoon 🃁 ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/dazed-hee I WENT THROUGH SM EMOTIONS HOON WAS AN ASS Take a Chance With Me 🃁 ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/snghnlvr I FACEPALMED WHEN SUNGHOON SAID THAT Homesick 🃁 ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/aakomii The line 'take me home' did me IN Introducing You To His Fans On Vlive 🃁 ~ ♡ @/nokacchan Sunghoon just being smitten The 24-Hour Dating Challenge 🃁 ~ ♡ @/jaeyunverse Someone better confess to me in asters NOONA ✉ ~ ☊ @/hoonvrs Play WOW by stray kids HOW TO NOT SURVIVE HIGHSCHOOL 🃁 ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/srjlvr I too would've ignored his ass after 8th grade, BUT BEAUTIFUL PLOT! Red Light, Green Light 🃁 ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/restlessmaknae THE GREENEST FLAG EVER IN THIS FIC

KIM SUNOO Guess who ✉ ~ ☊ @/soobnny THE WAY THEY KEPT REFERENCING SUNWOO FROM THEBOYZ Let My Love Run Wild ✉ ~ ♡ @/jaeminvore This was so sweet i’ll be putting on a suit, be tip toeing to you if you’re down for it 🃁 ~ ♡ @/yenqa GET URSELF A MAN WHO'LL UP ON VALETINES IN A TUEXEDO AND GET IT DIRTY FOR YOU !!

YANG JUNGWON Did I, A Side Character Became The Male Leads Wife!? ✏ ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/ateliertale JUNGWON COULD NOT LEAVE US ALONE Idol Crush! ✉ ~ ☊ ~ ☔︎︎ @/enhas-bestie Wonyoung carried the last few chapters. Best Wingwomen FIRST & SECOND 🃁 ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/nkplanet I'LL FIGHT HER PARENTS. IT'S ON SIGHT

NISHIMURA RIKI Love Dive ✉ ~ ☊ ~ ♡ @/tzyuki KEEYNKI SOLOS. Shoot! ✉ ~ ☊ ~ ♡ @/amakumos GENSHIN DATING APP REAL. CAN I BE YOURS? 🃁 ~ ♡ @/mintsvnoo SMALL NIKI AND HIS INNOCENT ACTIONS YOUR HIGHNESS 🃁 ~ ♡ @/nkplanet and people ask me why I have high standards Weird Cat Guy 🃁 ~ ♡ @/boydepartment He didn't catch a cat..... THAT'S HER!! ✉ ~ ☊ ~ ☔︎︎ ~ ♡ @/jakesgalxy I prayed for the previous CEO's downfall. His Muse 🃁 ~ ♡ @/pnghoon To be someone's muse is just so soft :3 Just Us, And Your Brother... 🃁 ~ ☊ ~ ♡ @/tyunni Heeseung was so foul for those last texts LMAO NI-KI Boyfie Hcs ☆ ~ ☊ ~ ♡ @/icysab I snorted so hard reading this TuT Behind The Net! 🃁 ~ ☊ ~ ♡ @/delcakoo In the end, it was a reward disguised as a punishment

OT7 She's Taken PT.2 ☆ ~ ☊ @/star-sim THE FANS ARE SO SILLY Is Your Girlfriend Single? PT.2 ☆ ~ ☊ @/star-sim DYING OF LAUGHTER QUITE LITERALLY Being Asked Out PT.2 ☆ ~ ♡ @/wwonwonism Made me giggle Lipgloss & Kisses ☆ ~ ♡ @/maeumi-jng WHEN IS IT MY TURN ooo You Want Me So Bad ☆ ~ ♡ ~ ☊ @/sharkorok THE NICE TO YOU BUT RUDE TO EVERYONE ELSE TROUP IS GONNA BE THE END OF ME SELLING MY BOYFRIEND ☆ ~ ✉ ~ ☊ @/luvyeni Something silly for valentines Enha reaction to their s/o crying after a member scares them ☆ ~ ♡ @/yeeunjia This is me and my sensitive heart Enha getting you a snack you're craving at 3am ☆ ~ ☊ @/n1k1tty Get urself a s/o who gets you what you're craving at unholy hours When You Can't Sleep Without Them ☆ ~ ♡ @/angel1kisses Very Comforting You Get Shipped With Another Idol ☆ ~ ✉ ~ ☊ @/leaderwon JAYS WAS SO DIRTY LMAO

[kurishiri]

This could be a weird take but do you ever get the feeling that Darius doesn’t exactly fit the mold of an otome game man? Like idk how to explain it but his actions sometimes lean less towards romantic and more towards his own agenda and nefarious acts? This makes less sense the more I type but it’s just the feeling I get from him which is gonna make his route all the more exciting. Thanks for all your hard work and translations for this shady guy!!

hii anon! thank you for reading my silly translations as well; it really does mean a whole lot to me ❤︎

and tbh, i dont think your take is a hot one at all. i do agree with you, im more than sure we two are not the only one in this boat. (though im unsure too — don’t quote me, as i also kinda dont know v well how the en side thinks of darius sometimes. do they like him? not like him? i’m curious to know!)

my thoughts on darius’ “love” ↓

i have mentioned this before, but despite what darius says, i think he is capable of love. he shows some signs of this in the story itself, but the fact he is introduced as a love interest proves this objectively, as those incapable of love would inherently be unable to play the role of a love interest of an otome game. but i cant deny his way of “love” is just…inherently warped, and it feels so rooted in him that its questionable whether “true love” could remedy it. whether that’s due to his trauma or curse (or maybe both), im not sure, but he does give me the vibe of someone where the relationship just grows more gnarly and twisted as time goes on. it feels like hes a walking ticking bomb. one that, if kate doesnt defuse it first, she will end up broken by his hands.

but also if and when they do get into a relationship, i can’t imagine darius showing love in a very conventional way either. i think smth interesting to think abt is that, in his jealousy bond story, he says smth like bad children get a punishment and good children a reward. somehow, i think that sort of almost black and white philosophy will play into their love. though i cant really say how. (and maybe i will be completely wrong too,,!)

im sure things will be made at least a little more clear in his route anyhow!

also hmm…idk if youre familiar with this game, but in an otome game called piofiore no banshō, theres a character named yang, who also very clearly doesnt fit into the typical otome love interest. but if you have played that game and his route, yang is also capable of love, and yk he loves lili by the (best) end, but his love toward her doesnt change the fact that he is brutal, is ok with killing, etc. it definitely does not make him any more romantic lmao, and you never hear him once say the words “i love you” in a genuine sense. i would say darius may, in some ways, be comparable…?

[chaos-of-the-abyss]

Your beef with the feanorians is funny af but honestly, what's even more funny (and genuinely pathetic) is this weird ass insistence on the fanon ass 'elrond and elros resent their parents for 'abandoning' them 😤' because there's always that and never an 'elrond and elros (especially in their years as adult) resent m&m for destroying their actual home and robbing them of their childhood and forcing them to grow up in a harsh environment, essentially becoming child soldiers'.

'THey bOtH cAn cOexisT', yeah sure dude except everytime there's a debate on E&E's relationship with their twins, there's always the 'yEah ElRond and eLRoS ReSeNt tHeM BUT tHeY SuRe dO lOVe THe kInsLayERs😍🥰😘'. Like I can see what they're doing and they ain't slick with it.

It's truly ironic, coming from the tolkien fandom lololol.

lmao they act like elrond and elros were newborns and can't remember anything when the third kinslaying happened. but the twins were six and more than old enough to remember what maedhros and maglor did to them, and more than old enough to hold rightful grudges over it. i don't believe there's any indication that m&m forced the twins to fight or put themselves in danger -- but regardless, they lost their mother, their home, their friends, and everything they ever knew because of m&m. and i don't mind the relationship being complicated and having positive as well as negative feelings, because it is stated that love grew between them. i don't even mind ideas that explore that perhaps when they were young, elrond and elros on an emotional level felt abandoned by their parents, because they were children and regardless of what they know to be true logically, it's hard for a child to adjust on an emotional level to a parent's absence. complicated relationships are the fun of fiction!

what is not understandable is the idea that elrond and elros would love and cherish the people who ruined their lives and pushed their mother to commit suicide more than they would love and cherish their parents. and it really reeks of an agenda when the same people who claim that elrond and elros must resent eärendil and elwing and not consider them their parents for "abandoning" them (canonically untrue! both twins honor their heritage and their parents in multiple ways in their own homes, long after they've become adults) also wax poetic about how beautiful and wholesome and emotional the kidnap fam is, and how m&m are elrond and elros' REAL family. the intent is so obvious, but sorry, maedhros and maglor will never be elrond and elros' dads. they have an actual father whom they both name their daughters after.

also lmfao, elrond never even mentions maglor in lotr. guess who he does explicitly state as family? eärendil and elwing.

[theknightstemplar]

perspective. (end of year rant)

Rubbing my hands together as I force redditors to sit around me like kindergartners. I then explain that "Argath's actions are undeniably Bad but. we are viewing them through a lens of detachment and fiction so it's all too easy to say 'WELL I WOULDN'T DO THAT IF I WERE IN HIS SHOES' ."

Ivalice isn't real-- though the issues it represents very much are. Argath is also not real but going "well I would subject this 16 year old to what amounts to war crimes for his actions!" is not the hot coals of justice take you think it is.

Argath is a child.

A fictional and fucked up evil child, but a child still. I'm more willing to pity him than I am the adults who perpetuated and even rewarded his behavior. You wanna know who you should hate more in my opinion?

Zalbaag Beoulve.

I won't lie, I get a little sick of the "zalbaag should have joined the party!" opinion. At least as it is now... You really think Zalbaag "This Changes Nothing" Beoulve would have done anything to help in ch2 onwards? Ha ha, I fucking doubt it! Even if you think tietra's death was a fluke or that "argath shouldn't have shot her" (someone else would have if argath hadn't, you know this I know this.) the first thing he does when ramza DOES come to him for help issssss... oh wait, let me check! HE DISMISSES HIM AND DISOWNS RAMZA TO HIS FACE.

Ramza: You speak of trust, Zalbaag, yet you show me none in kind! Zalbaag: What have you ever done to inspire my trust? The mistake was my own. Until today I had looked on you as a true brother. But your mother's common blood forever stains you common. You are not fit to bear the Beoulve name!

He doesn't let Ramza defend himself or anything, it's on-sight immediate "you're wrong you're not my brother commoner filth i hate you fuck you" Argath was less defensive than this when Ramza called him out just before Zeakden ("Best of luck, my soft-hearted friend. You'll need it.") so WHY AREN'T WE TALKING MORE ABOUT WHAT AN ASSHOLE ZALBAAG IS? He's the same vein of classism Argath is only WORSE because he's an adult in a position of power over others!

It's almost always "Ohhh zalbaag the tragic hero!" "zalbaag felt so bad, I wish he could have been saved :(" and rarely "zalbaag only felt sorry after it was too late for 'sorry' to MEAN anything" or "zalbaag never truly apologized for facilitating the death of several northern sky soldiers and at least 2 children, only for being dycedarg's good little moron" yeah zalbaag, tell tietra how sorry you are that you essentially said her life means nothing. even if you say it to her grave. would you have, zalbaag?

the narrative forgives zalbaag as well. dycedarg largely takes the fall for his little bro flubbing fort zeakden. zalbaag gets the more heroic sounding theme of the older brothers and he's given the benefit of doubt by ramza re: war scheming-- I would say it's a mercy almost that Argath's in turn forgotten by the narrative as a person and turned into more symbolism but then. War of the Lions had to fuck that up lmao

But my point is. I don't forgive Argath's actions; I pity him. It was adults like Zalbaag, Gaffgarion, and Dycedarg that left him to fall through the cracks and become the hateful thing he was before he died. And even if Zalbaag didn't have some grand sinister agenda he's still an asshole whose inability to open his eyes and either act or change lead to death abound, moreso than argath.

[youremyheaven]

yes, Venusian men can be soo disrespectful to women they're not attracted to/aren't to their standards. They'll pick on physical features that nobody would even think of or notice like 'damnn her fingers are too long, yuck' or 'she smiles weirdly'. I'd know, not only is my partner Venusian but he's in a band and all of the boys in the band are Venusian in their 'big 3'. They're kinda respectful in a way, like they're not so brutish like other men and value connection more but they do talk soo much bs about girls looks.

but yes when they truly find a girl beautiful they'll be respectful af... still critical, like they'll give out of pocket lowkey offensive advice and stuff, but they treat you like a goddess in their mind. Simpy simp city.

Though I hate the whole 'I'm mean to everyone, but kind only to you because that's how much I care about you' shtick tbh, like I want a man who has a heart of gold and is kind to all women & children indiscriminately with no agenda ♡♡ 

Healthy Jupiterian men are more like that, buuut Jupiter men have their own genre of crazy going on hahaha

😭😭😭😭 you nailed it bbg

I've seen the way Venusian men are with other women 😳😳and it lowkey freaks me out bc one day if he loses his attraction to me, he'll also start treating me like everybody else 💀💀💀 and that's not a nice way to think of a potential partner

Like don't get me wrong, I love the goddess treatment 🤪🤪but I also 100% know that a Venusian man's love is very much deeply tied to their attraction to you. HOWEVER, I don't think their attraction is as shallow as others make it seem. They can be womanizers for sure but Venus men fall hard and become completely deranged for that one woman whom he exalts to a deity level and doesn't let go. She can walk out on him, humiliate him, reject him, betray him etc but they're tortured romantics who will love their idea of you, until the day they die. This is not healthy or nice 🙂

They could be on their death bed thinking of you as their one true love who got away when in reality they made crass jokes, acted vulgar and gave you the ick by drooling all over you.

Yeah a Venusian man in love is 😩😩😩 thank you God for giving me many opportunities to understand what that feels like 😭🤧but it's so intense and delusional, sometimes I can't stand it lmao 🤣

I truly believe that marriages only work if the man loves the woman more. Hence, my preference for Venusian men lmao 🤣💀

Idk if y'all have noticed but Venusian men think like women and pay attention to absolutely everything 😭😭 my last Venus tryst (my June talking stage lmao) spoke at length about everything he liked on me, from accessories to makeup to clothes 😭😭😭 I was like how on earth do you notice all that 😭😭 and he was just like 😊😊I appreciate femininity and beauty 😊😊he said he dreamt of helping his wife get dressed because he loved to watch 😹😹 and pick things out etc 😭😭

Even when they're not artists, they have an artistic flair. Like man's out here planning outfits from head to toe 😭😭😭 crazyyy

My ideal man is Venus + Jupiter + Mercury (only because it's my DK and I can't stand dumb men)

[wutheringskies]

Wei Wuxian's first life was doomed

I really implore people to understand absolutely nothing would've saved Wei Wuxian and the Wens in his first life; either he'd end up half a prisoner, or in a bad deal or they'll all end up dying.

The tragedy of MDZS is that a bunch of powerful people decide to snatch all resources, because nobody stood up, nobody cared, nobody dared until there was a war which killed THOUSANDS, destroyed cities, probably let an immense number of resentful spirits linger. The Wens had a literal torture chamber. Wen Chao threw Wei Wuxian into the Burial Mounds so that he can never come back for revenge - they didn't even let the dying speak.

And then the one who fought the hardest realizes that now another sect was heading into the same direction, torturing people, taking the seat of chief cultivator, delving into demonic cultivation. He stands up against it but once again the world is blind, and instead fall prey to the newest authory to fill their own wallets.

Once again, this guy stands up even as the stakes are terribly against him. People say it was his hubris at thinking he could manage it all alone but I've two statements:

1. There was no other choice; it's either surrender and hand power to that sect, have the innocents die and live with that for the rest of your life OR wait until they kill you.

2. It is true as Jin Guangyao said that even if he hadn't lost control at Qionggi Path, could he have really never lost control? But regardless, that means that the world will continue to put him into unfavourable positions instead of just leaving him alone. Imagine, they could've just not invited him; or not ambushed him; or not accused him with an ambush; just left him alone.

Regardless, the point is - he dies, falling into the numerous plans and agendas. In his first life no matter what, he would've died. If not Jin Zixun, someone else would've had something bad happen; if not, one could paint it out; the rumors could worsen; they could literally ambush him while going to the market.

It's an unfair game because if he lives, then he becomes more and more ostracized and the attempts would become all the more devious. If he dies, then it's over anyway - the Wens would die. His cultivation would fall into the wrong hands. If he backs down they will push forward. If he even kills one, that death would be used to incriminate him further. If he gets a public ally, the ally would be killed too (Think about how nobody knows LWJ saved WWX other than the Lan elders - that was the mercy they grant him. Because they were afriad he would be killed)

But it gets torturous when now the sect that rose to power, that is the Jins are revealed to be annihilating entire minor sects and clans in their backyard, building watch towers, killing important people, taking complete domination over the cultivation world - the same things he had once spoken against.

And then another major clan's head summons this guy back to life to go on a personal revenge rendezvous engineered by him, with both the Jin side and the Nie side constantly putting a bunch of kids into danger so that they could hold it over each other's head or ultimately blame it, once again, onto the same guy.

So, yeah, he goes through the entire plot, trying not to fall prey to anyone's plans and saves the children twice and everyone marches over to him to demand compensation for having their parents killed when they came to kill him or their leg broken when they tried to kill him (lmao) and get saved by this guy and the innocents they robbed of from entering the reincarnation cycle by throwing them into the blood pool (sounds familiar yet?)

and now, this guy gets to see the Jin clan fall and immediately people turn onto the Jins because now they're sure to fall, right? It's not righteous. It's not to avenge anyone who was killed. It's to fulfil their own ambitions by dragging those who are at statuses of power to gain some for themselves.

And the fact his ending narration is expectation that Nie Huaisang will perhaps show the world his edges soon is just...like he has no belief in these people anymore. At 20, he perhaps held a sliver of hope. At 35, he understands all of these people are headed for hell and wishes to take no part in it

[im-out-of-it]

SEASON 1, EPISODE 12 “MALEC”

I just want to start off by saying this is thee best episode in all of season one and probably the whole show (at least one of the best.) because this is the moment that Alec finally chooses himself. he’s not just choosing Magnus but he’s finally doing something for himself. this is my favorite episode or at least in my top five. I will warn anyone who doesn’t like long posts that this is going to be broken up in several posts because I want to highlight with gifs of the important scenes and there’s just so many 🥹

1. okay so let’s get to it!!!!!! I want to start off also by saying how important the title of this episode is. it’s Malec. not only did the show provide us with a healthy, fun, entertaining lgbtq+ couple but they made sure it mattered. no other couple in the show has a episode named after them. Malec was an afterthought in the books. literally the writing for it is so messy and lazy and CC didn’t give a fuck about them until it made her money. even most of their stuff, Alec and Magnus don’t have much of a pov. I can’t even remember Magnus’s pov in TMI. the bane chronicles do not count because that is all Magnus.

2. but it’s important that 1. they named an episode Malec. 2. they show Magnus’s feelings as well Alec’s. and 3. who doesn’t love that kiss??????

3. “the cobalt blue. it’s elegant, masculine, very Alec”- Izzy (cough cough mags incoming)

4. what are you trying to say Izzy? 😌

5. “let’s just stick to the mission”- jace. oh so now you care about missions?????? you were fine running off with clary and doing whatever but now the missions matter??? his whole attitude of I don’t need to talk to Alec and he’s busy with the wedding- yeah, busy trying to repair all the damage you started jace

6. “I guess I should thank you, I don’t know what would have happened to Izzy after the trial if you hadn’t come back with the cup.”- Alec. but also let’s remember who is the one that ran off with the cup acting as though they knew better. look I don’t trust the clave, they obviously have their own agenda but I wouldn’t trust clary or jace with my life either. they don’t think and go ahead and do whatever they wish. Izzy could have been deruned if clary and Jace continued to do whatever they wanted- and they almost handed the cup to Valentine. I will say a nice thing about clary, she felt something off with Valentine and if not, Valentine would have the cup already

7. one Malec argument coming right up and one man in cobalt blue

8. Alec: can we have one discussion without drinking?????

9. Magnus: but babe just one drink

10. Alec is like can we not do this????? I need a clear head if I’m about to marry someone I don’t love lmao

11. Magnus is like are you sure?????? let me give it one last attempt

12. I’m giving Magnus all the points

13. I’m so sad for Magnus in this scene like it’s breaking my heart

14. IM SORRY BUT HES SO SAD AND IT MAKES ME SAD

15. Alec: love, how the fuck am I supposed to know if I’m in love with Lydia??????? I just wanted a partnership 😭 (I had to replace the gif because I used the wrong one so I’m going to use this one instead SORRY)

16. I wonder if there’s a part of Alec that views marriage in a completely different way than others would. Magnus thinks marriage (just my take) is between two people who love and adore each other very much. it’s something absolutely serious to him hence might be why he’s never married, and maybe never found “the one”. while Alec has his parents as a guidance.

16. Maryse and Robert have a rocky relationship. Robert has been cheating on Maryse but in the show, alec doesn’t find that out until season three. but children are able to see their parents aren’t happy. and most shadowhunters die at a young age. so while Alec is looking for a partnership to aid his family honor and complete that family duty, he doesn’t feel perhaps in a way it’s based on love. Alec never thought he could have what he wanted. he never once thought it was possible.

17. so all I’m saying, is what if a small part of Alexander thought this with Lydia was the best he could get? if he’s drilled it into his head, maybe he knows the expectations are to marry a woman and not even that, but a shadowhunter. we don’t know if Maryse or Robert has talked about being gay which I highly doubt it, they both seem like the type of parents to never confide in their children- full offense to them. and this is just how I take Alec’s words. I didn’t come up with his character but I do relate to Alec a lot and I do feel as if I know him

18. Alec is constantly the one salvaging his family’s reputation. Izzy tries but look at how Maryse treats him. it’s always “Alec do this, send this report in, watch the institute while we’re out” like this responsibility never falls on jace and I hope it never would but it’s always on Alec. so maybe in a way, Alec feels that he doesn’t have a choice. he’s never been able to feel completely and fully happy being himself. just my take on Alexander though

moving onto part two

[saintmeghanmarkle]

Liberal media's silence on Meghan scares me (long post) by u/victormcz04

Liberal media's silence on Meghan scares me (long post) I don't care about conspiracy theories and I'm also a leftist so I have no agenda against liberals. But after so many years of so many newsworthy wrongdoings from the Harkles it really makes you think what is going on.I expected at this point to have Meghan being eaten alive by social media (especially black Twitter) in the same way Jennifer Lopez is. There is a lot of interest in humbling obnoxious divas. See how fast it happened with Blake Lively? Why the only media reporting on Meghan beyond the UK is Australia?Also there is a lot of sadistic curiosity in seeing the rich and famous fall. It sells! I expected the entire internet to be just like that South Park episode. But when search for the Harkles anywhere the only ones talking about them are us!And it's not like we are talking about housewives and rappers or niched celebrities. This is Prince Harry and his wife!I understand a lot of this silence might be coming from the fact that nobody gives a fuck about them lol but these scandals they have been involved should've gone viral!!Why aren't outlets like TMZ mocking Meghan's wardrobe? Why aren't the wokes addressing Meghan using black people as things? Why is there so much VIDEO EVIDENCE of her rude behavior the type of thing EVERYBODY would love to hate-watch but this content isn't being shared? Everything these two have been doing is newsworthy to the core. What the fuck is this silence? You don't need to be a paranoid right winger to notice there's something really wicked happening. The Harkles are clearly being protected my media and that is not even up to discussion. The question is: why?These two have clearly political obsessions: children, online safety (censorship) and tearing down the monarchy. If they were the two total losers we think they are they would've been exposed EVERYWHERE a long time ago. All these international trips meeting presidents? To talk about children's safety? There's clearly a point waaay beyond narcisism and fame addiction to what they're doing.Also and most importantly: who are their allies? Or bosses? Or handlers? The Harkles are employees doing the dirty deeds of somebody else. It's the only explanation I have to why they keep fucking up all the time and the entire liberal media refuses to report. Like I said, you don't need to be thin foil hat user to put two and two together and wonder why the Harkles instead of being regular fame whores like being on social media flexing and being around celebrities just to party keep looking for attention that is always related to political issues. And children! I used to thin Meghan was visiting these hospital to put a front and clean her reputation but she goes very far on it. So does Harry.My theory is that they are peasants in the liberal hierarchy. If you're on top like Beyoncé you get to demand 10 million dollars for a speech right next to Kamala. If you are low you have to go to Colombia lmao I'm sorry it's the only explanation I have.Meghan and Harry are pawn's to someone's game. Based on their actions their "duty" is to push for internet regulation and something creepy related to children since they are fucking obsessed with them. TRG has a theory that all these Harkle scandals are a distraction to what these two imbeciles really are doing behind the scenes. Why do you think liberal press has been silent for 5 years on Meghan and Harry? post link: https://ift.tt/ivTmeq4 author: victormcz04 submitted: November 28, 2024 at 12:07PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

[coridallasmultipass]

Long shitpost silly vent and conspiracy theory for funsies:

I'm really tired of UI being simplified to symbols on every website and program and app, especially on PC, but especially-especially on mobile when I click 'desktop view' on my browser. Where'd my text go? I want the text. Give me the text. I don't want to be bombarded by every site's minimalistic takes on mobile-friendly web design, and the same 5 symbols and 3 new ones. We're like three generations off from people knowing firsthand that the save icon is a floppy disk. I don't even click the save icon when I'm on PC. I don't even remember the last time I clicked one when I had the option to do anything else, because I'd rather use the text menu. Like, I use the keyboard shortcut or I click file>save. I'm not clicking a fucking modern hieroglyph in Corporation A's visual icon dialect. ('Dialect'? Icon dialect. Dialex-icon. Idk.)

I miss you, text-based internet.

I miss you, text-based PC operating system. (Windows 7. I'm using hyperbole here.)

Details and long-form content are being pushed aside by 60-second summaries and abbreviated/sanitized representations of images and ideas, by corporations dictating how the digital world should function. Also, fuck censoring words to be advertisement-friendly.

Anyway, I'm sick of deciphering what new random minimalist symbols are supposed to represent. There is a bottom line to minimalism, and right now, this is what the internet, UI in general, and web design feels like to me:

It's fucking flat.

Next thing you know, they'll take the snake out, too. The Obsolete Snake.

Then after that, in a digital world of shapeless, entirely minimalist colour, you'll have to decipher meaning from a highly specific colour used to convey a wide range of meanings depending on its digital value, and the colour shown before and after it. Let's call it hex-icon (like 'lexicon'), after the limited hex-code characters (0-6, A-F) used to comprise digital colour.

Can I call dibs on this highly specific colour as my new corporate-aesthetic-friendly minimalist username??

((Naming yourself after popular media is a trans rite-of-passage and I missed out the first time by renaming myself before I knew my gender.))

But wait, that's a highly incendiary colour!! Don't you know that #FF06B5 is associated with an anti-corporate agenda? You can't pick that colour as a name on an internet owned and operated by the censorship overlords. Dangerous ideas like that are a violation of the Terms of Service. This post cannot be monetized. Name yourself something more family-friendly. That shade of magenta is too indecent. Think of the children.

> Try again.

*record scratch*....Hol' up. You kno... You know what... I was gonna assign myself a less fruity colour, and then I realized I was about to implement some kind of colour-based naming caste system, where only certain tones are allowed as names depending on your status, and aberrant colours are disallowed due to controversy. Suddenly, the Homestuck quote I just used makes sense for the direction I was headed with Cyberpunk 2077 magenta (fuschia, AKA a royal blood colour in Homestuck) being forbidden in hexicon.

The saying was right: every so often someone does reinvent Homestuck. I just went about it from a moebius double reacharound direction. Thankfully, I have the Homestuck experience to tell me when I've arrived at the solution.

(That's enough internet for today, lmao.)

Tldr; say no to corporate user-shiterface. Don't let detail become obsolete. Consume long-form media again. Stop encouraging sanitized minimalist content. Or else I'll see you in the roof, #413612. Can't abscond, bro!

Appendix:

One last important message in hexicon for everyone. Because I know, you know, you want to know, how to say this one. It sure is a beautiful colour to display vibrantly towards the ever simplifying internet.

[dalliansss]

curufinrod and the vanyar agenda

Welcome to another episode of idle au/plot chattering with me and @skaelds

(Some canon elements, characters are all on our interpretations of them)

• the vanyar agenda is what we call indis’ subtle hand in arranging vanyarin matches for her grandchildren. She succeeded on this with Angrod (with Eldalote) and Turgon (with Elenwe). Personal headcanon that Indis is a younger sister of Ingwion, and, the Vanyar, though smaller in number than Teleri and Noldor, are Manwe and Varda’s favorites and therefore enjoy prestige above the other Eldarin kindred (on what other ground exactly? Lmao)

• arafinwe and earwen’s children are special, particularly their eldest child, finrod. Blood of all three kindred of the eldar, a different kind of prestige. Indis of course wants to secure this unique thing further to her kin by having arrangements to betroth Finrod to Amarië, also of the vanyar.

• Where does curufinrod enter the picture? It gets more interesting if either finrod or curufin are female in this AU.

with lady curufinwë

• things get a very interesting turn in an iteration where curufinwë is the lady. Because finrod, arafinwe’s heir, pursues her. That in itself is a loaded move, because they’re first cousins and that’s not going to be allowed by taniquetil.

• finrod is his father’s heir, and also carries his own successional rights to two thrones of the eldar. he weds lady curufin, he transmits those rights to their kids (hello, tyelpe and siblings!)

• it’s also a power move and will pressure arafinwe to make certain choices he will not like making, but has no other way out but to make them.

• if feanor’s exile happens, finrod will follow his wife and kids to formenos. That right there is a political statement arafinwe cannot ignore (he’s forced to take sides lmao)

• nolofinwe would have done everything in his power to prevent this wedding

• feanor watches him froth at the mouth

• first time finwe probably gets pissed at nolofinwe outright

• the nobility are also divided here and do not like the power imbalance created in favor of feanaro’s side of the family

• to shut them up, finrod and curufin get into making babies as soon as they can. They have three to four children early in their married life, with a gap of twenty to thirty years between kids. This shuts up political opposition to their union.

• lady curufin as queen of nargothrond

• tyelpe with very real chances of being high king during the second age

with lady finrod

• tamer version of the au, since curufin is far from the line of succession, but this time the controversy is with his and laurëloxë’s successional rights.

• angrod would be arafinwe’s heir, but his elder sister loxë will still have successional rights to transmit to her future children

• there’s still considerable opposition from the nobility and nolofinwe’s side of the family on this one

• like the earlier iteration, curufin and loxë get on the business to produce children asap, to silence all opposition.

• curufinwe atarinke, king of nargothrond and his wife queen laureloxe. Tyelpe as a prince of nargothrond

• also real chances for tyelpe to be high king in this one.

In both versions of the AU, their kids are named: telperinquar, telemmaite, silmarien and miriel. (Yes, the numenoreans stole their kids’ names 🤣)

[papirouge]

https://www.tumblr.com/researchgate/751723182896054272/funny-how-you-talk-shit-about-al-jazeera-but-then

Example of terfs supporting Israel with the argument of “well Gaza banned abortion” HUH. Also the tags are disgusting “people complain when Jewish people do this but not when Muslims do this” Trump literally banned Muslim immigration, do terfs think Muslims are privileged?

What a weird and ironic connection with terfs and conservatives

Thank you anon but I lowkey resent you bc the ask in the link legit made me lose braincells 💀

"birth control is illegal in Gaza, as is homosexuality"

Saying that "birth control is illegal" is retarded if you don't define what kind of birth control you're talking about. Choosing celibacy or refraining from sex to not get pregnant ARE forms of birth control. Are Palestinian women legally forced to marry/have sex, @/old school butch?? ...oh my bad, you're probably one of those racist uneducated idiots who think of Arab women and immediately thinks they are all forcibly married at 9 y.o.

Also from what leap does she assume not accessing to birth control = female not "owning" their body? This pattern of thinking is a general consensus among radfem and I never understood it. Those women cannot conceptualize women *not* needing fertility control medication to "own" their body.

I assume she's actually talking about medicalized form of birth control, which then reveals in their mind contraception pills/device = birth control = full body autonomy. They admit entirely relying on some medication to own their body. That's VERY ironic because it shows they're not that different from trans identified people (they hate so much) who rely on hormones to be their true self ™️. Apparently women need hormone control medicine to "own" their body 🙃

And same goes with the "homosexuality is illegal" thing. Homosexuality being "legal" doesn't mean gays being safe and vice versa. Palestinians been fighting for DECADES against colonization, deportation and oppression and this sheltered (white?) woman be really like "but what about gay people??? 🥺" ....She's dumber than a door knob.

"bred in captivity to supply martyr for the revolution" this whole sentence reeks fake concern with a sprinkle of whitefem saviorism. Let's make something clear : women like that butch don't care about those women. She's literally projecting some disgusting breeding fantasy scenario from the words of one (1) moid to brush Palestinian women like broodmares deprived from any sense of self to push her dehumanizing agenda against Palestinians.

It would never occur to that white butch that those non white women may actually wanted those big families. Noooo, they are just poor victims of that evil Islamist patriarchy forcing them to pop up the next generation of martyrs!! Also note the typical whitefem eugenicist urge to freak out at the thought of women having 6 children...that would inevitably end up becoming terrorists.... that's why birth control is sooo important to stop them from existing. But yeaaaaah those radfem are totally NOT edging on white supremacy and that's just some stupid TRA conspiracy LMAO

That's why I know OP is White : the whitefem saviorism (homonationalist version) is POPPING out there. Nothing like paternalistic white women distressed at seeing women oversea having lots of children... GOD FORBID non White women have children and reproduce... WITH (SAVAGE NON WHITE) MEN??!!

"this suffering was known and accepted by their leaders" which "leaders"? The Hamas ? That hasn't been voted for for like 10-15 years ? Can't wait ppl start advocate to collectively punish USAmerican voting in war criminals Bush & Obama a few years ago.

What "suffering" is she even talking about?? Who's the actual cause of it, BUTCH?? I ain't no Hamas supporter but the Hamas 1/is not a feminist movement 2/whole point of existence is to defend and free their land. Whining about them not doing enough for women(??) is silly. Someone tell that dummy there won't be Palestinian women to defend if there's no more Palestine..

TL;DR : That butch is the average white woman hiding behind feminist to dismiss entire system of oppression (such as Zionism) that override genders. regardless they're gay, radfem, butch, etc. White feminists are NOT to be trusted when it comes to defend WOC. They will inevitably side with White supremacy and are the dumbest people ever when it comes to geopolitics and womanhood worldwide beside their sheltered western bubble. They should keep seething against TRA to pretend being subversive, and let actual women with a brain talk.

bonus the most stupid tags I seen in a while :

"no one say shit when middle east women suffer" *ME WHEN I LIE*

MIDDLE EAST WOMEN ARE LITERALLY TOKENIZED 24/7 BY WHITE PEOPLE AND FEMINISTS LIKE YOU WITH THE ONLY PURPOSE OF DEMONIZING ARABS AND ISLAM.

"when it's Israeli women their suffering is either denied of justied"

PLEASE TELL FOR WHOM THE #METOOUNLESSYOUREAJEW HASHTAG WAS MADE FOR?? QUICKLY. WHICH ONE BETWEEN PALESTINIAN OR ISRAELI WOMEN HAVE THEIR SEXUAL ABUSE LITERALLY INVISIBILIZED AND DON'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING A HASHTAG DEDICATED TO IT??

*when Arab do this it doesn't matter"

STOP LYING. THE MISTREATMENT OF WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST HAS TO BE THE MOST COVERED ASPECT OF MISOGYNY WORLDWIDE. OTHERWISE HOW WOULD YOU IMMEDIATELY PULL OUT THE "HONOR KILLING" "STONING" ETC. GOTCHA WHENEVER WE TALK ABOUT MAYYYBE NOT GENOCIDING ARABS??? SHUT UUUUUUUUM

Those women made me lose 35% of my braincells BYE AND GOODNIGHT

[stabbingandorbeingstabbed]

almost just threw hands with an old lady i work with over the gay pride display discourse bc she tried to engage my faggot ass abt it on my way out LMAO

she was like "have you seen the videos of people protesting the new display 😳" and i was like i've seen videos of insane people interrogating employees that are minding their own business about if they approve of target pushing a satanic agenda and i gotta tell you if that happens to me i'm doing something that may get me fired. and she was like "well i'll tell them i don't agree with it but it's a corporate decision 😔" and i was like. well i AM gay so i have zero patience for people like this we've had pride displays for years. and she was like "but this year we have CHILDRENS clothes" and i was like okay so just like last year and the year before. and also just like every other holiday like u realize that for christmas halloween mother's day father's day fourth of july easter black history month hispanic heritage month and every other fucking occasion with any kind of market demographic we have matching family sets of t-shirts pjs socks etc like this isn't a break in the pattern at all they wanna sell as much shit as they can. and she no joke was like "well let me ask you this why don't we sell any christian clothes? 🧐" and i was like u realize we start putting christmas stuff up in like october and it stays up until mid january right. also the entirety of easter and she was like "christian CLOTHES 😤" like girl idk what to tell you this isn't a christian nation get OVER YOURSELF ???? i need to get more faggier in appearance bc this cannot happen to me again LMAO

[radfemsiren]

Egypt was only occupied by France by 7 years though compared to the decades and even century other countries have. So why are you using France as a shared imperialist occupier in north africa as 'proof' instead of the fact that Egypt has been affect by multiple imperialist powers e.g France, Britan and America. That point was weak.

Besides FGM isn't part of Islam, it's just patriarchy I agree with that aspect. If these women were educated and able to read and critically interpret religion against the mainstream misogynistic narrative then they would see that it is a mere cultural custom with the attached pressure of religion.

And it is a dogwhistle because the liberal/right french politicians do not have women's interest truly at heart- they have done hijab bans in Iran and Algeria in colonial eras which were politically unpopular as women's emancipation is more than an physical appearance, it's economic as well. Think how many times Western powers have attempted to start wars to 'hurr durr save the women'. It's what fascists use to appeal to the masses social insecurities without addressing the economic decay of the nation

It’s not a weak point, I brought up FGM to illustrate that non white societies also perpetuate patriarchal oppression, and that colonialism is not the root cause of every single ailment in our communities. Hey! We Egyptians still say merci to waiters so don’t discredit the French’s influence on us lmao

But seriously tho, I can’t keep engaging with you when you are clearly not even reading what I write. I already said FGM isn’t related to religion, I said I’m using it as a clear example of blindly pushing cultural traditions as a pushback against western powers is dangerous to women and children.

And I KNOW you aren’t reading anything in good faith because me and the frenchie anon never said western politicians had good intentions with banning hijabs/ other Islamic practices. We said the climate of not being able to offer any valid criticism of Islamic misogyny is the problem, and we both acknowledged the issue of conservatives leeching onto us for their own agenda.

Do you know how many times I offered progressive, feminist framework critique of Islam and got yelled at for being racist? Search my username and you’ll see people canceling me for “racism,” when I’m literally an Arab who has never said any bad thing about my race or culture, only Islam. Keep dying on the hill of protecting harmful imams and mullahs, the right side of history is definitely not with me, a pissed off woman. It’s with powerful men with unquestioned authority, keep it up girl ❤️!!

[ceoofhelaegon]

I don't know how unpopular/popular this opinion is but honestly

Book!Aegon>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Show!Aegon and it's not even close

Book!Helaena>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Show!Helaena

The Genius writers thought they did something with her character when they just add dragonsdreams in her character and thought that was enough while at the same time, they have taken away her son Maelor (it would suck so bad if they made b&c about Jaehaerys and jaehaera) , they took her bond with dreamfyre as well, book!Helaena has a very strong bond with her dragon and she loved flying, they have took the people's love for her. How can it be believable now if the smallfolk rose against Rhaenyra because of Helaena's death? If they ever adapted that part anyways. And don't let me start about Aegon, i am still and i will always be bitter about his characterization in the show. They have took a grey, complex and flawed character from the book then turned him into the antichrist in the show lmao. They thought rape wasn't enough so they add the part of him watching his bastards children kill eachother for shits and giggles when it's canon that the only thing that made Aegon so cruel and ruthless is the death of his son Jaehaerys. They literally made him much worse that what Mushroom has ever claimed about him and then start gaslighting us that they made him a sympathetic and grey character 😍

Nonnie, you’re a person after my own heart.

I do think that Helaena was also a dreamer in the books, I mean GRRM didn’t give her Dreamfyre for no reason.

B&C being between Jaehaerys and Jaehaera is honestly so dumb, it clearly says “a son for a son” so it will always be obvious that Jaehaerys will die, they’ll be no suspense…but the writers already butchered so much, what’s one more thing?

Helaena is crowned by her mother, and becomes Queen WITH Aegon but only one woman is allowed to becoming Queen in the show.

Helaena should be WAY more than her dreams, she’s a great mother and yet she hasn’t spent any time with her children. She helps Alicent with the peace terms, convinced Aegon to send them yet she only talks in prophetic words. Just when it comes to the toast (it was funny but it doesn’t scream loyalty from the greens to each other).

Aegon being a bully to his brother, with the Strong kids?!

Also, we can’t forget the main criminal offence that was not having Aegon defend Helaena and being angry at Jace trying to dance with her, the dancing never happened in the books, god, I hate it here.

Aegon saying that he will sail away to never being found, was straight up character assassination and I’m tired to pretend it wasn’t. When the ONLY reason he accepted becoming a King was to protect his FAMILY?! His children, his wife? His mother and brothers? Fuck the writers, ngl.

Alicent not crowning Helaena was absolutely disgusting, the Kingmaker Ser Criston Coke made the King and Alicent, the Queenmaker, made the Queen. (my Alicole agenda is showing 😭)

Some fellow greenies are way too comfortable saying that in the show, Aegon abuses Heleana like it’s a sport, I get not liking Aegon in the show but saying this as if they saw it happen? When Heleana is more than comfortable making fun of him? When Helaena doesn’t care about Aegon being near her? Yeah, no.

They also love to say, this isn’t the books, okay? Doesn’t stop the fact that I want a better character, I want a better Aegon, he’s the man of the house in the books, and in the show he’s pathetic. TGC deserves better.

But yeah, hopefully season 2 will be better even tho the damage is done.