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Do you ever sit and think about how Xiao promised to essentially be Lumine's executioner. Do you ever think about how he said he'd kill for her if she wished so. Do you ever think about how Xiao spent thousands of years participating in bloodshed and massacre and thinks that it's all he was meant to be. Do you ever think about how he sees Lumine as a pure soul that deserves none of that suffering he pretty much drowned himself in. Do you ever think about how he can only feel useful to Lumine as a weapon and thus offered himself to her as one.
BUT ALSO! Do you ever think about how Lumine NEVER calls for Xiao to fight for her? Do you ever think about how she almost died fighting a GOD in Inazuma and only called Xiao after the whole ordeal was over and she wanted him to eat a dish? Do you ever think about how she absolutely refuses to use Xiao as the weapon he thinks he is? Do you ever think about how Lumine sees Xiao as a pure soul that deserves none of the torment and endeavors to give him peace in any way she can?
#help me i think i got bit by the xiaolumi bug#it's itching and scratching and i only found release by screaming in the void#anyway do you ever think about lumine's angelic imagery and xiao's demonic imagery#she is the descender that will liberate the world#he is the great demon conqueror#a bright star that gives blessings and a harbinger of doom that thrives in the darkness#but do you also ever think about how they're just... lumine and xiao#and they have their own problems and sorrows and they find solace in each other#crazy right#genshin impact#lumine#genshin xiao#xiaolumi
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Don't let King Phantom get bored or he will do meaningless things
Danny got bored and decided to have a tennis competition, even though he had no idea how to play Tennis and had never held a racket in his life. He thought it would be fun.
He joined Dan because incredibly he knew how to play tennis (he was also quite fed up with Danny's presence, but he didn't have many options since the halfa had promised him his freedom if he won), and his opponents were Jazz and Dani.
In a very short time Danny got tired of losing. Clockwork suggested him to get new players to practice, and he took it seriously. Maybe he would have to look for superheroes to practice with.
He abused his Ghost King powers and transported the Justice League to the Realms to, you guessed it, play tennis. He explained that he and Dan would be their opponents in the final round, and if they didn't win, Dan would be free.
Dan was quick to explain that he was a prisoner of war after destroying a universe, but the King promised his freedom if he won (which wasn't entirely a lie), and wished them luck, commenting that perhaps he would visit their universe next.
Jazz and Dani sighed at their brothers' behavior; Dan would visit to annoy someone, though he surely wouldn't do anything, and Danny didn't even know how to play tennis but somehow made all the heroes panic. It was pretty obvious that they were both playing.
After this interaction John Constantine wondered what the fuck was wrong with the universe. Was the balance of his world really tied to a hyperactive teenager and his weird family?
#dpxdc#ghost king danny#Danny got bored#and decided to play tennis#mostly because he thought it was easy after playing a videogame about tennis#it was not#Danny doesn't know how to play tennis#Dan does#he had a lot of free time don't judge him#dp x dc#dc x dp#Technically Dan can be free whenever he wants but he wants Danny to say it#Basically these are the Phantoms bringing the Justice League to the brink of panic over some stupid thing#In Danny's defense it's harmless or Clockwork would have stopped him#Clockwork wouldn't have done it because he's bored too#On the League side it's a life and death contest or they're invaded by a multiversal conqueror#On Danny's side it's a silly game and guaranteed fun#Jazz is not impressed
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I personally don’t mind the reveal that Aegon the Conqueror was motivated by dragon dreams about tptwp/war for the dawn; I actually like it quite a lot. Mostly because I like how Aegon’s legacy basically becomes: the unification of the realm and its peoples (a wholly positive thing) AND the iron throne (which has become a symbol of war and destruction). Aegon brought the realm together, but he also created that stupid pointy chair. The irony is that this chair, made of swords from all over the realm thus being a representation of all the different peoples in Aegon’s new kingdom, is meant to be the symbol of peace and unity. But in the current story, it’s become the driving force of disunity. And now hundreds of years later, now that the real threat that Aegon dreamed of has actually arrived, the realm is much too focused on who gets to sit on the silly chair more than anything else. Which imo would fall in quite nicely with GRRM’s deconstruction of prophecy, how people interpret it, and the ripple effects from those actions.
#i know a lot of people hate it because they see it as grrm vindicating the targs or whatever#but like come on the targs are fantasy on steroids - magic powers magic looks magic pets magic swords etc.#of course there’s gonna be larger than life fantasy shenanigans with those people#they're just like the starks in that regard and how the starks were probs/def among the heroes of the long night#and the fun thing with aegon’s dreaming and the current state of westeros is that#basically the two people holding shit together are descendants who don’t even bear the targ name#which is so ironic given that tptwp is targ specific#asoiaf#valyrianscrolls#it’s why my personal want and belief is for dany- aegon the conqueror come again - to torch that damned thing
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There is something utterly sinister about how HOTD portrays it's only Dornish representation without any meaningful or consistent complexity that would allow him a degree of humanity or understanding from the audience, and all because he's on the wrong side.
#criticism: house of the dragon#weir speaks#character: criston cole#criston cole has been made into a punching bag#in the same manner that ellaria and the sand snakes were#which is quite alarming and doesn't bode well for that nymeria spin off they're trying to get underway#to say nothing about how the dornish will be portrayed in the conquerors show#it makes my skin crawl
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House of The Dragon Hot Take #11
House Targaryen is an allegory for colonization. From the very start of their line they have taken things that aren't theirs. Whether it be people, land, kingdoms, and lives. Until Aegon I, Visenya, and Rhaenys came around and waged war against everyone in Old Valyria and the neighboring kingdoms, House Targaryen really wasn't all that important. They weren't even the most powerful house in the kingdom because it wasn't their kingdom until they tore it away from the rulers and killed the people who disagreed. Same with what they did with Dorne for years. House Targaryen is full of colonizers, blood purists, and terrorists of all kinds. While this is not me saying I hate every Targaryen character, I am saying that it's important to know that they are a realistic representation of colonization because:
They came in > They stole the land and the throne > They killed the people that disagreed or tried to defend themselves > Their families took over until their house finally died out.
#house of the dragon#hotd#team women#team green#team black#house targaryen#fire and blood#asoiaf#rhaenyra targaryen#daemon targaryen#viserys targaryen#aegon ii targaryen#aegon the conqueror#visenya the conqueror#rhaenys the conqueror#maegor targaryen#visenya targaryen#colonialism#character analysis#book analysis#symbolism#allegory#anti targaryen#I don't hate the characters#they're interesting#but#they're colonizers#and horrible people
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i really, really love that lae'zel is DISGUSTED by the idea of ever having to deal with pregnancy, but like. genuinely loves being a mom to Xan. and just loves that baby so much.
#bat plays bg3#there are four companions i could see enjoying having and raising a baby#and that's wyll halsin lae'zel and minthara#gale and karlach would be good parents if they had to be but they both strike me as like#karlach just got her freedom back she needs time to just. live life and be free#i think she'd have one or adopt one eventually#astarion would be a terrible dad at first but eventually be decent lol#but never be actually good at the raising part just the#taking care of the brood and making sure they don't die#he'd be a terrible role model#shadowheart is in the same boat as the other two#i just think she needs some time to figure shit out and exist before even considering that#she wants her animal sanctuary and to chill for a bit#also minthara would raise little hellions but like#just bc she's evil doesn't mean she wouldn't be a good mom#her children would be raised like royalty and treated as such bc they're future conquerors
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Magalor gets the crown but neither turns on the main cast or gets controlled instantly and just kinda leaves.
(Bonus points if he gradually gets controlled, taking such a long time (like a couple months - a couple years) that people can see it happening but just can't stop it and have to watch it happen no I'm not copying adventure time)
Since you said Magolor left Kirby and the others alone, I'm afraid you'll have to deal with a Marx and Marxolor-heavy version of this prompt! (I sure hope you're one of my readers who either likes or doesn't mind some shipping between them, Anon! >w< )
I originally wrote this as a script to maybe comic-ify before I realized it was way too long and quickly transformed it into a prose piece!
"False King's Lament" Pairing: Marxolor Genre: Angst Words: 1,000 Warnings: Uh...they kiss briefly...?
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A breezy question, spoken almost out of boredom, echoed with unexpected weight throughout the room.
"How long you gonna keep wearing that?"
The wizard king turned in the direction of the voice: it came from his court jester, who spoke to him upside down, being in the middle of a series of complex acrobatic exercises.
The jester was the only member of his court. For theirs was a kingdom of two.
"...Wearing what?"
"The big glittery crown on your head, your majesty."
They tried to invite others to join in their kingdom of laughter and good times. Most refused with looks of disgust or terror. Some took up weapons. Some simply ran. Of course, together the two of them had the ability to force anyone they wanted to stay, but after a time, the wizard king would sigh and say their screams weren't the ones he was looking for and let them go–to the jester's disappointment.
"The Master Crown is an object of unlimited power."
The golden diadem in question, sculpted to resemble some kind of airborne creature, like a bird or a bat or perhaps a dragon sat atop the wizard king's head. The jewel in the center, a light opalescent color that every so often looked blood red in the light, sparkled on its own, as if it somehow knew it was being spoken about.
"Why would I ever stop wearing it?"
The jester hopped forward, deft in his comically oversized shoes.
"Uh, cause it looks dumb on you?"
The veil of majesty on the wizard king's face fell away, one gloved hand massaging away the annoyance he felt in his brow from betwixt the crown's enormous claws.
There was no more dignity there as he dropped the royal charade to sigh at his longtime friend and lifelong partner in mischief.
"Ma~rx..." Irritation rose in the last notes of that name.
The jester, unfurling his wiry wings, crossed the distance between himself and his king with a single glittering flap.
"Seriously, Magolor. You haven't taken that thing off since you came back with it. I know you like looking all important, but come on!"
Magolor noticed Marx's ever delighted smile had left his face. His own countenance was a frown.
"Once more, I have to question you why I should?"
"...Can you?" This question was softer in pitch than that which initiated this conversation. Heavier in tone.
"What was that?" Magolor feigned a fool's ignorance. It was true that his hearing was not what it had been in years past. But to say he hadn't heard the jester's question would be the kind of lie that distinguished his life before his coronation.
"Can you take it off?"
Firmer now. Marx no longer concealed his concern.
"....Why is that a question?" Golden eyes looked around the throne room for anything else to concentrate on. (Though had it not, at one time, been built for a purpose other than ruling? Had this empty castle in his image not been made to host more than just them?)
Marx wrapped his hands–though it was only Magolor who thought of the large, monstrous claws that way–close around the two ends of his jester's cap like they were cuffs, miming his king's horns.
"It's hugging your head pre~tty tight." His violet eyes glimmered as he stuck his tongue out of a crescent smile. "Even tighter than I do!"
Magolor laughed, suddenly at ease again. "Is that it? You're jealous over a piece of headgear?"
He lifted the small jester in his large hands; up to the brim of his scarf for a secret kiss. But as the two pulled away, Magolor saw that the mirth in Marx's expression had been only temporary. A trap to encourage Magolor to let down his guard.
"I'm being serious for once."
Magolor absentmindedly bounced the jester from hand to hand as a distraction, Marx nimbly skipping and twirling along the stairs of the other's fingers in their little lover's game.
"Whatever you're worried about, don't be. I've spent years researching the Master Crown and its power."
The last two words came out with crushing force. "...I'm fine."
"Great!" Marx stopped, smiled, and hooked one hand on a white gloved finger, orbiting it like a trapeze artist to fling himself up on top of Magolor's head. "Then you'll be fine without it too!"
"...Marx, just let it go." Magolor wanted to crane back to pull him off but knew that he would not be able to turn his head to his satisfaction. He instead swatted uselessly at the air behind him.
"No, I won't." A once soft voice hissed with anger and determination. "Not until I get this creepy thing off your head, Mags."
Magolor's blind grasps grew quicker and more panicked. Marx stretched his wings to their full span and slipped the tips of his bony claws under the thick golden ones that wrapped crushingly close around the head and horns of his lover.
The fake royal finally let the old weakness and helplessness of his former life slip through the cracks in his voice as he began to shout, "Don't! Don't tou-...!" Then, Marx began to pry at it.
"...Ngh!" Magolor groaned, feeling his head simultaneously forced up and pressed down by Marx's determined efforts to de-crown him. It was uncomfortable, but not unbearable. Yet. Still, he cried Marx's name through tight lips, pleading with him to stop before...
His howl of excruciating pain echoed through the room, bounding across every wall like a wounded animal desperate to escape as Magolor violently arched back, flinging Marx off of him like a missile.
"Ugh...!" Marx rolled several times before coming to a stop against the wall. He shook his head to clear the dizziness. "Mags, what the..."
He looked up at his injured king, whose hands were tightly clutching the crown that now appeared to be wriggling atop Magolor's head like it were alive. Magolor shook and shuddered, whimpering at the angry, punitive thrumming of the crown-creature that wore him.
Marx noticed that, in the struggle, Magolor's neck wrap had fallen. His round eyes widened, irises like dots, at what he saw.
"M-Mags...?"
The jester traced the path of the crown-creature's claws with those eyes. Unlike the ones clutching his brow and hugging his horns, these trailed down a ways before they disappeared entirely into Magolor's back, where body and gold fused together.
"Are you...satisfied...now that...you know?" A glint of a golden eye found him, wavering as the light illuminated a stillborn tear.
Marx flew around immediately to face him, kneading his claws gently into Magolor's curled fingers until they unfolded once more for him to hop up into. "How long has it been like this, Mags...?"
"I don't remember... Right after I put it on? Months later?"
Anger boiled over in Marx to the degree that he no longer knew where to direct it. "How do you not remember when this thing suddenly began crawling over your head and growing into your back?! How did you study it for years and not realize it wasn't a stupid crown at all but some sort of...messed up monster?! Do you even HAVE limitless power?! Then use it and get rid of it! Blow it up or take it off or whatever you have to do! You CAN do that, right?"
The lying wizard ducked his head in shame; he did not want to lie.
"...What's it doing to you Mags...? What's it going to do?"
The jester, who in a moment had forgotten forever how to laugh, looked at his liege, his fellow trickster, and his love as the other opened lips split in a most unnatural way. "...I don't know..."
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#Kirby#Magolor#Marx Kirby#Marxolor#(They're in a twisted version of Merry Magoland btw)#(Magolor went to fulfill his dreams but of course they're not the dreams he remembers them as. Not completely)#(He's not able to become an evil conqueror either; Marx just wants to be with Magolor and have fun - as long as it IS fun...)#Dess Fanfic#cw: angst#Also Random Dess Lore: I had an idea very similar to this that was lost in the Great Accidental Idea File Deletion of 2022#So I'm very happy for the chance to re-create this one!#(Edit: slowly correcting typos should have edited it more)
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She's a Maneater {HOTD} pt.1
Rhaenyra Targaryen
Rhaena and Baela Targaryen
Laena Velaryon
Rhaenys Velaryon
Visenya Targaryen (The conquering queen)
#they're maneaters#hotd#house of the dragon#house of the dragon women#hotd women#rhaenyra targaryen#baela targaryen#rhaena targaryen#visenya targaryen#visenya the conqueror#rhaenys velaryon#rhaenys the queen who never was#laena velaryon
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More headcanons for 2003 this guy-- he's a kid whose hair goes from blond to brown upon puberty and isn't totally sure how to feel is so normal about looking less like his brother and looking more like his mom.
#the not looking like his bro part goes away after they're reunited but Al continues to be unsure about#the looking like their mom part#alphonse elric#fullmetal alchemist#fma 2003#conqueror of shamballa#fma headcanons
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Accidental cos companion pieces while I'm still figuring out how to digital. 🤖 I did very different methods for each so it's interesting to look at them together! (Alfons was done last month)
#cos#fma#conqueror of shamballa#edward elric#alfons heiderich#it has got an alfons in it#my art#I'm still struggling with sketching#i avoided it with ed and tried to build up detail with colour instead but I think i need to do a better presketch to keep track of hair jduf#heied#sure why not they're next to each other
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𝕲𝖚𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖗𝖒𝖔 𝖉𝖊 𝖑𝖆 𝕮𝖗𝖚𝖟 & 𝕹𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖔𝖗 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕽𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖘 // 𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖙𝖘 ∞ ↳ { WRITING PARTNERS MAY REBLOG }
#!gifs#{ conqueror of thousands } ;; nandor#{ connections } ;;#;; guillermo#sorry they're in love or w/e
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Thouggts on alys? And alysmond
Oh God do I have thoughts on Alys and Alysmond, anon, you have no idea. Alys is likely going to become my second favorite character in the entire show the second she shows up (provided they don't screw her up) because I literally just love her so very much. And Alysmond is literally peak for me, they're my number one ship on this show.
I think Alys is a very interesting character. There's a lot about her that's shrouded in mystery in Fire&Blood, because she's not a Targaryen and she was only involved with the Targaryens for a very brief period of time, but even the stuff we do know lends itself towards a fascinating character. Alys as a character is a type of person we don't see a lot in stories in Westeros, particularly when it comes to points of view. She's a bastard, but unlike our other fave bastard, Mister Jon Snow, she's not treated nearly as well (not to say that Jon didn't suffer at Winterfell, he clearly did due to his bastard status and also the way Catelyn treated him). For one, she's a woman, which in general is cause for concern when living in Westeros, and for two, Lyonel treats her far worse than Ned treated Jon. Ned made Jon a part of his family, did treat him as his son, raised him as a brother to his trueborn children, and while he didn't do much when it came to Catelyn's shit of "oh he can't sit with us on Such and Such occasion because he's too bastardly" and "oh yeah no once you leave I'm gonna kick him out of the house at the ripe old age of fourteen unless he decides to join the cult border patrol that tells him to never have a family or a wife or kids and also has to fight ice zombies" he does still love Jon and care for him and look out for his emotional and physical wellbeing as best as he can. None of that seems to be present for Alys and Lyonel, by all counts he looked at his own daughter and made her a freaking servant! Sir that is your child! So Alys comes from this place of living amongst the privileged but being disprivileged in so many different ways, due to her birth status and her gender and her class, to say nothing of being an apparent old gods worshipper in a location of Westeros that was pretty firmly vested in the Seven.
I think Alys was very molded by her circumstances, that she's not just crafty and fiercely intelligent but also incredibly observant, that having been someone who would likely be in the "should be seen but not heard and even then barely seen" category of life, knows what to look for and how to use the information she can process to her advantage. I also think that Alys is a very neutral person, personality wise, very even keeled, given that we see her being the level head in several situations, like stopping Aemond from killing that messenger. Alys is gonna live her life to the best of her abilities and not feel too much about things, because having strong emotions about nonsense isn't really useful for surviving in the real world and as such doesn't serve. But she's still got her moments of softness. For one, we know that she had children prior to her son with Aemond, and also that all of them were stillborn, so that speaks to some intimacy with someone at some point, and, given that she's a "woods witch" and that people do have access to shit like moon tea in this world, a desire to at least have a family rather than just be firm on contraception. I also have a theory that she and Larys were actually close when they were younger (since I think she's around the same age as Harwin and Larys), due to their respective disadvantages drawing them close, the servant bastard daughter and the clubfooted second son. I like the idea of them hanging around in the forests around Harrenhal, Larys looking for special bugs and Alys wanting to gather fun herbs that she'd heard about to see what they do. I think that they're actually close, and that Larys probably does consider her the person he's closest to emotionally (my own pet theory is that he sent a warning to her about the fire at Harrenhal so that she'd be able to survive, and knowing she wouldn't stop it due to likely not having any sort of relationship with Harwin and her antipathy towards Lyonel and the way he treated her in childhood). I also do want to remark on just how smart Alys must be, to have survived in such a dangerous world for as long as she did, and to thrive. I picture her as someone who is oddly charismatic, charismatic enough to win over the people at Harrenhal in the absence of their actual liege, and keep herself alive. Harrenhal was taken by the Blacks first, and Daemon is not a very patient or understanding person, not to mention something of a raging misogynist, so it's entirely possible that the situation could have gone badly for her if she hadn't played it really well, which she clearly did, since Daemon let her live. She's smart and resourceful but also true to herself to the utmost degree, doesn't hide her magic or her old gods worship (which she likely took some sort of comfort in during her early years) and has made herself a survivor without losing any of her humanity in the process. She's so rich and layered, she has the potential to be the best character in the entire GOT/HOTD TV franchise.
As for Alysmond.........oh baby. It makes me fucking nuts. Even the way it starts off is so feral, given that Aemond basically wiped House Strong out in a single day and for some reason, the only person he didn't kill was Alys. We have absolutely zero clue why he did this; did she just not show him any fear? Did she appear apathetic enough about the deaths of the other Strongs that he thought it was interesting? Was there just something about her? Who knows, but from minute one there was something about Alys that jumped out to Aemond, and like vice versa. Again, Daemon took Harrenhal first, spent time there, and as Lyonel's only child in the castle, Alys would have likely engaged with him. But there's no record of them having an affair, and it's not because Daemon's a faithful family man who'd never dream of cheating on Rhaenyra; Alys is likely the one who just was not interested. But something about Alys and Aemond drew them to each other, and there's so much space to think about why. Aemond's had a much easier life than Alys, but that doesn't necessarily make it an easy life in and of itself, he's had to deal with the bullying and the being attacked and maimed and all the trials that came with his physical disability after losing an eye, to say nothing of the emotional issues he's had already that have only gotten worse by the time he's at Harrenhal (remember, his time at Harrenhal comes after Blood and Cheese happen as revenge for his "murder" of Lucerys and after Aegon names him regent after saving him at Rook's Rest, Aemond's got so much guilt and fear and self loathing and family issues wrapped up in him by the time he gets to Harrenhal it's a wonder he didn't explode). Having both had childhoods feeling disconnected from their families, albeit in a different ways, is a connection that they actually share, feeling like you're living on the margins of your society due to things outside your control is a connection that they share, even just feeling like they don't fit in and that they're wrong somehow is something they share, though Alys probably got over that a while ago while Aemond is still young and angsty. I also see Aemond as someone who's felt that he has to work for love, that it's conditional (I blame Viserys) and who feels that if he's not perfect, the people he cares about most, like his mother and his siblings, are going to stop loving him, and he's never had a relationship where he feels he can be himself with no reservations and whatever softness the other person is feeling won't go away. His relationship with Alys, even before it got physical/romantic, is likely the first time in his life where he's feeling like he doesn't need to strive for someone's love or affection. For Alys, Aemond's likely the first person who actually sees her as someone entirely herself. We know from Jon's ASOIAF chapters that part of the issue with a bastard growing up in the lord father's castle is that everyone they know sees them as "Lord X's bastard" first and foremost, even members of their family (like the way narration about Jon from other Stark kids have them refer to him as "bastard brother" even if they have a good relationship, like Arya or Bran). Everyone around Harrenhal, for her entire life, views Alys through the lens of "Lyonel's bastard daughter" and "Larys's bastard sister", and Aemond is probably the first person who doesn't, who just sees Alys Rivers as Alys Rivers, and even if she's less emotionally fragile that Aemond just through age and experience, that's still profound. I also like that there's a lot of room to play with how they went from just cohabitating Harrenhal to being out and out lovers. Aemond could tell her the truth about Luke, Alys could use some of her woods witch knowledge to help him with some chronic pain with his eye, there can be a moment where Vhagar lets Alys touch her in a sort of "Meemaw approves" thing. The possibilities to build up to them as a couple are endless and also extremely compelling. And romantic.
And once they become a couple, it's romantic as all Hell. For one, even with some of the power dynamics involved (Alys is technically a prisoner of war), it's still a pretty equal relationship. They listen to each other and their counsel, given that Aemond is willing to stay his hand when Alys stops him from killing that messenger, and that this does seem to be a relationship where they were both clearly enthusiastic and also able to trust each other, like Alys not being worried once Sabitha Frey takes her hostage after Aemond leaves. And the canon stuff is just...Aemond being so into Alys everyone can tell, being so besotted that he can't bear the thought of leaving her, having left Harrenhal and then doubling back, into enemy territory, to set an entire castle on fire just so that he can save her and get her back. The way that after that, he literally refuses to part with her, and they stay together until God's Eye, until the literal end, and the horrible doomed tragedy of the fact that they both likely knew that God's Eye was It, given that Alys has her old gods magic that helps her see the future and Ewan said that thing about Aemond having some sense of when and how and where he's gonna die, ugh the Tragical Romance. And I know there are people who are like "Aemond just dicking around Harrenhal and get a girlfriend while his family's in trouble makes no sense for his character" but like here's the thing. For one, he's not dicking around, he and Criston are in the Riverlands for a reason and they're doing shit, not to mention this happens pretty late in the game. For two, he can't go back and just retake King's Landing. Beyond the logistical nightmare, he needs to worry about his family. No one knows where Aegon even is, and most importantly, Rhaenyra does have hostages in King's Landing, Aemond's mother and Aemond's sister, that she can absolutely kill if Aemond's attempt to retake King's Landing isn't one hundred percent perfect on the first try. So him staying at Harrenhal and doing what he needs to do for the war out in the field is in fact in character, and if he happens to fall hopelessly and desperately and utterly in love with the hot goth witch in the meantime, that's just one of the perks. And it is love, I wholeheartedly believe they're in love. It's the coming back to Harrenhal that clinches it, if Aemond didn't really care, he wouldn't have done such a fast U-turn on Vhagar and gotten so vicious, but that's exactly what he did because maybe he can't save his family but he can save Alys, save their unborn child, allow himself to be well and truly happy for a little while longer. And if Alys didn't care, then she wouldn't have gone with him afterwards. She wouldn't have left Harrenhal with him, or stayed with him through their journey, or told him where to find Daemon, or even stayed to watch him die. Plus, I mean, the last thing Aemond ever does with two feet on solid Earth is kiss Alys goodbye, most romantic shit I've ever seen.
Her dragon. His lady. His Alys.
TL;DR I think Alys is going to be a top three character for me when she appears cuz she's already a top ten character for me in Fire&Blood, and Alysmond's relationship is literally so important to me it's the epitome to true love on this show no one else is even going to touch it.
#personal#answered#anonymous#alys rivers#alysmond#(also re: the jon stuff i'm not anti catelyn)#(well i kinda am but that's more that her personality rubs me the wrong way so much of the time even tho i really enjoy her chapters)#(but even beyond that i do think it's fair to point out that she treated jon badly)#(she had her reasons for it and they're understandable and sympathetic but she still did it)#anyway anon i could kiss you on the mouth i ADORE alys#and i adore her relationship with aemond so much it's literally my fave hotd ship#it's my third favorite f&b ship in general cuz first and second place go to the conquerors#and yes she does refer to him as a dragon and of course#aemond does out loud say 'my lady my alys' in front of like god and everyone#those are basically his last words
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When I tell you I screamed..
#loki#mobius#ant-man#the wasp#marvel studios#mcu#ant-man and the wasp: quantumania#kang the conqueror#quantumania#tom hiddleston#owen wilson#victor timely#they're back!!
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okay but consider
genderqueer revan. or agender revan. or revan who's literally unlabeled genderwise
revan who identifies as revan and that's about it.
this dude tried out being a jedi and then a sith and decided that nah neither are quite right. in what world is that cis behavior?
only a cis deals in absolutes right? yes well revan has one(1) absolute and that's "I do what I want fuck you" and yes that includes gender
#revan is just revan yknow#revan using he/she/they/it#revan being unlabeled genderwise#he's a hero#they're a villain#it's a savior#she's a conqueror#revan ft using any and all pronouns at your own convenience#is revan afab? are they amab? no idea#what's in his pants? that would be two lightsabers-#(shoo away the euphemism for a hot second pls. just. revan being revan and gender being unnecessary)#kotor#sw kotor#revan#queer revan#i love and cherish both female and male revan but for the love of me i could not decide#and neither can revan-#and then someone said enby revan and it all clicked#im imagining the jedi council giving them the identity of the gender they /thought/ revan is#so it could be them considering revan cis (which he is not) and giving him a female ID if afab or a make ID if amab#or they know she's not cis + it's transmasc revan who isn't actually quite a man but thats what the jedi council thinks so ig it's a male I#or the opposite with transfem#hell maybe revan vibes with being called a man or a woman idk#it's 6.28am and I have not slept#don't trust me with the intricacies of revan's gender okay I just had one good idea that's like 70% me projecting#deelay words
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Valaena & Aerion
Artwork by Micaerys (deviantart/twt/ig)
#valyrianscrolls#asoiaf#valaena velaryon#aerion targaryen#valaena & aerion#art#an underrated pairing#I think this might be the first artwork I've seen of them together as a couple#they're the parents of the conquerors#that alone makes them iconic!#also they have the prettiest names
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Daily Sketch 27: 16/06/23
A COS Alphonse! Because we all love a COS Al
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#fma#fullmetal alchemist#fullmetal alchemist 2003#conqueror of shamballa#make good art#make fan art#alphonse elric#traditional media#pencil#daily sketches#Every time I post one of these I feel the need to remind myself and everyone#that they are only 7 BY 9 CM big#they look so rough sometimes esp in the clean scans that show everything so clearly#but they're tiny! it's fine! you did good#just chill
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