allow me to gush for a second but I love this fandom so so much - the older fans and the new joinees and the casual lurkers - because everyone has absorbed the one essential tenet of the show which is always and forever "yes and"ing any situation, no matter how bizarre. you will always find someone who reads your crackpot theory and screams with you in the tags, you will always find someone ready to clown another day, each day a new person reads your fic and leaves a comment, a new artist finds a new scene to put a spin on and share, every day I see so many incredible lunatics in the tags who are just being happy and stupid and yes and-ing friends they don't know they're forming lasting bonds with, and I love that despite everything - the anger and the heartache and the sadness of it all - open joy and fandom bonds have persisted
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24 for Daniel and Esmae?
What's On Your Mind?
The Heart Between Kingdoms / Shot in the Dark Crossover
550 words
A moment from a wild crossover @marydublinauthor I mused about 💕 Daniel and Esmae end up in modern day NYC (very Enchanted vibes) and have a run-in with the Shot trio, who aren't the best hosts at first tbh ahahaha
But this particular moment is Daniel and Esmae reuniting. They were separated the moment that they were transported across worlds :') Esmae ended up back in her true fairy form in the process ✨
“Esmae?” Daniel whispered. She was fairy-sized again. He couldn’t fathom how—no more than he could fathom how they wound up in this bizarre world of lights and concrete towers.
In the dim light of the alley, Esmae’s little from seemed cautious to approach him. Her wings held her aloft, and he had to stare. He’d never seen her wings before.
“It’s… it’s me,” he said, desperate to close the distance yet terrified of scaring her off. From what little he could see of her face, she was gaping at him. He had to wonder if her memories of their life together had been stripped away somehow.
“I know,” she said finally, but she didn’t come any closer.
His heart sank. Even though she knew who he was, he must have been frightening to her. After all, it’d been years since she had to interact with him while she was the size of a mouse.
Miraculously, she came closer to him. He held out his hands automatically, slowing at the last second so she wouldn’t think he was making a grab for her. To his relief, she alighted delicately on his palm. Up close, her wings were more stunning than ever. If he wasn’t worried about passerby spotting her, he’d walk further into the light to admire the glossy colors streaked across her wings.
Esmae met his eyes for only a moment before falling to her knees and looking away, shame written all over her face.
There was no telling what she’d been through. He fought the urge to hug her close. “Are you hurt?” he breathed, bringing his other hand close to brush her arm.
“I’m alright,” she said, shaking her head.
“Then what’s on your mind?” he asked. “What’s wrong?”
What a foolish question. Everything was wrong. They had no idea where they were or how they’d gotten there—nor any idea how to return where they belonged.
“I forgot how small I really am supposed to be around you,” Esmae said.
Daniel cocked his head. She wasn’t afraid. She was mortified.
“You’re kidding,” he said softly. “Es… You’re perfect. You have no idea how perfect you are.”
She scoffed and waved a dismissive hand.
“No, really,” he insisted. “Don’t you understand? This is exactly how you were when we first fell in love. Remember? Well, other than…” His fingers strayed to her wings. He’d touched other fairies’ wings while handling them over the years, but never with such intention. The little appendages unfurled, coaxed by the gentle contact. “I love you however you are.”
Finally, she looked at him fully. Even in the darkness, the smile on her face made his heart swell. Then her joy became uncertain as she glanced him up and down. “What on earth are you wearing?” she asked.
He chuckled sheepishly, too embarrassed to look down. A t-shirt and jeans—that’s what his strange attire was called. “I had to blend in.”
She giggled—a sound that made him want to melt with joy. “With a face like yours, there’s no blending in no matter what you wear.”
Such a flirt, even now.
Too relieved for words, he caved into the urge to embrace her. She nuzzled against the fabric of his t-shirt. They’d found each other. Everything had to be alright.
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Who is your ideal Nettles fancast? Just curious because I’ve seen you use a couple of different people.
Lol, ideally my top pick would be Sophie Wilde:
She just has such a sweet face and fits Nettles canon description perfectly. Lol it’s a pipe dream though considering she has several projects in the works and I doubt she’s even on the HOTD teams radar. Though ironically she’s playing opposite of the guy who played Ser Laenor’s first lover in her new miniseries(Tom Jones).
Next up would be these two ladies:
Simona Brown
and Karla Simone Spence:
Both are British, have the right look IMO, and are fantastic actresses. Crystal Clark would be another great actresss for Nettles. She’s actually who I originally envisioned for her:
I think she’s free right now considering the show(Sanditon) she was on just ended.
Really, honestly at this point I will not complain who they cast as Nettles as long as the actress is Black/Blackish and brown-skinned. This is my only requirement for Nettles. I’ll be honest and say Nettles has the literal worst fancasts(not surprising since half want to act like she doesn’t exist or if she does they don’t want to her being Black).
Most of the actresses in said fancasts aren’t darker than a paper bag and some are non-Black/Blackish women which I find completely vile when people insist that she isn’t Black/Blackish when a. how Nettles is described is how you would describe someone Black and b. she looks like this in the lore and the official art:
The behavior of this fandom when it comes to Nettles period has been downright deplorable. I’ve already stated this, but I’ll state it a dozen times, I will straight up not watch this show if HBO looks over a host of Black/Blackish actresses to race bend the only in canon Black/Blackish character and more importantly the only in canon Black/Blackish woman.
I’ll keep it cute and leave it there🤷🏽♀️ Bottom line, I have my preferences, but I will literally cheer on any actress who they cast to play Nettles as long as she is visibly Black/Blackish.
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