#also we were talking about silverwing
Text
my son
#my son#my art#my baby#my cat#Kronk#that's his name#he's a good boy#also we were talking about silverwing#Silverwing#ya'll remember that shit?#yall remember the show? XD#my friend and I agree that Shade was drawn too cool and not enough cute#like seriously#look at this little guy#my weewee boy
24 notes
·
View notes
Text
Canadian Cartoons Are Great
Today, the popular cartoon YouTuber Saberspark uploaded a video talking about the infamous “fart episode” of the 2023 Total Drama series. The comments were filled with hatred and generalizations towards Canadian animation. These terrible comments are not the fault of Saberspark, but it is true that the “big users” in the cartoon community are (mostly) Americans who spread myths and stereotypes about Canadian cartoons. This has bothered me and a few others for quite a while, so here, I’m going to prove why Canadian animation is great, actually, and dispel common misconceptions
All Canadian cartoons are about fart jokes - if you say stuff like this, you clearly have never seen a Canadian cartoon outside of Total Drama and Johnny Test. That’s like if I said “all anime is naughty tentacles” or “all American cartoons are about anvils falling on your head.” And don’t act like your precious USA cartoons and anime are exempt from toilet humor. One example of an anime with toilet humor is Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt - their first episode was about a monster made out of shit. And we all know about the gross out cartoons such as Ren and Stimpy.
Canadian cartoons are cheaply mass-produced because of CanCon - No. What CanCon ACTUALLY states is that a certain percentage of content on a Canadian channel has to be Canadian-made. The policy is about supporting Canadian art, not “mass-producing” cartoons, since this applies to ALL Canadian TV and radio content, animated or otherwise.
Now, let me tell you some reasons why Canadian animation is actually great
Some of your childhood shows, such as Arthur, Franklin, and Little Bear are Canadian in origin.
Some of the most acclaimed cartoons within the cartoon community, such as Ed Edd n Eddy and MLP:FIM, were both animated in Canada and had voice actors from there (same talent pool, in fact - Vancouver)
Inspector Gadget and the Beetlejuice animated series helped keep good animation afloat during the 80s. In a decade full of uninspired and insipid cartoons, these were two of the highlights.
Canada is still a great place to outsource animation, as proven with the works of Nelvana, Mercury Filmworks, Jam Filled, and countless others.
If you grew up without cable, you probably watched PBS Kids and/or Qubo a lot. Guess what - lots of the shows on both of those channels were Canadian. For example: the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch: Timothy Goes to School, Seven Little Monsters, Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse - these shows are all Canadian! Qubo was also home to Jane and the Dragon, Jacob Two Two, Babar, Spliced, etc - they’re all Canadian too.
Because Canada’s censors are far more lax compared to American ones, Canada has made huge strides in teen and adult animation. Such shows include Total Drama, 6teen, Detentionaire, Undergrads, Producing Parker, etc as well as the movie Heavy Metal.
Also because of the lax censors, Canadian cartoons had positive LGBTQ representation far before the United States did. One episode of 6teen has a character stating “I’m gay,” and in Braceface, the main character assists her gay friend in finding a boyfriend. Unsurprisingly, these episodes never aired in the US.
6teen also dealt with periods before Turning Red, Baymax, and Molly McGee did it (again, the episode was banned in the US).
Finally, here are a few Canadian cartoons I recommend, and where to watch them:
Cybersix (it was a Canadian and Japanese co-production). The whole thing is on TMS’ YouTube channel.
Redwall is on Pluto, and there are episodes of it on YouTube courtesy of Treehouse Direct
Toad Patrol (unfortunately you’re gonna have to resort to low quality YouTube uploads)
Silverwing - again, the complete series is on YouTube
Detentionaire- On Tubi and Pluto!
Ruby Gloom is a great show if you like cute gothic stuff; it too is on Tubi and Pluto
The Adventures of Sam and Max: Freelance Police - on Tubi
One of my favorites, The Raccoons. Basically the Canadian equivalent to The Simpsons, and with a banger ending song. The show’s production company has uploaded episodes of it for free on YouTube.
The original Clone High was animated by the legendary Nelvana (if you’re wondering, the new season is not outsourced to Canada 😔) It is on Paramount Plus and HBO Max
Undergrads - yet again on YouTube, in low quality unfortunately. Like Clone High, it was on MTV.
I also recommend watching some short films from the National Film Board of Canada. My personal favorite is the Log Driver’s Waltz.
Tl;dr - American cartoons are not bad because of Allen Gregory, anime is not bad because of Pupa, and Canadian cartoons are not bad because of Johnny Test or fart jokes.
#my animation essays#< new tag#animation#Canadian animation#Canadian cartoons#Canada#clone high#Ruby gloom#inspector gadget#total drama#the raccoons#silverwing#toad patrol#Detentionaire#redwall#Nelvana#6teen#long post
466 notes
·
View notes
Text
The White Dragon (40)
40. Maegor
MASTERLIST
Summary: Your sister as the war, grows uglier by the day
Pairings: main Harwin Strong x Fem!Targaryen reader
Warnings: cursing, medieval and A song of ice and Fire AU customs, injury, burns, dragon fire, death, violence, armies, death, war and all that comes with it. Might miss some warnings but you know what this is about :)
+18, MINORS DNI
Wordcount: 3.0 k
Notes: I know it doesn’t look like, but we are getting close to the end! I hope hehe
“I have come here from far away”, he talked loudly, to all the people gathered, “looking for answers, for the whereabouts of my siblings, and my betrothed”, he said more severely, “I come here following a trail, and I find absolutely nothing”, he growled, he could sense the fear in those people, “I know you had nothing to do with this, so I will ask you one more time… where is he?”, he asked, looking at the senior members of the group there
But he got no answer
He took a tired sigh, he was done with this, he was failed at the one thing he couldn’t fail he grabbed a guy, a random guy, by the back of the neck
Iron borns were supposed to be rough, feisty and tough bastards
But this one whimpered in his hands when he pushed him in front of Karnax, who looked at him and growled loudly, making the men peed his pants
“WHERE IS HE?”, He screamed at the top of his lungs, the people of the crowd flinched, “I swear I will burn this entire fucking island back to the ocean”, he said then, “WHERE IS DALTON GREYJOY?”
Aemond couldn’t help but feel very nervous. He was in his home, where he had lived all his life and now, he was always looking over his shoulder, now he could be treated like a traitor, now they could kill his mother, and him.
He was in the wrong side, not that he regretted it
They would let him see his mother, but he could see his sister, and right now he was coming back to his chambers from seeing her, he entered to find Aemma waiting for him
She smiled warmly at him, like she used to do, oh gods she was so beautiful, he believed
But her face twisted in worry when she saw him
She could tell he was nervous, that he was worried, and also sad, she knew it all, and that hurt her
“What’s the matter?”, he asked, taking her in between his arms, Aemma’s eyes were filled with sadness, brimming with unshed tears
“Do you love me?”, she asked, looking into his eye
“Of course I love you”, he said, with a little offense to his tone, “What is going on?”
“I keep thinking that I have taken everything from you, I made you choose and I think you believe you chose wrong”, Aemond’s confusion showed on his face
“You have never made me choose, what are you talking about?”, he asked, his chest tightened with worry, to see her so distraught
“You were a prince, the second in line for the throne, you had your family, your siblings, the realms at your feet, the largest and oldest dragon in the world”, she counted, “and now… you only have me, and I can’t help but wonder, that if for you was worth it, to lose everything and only gain me in return”
“You are not to blame on how things happened”, he said firmly, “and I still have Helaena, and the children, my mother is still with us, and my other sister, and my nephews, and you”, he said, kissing the tip of her nose, “I have silverwing”
“I know you wanted that throne”, she said quietly, “I know you wished it was you instead of Aegon”
“Who wouldn’t want to be King?”, he said, “Did I wish for my brother to disappear in the streets of silk and that they choose me to succeed him? yes, but… not like this”, he said, “I would have never go against your mother, and your family”, he said quickly, “I do believe Aegon to be unworthy, I do believe I was worthier than him, but that is it”, he promised, “I’d rather have you, and the family we will going to make”, he promised, “when all of this is over and the dust settles, I will take you from this place, we will have our own lands to look after, and we will have our family”, he promised, taking her hands in his and kissing them, “I promise”, Aemma smiled at him
“I’d like that very much”, she said excitedly
He holds her tightly against him, caressing her silvery strands.
“You are the most important person in the world to me”, he promised her, “we will survive this, and we will make our own home”
“We will”, she whispered, hugging her husband tightly
“I remember the night he was born”, you whisper into the night air, “King’s Landing lit up with celebration and even from here you could hear all the people feasting and partying from the Streets chanting, “heirs to spare, heirs to spare!” it was incredible”, you narrated
“I remember all the drunken fights I had to break” laughed Harwin, you turned to look at him
“I don’t want to kill him”, you whispered. The instructions were clear, you were the commander of the allied forces and you were to stop the Green Army marching from Storm’s End towards the capital right now
“You don’t have to”
“Even Aemond failed to convince him to stop this”, you noted, “will he listen to me? he doesn’t even know me”, you said, Harwin walked towards you in the balcony and held you
“You are his older sister”, he whispered
“He doesn’t even know me, but he has been raised by those people”, you said
“You could come to an agreement, you have Alicent, his mother, a Hightower, perhaps you could use her to negotiate”, you nodded
First you were going to try and talk, and if it didn’t work out…
You sighed loudly
If you were forced to end Daeron, you could lose Aemond, and consequently, your own daughter. You don’t know Daeron, but he was still your half brother, still a young man, who had been influenced on this
You barely slept that night
The very next morning you had to leave king’s Landing on dragonback to meet Cregan and his army, against Daeron and the Hightowers, in Haystack in the edges of the King’s Wood
Rhaenyra summoned you early in the morning
You were dressed in a coat of mail, with a leather breastplate with metal details and the three headed armor in your chest, your hair braided out of your face long boots and strong leather pants
You presented in front of your sister ready for war
“You march in the representation of your Queen”, she said solemnly, and you were not liking what you were feeling against your sister, she had began to anger you, you were beginning to hate her, she had your children and she wouldn’t tell you where they were
She touched your children
She was an enemy now
“I will not forget that”, you said strongly, and it was not a good thing, you were never going to forget the one that made you march to war, and possibly kill and burn thousand of men
You squint your eyes when you saw it, a cut, deep in your sister’s forearm
The throne had cut her
She didn’t seemed to care for your tone, but she knew she couldn’t be pity right now
You abandoned the throne room because you didn’t care if she was done with your or not, you went to do her dirty work
If she was supposed to be the Queen, how did she expect for people to fight battles she was not willing to fight herself?
You met with your children before you departed again, according to Rhaenyra you were all going to go to the battlefield, but you only wanted to get them out of here
You took Aemond’s hand and then one of Aemma’s
“Go home, back to the Whitehall”, you said, and they both nodded, “you bent the knee but Aegon is still out there, Harrenhal is the last post of defense of the Capital from the North”
“We will guard it for you”, said Aemond, and you nodded, you kissed your daughter’s forehead and she smiled sweetly
For some reason you believed they were going to be safer there then here in the Red Keep
You then looked at Helaena and Maekar
“You too”
“I will go with you”, said Maekar, you were starting to shake your head, but he interrupted you, “I’m your eldest son, it is my job”, he said, you sighed but only nodded, you will have a better chance at a Dragon with two of them
And you needed a fast messenger if you needed to communicate something back to King’s Landing or to everywhere else
Dragons where faster than ravens
Helaena and Maekar say goodbye to each other tenderly, she was to go back to Harrenhal with her brother and Aemma
But she stayed in the Red Keep to see her mother, if you only knew that
As your children were saying their farewells, Daemon came to you, he looked angry, he grabbed your arm and took you to the side.
“I want you to end that Targayren cunt”, he demanded angrily
“Then why don’t you go and do it yourself?”, you asked bitterly, “Well, sending other people to do your dirty work, to assassin someone else is something you would do”, he frowned at your words, but if he knew what you were talking about he didn’t show it
“What is that supposed to mean?”, he asked through gritted teeth
“I think you know exactly what I mean”, you growled, releasing yourself from his hold, he let you, “I will do this for you, but after, I will back home with my family”, he looked at you seriously
“You will not sit in the small council for your sister?”
“I think we can both agree that I have done enough to help my sister”, you said back, “it is her throne, now she has to work to keep it”, you bit. He looked at you angrily, paladating your words, his jaw ticked in bother
“It would be truly a shame if your younger children and Stark’s eldest daughter be lost a sea”, and right then you froze
“What?”, you muttered, you couldn’t believe what you were hearing
“You heard me”, he said back, “you have no choice, if you want to see your children again, you will do as I say”
“I understand”, you said severely
You understand very well
And as you left the Keep to go to the Dragonpit accompanied by Maekar, and Harwin, you felt your blood boil
Your uncle and sister had messed with your children
They had to go
You had to go, get away, would you convince your entire family to leave? go away to Essos or beyond? you wouldn’t leave without your children, but with dragons not even the North was far away enough, you had to go further, damn them all
You needed to “come back” to the present when the carriage was traveling through the streets of King’s Landing
You could hear the discontent of the people
They were not happy, your sister when she took the capital “punished” some wealthy lords of the city for having done nothing to stop Aegon, and that did not please the people, she had also raised their taxes to try and recuperate the treasury, to have money in the vaults
That didn’t please the people either
You had heard many people screaming, “Maegor with tits”, or “Rhaenyra the cruel”, it was not a good sign, she did not have the people of King’s Landing. You could feel something brewing in the air. SOmehow you believed she deserved it
You arrived in the Dragonpit, Aerion, Maekar’s dragon did rest there, shortly after, as you were helping your son to fix his mount, Vhaelar landed heavily in the outside courtyard
Growling restlessly
it wasn’t long until you and your son were in the air. Vhaelar was the biggest dragon, and she preferred to fly higher and a little bit behind, and you could tell that that way she could see more clearly if something were coming your way, in this case… another dragon
The fly was short, over the king’s woods, and then the deep wood ended and you found the Northerner army there, camping in the less leafy part of the forest
You landed both your dragons, Harwin right behind you. Cregan went out of the amp to meet you
“Scouts had spotted the Green army”, he said, straight to the point, you only nodded, “they are behind that hill, camped in a valley”
“That doesn’t seem very smart”, Harwin said
“They have a huge dragon with them”, he said, “we have managed to hide, and capture their scouts, sot hey haven’t spotted us yet, but they will”
“It will be too late”, you said, “we are here now”, he nodded, then you looked at Maekar, “take us to the viewpoint, we will leave our dragons here”.
The sun was hiding when you decided to leave the camp of the northerners and out in the open, and up the hill. You didn't know what to think, what to believe, but for now you had pushed everything that wasn’t related to this direct conflict out of your mind, and you were determined to end this and then recuperate your children, nothing else mattered.
As you reached the top, the Green army was in front of you, occupying the entire valley, from here, you could mount your dragon and fly above them and burn them all.
But that would be such a waste
A loss of life
An unnecessary one
You hated Hightowers at this point, you blamed them for everything that happened starting by Otto, but if you wanted to unite the realm again, you had to make your peace, you couldn’t kill them all, then the Reach would be lost to you forever.
“How do you want to proceed?”, asked Cregan by your side
“I want to speak to Daeron”, you said, decisively
“But mom…”, you only looked at Maekar and he got quiet
“We have to try to stop this”, you reasoned, they agreed with you, “but we don’t have much time, even though we could convince him to retreat, still my sister is not going to be pleased with this, she would want the Hightower’s heads no spikes”
“But what if…”, you heard a growl in the air, and you turned, surprised, to see Rhaegar’s dragon Karnax landing right by Vhaelar’s side down the hill
“Rhaegar?”, asked Maekar, running down the hill to go meet his brother, and you three did too
You dragon nuzzled her son with her snout and Karnax growled lowly but letting himself be petted by his mother, and you believe it was hilarious
Your dragon was very protective of her dragonlings, no matter how big they have gotten, and you could feel her rage for the loss of her smallest one, Greywind
She wanted blood for it.
But your attention was stolen by your son who approached you
You haven't seen him in a few weeks, and you hugged him tightly, he hugged you back
”I know where they are”, he said, straight to the point
“What?”, you asked, separating from him and looking him in the eyes
“I know where the children and Sarra are”, he said with sparkly eyes and a smile on his face
And that is all it took
“Let’s go take them back then”, you said firmly. Finally, a way out of this.
“What are you going to do with the Green Army?”, he asked, looking behind you, you followed his gaze
“I have a plan”, you said firmly, you then looked at Cregan, who also seemed relieved, as his daughter was also missing. “Get me an audience with Daeron”
“What will you do?”, asked Harwin, and you looked at him
“I have his two siblings and his mother n my side”, you said firmly, “I will turn him to my side as well”
“Your side?”, asked Cregan, a small smile appearing on his lips
“Yes”, you said firmly, “it’s time”
By the end of the day, you had in front of you Daeron Targaryen, your youngest brother, and his uncle, Otto’s nephew, Avalon
“We have the greatest army of the Reach”, mocked Abalon, “why would we surrender?”
“I have the Northern army and three grown dragons”, you said, “why wouldn’t I burn you all?”, Daeron was serious, looking directly at you, you turned to him, “you are my brother, i don’t want to hurt you, you are of my blood”
His uncle mocked you, but he didn’t even looked at him, he was only looking at you
“You are doing the bidding of Rhaenyra”, he said then
“And you all are doing the bidding of Otto”, yous aid then, “your mother didn’t want this, your father didn't want this, nobody ever wanted this”, that did make him think about what you were saying
“My mother is a prisoner of the usurper Rhaenyra”, he said then, you had have him for a second, and it was gone now
“I’ve just seen your mother”, you said, “she is perfectly fine, Rhaenyra pardoned her, they were friends once, so she is alright”
“Not my grandfather though”, he said then
“Your grandfather usurped my sister’s throne”, you said then, “he pushed the country into a civil war, he moved you and your brother’s against their own family, he is damned”
“They are my family”, said Daeron, but not yet convinced
“I know you don’t know me”, you said then, “but you are my little brother, and my sons, your nephews of similar ages to you would want to meet you, Aemond married my daughter, your sister will marry my eldest son”, you said gently, “we are bonded by more than only blood, by love”, he was truly thinking about it, “surrender and you can go where you please, if you want to see your mother you will, if you want to see your siblings and nephews you will, if you want to go back to Old Town and live your life in peace we will, and so will you”, you said then, looking at the uncle as well
“What about Aegon?”, asked Daeron
“I don’t know”, you admitted, “We don’t even know where he is”
The turned long minutes as you saw him ponder, thinking for an answer, weighting it all in.
And you didn’t know what you were going to do if he refused to surrender.
Taslist
@tearsarcane @integra1127 @aestmilky @thanyatargaryen @tythaitie @lostinworldofdarkness @voodoogoul @wildmindedbeauty32 @lil-pudd @alicattx @electric-bloo @astaaan-lol @stargaryenx @kaitieskidmore1 @bregarc @lilpnd @jcpenneyyy @janelei @fexibau @ladyoakenshield157 @danielle-leah1997 @lady-ragnvindr @cecilyjmorgenstern @omgsuperstarg @bugheadskid @batprincess1013 @her-fandom-sanctum @holb32 @blue1006 @stargaryenx @grippleback-galaxy @mikariell95 @genesisliveson @mendes-bae @caspianobsessed @notmundane3000 @kamisunshine @just-someone11 @ietss @joliettes @whodis-26
#misguidedhotd#hbo house of the dragon#house targaryen#targaryen!oc#targaryen!reader#harwin strong x reader#ser harwin strong#ser harwin x reader#harwin strong x targaryen reader#harwin strong#rhaenyra#daemon targaryen
131 notes
·
View notes
Text
Duty and Flames
Ser Criston Cole x targaryen original female character
Summary:
Daenys Velaryon, oldest daughter of Rhaenyra Targaryen and, allegedly, Ser Laenor Velaryon.
Hair white like moon, eyes bright like the sun. Many say that she’s the copy of her mother in her younger years, with an ethereal beauty and a kind but wild soul.
After six years in Dragonstone, Rhaenyra and her family have to travel back to Kings Landing to secure Lucerys position as heir to Driftmark. What happens when the chaotic members of the Targaryen family reunite again and a particular Lord Commander of the Kingsguard takes a more dark interest in the sweet Daenys?
Chapter 2 - Books and other temptations
Right after the confrontation with Aemond in the training yard, Daenys and the boys decided to go back inside and avoid more drama.
Luke and Jace went for their chambers and Daenys went to hers, and took a long bath, scrubbing the smell of dragon that still remained in her skin.
Being born without a cracked egg, Daenys had no dragon during her childhood. However, in opposition to Aemond, Daenys never felt inferior for not having a dragon. She recognized her targaryen features and knew her time would come, feeling in her soul that somewhere in Westeros a dragon existed for her and only her to claim. Her parents were also her biggest supporters, always telling her that even without a dragon, they could feel a power in Daenys that only dragonriders had.
At the age of seven, Daenys and her family visited her grandparents in Driftmark. On their way back, Laenor claimed it would be nice to change their route a little, so that the family could pass through Dragonstone, and the children could see for the first time the castle that their ancestors build.
As soon as they set foot in Dragonstone, Daenys saw a silver shade resting calmly on the mountains and in that moment she knew. That was her destiny.
Daenys claimed Silverwing without a fight, as the dragon simply accepted her new rider. She touched her scales and felt a rough but at same time soft feeling. Sitting with bare legs on Silverwing wounded Daenys’s thigts but was the most comfortable pain that she ever felt. The scars that still remained in the inside part of her legs, were the memory of a moment where Daenys felt like the most important targaryen in the world. Especially as her family was sitting on the grass, and watched proudly as their girl flew flawlessly in the skies.
It was now supper time and Daenys was walking to Rhaenyra and Daemon’s apartments, so they all could eat together.
After her bath, her maids had dressed her in a grey gown, with long sleeves and an off the shoulders neckline. It was plain with only a golden belt that had one dragon figure in which side of her waist.
She had left her hair free down her back and wore gold earrings with a blue stone that highlighted her light eyes.
While walking up the stairs, Daenys heard steps right behind her and suddenly a hand touched her right shoulder.
She turned and saw a pair of brown eyes looking straight into her soul.
"Sorry princess, I mistook you for your mother. From the back, the two of you are indistinguishable." Alicent apologized, with a slightly embarrassed look on her face.
Daenys wondered what Alicent could want to talk to her mother about, to be willing to approach her so casually, touching her presumed shoulder in the halls of the keep.
“It’s no matter your Grace. People tell us all the time how similar we are.” Daenys gave a tight smile to the Queen, shifting her vision to the man who accompanied her.
Ser Cole quickly avoided her gaze, keeping his eyes straight to the wall on her side. Daenys frowned but ignored him, continuing to talk to Alicent.
“Six years changed you so much Daenys. You are a woman already.” Said the Queen as she studied her features. “ Have Daemon and Rhaenyra discussed your future betrothal yet? With your beauty and you being the heir to the throne, there must an infinite number of Lords who would want to marry you.” Ser Cole looked to Alicent with an inquisitive look and then finally brought his eyes to Daenys, curious to hear the answer.
Daenys shifted uncomfortably her legs thinking how much she would like to leave the Queen speaking to her self.
“Hm, well, my mother and Daemon are not really worried about me marrying yet. As the heir to the throne, I must choose the right man who would not only support me as his queen, but would also be perfect as a king consort. Therefore, making quick decisions on important matters like this, may not be the right way to go my Queen."
“That’s true, a shame my Aegon already has a wife, or it be a great a oportunity for you to wed a man like him." Alicent ran a hand through Daenys's hair, and then walked out of the hall, back the way she'd come with Ser Cole right behind her.
Daenys stood in her place absorbing Alicent’s words.
Aegon's wife was actually Alicent's own daughter, Helaena. Her claiming that their marriage was a shame made Daenys uncomfortable, as Alicent was the one who proposed the idea of marrying off her two children.
And long before that, while Daenys was still living in the castle, her mother Rhaenyra suggested marrying Helaena to Jacaerys, and the Queen refused. So why was she interested in the idea of joining the family now?
Even if Aegon wasn't married, Daenys would still refuse the proposal. She would rather die without a husband than marry an idiot like Aegon, as much as she had adored him as a child.
Daenys left her thoughts behind and continued to head to Rhaenyra and Daemon's apartments, as she had been doing before Alicent interrupted her.
Ser Erryk was in front of the door to the chambers, addressing her before she entered.
"Princess"
"Ser Erryk." He was one of her favorite guards, always cracking little jokes to Daenys when they were in more casual gatherings. She gave him a soft smile and walked into the room.
The chambers were exactly as Daenys remembered. Exuding a feeling of warmth and smelling of her mother's perfume. It almost felt like Rhaenyra hadn't been away for six years.
Her family was already seated at the table together, Daenys clearly was the last one to arrive.
"Almost arrived at time for breakfast." Daemon joked.
"I'm sorry father. The Queen stopped to talk to me on my way here." Daenys apologized as she sat in the empty chair next to Joffrey.
Her response immedeatly got a more attentive look from her parents.
"What did Alicent want from you?" Her mother asked looking already disstred with the thought of Alicent having casual conversations with her children.
"She mistook my figure for yours, and then asked of your plans for my future betrothal. I said you weren't concerned for now and then she proceed to comment how nice it would be for me to marry Aegon if he wasn't already married to Helaena." Daenys focused on cutting her meat, avoinding looking at Daemon's face while she was mencioning Alicent and Aegon.
Being her father sincer ever, but only being in her life for the last few years, Daemon was an overprotective man who would rather die than let his daughter share life with a half-Hightower boy.
Daemon and Daenys' relationship started out awkward, as the girl was greatly shaken by the death of her presumed father, Laenor Velaryon. She and Daemon only shared basic conversation and almost no physical contact, but within a few months their relationship had evolved into a strong, loving father-daughter bond. They flew together daily on Caraxes and Silverwing and liked to read old books in Dragonstone's library, discussing their favourite stories.
Daenys could not publicly refer to Daemon as her father, simply calling him by his name in open spaces or when other people were around, otherwise she would be admitting to being a bastard. With her brothers's situation, she didn't want to make the rumors worse.
“That cunt is already plotting some scheme with her corpse of a father, I can feel it.” Daemon dropped his fork roughly at the table, scaring little Joffrey who jumped at the noise.
“I’m sure it was nothing father, there’s no need to be so angry already.”
Her mother only starred at her in silence. She obviously wasn’t fine with Alicent suggesting such things to her daughter, but she also didn’t want to instigate more anger into Daemon when all that had happened was a simple conversation.
“If she comes to speak to me about this again, I’ll tell you ok? Now let’s change the subject and eat our food peacefully.” Daenys tried to clear the air, not wanting her first supper in the Red Keep to be eaten in a tense environment.
Daemon nodded at her, deciding to leave the topic behind for now, and Joffrey, sensing a more calm mood on his stepfather, started describing his first day in keep, speaking excitedly about the new toys he found in his room.
The rest of the supper went smoothly. Jace, Luke and Daenys laughed and talked about their plans for the next day, and Daemon and Rhaenyra chuckled at Joffrey’s distaste for the carrots in his meal, who was secretly putting them Jacaerys’s plate.
-
Daenys’s maids had already brushed her hair and dressed her in her sleeping gown, however, the girl was not feeling sleepy. Even if the majority of the people in the Red Keep were in bed by now, it was not that late, so she decided to go the library and pick up a book.
Putting her dark red robe and slippers on, she left her room, telling her guard, Ser Lyonel Bentley, where’s she was going. He stepped up to go with her, but the girl assure him it would be a short trip, since she was only picking up a book and coming back to her chambers to read it.
Daenys made her way to library, not being used to the silence that the keep hold at night.
Entering the library brought back old memories of her studying at the tables with her Septa. The uncomfortable position in the chair and the scolding of the old woman that always noticed when Daenys wasn't listening.
She chose an old book that she had read before and, without thinking about what she had said to Ser Bentley, Daenys sat down in the armchair closest to the burning fireplace and placed her feet on the small table in front of her.
A few minutes had passed and in the middle of reading her book, Daenys heard someone enter the library. She noticed the clatter of an armor, so she immediately assumed it was Ser Bentley looking for her.
“I’m so sorry Ser Bentley, I-“ When she looked at her side, it wasn´t her guard who was looking at her but Ser Criston Cole.
She was surprised by his presence but didn't shift her position in the chair to address him.
“Ser Criston, I wasn’t expecting you.” Daenys said, ignoring his presence and turning her eyes to the book again.
“A bit late to be in the library, don’t you agree princess?”
Ser Cole was leaving Alicent’s chambers, changing with the guard in charge of the night shift, when he noticed that the door to the library was open.
When he entered he didn’t expect to find Rhaenyra’s daughter seating comfortably in an armchair reading a book.
Due to her feet being rested lazily on a table, her robe and nightgown had ridden up, showing her bare legs almost to the knee.
Ser Criston tried to avoid moving his gaze, but a blue bruise below her right knee stole his attention. He couldn’t pretend to feel indifferent to the dark color against her pale legs. Her skin looked so appealing under the candle lights, just like he had imagined it.
He was in a trance. A dangerous and forbidden trance that Daenys hadn’t notice since was still glaring at her book.
“I don’t think that concerns you Ser Criston. What I do in my night time is my concern only.” She flipped her page, changing her position in the chair.
When she moved, her vestings went higher, showing a little of her thigh, but the princess remained focused on her reading without feeling the cold air on her skin, as she was sitting next to a fireplace.
Ser Criston breathed loudly, feeling hot under his armor. So hot he could melt. Not even the dornish sun could make him sweat like this.
He subconsciously imagined his hand touching her leg, tracing a slow path that started in her feet and ended in her thigh. Her thigh was the maximum that his imagination could handle at the moment, but inside of him he already knew he wanted his hand to go further than that. To touch a place that nobody had that touched yet. A place that would make him burn.
“Are you just going to stand there?” Daenys finally looked up from her book and Criston woke up from his dangerous trance.
“Hm.. well princess.. I… I just came to library to see if somebody was inside.” His forehead was glowing with sweat. He felt like Daenys read all of his thoughts the moment she interrupted him, even if in fact, she had no clue of them.
“Well, here I am, so you can leave now Ser.” Daenys just starred at him, wanting to be left alone.
Ser Criston turned his back on her, accepting this chance to leave and quickly started making his way out of the library, needing to be out of his heated armor as fast as possible.
Before he could reach the door Daenys spoke.
“Ser Criston, actually I want you to escort me back to my chambers. I’m tired of this book.”
Next Chapter:
65 notes
·
View notes
Text
It’s Me Birthday
I was going to draw a cute lil picture but due to a lil bit of art burnout I wasn’t able to- so instead I’m gonna write a bit of an update of my life by looking back at the past year since my last birthday.
Last year at this time I was working a job that made me miserable and wondering what I was doing with my life. It was a few months after meeting Flash, Flux, and Guru (Dawn and Doe too!) and I had just gotten back into military history- something I felt for a long time was wrong and bad for me to be into. I ended up quitting that job and starting a job that is my favorite to this day (though sadly I moved and couldn’t keep the job) and getting closer to a lot of people I’ve met through this community.
The people I’ve met here- like Silver, Doe, Daw, Flash, Ally, Flux, Guru, Summer, Aw0, Captain Molasses, Saryn ( and Fly Guy through him), Sugar, TechBro, Dainty, Paint, Dark, and so so many more- helped me so much in being comfortable and confident in who I am. They have been a constant supportive force in my life since I’ve opened myself up to them here and helped me through one of the hardest transitioning periods in my life.
In this time I’ve moved states, starting a new job, started a new Church, started a new relationship, and started being unapologetically me and I have my amazing friends to thank for helping me get to this point!
I also need to sing raises to God because where I was just s year ago was a place that looking back on it I really wasn’t happy- I didn’t know it myself but He did. I was around people who put me down (mostly those old jobs) and made me feel I wasn’t good enough and an idiot and now I’m around people who love and value me! Only God could of so perfectly brought me from where I was to where I am now.
I gotta give special thanks to a few key players in helping me out over these last few months and if you aren’t in the list don’t think that doesn’t mean I don’t value you! I think I means we need to chat more! Seriously, feel free to dm me! :3
Doe: Honey- thank you. You were the first I came to when I realized what I did and you were so patient with me, you gave me a distraction and an ear to listen while I was figuring life out. You never said “oh do this” or “do that” just listened and held me to my decision. You even gave me the kick to tell Guru how I felt!
Flux: You stayed up with me in late night calls- helping me process everything when my world was falling a part. You helped me understand my feelings and realize that feeling my feelings was okay. You’ve been the big brother I always wanted and it was so nice to bound with you while we courted out S/Os. I’m grateful for you being there when I was so scared.
Ally: You ALSO helped me understand my feelings and understand that it’s okay to feel my feelings. You sat with me while I toiled with anger and sadness; and you vented back to me your own. You have been steadfast in your support and love for me and I’m grateful to have a friend like that- you also have been nothing but supportive of me and Guru and always know what to say when I need it. Yeah misses “you are cute,” I see you
Flash: Fella you started it all! You brought me to these friendships. Your a quite strong wall of support for us and I just hope I can be one back to you. You remind me repeatedly “is this under God?” And it’s great to have a friend like that. Your a great artist and I’m glad to have you as a friend- we gotta do more with Fell and Celeste!
SilverWing: Honey get OVER HERE! You’ve been so supportive and kind to me in your feral way and I love it. It’s so nice having someone in my life who wants to pop off about the interests I thought for YEARS I wasn’t allowed to have. We don’t talk as much as I do some others on this list but we don’t have to either. Just vibes all the time 😎
Dawn: We don’t talk that much but I can always trust you. No doubt you are my friend and that being around you is always a blast. Your art is amazing and I do hope we can grow closer- but we really don’t need to, it’s just vibes all the time and I’m grateful for you.
Dainty: Girly we may not be extremely close or whatever but ASSDSDSD YOU ASADSF!! Always supportive and kind to me, always saying nice stuff about me!! You are really awesome thanks for bring my friend!
Dark: Dark, you know well by now I call you my dad. You have been in my life since I was 16 and have supported me though so much- you watched me grow up and grow into my own and I do hope I made you proud. When you saw all that stuff happening with me you stepped up to help me in your amazing Dark way and I’m so grateful for it and you. I just wish I knew how to return the favor. Please don’t undervalue yourself of your art- you are a huge inspiration to me and I don’t want you to leave my life. I trust you.
Guru: Well honey it’s your turn now. I’ve been writing this for the 30 min.
You have had such a healthy and happy impact on my life. You support me and love me just the way I am! You are an amazing and godly man that I can say wholeheartedly I love. You were part of why I got back into the military and you’ve been so crazy supportive in that time I really needed it. I’m so glad we grew closer and you ended up catching feelings for me like I did you. Having a great Christian man by my side is nothing short of amazing and the fact that on top of it all you are handsome, outgoing, well rounded, bubbly/friendly, understanding, and patients. You are the whole package as they say.
I love you hun and don’t you forget it
but honestly I love everyone I mentioned- thank you guys (and so many more) for being in my life ❤️
#mod talks#Text post#birthday#hope I didn’t embarrass anyone but myself lol#will probably come back and tag people later#But I wanna eat food
58 notes
·
View notes
Note
I don't see it talked about anywhere (probably because the show didn't mention it) but what do you think Rhaenys, Laena etc thought of the fact that Rhaena DID have a dragon hatch from an egg just like Baela, but it was small and sickly and died within hours? Did they worry over it like a death omen? Did they hover over her more than Baela?
I understand why the show left it out but that had to be something that actually worried the family when it happened, you'd think, especially given the twins themselves were supposedly small and sickly like Aenys was.
Hmmm, that's a very good question! I'm sort of divided in my thinking on this one...
The books state that a cradle egg hatching was seen as a good omen and a sign of the baby being a 'true Targaryen.' Likewise, it was a bad omen if the egg didn't hatch or if the hatchling was mutated or sickly. However, the show specifically makes a point to say that it's not really expected for most eggs to hatch.
And if you think about it proportionally, cradle egg hatches were very rare. Alysanne and Jaehaerys successfully hatched Silverwing and Vermithor, but there aren't any confirmed hatches until generations later, with Jace, Luke, Joff, and the twins. (And I say 'confirmed' because Caraxes, Syrax, and Seasmoke MAY have been cradle eggs, but we just don't know for sure.) I would think that after two generations of many failed cradle egg hatches, the family probably wasn't expecting much of any of them.
But then there's then the sudden uptick in cradle egg hatches all at once... I'm sure with all three of Rhaenyra's boys and Baela having healthy hatches, there must have been some comparisons made. I suppose it would be up to the individual and how much stock they placed in the alchemy of dragon eggs versus superstitions and omens.
We know Laena seems a bit more level-headed and logical about it, as she assures Rhaena she can bond with any dragon, egg hatch or no. Likewise, Daemon and Rhaenys' cradle eggs also never hatched, and they're arguably the two best dragonriders of their time. I don't see any of them being overly concerned with it, and I think that Rhaenys and Laena would probably be more concerned with Rhaena feeling left out or somehow lesser than Baela.
But, I suppose if you saw this small, sickly dragon hatch only to wither and die, you'd find it at least a little disturbing? Even if logic and history tells you otherwise, worry may still settle in the back of your mind.
#sorry for the rambling#it's a complicated answer and i hope i made some sense!#rhaena targaryen#baela targaryen#laena targaryen#rhaenys targaryen#ask#fire & blood#asoiaf#hotd#house of the dragon
9 notes
·
View notes
Text
Tessarion is not a cradle-hatchling. In fact, there’s good reason to suspect she’s not much younger or smaller than Sunfyre. I feel a lot of people tend to underestimate her size based on this assumption, when everything in the text suggests the opposite.
1) Fire & Blood always tells us when a dragon hatched from a cradle-egg. Always. Vermithor, Silverwing, Vermax, Arrax, Tyraxes, Stormcloud, Shrykos, Morghul. And whenever said cradle-eggs (or rather eggs in general) fail to hatch, or hatch misformed. Maegor, Rhaena (daughter of Daemon), Viserys II, Laena (daughter of Baela)...As well as the placing of an egg with an unconfirmed status, such as for Aemon (son of Jaehaerys). In fact, there’s no mention of Alicent’s children ever being given cradle-eggs, not even Daeron, as their failure to hatch would have deserved and arguably necessitated a mention, all the more so as the Greens later use the failure of Viserys’ II egg to hatch as a PR-stain for the Blacks. Rhaenyra’s sons with Harwin are given cradle-eggs by royal decree, yet there’s no mention of Daeron, who was born only shortly after Jacaerys, benefitting as well. And even assuming I overlooked something, if Daeron’s egg alone out of all his siblings had hatched, or he alone out of all his siblings had been given one, it would have deserved a mention.
2) In the context of Aemond’s need to claim a dragon it’s mentioned that all his siblings already were dragonriders/bonded to a dragon in 120 AC, including Daeron at six years old (at most, might be that he claimed her even earlier). It’s also mentioned that he had at this point in time not yet flown Tessarion. However, keeping in mind that Rhaenyra claimed and flew Syrax, who was a young dragon at the time (a broad category as we’ll see later), at seven years old, it doesn’t necessarily mean that Tessarion was too young to be flown, rather it’s likely that Daeron’s own youth at the time was the issue. For another comparison, we know that a seven years old Laenor Velaryon had claimed Seasmoke, also described as a ’young dragon’ at the time, in 101 AC at the latest but not yet flown him as well. Given how everything about young Rhaenyra serves to highlight her precociousness and boldness, her taking flight vs Laenor and Daeron not yet taking flight seems like another expression of these traits of hers rather than signs of a pronounced size difference that makes it impossible to carry pre-teens for the latter between young Syrax, young Seasmoke and young Tessarion.
3) Reaching riding size does not equal being considered of fighting weight (especially as we’re talking dragon-on-dragon battles). This is seen in instances such as Baela and Moondancer not being cleared for combat even once Moondancer does grow large enough to ride and Rhaenyra’s dragon’s dwindle, or Joffrey starting flying with Tyraxes yet being barred from the conflict. And given how comparatively easy Tyraxes is dispatched in the Storming of the Dragonpit, as well as a crippled and freshly injured Sunfyre dispatching Moondancer nonetheless, this seems a reasonable conclusion to reach.
4) Daeron’s appearance on Tessarion alone is enough to completely reverse the tides of battle in the Battle on the Honeywine, and turn what was shaping up to be a crushing defeat for Ormund Hightower’s host into a victory. Her roar is described as ‘terrible’, and her continued presence in the Hightower host leads to many Rhaenyra loyalists fleeing rather than ‘facing dragonflames in battle’. The Shield Islands, House Oakheart and House Rowan all surrender to avoid potentially facing Tessarion. Lady Caswell orders the surrender of Bitterbridge (despite the brutal retaliation she had to have known would ensure for the death of Maelor, with Daeron basically stating as much to her), stating that ‘no castle can be held against a dragon’ (Daeron then goes on to burn the town with Tessarion, another suggestion that her firepower was already plenty developed). All this would feel a bit much and nonsensical (especially Rhaenyras forces fleeing rather than hoping for a lucky shot) if she was barely above Moondancer/around Arrax in size (who was described as ‘young, but still growing’/’growing larger every year’, and given that ‘still growing’ is a given for every dragon, likely meant he was not quite at the level required to be considered of fighting weight).
5) Yes, she is described as ‘the youngest’ of the Greens dragons ‘of fighting weight’, but both given previous discussion on the concept of ‘fighting weight’ as well as keeping in mind her competition (the oldest dragon alive, the second-oldest dragon alive, a ‘young’ Sunfyre who is nonetheless huge and heavy and described as ‘formidable’ and likely not that much younger than Syrax) and the vast stretches of time the descriptor of ‘young dragon’ encompasses, this does not equal her automatic relegation to the ‘small’ zone. She is described as one-third the size of Vermithor, the largest dragon alive after Vhagar, which is equal to Seasmoke’s description, who hatched in 101 AC at the latest (though likely earlier, given that he was described as a ‘young dragon’ rather than ‘hatchling’), making him just short of 30 years old at the time of the dance (at minimum!) and yet is still described as a ‘young’ dragon as well.
6) Regardless of what you believe about a potential involvement of Daeron, she fought on equal grounds with Seasmoke and then intervened in the Vermithor vs. Seasmoke before it got really started, outlasting them both. For reference, Seasmoke got his head ripped off and Vermithor collapsed immediately afterwards and died on the spot. Tessarion tried to rise into the air thrice, depending on your interpretation might have breathed fire at her surroundings still, and was ultimately killed via arrow-to-the-eye the afternoon after the night-surprise attack battle because she ‘seemed to be in pain’ (and if you’re into tinfoiling...who knows if she might have recovered, given adequate care instead of an army of Rhaenyra supporters, who celebrate the death of two of King Aegon’s dragons as a goal well-accomplished a paragraph later?). We are shown that size is kind of everything in dragon-battles, so this endurance seems to necessitate a certain, well, size for her to be reasonable.
#asoiaf#hotd spoiler#valyrianscrolls#tessarion#daeron the daring#alternately dragon growth is whack and Seasmoke grows ridiculously slow and Tessarion rather fast#hope this doesn't sound like I'm heated or anything you do you#just interesting how both Sunfyre and Tessarion are often seen as younger than seems reasonable...
48 notes
·
View notes
Text
Dragons!
Do you guys want to see some like mostly finished dragons? Well...too bad, I'm gonna show them to you anyway. ;)
Someday I'm gonna stop drawing dragons and finish the next chapter of Spring, but today is not that day (ideally that day comes before the hypothetical release of Snow so ppl don't start wondering why a mostly Canon compliant fic is ignoring Canon, but who knows.).
This large blue and silver lady is Dreamfyre. Dreamfyre was ridden first by Rhaena Targaryen, the daughter of Aenys I and otherwise known as "The Queen in the West" during the reign of Jaehaerys I. Her brother/husband was the rightful heir when Maegor stole the throne following Aenys's death, and he died fighting Maegor above the God's Eye. Afterwards, her claim was ignored because she was a woman, and the throne passed to Jaehaerys.
Dreamfyre was an exceptionally fertile dragon, as she produced 3 clutches that we know of during just a decade or so. Given that Rhaena was the person from whom 3 eggs were stolen and lost, presumably sold to pay for a ship. It is heavily implied that these are the eggs that became Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion, and so it is a distinct possibility that Dreamyre is their mother. It is also said in Fire & Blood that the eggs from the 3 clutches she laid while travelling with Rhaena hatched when they all returned to Dragonstone, implying that there were hatchlings at the time that were either never claimed, died young, claimed by Targaryens or Velaryons that were never talked about, or ended up being wild. Given that she produced so many clutches in such a short period of time, there's no reason she didn't continue to produce them once she returned to Dragonstone. As an interesting aside here, dragons are only referred to as "she-dragons" after they are observed laying eggs. Before that, they are assumed to be male. This means that Meleys, Meraxes, Moondancer, Morning, Shrykos, Silverwing, Tessarion, and Vhagar must have all laid clutches of eggs despite it not being mentioned. That's...a lot of dragon eggs.
When the dance came, she was one of the older dragons on the side of the Greens, but she never really saw any battles because of the tragedy that befell her rider, princess Helaena. After Helaena's death, no one else claimed her, and she died in the storming of the dragon pit. She is, in fact, the reason it is in ruins. She flew up and crashed into the dome, bringing it down.
This one is not quite finished yet, as I haven't filled in the horns and spines and whatnot yet. This is the Moondancer, a smaller dragon of pale green with pearl accents. Moondancer was a hatchling given to Baela Targaryen, one of a pair of twins born to Daemon Targaryen and Laena Velaryon. Moondancer was no more than about 14 years old by the end of the dance. She was also slow to grow, as she'd barely been large enough to carry Baela by then. Compared to Drogon, who was healthy, and able to carry a rider after only a few years. This is doubly strange, as Moondancer was not kept in the dragon pit, and instead lived on Dragonstone.
Lastly, we have Morning. Morning was the last healthy dragon hatched by the Targaryens. She was born near the end of the dance, hatched from an egg given to Rhaena Targaryen (Baela's twin sister.). Rhaena's first dragon died soon after birth when Rhaena was a baby, and so she was given 3 eggs to try and hatch a new one. She was kept safe in the Vale during the dance, and while she was there, Morning hatched. Morning survived the dance, and steadily grew in size afterwards. She was large enough to be ridden approximately 4 years after her birth, meaning that she grew at the normal healthy rate of growth, despite making her lair in the dragonpit (although by this time it was half ruined and she was the only one in it. It's unknown what happened to Morning, but as the dragons were extinct by 153 A.C., she did not live longer than 22 years.
Anyway, regarding the art itself, it's mostly finished, save for a few details and digital additions. They're painted in watercolor.
#asoiaf#a song of ice and fire#dragons#house targaryen#targaryens#targaryen dragons#got#game of thrones#fanart#fanworks#hotd#house of the dragon#hotd spoilers#asoiaf fandom#art#watercolor
39 notes
·
View notes
Note
About sunfyre, how big he is? I remember the book saying something about him being big , strong yet young. Does this implies that he is a pretty young dragon but is bigger than what a dragon should be in his age? Was he an egg that was given to Aegon ? Because this is the only reason why Aegon never bond with a bigger, older and stronger dragon like vermithor ?
Dragons usually grow in size as they age, so the older a dragon is, the bigger it gets. Daenaerys' show!dragons are much exaggerated, though it is noted in the books that Drogon is quicker to grow in size, so he may just be an outlier.
Sunfyre was a hatchling brought from Dragonstone that Aegon bonded with. We don't know how old he is, but he could be around 18-19 if Aegon is 21. So he is of a respectable size, but definitely not the biggest.
Aegon's egg most likely never hatched (most of them don't). I talked more about this here. He must have been given the opportunity as a small child to bond with a small hatchling, since it's considered safer than claiming a large dragon. Dreamfyre, Vermithor, Silverwing and the wild dragons on Dragonstone that no one approaches were the only other options at the time for Aegon to claim. Only Dreamfyre resided in the Dragonpit. So a hatchling was not a bad idea in that context.
The more dragons are allowed to roam freely and not be chained up / live in confinement, the bigger they get. George also tends to make female dragons a little smaller than male dragons. Based on that, I would wager the following scale:
Vhagar (Visenya) as the biggest, nearly the size of Balerion by now
Dreamfyre (Rhaena), Vermithor (Jaehaerys), Silverwing (Alysanne) must be of similar sizes, followed by
Meleys (Alyssa)
Caraxes (Daemon)
Syrax (Rhaenyra) - though she could be smaller, since she is lazy, refuses to fly and hunt
Seasmoke (Laenor)
Sunfyre (Aegon II)
Vermax (Jace)
Arrax (Luke)
Moondancer (Baela) - she hasn't been ridden yet, so I imagine she's still small
Stormcloud (Aegon III), Morghul (Jaehaera) and Shrykos (Jaehaerys) are probably hatchlings
Tessarion was a hatchling when she bonded with Daeron. Since he is younger than the lot, I would place her as smaller than Arrax. Though I have the suspicion she will be bigger in the show, so maybe Vermax-sized. Perhaps they could explain it away as her not having stables/dragonpits in Oldtown and being able to roam freely.
(this is accounting for show ages)
#george gave jaehaera a mental disability but she somehow managed to bond with a dragon 🤷♀️#ask#anon#dragon lore#sunfyre#aegon ii targaryen#nerdy reminder that sunfyre's name in high valyrian is Vēsperzys#and that is how aegon should address him in the show
18 notes
·
View notes
Note
Hey, I think this is where I do this and I believe I did everything I was supposed to! I've never done this before. Feels almost rude lol.
Can I request a level 6 ship for House of the Dragon, Grishaverse, and Stranger Things? I may come back for more lol.
About me!
Pronouns: she/her
Sexuality: straight but wouldn't kick Gal Gadot out of bed lol
Hogwarts House: Gryffindor
MBTI: INFJ/P
Zodiac: Scorpio sun, Scorpio moon, Pieces rising
Moral alignment: probably chaotic good
Looks: short, hourglass-ish figure, busty, sharp nose, blue eyes, pale skin, blonde hair just past my shoulders (a lot of people ask if it's my natural color so...I guess it's pretty?), my friend says I have elegant hands
Hobbies: reading, writing, horseback riding, belly dancing, traveling, photography, d & d if my group can ever get things organized, drawing, knitting very badly.
Likes: dogs, horses, bears, bats, tea, wine, books, caramel, pasta, classic rock, guitars, Impressionist art, Bach's cello suites (preferably played by Yo Yo Ma), comforting cartoons, old sweaters, bookshops and libraries, swimming in lakes, classic muscle cars, London, feathers, obsidian, red, blue, protest rallies, old shows like MASH and the Golden Girls, kids.
Dislikes: math, conservatives of any kind, bigots, not being able to protect the people I love, panic attacks, depression, cancer, people who mistreat animals and children.
Personality: I'm self-deprecating and have low, LOW self-esteem for sure. I've got a fun sense of humor. I'm pretty intelligent. I'm very protective of the people I love, ride or die for sure. Would help you hide a body 100%. I'm very passionate and want to help people. I'm good with kids but don't know if I'd ever have any of my own. Will abandon everything I'm doing to go pet a dog. I have anxiety and depression. Am healing from personal trauma. Learning how to love myself the same way I love my family and friends. I am an anxious apologizer. I love and feel very, very deeply.
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays! Thank you! You rock!
Want one? Here be the rules 🦋🌈
You're not being rude at all! You did everything right and it's an honest exchange. I hope you enjoy the ships, and have a happy holiday! P.s. you can absolutely come back for more!
Also when you said you have low self esteem, honey I completely understand you. I had such low self-esteem for such a long time, and I still do. If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm right here. I hope you know how worthy you are of life and of love. self-esteem
𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧
𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝐼 𝑠𝘩𝑖𝑝 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝘩 𝐴𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑦𝑒𝑛! He would help you come into your own person. Help you develop yourself in all areas; hobbies, skills, personality etc. I think he would be a mentor, friend and lover.
𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠
・He didn’t want to do it. But Alicent insisted. You were a dragonseed, who had claimed Silverwing, and Alicent wanted you on the side of the greens, rather than the blacks.
・Not really enemies to lovers. More reluctant to be in each other’s presence. But over time little slips of information would tumble from the both of you. And you started to like each other ... to care.
・So your friendship grew, and it grew and grew until you had beat him in training and he smirked as the knife was at his throat.
・Likes to lay next to you and watch the stars. You’d both mount your dragons and fly to a lonely hill and stay there overnight.
・Hearing your laugh is the best noise in the world to Aemond
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈:
We Know What You Whisper by Ludwig Goransson
𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔:
✧ He Looks Dangerous But Is Actually Soft x You Look Soft, But Are Actually Dangerous
✧ Both Wary of Love & Don’t Think This Can Be Real
✧ Bully Turned Puppy Lover
𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑷𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆:
✧ Forced To Teach As Punishment
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢:
Your honesty, authenticity and ride-or-die attitude. The way you stay with the people you care about, ready to fight for them whenever they need it.
𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑:
Would be Laena and Rhaenyra. You three would have so much fun together. You'd be known throughout Westeros as the three devils or something. Your adventures would be told throughout the cities, and you'd never get into trouble because you're rolling with the two most powerful daughters in all of the Seven Kingdoms.
𝑊𝘩𝑖𝑐𝘩 𝑐𝘩𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐼 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒:
You remind of Rhaenyra so much! You seem like such a cool, down-to-earth person. Very genuine and authentic. There's something about you, just this energy - do you have some Aries, Sagittarius or Capricorn in your zodiac chart?
𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒕:
You're bonded to the dragon Silverwing. She was the mount of the great Queen Alysanne (the wife King Jahaerys) who was the grandparents of Viserys, Daemon and Rhaenys II. Queen Alysanne brought about a lot of good change for the women in Westeros - she asked the female citizens to join her in a meeting and would regularly ask for their opinion on their troubles.
Silverwing is also the mate of Vermithor, the mount of King Jahaerys.
𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝐼 𝑠𝘩𝑖𝑝 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝘩 𝐸𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑒 𝑀𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑛! I think he would be such a hoot. Every time you hang out he makes you laugh and forget about your troubles. He really boosts your confidence and is absolutely astonished when you talk about your self-esteem. He thinks you are absolutely beautiful.
𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠
・You live in the same trailer park that Eddie and Max live in. You probably joined the Hellfire Club when your mum said you HAD to do an extracurricular activity at school.
・He intimidated you at first but you didn’t let it show. That’s what drew you to him. And then he realised you lived only a few trailers from each other (you already knew since you had a crush on him for years but he never noticed you before).
・Makes mixtapes for you and labels them as memories you’ve shared together
・Loves when you show interest in Lord of the Rings - he literally talks your ear off. But he’s so grateful that you care
・Asks you the most random questions because he wants to know everything about you. And you know what? He memorises all your answers
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈:
Bilbo's Song by Howard Shore
𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔:
✧ Unhinged (Eddie) x Partially Hinged (You)
✧ Emotional Support Animal In Human Form
✧ Dumbass (Eddie) x Oh God That’s My Dumbass (You)
𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑷𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆:
✧ Secret Admirer
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢:
That you don't judge him, or anyone else for being 'weird'. You let people live their truths and listen when they need an ear or a shoulder to cry on.
𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑:
Is Robin Buckley! You love it when she's passionate about something and wants to show you. She feels like a sister too. Someone who will always be on your side.
𝑊𝘩𝑖𝑐𝘩 𝑐𝘩𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐼 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒:
A mixture of El, Will and Robin. Very intellectual, and can see the world through different perspectives. But you can be quiet until you're comfortable.
𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒕:
You found him wandering around the trailer park. He didn't have a name tag but was especially friendly. A bit thin but a wagging tail, you couldn't help but take him home with you (he was more than happy to come, he literally just followed you)
𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞
𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝐼 𝑠𝘩𝑖𝑝 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝘩 𝑇𝘩𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔! I hate when the protagonist goes with the ‘good guy’, when the evil option is RIGHT THERE! The Darkling would never save the world over you. He would burn everything to the ground to save you. You’re his ride or die. He would never give you up.
𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠
・Touches your cheek so gently, looking into your eyes like you can’t be real. But you are. And you love him, no matter what.
・Calls you his world, his life, his heart. You are apart of him and he’s apart of you. You were meant to be together.
・Knew you were the one when you weren’t scared of his powers, his shadows. You were intrigued, excited. You didn’t want him as an amplifier like everyone else. You wanted him ... for him.
・His mother likes that her son has someone who loves him so fiercely. But she knows that his plan for the world will come true with you by his side. So she’s very conflicted.
・As a Grisha yourself, you’ve been trained by the very best. He made sure of it.
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈:
Return of the Lion by Harry Gregson-Williams
𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔:
✧ The Moon and His Star
✧ Curious and Wide-Eyed (You) x Has Seen Everything, Thinks It’s Cute (The Darkling)
✧ “We’re Going To Rule The World Together”
𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑷𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆:
✧ Destiny
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢:
Your loyalty. The way you won't give up on people, even if they seem too far gone. Your all-in attitude. He just loves it about you, because he has the same energy. You don't have to worry if 'you're too much', because he loves it. All of it. All of you.
𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑:
Would definitely be Genya Safin! You two would bond over feeling like outsiders. She would tailor on you different hair colours or make up looks. And there would be a moment where you would come crying to her, asking her to change the way you look and she would. But show you in the mirror and say:
"I can change everything about your appearance. Every. Goddamn. Thing. But it doesn't change what's in here" and she would point at your heart. Because there's no one else like you, and there never will be. You have so much power and likeability that you don't even see.
𝑊𝘩𝑖𝑐𝘩 𝑐𝘩𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐼 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒:
Alina and Inej. Although you have low self-esteem, you have a genuine aura about you. Before people meet you, I bet they're really intimidated by you, but once they spend time with you they realise how amazing you really are.
𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒕:
A very smart and reliable Raven. She always brings you messages from the Darkling when you’re apart and somehow understands you. She’s a beautiful thing with a good heart that can pick up your spirits.
11 notes
·
View notes
Note
I think the dragons died because after the doom of old Valeryia magic has become very weak in the world and the dragons are magical in nature so obviously they will be affected by it. I actually find this more compelling than some "eevil maesters conspiracy"
I've talked a bit about what I think happened with the dying of the dragons here and here, but long story short there's a definite piece of the puzzle missing. I think that the weakening of magic in the world following the Doom definitely played a part, it's all but explicitly stated in text that the death of Valyria (and later dragons) is what led to the death of magic itself, and that's why we're seeing stronger magic now that Dany has been able to birth her children. But, to me at least, there has to be something more than just "the weakening of magic in the world eventually killed them off" because the timeline of the dying of the dragons is........weird. It's commonly accepted that it happened because the Dance killed off all of House Targaryen's healthy dragons and it did kill off a significant amount of them, but not all. Silverwing and Sheepstealer and the Cannibal were all healthy and alive, and Morning was at least healthy and growing swiftly enough to be ridden by Rhaena. That's four healthy dragons, and yet one of them vanishes, two of them are just never heard from again after the war, and one of them, despite being part of a species that can live to be up to two hundred years old, is somehow dead at age 24. Not to mention, there's no indication that the healthy dragons pre-Dance (which only lasted two years) were going to be falling under any kind of issue too, they all seemed on track to live long lives and produce healthy offspring.
So, what happened? Why did the dragons go from "yeah we're good" to actively dying off? Why was Silverwing at the very least never able to be claimed again? Why did the lifespan of the dragons shorten so dramatically? Why were none of the eggs laid by the four very healthy dragons, or even the eggs that had been laid prior to the Dance that just hadn't hatched yet, no longer healthy, or not even hatching at all? That's more than just a natural progression, that speaks to something very specific happening, something we don't know about and that doesn't even seem to have been fully noted until it was too late, not just because of Aegon's hatred and fear of dragons but also just being under the radar (and again, Aegon did eventually realize the problem because he did spend the last years of his reign looking for ways to bring dragons back). Do I think it was the maesters? Not entirely sure, I think the maesters have an anti-magic bias and an anti-magic agenda that they're working towards, but I don't know if they have the power or scope to literally kill off dragons, but they might have played a part. If I had to guess, I would say that the maesters might have been a small part, along with the general decline in magic also playing a part, and then this one unknown mystery catalyst accelerating everything and turning it from things being normal into this fucking extinction event.
#personal#answered#anonymous#maybe that's why we haven't gotten the second volume yet#george realized that the dying of the dragons looks suspicious as shit and cannot be written off as a natural phenomenon#the last dragon we hear about being hatched before The Last Dragon is morning#and morning is fine! morning grows fine and big and can literally be fLOWN!!#and then suddenly we jump from that to the last dragon being this teeny tiny crippled mess#something happened here man
1 note
·
View note
Text
Onto the idea that dragons “aren’t the solution”
This is a take I’ve seen so, so many times. And here are some reasons (but not all of them) why i disagree with it.
In the released chapter called The Forsaken, we get these words from Euron:
“The bleeding star bespoke the end,” he said to Aeron. “These are the last days, when the world shall be broken and remade. A new god shall be born from the graves and charnel pits.”
Unreliable as Euron is, Martin is probably using him to announce where he plans to take his story next. He’s about to write a redo-myth where what happened at the *beginning* of Westeros will happen again. The story is falling back in time (metaphorically, of course), until it reaches the “dawn” age of gods and monsters. In traditional mythology - not asoiaf, but actual myths -, that’s where and when these creatures lived. Not during the time of man, before.
And in many of these myths, the first civilizations of humans are built on the remains of a slain dragon. That’s because dragons are a symbol of the chaos from which a new world is built. In other creations myths, giants were the first creature to live on the earth. They then grew smaller and smaller as their kinship with the gods diminished. The asoiaf books have been bringing back “mythical” creatures since early AGOT, when Jon and Robb found the direwolves pups. Likewise, summers and winters are lasting longer and longer, almost as if time was slowing down. Time already “froze” on the other side of the Wall, where the lands of always winter are, where creatures with a very long lifespan are the most “abundant” (the 3EC, the children of the forest, the weirwoods) and where people can “live” indefinitely (as wights). (Moreover, although these “phenomenon” are mostly seen in the North, they’re gradually making their way down South as well.) In “mythical” beginnings, time moves a lot slower: days (and nights too, I assume) last longer and people can live for hundreds of years. And before these beginnings, time is nonexistent. Time slows down in Westeros because it’s making a full circle, back at the beginning (or Beginning). And when time stops, someone blows the Horn of Winter and brings down the Wall.
What does the legend say about the Horn of Joramun? Joramun blew the horn and woke giants from the earth.
Re-quoting myself here: “In other creations myths, giants were the first creature to live on the earth.”
So that’s basically what Euron is predicting to Aeron in The Forsaken.
This is hardly human business. Dragons have been used by Targaryen for political reasons in the past, as we know, and if Martin must drill in the point that dragons + human politics = bad with Dany accidentally blowing up King’s Landing, well so be it. The conflicts in King’s Landing were created and perpetuated solely by human. It is nothing but a human business.
What Euron is talking about is a war of mythical scale where dragons might represent one – but only one – of many magical creatures involved in a massive, chaotic do-over: giants, children of the forest, unicorns, white walkers, wights, direwolves, wargs, dragons, etc, etc.
For example, if two Starklings must end up with crowns like in the show (and assuming that Westeros doesn’t fragment itself into 7 separate kingdoms again), I’m certain – I’d bet money on it – that the children of the forest will bring another “Hammer of Water” upon the Neck, breaking Westeros in half for good. Obviously, if CotF do that, it won’t be to settle some political dispute over who gets to rule what, even if the result turns out conveniently for the Starks in the end.
Whoever blows the Horn of Winter doesn’t *only* bring down the Wall. He’s also waking giants and, oh, who else currently sleeping under the earth? Children of the forest, right. Whose help was supposedly indispensable to end the first Long Night.
Whoever bring down the Wall also ensures that dragons will be able to cross on the other side. The part in Fire and Blood where Alysanne tries and fail to get Silverwing to fly across the Wall serves two purposes: 1) it tells us that no dragon has ever been North of the Wall before, and 2) it pretty much guarantees that dragons in present asoiaf time will make it back at the Wall, either to learn the same thing Alysanne learned, or to succeed where she couldn’t since the Wall won’t be there anymore.
Are dragons the secret magical solution, the one missing element needed to defeat the Others for good? I doubt it. It sounds too simple.
But you’re shoving your head in the sand if you don’t think that they’ll be useful. Even in the eventuality that they couldn’t do much against the WW themselves, 1) they’ll do wonders at burning wights, and 2) more importantly, they’ll brings the heroes to where they need to be in order to defeat the Great Other, likely in the Heart of Winter. How else are they supposed to reach that place?
Now, I have my own little theory over what will happen once they’re there, and no, it does not directly involve dragons. To put it plainly, Dany (and maybe Jon; unsure about the third person with them, if there’s a third person) gets inside the Heart of Winter, whatever it is, and burn it down from within. That’s where the “flaming heart” Melisandre swears by comes from (or points to), that’s what was foreshadowed in the HotU when Dany was almost “absorbed” into the rotting blue heart before being saved by Drogon’s fire, that’s probably even where Nissa Nissa’s legend comes from (heart + sacrifice + fire). That will be Dany’s third fire, the one to love (what’s the connection to love? Because she’s inside a heart? I have no clue.) It roughly aligns with all the Samson subtext/foreshadowing. Don’t ask me if they survive it. My first answer would be “probably not”. Maybe they’re meant to be the slain “dragons” that new worlds are built upon. But then again if anyone could survive something like this, it’s Dany.
Of course, none of this will be possible if they can’t reach the Heart of Winter in the first place.
#valyrianscrolls#asoiaf meta#asoiaf#daenerys targaryen#jon snow#Tyrion Lannister#ados speculation#heart of winter
24 notes
·
View notes
Note
What changed between the planning stages and actually writing the book?
Oh lord, there's a lot! Here are some highlights of stuff that was either written on notebook paper during the initial power outage that caused us to write this or was in the unpublished rough drafts:
Rex Hart and Jack Fairchild were one in the same, with Rex being Jack the Ripper (and thus a cannibal and rapist).
Eve was a demon rather than an angel, which is still somewhat reflected in her initial zombified snake look that she was trapped in.
Rika's friend David was a one-scene cameo.
Amon has gone through so many powers it's not even funny, I've lost track of all the times that changed.
Marianna actually started out as treating Gabby like a trophy rather than a child, before moving to a more strained relationship, and finally to the loving but somewhat fraught relationship they have now in the book.
Here's one @lilmissrantsypants refuses to let me live down: Armstrong's first name was going to be "Kurtwood."
A bit of the vampire lore was different.
There were a lot more members of Eve's old Order, including Davy Jones and Judas Iscariot. Her modern coven also had far less people initially. I think in the rough draft it was really just Gabby, Amon, Marianna, Rhapsody, Rex, Jojo, and Jack. Everyone else was added along the way, so for most of the rough draft none of the others were really a thing.
Likewise, Dracula's coven was a lot smaller and less fleshed out. Characters like Carlos, Farrah, Charlene, and Matt were only added in the rewrite we're publishing.
Rasputin actually didn't appear at all, and Ruthven was not considered (mostly because I didn't know he existed).
The Silverwings were not fleshed out at all and we're all meant to die by the second book to raise the stakes.
There was a hell of a lot less worldbuildng in general.
Ryo Amano was supposed to be genuinely, irredeemably evil.
A lot about Amadeus Zephyr and his role in the story changed, but that's spoiler talk.
Venus was not originally an actress, just a stunt performer at the amusement park.
Jerrod actually died after cornering Roarke, which I changed because I found it unlikely Antoinette would blow someone's head off, let alone in her own bakery. During the initial rewrite we had her distract him with her boobs before knocking him out, which was also scrapped because it was wildly out of character and a disservice to her.
Rose was basically a turbo woobie with no personality. This was before I gave her autism and made her horny.
There was a scene where Armstrong abused Roarke at the bar, which was cut because it was really mean and shitty.
There was another scene where Roarke got to grope Nadia's boob. Also cut. Self-explanatory.
A lot of characters didn't have their sexualities yet. Gabby wasn't ace, Amon wasn't demisexual, etc.
3 notes
·
View notes
Note
9, 18 and 34 for the GW2 asks! (:
Hi there! Thank you so much for the asks! Sorry I've take my time, I'm not as active here lately and also I kinda forget because my brain goes splooch sometimes lol
9. Whats your favourite city?
That would be the Black Citadel or Rata Sum, they are both amazingin their own ways. Love the steampunk-ish dark dirty city of the charr and the floating full of artificial gardens and lights and crystals everywhere. I can't decide on any of both, because they bring me so many memories playing this game <3
18. Do you have a favourite character from the lore?
(Tybalt Leftpaw my beloved)
Well, since I'm a player of the original Guild Wars, starting with Factions, I always loved the characters I've met in Cantha. My memory is pretty bullshit, but I have always remembered fondly Master Togo, from the Shing Jea Monastery. Also the dragon Kuunavang, when you have to go and save her from the corruption.
I also remember I always liked the tengu, the warrior trainer, Talon Silverwing
34. Weirdest map chat experience?
Oh god, I was about to tell about a WvW spanish player that kept trolling and calling covid a lie but that was just a troll, report and block
The good one was...
I was in Lion's Arch, back when I was playing alone without a guild. I was just running around doing nothing when I saw on the chat two guys roleplaying in spanish. Keep in mind that, up until then, I had NEVER thought about the idea of RPing in a MMO, it just hadn't crossed my mind
They were roleplaying how one of the chracters was leading the other, with a leash, to bring her into a house, calling her a pet, tying her to a bed and stuff, and I was thinking about "Ok, they are gonna do thenaughties, I should leave INMEDIATELY for my own sanity"
I went there, screamed a couple meme things and run away
The thing is, they actually gave me the idea to search for a RP guild and I found one... the one where they both were. Not only that, but the one leading the leash became the leade of the guild and also my best friend XD
When I was talking this story about those weirdos, he jumped to scream "BICTH THAT WAS ME!!". We were laughing for hours after that
2 notes
·
View notes
Text
Other Animal Fantasy Books I Think People Should Know About
So, I’m a forever huge fan of animal-centered books and I like spending a horrible amount of time looking for them, buying.renting them, and never reading them. BUT, I have read a lot of them and I honestly REALLY REALLY want more people to read them, too!
You got your Warriors and Watership Downs and Redwalls and they’re all good, but today, here’s some lesser-known ones!
1. Tailchaser’s Song - Tad Williams
If you’re fresh off Warriors and want something similar, this is the book for you! I’ve always loved books that are self-contained in one volume, and Tailchaser’s Song does it really really well! It’s a short-ish epic about a cat looking for his gf and getting caught up in a world-ending scheme by these evil demon cats. Very well written with a really interesting world and lore system.
Also, in my opinion, it does almost everything right that Warriors does wrong (there’s no LGBT+ sadly but this was published in 1985 so eh you can’t have everything).
There’s also a movie in production? Kind of? It’s sort of been on and off for a few years, but I’m still holding out hope!
2. Varjak Paw & The Outlaw Varjak Paw - S.F. Said
Moving right along with cat protags, we have Varjak Paw and it’s sequel The Outlaw Varjak Paw. Like Tailchaser, it’s got it’s own “magic” system but more so with cat martial arts. Varjak Paw is a descendant of a line of cats with the ability to use this art and has to stop a guy who’s making cat zombies. It’s reading level is around middle school-ish but it’s still really enjoyable!
There was gonna be a movie, made by the Jim Henson Company, but it was scrapped. Ah, well.
3. The Sight & Fell - David Clement-Davies
If you were/are the “wolf kid”, you’ll be all over this duology like I was! Clement-Davies is one of my favorite authors, and I’ve read The Sight twice now and I’m starting a third read! Specifically, I love the system of animals being blessed with the ability to see through the eyes of birds. Fell is less of a sequel as it is a companion novel/spin off. The Sight is otherwise pretty self-contained, but I’d HIGHLY recommend Fell, too.
If you enjoy Cartoon Saloon films (Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, Breadwinner), these books have a very similar tone.
4. Firebringer - David-Clement Davies
Another Clement-Davies book, I know. But, this is the last one, I swear! I’ve mentioned Firebringer before, specifically as an uncommon animal protag. I can definitely see why writers would shy away from writing an epic about deer, seeing as they don’t exactly stand for courage. But, Clement-Davies managesto keep deer in character while making them heroic! It’s a “the chosen one” story and reads like a Disney movie for the most part, but that’s not to it’s loss! Another self-contained book, it has a satisfying opening, middle, and conclusion. This book is especially dear to me and I will jump at the chance to recommend it! If any book deserves a movie adaptation, it’s this one!
Also, before I stop talking about Clement-Davies, he was writing another book called “Scream of the White Bears” about polar bears which, unfortunately, will never see the light of day due to lack of funds. It makes me really sad, and I really think he deserves the funds to keep writing, so please support him if you like his work!
5. The Last Dragon Chronicles - Chris D’Lacey
This one is sort of cheating because the dragons aren’t the main protagonists, but I highly HIGHLY recommend this series. It starts out tame and gradually flies off the handle in terms of storytelling! The books are long but TRUST ME, they do get good. Also, living clay dragons and polar bears!
6. Bambi: A Life In The Woods - Felix Salten
Now, I know what you’re thinking “Sheb, everyone knows Bambi! It’s a Disney classic-” NO! No, you DON’T know Bambi! Not if you haven’t read the book! Yes, the Disney film is pretty close, but there are HUGE parts missing that are awesome and should be read.
“But Sheb, Bambi isn’t exciting or epic, it’s a boring movie about deer-” Shut! The MOVIE is like that. The book? Bruh, you gotta read it. Disney did Bambi DIRTY on that aspect.
ALSO ALSO ALSO, Felix Salten was a Jewish man who narrowly escaped the full extent of the nazis’ wrath. Bambi: A Life in the Woods was among the books banned and burned by the nazis simply for being written by a Jewish man. So, if you feel particularly petty towards nazis, another reason to read this book! Piss off their ghosts by reading a boring book about deer they tried to erase from history!
Also, reading banned books is just a good practice in general.
7. DarkWing - Kenneth Oppel
You guys remember SilverWing? Not me! Never read it (I will soon though, gimme a bit)! But, I HAVE read this prequel thingy! It’s not just bats, its prehistoric bats! I’ve never heard people mention this book when they talk about SilverWing, and that’s a crime. Another self-contained story (sorta, it is a prequel of sorts), I LOVE this book! There’s dinosaurs, prehistoric barn owls, snakecats, and hyenas? DarkWing slaps and deserves as much attention as SilverWing, is what I’m saying.
I’m working through more books like these (SilverWing, Sword Bird, Ratha’s Creature, Poppy, Wild Road), but these are the one’s I’ve finished!
In conclusion, read Bambi or I’ll break into your kitchen and eat your oyster crackers.
#sheb.txt#tad williams#tailchaser's song#varjak paw#sf said#The Sight#Fell#Firebringer#David Clement-Davies#The Last Dragon Chronicles#Chris D'Lacey#Bambi#Felix Salten#Darkwing#Silverwing#Kenneth Oppel
576 notes
·
View notes
Note
I have to know, how did Eru and Castorien meet?? Maybe you get this question a lot but I love hearing how couples get together. =D Your art is amazing keep up the good work!!!
:’D Eru and Cas actually met through a mutual friend and Farstrider Shalenn! (the stablemaster in SMC lol)
Eru owns and runs an extensive orchard, while his parents run the farmier half, and after the Third War, they were lucky to not lose much land and became super busy providing food for the remaining population, so Eru handled a lot of supply shipments into the city and made acquaintances with most of the people in there.
Castorien, meanwhile, after the loss of his family, boyfriend, and any happiness he might’ve had after the Third War, banished himself to the Ghostlands where he worked himself to death with the Farstriders there and developed a pretty crippling arcane addiction. Skip ahead about 7 yrs Cas finally is convinced to return to the city, with Shalenn keeping a concerned eye on him, and as Eru’s making one of his deliveries he glimpses Cas…and immediately does not like him haha.
However, after a couple more shipments and seeing the zombie man a few more times, Eru’s pity/nurturing instinct gets the better of him and he starts bringing some food for Cas specifically (since he’s basically all but withered). Pride is the only thing Cas really has left though, so they end up making an arrangement for Cas to come do work at his place in exchange for meals. And from then it’s a very slow, hands off recovery as Cas overcomes his trauma with Eru’s help and the good honest work of repairing the rundown bits of the property + gardening, and learns how to be a person again.
It’s really not until Eru completes his blood knight training 3 yrs later and joins with a special forces military unit (Phoenix Highguard) that anything starts to move beyond friendship though. Cas tags along to keep an eye on Eru since he’s really quite young and new to military life, and all the intense campaigns and life threatening situations act as a very strong catalyst for Cas realizing his latent feelings for Eru. Meanwhile, Eru was….actually dating someone else lol. But things work out and they end up in a very happy threesome relationship for a while, and once Eru got a taste for Cas in a romantic sense, he fell super quick and hard.
And now their 3rd anniversary is July 2nd and they’re engaged :’)(Cas proposed
#long post#SORRY IT GOT REALLY LONG#probably a bit longer than necessary#but the backstory is important and also we haven't really talked about it with anyone else since we redid it#ingame rp starts with the joining of PHG and really it only took like.. 2-3 months for things to reach a peak lol#they were meant 2 be together#Anonymous#asksks#ocs#eruaias sunsinger#castorien silverwing
6 notes
·
View notes
Last Seen Blogs
vitalinesoftgel
Untitled
fleurrrop
weird things happen in the forest
arissayoo
sira
yneoo
yneoo!!froger