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lalalala514 · 4 months

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Yandere HOTD hcs

Aegon ⭢ Aemond

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Aegon II Targaryen (Aegon The Elder)

Aegon Targaryen, second of his name and first born son of king Viserys I and first born child of Queen Alicent. Named after Aegon the first - one of the three conquerors that conquered Westeros. Believed to be the next ruler over the seven kingdoms and that he will one day sit on the iron throne. Growing up Aegon was told he would be the next king after his father, however if he was going to be completely honest he didn’t want it. He didn’t want all of the responsibilities that came with it. But he was told that there was no way of avoiding it, and that he would bear all those responsibilities one day, whether he wants it or not. So he drowned himself in wine, bought so many whores and spend his time with women whether they wanted to or not until he forgets what his future might look like.

After a long day of drinking like there was no tomorrow, he passed out in one of the many hallways of the red keep. That day Aegon gently woke up to the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. He remembered how softly she woke him up, how she slowly led him to his room in his own pace and not rushing him, how gentle her hands and words were while changing his clothes and holding his hair back while he threw up. Aegon didn’t know if he had drank too much wine or if he was just losing his mind, but he had never felt so much genuine love in a long time, if ever.

He tiredly watched you afterward as you cleaned up his vomit and picked up his clothes that would later be washed. He couldn’t stop staring at you, not when you were so beautiful.

The morning after he asked Larys Strong for any information he had on the beautiful woman he had seen last night. And when he found out you worked in the reed keep Aegon demanded that you from that day on work as his personal maid, always next to him following orders or in his room cleaning up after him.

He stopped visiting brothels, but still keeps on drinking himself to death in hope that you would come and take care of him which you did. While spending time together he tries his best to get to know you, and of course also telling you things about himself. Sometimes he asked if you want to go and meet or fly on Sunfyre. The more he was with you, the more he fell in love. And now he was sure that it wasn’t the wine, maybe he had a few screws loose, but he definitely loved you.

Aegon would give you everything. From expensive jewelry and clothes to the best food and wine money can buy in the seven kingdoms. He would spoil you and give you a life you never thought was possible for someone like you.

But now Aegon has started to get more possessive and obsessed. Any knight, maid, lord or lady that would stare at you for to long or say anything about you would ether get their nose broken or their throat slit. And if someone dared to say or do anything suggestive towards you would be tortured till death.

Now that he has met you, and found out what Rhaenyra might do to you or his family, he wants to be on the throne- no he needs to be in the throne. And when he is, he has some very special plans for you and him.

Aemond Targaryen (Aemond One-Eye)

Aemond knew that his brother would one day be king, while he would never sit on the iron throne. He knew that his brother would always be seen as someone more important than him. He knew that Aegon would be the next ruler because of his birthright, even if Aegon didn't deserve it or want it and he was more suited. After all, the younger brother was the one who studied philosophy and history, it is he who trains with the sword, who rides the largest dragon in the world. It is he who should be king. But he would never be the next lord of the seven kingdoms and he wouldn’t kill his brother and his children to sit on the throne.

Though there was one thing that he wanted just as badly, if not even more, that he would get in his grasp no matter what.

You were his mother's personal maid, always by her side, in her room or getting something for her. You were young for someone in your position of work, around his age, and it was thanks to your mother. She worked for the Hightowers and took care of Alicent when she was younger, and as thanks Alicent took you in as her personal maid after your mother died.

At first you tried to avoid Aemond as much as you could. He creeped you out. Always staring at you with his one eye, quietly. And he always seemed to be in the same room you were in. When avoiding him didn’t work you just tried to ignore him, but not too long after he started talking to you. You always answered, after all he was a prince and you could lose your job if you didn’t. Although you tried to keep the conversations short.

Aemond noticed your strange behavior, but didn’t know what to do. So, he asked his mother to move your position from the queen's personal maid to his personal maid. At first she was hesitant, though Aemond never asked for much and always well behaved so she did as he had asked.

Now, you would have no way of escaping Aemond’s love.

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sunnytarg · 1 year

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Yandere!Maegor & Yandere!Aegon I (Requested)

Note: I had to look up what Yandere meant so if this is bad I apologize. ♥️

Maegor

Maegor knows he wants you the moment he sees you. Which isn’t good for anyone involved because he saw you a feast your lord husband was holding over the continued health of the son you had bore him. This makes Maegor’s ears prick up even more and he watches every movement you make the entire night.

He has married several women and watched as he was presented with stillborn after stillborn but here you stood, beautiful, healthy, and fertile. He already had his plan in motion before the first course was finished. When everyone was falling into their cups and you and your husband would go to bed he would cut down your husband with his sword and steal you away. It was much easier than he had intended. He did have to knock you out but later when you awoke in a large room in the Red Keep he assured you he only did it for you. To make it safer to bring you here.

The very next day he insists upon a wedding and the faith know better than to argue with him on this, so less than 24 hours after your last husband was killed your being married to his killer. When you repeated the vows, you had looked up at your new husband with tears in your eyes and saw a look you weren’t expecting. Everything you had heard of Maegor was about his cruelty. How he never smiled unless he was burning people alive over torturing them. You even heard one rumor that he secretly had horns but when you look up at him you see a smile on his lips and it’s then that you notice how gently he’s holding your hands in his.

Life is different for you here then it was at your last home. You know Maegor has other wives but you never really see them as Maegor insists you stay in your new rooms. For your protection of course. Also for your protection he made sure that you were put into a room with no windows at all. You thought it was so you couldn’t escape and that’s part of it but Maegor has heard what the people below have called his other wives and he doesn’t want his new love to hear such things directed at them.

Maegor makes it a point to have breakfast with you every morning and visit you every night to ensure that you become pregnant. Despite seeing how fearful you are of him he’s sure that overtime between the meals and the nightly visits you’ll eventually love him back.

He’s even more certain of it when you begin to swell with the first child he plans to give you.

Aegon I (The Conqueror)

You were Aegon’s youngest sister. Younger than Rhaenys by two years and already betrothed to your mother’s Velaryon cousin.

You knew how you’re older brother could be long before he decided to conquer Westeros. Aegon was born a conqueror. To take things he wanted. You would have had to have been blind to not notice the way Aegon looked at you. When he’s drape an arm around your shoulder it wasn’t out of sibling playfulness but because he didn’t want you to stray from him. For years you had thought that he was going to break tradition and try and marry you.

So when he wed your oldest sister Visenya you were surprised. When he also married your other sister Rhaenys you were less surprised. She had been an object of his desire for many years and he wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to make her his bride as well. After their wedding you had a nagging thought in your head that wouldn’t go away no matter how many cups of wine you drank or how long you flew on your dragon. “Aegon is a conqueror and sooner or later he always gets what he wants.”

It little less than a year later your betrothed had come to visit you on Dragonstone. He was handsome and nice and loved to talk of sailing and other places he had been to. You devoured the stories as he told them not noticing the daggers your brother was staring into the man.

The next morning you had woken up and decided to go about your usual routine. It, of course, started with going to see your dragon. On the hike to the cave that your dragon liked to hole himself away in you noticed scorch marks on the ground. You weren’t one to shy away from a disaster so you quickly ran to the center only to find a charred body that could only be the man you were betrothed to.

You turned quickly to go back home and tell your family of the news. When you recounted the story to them they all seemed horrified until your brother flimsily waved a hand through the air and said that Balerion must have mistaken your betrothed as some goat perhaps while he was flying him.

It didn’t take you more than a second to notice the look on his face to tell that the death of your betrothed was no accident. Balerion, while large and power, was well behaved and always listened to Aegon. You bit your tongue as to not accuse him in front of everyone but any words you had thought to say to him in private vanished when he spoke his next words. “You do need a husband, though, and seeing as our lovely cousin has perished I think it only makes sense for you to marry me.” You watched as he frowned at the word lovely, “After all, who could love you better than I could.”

You had hoped that perhaps your parents or maybe your sisters might argue but none did. Instead you were wed to your brother the next time the moon was full. And when he woke from a dream one day and told you and your sisters that it was his job to bring Westeros together that small voice in your head started to chant “conqueror, conqueror, conqueror”.

However, he claimed that you were to remain on Dragonstone while he and your older sisters were to unite the kingdoms. He couldn’t have you in harms way and he didn’t want to people of Westeros to see his beautiful young sister-wife and think they could have a claim to her just because he already had two other wives.

You watched from the rocks on Dragonstone as your siblings flew away. One hand on your growing stomach and a weight on your chest knowing you couldn’t leave as Aegon had your dragon chained up until he could come back.

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good-beanswrites · 4 months

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Remembering how Futa said in one timeline that there’s no way a woman could beat a man in a fight and got his ass beat. Can you do a crackfic of the girls beating him up for that?

Ahahaha thank you for the request!! This was really fun to write omg -- and well deserved, there was no need for all that in the timeline convo 😤 He was too busy thinking of leverages and forms he failed to consider the fury of a woman scorned..... may he rest in peace......

Fuuta didn’t even know what he did to earn himself an ass-beating.

“Oh, you know what you did,” Yuno said. She closed the cell door behind her.

Whatever it was, it had managed to anger every woman on the premises. He thought it took a lot to get girls riled up this much – something like cheating on them or calling them names, you know? But without a single action on his part, he found himself facing Yuno, Muu, and Amane. All three had a fire in their eyes that Fuuta was not liking the look of.

Mahiru had pointed him to his cell, saying Es was looking for him there. She spoke strangely as she did it, and waited awkwardly outside as he went in, but everyone around here was a little odd. How was he supposed to distinguish when people were being murderer-in-a-supernatural-prison weird from setting-a-trap-to-corner-him-in-his-cell weird?

He waved his palms in front of him. “Listen, listen! Let’s just talk, okay? Let’s slow down.”

Muu cracked her knuckles.

Amane began rolling up her sleeves in perfect creases. “You have doubted our abilities. We will make you a believer.”

Fuuta took a few steps back. His voice came out loud and frantic. “What are you talking about? If you’re looking to pick a fight, you better think twice, because I’m not gonna hit a girl or anything.”

“Oh, good!” Yuno’s voice was as bubbly as always as the three closed in. “That will make our job a lot easier.”

He felt his back hit the wall. “I mean it, let’s just talk about this for a sec! Hey!”

Mikoto’s voice came from outside the cell.

“Mappi? What’s going on in there?”

“Yes!” Fuuta called, “Mikoto! Help! They’re gonna kill me in here!”

“Oh, no need to worry~ The girls are just teaching him a little lesson about not saying awful things.”

“Isn’t this going a bit too far…? What did he even say?”

“Nothing! Come on, get me the fuck outta here!”

“I believe his exact words were, ‘there’s no way a girl could win in a fight against a man.’”

Fuuta paled. He did say that, didn't he...

“Oh crap. Yeah, that’d do it. Carry on.”

“Wha–? Mikoto!”

He gaped at the three in front of him.

He remembered a hero in a video game who had faced off against an unbeatable foe; a glorious knight who came to understand that he could never conquer the world-razing dragon before him. After giving his all, and seeing his fate was sealed, the hero had no choice. In a manly show of valor, he’d lifted his chin, closed his eyes, and accepted his impending, gory death.

Yuno's gaze was cold as she raised her arms. Muu had a hungry look in her eyes. Amane clenched her fists, her posture perfect.

It wasn’t a dragon, but Fuuta would argue this was a good deal more dangerous. He lifted his chin and squeezed his eyes shut.

“Get ‘em, girls!”

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Kotoko approached just as the other girls filed out of Fuuta’s cell. They had giddy looks on their faces. They giggled and whispered in a huddle as they walked around the panopticon.

“Wow, Muu!”

“Haha, I didn’t know you had it in you!”

“That felt amazing…”

Kotoko didn’t know what kind of game they were all playing in there, but Fuuta was in for a big surprise now. The fun was over. Today was the day she acted out her responsibilities as Es’ fang. Today was the day she delivered justice.

She swung the cell door open. Her eyebrows shot up.

Her head whipped around to take a look at the girls, still complementing one another and laughing lightly.

Hell, her work here was already done.

#milgram #yuno kashiki #fuuta kajiyama #muu kusunoki #mahiru shiina #amane momose #mikoto kayano #kotoko yuzuriha #and then he dieded 😔 -- sad!#fuuta stumbles out of shidous cell a few hours later wearing the 'im sorry women' hat #as much as i tried i couldnt picture mappi throwing any punches but shed love to help!!#the girls go to john afterwards to say 'hey youre right beating the shit out of someone really does feel like it solved all my problems'#i originally had kotoko as part of the main group but she actually agrees with him in the timeline convo #so i dont think shed be as angry in the moment - though she supports the others 100%#LMAO thank you this was so funny 😂😂😂#i was so so silly finishing up work and stuff and constantly plotting ways to beat up my fave #drabbles

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purpleyoonn · 1 year

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dragon king yoongi not feeling the need to mate just yet, needing to figure out his own desires before bringing his mate into the woes of the palace and the current war. His closest guard and confidant relaying to him that having a mate will make him stronger, will empower his dragon to protect and conquer. He isn’t so sure until he enters one of the villages on the outskirts of his kingdom. He was flying over, on his way to another village, when he couldn’t help but breathe in the deep smell of smoke.

your village was being plundered, ghouls reanimated moving through your home, attacking and eating anything in their path. You would have been eaten too if your cottage didn’t collapse on top of you and the ghoul chasing you. You screamed for help, yet only the smell of smoke answered you back, the village lighting up in the way only a human could kill a ghoul.

Before you could take your last breath, the fire was gone. What was a raging current now a fleeting wind. Your legs were stuck under what remained of your charred roof, and you could hear footsteps approaching. Before you could move, or attempt to move, the entire remaining roof was gone from your body. a large growl had you wincing as you tried to move away from the extremely strong person. Before you could move, the person was before you, king min was standing in front of you, his eyes blazing gold as he pulled you from the rubble.

“Mate”.

#purpleyoonn #purpleyoonn update #purpleyoonn fic idea #min yoongi x reader

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witchthewriter · 2 years

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𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐬/𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞

⤷ female, ambiguous race, and any size reader. Requests are open, thank you for reading!

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SFW🌿

⭑ You’re the older sister of both Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen.

⭑ If the world wasn’t so sexist, you would have the Iron Throne. But the world is cruel, and your ancestors ... well they royally f*cked up.

⭑ And Viserys was adamant that the Iron Throne was his.

⭑ All you could think about was getting your family settled and building up the Targaryen name once again. Creating its former glory.

⭑ So you stuck with Viserys, and in particular, Dany. You knew what he planned for her, and it hurt you. So many nights you pled for her to be spared. That he could form alliances some other way.

⭑ But alas, he was a violent and ruthless man.

⭑ And you endured it. For your name and for your sister.

⭑ You have a gift that appeared when you were younger. The feelings of others were easy to read. You could tell when someone was angry, even if they were smiling. And you could tell when someone was hateful, happy, sad, or empty.

⭑ And when Dany got rid of Viserys, you were glad.

⭑ The years went by and you constantly told Dany that you did not want the throne.

⭑ Over and over again everyone said that you are the rightful heir, but being a conquerer, a queen, a ruler ... you did not want it. You just wanted your family.

⭑ Somehow you were taken from Dany - a hostage sister would make her do anything to get you back

⭑ And she did

⭑ But it was Jaime Lannister who had snatched you, gagged you and threw you onto a horse

⭑ You hated Jaime when you first met him; he was arrogant and proud. Well, all Lannisters were.

⭑ He was too invested in Cersei to see any other woman in a romantic light.

⭑ And most of all, you hated that he took you from your sister.

⭑ There was an ache in your heart that grew with each day you were apart from her

⭑ And Jaime could see that

⭑ He felt awful about what he was doing. But he was the Kingsguard and having the natural heir to the Iron Throne would further the Lannister rule

⭑ But something happened

⭑ On the road, you fell sick. It was terrible, and you couldn’t even stand on your own, so traveling was out of the question.

⭑ So you stayed at an Inn, and you know what? There as only one available room ... with one bed.

⭑ You looked at Jaime and rolled your eyes.

⭑ “You can’t be serious,” you grumbled as Jaime shrugged his shoulders and helped you up the stairs

⭑ “I just want to lay down,” you whined to him. Not caring if you sounded like a child. Your head had hurt so badly that any noise or bright light felt like you had been thrown from a building.

⭑ “Don’t worry, I’ll look after you.” Jaime muttered back.

⭑ And he did.

⭑ You were always kept warm, a cloth mopped the sweat from your forehead and neck.

⭑ He fed you soup, and made you drink water

⭑ Jaime nursed you back to health

⭑ And it wasn’t all that bad ...

⭑ He told you about his childhood, about his brother and sister. Why he killed the King too.

⭑ You grew close with him, and his heart changed

⭑ He took you back to Dany, but in retaliation she imprisoned him

⭑ And it took a lot of begging to even get to see him

⭑ “Jaime, it’s okay. I’ll get you out.”

⭑ So you brought him his meals, and sat with him as long as you could

⭑ And Dany saw how much you cared about him

⭑ So she gave him his freedom ...

⭑ But he didn’t leave

⭑ Being his partner means you have someone who will always protect you

⭑ He wants you to feel safe with him

⭑ Dany doesn’t like the relationship; she sees him as a threat and as someone who could betray her at any moment

⭑ But Jaime would never do that. He loves you too much.

⭑ You’re so different from Cersei; authentic, honest, caring, good-hearted

⭑ You genuinely want a family, not just children, but to find other Targaryens and unite them with each other, with you, with Dany.

⭑ Yes, you have your own dragon

⭑ Dany gifted you Rhaegal and the two of you bonded instantly. You remembered your oldest brother briefly, and yet, it felt as if a hole was in your heart because of his death.

⭑ Rhaegal flew over mountains, cities, oceans, to find you.

⭑ He was so upset when you were taken by Jaime, that he let out a gutteral and heart wrenching cry.

⭑ Dany did her best to consol him

⭑ And as soon as you saw him, you cried

⭑ He nudged his head into you, and you swore you could hear him purr.

⭑ Jaime didn’t want to go near him at first. He was scared (not that he would admit it), and he felt awful that he took you away from Rhaegal.

⭑ But Jaime saw how much you adored your dragon, and he always wants to watch you as you climb onto the big dragon and soar off.

Relationship Tropes

✧ Rebel Princess x Rebel Prince

✧ “Shut Up” x “Make Me”

✧ Snarky Power Couple That Can, And Probably Will, Destroy You

NSFW🔞minors dni!

⭑ Jaime likes it when you ride him; his hard cock pushed deep inside your sopping wet sex. Your hips rocking back and forth, up and down, as Jaime’s hands grip your hips.

⭑ He eats pussy like his life depends on it. It’s sloppy and messy and you cum loudly.

⭑ Oh and he would definitely eat ass - like this man has no shame

⭑ And I bet he likes his ass being eaten as well

⭑ Would definitely be up for threesomes/orgies etc. Especially when he’s fucking someone else, and you have your ass in the air, being pounded into. His eyes not leaving your own, a sly grin on his face.

⭑ Both of you fight for dominance; it’s like a dance between you. He pushes you onto the bed, wriggling your pants down and climbing onto of you. And you let him think he has you, until you flip him over and pin him down.

⭑ He does like marking you - biting you, hickies, and on some occasions...bruises

⭑ He doesn’t care who walks in on you and risky sex is very hot to him

⭑ Jaime loves pulling you hair and slapping your ass

⭑ And the thought of him fucking you while on the throne makes him so erect, that it hurts not to be inside you.

⭑ Aftercare is him asking if you wanted a wash or a cuddle. And whatever you desire; he does.

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duckyhowls · 1 year

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Daenerys Targaryen x Fem!Baratheon(Lannister) OC - 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯 (P2)

DuckPanda Original - PART 1 Daenerys Targaryen x Lannister!OC (Mercia Baratheon)

SUMMARY: The young queen, Mercia Baratheon, is the last living heir to King Robert after all three of her siblings die horrible deaths. As the Seven Kingdoms are on the brink of collapse, Mercia does all she can to hold it all together - though struggles arrive when the Long Night draws near, and The Dragon Queen comes for her throne. But perhaps there is a compromise they can arrange?

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Mercia stroked the soft neck of her loyal lioness, Potami, who sat committedly at her legs as the Queen rested upon the Iron Throne.

Once again, the young queen was holding court with at least a hundred guards rowed on either side of the room, something that Mercia did just to ease her mother's paranoia. For all of Mercia's siblings had been killed, two out of three were assassinated – so she didn't blame her mother for becoming desperate to have a ridiculous number of guards positioned to protect her last remaining child.

Near Mercia's lioness stood The Mountain, only two paces left of the throne with Maester Qyburn. On Mercia's right was her uncle and her mother, staring down stoically at all of the lords that Mercia had summoned to Kings Landing to speak with.

"If the last Targaryen takes the Iron Throne, she'll destroy the realm as we know it," Mercia spoke, not taking her eyes away from her lioness whose piercing, blue gaze scanned the lords below. "Some of you are bannermen of House Tyrell, but House Tyrell is in open rebellion against the crown. With their help, the Dragon Queen has ferried an army of Dothraki to our shores. Unsullied soldiers who will destroy your castles and your holdfasts for their queen without a second thought. Her armies will burn your villages to the ground, rape and enslave your women and butcher your children."

Mercia lifted her green gaze to the many lords standing before her, all of them listening intently, hanging on to every single word that came out of her lips. "This is how Olenna Tyrell rewards centuries of service and loyalty?"

Her mother then spoke up, stone-faced. "You all remember the Mad King," she called out. "Do you remember the horrors he inflicted upon his people? His daughter is nothing less."

Mercia glanced at her mother for a moment. She hated it whenever her mother sounded so sure. Mercia, despite being the Dragon Queen's enemy, knew from the accounts of spies that Daenerys was nothing like the Mad King. From all that Mercia has witnessed through reports, Daenerys Targaryen was an anti-slavery monarch whose only goals are to free the people of the world and take back her ancestral throne. That, in itself, was different, but not mad in the slightest. Nonetheless, they had to convince the lords to join their forces with the crown. For the sake of Mercia and her family’s lives at least.

"In Essos, her brutality is already legendary." The words tasted bitter in Mercia's mouth, as she forced herself to twist these stories to make the Targaryen Queen sound like a mad tyrant. "She has crucified hundreds of noblemen in Slaver's Bay. When she grew bored of that, she fed everyone that opposed her to her dragons. It is my sworn duty before the faith to protect the people, and I will, but I need your help, my Lords."

"We must stand together," Cersei interjected once again, sounding confident and determined to convince these men to side with them. "All of us. If we hope to stop her."

The lords whispered amongst themselves for a moment before Lord Tarly stepped forward, stoic and tall as he addressed the young queen. "Your Grace, forgive me but she has three full-grown dragons. The same as Aegon when he conquered the Seven Kingdoms. How do you propose to stop them? With your lions?" Some men in the room laughed.

Mercia's hand that was stroking Potami's fur went still, and her eyes met the old Lord's. Then, she turned her head to Maester Qyburn and nodded to him.

The thin, frail man looked over at the lord, blank-faced as usual. "We are currently at work on a solution, my Lord."

Mercia stood then, clasping her hands together and giving the lords a small smile. "Please, discuss this together. Take your time, we have all day. For now, I must insist that I get off this damned, uncomfortable chair. I will call for the court again in a few hours."

Turning to her lion, she lightly tapped her hand on her thigh once. "Come, Potami."

The lords all watched the young Queen leave the throne room with the huge tawny lioness loyally trotting at her heels.

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"I am Eddard Stark," said the man that had been forced to kneel before the enraged common people of Kings Landing. "Lord of Winterfell and Hand of the King."

The man glanced towards his right, where, nearby, his eldest daughter, the Lady Sansa Stark, nodded to him in encouragement. On her left was the newly titled queen regent, Cersei Lannister, her golden hair long and ever so beautiful. She was smiling proudly at her eldest son, the newly crowned King of Westeros, Joffrey Baratheon, who stood near Eddard Stark, smirking satisfyingly at the discord before him.

Mercia watched with a frown from Sansa Stark's right as the man, her late father’s closest friend, who had been in the dungeons for days, was now being publicly humiliated. Mercia had never felt this ashamed of her brother as she did now, watching Joffrey seem so pleased at this poor man's suffering. Despite being a traitor to the crown, Mercia only had heard such kind things about Eddard Stark, that he was the most honourable and one of the most prominent lords in the country. And with every spoken word they have exchanged, even if there wasn’t much to be said, he always treated her with kindness and the upmost respect. This lord did not deserve this shame.

Looking away, down to the ground now, Eddard Stark continued. "I come before you to confess my treason in the sight of the Gods and men. I betrayed the faith of my king and the trust of my friend Robert. I swore to protect and defend his children, but before his blood was cold, I plotted to murder his son... and seize the throne for myself."

What? Mercia whipped her head to look at her mother, Cersei, who turned to look at her with a small smile, though the young girl could see the harsh warning behind the older one's green gaze. ‘Do not say a word’.

Meanwhile, the crowd had erupted in an outroar, one peasant in the sea of people even throwing a small stone at Lord Stark's head, causing the man to gasp in pain as blood seeped through the wound and drip from his brow. Beside Mercia, Sansa gasped and grasped the princess’ hand. Mercia turned her head away from the sight, squeezing Sansa’s hand back.

"L-let the High Septon and Baelor the Blessed bear witness to what I say: Joffrey Baratheon is the one true heir to the Iron Throne, by the grace of all the Gods, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm." Through every word, Eddard Stark's face contorted, as if he were in pain of speaking falsehoods. Mercia knew of the letter and will her father had left behind, asking his friend to rule until Joffrey came of age.

The crowd murmured amongst themselves angrily, but Maester Pycelle stepped forward. "As in sin, this man has confessed to his crimes in sight of Gods and men. The Gods are just, but beloved Baelor taught us they can also be merciful." Maester Pycelle then turned to Joffrey and bowed his head. "What is to be done with this traitor, Your Grace?" he asked, spitting the words as if the man accused was some worthless demon.

The crowd jeered and called out angrily, but Joffrey raised his hand with a pleased smile, as if all this chaos excited him. Mercia knew that it did.

The crowd went silent, and Joffrey spoke, "My mother wishes me to let Lord Eddard join the Night's Watch. Stripped of all titles and powers, he would serve the realm in permanent exile," he continued, looking to his betrothed, the Lady Sansa. "And my Lady Sansa has begged mercy for her father."

The Lady Sansa smiled softly at the King and Mercia frowned. She knew her brother better than to be someone of mercy.

She was right when he announced his next words, and Eddard Stark's head was put to the sword and placed on a spike on the city walls for months.

Mercia never forgot the Lady Sansa's screams that dreadful day.

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Part 3 Coming Soon!

#daenerys x reader #part 2 #joffrey baratheon #sansa stark #cersei lannister #ned stark #game of thrones #dany x reader #fem x fem #queen #lannister #baratheon #targaryen #dragons #kings landing #maester pycelle #the mountain #khaleesi

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ppl give jaehaerys shit for the way he treats his daughters but imo he's overrated in general. He built roads which is good but that was it for his legacy.

Well, when the legacy of the other kings consists of:

Conquering most of a continent; building a Smelly City; causing mass destruction resulting in loss of a dragon because you couldn’t stand having other rulers in Westeros (Aegon I)

Being so bad at ruling that 4 rebellions broke out against you in the span of a season (Aenys)

Building an Evil Castle, then killing everybody involved in its construction; basically killing everybody who didn’t bend over backwards to appease you; getting shanked on your own throne (Maegor)

Inheriting the most prosperous realm ever, then leaving it on the brink of the bloodiest civil war due to crap family planning (Viserys I)

Being such a tyrannical ruler the people of the Smelly City chased you out in 6 months (Rhaenyra)

Being such a tyrannical ruler you allegedly got poisoned by your own men in 6 months (Aegon II)

Idk…being traumatized because you saw your mother eaten by a dragon, and also the dragons died (Aegon III)

Starting a bloody conquest war that ended in 60000 of your own men dead, that didn’t even stick (Daeron I)

Building a Women’s Prison in the Evil Castle so you can lock your sisters up for no good reason; building a Great Sept in the Smelly City named after yourself and moving your Rubber Stamp Popes (including an 8 year old and an illiterate stonemason) there (Baelor)

Idk…getting poisoned after a year? (Viserys II)

Raping women; trying to start unprovoked wars; unjust executions and land theft (Aegon IV)

Building a pleasure palace in a notorious war zone for your family; probably completing the Great Sept; being so bad at negotiating and family planning half the realm turned against you; harshly punishing even the children of those who turned against you (Daeron II)

Being so bad at ruling you’d rather read about prophecies, leaving a tyrant to preside over the worst humanitarian crises (drought and Great Spring Sickness) and yet more rebellions, thus creating an authoritarian police state (Aerys I)

Idk…keeping said tyrant as Hand despite him proving to be an incompetent ruler; also getting killed by a falling rock (Maekar)

Letting your kids marry “for love” causing rebellions; being unable to get your reforms for the peasants passed peacefully; resorting to trying to bring back dragons and getting yourself and half your family blown up at Pleasure Palace (Aegon V)

Idk…ordering the invasion of a sellsword kingdom on another continent due to generational paranoia; ruling for three years; demanding your kids wed because of a prophecy (Jaehaerys II)

Unjustly executing noblemen by burning them alive; calling for the executions of their families just for their blood relation, causing most of the realm to turn against you; planning to blow up the Smelly City before your teenage body guard shanked you, thus finally bringing your failure dynasty’s rulership to an end (Aerys II)

…measured against the other Targ kings, Jaehaerys’ legacy of building a six-kingdoms long road looks pretty good, considering most of the Targs’ own building projects were for themselves (Summerhall, Maegor’s Holdfast, the f—king Maidenvault) or localized in the Smelly City (Great Sept). Then Septon Barth and Alysanne had some good ideas about cleaning up the city water supply, helping fund the Night’s Watch, some laws allegedly protecting women, and then Florence Fossoway kept the kingdoms financially profitable, which I guess adds to J1’s prestige. Tbh I consider J1’s 2 wars against Dorne to also be a mark against him, and I’m annoyed that F&B added the detail that the Dornish allegedly mourned the guy who along with his sons burned hundreds of them alive on dragon back. Same with the Doctrine of Exceptionalism, and basically turning the High Septon into a rubber stamp when before the Faith had been a reliable anti-Targ faction that demonstrated some care for the smallfolk. In addition to mistreating his daughters, in a way that goes beyond politics and escalates into spite (though he’s hardly alone in that, with how Alysanne treated Viserra).

Really, I don’t see why GRRM can call Robert Baratheon “a terrible king”, when compared to the Targs he’s above average, and actually better than some of their best kings in some regards (when he pardoned those who rebelled against him with few exceptions).

#ask #opinion #anti targaryen #anti jaehaerys #asoiaf

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Tears of the Kingdom hot take; It’s not actually the latest in the canon… it would’ve been the first in a repeating cycle.

I’m not talking about like how Majora’s Mask does it with the Song of Time reverting Link to the start of the three day deadline. I mean a cosmic repetition. Let’s break it down:

Bomb Flowers are commonly seen around the caves and underground, yet only super tech from an ancient civilization can make explosives artificially. Bomb Flowers are also nowhere at all in BotW, but plentiful in TotK. It may be true that the BotW had bomb Arrows and barrels, but no organic bomb flowers.

The master sword broke and was ‘restored’ by the light dragon who (it’s already been a few months since the game came out so spoilers are a go ahead), in other words Zelda, an incarnation of the Goddess Hylia who is said in multiple places to be the Goddess of Light and/or Time. The sword is now filled with so much holy, godly energy that if Link didn’t have his arm on loan from the original king he probably wouldn’t have been able to handle.

Notice how Ganondorf was specifically called ‘Demon King’ in multiple accounts of TotK’s plot and takes an appearance similar to the original Demon King Demise. If Zelda hadn’t been able to restore the Master Sword over 10,000 years, he might’ve conquered the world or had to be sealed by the gods all over again.

Ganondorf is also the origin of all monsters. Bokoblins? Moblins? Hinox? All from Ganondorf’s malice.

Bokoblins in both BotW, TotK and Skyward sword hold similar appearances. About human sized goblin creatures.

While the Moblins of BotW and TotK don’t look like Moblins in SS, the Boss Bokoblins do. Large stocky body that lumber over to whack the incarnated hero with lots of sticks.

Freaking floating islands that no doubt would have been Skyloft and it’s accompanying islands a few thousand years down the road.

The map of the regions in SS matches pretty well with BotW and TotK. Eldin Volcano matches up with Death Mountain in the Eldin and Akala regions to the NE.

Faron’s woods matches up with Lanayru, Nacluda and Faron regions being a mix of both a well forested and very watery region.

Lanayru Desert matches up with the Gerudo region pretty nicely with the exception of the robots and greenery, but oh oh the Zonai have a depo deep underground and a swarm of well learned ladies who could easily learn how to reverse engineer the technology for agriculture and mining especially given the Gerudo highlands that are literally a light jaunt away.

The boss Scaldera is eerily alike a pillbug version of a Talos or more likely to be akin to the Marbled Gohma, a similarly single eyed creature that lives in a volcanic region.

The Mucktorok is a being that creates vile sludge that could poison the resilient Zora, likely would be able to even poison a legendary dragon in a strong enough dosage.

The Gibdos in TotK may be more humanoid and more similar to moths, but Lanayru Mining facility has had an awful infestation by a seemingly immortal species of Scorpions.

Rito species could easily be seen as an evolutionary upgrade to the Loftwings, but could also be seen as a predecessor. The Loftwings aren’t simple birds, but a clever species able to respond to complex instructions and respond to the unique whistles of their chosen riders. This is especially likely as the region might’ve just kept growing colder and colder until the Rito race have to adapt to new surroundings.

Nit every Goron had been corrupted by the Marbled Gohma. The young could have fled Death Mountain after all the corrupted Gorons killed eachother over the Marbled Roast. Maybe becoming a race of nomads like they were in SS.

Zelda was able to restore herself with the help of Link, Sonia and Rauru at the end of the game, so it’s likely the other three roaming dragons that loop around Hyrule (Farosh, Naydra and Dinraal) could regain a modicum of sense in time to help restore a few regions to sense, and all three relate to the elements of the sacred dragons of Skyward Sword (Faron and Naydra have water and ice based abilities respectively, Eldin and Dinraal are fire based, Lanayru and Farosh are electric based).

#legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #breath of the wild #skyward sword #time loop theory

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The Princess of Sarasaland

Luigi curled into a ball and cry. Why? Why was this happening? What did he do to deserve this? He always thought he was a good person or at least good enough. Sure he was cowardly and could be scared of his own shadow but was that the worst thing to be? Did he really deserve this? Being locked in a cage by some evil turtle-dragon trying to conquer the world after it threatened his brother, hanging above certain fiery death! Luigi couldn’t really believe that was good karma!

Oh, Mario where are you!

Wait, Mario! Was he okay?!

This is where he landed...so where in God’s name did Mario land?! Was he okay? Was he already dead!?

Luigi started to heavily breathe as every horrific scenario started flooding his mind.

No. No. NO!

This was Mario and Mario was a lot braver than he was. He’d be fine but Luigi had to get out of this some way and warn him!

But how?!

As Luigi wondered about this, he began to hear the clashing and clanking of chains. He tried to ignore it. Tried to tune it out but it became so loud that it became impossible to do so.

He went to the other side of his cage to tell them to knock it off so he could think when he saw something he didn’t expect to see. Another human! Or at least close to human as they could be!

Luigi almost cried with relief. Finally, something he knew. Someone who looked almost normal! In this strange world full of evil turtle-dragons, walking talking penguins, and death loving stars, there was someone who might be able to understand him!

He tried to get a better look to see the other human was a woman around his age with auburn colored hair cut around her shoulders with tanned skin and deep bluish-green eyes that kind of reminded Luigi of the ocean. Strangely though she was wearing a bright yellow dress with orange, white, and gold embroidery with white gloves on her hands that were currently fiddling with the lock of her cage. She looked like a princess. Wait a princess? Well, if all those walking, talking animals can exist then a human princess should be the most normal thing he’s seen today.

Carefully, Luigi maneuvered over to face the Penguin King before loudly saying, “Whose she?”

It took a moment for the Penguin King to realize he was being talked to before seeing Luigi pointing at the girl’s cage. “Her? She’s the Princess of Sarasaland.”

So, she was a princess. Sarasaland? What kind of place was that?

“She surrendered herself,” the talking star said from behind. “Bowser was going to turn her entire kingdom to ash but she came along and chose to surrender instead of letting her people fight to the death,” it continued creepily.

“A truly cowardly act if you ask me,” the Penguin King commented. “A true ruler would’ve died on the front line with their people instead of wasting away in a cage.”

Luigi glared at this statement. What was cowardly about surrendering for other people’s lives? Especially coming from the Penguin King who was locked in here with all of his people.

A loud click resounded throughout the room and Luigi looked back to see it was the princess who had managed to get her cage door open. He then watched as grabbed onto the bars and used them to pull herself onto the top of her cage and then towards the chain where she was about to climb up.

“Hey! Wait!” Luigi found himself, crying out. “Let me out too!” If she got herself out maybe she could get him out!

These hopes were quickly dashed when the princess loudly cried “No way!”

“Why not!?” Luigi indignantly cried back.

“Because you’ll just get in my way,” she cried back as she started to climb. Darnit. If she leaves then there goes his only way out of this nightmare.

“Wait! Please!” Luigi begged. “That thing is trying to kill Mario!”

This made her pause before looking back, “Who’s Mario?

Luigi looked up at to see she stopped, before saying, “He’s my brother and I’d do anything to help my brother.” And Luigi truly meant it. Famiglia venire attraverso l'uno per l'altro was something their mama drilled into their heads from the time they were just little bambini and they’ve held true to that ever since.

Luigi looked up to see the princess just hung there from the chain before looking back with an unreadable expression. He almost thought she was on the verge of just leaving him there thinking he’s not worth the trouble. Most people would come to that conclusion. Most people did.

He looked back up. The princess was gone.

Did she leave- He felt his cage shake. What the- He looked over to see it was the princess now hanging from the bars of his cage while fumbling with the oversized lock and a flower-shaped hairpin.

“Come on,” she said as she tried to pick the lock.

“You’re freeing me?” Luigi asked shock.

“Yeah. Don’t make me regret it,” she said as the lock came loose before tossed it into the fiery lake of death.

“Grazie,” Luigi thanked her. “What’s your name?”

She looked up at him for a moment with a look of clear shock, “Er...Daisy. Daisy of Sarasaland.”

#Super Mario #super mario bros #Super Mario Movie #super mario bros movie #super mario bros movie 2023 #luigi #daisy #princess daisy #luaisy #luigi x daisy #just an idea for a Daisy plotline

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Daenerys and loneliness

Her captain slept beside her, yet she was alone. She wanted to shake him, wake him, make him hold her, fuck her, help her forget, but she knew that if she did, he would only smile and yawn and say, "It was just a dream, my queen. Go back to sleep."

Instead she slipped into a hooded robe and stepped out onto her terrace. She went to the parapet and stood there gazing down upon the city as she had done a hundred times before. It will never be my city. It will never be my home. — Daenerys VIII, ADWD.

"Only Missandei." The Naathi scribe moved closer to the bed. "This one heard you crying."

"Crying? I was not crying. Why would I cry? I have my peace, I have my king, I have everything a queen might wish for. You had a bad dream, that was all."

"As you say, Your Grace." She bowed and made to go. — Daenerys VIII, ADWD.

The voice was no more than a whisper, yet somehow Dany felt that he was walking just behind her. My bear, she thought, my old sweet bear, who loved me and betrayed me. She had missed him so. She wanted to see his ugly face, to wrap her arms around him and press herself against his chest, but she knew that if she turned around Ser Jorah would be gone. "I am dreaming," she said. "A waking dream, a walking dream. I am alone and lost." — Daenerys X, ADWD.

Those quotes always make me so emotional. I think Dany’s ADWD arc highlights an aspect about her character: how lonely she feels; and the quotes above sum it up very well, in my opinion.

"I was alone for a long time, Jorah. All alone but for my brother. I was such a small scared thing. Viserys should have protected me, but instead he hurt me and scared me worse. He shouldn't have done that. He wasn't just my brother, he was my king. Why do the gods make kings and queens, if not to protect the ones who can't protect themselves?" — Daenerys III, ASOS.

On the quote above, Daenerys is reflecting about kingship/queenship and the duties of a king/queen. Yet, we can see how lonely Dany felt too. When we are introduced to her character in AGOT, she’s only a 13yo that only has an abusive older brother as family. In her own words, Viserys didn’t protect her. He hurt and scared her, that’s to say, she had no one to count on. Even more so because they were exiled, always on the run from Robert’s assassination attempts.

Then, Viserys dies. Now Daenerys is the last dragon, the last of her family — which she deeply feels sad for throughout the narrative. Besides, she thinks she cannot have children anymore, as per Mirri Maz Duur’s words.

If I were not the blood of the dragon, she thought wistfully, this could be my home. She was khaleesi, she had a strong man and a swift horse, handmaids to serve her, warriors to keep her safe, an honored place in the dosh khaleen awaiting her when she grew old … and in her womb grew a son who would one day bestride the world. That should be enough for any woman … but not for the dragon. With Viserys gone, Daenerys was the last, the very last. She was the seed of kings and conquerors, and so too the child inside her. She must not forget. — Daenerys VI, AGOT.

"Drogon killed a little girl. Her name was … her name …" Dany could not recall the child's name. That made her so sad that she would have cried if all her tears had not been burned away. "I will never have a little girl. I was the Mother of Dragons." — Daenerys X, ADWD.

Dany feels deeply for the loss of her family. The parents and eldest brother she didn’t meet, even Viserys and Khal Drogo. Her son Rhaego. More so, she feels, as the last Targaryen, she has a duty to her family. That’s why she wishes to conquer the Seven Kingdoms, the throne her family built and lost.

In the following arcs, Daenerys becomes a Khalessi and a queen in her own right. Her duty, as she herself reflect, is to protect her people. She has to be their strenght:

They are not strong, she told herself, so I must be their strength. I must show no fear, no weakness, no doubt. However frightened my heart, when they look upon my face they must see only Drogo's queen. She felt older than her fourteen years. If ever she had truly been a girl, that time was done. — Daenerys I, ACOK.

That means, ultimately, Dany puts her people in first place, even when she herself is scared and doubtful. In ADWD, this is even more prominent. To keep peace and protect her people, Daenerys has to make concessions. She agrees to marry Hizdahr zo Loraq, despite loving and desiring Daario, because she thinks he can bring peace to Meereen and end the killing of her people. She agrees to the opening of the fighting pits. She agrees to stay and rule. What I mean is that and of it can be very desolating and lonely. Dany has a role, responsibilities and duties that no one else has. That’s why she feels so sad that Missandei notices she was crying; that’s why she feels alone, even if Daario is sleeping by her side.

When I think about this aspect of Daenerys’ character, my heart truly aches for her. From her childhood in exile and poverty to being a queen in her own right, she still longs for family, connection and companionship. People who she can trust. This wish also can be expressed this way, by Dany herself:

The dragon has three heads. There are two men in the world who I can trust, if I can find them. I will not be alone then. We will be three against the world, like Aegon and his sisters. — Daenerys VI, ASOS.

I feel like I could have written so much more for this meta. However, I decided to end it here. That’s really a topic that make me very emotional.

#asoiaf #daenerys targaryen

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Ninjago lore: Dragon Heart // Part 2

Part 2: The Overlord and Dragon Rivalry

In this part we’ll talk about the history of the war between Oni and Dragons. Exploring the Overlord’s character as while as establishing Dragon Rivalry.

As mentioned in Part 1 the war started when Dragon and Oni couldn’t get along and both parties decided that the realm is better off with the either side being eliminated. Wojira was the first to succumb to her dragon heart. Filled with wrathful intent Wojira flees the first realm to wreaks havoc on the soon to be realm of Ninjago.

Sometime during the war a child was born being part of Oni and Dragon. That being the FSM. There are many theories of how the FSM was born but my personal theory is that he had parents. Instead of both parties wanting the FSM to join them, both parties want to kill the child and the parents for allowing the abomination to exist. After failing to get through to both parties and having witnessed the death of his parents the FSM leaves his home, abandoning his quest for a united realm.

The Overlord section will be split into two sections. My theory and Tommy Andreasen’s theory. My Theory is that Overlord was a formal dragon that went evil. While Tommy’s theory is that Overlord was formerly part of FSM. So how does the Dragon heart fit in?

Theory 1. Some time after the FSM left the first realm a new threat began to emerge. A dragon who wielded the power of creation succumbed to his dragon heart and developed a hunger for power and a need to conquer. But to do this he needed to create a new power. The Element of Darkness. He sacrificed thousands of oni to obtain this power. He absorbed their essence and made himself part Oni. Fusing the power of both Creation of Destruction he transformed himself into the embodiment of Darkness.

Seeing as they had a common enemy, the Omega and the Firstbourne put their differences aside to banish the Overlord from their realm. Which they succeed. In anger the Overlord swore revenge.

When the Overlord stumbled upon Ninjago he found the child. So he developed a sinister plan. He would consume the FSM’s essence and use its power to corrupt the first realm and enslave both dragon and oni. Creating a force of peace.

But that didn’t happen. So instead he changed his plans. He would instead corrupt his descendants, corrupt Ninjago and then seek his eyes on the first realm.

Theory 2. The Overlord's original form was a dragon. We know this from season 2 and even the design from crystalized as the crystal king is also in dragon like appearance. So if FSM somehow got rid of his Oni heritage then he also got rid of the dragon heart. However in doing so he created a monstrous from both evils. Thus the Overlord was born. A dragon with power of destruction. Leaving the FSM as an oni with the power of creation. Subverting expectations.

Regardless of which theory you go with, the Overlord is presented as an evil dragon who willingly succumbed to an evil source of power.

Establishing from the ground of Theory 1. Sometime after the Overlord’s banishment a civil war had started among the dragons with many dragons succumbing to their dragon hearts. Having enough of these Dark Lords running around, the Firstbourne took it upon herself to end the war, and she cursed her evil children into humanoid forms. Stripping them of their wings and their power. The Firstbourne fled back to her nest and weeped for her fallen kin. Thus the Dragon Hunters were born.

Now let's talk about Dragon Rivalry.

Dragon Rivalry is when two Dragon Hearts found themselves in a competition. They see each other as a threat and their main goal is to destroy one another. In the course of the series it is Wu and the Overlord that have this Rivalry.

The Overlord knew Wu (The Son of his greatest enemy known as the FSM) has a Dragon Heart and the Overlord wanted to eliminate a potential rivalry. So he sends the Great Devour to either control him or kill him through the serpent’s poison. You know, like an assassin. But Garmadon got bitten instead. So the Overlord changed his plans. He would instead use Garmadon to kill Wu. When Garmadon failed the Overlord returned to his original plan. Why would he be bothered to control Wu. Well Wu is a Oni dragon hybrid that mostly inherited the dragon side of the family. Wu would have been the perfect vessel. But that never happened and he’ll never get the chance again. Due to Wu’s dragon heart now being too powerful to be tamed by an outside.

In the next part we’ll be talking about Wu’s evil side.

Thus ends Part 2. Part 1. Part 3

#Dragon Heart essay #ninjago #dragon lord wu #overlord #ninjago faith #master wu #ninjago wu #ninjago headcanons #Headcanon #art #garmadon #ninjago garmadon #ninjago wojira #fsm #sketch #ninjago au

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ATLA recs post take 2 (electric boogaloo). Am I totally unsurprised I have enough for a third post at some point? Nope. ANYWAY, enjoy another round -- once again predominantly Zukka, though there’s some f/f in this round!

ATLA Recs #2

i wanna be still with you by tristanyvaine

Handwritten letters sent back and forth do not a love story make. Or. Maybe they do, in the case of a certain Fire Lord and Water Tribe warrior who happen to fall in love over sending letters to each other at least.

keeps me up late at night by midnights

Fifteen years since the war had ended, and still Zuko remembered every step of the way as if it were yesterday. More than anything, he remembered Sokka. He'd been in love with him then, and he still was.

ft. ambassador sokka, fancy parties, pining zuko, and two oblivious fools

the brightest you've ever been by panthalassas

Azula folds herself into the lotus position and empties her mind. Then Yue places her hands on either side of Azula's face, and her mind fills back up again. Or: Yue notices Azula is lonely. Turns out, Azula's ready to feel some emotions.

real love baby by verdanthoney

Five times Zuko and Sokka pretend they aren't in love, and one time they don't.

OR,

Sokka initiates a friends with benefits relationship between them, and Zuko keeps coming back for more.

Seasons in the Sun by burkesl17

Ambassador Sokka's first year in the Fire Nation, a story for each of its seasons. With thunder, assassins, blossoms, poison, politics, volcanoes and a baby dragon. Also falling in love.

Or: four parties, four assassination attempts.

Please Return if Found by CSHfic, VSfic

When Sokka sees a “lost pet” poster near his apartment for an actual, literal dragon, he thinks it’s a joke.

Right up until he finds the dragon sitting on his couch.

Nobility by hikuni

Book 3. Sokka/Zuko. Set after The Boiling Rock Pt. 2, Sokka and Zuko explore the Western Air Temple, where Sokka tries to get Zuko to talk about girls, marriage, and maybe even a future for the two of them.

Worship the Ashes by meregalaxiesandgods, patentpending

All Azula wants is for things to go back to the way they were – her father on the precipice of conquering the world, her own position secure at his right hand. Now, the only secure thing is her, trapped in a gilded cage in her brother's new Fire Nation. Lonely and adrift, Azula would do anything to make it end, until an unexpected connection rekindles a light she long-thought had burned to ashes. But falling for Suki isn't something Azula can let herself do, especially with the world as they know it threatening to crumble around them.

Or: Azula goes to therapy, has an identity crisis, stops actively trying to kill her brother, makes a few friends, and falls in love along the way.

No Quiet Life by JustGettingBy

Zuko's not sure when it started. It would be easy to say it started with Boiling Rock, or with the Western Air Temple. But whenever it started, his crush isn’t about to go away anytime soon.

“It’s not too late, ‘Lee’. We could steal a boat. Sail across the high seas until we hit the horizon. Spend the rest of our days living off the land.” He brandishes his arm as if to show Zuko the untapped potential of their future as wild hunters.

“No, Sokka.”

Sokka shrugs. “Well, it was worth a shot. When you’re up to your eyeballs in expense reports, don’t say I didn’t ask.”

Zuko’s mouth feels very dry. “I won’t.”

virtues uncounted by bloobeary

fire lord zuko visits the southern water tribe eight years after the war ends

based on that text post

Will We Last the Night by CSHfic, VSfic (My absolute fave of the canon rewrites for its wildly IC enemies-to-lovers feel)!

Chief Arnook never assigns Sokka to protect Princess Yue, so he goes to fight the Fire Nation with the other men. When the moon dies, and the ocean spirit takes its revenge, Sokka is caught standing on the deck of a Fire Nation ship. Sokka should have drowned… and he would have drowned, if not for a certain Fire Nation raft fleeing the North Pole.

[An enemies-to-lovers season 2 rewrite, where Sokka is separated from the gaang during the Siege of the North, and travels the Earth Kingdom with Zuko instead].

Ashes Inside When You Finish Your Song by Muncaster

Sokka writes lyrics for his sister’s band. Zuko plays piano and is unnecessarily nice. Fellas, is it gay to write love songs about your friend and his golden eyes?

(AKA, a modern band AU featuring The Gaang, crappy software equipment, homoerotic lyrics, and the realization that maybe, if you think about a guy every night before you sleep, you just might be in love with him.)

Relief Next to Me by wilteddaisy (taotu)

Sokka thinks Ozai’s beach house is pretty awesome. Slightly less awesome is the couch he has to sleep on, as is accidentally getting into Zuko’s bed. At first, that is.

#atla #atla fic recs #atla recs #zukka recs #avatar the last airbender fic recs

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demetriandelibinaryboyfriends · 10 months

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@allvalley100

Prompt: Trial and Error

Friendship: Miguel & Demetri

Pairing: Hawkmetri (although the focus is intentionally more on the Miguel and Demetri friendship here)

Happy pride month!!! This felt like a fitting last AV100 for Miguetri Monday :3 This is a 6-parter with 600 total words! Based a little bit in some headcanons I came up with here about why I think Demetri actively hides his sexuality, despite being fairly open about other aspects of his personality.

CW for canon-typical homophobia (because Kyler doing that stunt with Demetri's cast like...very definitely had homophobic undertones), internalized homophobia, and the general fear of being outed based in concerns about personal safety and social alienation.

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5 times Demetri was too scared to tell Miguel the truth ( +1 time he wasn't)

“Gets laid more than anyone, isn’t that right, Eli?”

Miguel only rolls his eyes.

At first, Demetri thinks his new friend’s put off by the dismissive sentiment. But as the conversation ebbs and their attention shifts to the rich girls, his stomach tightens.

Miguel saw how he looked at Eli, didn’t he? Did he think it was gross?

Would he leave, too?

Fuck.

Time for damage control.

“I don’t care if Yasmine’s the meanest girl in school. I’d kill both of you just to get her to spit in my face.”

That’s what a normal teenage boy would say, right?

“Let’s ask the dragon queens to dance!”

Demetri wishes the punch was carbonated. Maybe that would fight the nausea he feels imagining having to fake any kind of interest in these three perfect strangers. Putting on a facade requiring 10 times the phoniness he usually shows his friends.

Besides, girls who watch Game of Thrones aren’t stupid. They’ll smell what he is. Recoil, shove him away. Shout what Eli and Miguel probably already suspect—something no denial can fix.

And then he’ll be alone.

“Slow your roll,” Demetri says. “We’ve got time.”

Miguel chocks it up to passivity. Thank fuck.

Kyler knows. Kyler’s always fucking known.

The years of bullying. Making sure Demetri saw him harass Eli about how “no girl” would ever want to kiss him. Drawing a dick on the arm he had to know Eli snapped and showing the entire cafeteria.

Maybe some other Cobra told Kyler about the break. Maybe Eli himself did the bragging. Doesn’t matter.

Point is that Miguel saw Kyler’s stunt.

Demetri feels sick. Eli left him. Now the only other person he’s come to trust with his entire self will, too.

But when Yasmine finds him later, he realizes his one out.

He yells angrily after Yasmine, feeding the illusion this was all by accident. Sam and Miguel smirk.

It’s clear they buy it hook, line, and sinker.

They’re happy for him. For who they think he is.

The normal and uncontroversial Demetri. The one who isn’t…that.

And Demetri’s come too close to losing Miguel already to break that illusion.

“I am 101% in love.”

I promise I’m the same as you. He pats Miguel’s shoulder, relishing how secure he feels. Nothing to be ashamed of.

He hears Miguel tell Sam love conquers all. Demetri doesn’t have the heart to believe it.

It’s pathetic, and Demetri knows it. Miguel and Sam deserve better.

But he’s in too deep to admit everything with Yasmine’s a farce.

It still begs the question. How does Demetri fix Miguel’s relationship when he can’t even tell Eli he’s in love with him?

Regardless, Miguel’s stuck with Demetri this long. Demetri has to try.

“I get Yasmine a charm for every fight.” Why are they even still together? “She can barely lift her arm now.”

Useless to ruminate. This house of cards is better than Miguel and Eli knowing the truth.

Despite everything, Demetri’s still a fucking coward.

“Plans for senior prom?” Miguel eyes Demetri curiously.

“I’m going with Eli.”

“Stag?”

Demetri freezes.

He could backpedal. Retreat into the cozy blanket of lies that always kept Miguel around.

But graduation’s next month. Fuck it.

“We’re, uh…dating, actually.”

The way Miguel lights up makes Demetri wonder why he ever felt the need to keep it secret.

“And you didn’t tell me?!”

“I was worried you’d be weirded out!”

“Are you kidding?” Miguel’s beam is blinding. “I’m so happy for you guys! And I’ve been waiting for you to ask him out since, like, sophomore year.”

“Wait. You fucker—”

#allvalley100 #amnesty week #miguel diaz #demetri alexopoulos #demetri cobra kai #eli moskowitz #hawk #yasmine cobra kai #sam larusso #samantha larusso #binary boyfriends #hawkmeat #hawkmetri #elimetri #hawk x demetri #demetri x eli #demetri x hawk #eli x demetri #cobra kai #cobra kai season 1 #cobra kai season 3 #cobra kai season 5 #anyways long story short Demetri is so Fake-Straight^TM it's painful #and anyone who's like “but why would he be so scared to be openly gay in a progressive LA high school??? Especially when Moon is???”#trust me please being gay in high school is scary okay #I went to a liberal-ass high school #and I was still terrified the girl I had a crush on would be grossed out if she ever found out I liked her #and then later on she came out as a whole-ass lesbian!!!#but when we were teenagers??? Like HELL I was openly gonna like. Ask her out lmao

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little lamb | e.m

summary: in which true love conquers all

requested?: yes! requested by jojoisawesome

request: Alrighty! Its J Anon comin at ya with another request! “What is it about me that isn’t good enough?” (Idea for un reciprocated love with eddie. eddie doesnt love reader back) Then when he realizes he loves her, its a bit too late… “I always said I’d die for you.” (reader saying that) “I didn’t think you meant literally.” (Eddie saying that) IM READY TO CRY <3

pairing: eddie munson x reader, steve harrington x reader

category: angst

content warnings: unrequited love, death of a main character, detailed gore

word count: <2k

Eddie ‘the freak’ Munson.

Most hated or ignored him, but not her. Y/N liked seeing him every day, hearing his speeches about ‘forced conformity’ and what was ‘killing the kids’. He wasn’t wrong, in any way. Eddie just happened to be the only one to speak the unspoken aloud.

She had watched him afar for months.

She’d watch how passionate and expressive he’d get when talking about Dungeons & Dragons, or how he truly cared about the freshmen he was friends with, noting the way he referred to them as ‘lost sheep’. Y/N adored it all. So, she took it upon herself to talk to him, make him feel not so much of an outcast as, she hated to admit, he really was.

The two had become friends quickly, and just as quickly came Y/N’s feelings for the boy.

Y/N even went so far as joining Hellfire Club, and whenever she was close to dying in the campaign, she’d look to Eddie, smile, and say “I’d die for you, it’s alright.”, shrugging it off as nothing.

But, she would. She loved the boy that much. She’d die if it meant he’d be safe and happy for the rest of his life; if it meant he’d graduate and prove everyone in this godforsaken town wrong.

Her two friends, Robin and Steve, saw the way her eyes lit up when he’d walk into Family Video where the three worked to rent a movie, or the way she’d giggle softly and bite her lip every time he spoke to her, him smiling down at her.

Eddie went as far as calling her ‘little lamb’ which was a nod to the ‘little sheep’ but, Eddie wanted her to be something more soft and peaceful, which made him think of lamb, and boy, did that get a reaction out of her the most…

After months of pining, she knew what she had to do.

As she heard him say multiple times, 1986 would be Eddie Munson’s year, so why not make it hers as well? So, there she stood, standing on the porch of his trailer, a quick walk across from Max Mayfield’s own trailer where she was 10 minutes previous.

“Hey, Eds.”

Y/N smiled at him as Eddie swung the door open, letting her into the dimly lit trailer. “Hey, little lamb, uh, what’s up?” He looked at her confused as he wasn’t aware of any plans the two made. Y/N shuffled awkwardly before looking up at him.

“Eddie, I like you.”

Eddie began to laugh, looking at her face keeping its serious yet soft look. “Wait, you’re, it’s not a joke?” Y/N shook her head. “I was wondering if maybe, you’d wanna go on a date sometime?” She smiled at him, twirling a piece of hair between her fingers.

Eddie gave the girl a sympathetic look.

“Little lamb… I’m sorry, I don’t really uh..” Y/N nodded quickly, opening the screen door enough to where she could slip through. “Right, of course. No worries, bye..” She nods again, about to rush out of the door and go back across the way to Max’s trailer. Before she did though, she muttered something that broke Eddie’s heart.

“What is it about me that isn’t good enough?”

Four months had gone by and Y/N had gotten over Eddie fairly quickly. She was now seeing Steve Harrington and was happier than ever.

Steve was patient, gentle, kind, and loving. Anything and everything Y/N wanted in a partner. The two were inseparable. Which, usually was a good thing; until today. Y/N had been dragged into what the kids and older ones had been involved in the past 4 years. Everything had been explained to her quite quickly, so she was still confused but joined nonetheless.

There she stood with Dustin, Robin, Nancy, Steve, and Eddie.

Definitely not her dream situation, but what could she do? Steve’s hand gripped her own tightly but was gentle enough to feel a calmness rush through her body. “Everyone knows the plan?” Nancy’s voice acted as background noise to Y/N as she looked around.

She could feel Eddie’s eyes on her.

Y/N got closer to Steve, pressing her face into his shoulder. “You okay?” Steve looked down at her and she nodded, Steve pressing a kiss to the crown of her head. “Yeah, ‘m okay.. Just worried, I guess.” Steve nodded, squeezing her hand. “Don’t worry, I’ll make sure those two know not to let anything happen to my girl.”

Y/N didn’t process what he said until a few moments later. She and Steve would be splitting up and she’d be going with Dustin and Eddie. Just perfect.

The time had come to split up and begin the plan, so before they split up entirely, Steve held the girl in his arms, whispering sweet words against her ear, kissing everywhere he could reach. “See you soon, yeah?” Y/N nodded, getting out of Steve’s embrace and joining the other two.

The trio ran all the way back to Eddie’s trailer, her mind going back to that day of rejection. She could feel Eddie’s eyes on her once more. One by one, the three of them climbed onto the trailer as it was almost time for their part of the plan to commence. Her heart raced looking over at Eddie and Dustin who were setting everything up. Eddie stood up straight, his eyes catching hers and he nodded. A tight-lipped smile was all he got in return. The others gave the signal for the trio to begin their phase of the plan. Dustin nodded over to Eddie who threw his guitar over his shoulder.

“Chrissy, this is for you.”

Y/N smiled softly, thinking of Chrissy and the others who died because of this monster they were now trying to kill. The sounds of Eddie’s guitar began filling her ears as she sat next to Dustin. Soon, the swarm of bats started to close in on them. “Thirty seconds!” Y/N yelled, giving sign language to Eddie as Dustin was left to countdown the rest.

Once they reached ten seconds, they climbed down, rushing onto the porch of the trailer and closing the metal door behind them, bats pressing up against the metal barricade. “Come on!” Y/N yelled, swinging the door open and the three ran in.

The three fought off the bats that entered their way through the vents of the trailer and one by one, they began to climb through the portal back to Hawkins. Y/N was the last to go, looking through the portal to Eddie and Dustin whose eyes widened when they saw that determined look in her eyes.

“Y/N, no!”

Eddie began to climb back through but Y/N had already run quickly outside to the bikes, taking off into the distance. “Oh, come on!” He huffed, Dustin joining him as they began to chase after her.

Y/N ignored the pleas and cries of the two as she led the bats away from the trailer.

She threw the bike to the ground and began to swing at the bats with the stick in her hand as well as the shield that had nails through it. Y/N was so focused on the hundreds of bats swarming her that she didn’t notice when one flew quickly to her, wrapping itself around her neck.

Y/N let out a choked gasp as other bats flew down, attacking other parts of her body. Two bats wrapped around her ankles, dragging her to the ground as Eddie ran towards her, Dustin limping right behind him. “Y/N! Oh my god..”

Eddie knelt down, their eyes meeting. “We’re gonna get you to a hospital, alright?” Y/N nodded, groaning out in pain. “Steve..” She looked to Dustin who nodded. “And we’ll get Steve. Okay?” She nodded again, letting Eddie lay her head against his leg. “Why would you do this?” Eddie looked down at the girl sadly.

“I always said I’d die for you.”

Eddie knew she was trying to joke, but he couldn’t help but be upset at her and himself. “I didn’t think you meant literally.” Y/N let out a small giggle, groaning out in pain once more. “I saw the look… Like, you were going to sacrifice yourself, and I couldn’t let you do that… Not when you have to graduate and look after the little sheep.” She smiled softly up at him, tears escaping the trio’s eyes.

“Dustin, tell Steve I-I’m sorry, and that I love him.”

Dustin let out a choked sob while he nodded, not mentally prepared for what Steve would say or do when the news would get to him. “And, Eddie, oh, Eddie.. Promise me you’ll make this year your year, yeah? It’s like you always said.. ‘86 baby.” She smiled as Eddie let out a choked laugh, nodding down at her.

Eddie leaned down kissing her forehead, Y/N’s eyes closing.

Her skin began to feel cold to the touch, and Eddie knew what was bound to happen. “I promise, sweetheart. I won’t let you down.” He mumbled, kissing her forehead. “My little lamb.” Y/N smiled one last time at him and then it happened. Her heartbeat stopped, her whole body now cold, making Eddie and Dustin both cry out for the friend they had just lost.

One month passed since the death of Y/N L/N.

Eddie Munson stood at Hawkins Cemetary, in front of a headstone reading ‘Y/N L/N, loving daughter and friend’ He sighed, placing a bouquet of Hydrangeas against the stone. “Hi, little lamb. It’s been a month without you. Harrington isn’t doing good, but are any of us? I mean, you meant so much to so many people, so it hurts knowing you’re not around.” He picked the grass he sat on with his ring-adorned fingers.

“You’d be really proud of me. I, uh, did it. It was finally my year. I flipped Principal Higgins the bird, snatched my diploma, and ran like hell out of there. Just like I said I would… If only you were there to see it.” A tear escaped his eye.

“You would’ve giggled and cheered for me, just like I imagined. And then when I’d meet you in the crowd, I know you’d give me the tightest hug.” He let out a laugh. “You always were so good at that.” Eddie looked over her headstone once more.

“I just wish I could have one last hug from you, my little lamb.”

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Dragon Ball Super manga ch.87

Ruh-roh.

So last time it looked like the good guys had finally defeated Gas. They didn’t kill him, but everyone seems satisfied that he’s beaten. Monaito goes to heal Granolah and it turns out he’s gotten much faster about it. Seems that Goku and Vegeta weren’t the only ones who got stronger in all of this.

But it turns out Gas won’t go down that easily. He recovers from Granolah’s finisher, but he looks like a desiccated corpse now, and he doesn’t even seem to notice. So the fight continues, and even when Goku does serious damage to his arm, it doesn’t even slow him down. Vegeta likens it to a curse. Gas must be the strongest in the universe because of the wish. No matter how much damage he takes, he can’t weaken, no matter what, until he finally dies.

This horrifies Oil and Macki, who were already concerned about the toll this was taking on Gas’ body. But Elec still doesn’t care. At last, Gas sees his reflection and finally realizes he’s dying. Elec tells him to hurry up and finish the good guys off, because any minute now, he will... wait, who’s he?

It’s Frieza! And he just got done watching Iron Man movies!

So yeah, now we finally see what Elec was trying to do here. When Granolah first came to him asking for Frieza’s location, and he told them how he used the Cerealian Dragon Balls to wish for supreme strength, Elec lured Goku and Vegeta to Cereal to eliminate Granolah. While the fought, the Heeters found the Cerealian Dragon Balls and wished for Gas to become the strongest in the universe.

At the time, it just seemed like the Heeters were just looking to bump off Granolah so that they could proceed with their plans to eliminate Frieza on their own terms, but now we see that Elec had contacted Frieza to arrange a meeting on Cereal, so that Gas could assassinate him when he arrived.

And Elec’s plan could still work. I mean, Gas hasn’t gotten rid of Goku, Vegeta, or Granolah yet, but he’s still alive, and he can still kill Frieza. After all, he’s the strongest in the univer--

Oh.

Oh my.

So yeah, Frieza just one-shotted Gas, and that makes things very awkward for Elec, who wasn’t planning past this moment. Frieza calmly explains that he’s been aware of Elec’s scheming for decades, and he allowed him to play his intel games for the benefit of his own organization. He also tells Elec that he’s known all along that the weakest of the four Heeters is Elec. Then he kills Elec, which is kind of a formality at this point.

So how the hell did Frieza defeat Gas so easily? The dragon made him the strongest in the universe, right? Frieza explains that he just recently got out of a Hyperbolic Time Chamber that he found on one of his conquered planets. While inside of it, he did ten years’ worth of training. During that time, Frieza became far more powerful, and when Gas’ wish was made, Frieza wasn’t in the universe to be taken into account.

Okay, one small problem with all of that. Gas has only been the strongest in the universe for a fairly short time now. I mean, most of this arc has taken place in a single day on Planet Cereal. Maybe a few hours at most have passed since Gas got his ultimate strength. So Frieza must have stepped out of the Time Chamber, then got in his spaceship and hauled ass to planet Cereal in that short span of time.

I mean, it’s plausible, sure. Maybe Frieza’s ship is really, really fast, or his Hyperbolic Time Chamber just happens to be on a planet very close to Cereal. Or maybe he’s got the entrance to the chamber built into his ship. That’d be pretty cool. Drink some space wine, head down to Deck Seven and step into your own private Hyperbolic Time Chamber for a decade or two.

I’m just wondering if maybe Toriyama and Toyotaro got mixed up somewhere. It would make a lot more sense if Frieza surpassed Granolah this way, since Granolah made his wish a month or two ago. But he took out Gas like it was nothing, so the only way that makes sense would be if Frieza was in the Time Chamber on this same day. Or maybe Elec’s wish was worded differently. He might have asked the Dragon to make Gas stronger than Granolah, thinking that there was no semantic difference. Well, it’s not worth quibbling over.

Anyway, Frieza’s motives should be obvious. He was outclassed in Resurrection F, and then again in the Tournament of Power, and then again in the Broly movie. Frieza wanted a way to get back on top, so he used the Time Chamber to close the gap, and he developed a new form: Black Frieza. It’s... just Golden Frieza but with a charcoal color scheme instead of gold.

So now we’re back to basics, with Goku and Vegeta fighting Frieza again, only with new ultimate forms. Well, this could lead to--

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

So yeah, Frieza beat Ultra Instinct Goku and Ultra Ego Vegeta, at the same time, with one blow. He doesn’t even bother to finish them off, which is kind of a nice touch, since he’s already demonstrated that they’re no threat to him. When they recover, they find Granolah tending to Monaito, who was fatally wounded when Gas came back for that final round. But then Whis shows up and heals Monaito as a special favor. He’s come to pick up the boys because Beerus needs technical support for making instant noodles again.

And... that’s the end of the arc. I was kind of surprised, because I was pretty sure Granolah died at the end of this thing, but no, he and Monaito are fine. The surviving Heeters, Oil and Macki, take jobs on Frieza’s spaceship crew. Goku has a souvenir from his bio-dad. Granolah and Monaito plan to use the Dragon Balls one last time to repair the damage to Planet Cereal, and then Monaito intends to deactivate the Dragon Balls for good.

Curiously, Granolah still has his incredible power and shortened lifespan. I would have expected that to get reversed somehow. I mean, Vegeta’s offering him a rematch, which is pretty standard for Dragon Ball, except Granolah only has three years left to live. I assume Toyotaro plans to use him again in a future story, but with all the timeskips we see in DBS, will Granolah still be alive by then? Well, that’s Toyo’s problem. I’m sure he’ll come up with something.

Of course, the big plot dangler from this chapter is the looming threat of Black Frieza. Sooner or later, Goku and Vegeta will meet him again, and Frieza won’t be so merciful. None of this is mentioned in the Super Hero film, but presumably the boys were training specifically to deal with the Black Frieza threat. That’s probably also why they brought Broly’s group to Beerus’ planet. In the movie, they said it was so Frieza wouldn’t find them, and that makes more sense if you know about Black Frieza, since Golden Frieza was no match for Broly.

I’m a pretty hardcore Cell fan, so I hate to give Frieza any credit, but I have to admit that this chapter might be the coolest Frieza stuff I’ve seen in a long time. For years, I’ve maintained that bringing back Frieza in 2015 wasn’t worth it. Resurrection F wasn’t that good, and the character hasn’t done anything since that justifies bringing him back. But now, at least we have the promise of something that will actually live up to the hype. Golden Frieza was basically on the same level as Super Saiyan Blue, but this new Black Frieza is in a league of his own. Here, we finally see Frieza returned to his original status, far beyond all the other characters.

And it seems like Frieza has finally learned from his past mistakes. He’s not blindly charging in for revenge, or leaving things to his subordinates. It’s the same character, but he’s changed, and not just in terms of color or power. This isn’t the same Frieza from 2015 or 1990. And that’s what matters here, because if you’re going to bring back a classic character, you have to do something new with him. Like how Goku finally got to remember his parents after all this time. Whatever happens next, he’ll never be quite the same, but you have to give him moments like that, because if he never grows or changes, then there’s no point in telling new stories about him.

This was a very good arc. In a way, the Moro and Granolah sagas compliment each other well, because the Granolah arc demonstrates exactly what was wrong with the Moro arc, and the Moro arc shows what the Granolah arc did right. It’s hard to imagine these were both written by the same creative team, but there it is. I’m definitely feeling a lot more optimistic for the future of this comic. Of course, the next several chapters are an adaptation of the Super Hero movie, which is a bold step backwards, but hopefully after that’s over they’ll let Toyotaro cut loose.

So that wraps up my coverage of the DBS manga. But I’ve still got some more material for the liveblog, so stay tuned...

#dragon ball #dragon ball super manga #2023dbapocryphaliveblog #goku #vegeta #granolah #gas #elec #oil #macki #monaito #frieza #whis

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