Being a mother in hotd

house of the dragon & religious imagery 🤝

*paris is lovely this time of the year*

You're serving cunt ? Your son just died and you're serving cunt ?

i wonder if there'll be an influx of lucemond fics after the release of the new hotd season 2 teaser...

i mean.. these two gifs alone give me soooo much lucemond fic ideas

my sweet boy🥺🖤

You look so much like your Mother under certain lights...

Have you seen the theories about Alys possibly appearing as both Alicent and Rhaenyra in the trailer? I have mixed feelings about Alysmond, but I do find Alys interesting. What are your thoughts on these theories and how do you think Alysmond would evolve if they turned out to be true?

Hi nonnie,

Yes, I have looked through some of the theories floating around - and if someone's not sure what this question is alluding to, here's a Twitter thread for reference. Please note that this post will delve into leaks and potential spoilers, so proceed at your own risk!

Now this speculation is based on the leaks which hinted at Alys using glamor magic to take Rhaenyra's form in her attempts to seduce Daemon. In theory, this would make sense because that one shot of both Rhaenyra and Alicent's look completely misplaced in the trailer. In Rhaenyra's case, she is obviously broken after learning about Luke's death.. and the trailer for most part shows her character in mourning except for that one scene in crown. Some have pointed out that the background looks different from the Black council room at Dragonstone. As for Alicent, her scene by the lake raises questions. As someone familiar with the books, I can't help but wonder if this lake is the infamous God's Eye. If so, what could Alicent be doing there? I must admit, when I first saw the shot from behind, my mind went to Alys...but then they revealed it was Alicent and I became even more confused!

I am not a big fan of this theory because this seems to be heading in the same old formulaic 'femme fatale' trope that we Alys fans were dreading for a while. Many fans believe that the accounts of Alys from the books reek of common misogyny, and we were hoping for the show to avoid falling into that trap. The idea of Alys "bewitching" Aemond comes from their surprise at a Targaryen prince being smitten with an older woman who is seen as nothing more than a baseborn bastard. But, let's wait and see how this plays out in the show. Also as @richardsthirdnipple pointed out to me earlier, both Aemond and Criston hold devotion towards Alicent.. which could potentially contribute to the rift between them over Alys.

Talking about how this might affect Alysmond's story, I am not going to speculate much because the story may still evolve even if they have questionable origins. That being said, most of us Alysmond shippers will still stan these two characters regardless of how their story pans out. While I am still maintaining a healthy caution, I hope that the showrunners will avoid turning her character into Melissandre 2.0.

If any of you have thoughts to contribute, please chime in! I am eager to hear your perspectives on these emerging theories.

That's all! 🤗

NEW HOTD S2 POSTERS!

“It's going to be tough, but I'm determined to do it.”

Nettles, Fire & Blood/Matilda/Matilda the Musical

otto: there’s my little girl. i’ve got great news: daddy has the entire day off

alicent: but you have every day off, you don’t have a job

Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen & King Aegon II Targaryen

“When a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin. One side is greatness and the other side is madness. We have a whole family of these guys, so this is possibly the craziest that you will ever see Westeros.” (Ewan Mitchell when asked about the future events in House of the Dragon)

"my uncle is a challenge I welcome if he dares to face me" oh aemond honey we all know he for sure will like daemon is saying it "bend your knee for the queen or your house will burn"

I was thinking about Rook's Rest and damn Aemond instead of helping by engaging Meleys, does a Vhagar smash a la Hulk, bro is the reason why Aegon has so many broken bones, he and Sunfyre got bodied by Vhagar too. T-T I'll hope they'll give a good explanation for that brash action in the show and maybe show Aemond helping Aegon out from the mess by carrying him.

I’m just going to leave this here…