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witchthewriter · 1 year

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐀 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞

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

a/n: thank you to the wonderful person who requested this! What a brilliant idea, thank you so much xx oh and ... I kind of write between past and future tense, I apologise...

Warnings: some swears

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𝑺𝑭𝑾🌿

𝐵𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦: There’s built-up tension between you and the Sons. You’re a key player in a new business deal, putting you at risk. While travelling, you pair have to spend the night at a motel, which is fine, until you find out that the room only has one bed.

𝐉𝐚𝐱

・He’s playful about the situation. A mischievous grin on his tanned, handsome face.

・But inside, he’s yearning so badly for you

・And you’re yearning the same

・At first he says you can take the bed, and he’ll sleep on the couch or something. “Hey, even the tub works for me darlin’-”

・But you shook your head and smiled. “Jax, just sleep in the goddamn bed.”

・You know that cheeky grin he does? Yeah he did exactly that and butterflies erupted in your stomach

・While you’re lying in bed, with the lights out, and the room quiet, you know Jax isn’t asleep

・ “You awake?” You whisper, turning around to face him

・He grinned at you, “Nah,” he replied

・Jax had taken his shirt off and you only wore a baggy shirt and pyjama shorts. Taking a chance, you reached out and started tracing the black ink on his bare skin.

・There was a lingering heaviness in the air. Sexual tension. A desperate need.

・He read something in your eyes, and you read the same in his.

・It took everything in you two not to come together. To connect in the way that you wanted. So you both said nothing and rolled over, as in silent agreement.

・But in the morning, you awoke before him. Your body was on top of his, your head resting against his chest, listening to his heartbeat

𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐞

・Gave a stiff laugh and looked to see your reaction

・After a few seconds he shrugged and said he liked sleeping on the floor (a complete lie, and it’s the floor because he’s too big for the couch)

・Took a lot of persuading for him to sleep in the same bed. He didn’t want you to feel uncomfortable or disrespected.

・But you really wanted him to be next to you. You felt like this was your one chance, to ... get to the next level. Not that you would push him to do anything. You just knew this was your chance

・When the moon was high in the sky, Opie kicked off his shoes and flicked through the tv channels. He came to a Disney movie, one that his kids adored

・“Don’t judge. Disney is pretty important in my household.” His beanie was off and with each word his gold tooth flashed

・”Hey, you’ll get no judgement from me,” you chuckled lightly, thinking of all the weirder shit you’ve encountered.

・You were both sitting against the headboard, shoulders touching. Neither of you were underneath the blanket, the air was too warm, and Opie gave off a lot of heat

・You spoke here and there, commenting on the movie. When certain scenes came on, you watched as Opie mimed the words. “Op, how many times have your kids watched this damn movie?”

・ “I don’t think that number exists.”

・He opens up a lot when he’s around you. Opie is actually a very witty guy when he’s comfortable.

・But you both fell asleep eventually. Your head on his shoulder and his head was against the wall.

・Throughout the night you both had wormed your way around the bed. You lay with your head ontop of his chest, and his arms were wrapped firmly around you

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐬

・“I’ll take the couch, sweetheart,” Chibs stated in his Scottish accent. You really didn’t want him to, but the tall Scot always had an air of authority around him

・He wouldn’t let you get your own bags, and carried all of them in from the car.

・You watched as he checked the bullets in each gun and sorted out which route to take

・You loved listening to Chibs talk. He had a way of telling the most brilliant stories.

・ “Tell me a tale, Telford.” He peered over at you, sitting on the bed. The night had grown late and you were too nervous to sit in silence.

・ “Aye, well there was a time back in Scotland-”

・You patted the space next to you and wriggled over so he had room to lay down.

・ Chibs talked all night. Well, until you fell asleep against his arm.

・When he noticed you were in dream land, he didn’t move for a while. He moved the hair from your face and smiled down at you

・Then he put you to bed. Taking off your shoes and tucking you in.

・He didn’t sleep in the bed beside you. Chibs made sure everything was locked and shut, before he too made himself comfortable on the floor, facing the door.

𝐓𝐢𝐠

・“Big spoon, or little spoon?”

・Playful, teasing and completely honest. He wanted to sleep next to you so badly

・Tig often daydreamed of sleeping beside you. You wrapped in his arms, asleep while the sun filtered through the window.

・He was joking but not really

・You just pushed his arm and scoffed (with a smile though)

・You knew you were safe with Tig, but he was a very mischievous man. He wouldn’t try anything to make you uncomfortable, but he was hard to resist.

・It took everything in you not to feel ... needy. You read a book, turned on the tv, looked out the window and all the while, you could feel his eyes staring at you.

・ “Tig-”

“Huh?” He quickly lifted up the newspaper and opened it in front of his face. “I’m reading, what do you want?”

・You smiled at his ruse. He knew you knew he was staring at you

・ It was hard to keep a straight face whenever Tig Trager was in the room

・ “Your newspaper is upside down.”

“Obviously ...I like it that way...”

・He let you take the bed, and even though he stretched out on the couch, you beckoned him over

・The next morning, you awoke with Tig as the big spoon, nuzzling in your hair

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲

・“I’ll take the floor.”

・His response was instant, without question. The couch barely sat two people, so he’d be too cramped laying on it.

・He had been a bit off with you for the past week. No joking around or deep conversations like you used to have

・You had no idea, but it was because of this situation. Clay had chosen him to protect you, and his feelings had grown so much.

・ “You don’t have to,” you replied, turning to look at Happy, who was holding onto your bags. There was a hint of sadness in your voice, because you missed being so close to Happy

・ You thought he said something like “I do.”

・With the few hours that you spent in the room, he warmed to you again. Forgetting his emotional wall and opening up.

・You were both watching tv on the bed, a crappy reality show, and you both couldn’t stop laughing

・ “I can’t believe people sometimes,” you said while laughing

“Man, neither can I. Those types of people only want one thing: attention.”

・This opened a deep conversation about people, life and humanity.

・You looked over at the clock at it was nearly 2:30am.

・Happy saw as well, and started to get ready to go to sleep. He kicked his shoes off, and took a few pillows from the couch and put them on the floor

・No matter how many times you offered a place on the bed, he wouldn’t take it

𝐉𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐞

・Is immediately flustered when looking at the limited space. He was holding every single piece of luggage (you wanted to help but he wouldn’t let you.)

・You shrugged and started taking the bags out of his hands while his blush reddened

・ “I prefer the side closest to the window,” you said simply

・He said you take the bed, and if you want, you can take the room. “It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve slept outside,” he said it in his usual cheery voice. But you could tell there was something underneath those words.

・It became like a sleepover so quickly.

・Juice knew it would be boring, so he brought a board game (and hid it obviously because the guys would think it was unneeded weight)

・”Oh! you brought Monopoly?!” He let you choose the figurine you wanted (ever the gentleman)

・You played literally all night. And it wasn’t until the birds tweeted in the morning, with the sunlight glowing through the breaks in the curtain.

・ “Shit, its morning,” he stated, looking at you with wide eyes

・You just laughed, and so did he

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texaschainsawmascara · 7 months

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A five letter word for happiness? Money.

I AM A PIECE OF PAPER AND I OWN YOUR SOUL / National Anthem - Lana Del Rey / Kota Okuda / The Wolf of Wall Street / Emma Roberts by Tyler Shields / Danger: Diabolik / Just a Stranger - Kali Uchis, Steve Lacy / all the good girls go to hell - Billie Eilish / Kota Okuda x3 / Milionària - ROSALÍA / Spring Breakers / The Brass Teapot / Kota Okuda / Icy - Kim Petras / SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY Remix - Amaarae, Kali Uchis, Moliy / Emma Roberts by Tyler Shields / Mario Casilli / Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / The Virgin in Prayer edit / HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar / Nessuna notizia da Dio / Somebody Else - The 1975 / Spring Breakers / Kota Okuda / x / Sons of Anarchy / Danger: Diabolik / Rob the Mob / 7 rings - Ariana Grande

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sogoodtoheritsvicious · 1 year

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Hi and for the love of God hello 👋🏼 after going back and forth i’ve decided to try my hand at writing for the mayans boys and the sons we all know and love! Please feel free to hit up my ask box <3

Requests: Open

who i write for:

- Mayans MC

• Angel Reyes

• Ez Reyes

• Coco Cruz

• Nestor Oceteva

• Neron “Creeper” Vargas

• Bishop Losa

• Hank Loza

• Gilly Lopez

• Michael “Riz” Ariza

- Sons Of Anarchy

• Jax Teller

• Juice Ortiz

• Opie Winston

• Happy Lowman

• Herman Kozik

• Filip “Chibs” Telford

• Alexander “Tig” Trager

What i take requests for:

• Headcanons

• Preferences

• Would includes

• Most likely to’s

What i don’t take requests for:

• Smut

• Self harm of any kind - talking about the reader having a mental illness is fine but i’m not comfortable writing about them harming themselves

• Reader being related to any of the characters

• Toxic relationships - We’re all about healthy, loving relationships in this house!

any gifs used are not mine!

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drakaripykiros130ac · 7 months

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Otto: “The Realm will not accept her.”

And yet Rhaenyra actually ends up having more allies than the greens.

The only great Houses who supported Aegon were the Lannisters and the Baratheons, and they only did so for their own gain. The Lannisters did good business with Otto in the past and Borros Baratheon was a misogynist who gave the greens his banners because Aemond promised to marry one of his daughters (that never happened). The Tyrells, as the Paramount House of the Reach, refused to support their bannermen, the Hightowers, and remained neutral in the war. Plenty of Aegon’s “allies” end up abandoning him, even House Hightower.

Rhaenyra had the Starks (and with them came the whole North), Arryns (the Vale) and Tullys (the Riverlands). She also had the Velaryons, the Greyjoys (the Iron Islands), plenty of Crownlanders and lords from the Reach. Even certain Stormlanders remained faithful to her and preferred to die rather than acknowledge Aegon as king.

And even after her death, the Starks, Arryns and Tullys fought for her cause and defeated the greens, crowning Rhaenyra and Daemon’s son, Aegon III. That’s called loyalty, something the greens lack. And despite what certain greenies like to believe, the Blacks won the war.

Otto Hightower remains known as one of the worst Hands in the history of Westeros, who didn’t do anything other than abuse his power to advance the position of his family. He gave bad counsel on many occasions, that even his own grandson got tired of him and replaced him.

Brave of him to assume that the Realm would not accept Rhaenyra as Queen, when he and his greenies didn’t give them much of a choice. The greenies stage a coup, take the throne and then force everyone to swear allegiance because Aegon wears the Conqueror’s crown and wields his sword (what an accomplishment! 😂 He is given those things by his mother and grandfather. How exactly does that symbolize legitimacy? They’re practically stolen.)

The Targaryen dynasty continued through Rhaenyra’s bloodline and the greens’ ended (as it happened in the English Anarchy. Empress Matilda’s bloodline started the Plantagenet dynasty while Stephen’s bloodline ended).

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gwenllian-in-the-abbey · 2 months

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If you had the chance to change something about the dance of the dragons (TV show or book), what would it be? For example, how a character dies, which team a house is on,or an entire character personally. How would you change it to make the story better, in your opinion? 💙💚🖤♥️

Good question! There are a lot of things I'd change, but I think first and foremost, if I had the chance to change only one thing, I'd start with the source material and I'd make the Dance more closely parallel history, that is, I would make the Dance a conflict between an only daughter and her cousin or uncle. It could be Rhaenyra vs. Daemon, or Rhaenyra vs. Laenor, or Rhaenyra vs. a character who doesn't exist currently in canon. Personally, I think the perfect setup already existed for a Rhaenyra vs. Daemon Dance, and I think that could have been quite a lot of fun. Alternately, Rhaenyra vs. Laenor could have been very interesting depending on how they played it.

George wants to parallel the Anarchy, but making the Dance a civil war between an older daughter and a younger son instead of a daughter and a cousin makes the entire premise of the war completely different, and it's just not a realistic conflict for a medieval hereditary monarchy that otherwise practices some form of male preference primogeniture, unless you introduce a secondary disqualifying element for the male heir (like religion, madness/incompetence, foreign influence, rumored bastardy), and the Dance doesn't even do that. England did not have absolute primogeniture until 2013, and there was no country in the entire world that practiced absolute primogeniture before 1980. The pushback against a daughter taking the throne over a son would have been tremendous even while Viserys was alive, not just a few lords whispering, and then when you add on the bastardy of Rhaenyra's sons, well, the king can only cut out so many tongues before people start calling him a tyrant. Empress Matilda was not only her father's chosen heir, she was his only legitimate living child, and still she was successfully challenged by a man who was her cousin, and not even the oldest cousin. I think this decision to make Rhaenyra and Aegon brother and sister had a negative ripple effect across the story, and actually undermines the role misogyny played in the real life Anarchy.

#grrm critical #hotd critical #historical inspiration #the anarchy #rhaenyra targaryen

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harrywavycurly · 1 year

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Hello Sarah! So the idea of Eddie seeing you married and happy with someone else at like your high school reunion or even just a party a few years after graduation is living in my mind🫣 can I please have my heart crushed? Thanks!♥️

Hiiii babes! So yes, you are more than welcome to have your heart crushed…just remember this is what you wanted okay?😂 Enjoy💖

*Listen Charlie may or may not be based off Jax Teller from Sons of Anarchy. I can’t help myself okay?*

Eddie knew you were going to be here, he knew he was going to have to see you smiling and hear your laugh from across the room and he prepared himself for that. What he didn’t prepare himself for was seeing a ring on your left hand, a solid gold slap in the face that let him know you moved on. He first saw a glimpse of it from across the room when you gave Steve a hug, he thought maybe he was just seeing things and that his mind was playing a cruel trick on him but then he saw him. A tall man who looked like he just walked out of a biker bar with his leather vest covered in patches and long blonde hair styled in a low ponytail, sling his arm over your shoulder as he went to shake Steve’s hand.

“Are you going to stare at her all night or go say hello?” Robin asks as she nudges Eddie in the side before taking a sip of her drink.

“Do you know him?” Robin rolls her eyes at how easily Eddie avoids her question. He turns his head so he can look at her, even after years of friendship Robin still always seems to surprise him with her bluntness.

“Who? Charlie?” Eddie just nods, making a mental note of the man’s name. “Yeah he’s cool. Rides a motorcycle. He’s actually really nice.” Robin answers as Eddie turns and looks over at you again. You’re laughing at something Steve said and Charlie was just looking down at you with a smile on his face, similar to the way Eddie used to watch you laugh, he’s always thought you had the best laugh. “He reminds me of you actually.” Robin states with a shrug, as if it’s the most causal thing in the world to say to him.

“What?” Robin ignores the shock in his voice and just glances over at Charlie who was now telling Steve and Nancy a story while you rested your hand on his chest.

“You can’t look at him and not see some of yourself. The vest? The long hair? Don’t get me started on his musical preferences.” Eddie rolls his eyes as he absentmindedly fiddles with the ring on his index finger. “She has a type I’ll give her that. But really just go say hi and stop being fucking weird.” With that Robin gives Eddie’s back a pat before she walks off to go join Max and Lucas who were in the middle of an argument with Dustin.

As he watches Robin walk away Eddie can’t help but think back to the last time he was standing in the middle of Steve’s living room. He feels his heart drop as the memory floods his mind just as your eyes drift over to him from across the room.

“What do you mean it’s over?” Steve’s eyes are the size of golf balls as Eddie paces his living room. “I just saw you two last night and you looked all gross and in love and shit.” He adds as Eddie runs his hands through his hair and lets out a groan.

“Because I’m a fucking idiot.” Eddie stops pacing and runs a hand down his face as Steve stands in front of him with his hands on his hips waiting for him to explain what’s going on. “I said…I said some shit man and there’s no going back from it.” Steve’s face drops as he watches Eddie’s eyes get glossy. While him and the metal head have been friends for a while he’s never seen this side of Eddie, usually Dustin was the one he went to when he was hurting.

“I mean was it just a fight? Just say sorry and move on.” This was Steve’s go to solution for any argument and Eddie just rolls his eyes at the suggestion. “I can’t help you if you don’t tell me what you said.” Eddie let out sigh as he looked up at Steve’s ceiling.

“I told her,” Steve watches as Eddie takes a deep breath and slowly lets it out trying to control his emotions so he can tell him exactly what happened. “I told her this is pointless. That there’s no happily ever after for us so it’s best if we just end it now to save us the time and heartache of waiting to do it later and then…I left. I left her standing there on her front steps…shouting for me and I didn’t…I didn’t turn around I just left.” Eddie feels his eyes start to sting as he looks at Steve who looks as if he just got punched in the gut the way his mouth is hanging open and his eyes are wide.

“What the fuck is wrong with you?” His voice is harsh as he quickly breaks out of his state of shock to give Eddie a piece of his mind. Eddie just shrugs as he wipes at his eyes trying his best to hide the few tears that slipped out. “You told me you wanted to marry her.” Steve snaps as he runs a hand through his hair as he begins pacing trying his best to think of a possible solution but knowing deep down there probably wasn’t one.

“Oh come on Harrington. We graduate in a few weeks and she’s going to college and I’ll be lucky if I just get a decent job. What the fuck do I have to offer?” Steve rolls his eyes as Eddie explains himself because he knows this is what Eddie does, he pushes people away when he feels like they are getting too close.

“That’s bullshit and you know it.” Eddie looks down at his feet as Steve stops pacing. “You’re scared.” Eddie’s eyes shoot up to find Steve glaring at him. “I know you won’t admit it so I’ll do it for you. You’re terrified of how much you love her so instead of just allowing it to happen and letting her love you, in true Munson style you go and fuck it up on purpose.” Eddie swallows the lump in his throat as Steve lets him have it, his tone is harsh and Eddie just takes it because you are Steve’s best friend, that’s how he met you after all.

“She deserves better than me.” Eddie mumbles as Steve just stands there and watches Eddie fall apart in the middle of his living room. “So much better than me.” Steve just lets out a sigh as he closes the distance between the two of them so he can wrap his arms around Eddie bringing him in for a hug.

“Maybe she does.” Steve answers as he gives Eddie’s back a little pat as he hears him sniffle. “Maybe you’re right and this is for the best.” He adds as he pulls away from Eddie who is wiping his eyes with the back of his jacket sleeve.

“Did you just tell me I’m right?” Steve rolls his eyes as a chuckle escapes his lips, of course Eddie would try to joke in the middle of his breakdown. “Thanks Steve.” Eddie looks at Steve who just shrugs and gives him a reassuring smile.

“Its weird being back here isn’t it?” Eddie feels his cheeks get hot as your voice pulls him from his thoughts, he didn’t even notice you walk over to him from across the room.

“A little.” He answers as he takes the time to look at you. Your hair is a little longer and he can see your sense of style hasn’t changed as you stand there in a pair of jeans and a simple band t shirt but most importantly your smile is just as beautiful as he remembers.

“Harrington has always loved a house party.” You joke making Eddie chuckle as he brings his cup up to his lips to take a sip. “So how have you been?” You look at him and smile as you realize nothing about him has changed minus the tiny bit of facial hair and some of his rings have been replaced with newer looking ones, other than that he still looked like the long haired metal head you knew and loved in high school.

“I’ve been good.” You watch his eyes dart around the room almost like he was avoiding looking you in your eyes. “Opened my own shop, Wayne is retired now.” You smile at the mention of Wayne, he was always so nice to you back then. “Uh how about you?” Eddie asks as he finally looks you in the eyes and he feels like his heart might burst at how warm and inviting they are, another thing about you that hasn’t changed. Just as you open your mouth to respond you feel a hand on your lower back and you turn to look over your shoulder.

“Sorry took me so long I got stopped by uh I think his name is Dustin?” You smile as Charlie hands you a bottle of water. “He asked me if I could show him how to ride one day.” Eddie and you laugh as you shake your head no making Charlie raise an eyebrow.

“Absolutely not.” You and Eddie say at the same time making Eddie’s cheek flush as you laugh.

“Henderson on a motorcycle is a horrible idea he is clumsy and doesn’t pay attention to where he’s walking half the time so yeah, not putting him on a bike.” You explain making Charlie just nod his head as he looks over at Eddie who is taking a sip of his drink. “Oh I’m sorry. Charlie this is Eddie Munson.” You smile at Eddie as Charlie reaches a hand out towards him.

“Nice to meet you. Heard a lot about you.” Eddie feels his face drop as he sees a matching gold band on Charlie’s ring finger as his left hand comes up to rest on top of your shoulder giving it a little squeeze.

“All good I hope?” Eddie asks making Charlie just chuckle and nod as you smile up at him. “So uh how did you two meet?” He doesn’t know why but he can’t stop himself from asking.

“He came into the coffee shop I was working at while in school one day and then showed up everyday for like three weeks until he finally got brave enough to ask for my number.” Eddie watches your face light up as you tell the story, Charlie shrugs as you give his chest a playful pat with your free hand.

“She’s intimidating.” Charlie jokes and Eddie just nods because he’s not wrong, you may look sweet and polite but you also give off a very distinct vibe that you’re not to be messed with.

“Oh totally.” Eddie agrees making you roll your eyes at both of them.

“Says the ones who look like they belong on the cover of Metal Hammer magazine.” You motion between the two of them and Eddie looks down at his outfit and then over to Charlie and he can’t help but feel as if Charlie is just the blonde biker version of himself.

“I’m flattered.” Eddie teases as he places a hand on his chest. You laugh as Charlie leans down and places a kiss to the top of your head making Eddie look away as if he was intruding on a private moment.

“Do you mind going to get my cardigan from the car?” You ask as you look up at Charlie, he looks from you over to Eddie and gives you a little nod before placing a kiss to your cheek. “Thank you.” You say over your shoulder as Charlie makes his way through Steve’s crowded living room.

“You look happy.” Eddie’s voice is soft and low as he swirls his drink around in his cup, you bite your bottom lip as you nod your head.

“I am,” Eddie just rubs his lips together as you take a small step closer to him. “I’m sorry if this is weird for you I didn’t…I didn’t know you’d be here.” You admit as you reach up and place a hand on his arm, Eddie looks down at your hand and feels his heart crumble as he realizes you only came to this little reunion party because you thought he wasn’t going to.

“Don’t apologize.” You look up at him as you remove your hand from his arm. “I’m the one who owes you an apology. I was…such a fucking idiot. I blew it and I’m sorry.” His words hit you like a ton of bricks as he looks you in the eyes.

“Eddie…” He just shakes his head as he polishes off his drink.

“Don’t.” He gives you a pleading look making your heart drop. “It’s okay. I know you’re happier now and that’s all I’ve ever wanted for you.” You watch him swallow hard as he gives you a small smile. “I just want you to be happy.” You watch his eyes fall down to the ring on your left hand. You don’t miss the way his jaw slightly clenches as he stares at it, you can’t help but feel overwhelmed as Eddie’s words sink in, finally giving you the apology you longed for all those years ago when he broke your heart.

“I uh,” You feel your eyes start to sting as Eddie lets out a sigh and runs his free hand through his hair. “I’m going to go see if Nancy needs help with anything. It was nice seeing you Eddie.” Before he can say anything you turn around and he’s left standing there watching you disappear into Steve’s kitchen.

“Fuck.” Eddie mumbles as he turns to toss his empty cup into the trash. He isn’t alone more than a minute before he feels a hand on his back.

“I should’ve warned you.” Steve’s voice is soothing as he gives Eddie’s back a soft pat. “I honestly didn’t think you’d show up so I figured it would be fine.” He adds as Eddie turns so he can face him.

“It’s fine. It seems no one thought I’d show up.” Steve just shrugs, Eddie has been invited to numerous events and parties over the years and Steve can count on one hand how many he actually attended.

“So…you met Charlie.” Eddie just nods and Steve can’t help but feel bad, he knows even after all this time Eddie’s never fully moved on from you. “He’s a good guy.” Steve knows it’s not what he wants to hear but he also knows it’s what Eddie needs to hear.

“I should’ve tried to get her back.” Steve sighs as Eddie looks over his shoulder so he can see into the kitchen where he spots you laughing as you help Nancy make drinks while Charlie stands off to the side talking to Mike, your cardigan tossed over his shoulder.

“Well you didn’t.” Steve knows he’s being harsh but he knows someone has to say it. “You didn’t fight to get her back so she moved on. Now it’s your turn okay? You’ve got to let her go man.” Eddie feels Steve’s hand on his shoulder giving it a hard squeeze.

“Yeah…you’re right.” Eddie just gives him a soft nod. “I’ve got to let her go.” Steve watches him slowly look away from you.

“Did you just agree that I’m right?” Eddie rolls his eyes as Steve smiles at him, Eddie won’t ever admit it but he’s always been grateful for how easy and comfortable Steve makes it to move on from serious conversations.

“Don’t tell anyone.” Eddie tries his best to sound threatening but it doesn’t work due to the smile on his face as he says it.

“Oh I’m telling everyone.” Steve jokes as he turns and heads off towards Dustin. “Henderson you’ll never believe what Munson just said.” Eddie quickly follows behind Steve before Dustin can even react to what’s happening.

“Don’t believe him Henderson he’s been inhaling too many Farrah Fawcett fumes.” Steve rolls his eyes as Dustin raises an eyebrow at the two of them. Steve watches as Eddie visibly relaxes as he’s surrounded by his old Hellfire crew. Eddie spends most of the evening on the couch with Dustin, Lucas and Will getting bombarded with questions about what he’s been up to while also getting the inside scoop on what they’ve been getting into in their lives as well.

He doesn’t look for you until he hears your voice announcing to Steve that you’re leaving. He stands up from the couch just in time to see Charlie helping you slide your arms into your cardigan before you lean in and give Steve a hug goodbye, your eyes finding Eddie’s over his shoulder when you pull away. Eddie just raises his hand in a small wave as you offer him a smile, he knows this probably the last time he’s going to see you so he takes a mental picture of how good you look with a smile on your face, wanting it to replace the memory of the last time he saw you with tears running down your cheeks and the look of heartbreak on your face. He watches you turn and grab Charlie’s hand as he leads you out Steve’s front door, he watches as you don’t look back at him like he thought you might. When the front door closes it hits Eddie that you’re really gone, not just from the party but from his life as well and for the first time in what feels like forever Eddie feels okay, you’re happy and that’s all he’s ever wanted for you.

#eddie munson x reader #eddie munson x fem!reader #eddie munson request #eddie munson fanfiction #eddie munson x you #eddie munson x y/n #eddie munson blurb #eddie munson imagine #eddie munson angst #eddie munson x reader angst #eddie munson fanfic #ex boyfriend eddie #eddie munson fic #Eddie Munson #stranger things fanfiction #Steve Harrington #my little dungeon master baby #my little fluffy haired baby

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princessmisery666 · 1 year

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Daily Mixes Challenge - 2K follower celebration

I wasn't sure about doing a follower celebration as I'm quite sporadic with posting but I just surpassed 2K followers, I will be celebrating my birthday in May (the same day as Sam Winchester), and my blog will be turning 3 and I wanted to celebrate.

A multi-fandom challenge with no end date for sign ups or posting entries.

Music inspires me in my day to day life and as I have progressive hearing loss I listen to A LOT of music. I want to consume as much as I can before I can’t do it any more.

So my challenge is this: send me an ASK picking one of the below categories:

Daily Mix 1

Daily Mix 2

Daily Mix 3

Daily Mix 4

Daily Mix 5

Daily Mix 6

Pop

R&B

Hip Hop

Dance

Rock

Metal

2010s

2000s

90s

80s

Chill

Happy

Upbeat

Romantic

Moody

I will hit shuffle on the corresponding Spotify playlist and give you the first song that plays. You then have to write a fic or create a mood board, aesthetic or piece of art based on that song or the feelings it gives you.

More Info below the cut.

I will make sure no one gets the same song.

For anyone who doesn’t use Spotify, it creates “made for you” playlists that are personalised to your tastes and they change from day to day. It changes DAILY, so I don’t know what song you could get. I listen to anything from cheesy pop to hardcore rock.

Info & Guidelines - cause no one likes rules:

Fandoms I’m interested in but you can write for any fandom you wish. Supernatural, Marvel, Top Gun: Maverick, DC, Shadow & Bone, The Witcher, Outer Banks, Yellowstone-verse, Sons Of Anarchy. And probably more feel free to ask.

Bonus points for: Sam Winchester/Jared Padalecki, Sam Wilson/Anthony Mackie, Erik ‘Kilmonger’ Stevens/Michael B Jordan, and Geralt/Henry Cavill.

MARVEL NOTE: I won’t read Tony Stark fics. He can be a supporting character but I won’t read anything that is centred around him. Sorry. I have a reason for this that I’m happy to discuss but it’s a bit dark and this is supposed to be fun.😉

Feel free to combine this with any other bingos/challenges you are partaking in if they allow the same.

Can be fluff, smut, angst, kinks, crack, A/B/O, AU’s whatever floats your boat. Dark themes welcome.

Any and ALL trigger warnings must be highlighted. I’ll step out of my comfort zone and read anything - except Tony Stark, paedophilia, necrophilia and scat play (don’t look it up).

Any and all ships welcome.

Can be reader insert, 1st/3rd person, OC or character’s POV. Whatever you prefer.

Fics can be any length, but PLEASE use a ‘keep reading’ line for long posts or fics over 500 words.

If the song you get doesn’t spark any inspiration, there’s no pressure to do it, and feel free to ask for another.

Can request as many songs as you want.

You don’t have to be following me.

No end date for requests

No due date for entries.

Use the tag #666DailyMix so I can find it and don’t forget to tag me in your work.

Would appreciate a reblog for a signal boost

I will reblog all entries

I will create a master list and update whenever there is a new submission

#666DailyMix #music #music asks #music challenge #follower celebration #signal boost #music is life #music is my drug of choice #supernatural #top gun maverick #marvel #DC #The Witcher #fanfic #fiction #aesthetic #moodboards #anything goods #all fandoms

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k3nnedycurse · 6 days

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hello friends! just wanted to toss my hat in the ring and put out some feelers.

i’ll preface this as I’m not looking to replace any current partners, just looking to add some more!

my name is bria, i’m 25, and a dog mom to the cutest pitbull alive! pronouns are she/her. Currently in the EST timeline, living in the land of snow and he best football team. i’ve been roleplaying almost half of my life so i have tons of experience to bring to the table.

preferable to fandoms, which i have a extensive list of, but am quite literally down to do anything.

my list of fandoms off the top of my head would be:

-succession

-game of thrones / hotd

-marvel (would actually die for netflix mcu???)

-harry potter

-law and order svu

-sons of anarchy / mayans

- 9-1-1

but wait! there’s more! no really, there is. name it and I’m probably in it. i am also very comfortable with anything slice of life, original plot, creating our own verse.

i prefer canon x oc pairings if we're going to do fandom and i am doubling friendly. primarily mxf, but am comfortable doing any type of pairing. my favorite genres would be angst as an former baby emo and fluff, and everyone's favorite.. slow burn. romance is definitely wanted as well!

please be 21. i'm pretty flexible on length but i do tend to hit character limit and get a bit wordy for a lack of better wording.

but that’s all for me! If you are interested, feel free to message me or react to my post!

#game of thrones roleplay #law and order svu roleplay #marvel roleplay #marvel rp #succession roleplay #succession rp #law and order rp #roleplay #game of thrones rp #got roleplay #hotd roleplay #house of the dragon roleplay #discord 1x1 #discord rp #9 1 1 roleplay

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420vibes · 2 months

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my new laptop is supposed to be delivered in like 12/13 hours , so my return to indie on tumblr is about to be in the works !! but — my preferred platform is still discord . i deleted a few inactive servers , so looking for new writing partners !!

bonus points if you are interested in / down to do a mumu server inspired / based on sons of anarchy

#1x1 rp #discord 1x1 #indie 1x1 #1x1 indie #indie rp #discord rp #1x1 roleplay #1x1 discord #indie smut rp #indie oc rp

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witchthewriter · 11 months

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𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞

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

a/n: I made a quiz ‘Which Son Is Your Old Man’, so you can find out once and for all who you would be best suited to!

Warnings: swears, mentions of violence, smoking, drugs

ᴹᵃˢᵗᵉʳˡᶤˢᵗ

𝐉𝐚𝐱 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫

・Yes, he does spend a lot of time doing club business. But it also means he’s home randomly throughout the day.

・His speciality is making breakfast; eggs, bacon, toast, french toast, waffles etc

・Yes, he did develop the skill from all the one night stands he’s had...

・But hey, at least now you’re the one that reaps the reward!

・Doesn’t snore in his sleep, but does toss and turn a lot

・Sometimes he has really really bad nightmares. He doesn’t want to wake you up, so he goes and has a smoke outside

・Really loves chewing on ice cubes. When you get McDonalds, he’ll eat everyone’s ice from their drinks (obviously after their done with it)

・When you’re feeling down; physically or mentally, he’ll read to you. Jax bought you a new edition of your favourite book for your birthday and he’s so used to holding it in his hands by now.

・Really likes when you light candles when he gets home, he prefers them over the overhead lighting

・Doesn’t like loud sudden noises - definitely has undiagnosed PTSD. He’s gotten really good at hiding it, but some days - when he has really long showers, you know it’s a bad day

𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧

・When he isn’t doing things for the club, he loves to work in ‘the shed’.

・He has a lot of projects going on - making garden beds for Gemma’s events,

・Opie usually ends up trekking dust, shredded timber and so on throughout the house. You make him have a shower as soon as he’s finished working outside.

・But you can’t lie, he does create some beautiful things.

・He made a dining room table - and the detailing was so amazing you nearly teared up

・Opie is great at painting as well, honestly, he’s just good at general renovations. Somehow he knows how to do stuff around the house - unclogging drains, fixing pipes, changing lightbulbs, stopping leaks etc

・Opie’s like your own handy man!

・Secretly a cat person. Don’t get him wrong, he doesn’t mind dogs. They’re great, but cats are so unpredictable - without the risk. He finds them so interesting.

・Loves Disney movies, especially the cartoon version of Robin Hood. You’ll find him humming the song about Robin and Little John

・Likes that he towers of you and will put things out of your reach just to rile you up

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝

・Actively cleans up after himself and you.

・Really likes a clean home, and he’s lived on his own for a long time, so he knows how to run a house

・He also grew up around a lot of women, so he knows how to cook some great meals

・Chibs was also whipped into shape by these women, so that’s why it’s ingrained in him...

・Knows a lot of Scottish drinking songs, and he always sings them when he’s had a few too much to drink

・And his voice is actually quite lovely

・He also sings in the shower

・A loud gruff Scottish man singing in your shower always brightens your day

・Automatically turns the kettle on when he gets home (and will make tea for two, knowing exactly how you like it)

・Not a lot of random visitors, he likes to keep business and his home life separate. Even though the club is his life, he likes having his own space

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐦𝐚𝐧

・Many, many takeout and movie nights

・Especially when he’s been gone on club business

・Does the washing and folding for both your clothes. It was his main job when he lived at home too.

・Also mows the lawn without a shirt on, so that’s...a fun sight to see (he likes showing off in front of you)

・Loves the movie Avatar; would definitely go into a deep dive of how it all works and how they created it.

・Would die if you showed interest in it as well. You bought him a book about the characters and he spent a whole afternoon reading it

・Surprises everyone with how much he loves books

・A man of few words, he actually has really profound things to say. Some of it can be really poetic...

・Likes having his shoulders rubbed, and in return, he massages your feet

・Is really good at looking after you when you’re sick. He has a lot of homemade recipes; soups, oldwives tricks etc. (Except the term ‘oldwives tricks’ shouldn’t be overlooked. A lot of their

𝐓𝐢𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫

・Rescue dogs galore

・Tig hates seeing any animal hurt, but he has a special place in his heart for dogs

・Big fucking snorer, and is out as soon as his head hits the pillow

・Hates cooking but doesn’t mind doing the dishes - yeah he’s fucked up that way

・So you handle the food; he’ll get the groceries, but for the love of god he cannot make a proper grown up dish

・In return, he doesn’t mind doing the vaccuuming and mopping (he would so dress up in a maid’s outfit and do it)

・Whenever he wakes up in the middle of the night, he goes into the loungeroom to watch cartoons - like popeye

・Cried while watching Titanic btw

・Oh and has a stash of different types of drugs. Nothing too hardcore though.

・He also makes you have an unregistered firearm so you can protect yourself

・Also loves comic books. He’s a DC kinda guy...yes, his favourite character is Joker

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prettythinginthehouse · 3 days

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GENRES & TROPES

✱ — angst.

✱ — war.

✱ — romance.

✱ — horror.

✱ — mystery.

✱ — religious themes.

✱ — forbidden love.

✱ — supernatural.

✱ — historic & alternate worlds.

✱ — aliens.

✱ — fantasy.

✱ — post apocalyptic.

✱ — trauma.

✱ — lgbt+

FANDOMS

✱ — the hunger games

✱ — star trek

✱ — avatar: the last airbender

✱ — twilight

✱ — marvel (focusing on the black widow program)

✱ — john wick

✱ — the 100 (focusing on the grounders)

✱ — game of thrones

✱ — scandal

✱ — criminal minds

✱ — alien v. predators

✱ — resident evil

✱ — harry potter

✱ — oitnb or wentworth

✱ — sons of anarchy

✱ — the cabin in the woods

✱ — the descent

✱ — until dawn

✱ — call of duty

✱ — assassin's creed

✱ — vampire academy

✱ — squid games

✱ — hannibal

✱ — underworld

✱ — fallout

✱ — the wilds

✱ — i also have a ton of original ideas.

REQUIREMENTS

✱ — 21 & older. (writer & characters)* — i'm 28 years old, please do not attempt to message me if you're under the age requirement.

✱ — novella / lit. / adv lit.* — i require a writing sample. i put a lot of effort into my writing and i'd like the same as well. a MINIMUM of the discord limit twice.

✱ — voice any concerns / hiatuses.*

✱ — socialize.* — i enjoy getting to know the people i create stories with, if it isn't too much to ask then allow me to understand who you are.

✱ — experienced.* — i'd prefer not to roleplay with anyone who's inexperienced.

✱ — long term partner.*

✱ — realistic fc / description.*

PREFERENCES

✱ — mature / melancholic themes.

✱ — preferably not have a ton of triggers, but please don't be weird.

PAIRINGS

✱ — F x F (preferred)

✱ — M x F

ABOUT

✱ — cst timezone.

✱ — talkative after warming up, prefer making lasting friends. i have people i'm friends with for years and have movie nights with etc.

✱ — i'm huge on all kinds of music and pinterest.

✱ — if i'm not responding it's perfectly fine to double text / ping me

✱ — i work from home so my schedule is frequently open, unless i state otherwise to you. (if you don't have a lot of time on your hands please don't message me < 3)

if my post has caught your eye, then don't be afraid to send me a friend request, you can come to me with a plot / setting in mind or we can discuss one amongst ourselves. please inform me of your age, name, pronouns and triggers once you do. also, a writing sample is required.

#discord novella rp #discord rp #novella rp

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spaghettificationandpretzels · 8 months

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About me and my blog

Hello all,

I hope you find the below information helpful (thank you to @thegayhimbo for providing a template on how to do this)

Below you will mostly find information on my writing but I want you to know who you're following so I'll let you know a little about me too.

All about me

I'm a twenty-four-year-old woman living in wonderful Australia (AEST). I have had this blog for a very long time but only became active over the last three years and only started writing early last year. I'm also busy studying to get a bachelor's in a helping profession. I have a dog and a cat and I love them more than anything.

My blog

First and foremost, please don't follow me if you're under the age of 18. I don't want you here, especially considering the content of what I post. I do not make exceptions even if you coming to talk to me about something that is safe for work.

I am passionate about many social issues and will share posts about them from time to time. I have been told from knee-high that I'm opinionated and I'm very happy to share said opinions. Bigots of any shape will be blocked.

I love talking to people about their passion, ideas and thoughts so if you're having to urge to info dump about anything, please say hello.

My writing

Main Masterlist

I write for lots of fandoms for both men and women. I do both reader and OC although I'm moving towards OC more and more. I only do requests very rarely, mostly for milestones. I prefer to use canon as a starting point and most of my work deviates very heavily.

What I write:

One shots Series Fluff Smut Angst

I write for:

Sons of Anarchy

Jax Teller Lyla Winston

Mayans M.C.

Guero Manny Angel Reyes EZ Reyes

Law & Order: SVU

Terry Bruno Joe Velasco Mike Duarte

The Punisher

Karen Page Billy Russo Frank Castle

Call of Duty (Video Games)

Simon 'Ghost' Riley Valeria Garza Phillip Graves Kate Laswell

The Gentleman

Raymond Smith

Peaky Blinders

Alfie Solomons John Shelby

Gangs of London

Sean Wallace

Many of my fics have very dark themes, and I fully believe that fiction should be used to explore the worst parts of humanity. However, it needs to be done well.

I will not write:

Any form of violence against women for the sole purpose of furthering a man's story. Violence against animals or children. Sexual assault smut. All my smut heavily features enthusiastic and mutual consent

General things for readers

I am more than happy to talk about my work, I will give spoilers and talk about my process if you want. Just ask!!!

I have a tag list and I'm happy to add you but if you are inactive for five posts, I will remove you.

You are under no obligation to read my work so please do not struggle through anything.

This is a hobby and I do this for free, I do this for myself so I'm happy to receive feedback but please don't complain.

Comments and reblogs are loved and cherished.

Thank you for reading this far, I wish you fun on your journey through my blog.

#sp talks

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midnight-snailor · 3 months

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Ig for those curious, here are the weapons I think each dbz character ive drawn currently would use in the splatoon au thing I drew

Goku-

Krak on splat roller/splattershot (mainly rollers) He went through using alot of weapons before deciding on the krak on roller. He used to be very indecisive on what he wanted to use.

Vegeta-

Splat dualies (or any dualies in general, prefers using the enperry dualies) he likes being really aggressive, and using dualies help him achieve that. Depending on what he feels like doing, he will use different dualies. He hardly ever uses the dualie squelchers though.

Krillin-

Doesn't participate in turf wars as often anymore, but he often uses Luna blaster. He often did matches with goku as a duo, and would pick a weapon that would be good support for goku's. He also occasionally uses nzap. Plays more salmon run.

Chichi- also doesn't participate very much, but she was a good splatana wiper player. Plays any splatana. She used to be a competitive player, though played less and less after marrying goku. She still plays turf wars occasionally, more often when goku, or her children do.

Yamcha- local tentabrella user, 5 starred v tentabrella though is still figuring out how exactly to use it. He often changes weapons now bc he wants to find a cooler weapon to main.

Bulma- Ink brush player, prefers nouveau over v ink brush. She occasionally uses other brushes and took interest in learning splatanas.

Gohan- Heavy splating deco user. He sometimes plays rollers, but loves using splatlings alot more. Will play any he feels like, but the heavy deco is his favorite.

Trunks- 52 gal user. He uses any of the gal weapons, but occasionally uses dapple dualies if he feels like it.

Goten- splat roller user. He uses any rollers, but also is pretty good with squiffer. His goal is often to be as irritating as possible.

Tien- Splat charger user. He uses any charger, but prefers the regular splat charger.

Bardock- carbon roller deco user. His play style and quick and aggressive, and he often goes for front line weapons when he feels like doing something different. Often plays ranked/anarchy.

Gine- Undercover brella user. She often swaps between v undercover and undercover sorella brella. She'll use any other brella if she feels like it, and also occasionally uses e-liter. She also often plays ranked/anarchy.

King vegeta- Splat dualies user. He'll use any dualies, but prefers v splat dualies.

Raditz- Dynamo roller user. I just think this weapon would fit him. He's fond of heavy hitting weapons, though is still learning how to use them properly. Often swaps between the dynamos.

Turles- octobrush user. He's also grown pretty fond of using the painbrushes, often swapping between them. He's one of those toxic players that taunt after every kill and just mess with people in general. He's also a sore loser. Don't be like him kids

Frieza doesn't play in turf wars. If he DID though he'd use splatana stamper.

Broly(dbs) - heavy splatling user. He'll use any splatling, but heavy is the one he loves using the most. He's still new to turf wars, often playing anarchy with goku and vegeta as they show him the ropes.

Paragus- dualie squelchers user. He found teaching Broly to be frustrating. He was good at fighting and was strong, but he never really took to using the dualies like he had hoped. Man really wanted his son to like his main weapon

Mostly based off of my own headcanons n all that, there'll be more as I think of them but this post is already long enough. If you have questions about the au, feel free to ask!

Idk about the story yet, it's not gonna be 100% a reflection of dbz canon, cause all of it cannot be replicated into splatoon, not every aspect of dbz or dbs will be incorporated either, that'd be alot lmao

I'll also be deviating from splatoon canon n all that as well, just a little tho ^^

Sorry for the word vomit

Already working on what saiyans are, yeah they're octos, but with a twist

Or sumn, still figuring it out.

#splatoon #dbz au #splatoon au #dbz #vegeta #goku #bardock #gine #raditz #turles #chichi #krillin #gohan #trunks #dbs broly #paragus #king vegeta #goten

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sogoodtoheritsvicious · 11 months

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new and improved list

Hi and for the love of God hello 👋🏼 I’m very happy to announce that i’ll be adding the Ted Lasso characters to the list! Feel free to hit up my ask box if you have a request or just want to talk about the boys or any of the shows i’m writing for <3

Requests: Open

Characters i write for:

- Ted Lasso

• Ted Lasso

• Coach Beard

• Roy kent

• Jamie Tartt

• Dani Rojas

• Richard Montlaur

• Sam Obisanya

• Isaac McAdoo

• Thierry Zoreaux

• Jan Maas

• Moe Bumbercatch

• Will Kitman

• Rebecca Welton

• Keeley Jones

- Mayans Mc

• Angel Reyes

• Ez Reyes

• Coco Cruz

• Nestor Oceteva

• Bishop Losa

• Neron “Creeper” Vargas

• Hank Loza

• Michael “Riz” Ariza

• Gilly Lopez

• Miguel Galindo

- Sons of anarchy

• Jax Teller

• Juan “Juice” Ortiz

• Opie Winston

• Happy Lowman

• Filip “Chibs” Telford

• Herman Kozik

• Alexander “Tig” Trager

What i take requests for:

• Headcanons

• Preferences

• Would Includes

• Most likely Tos

• Mood boards/Povs

What i do not take requests for:

• Smut

• Self harm of any kind - Talking about the reader having a mental illness is fine but i’m not comfortable writing about them harming themselves

• Reader being related to any of the characters on the list

• Toxic relationships - We’re all about healthy, loving relationships in this house!

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duxbelisarius · 1 year

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I find it ironic that a certain part of the fandom says "tradition and custom" is not law, that aegon ii had no rights because Andal law is just a custom, but they cry that rhaenys targaryen, the queen who never was, had her birthright stolen by jaehaerys I for baelon. I wonder if they know that rhaenys were entitled precisely because of these "traditions and customs" as Prince Aemon's only child; she had no younger brothers with a better claim than her. And what about Jeyne Arryn and Rhea Royce, who also became the "heads" from their houses because of that, due to the absence of brothers.

It's definitely an funny little quandary, especially given what we know about inheritance laws in Westeros. George straight up says that a son inherits over a daughter everywhere in Westeros except Dorne, and things only really get complicated after there are no sons and a daughter's claim is pitted against her uncles, cousins, etc. I can see why they selected Baelon over Rhaenys to be designated the heir, since Baelon the only son of the ruling king, and a son coming before a granddaughter makes some sense in a male-preference primogeniture system.

Once Baelon's death left Jaehaerys without any direct heir, then Rhaenys claim on behalf of Laenor becomes the clear front runner, as she's both older than Viserys and the heir of the first son and originally designated heir. That's still how it would be in the show where Laenor is removed, so either way we have a violation of law, custom and tradition in the name of the monarch's preferences. At least in Jaehaerys' case he did it with the backing of most of the realm, whereas Viserys created a succession crisis then pretended it didn't exist.

This is also why it makes no sense in F&B that Otto and the Greens keep pointing to the decision of 92 AC and the Council of 101, when they could just point to Aegon the conqueror being lord of Dragonstone over Visenya, his older sister (that and the Seven Kingdoms, none of whom seem to have had a queen in their histories save Dorne). But as @lemonhemlock has pointed out before, George wanted to ape The Anarchy of English history with his own Dance, despite the circumstances of the two being completely incomparable.

None of this really shocks me, George also ignores Jeyne's own circumstances to justify her supporting Rhaenyra because Girl Power, and plenty within the fandom view Daemon as a victim of Rhea Royce and not vice versa. It is what it is, regrettably.

#ask #anon #me #duxbelisarius #house of the dragon #hotd #viserys i targaryen #jaehaerys i targaryen #rhaenys the queen who never was #fire and blood critical #grrm critical

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gwenllian-in-the-abbey · 4 months

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What is your interpretation of Viserys's character? It's amazing how grrm made the man who literally single handedly destroyed his family's legacy and started the bloodiest civil war in Westros a "joyful generous king who wants everyone to get along" it's like grrm wanted the fault of the dance to be on Alicent and Aegon not Vissy for some reason

Thanks anon! This is an excellent question.

So I actually don't think that GRRM meant for Alicent or Aegon to take the full blame for the Dance. If you read F&B and World of Ice and Fire, remembering that those books are not written in GRRM's authorial voice, but by in-world maesters who are compiling histories, you'll see that the authors of those books are not very complimentary about Viserys. However, they are diplomatic about it. He was a king who ruled for several decades, and he was not hated by the people at the time of his death. The scholarship of maesters like Gyldayn and Yandel is also pretty surface level. Still, Yandel all but blames Viserys for the Dance, saying that Viserys "had ruled for six-and-twenty years, reigning over the most prosperous era in the history of the Seven Kingdoms but seeding within it the disastrous decline of his house and the death of the last dragons." He might be called amiable and generous, but weighing against that, he's also called weak-willed, easily influenced, and anxious to please. Those are not really complimentary qualities when discussing kingship. The books stop short of calling Viserys a bad king on the level of Aegon IV or Aerys II, but they're not particularly complimentary towards him either.

And here's the thing. Ensuring a clean succession is one of a king's most important jobs. A smooth transition of power is essential for the stability of the realm, and a disputed succession was to be avoided at all costs. Throughout real life history, you will see examples of kings going out of their way to ensure that there is one clear heir who will inherit upon their death. It is the king's responsibility to ensure that the succession is clear, that the heir is prepared to rule, and that the heir has sufficient support to rule. There is a reason why, although the often repeated "the king's word is law" phrase might have some base truth to it, most kings followed established lines of succession and did not just choose their favorite child, or even the child they believed best suited to rule. Enduring the occasional less than ideal king was the price paid for a peaceful transition of power, and for ensuring that the method by which power was peacefully transferred from one monarch to the next, remained stable.

So in real life feudal monarchies, when succession crises happened, it was usually because of some unexpected event. The Anarchy that the Dance is based on happened because King Henry I lost his only son, William Adelin, in a shipwreck. The boy was already seventeen at the time, and when he died, Henry tried to have more sons with his second wife, but was unsuccessful. His only other legitimate child was a daughter, Matilda, who eventually became his heir following the rules of male preference primogeniture, although his nephews were in consideration at one point. Likewise, Edward the Black Prince, heir to Edward III, died before his father did. Unlike William Adelin, however, Edward the Black Prince had a son, Richard II, who became Edward III's heir. When Richard II became king he was still a child, and had to contend with very powerful adult uncles who became powerful as his regents, and their sons, who did not want to give up power when Richard II came of age. This situation eventually led to the War of the Roses. There are also succession crises in which a king who dies childless is also the last of his direct line, such as Henry III of France, the last Valois king. In this situation the next claimant might come through a female line or a more senior male line, but it's rarely clear cut. But these are generally unusual or unexpected situations rather than the result of a king's willful refusal to do his duty and ensure a clean succession.

Viserys had options for avoiding the Dance, the easiest and most obvious being simply making his eldest son his heir upon his birth. He had every indication that his insistence on keeping Rhaenyra as heir would lead to a succession crisis after his death, and yet he did nothing to avert it. He had no intention of codifying new succession laws to allow daughters to inherit over sons, instead he imagined succession as a free for all, king's choice, which is bound to lead to conflict and is a terrible idea in a kingdom ruled by dragonriders. Viserys inherited a prosperous and stable kingdom and arguably the most important job he had was to keep it stable, and yet he created a succession crisis out of nothing, for no good reason. Neither Rhaenyra nor Aegon turned out to be particularly good rulers in their short reigns, but only one of them could have taken the throne as uncontested heir, and that is Aegon. Had Aegon been named heir from the start, there would have been no one to contest him (Rhaenyra's claim lies solely on being her father's chosen heir, if she's isn't, she has no claim), and no war.

What would compel Viserys to completely trash his own succession? I think in the books, it is left up to interpretation. Was Viserys stupid, willfully ignorant, or a malicious narcissist? Certainly, although he was supposedly a people pleaser, no one in his family was very pleased by his decisions, and it's hard to imagine the Red Keep a happy household when Viserys deliberately drove a wedge between his children and created a situation that everyone knew would one day lead to war. I'm going to tag @aifsaath because she has some good Viserys thoughts regarding the possibility that Viserys wasn't just a bumbling idiot, but actively malicious.

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