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isthisselfcare · 2 years

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An accumulation of a few months of asks, please forgive my delay. I have not answered them all as some will require more time than I’ve got at the moment. Thank you to anyone who sent me kind comments from the bottom of my heart!

Re: questions about bookbinding and paywalls

I have a few of these queries and, though I thought my position was amply clear with ‘not for profit’ binding only, to reiterate – I permit bindings of my work on a not for profit basis, which means that binders should not be making money from binding my work. Please don’t put my work behind paywalls. I find fanfic binding to be amongst the most fascinating and wonderful developments in fandom in recent years, making beautiful works so tangible and permanent – let’s not give copyright holders a reason to look upon us with a litigious eye.

did you watch the new Persuasion?

I quit after the first half hour, all agony, zero hope. I’ve half a mind to make a post with screenshots in, with arrows and comments and shrieks of pain

Ur Instagram is my fav meme account

Thank you, I think I’ve found my calling, rather less time consuming than the writing x

Hello, can I ask you a question?

“Love and light, my girl,” said the first Keeper.

^Did the keeper say this because she had predicted Hermione's future and knew that she would eventually fall in love with Malfoy?

Love dmatmoobil.💛💛💛💛 Thank you.

It’s a greeting/farewell in some witchy circles, but I adore this interpretation!

Hello darling! 👋 I hope you're having the most fantastic summer and the best life, really, because dmatmobil has brought me so much joy. I'm beyond obsessed and keep replaying the audio version of it on Spotify almost every day. At this point I know it almost by heart but just your prose is so soothing and comforting, it's an immediate source of endorphins.

I have one question: during the tea party, Draco asks Hermione if she'd like Narcissa to give her one of the flowers (hyacinths?) for medical/research purposes and in response she says something like "she's already helped me". I've been wondering what that meant - my first intuitive guess is that what she meant was that Narcissa helped her feel more at ease at the manor by inviting her and being a gracious host? Or was there a deeper meaning to her words?

Thank you! On the hyacinths – in that passage, Narcissa mentions to Hermione that the plant was brought in from Provence. In a later passage (as they are climbing up towards the monastery) Draco notes in passing that there are hyacinths in the undergrowth. Hermione uses flora to triangulate locations for her various ingredients, so the implication there (for, admittedly, a reader with a magnifying glass) was that Narcissa’s mention helped her narrow her search down in some way. Perhaps she hadn’t been able to find a saint’s bone + hyacinth combination location in the UK and the Provence mention spurred her on to widen the net. Also gave the author excuses to write about romantic seaside walks

Where did you get the idea for the rings in dmatmoobil?

Magical rings are the bog standard Jewellery Plot Device so I only ‘got the idea’ in the sense of picking the lowest hanging fruit, haha! And (if you didn’t know) something similar does exist in real life – smart rings – a cool piece of kit!

just wanted to say i LOVED draco malfoy & the ordeal of being in love!!! thank you so much for writing & sharing it. i really really wish i could read more of your work— i feel like i’ve been rudely spat back into reality from the lovely world you built and reality is terrible— but i understand your need to keep your lives/identities separate! if begging would help, let me know. i’d readily beg for more of your romance works!!! + i’d take the vow of secrecy!! also if you have a patreon or ko-fi or some way to support your work, please let me know as well! me and the reddit community of r/romancebooks think it is a crime that we read such an amazing piece of work for free!!! i just love your writing style so much and i really wish i could live in your stories & the worlds you build. i will now slowly savour the shorter one-shots you have written like they’re the last few drops of water on earth. thank you so much again for sharing your talent, hard work & stories with the world!!!!!!

I’ve not got any of those platforms but your kind message is worth a kg per word in gold, thank you! (Also – I haven’t any one-shots up – now unsure whether or not you have written to the correct author – will take the compliments regardless)

I don’t know if you are on GoodReads but the romcom author Penny Reid loved your fanfic!

I had a google as I wasn’t familiar with their work, but Happily Ever Ninja and Neanderthal Seeks Human sound simply fabulous based on titles alone. Thank you for letting me know! xx

hey, I have real problem (LOL). I'm not sure when D&H had their sex together. Did they really sleep together in Chapter 30: Samhain or it was just imagination. Please help here because I have problem with plot. Thank you in advance. Love your writing and sense of humor in it :)

Hiya, yes, they slept together – see this line in the next chapter: ‘It was difficult to deny what had happened, given that each had the other’s bodily fluids in various stages of evaporation upon their person’ (particularly charming out of context)

Hi, thank you for sharing DMATMOOBIL! What made you choose Greyback as the villain?

Ooh, I haven’t got an elegant answer for that one – he was reverse engineered into being. My first question when plotting this thing, knowing I wanted a Healer Hermione who needed protection, was what disease or problem was she curing that would anger someone? The top 3 candidates were lycanthropy, vampirism, and Dementors (traces of that brainstorm linger in the chapter when she explains her treatment’s other applications). I really liked the Dementor cure idea, only I couldn’t see Dementors posing a proper threat to Hermione without a lot of in-universe setup (would need a reason for Dementors to be floating about outside of Azkaban, would need Dementors to have enough brains to work out what she’s doing? And stage attacks?? Or a baddie Dementor Leader organising things?) – so, idea discarded due to Author Couldn’t Be Arsed in the interest of efficiency.

Vampires and werewolves were both more feasible, but lycanthropy got the edge because I had a beloved character in the story afflicted by it (Lupin). And then, continuing the reverse engineering, who gets rather pipped at the idea of a cure? Greyback, who, conveniently had an established antagonistic relationship with Hermione and also did not explicitly die in canon. (Though if he had died in canon, I would have used him anyway; I’ve got no respect for the dead)

I discovered dmatmoobil recently when I did one of my irregular dramione deep-dives. I came here to say how dare you write a story that has affected me profoundly like few other stories have. Love is too inadequate a word to describe the enormity of my feelings now that I've finished madly binging it. (1/2)

Truly, you write in the spirit of Jane Austen et al., and can I just say that even if you weren't one of the few (or only?) fanfic authors I've ever seen cite Jerome K. Jerome as an influence, (2/3, I lied, brevity is not my forte)

it would have been evident from every other sentence of your breathtakingly *not* jejune work. Anyway, in addition to adding to your inbox material for grey days, I do actually have a question: will there be an epilogue? (3/3)

(4/5, because it is 2.30am so of course my brain thinks this is a good time to be active) I would also like all of your thoughts on all of dear Jane Austen's books, but I understand that this might be a bit much to ask.

Only tell me that, Pride and Prejudice being the ultimate comfort read aside, you also think Sense and Sensibility is a reliable soporific (despite my best efforts I have never once made it through the whole book without nodding off) (5/5)

Thank you for this VERY sweet message. I haven’t any plans for an epilogue or other additions to the Mortifying Ordeal, so sorry to disappoint. I wish I had the time to share all of my thoughts on Austen, but in the meantime – you must give Sense and Sensibility another chance – perhaps a strong espresso first – it’s a non-stop thrill-ride. Really! Heroine falls in the rain! Dashing rescue! Snipped locks of hair (scandal!!)! Illegitimate daughter! Fevers! Jiltings! Illegitimate daughter dies a pauper! Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon! (The last hasn’t to do with the book, but I nevertheless add it as a point of consideration)

Sending you a heads up to look at the my-dmatmoobil-memes tumblr if you haven’t already been notified of it

I had not been notified and it is BRILLIANT. I am going to add every post to my queue. Thank you to the genius behind this!!

Curious about what other genres you write or if you do mostly humor?

Hiya, I go through phases – angst, erotica, humour, Serious Story with Important Message About The State Of Our Society, back to penises

Humour is my favourite in terms of the sheer pleasure of writing, but it is also by far the most difficult (far easier to make people cry than laugh!)

Hi, I'm head over heels with dmatmobil and I have some questions, if you don't mind.

Am I right in assuming that Hermione decided to start the project partly because the money from her invention (jotter) gave her the freedom to do so? In your headcanon, had she been sitting on the idea for a long time before she started doing it but simply didn't have the means?

In the crypt in France, they stumble into the reverse ethics spell, the mechanics of which I found fascinating. What I'm wondering is, was the spell limited only to the confines of the crypt and the affected person's immediate intentions? If Hermione had been affected, for instance, would she have simply left the crypt or would she have abandoned her entire project entirely (since she was there because of the project)?

And finally, was Hermione initially so reserved towards Draco during their Hogwarts trip because she had heard about him going on dates recently? Cause in the previous chapter Theo mentions people gossiping about his (unsuccessful) dates. Had the word reached Hermione and was she feelings unwelcome stirrings of jealousy?😌

Thanks so much in advance! Love you bye💛💛

Such good questions, such mediocre answers. So sorry!

On Hermione’s project – as it came about through a mechanical process (author needed a villain; see Greyback question above) I haven’t got a headcanon for that part of Hermione’s journey, but I like your idea of her having the project floating in her brain-soup for a time before it became financially feasible. On the reverse ethics spell, I didn’t think through the mechanisms in this level of detail, but my sense is that it would’ve had physical + time limits (effects dissipating if they left the crypt, and after a few days?). For the last question, see below:

Hello. I adore dmatmobil and I'm verging very close to unhealthy obsession zone. Hence my microcosmic question:

In one of the later chapters, lovesick Draco and Theo are discussing his crush and Theo says people are gossiping about Draco's dating life. So I was wondering, since the word reached Theo, did Hermione hear about Draco's dates too by chance, in your headcanon? If so, was that part of the reason why she was kind of distant and reserved at the beginning of their trip to Hogwarts, because she thought Draco was having an active love-life and this made her feel Not Good?

Thank you in advance.💙💙💙💙💙💙

Yes, this is certainly the implication in the text and explains her standoffishness when they meet again. I think it’s inevitable that she would’ve heard of it, given how small the wizarding world is – and how gossipy!

Have you seen the @DMATMOOBILbot on twitter? 😂

I had not, but what bits of it Twitter allowed me to see without an account (don’t make me make a Twitter I’m already overwhelmed) were wonderful! What an idea! Thank you for sharing this with me and thank you to the other genius behind this one (or perhaps the same genius?! Is Dramione a single entity of genius?)

Hello! I just realized while rereading your fic that I took a lot of inspiration from your fic while writing my own fic 😅 Would it be okay if I put your fic as having inspired mine? It's totally okay if not, I just figured I'd ask. I'm embarrassed I didn't realize it sooner 🥴🥴 I was writing in a new style for me, and I think my subconscious put in *attempts* at similar humor as you bc I reread your story often. My apologies if this comes across weird, I really didn't mean anything by it 😅 Hope this finds you well!

I removed some identifying details from this ask. And yes, of course you can! I am so pleased you liked it so much and honoured to be a positive influence (for once in my life otherwise rife with criminality and sin). All writing is iterative and builds on that which came before it. None of us write in a vacuum! Which is a convenient bridge into the next question:

Hi!! If it's not too invasive, can I ask what are some of the books which have inspired your style of comedic writing & strategic timing + the banter?

I’m chiefly inspired by British humourists, 19th and early 20th century. I have a note at the very beginning of Mortifying with a list of my favourites, delve into any of those and be amused! (And – perhaps if you are like me – feel dull and thick in contrast to the scintillating wit, sigh)

I don't even know how to put these in proper words. But I'm reading the Mortifying Ordeal and I just melted into your work. As a reader I have 100% satisfaction.

As a writer I'd be over the cloud if you could spare some tips on how to write in such a mesmerizing way.

P.S. I've been dreaming of writing a fanfic for God knows how long. I write a few chapters and then destroy the whole thing :')

Thank you for your kind words! I’ve got good news for you – if you have written chapters then destroyed them in a rage, you are already a True Author. If I may offer a humble suggestion, do a rage cut-and-paste rather than a rage-delete, and plonk the allegedly horrible chapters into a document called ‘Scraps’ or perhaps, depending on how full of rage you are, ‘Utter Rubbish’ – you may go back in there some day and find that the things weren’t as bad as you thought they were. Good luck, and keep writing – your first pieces will not reach the lofty heights of your aspirations, but eventually, through practice, you will begin to approach them. Perhaps even reach them? (I wouldn’t know, I never have)

#asks

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deathschool · 10 months

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10, 23, and 34 for p101 meme?

*goes to sleep immediately after posting an ask game* Um. Hi guys good morning

10: what does your flag look like? what are your crew colors?

OK SO All of my pirates are different ocs and i give them all different flags. So ill send my 2 fav oc ones :P and describe what i would make MINE (checkerboard print, aqua/purple, that winged heart symbol in all black to look like the clandestine bartskull. teehee)

1 is my oc mina's flag, her colors r teal and black! 2 is my oc catalina's flag, his colors r purple and yellow :]

23: show us your pirate and tell us a bit about them

IM GONNA DO A READMORE HERE BC THIS STUFF GOT REALLLLY LONG. SORRY

Omg ok like i said theyre all ocs soo let me grab a screenshot of my like whole crew loading page.

so jsyk NONE of their outfits are what theyd actually wear (excluding catalinas robe). I dont stitch in pirate HAHA

far left is an old oc some ppl may recognize, her name is hope loomis! Shes a (lvl 70) witchdoctor, blind, and captain of a pirate crew. shes no longer my main oc but i still love her and her crew :P

Since hes relevant to her ill go out of order and say him now: the one in the middle is lawrence nightingale, part of hope's crew, her best friend, a musketeer. (Hes my main pirate for playing, hes lvl 70) He has a bit of a sour disposition and he and hope argue a lot but they care for each other a lot. I also ship him with kane hehehe

Ok middle left is catalina, like i mentioned earlier. Actually ive posted him before, hes a catalan shapeshifter who likes to pretend to be a human amongst people to troll them mostly teehee :P hes a (lvl 46) witchdoctor in game but in his lore he just knows some magic.

Next to catalina is the aforementioned Mina mitchell, shes a (lvl 65) swashbuckler and an emo girl. I dont have much lore for her to be honest but shes just so cute and awesome. She has spiky short twin pigtails. I think ive posted a drawing of her on this blog before under her tag mina

Middle right (orange) is Maeve, shes part of my new main crew! (The other 2 arent in game) shes a (lvl 7, bc i KEEP REMAKING MY BUCKS) buccaneer. Shes also part fox and from marleybone! shes really cool and awesome and sweet and shes best friends with shannon (leader of her crew).

Right is Stormy Edwards, hes kinda new and also his character looks nothing like his actual design lol other than that hes green. Hes a privateer (lvl 7, again i keep remaking themmmm) and hes EVIL!<3 he also has a toxic gay thing going on with vito (witchdoctor with maeve and shannon) and hes just kinda fucked up :P

34: what are the hardest and easiest parts of the game for you?

OK SOOOOO I love the strategy of it all TBH. It was really hard at first but ive picked it up pretty well i think. The hardest part was figuring out how to do gear correctly and what stats to prioritize, which im probably still not perfect at but i think ive gotten it down now. I also hate ship fighting 😭 But yeah easiest is probably just combat i love it i love the battle system. And to be MORE specific ranged combat is easiest for me.

SORRY THIS ONE GOT SO LONG HAHAH BUT TYYY<3

#ask game #im gonna tag all the ocs i mention in here lolol #mina #catalina #hope #lawrence #maeve #stormy

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textingaboutprometheus · 1 year

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In my opinion...if everyone here is correct in thinking L ended things, then maybe he had time to make peace with the decision whereas R might have been kinda blindsided. It seemed like it came out of nowhere, but I can't imagine either of them ending that relationship without some serious thought being put into it.

I'm sure L was heartbroken about the decision as well but if it was on his terms and he had time to really talk it out in therapy then I could see him not being as affected by it as R was because he knew it was the right decision.

He must have been sitting on the decision like a little egg in therapy for a while. I wonder who in his social circle he confided in. Money's on Emily or the illusive Spencer.

To me personally, I feel like he was building up to it. The veil was lifted and he probably realized the relationship wasn't working as much as he wanted it to.

I think it had been simmering beneath the surface for a few years. Unhappiness. Bottling it up. The main cause of his depression. Something wasn't working. And it was hurting him because he wanted this to work. He wanted to continue to love this person with every fiber of his being. But he couldn't keep hurting himself to do it.

I think therapy made him see the light. And I know I lean on this a lot, but I think seeing his straight friends' relationships influenced his decision a lot, too.

Ronan was never going to give him what he wanted. Whatever that may be and frankly, it's none of our business. But we care and so it's perfectly fine to keep this talk here amongst ourselves.

And as lovey dovey as they were in those sickeningly sweet VF Oscar Party photos from March 2022, there are more to relationships than just love.

I do think Ronan returning to NY after being in LA for so long was the final straw. Maybe hadn't fully made up his mind before that moment. Maybe it had been on his mind.

Something Emily said in that super cute couple mailbox of Offline that Lovett tells her different secrets than he tells Favs (and it's sweet Favs was a little offended. He loves him so) tipped me off that something was brewing. I never shared it with anyone. I've made mistakes in fandom about predictions that got me bullied to the extent I delete my entire blog. Not going to repeat those mistakes now.

But the signs were there. I'm rambling. Consider me way too online these days.

#this is all speculation

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a-tale-of-legends · 2 years

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Alright I'm curious about your trainersona! Where is your trainersona from? What's her occupation? What Pokemon does she have? And could your trainersona and mine be friends?

I'm still figuring that all out! Originally, before all my main protag ocs got powers, she was meant to be a being that would come now and again through my oc's journeys. She looked the same every time but because each story had a new protagonist, no one new who she was or whats her deal. I called her illustrious/ illusive R. She was bascically god ( and a troll).

But then the legendverse fully came into play and she didn't really become all that special. Not that she had to be but her whole gimmick was that she was a " god amongst men" only showing up to give my ocs advice and then dipping. But with the Legendverse it's kinda weird to do that when I already have Sakura and generally vibe of the legendverse, I dunno if that's the case anymore.

So with all of that context out of the way, if I had to choose a region,it would be Unova. I love Unova a lot, and my most talked about ocs are from their, so of course. R/ me would have an Eevee. Uh, I honestly could give me my favorite pokemon but for now I think my team would be this:

Personal favs( there's a lot more but I tried to do one from each region, minus Kanto because Kanto was unfair and had two must haves)! It's either this or a full Eeveelution team, cause I cannot resist the Eevee.

But outside of that, I dunno what I would do. This team yells being a trainer of some kind. I used to be REALLY into pokemon contests thanks to the anime, and while irl me would absolutely never, R might have an interest? t least a casual coordinator, my legendverse has the big shot contests as fucking insane. But yeah I'm still working things out.

From the R gives me now, it reminds me of Coco- we a trying our best lol. But yeah. That's the trainersona.

And of course R and Cami can be friends!!!! Whatever R's occupation or role in this universe is, I feel like the two would get along well!

#r answers #trainersona r #thanks for the ask!

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talkbykhalid · 2 years

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are there any writers/blogs you look up to? ✨

im actually so so glad that you ask. let me open my collection of unopened tabs of my favourite blogs (this became unexpectedly long so its all under the cut):

[important note: some (possibly most) of these blogs are nsfw, if you are a minor, please do not interact with any of the 18+ blogs]

@vocalyunho @woobly @halaboyz @yunhoflrtz @yeoandmoon @mingirn and @mingigoo to name a few moots who wrote some of my favourite fics

(not my moots but) i look up a lot to:

@escapewriter (i love coffee house diaries, theyre so good! i recommend u check it out)

@tenelkadjowrites (im so serious when i say this, tenelkadjowrites is the god amongst all gods of fanfiction. im so serious, everything they come up with is just a hit. ive read everything at least fifteen times and then some)

@hongism (one of the strongest soldiers of atinyblr, been a big fan since the dawn of time)

@in-san-ity (WHEN I TELL YOU the number of times i read zemblanity, there was a phase where i read it every night to sleep, partially bc im crazy for jongho, but also bc its so so good; ANOTHER RECOMENDATION!)

@atozfic (EVERYTHING!! and i mean EVERY SINGLE THING that comes out of the atozfic headquarters is a bona fide banger)

@baekhvuns (if u havent read anything by kira you should really get up off your ass and visit her blog RFN! im so serious everything she writes is so amazing, also shes like so nice and funny and kind)

@santheestallion (when i read dance for you i was fucking REELING I LURCHED its so so amazing spectacular, jaw dropping, show stopping, and other words from the great british bake off)

@atzsslut (need i say more? cmon guys, HELLO? 10/10, her works are so,, i cant explain it in words but UDIFAF the way its written is so good like u wont regret checking her blog)

@atinywhore (no words, just go to the blog and read everything. you will not regret a thing)

@setsugekka (obviously, the fic god has to be here. especially after i read paradise lost, MY GOD. i am no longer the same person as i was before reading that)

@mia-tiny (go read unexpected company and a tempting month rfn! my personal favs honestly,, my god GO READ THEM WHAT R U DOING)

@the7thcrow (*banging on the table* IM ADDICTED TO DAISIES!! i love everything about it, i wish that was me!!! THAT SHOULD BE MEEE!)

@latte-fairytaekwoon (QUEEN OF REACTIONS!! i swear when i want to feel something, her works will do exactly that.)

anyway, this is slowly becoming a fic rec post, yikes. that'll be all for today, i swear i have so much more but i need to go to sleep, i have class tmrw 😔

#letters #.#who else omg im still thinking #im trying to think of other writers that i love #but this post is getting too long #im sorry for bothering u guys #also if anyone is interested maybe ill make a list of my personal fav fics on tumblr n ao3 #im reading thru this and its actually so long #like im kind of embarrassed #bc i spend so much time reading #damn gurl r u THAT boring irl?#i have no outside life #im sorry

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stevetonyweekly · 3 years

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SteveTony Weekly - August 15th

Happy Sunday!! Here’s what I’ve been reading this week. As always, leave your fic authors some love if you read and enjoy their stories!

**Indicates my recent favs

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the wrong song by areiton (What If…? Fixit/500)

It takes three weeks before he stops smelling squid and blood every time he inhales.

It takes longer than that for him to accept that there was no way back.

building on muddy ground by InTheShadows (Barbarian AU/8K)

When barbarians successfully invade the castle Tony does not expect to live much longer. His parents have already been killed. He is sure to follow. The great Captain of the North is not exactly known for his mercy after all. That is why it is a complete surprise when he is kept alive instead. And not even for the purpose of becoming a bed warmer or slave. No, apparently the Captain has 'taken a liking to him' and means to keep him around for much more innocent purposes. For as long as he doesn't get tired of him that is. Until then all Tony can do is fearfully wait for that day.

let me hear (your battle cry) by areiton (Royalty AU/16K)

Steve shouted again, that damn battle cry that made Tony shudder, and he drove his shield up, slammed into the knight's helm, again and again until his arm came up, his sword dropping and---

Steve’s sword came to rest in the hollow of his throat.

For a heartbeat, the whole field, the spectators and court, held their breath.

And then he fell back a step and the trumpets sounded as he thrust his shield into the sky and wheeled around, grinning and wild-eyed, and searching for Tony.

Oh, Tony thought, a single dismayed realization

the bro code by Sullen (Getting Together/3k)

In a world where the Winter Soldier is found years earlier and is named Tony’s godfather, Zemo plays a different R-rated video and Siberia goes a little differently.

Or –

Steve breaks the bro code.

shine your light (i can’t see without it) by DobbyRocksSocks (Presumed Dead/16k)

When Tony loses Steve, he loses everything. Unable to stay in New York, he settles himself in the middle of nowhere, with only his bots and JARVIS for company. When Natasha and Bruce come to him for help, Tony can't say no, but what he finds is more than he can handle. With so many emotions warring, and so much confusion, can the team come back together when it matters?

i’m coming home with a question by anxious_soul (Established Relationship/4k)

In which Steve is coming home after his last tour and Tony's there to pick him up from the airport (with Bucky) and something unexpected happens.

AKA Bucky and Tony meet at therapy, Steve and Tony are introduced and things go up, then down, then up again.

dead man walking by spnaph (Canon divergent/8k)

Bucky was going to kill him.

Bucky was going to kill him and yet he couldn’t feel shame or regret for doing what he did.

Holy shit.

He slept with his brother’s best friend.

He was a dead man walking, he knew it.

love me and never leave me by Toshi_1234 (No Powers AU/10K)

Bucky and Tony got adopted by the Jarvis' and Bucky was the perfect older brother to Tony. Tony's graduation is in two days and Bucky is off on a mission in Iraq with Steve and he just wants Bucky to be there on his big day but Bucky said he couldn't make it. I suck at summaries.

an american celebrations by WilmaKins (PWP/9K)

One benefit of having finally dealt with all their issues, and been honest about all their feelings, is that Steve and Tony are actually so much closer than they were before Siberia...

Which, amongst other things, means a very happy birthday for Steve.

violets (happiness) by S_Horne (Kidfic/3k)

Morgan has always dreamt that her dad and her Uncle Steve would finally realise they were meant to be together. Maybe she can give them one last push as she introduces Steve to the wonders of the 21st century.

insomnia by Scavenge4Dreams (Established Relationship/10k)

Its 3am. Do you know where your Genius Billionaire Playboy Philanthropist is?

if you never say your name out loud to anyone by theladyingrey42 (H/C/7K)

Sometimes, Steve has panic attacks.

Or at least he used to. Nowadays, he mostly just has conversations with Tony Stark.

Unbroken by justanotherrollingstony (adoctoraday) (A/B/O /134k)

Destiny looks a lot like Captain America when it walks through his door, and even at ten, Tony knows that Steve is something wonderful. He's a protector, a friend, someone to turn to when his father is angry and his mother is lost in a haze of pills, someone who loves Tony unconditionally and would do anything for him.

When he's 15 that faith is put to the test by a car crash, and then, something worse.

What begins as a friendship blossoms into something deeper, something nuanced-a bond, unshakeable.

Unbreakable

please let me get what i want (this time) by theappleppielifestyle (Getting Together/4k)

He wants to run a hand through his hair, bite down on his lip, rumple his shirt, mess him up a little and pull the Stark away until it’s just Tony, who doesn’t need to fake anything.

And there’s two minutes and fifty-three seconds left, according to the clock, and Steve hears it in his throat, and his heart is rattling around in his chest, and he feels like he’s going to overflow.

He looks over at Tony, and it bursts: IwantIwantIwantIwant, over and over, beating a rhythm at the back of his eyes.

Four Times Steve Said I Love You and One Time Tony Said It First by nightwalker (Getting Together/3k)

The words are easier for Steve to say, but that doesn't mean that Tony feels it any less.

if i time it right the thunder breaks (when i open my mouth) by nanasekei (Getting Together/12k)

“You know,” Tony mumbles, because Tony never stops talking. “When you say shit like - like that, it’s… It’s hard.” His voice is slurred now, his eyes closed, as if he’s not even sure he’s still saying anything aloud. “Because I know I should believe you, but I – I wanna believe it so bad, so fucking much, that it feels like I shouldn’t. Like, the second I believe it, the other shoe’s gonna drop, and you’re gonna find out you don’t mean it.”

Or: Five Times Steve told Tony he loved him, and one time he didn't need to

the strange case of tony stark’s pajamas by nanasekei (Bedsharing/8k)

Steve parted his lips and, thankfully, actual words came out, instead of the very embarrassing noise he, for a horrifying second, thought he might be about to make. “Don’t worry about it,” he said, turning on his back to stare at the ceiling. “It’s your pajamas, you can wear whatever you want.”

There was a pause. Then Tony let out a low, short laugh.

“Good,” he said, turning around, leaving Steve to carefully count every crack in the ceiling to avoid staring at his back muscles.

In which sharing a bed with Tony should be easy, but, for some reason, it keeps getting harder.

***must love dogs by softanticipation (No Powers AU/43K)

Steve doesn't need to know much about Tony Stark to want to keep sleeping with him. In fact, he'd prefer to keep it that way.

But when Tony meets Steve's dog and gets unexpectedly attached, Steve has some decisions to make regarding his four-legged best friend and the guy he might know better than he thinks.

#stevetony #stevetony weekly #stony #fic rec #fic rec list #stony fic #steve rogers #tony stark #iron man #captain america

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cyn-00 · 4 years

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Hey what are your Top 5 Moreid Moments? Top 5 TV Shows and Movies? Top 5 fav Moreid fics?

Wow girl you really made my brain work with this one 😂 it's hard for me to rank these kinds of things, but I think I figured it out.

Top 5 Moreid moments - SO HARD TO DECIDE bc I tend to hyperfixate on like, tiny gestures that the writers sprinkled here and there with 0 commitment but true Moreid shippers obsess over, rather than BIG iconic moments, but if I really have to think about it I'd say these are my top 5 (btw I think I already answered this months ago saying pretty much the same things lol):

1. the 'Entropy' hug (kinda obvious), and more in general I feel like extending this to when Cat holds Reid at gunpoint and Morgan *panics* as well

2. 'Amplification'. Do I need to say more? From the sheer look of TERROR in their eyes, to the "I'm about to get naked [...] is that something you really wanna see?" 👁️👄👁️ yes sir I do, to the whole waiting-by-Reid's-hospital-bed-eating-Jello thing. Everything was perfect and extremely non platonic.

3. That whole episode from season 10 where Derek detonates a bomb and says "kid, I think you should back up" and Spencer goes "not happening" (this scene to me holds a lot of meanings and insight on their relationship but I don't think any of u cared if I made a proper post overanalyzing it lol)

4. The cute scene in Morgan's last episode at the hospital where Spencer says that thing about him being jittery and his usual heartrate and brings him green tea and- yeah.

5. "Derek talks about you" from season 2. Not exactly that much of a huge moment, it doesn't even feature Morgan and Reid both but still. I m p o r t a n t

Top 5 movies/TV shows - I'm not a huge movie watcher heh so I'm gonna go with my top 5 TV shows:

1. Ofc Criminal Minds lmao

2. Grey's Anatomy (yall this fucking show is HISTORY)

3. Friends (again: a basic bitch is what I am)

4. Every possible version of 'Skam' of every country (jk I've actually only seen the original Norwegian plus the French and Italian versions)

5. mmmh I'm gonna say 'How to Get Away with Murder'? Maybe?? Idk. I'm currently obsessed with 'Hannibal' tbh but I'm only at season 2 so I'm not 100% sure if putting it amongst my faves yet

Top 5 Moreid fics - Oh DAMN. Ok so there are also a couple of AUs I really really like but me not being a super fan of AUs in the first place I can't really bring myself to put them in my absolute top 5 even if I enjoyed them, so I'm gonna stick with like,,,more canon-"compliant" stuff:

1. I Got 99 Problems by sperrywink

2. The Winter Is Warmer by JustJasper

3. Doctor Reid's Deceptions by John_Faina

4. Gravity by Cirkne

5. Clouds Turn Pink by @blueberriesandbubbles

#thank u for asking 💓#this was really hard LMAO im drained #moreid #moreid moments #top 5 #tv shows #faves #sperek #moreid fic recs #moreid fanfics #derek morgan #spencer reid #derek morgan x spencer reid #morgan x reid #criminal minds #f.r.i.e.n.d.s.#grey's anatomy #skam

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yuri-caps · 4 years

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i need your help! so i’ve been trying to get into yuri/shoujo-ai but its seemingly hard for me to get attached to the girls and their affairs :/ im wlw too so im also ashamed of not being able to enjoy something that i could relate to, especially since it appears that im more interested in shounen-ai. do you have any stories that would push me into emotionally investing my heart to some wlw manga?

well, not that there’s really anything wrong w/ preferring one over the other!

but i guess if u really do feel like getting into yuri more, here r a few of my personal favs that might interest u:

cirque arachne

hana ni arashi

bloom into you

after hours

maison de maid

ohana holoholo

fluttering feelings

amongst us

tamen de gushi

dallaeya

crescent moon and doughnuts

beauty and the beast girl

teiji ni agaretara

miss angel and miss devil

aqua blue cinema

silver gymnasium

#but again! u don't really have to force urself to get into yuri/wlw manga #these are really good tho i promise lol!#anon #ask #rec

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costellos · 4 years

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…some asks so far—

asks received between Aug. 27 and Aug. 30!

anonymous asked: Hey!! Just in time, I'm on the plane now hehe. It was a really fun trip. I liked getting to see the sand dunes. I kept my eye out for identical rocks (luckily there were none!) I've flown a lot before but never by myself and it always makes me nervous, so i just throw myself into the arms of comfort characters haha. I hate the middle seat but I'd gladly squish in the middle if Kak and Pol were on each side! 🥰

yay! I’m glad I was able to respond to you before you took off! and oop,, my bad for misreading the situation haha. that sounds like a lovely trip regardless. if you don’t mind my asking, where did you go? did you go with any friends?? I’d love to fly somewhere remote so I’m insanely jealous of you rn!!

anywho, that’s a good way to think of it! just wrap your arms in between their own. make yourself into a Kakyoin / Polnareff sandwich. now that’s the way to travel. 🥪

@ndouls-understudy-cane asked: I genuinely think 100 Gecs fuckn SLAP so if bae started playing Stupid Horse 👁👄👁 G I R L - I'm already blushing bro 😳😳😳

imagine ur favs playing 100 Gecs for u..... they just b like “hey Frab check this out” and start BLASTING Stupid Horse. I would be blushing with you. so romantic. oh to be N’doul’s partner listening to 100 Gecs while holding his biceps...... #thelife.

med school anon asked: Oiiii thanks for the tag bro! Also i haven't suggested him to watch jojo because i fear when he reaches part 5 he would be able to see just how much he resembles Ris (which i don't want), anyways all of that stuff is now on the backburner cause he has multipe surgeries lined up this week (some of them might strech to 18hrs) and i have to prepare thoroughly for my internship interview and final paper. So in short we both are pretty stressed out....

Umm... i am that med anon, i just wanted to say that if ever ask something publicly by mistake please don't post it cause many people from med school follow my tumblr, and i most definitely don't want them to see This!! Thanks! Anon out😂

ofc!! but booo, that’s disappointing. good luck on your interview and final paper, though!! those are never fun to focus on, but you got this! please remember to take breaks and drink water. and while you don’t need me to tell you that med school is difficult, I can tell you that I believe in you 💖

and I got u! I’ll be sure to avoid sharing your personal if that happens. thank you for sharing all your stories in the meantime!

💘 anon asked: i finally started pt5!! i’m ready to simp

YEEESS GIRL PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK (it’s no secret it’s my fav part hhh). chances are you’ll really dig it if you liked Stardust Crusaders. however, character backgrounds are much more fleshed out and the spotlight is pretty equally shared amongst the cast. keep me posted!

anonymous asked: Hi sorry would you mind terribly if i asked you if you could please tag something like x reader or long post? If not its fine! Im so sorry i hope it doesnt bother you

not at all! there’s nothing to apologize for. thank you for bringing it up. 💕 I can totally tag “long post” for you. I don’t tag “x reader,” though, since like 95% of my written content are reader inserts as it is. if this is something important to you, please just send me another ask and I’ll include it, no questions asked.

#toya slides u a note #ndouls-understudy-cane #med school anon #💘 anon #compiled everything into one post so I don't clutter your dashboards :')#ty for the asks lovely people <3 #long post

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maluminspace · 5 years

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3k followers is a huge deal to me and if like to thank each and every single one of you for putting up with me! You all make me smile on a daily basis with your messages/asks and tags. I swear that I’ve met some of the most amazing people on this site and I love you all more than I can say 💖

Seeing as I have a lot of requests still to fill and Michael month just around the corner, I figured It’d bee too much for me to offer to do blurbs and mood boards etc. Instead, I’m posting this huge list of all the people that make my tumblr experience happy and fun every day 🥰

My asks are always open if any of you want to chat and I’m too excited to create more content for you all soon 💗

Also, this is gonna be so long so I’ve put it all under a cut. If I have forgotten you, I’, so so so sorry, my old lady brain is failing me today.

I apologise for all the typos in advance!

@mermaidcashton - Claire is my wife and my soulmate ❤️ she’s bad at replying to messages on tumblr but she’s perfect in every other way. She’s funny, caring, sweet and kind amongst many other things 💗 I wouldn’t be the person I was today without her! It’d mean a lot to me if you’d all give her a follow and make her feel a bit more loved on here like she deserves 🥰 Claire is just honestly wonderful and I want as many of you as possible to see that 💖

My Malum Hoes

@myfalsedevotion - Vicky is honestly one of those people who make you feel at ease the second you start chatting! She’s so bright and sweet, I want to hug her so much! I love that she’s as much of a hoe for malum as me and her fics are incredible. If you love malum and/or Cashton, I cannot stress enough how much you need to read her fics. You also need to befriend her immediately, you won’t regret it! Just please don’t hog her too much because I’d miss her!

@honeyedlashton - Katie is one of my all time fav gay!sos writers. Her malum and Lashton fics kill me every time and I can’t recommend her work enough! She’s also a really lovely friend and I enjoy screaming with her on a regular basis.

My other malum favs: @malumamongmen @malumslyrics @iknowmalumplaces @cheesestickmalum @makebelievemalum

The Michael Hype Squad

@5sosnsfw - Jex is honestly a complete angel. The love, support and impartial advice she’s offered to me in the past few weeks has been so important and I can never thank her enough! On top of all that she’s an incredible writer and another person I love to scream with about sos a lot! I love her endlessly and I’m proud to call her a friend.

@h0tsos - what can I say about Steff? She’s an incredible writer and she’s too talented at mood boards already! She’s a huge Michael hoe and I’ve had some of the best screaming sessions with over various events/pictures/videos etc. More importantly than any of that, she’s an incredible friend who will always listening without judgement and offer honest advice. I could honestly go on forever but basically she’s talented and amazing and I love her.

@clffrd - Effy is a shining angel that deserves all the love honestly. We haven’t been talking for too long yet, but I already know she’ll be a friend for life and I’m incredibly happy and proud about that. I love screaming at/with her about her cute doggos, Michael and malum - she’s a ray of sunshine and I love her!

@ghost0fy0u - Anna is fast becoming one of my very favourite people! She’s kind and sweet and her blog is like 11/10. She’s also tried to end me on multiple occasions in the group chat already! I’m too excited to do #mikemonth with her, it’s going to be so much fun!

@fullmoonclifford - I love KJ a lot. Her blog is incredible and I am super excited to get to know her more.

@valentinelrh - Ugh, I honestly don’t know where to start with Lauren. I just love her a lot! She’s super kind and sweet and I love her writing too much. she’s also super smart and I can’t wait to chat more with her!

@opheliaaurora23 - We’ve already bonded over various British things in this gc and I am delighted by it! I love Danielle a lot already, basically!

@lukeshemmings - I love my fellow 5sos wife so much! It’s great to know that Claire and I are not alone in juggling being 5sos hoes with married life! I’m too excited to get to know her more I think she’s a very lovely person!

@pxrxmoore - Beth is already one of my favs, her blog is incredible and she’s a lovely person too! I can’t stress how much you need to follow her if you don’t already.

The rest of you amazing Michael hoes, I haven’t had the pleasure of getting to know you very well yet but I’m really looking forward to when we chat more!

@latenightdevils @goblinmichael @calumsmermaid @spookymashton @ughsoharry @autumnalclifford @prettybabycal @5-secondsofcolor @easiersav @michaelcllifford @cashtonasfuck

Laura Squad

@calumsdemons - This beautiful Laura was one of the first people I ever requested a mood board from. I loved her blog from the moment I laid eyes on it and I’m still every bit as in love with it now. She’s super talented at making mood boards and they’re just instantly recognisable to me as her work when I see them on my dash which is a talent in itself I think! She’s also a very sweet person and I love her a lot.

@irwinkitten - I love this hoe, what can I say? I love thirsting with her and screaming over mashton with her. She’s also a super talented writer and her blog is one of my absolute favs! Laura has also been an amazing friend to me recently and I look forward to getting to know her even better in the near future!

@sexgodashton - Honestly one of my very top recs if you love reading fic. Laura’s poly fics (and everything else she writes tbh) kill me on a regular basis. She’s one of the loveliest people with the biggest heart and I’m too excited to fangirl over the rest of her work.

All Other Favs

@marriedmalum @sharkbean @ashtonsgotteeth @trick-r-teeth @fairyintheglass @painkillerash @tea4sykes @afuckingunicornn @myloverboyash @bitterbethany @beckygs @wearehidingoutinadream @babyoria @sweetcherrymike @maaaiiittteee @frickyouralmonds @hemmoangel @hoodinary @aulxna @damselindistressanu @youngblood199456 @cals-eyebrows @alternate-sadness @aestheticsarereal @afideathofme @bitterendx @cakesunflower @sublimehood @worshipkink @cashtontrash @fairytalesandscience @megz1985 @cliffordchick @irwiniee @burncrashbromance @haroldless @clffordkitten @ashtonsunshine @ashtonsgotteeth @wasted-night-cth

I know I have so many other favs but my tiny brain can’t hold every awesome blog’s name unfortunately. SO basically; if you follow me, Thank you! I love you <3

#my heart is so full #thank you all for following me and putting up with me #3k follow forever #she speaks #michael hype gang #laura squad

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rainyday-tuesday · 4 years

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Ahhh thank you for the irwin r. schyster moodboards, I absolutely love them!!!!! And I was wondering, who are some wrestlers you like/liked? I always love talking about wrestling, as it’s my biggest special interest right now. Thanks again!

i'm so glad you liked it, anon!! im not super into wrestling rn, but some of my favs were aj lee, sasha banks, bayley, dean ambrose, becky lynch, undertaker, kane, and roman reigns, amongst others!! a lot of them are newer, partially due to my horrible memory so i can only remember more recent likes, but yeah!! i always tended to be more into the female wrestlers over the male ones, as well, which probably should've hinted towards the fact that i'm gay lmao

#not a request #not a rq #chi's rambles

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Do you think grrm could have based the targaryens on the aryan race? Their obsession with keeping their Valariyn blood pure, with being exceptional and special (superior = master race anyone ?). Their looks set them apart from the rest of westeros too, they're meant to have white hair (blonde hair) and violet eyes (blue eyes). They seem like a mix of colonizers and arryans the more deeply I think about them, a Targaryen restoration seems like the worst possible idea to me.

Why would you ask me, a Lannister blog? Me, a Lannister blog. Yet here I am hoisting the Targaryen banner; the things this fandom makes me do smh. Nobody’s even gonna read a post this long but I’m not doing this by halves.

So, GRRM has said that the Targaryens have an “obsession with the purity of their blood”. Let’s look at the text to get more details:

The tradition amongst the Targaryens had always been to marry kin to kin. Wedding brother to sister was thought to be ideal. Failing that, a girl might wed an uncle, a cousin, or a nephew; a boy, a cousin, aunt, or niece. This practice went back to Old Valyria, where it was common amongst many of the ancient families, particularly those who bred and rode dragons. “The blood of the dragon must remain pure,” the wisdom went.

The way the Old Valyrians maintained a “pure bloodline” was by marrying “kin to kin”. Marrying one Valyrian-blooded person to another Valyrian-blooded person was not enough in Old Valyria to keep the blood of the dragon “pure.”

What historical precedents could GRRM have been drawing on when he wrote that Targaryens “marry kin to kin”? Fortunately we don’t need to speculate, especially when speculation leads to … this anon. GRRM has told us that he based the Targaryens on the Ptolemaic dynasty, which ruled Egypt from 323BC to 30BC:

The Targaryens have heavily interbred, like the Ptolemys of Egypt. As any horse or dog breeder can tell you, interbreeding accentuates both flaws and virtues, and pushes a lineage toward the extremes. Also, there’s sometimes a fine line between madness and greatness. Daeron I, the boy king who led a war of conquest, and even the saintly Baelor I could also be considered “mad,” if seen in a different light. ((And I must confess, I love grey characters, and those who can be interpreted in many different ways. Both as a reader and a writer, I want complexity and subtlety in my fiction)) [SSM]

The Ptolemaic dynasty included Cleopatra, who married her brothers and whose parents were the products of incestuous unions to keep their Macedonian bloodline pure. Here is an interesting article comparing Daenerys and Cleopatra. Another fun article. (I am throwing this wish out into the void that I would like to see in-depth Dany-Cleopatra comparisons on my dash please.)

It’s interesting to me to read that the doylist reason GRRM chose to include interbreeding among Targaryens to accentuate “both flaws and virtues.” To me, GRRM has written ASOIAF as a story much larger than life, like the Paul Bunyan of fantasy, with impossibly large castles and impossibly vast geography and impossibly long seasons, an oversized place where GRRM’s characters do superhuman feats. GRRM’s characters have glaring flaws, but they also have glorious virtues to which I can only aspire. That’s the point tho. That’s one reason why we read: to see ourselves, only magnified.

Why do Targaryens have a tendency to interbreed and keep their Valyrian blood pure? GRRM says the Targaryens intermarried to avoid conflict. It’s a matter of common sense to avoid fights when giant fire-breathing lizards are involved, as the Dance of the Dragons illustrates.

The Targaryens are the extreme example of that policy [to reinforce the family’s bloodline]: they only marry within the family to keepthe purity of the blood, and that way you avoid the problem of having several candidates for thethrone or the rule of the family.

If you have a generation of five brothers and each of them hasseveral children (sons?), after two or three generations you could find yourself with thirtypotential heirs: there could be thirty people named Lannister or Frey, and that produces conflict,because all of them are going to get involved in hereditary fights for the throne.

That’s what originated the War of the Roses; An excess of candidates for the throne, all of themdescendants of Edward III. Laking an heir (like Henry VIII) is just as bad as having too many ofthem. If you have five sons and you want to avoid that kind of problem, maybe it’s not such abad idea to marry the firstborn girl of the oldest son with the third son (or with the firstborn of thethird son?), and that way you avoid fights and the bloodline remains united

Something to note about this SSM entry is that GRRM was discussing all this blood purity stuff in the context of Tywin. The asker was literally asking why Tywin married Joanna, and GRRM answered that it was a love match and to reinforce the Lannister bloodline. Now, why would GRRM jump to discussions of blood purity when Tywin Lannister comes up?? Why ever could that be??

I know why. If we’re looking for the family that was inspired by fascist ideology, we don’t need to look far.

This issue of blood purity is a way to maintain dynastic power in a feudal system.

Which is bad, in the sense that feudalism is inherently a bad system, especially in comparison to, say, democracy. Even Ned Stark’s benevolent feudalism is bad compared to democracy. Lemme say that again - Even Stark feudalism is bad.

There should be a populist revolution in Westeros and literally every noble should lose their aristocratic status and wealth and power, and all this wealth and power should be redistributed to the common people, and everyone in Westeros should be given equal rights and there should be free and open elections to choose democratic representatives.

But I suspect anon isn’t interested in TWOW detailing their fav aristos losing all their fancy jewels and samite, and I don’t think anon is making signs saying “Down with feudalism! Down with monarchy! Down with the aristocracy! Eat the rich!” Somehow I really don’t think that’s what this anon is campaigning for.

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(Note to self: is there a correlation between real-world economic systems and the types of fantasy produced under those systems? In other words, does capitalism motivate medieval fantasyland? And how do real-world levels of income inequality influence income-inequality in fantasyland? These are questions I am interested in.)

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Anyways.

If we accept feudalism as par for the course in medieval fantasyland, I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing that the nobility wants to maintain their dynastic power in a feudal system. It’s what they do with that power that’s important.

As the original asker of this SSM question pointed out, marriages are a way of maintaining power and building alliances in a feudal system, but such marriages also raise up the lesser House and make it more powerful

For example, I believe Lord Roger Reyne wanted to marry one of his sons to Genna Lannister to gain more power in the Westerlands, but was thwarted when Tytos betrothed Genna to Emmon Frey instead. Similarly, the previous Lord Reyne, Lord Robert Reyne, arranged a marriage between his daughter Ellyn Reyne and Gerold’s heir Tywald Lannister. The Reynes wanted more power and influence in the west, perhaps even to go so far as to topple House Lannister and become the dominant House in the West.

The Targaryens face a similar problem, on a much larger scale. Whatever House they marry into, it raises that House up and grants them considerable power, potentially creating a disequilibrium point in the game of thrones and causing more innocents to suffer. (…honestly why do you think Tywin wanted his daughter to be queen?)

This is why the Targaryens (and all the nobles really) need to consider their marriages (or even mistresses) very carefully. If you choose your partner poorly, without concern for dynastic politics, it could throw the land into chaos. (See: Tytos Lannister, Rhaegar Targaryen, Duncan the Small, etc)

So, who are the Targaryens marrying? Because anon seems to be making the assumption that the Targs don’t marry outside their bloodline in any significant numbers, and I intend to challenge that assumption.

The Targaryens certainly do have a tendency to intermarry, as we see in The Sworn Sword:

Egg spoke as if such incest was the most natural thing in the world. For him it is. The Targaryens had been marrying brother to sister for hundreds of years, to keep the blood of the dragon pure. Though the last actual dragon had died before Dunk was born, the dragonkings went on. Maybe the gods don’t mind them marrying their sisters.

“The Targaryens had been marrying brother to sister for hundreds of years, to keep the blood of the dragon pure.” And yet, despite Dunk’s observation, the Targaryens have been marrying outside of House Targaryen for hundreds of years as well, suggesting to me that dynastic politics rather than blood purity is their greatest concern.

I will attempt to compile a list of people who are not of Valyrian descent who married a member of House Targaryen. I have not read Fire and Blood yet, so I hope that someone will let me know if I’ve forgotten anyone and I will edit this post to include them (I do not mind spoilers). Any corrections to this list are appreciated.

Ceryse Hightower

Elinor Costayne

Alys Harroway

Jeyne Westerling

Tyanna of Pentos (Tyanna of the Tower)

Argella Durrandon (who married Targ bastard Orys)

Rodrik Arryn

Rhea Royce

Alicent Hightower

Corwyn Corbray

Garmund Hightower

Rohanne of Tyrosh (who married Daemon Blackfyre)

Michael Manwoody

Ossifer Plumm

Ronnel Penrose

Aelinor Penrose

Betha Blackwood

Dyanna Dayne

Mariah Martell

Maron Martell

Jenna Dondarrion

Kiera of Tyrosh

somebody from House Tarth

Jenny of Oldstones

Lyanna Stark (I believe in R+L=J. I personally do not think R/L got married in the books, but even without a marriage I think this relationship should be included here. When Rhaegar chose someone to have his ice & fire prophecy baby with, he did not choose someone with valyrian blood.)

I think it’s also important to note that there are various Targaryens who wanted relationships outside of House Targaryen, but who couldn’t marry outside their House / couldn’t marry who they wanted, for various reasons. For example, Aerys and Rhaella did not want an incestuous marriage.

And gay marriage is not legal in Westeros but anyways:

Daeron Targaryen, son of Aegon V - in love with Jeremy Norridge

Rhaena Targaryen, daughter of Prince Aenys - idk if she was bisexual or a lesbian or what but Rhaena definitely liked a lotta non-Targ girls, and Westeros is a homophobic, misogynistic place that hates women and hates wlw so it’s not like Rhaena could have married any of these women

I am counting this as (at least) two non-Targ “marriages”. Fight me.

This makes a total of 27 non-Targ relationships.

There are also instances where a Targ has married someone outside of House Targaryen, but that person has some Valyrian blood. As mentioned above, tho, keeping the blood of the dragon “pure” is defined in the books as marrying “kin to kin” but I will keep this as a distinct subcategory for now.

Valaena Velaryon

Alyssa Velaryon

Jocelyn Baratheon (valyrian blood through Orys)

Corlys Velaryon

Larra Rogare

Aemma Arryn

Laenor Velaryon

Laena Velaryon

Alyn Velaryon

Daenaera Velaryon

Ormund Baratheon

Elia Martell

This brings us to a total of 39 non-Targ marriages. These 39 marriages do not fit the in-world definition of keeping the blood of the dragon ~pure~.

So how many Targ*Targ marriages do we know of exactly, so that we can figure out if blood purity was the main concern for House Targaryen?

Gaemon and Daenys

Aegon and Elaena

Aegon and Visenya(+Rhaenys)

Aegon and Rhaenys(+Visenya)

Aegon and Rhaena

Jaehaerys I and Alysanne

Baelon and Alyssa

Rhaenyra and Daemon

Aegon II and Helaena

Aegon III and Jaehaera

Aegon IV and Naerys

Baelor and Daena the Defiant

Aelor and Aelora

Aerion and Daenora

Jaehaerys II and Shiera

Aerys and Rhaella

I’ll list Targ*Targ affairs too to make it fair, since I included potential gay marriages above:

Aegon IV/Daena the Defiant

Brynden/Shiera

Aemon the Dragonknight/Naerys (this is only speculated and I honestly don’t actually think this was consummated but let’s throw it in here)

This is a total of 19 Targ*Targ relationships.

It is possible I’ve forgotten someone and I appreciate corrections.

So I have a total of 58 relationships here in my sample.

25+12+2+16+3 = 58

Let’s break that down:

~pure dragon blood~ relationships = 19/58 = 32.8%

~impure~ relationships = 39/58 = 67.2%

Roughly two-thirds of known Targaryen relationships do not keep the blood of the dragon “pure” by the book definition of blood purity.

If you wish to break the ~impure~ relationships down further:

Targ*Valyrian-blooded relationships = 12/58 = 20.7%

Targ*non-Valyrian-blooded relationships = 27/58 = 46.6%

At the very minimum, at least 46% of Targ relationships were not motivated by blood purity reasons. Note, I think this number is too low, because like Queen Victoria “the grandmother of Europe” and her descendants, the nobility tend to intermarry a lot (because of classism). People like Aemma Arryn have valyrian blood because everyone is intermarrying.

I will say again, roughly two-thirds of known Targaryen relationships do not keep the blood of the dragon “pure” by the book definition.

Targaryens intermingled with the people of Westeros, they didn’t keep their blood “pure”. This is a very different attitude from, say, the 20th century anti-miscegenation laws that made it illegal for people of different races to have sex.

I already pointed out above how GRRM has said these incestuous unions were motivated at least in part by dynastic politics. Could there be any other reasons?

Why did the valyrians before the Doom all practice incest? The “blood of the dragon” is not just about valyrians marrying valyrians, although that’s how anon is trying to spin it. The text specifically says that maintaining “the blood of the dragon” is about marrying “kin to kin.”

We do not yet know why the valyrians practiced incest. Why is it important that “the blood of the dragon must remain pure”? It has not yet been explained. But there are theories. @nobodysuspectsthebutterfly has already addressed this issue, so I will refer you to her posts: 1, 2 and her entire tag for #the blood of the dragon.

Why is it important that “the blood of the dragon must remain pure”?

I don’t know, but we’re definitely not reading books with magic. We’re definitely not reading books with blood magic. We’re definitely not reading books with giant magical fire-breathing lizards. We definitely don’t need easy ways to control those lizards. Definitely not.

I mean, we still don’t know exactly what “the blood of the dragon” means but I think what GRRM wrote with House Targaryen’s incestuous ~blood purity~ is something different from Aryanism.

Which isn’t to say that all this blood purity bullshit GRRM wrote shouldn’t be criticized. Placing importance on the ~purity~ of someone’s blood in any context is … not a good look. GRRM has been kinda playing this trope straight so far, but I am hoping he smashes it in future books; Tyrion is eager to ride a dragon, and A plus J does not equal T.

To quote what @moonlitgleek said:

I hate it when people start talking about percentage of Valyrian blood as if that’s the measure of who rides a dragon. Whip up your calculators, everyone. We need to figure out how much Valyrian blood it takes to ride a dragon, be the subject of prophecy or be a savior. Anyone below a certain percentage can not measure.

This blood purity bullshit is bad, I actually agree with anon on that. But I’m not sure why that means we should condemn the entirety of House Targaryen.

Especially when GRRM loves the Targaryens so much he keeps writing history books about them instead of finishing the series…

Like, from Fire and Blood, Jaehaerys I and Alysanne Targaryen are one of those Targ*Targ marriages that I admit help reinforce Targ blood purity. But this marriage was how Alysanne exercised her own bodily autonomy, by marrying who she wanted, because she and Jaehaerys had their dragons and no one was able to stop them. But anon … anon gonna call that Aryanism …

Anyways. I want to move on to anon’s other claims, but first I think it might be useful to define Aryanism, since anon seems to think it is about marrying brother to sister, which it is not.

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Aryanism grew out of 19th century fascist ideologies. The term Aryan is related to the root -arya which is related to a Sanskrit word meaning “honorable, respectable, noble.” In the mid- to late-1800s, the term “Aryan race” was coopted by racists to justify their repellant “scientific racism” that claimed that “blond” Germanic / Nordic / Northern European people were a “superior race.” Note that “blond” is specifically mentioned by these ~scientists~ espousing their racist ideology. They claimed that “Aryans” were “natural leaders, destined to rule over” the other races. According to Jackson Spielvogel, Hitler described the Slavic peoples as “a mass of born slaves who feel the need of a master.” Himmler said, “whether nations live in prosperity or starve to death interests me only insofar as we need them as slaves for our culture. Otherwise it is of no interest.”

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Anon was correct that racial superiority is a characteristic of Aryanism.

But do the Targaryens consider themselves to be a superior race to the other peoples of Westeros, or other peoples in general?

GRRM says he wanted the Targaryens to be “a race apart”:

Speaking of Valyria… right from the start I wanted the Targaryens, and by extension the Valryians from whom they were descended, to be a race apart, with distinctive features that set them apart from the rest of Westeros, and helped explain their obsession with the purity of their blood. To do this, I made a conventional ‘high fantasy’ choice, and gave them silver-gold hair, purple and violet eyes, fine chiseled aristocratic features. That worked well enough, at least in the books (on the show, less so).

But in recent years, it has occured to me from time to time that it might have made for an interesting twist if instead I had made the dragonlords of Valyria… and therefore the Targaryens… black. Maybe I could have kept the silver hair too, though… no, that comes too close to 'dark elf’ territory, but still… if I’d had dark-skinned dragonlords invade and conquer and dominate a largely white Westeros… though that choice would have brought its own perils. The Targaryens have not all been heroic, after all… some of them have been monsters, madmen, so…

Well, it’s all moot. The idea came to me about twenty years too late.

What does it mean to be “a race apart”? Does “apart” automatically mean superior? To me, “apart” here means different or distinct. But does that mean “superior”?

I’ve already addressed the fact that Targaryens are on average twice as likely to marry someone outside their House than to marry a Targaryen, so I don’t think the incest can be used to say the House as a whole claims superiority.

There are certainly some Targaryens who view themselves as racially superior. Aerys Targaryen comes to mind; he said of his newborn granddaughter that she “smells dornish.” The Blackfyre cause is certainly racist (for example, Team Blackfyre did not like it that their ~precious white princess~ Daenerys Targaryen, was married to Maron Martell). There are many other Targaryens who were racist. But racism isn’t exclusive to members of House Targaryen. Many nobles in Westeros are racist: Joffrey, Cersei, Tywin - but we were talking about House Targaryen.

What of Daeron Targaryen, who married a Dornish princess, who surrounded himself with Dornishmen and women and artists and intellectuals, and he wanted to include all these people at his court? I don’t know where the textual evidence is that King Daeron adopted an attitude of racial superiority.

What of Maegelle Targaryen? Would you truly accuse her of an attitude of superiority? Maegelle was a septa who nursed children with greyscale, until she herself caught greyscale and died.

When Aegon the Conqueror became high king, he adopted some Westerosi customs to assimilate. For example,

Heraldic banners had long been a tradition amongst the lords of Westeros, but such had never been used by the dragonlords of old Valyria. When Aegon’s knights unfurled his great silken battle standard, with a red three-headed dragon breathing fire upon a black field, the lords took it for a sign that he was now truly one of them, a worthy high king for Westeros.

Aegon the Conqueror literally wanted to join with the Westerosi nobles and become one of them. Compare this to Tywin, who disparages nobles from another continent as nothing but "spice soldiers and cheese lords”. So who has the superior attitude?

And what of Daenerys Targaryen? Dany embraces the Dothraki customs of her husband. (Contrast this with how her brother Viserys belittles the Dothraki.) Daenerys befriends orphans, former prostitutes, former slaves, people of many different races. I don’t think Daenerys adopts an attitude of racial superiority. (It’s true that GRRM does fall into some racist tropes when he writes ASOIAF, but I don’t think this means that Daenerys supports Aryanism, or that GRRM was inspired by white supremacy when he first imagined Daenerys. (Like, srsly, wtf??) Daemon Blackfyre I can definitely see being inspired by white supremacist movements in the real world, but Daenerys?)

Anon accuses the Targaryens of being “exceptional and special”. idk I thought controlling dragons was special. Kinda like controlling direwolves is special. Controlling magical creatures is special. But I didn’t think controlling magical creatures made you a fascist or a supporter of Aryanism.

If you want to make the case for a group of white people in ASOIAF posing as ~the master race~, I would actually suggest the valyrians of Old Valyria. The sorcerer-princes of Old Valyria captured and enslaved people and used people to fuel their magical empire. The attitude of Old Valyria actually seems very similar to that Himmler quote I gave you above: “whether nations live in prosperity or starve to death interests me only insofar as we need them as slaves for our culture. Otherwise it is of no interest.” The dragonlords of Old Valyria definitely colonized other places and practiced imperialism.

But the Targaryens were like the hillbillies of Old Valyria. They weren’t very powerful. Shortly before the Doom they relocated to a rock in the middle of nowhere on the edge of the Valyrian empire, and then the Doom and the Century of Blood meant suddenly the Targs were on top by accident (and a really smart woman). It’s like an episode of The Dukes of Hazzard or The Beverly Hillbillies, and this is why Tywin and his ancestors before him were so fucking pissed, because who the fuck even is this hillbilly targ family with their ~dRAgoNs~ and their ~InCeSt~ that’s ~bEtTeR~ than our ~LAnNiCeSt~ and ~~~We were kings in Casterly Rock for thousands of years, so who the fuck are these hicks~~~

Anon mentions the characteristic silver-gold hair and purple eyes of House Targaryen. GRRM explains that he “made a conventional 'high fantasy’ choice, and gave them silver-gold hair, purple and violet eyes, fine chiseled aristocratic features.”

Is there racism in conventional high fantasy? Yeah.

Does ASOIAF have racist writing? Yeah.

Is GRRM playing some of those racist tropes straight instead of subverting them? Yeah.

Could GRRM do better? Yeah. GRRM himself thinks he might have made the Targaryens dark-skinned.

Despite GRRM’s racist writing, I don’t think this means that the Targaryens as GRRM wrote them are all, without exception, terrible people.

I would also like to point out that House Targaryen exhibits a variety of phenotypes. They are not all the same, they’re not all blond and fair and ~Nordic looking~. Here is a partial list of Targaryens without the traditional look. If someone has statistics on the percentage of Targs without Valyrian features, I would appreciate a link, but I’m math’d out right now.

Speaking broadly, House Targaryen has certainly done some terrible things. For example, I think the Targaryen conquest of Dorne was imperialistic. Many people have already addressed imperialism in ASOIAF in detail, so I will refer you to this tag.

Was Aegon’s Conquest of Westeros a good thing, or a bad thing? I don’t know. Truly I don’t know - there is good and bad both in what Aegon the Conqueror did.

GRRM says this about him:

“Aegon finally decided to take over Westeros, and unify the Seven Kingdoms (that existed at the time) under a single rule. There is a lot of speculation that, in some sense, he saw what was coming 300 years later, and wanted to unify the Seven Kingdoms to be better prepared for the threat that he eventually saw coming from the North – the threat that we’re dealing with in A Song of Ice and Fire.”

Individually, some Targaryens were certainly awful. Others were good and kind. Some of them were mediocre. I think we should evaluate these characters individually, instead of condemning an entire family. I think that is what GRRM is trying to get us to do, judge each character individually based on their crimes and/or their heroism.

“a Targaryen restoration seems like the worst possible idea“

Anon thinks the worst possible thing that could happen to Westeros is that Dany becomes queen of the Seven Kingdoms.

That’s “the worst possible idea” of what could happen.

The Others could win the War for the Dawn and enslave/murder every single living creature on Terros. That’s a distinct possibility.

But anon would rather have every single person on Terros die than for Dany to become queen of the Seven Kingdoms?

And people say this fandom isn’t misogynistic.

I really don’t think it would be a bad thing for a person as compassionate as Daenerys Targaryen to become queen of the Seven Kingdoms.

Westeros could certainly do worse than Dany. The Lannisters could stay in power, for example.

Cuz you know which family is repeatedly described as blond and fair and there is a LOT of uniformity in their appearance? Which family didn’t want to marry a Dornish girl? Which family described the Westerlings as “doubtful blood” and wouldn’t marry them? Which family had a common girl gang raped because the heir married her? Cuz it sure wasn’t Aegon V’s family.

Who said Lannisters are “worth more” than other people? Who captured and enslaved people at Harrenhal while burning their lands?

Tywin Lannister did that. GRRM ain’t exactly subtle about pointing out the fascist. It’s Tywin and Randyll and people like them who are the fascist who support Aryanism.

Daenerys is repeatedly in direct opposition to Tywin’s philosophies. Daenerys is one of the heroes. She’s a complex, well-written hero. She flirts with darkness but ultimately rejects it. She’s a grey, complicated hero.

This fandom doesn’t deserve Dany, but she’s gonna save the world anyway.

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