Alicent and Criston are both bonding over their shared feelings of betrayal. They both feel betrayed by Rhaenyra; Alicent because she was lied to, and Criston because he was cheated. That’s why there is so much TENSION in the air when Criston confesses the truth to Alicent: he exposes his own involvement that can get him killed, and Alicent understands that he feels ashamed for ever trusting Rhaenyra, the same way she’s feeling at that moment. That’s why she doesn’t punish him, and lets him go.
No, actually, that’s why she understands him. She immediately perceives that he is a man of honor and that what he has done has left him with a sense of worthlessness. Heaven knows how many times she too has felt worthless for things she was coerced to do. So when he disappears after Rhaenyra and Laenor’s wedding, she somehow knows he’s seeing suicide as a way out and knows where to seek him. Has she ever contemplated suicide as a means of escape? (And now I can’t help thinking of the opening lines of “Labour” and the “escape plan” that Alicent might have been hoping for at times in her life).
But Alicent gets and sympathizes with Criston, in the same way he gets and sympathizes with her. That's why their bond and connection are ever deeper and stronger than the blood of the dragon could ever be.
i just saw someone's comment on youtube saying "in the first life, heart couldnt hear liming's voice so in their second life, tinn fell for gun as soon as he heard gun's singing" and yeah bye
My man sounds so so happy. Look at that face. Radiating with joy. And how he mentions Charles. Live him so much rn. And so so proud of him, once again.
Has anyone made a Miguel fic with the song “Nonviolent Communication” from atsv? Like just one with fluff or a combo of fluff and angst? If not then I’m gonna do it myself.
Like just imagine laying on the sofa with him after both of you had a really rough day/mission and you just lay there in each other’s embrace. No talking, just small movements and touches/caresses that show the love you guys have for each other.
He just buries his face in your chest with his strong arms wrapped around your waist. You comb your fingers through his hair with one hand and trace random patterns on his back with the other.
Imagine both of you are either in casual, civilian clothes or just in your undergarments enjoying the soft and intimate skin to skin contact.
Omg and at some point towards the end of it he just simply looks up at you like this…
Idk bout y’all but with how rough the past few months have been for me, that’s honestly what I need right now in my life 😭