#alice is like that friend

[monards]

alice and barbeloth's dynamic will always be funny to me,

"An old astrologist friend of mine always harps on about the consequences of handing off these kinds of items, but nothing has come of it yet-- So we'll continue business as normal…"

ALICE. SHE'S AN ASTROLOGIST. PLEASE.

Alice is the reason barbeloth has gray hair, because honestly, I would too if this is how my friend responded to my warnings.

(Alice miraculously avoids each and every consequence anyway, so those concerns are probably a tad unwarranted.) (Barbeloth's just trying to make sure this women doesn't fall into a ditch and die guys, please.)

#alice is like that friend #who you warn their partner isn't good for them #and they're like #no #wdym?? #LMAO #poor barb #genshin impact #barbeloth genshin impact #alice genshin impact #hexenzirkel

[spooksier]

enough episodes of protocol are out, let’s stop wasting our time and get to the REAL questions

#text! #magprotocol #tma #tmagp #PERSONALLY i feel like being in an escape room would only worsen the horrific vibes the OIAR already has #though we do have sam and alice who are actually long time close friends….

[misstitched-doll]

Look at them!

They ✨️match✨️

Also!

They like cats!🐱🐈‍⬛

#Check out Lies of P if you haven't yet #the story is interesting and it's very fun to play #also the aesthetics!!!! #reminded me so much of Madness Returns #now I want a crossover😭 #Alice and P should be friends #they look like twins with matching clothes🥺 #lies of p #alice madness returns #american mcgee's alice

[shortnotsweet]

[ “SOMEBODY TOLD ME”]:

BREAKING MY BACK JUST TO KNOW YOUR NAME. SEVENTEEN TRACKS AND I’VE HAD IT WITH THIS GAME. A BREAKIN’ MY BACK JUST TO KNOW YOUR NAME—BUT HEAVEN AIN’T CLOSE IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.

— The Killers, Hot Fuss (2004)

Princess Rhaenyra’s insolence is wearing her stepmother’s patience thin. Queen Alicent is not ten years her senior, but even during her own sixteenth year, she cannot recall herself behaving so brazenly. She would never burst into courtly discussions in nothing but gilded armor and the underskirts of her riding leathers, awash in blood. (She would never be spotted in blood that was not her own, anyway. Alicent has never picked up a sword, not one that belonged to her.) Nevermind that Rhaenyra is attending to diplomatic affairs with bared teeth and scales, no—the crux of the matter is just that, her affairs. Rhaenyra is the Realm’s Delight, a beauty incomparable to any fair maiden, Alicent included. She indulges herself with appetite of a spoiled child, the confidence of man, and the pickings befitting only to her royal blood. Criston Cole. Daemon Targaryen. Harwin Strong. Laena Velaryon. She’s full of love, isn’t she? That selfish, foolish girl. What does Rhaenyra Targaryen know of love, of duty? She is a child in so many ways—she thinks killing makes her a man, thinks the throne is hers despite being a woman, thinks she can have her knight and her uncle and her protector and Laena Velaryon in one fail swoop. She’s wrong. She doesn’t know herself half as well as Alicent does. Alicent, who sees her for what she truly is, who wants to see all of her and more of her and none of her. Alicent has been stolen into the Keep by her own father—both of their fathers—but Rhaenyra is the key to this place, is the window to everything barred. Rhaenyra Targaryen has a dragon. Rhaenyra can fly.

That’s what Rhaenyra had promised her once, with her lips pulled back in a grin, exposing the white of her teeth like the violently radiant creature she was. “Perhaps when you grow tired of plotting against me, we shall ride on dragonback together,” she had said. The tease.

Alicent had yanked her into an empty corridor by the silk of her sleeve, ready to chastise her for her ill behavior. Conversing with the lords and ladies of the court at a feast was one thing, but chattering about her bloody encounters in battle over the pudding tureen were another. The lord at her elbow was going green. Alicent’s own face was likely red; her heart raced whenever Rhaenyra got like this. Alicent had never seen the battlefield—only seen battered men in dented armor and the slumps of corpses lined along dirt roads in the aftermath of war—but her own imagination terrified her like nothing else.

(Rhaenyra is better with a sword than half of the knights in Westeros, and more lovely than the lot. Her reign has not yet begun, but already the commoners flock to her—lured in by tales of her beauty and fine hair—and soldiers would follow her into battle. Alicent would not follow, but she would watch and bite her nails down to the quick.

She thinks of the figure Rhaenyra cuts in full armor, the heat in her gaze underneath the slots of her helmet. Alicent remembers the weight of her own hand in Rhaenyra’s—which was gloved—when the princess rode up to the spectators box and grasped it in her own, bringing Alicent’s knuckles to her lips. She thinks of Rhaenyra murdered in the sky, skewered with another man’s sword, plummeting to the ground, torn in half, streaking crimson across the clouds. Alicent would scream, or cry. She might laugh. She would throw herself from the window of her tower. Rhaenyra’s bloody exploits terrified Alicent for reasons she could not identify, and excited her for reasons she refused to.)

“I’d sooner be confined to the castle for the rest of my days than get on the back of that bloody lizard,” Alicent scoffed. Rhaenyra only tucked her hand over Alicent’s, where it was resting on her forearm. She flexed her fingers, moving to release her grip on the dark fabric, but Rhaenyra intertwined their fingers and held them fast.

“You’re confined already. You are already accustomed to such a thing. I know you. But—”

“But you forget yourself. You think you’re invulnerable, Rhaenyra. You don’t know who you are.” Alicent intends for it to be a sneer, but instead it comes out quietly, and too gentle for disdain. She can’t know. Rhaenyra is as trapped as she is, but they’re trapped together. They belong together. She belongs with Alicent.

“I am Rhaenyra Targaryen, Heir to the Iron Throne and all of Westeros. I am a dragonrider. I am—I am your daughter. In a way. Your sister, too. Your enemy. Your sword, your shield.”

“And what am I?” What else is left for me? Alicent wonders.

“My Queen. For now.” Rhaenyra cocks her head, and the gleam in her eyes burns like fire raining down. “When I am Queen, you will be my lady.”

#rhaenicent #rhaenyra targaryen #alicent hightower #house of the dragon #hotd #rhaenyra x alicent #my art #a book show fusion where alicent is the wicked resentful older stepmother first and foremost but even so she and rhaenyra have a connection #burdened by envy and fixation and reluctant affection. in this universe rhaenyra is given more liberties and trains as a knight would #is given a sword and flies into battle frequently and wears extravagant clothes which endears her to the small folk and makes her a hot #topic amongst royalty for her strangeness and charisma. alicent is expression not only of her freedom and expression #but of the company she keeps. rhaenyra has so many lovers and so many who are willing to follow her and it’s just not fair ok. alicent #and rhaenyra understand each other and know each others misery like no other. those other flings and beloved friends are going to get #her killed w how much they indulge her and encourage her dangerous habits and alicent may be in a cage but she won’t live in it alone. with #out her stepdaughter to torment and be tormented by (she represses the urges rhaenyra inspires bc she is devout to the faith) then there is #no meaning to suffering. god she’s in love w her. she hates her so much she wants to be her she wants to be with her she needs to touch her #she need rhaenyra to stop looking at other people bc it’s killing alicent by the day

[squash1]

ok book club <3 what are we reading that’s actually good and would maybe fill the trc shaped hole in my soul???? and don’t say reread. unless you say reread the dreamer trilogy because i’m so close to giving into the urge.

please. please. give me your suggestions.

as a frame of reference here are non-trc books i love & would recommend (different content, same soul):

watch over me by nina lacour

in memoriam by alice winn

under the whispering door by tj klune

these violent delights by micah nemerever

the anthropocene reviewed by john green

summer sons by lee mandelo

a tale for the time being by ruth ozeki

i need an actual book club but tumblr took away my group chats :(

anyway love you please give me suggestions!!!!!

#i am also not really a fantasy person #BUT i like magical realism (i just don’t like the whole world building thing personally) #thank you #and maybe let’s all be best friends and read books together #trc #bookblr #book recommendations #book recs #the raven cycle #the dreamer trilogy #maggie stiefvater #nina lacour #alice winn #in memoriam #under the whispering door #these violent delights #micah nemerever #the anthropocene reviewed #summer sons #lee mandelo #a tale for the time being #ruth ozeki

[maladaptivedaydreamsx]

not me immediately getting jude from this

who did you guys get? 👀

#idk any of them i just see jude around a lot so it made me chuckle #@/judejazza and their wonderful posts i often run into #victor is apparently my opposite from these options and elbert is my 2nd choice or smth #(friends and i usually do 'quizzes' 3x to get our main/secondary/opposite) #anyway im just snooping around now. still not sure how i feel abt it but was never too tempted for ikevil. #the less gacha in my life atp the better ngl ;;;;;;;; its why ive stayed away from most of the new games and tryna limit current ones #though if they ever do finally drop ikegen (unlikely asf) ..... count my ass in #i can't even be mad ikepri dropped bc ive enjoyed it so much more than i ever thought i would. easily my fav or 2nd fav bc ikerev #i still adore ikerev and magic and the world building and everything.. alice is just pretty dumb sometimes #which is why i adore b&tb-esque belle/emma so much. also why i like mai in some routes (ikesen humor op) #ikevamp has always just kinda been there tbh. usually the events feel more interesting than the routes ngl;;; charas are fun tho #anyway let's see how this bad boy goes #who did y'all get?? #ikevil #ikemen villains #my post 📫 #aerin.jpg #from the official ig acct btw

[podcasts-in-space]

jonny took one look at the underutilised dynamic of timsasha and said "let's go for round two"

#timsasha is just sam and alice v.1.0 #alice is tim-coded with a brother and the general approach to life and work #sam is sasha-coded for a multitude of reasons and also vibe #both duos dated but are now friends and coworkers #tma #tmagp #the magnus protocol #this does not mean theyre gonna die tho #sam is definitely the MC of this podcast and alice feels like a main(ish) character too

[rodeoromeo]

"The Hollywood Vampires was a celebrity drinking club formed by Alice Cooper in the 1970s. The hazing to get into the club was to outdrink all the members. The mission of the original Hollywood Vampires was to drink until no one could stand up."

#i have been fucking. playing a little game with friends where they give me a word and i have to find a beatle association and like. it led #to me finding THIS for myself #im so gd delighted #ringo starr #john lennon #micky dolenz #the beatles #the monkees #alice cooper #harry nilsson #keith moon #im truly losing it

[ellie-probably]

to people that say that a-spec people won't have as good of a life without a romantic/sexual partner i swear to god read alice oseman, specifically radio silence and loveless (but also read the rest of them) or i will personally bring about your deletion from the internet.

:3

#you should read the books anyway #aro #ace #aroace #aromantic #asexual #aspec #im thinking im aspec? or if not i atleast think that i dont “need” sex or romance #like i just want a friend i can hug tbh #alice oseman #osemanverse #radio silence #loveless #georgia warr #frances and aled

[lemorgochan]

rereading pandora hearts music inspo [ID: Vincent gently hugs Gilbert, one hand on his back and the other on Gil's head. Gil is embarrassed and a bit sad, Vincent has a warm smile. Everything is in warm yellow and dark blue tones, there are few warm yellow stars. End ID]

#pandora hearts #vincent nightray #gilbert nightray #them. the #vincent loves gil so much it melts me #and gil gives me neuron activation i want to fucking eat him alive #no wonder vincent loves his adorable brother so much #but just this feeling is like ... damn .... he can feel such strong things wow #wish i was capable of that amount of love or could recieve it #i probably still kin alice so this monologue is very funny #tsundere comes out of mind jail and is mesmerized by emotions #i have friends tho im not lonely just depressed

[watcherintheweyr]

desperately need people to understand that alicent is a victim but she’s also an abuser and a perpetrator

that she actively makes choices to harm other women because of jealousy and envy and the greed deep in her bones because submitting to suffering didn’t get her what those women fight to grasp for themselves.

she is absolutely a victim, in show.

that doesn’t change that she abused rhaenyra and her children, her own son, most likely helaena given how she flinches every time her mother touches her, and is actively weaponizing the patriarchy of westeros against other women- rhaenyra primarily, but also mysaria and dyana.

she isn’t the moral, righteous force of good that even she thinks she is, she’s a wounded woman directing all of the rot, pain, and fury inside her at the wrong people and forces.

#anti team green stans #anti team green #anti alicent hightower stans #i don’t wanna say it’s anti alicent bc honestly it’s more ‘accept her for who she is bc she’s so much more complex and interesting when you #but i made this bc someone genuinely tried to say that the reason people hate her is that they don’t see her as a victim #most rational people know show!alicent is a victim #it’s the point that’s she’s an abuser as well #that makes them dislike her #that she’s a hypocrite and a traitor #i don’t even like young alicent bc i don’t at all think she was a good friend to rhaenyra #‘it’s not your place to question the plots of lords and men’ to the named heir #dismisses rhaenyra’s hopes and idealism entirely out of hand #is baffled that rhaenyra is more worried for her fathers happiness and mother’s wellbeing than her position #she knew as early as ep 3 that otto was conspiring against rhaenyra and never told anyone #condemns ‘targaryen customs’ only to wed her daughter to her son even younger than she was when otto dangled her before viserys #acts entitled to rhaenyras secrets whilst condemning and judgemental even though she did not give rhaenyra that same courtesy #made no attempt at apology for the insensitive comment of aegon’s birth #though rhaenyra DID try to apologize for the ‘imprisoned in a castle’ line and tried to comfort her #uses her power as queen to push past the space rhaenyra is trying to create because she feels heartbroken and betrayed #rhaenyra took part in alicent’s culture with prayer at alicent’s urging because she cared about alicent and alicent was trying to help her #alicent is never once shown to return that favor instead condemning it for ‘queerness’ and growing to later #erase and remove all targaryen and valyrian heraldry from the red keep to replace with her own #like alicent is a victim and i DO have empathy for her. but i don’t like her and never will #especially not after the way her stans behave #she deserved better than otto’s machinations and viserys’…. viserysness #but that can also be true whilst i condemn her actions and behaviors

[enobariasteeth]

Helaena is actually Alicent and Rhaenyra's love child... Rhaenyra literally told me herself

#that's why she's not fucking insufferable like her brothers #because she was born out of LOVE #(real) #also... he LAENA... #laena was Rhaenyra's friend... #it's all coming together #I'm connecting the dots #I've never lied before in my life BTW #I'm a Helaena is rhaenicents baby truther #4 life #you just wouldn't get it #rhaenicent #rhaenyra targaryen #alicent hightower #rhaenyra x alicent #I'm going insane actually #I've got the brainrot BAD #it's chronic #hotd

[rosenroot]

The tv show robbed us this scene.

#like i get it #they wanted friends to enemies tragic trope #but their rivalry could be more funny and sassy #whats more #they are not prócer enemies in the show #they are tragic lovers who couldnt be Roger her because men #anywayyyy #house targaryen #rhaenyra targaryen #alicent hightower #viserys targaryen #house of the dragon #hotd #valyrianscrolls #asoiaf fanart #asoiaf #illustration #fanart #a song of ice and fire #game of thrones #my art #got

[whump-on-a-string]

Based on that Ask about if it's Parish who usually patches up my blorbos. The answer is Yes.

Parish has been dealing with Dallan's tendency to run into unfortunate shenanigans for the past 10 or so years. Dallan would probably have died a long time ago if he weren't pals with/working for a very good elven doctor. Poor dude's got Chronic Whumpee Disease.

ANYWAYS. What really started it was a dinner party Dr. Parish and a half-elf friend attended at Mr. Richard's greathouse. Dallan was just the lil resident servant boy cinnamon roll who took their coats & stuff. The head maid wasn't a fan of how the half-elf friend was critiquing her methods of keeping her staff busy so she tried to play a bit of a prank on him by messing with his food that backfired horrendously and nearly killed Wolf (and littol babby Dallan by proxy because Wolf was sharing his snacks because look at him. He was just so smol and helpful and looked like he needed a lil treat 🥺)

Doctor Parish was furious.

#whump #whump art #Dallan #Parish #Alice #My Art #OC #Original #Lore #littol babby Dallan when he was like 12-15 years old. Just a poor little guy. :( #A family can be a 100+ yr old elf doctor with his adopted human son that works for his rich human friend he used to treat the wife of right #the nuclear family doesnt exist anyways #maybe the real treasure was the family-like friends you made along the way that help you through your traumatic events huh Dallan? #poison #poisoning

[jacobsbadwig]

like are bella and edward even friends? like i mean this is in a “what are they actually doing when there’s no danger around?’ like my entire view of their relationship is Bella trying to be the perfect girlfriend for him (which she can’t because she’s literally a human caprisun) and Edward is overcompensating for his inability to connect with her on a human (no pun intended) level but i swear big dingus is always bagging on her interests (because classism)

#like what the hell? #also alice isn't a good friend fight me #twilight

[mickedy]

happy birthday oswald

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#make-dy #vantablank #epic mickey #tw unreality #alice comedies #tw sharp objects #tw blood #Not really blood but hearts are colored red in this somic so its like the. juice. from his heart. or something #alice a bit shaken from having to cut out her best friend's still beating heart. Give her some pto #and give julius some intensive hospitalization or something. whatever. #this one got kind of dark and fair warning im going to be leaning more into the horror element of this au this time around #like a horror. comedy