#and that someone is nettles

[bohemian-nights]

one of the things that frustrated me the most about Hotd S1 is how dumbnyra is passed off as "soulmates/one true love" while messing with their other relationships, which I don't know if it's intentional, but it seems to repeat the pattern, and I think that was...lazy. criston and mysaria are the people they have sex with on screen, but "end" in bitter terms (coincidence that criston is a POC and Mysaria played by an asian woman? Hmm) harwin and laena are they long-time lover/wife they flirt in episode 5 and they are together for exactly 10 years (judging by the age of the children, conception probably synchronized🥴) and as if that weren't enough, they both die by fire. the only break in this pattern would be Netty, but now I'm afraid they'll ruin that in dumbnyra's favor by giving netty's agency to rhaenyra and daemon's as well, since he's looking more like Rhaenyra's watchdog than the rogue prince that we know, seriously, his peak in the first season was the fight on stepstones

The show is racist(yeah the way they approached Mysaria and Criston was messed up especially in Mysaria’s case since they took away elements of her story and made her speak in that atrocious accent, but it’s not my culture so I’m not really going to speak on it) and especially anti-Black as hell(which I will speak on especially since they seem to have a problem specifically with Black women; see how they screwed over Laena at every turn by turning her into an unloved unwanted woman the moment they race bent her, and the fandom literally celebrated it because they are anti-Black too), but they passed off Dumbnyra as soulmates?🥴

I have a hard time believing this when Daemon literally choked Rhaenyra out in the finale(which isn’t book canon which means they chose to write this and put it in there when they didn’t have to). Mind you this happened after she just gave birth to lizard and she just lost her father. He also keeps abandoning her every five seconds, and though they screwed over his relationship with Laena they actually wound up cutting down Dumbnyra’s time together(and he was shown to be softer with Laena ironically; yes the bar is in hell, but its something 🤷🏽‍♀️).

Plus older!Rhaenyra and Daemon have exactly 0 chemistry which does matter since a major component of romance is yah know chemistry (which is another reason why their fans are always whining, over-compensating, backtracking after they said Rhaenyra would change Daemon so now they say that they love toxicity, and obsessing over Laena and Nettles even though they are “irrelevant and meant nothing” to Daemon🙃).

If that’s them turning Dumbnyra into soulmates I’d like to see what they would do to show that Daemon doesn’t give a rats a** about Rhaenyra🤣 What have him return from the Battle Above the Gods Eye and un-alive her himself🤣(lol Dumbnyra stans would still find someway to turn it into a win).

With Nettles I’ll remain cautiously optimistic cause if they screw her over it is misogynoir and the second Black love interest they screwed over due to their own biases(and the show would need to be called out and threatened with a boycott for that), but it won’t be because of them making Dumbnyra into soulmates.*

*At least this isn’t the way I’d write soulmates(hell one of my other OTPs, Olitz, had major problems, but even at their most toxic, Fitz never choked out Olivia. Shonda knew not to do that). So if this is the writer's attempt at doing that then they truly are certifiably insane in addition to being racist c*nts.

#soulmates 🤣🤣🤣 #this is how you write a abusive relationship #which is what Dumbnyra is #hotd #house of the dragon #nettles #daemon targaryen #daemon x nettles #no offense but dumbnyra fans really have people duped #what is actually happening is that they are trying to make rhaenyra into the ultimate victim #they are throwing daemon under the bus to do it #this ain’t a love story kids 🤷🏽‍♀️ #I’m not mad about it provided they show that daemon does care for someone #and that someone is nettles #anti rhaenyra targaryen #anti daemyra #bnask #bnasks #poor laena though #she really got screwed over #off topic but they could've given mysaria a tacky blonde wig like the rest

[mellowthorn]

burrich

#rote #realm of the elderlings #my art #rote fanart #burrich #chivalry farseer #fitzchivalry farseer #nettle farseer #molly chandler #farseer trilogy #royal assassin #assassin's quest #i am seriously unwell about this man #i cant stop drawing him. someone please send help

[satans-knitwear]

The fishnets are really fine (small holes???) so i need better quality 😭

Treat me ~ Tip me ~ More of me

#My gif to you #Fishnet Friday #fishnet lingerie #Any tips or treats would be massively appreciated right now #I had to stick my hands/arms into a pile of stinging nettles to get my dogs back into the garden today. #Someone left the gate open so they made an escape. #Alt pinup #Pinup girl #Pretty lingerie #bi girl #cheeky #wlw

[thewitchqueenofharrenhal]

Like yall just made me delete that post because having to see y’all’s well actually Rhaenyra needs to be held accountable for her privilege takes are annoying and the same shit that yall hate being said about Alicent.

#like I had to process #and what do you mean by held accountable for her transgressions #what transgressions??? #she never used her dragon!!! #she was recovering from a horribly traumatic birth for a big chunk of the war? #are yall insane #I see what people say when they mention yall don’t have empathy for Rhaenyra #and this is coming from someone who has enjoyed the greens more #anyways block me if you don’t like it #im not supporting misogynistic takes towards Rhaenyra #if you want to hate on Rhaenyra hate on her for VALID SHIT #like being racist to Nettles #or taxing her smallfolk into a rebellion #Rhaenyra needed to have children to earn her Queenship #SHE DID #oh they weren’t true born #she married the man her father commanded her to she did her duty #her mistake or not because she was GROOMED was involving herself with Daemon #like judge her for valid reasons #not misogynistic talking points please #y’all sound like the same people who say Alicent needed to know her place and stay in it #that’s not how it works

[spectrum-color]

I am rereading Fools Assassin for the Discord, and one thing that really stands out the second time through is when Fitz is apologizing to Nettle for not bringing Molly back to life with magic and “allowing” her to die. Of course Nettle tells him that it was the right choice and her mother would never have wanted to be magically revived, with the implication that it’s pretty extreme to even think otherwise, but all I could think of was Aslevjal.

Fitz never acknowledges it, even to himself, but the elephant in the room is that when he was faced with Beloveds death, a death that he voluntarily went to and repeatedly asked Fitz to accept, he refused to let him go. He even offered his own life in exchange because he couldn’t tolerate living in a world without him. Of course he feels guilt and remorse for not even trying to force Molly back (which I agree with Nettle btw would have been pretty fucked up) when he had done exactly that to someone else he loved 20 years ago. Beloved in general, and the memory of what they were to each other, has been hanging over his life at Withywoods like a ghost even though Fitz rarely admits to it and it is so so interesting.

#realm of the elderlings #rote #fitzchivalry farseer #the fool #nettle farseer #molly chandler #fitzloved #I like to think that fitz never breathed a word to anyone else about what really happened that day #so nettle has no idea that he had used the wit to bring someone back #though she did know burrich did it with him #which was probably the connection she was making #anyway the best things about FA are the things fitz doesn’t say #there is so much subtext in everything fitz says and does #it is arguably the best example in the series between what he says and what is implied

[the-hilda-librarians-wife]

I was rewatching The Stone Forest and I really like to think that Hilda had to pass by the Bell Keeper’s outpost on her way out of the city limits. I like to think that idiot looked at what was happening, shrugged, and said ‘eh, she’s the scariest thing out there’

#“‘the scariest thing out there’?”the girl sends him a look that isn't quite a glare for once; it still conveys her opinion just as clearly #Edmund shrugs. Hilda is still within sight of his binoculars. he watches her run and can’t be sure whether she’s running *towards* or *from #*.He doesn’t think she knows either. #'I mean. it’s not like trolls can harm her at this time of the day. #Don’t tell me you believe in fairies kid.' #And there it is at last: the glare. Meiri looks up from her art project - her new therapist had reccomended it as a way to express herself #and since he'd been helping so much so far she'd decided to grudgingly give it a shot - #“*No*” she states pointedly; to anyone who knew her it was an affirmation. And Edmund knew her better than she cared for #'What I believe in is wolves and recluse spiders and ticks and nettle. And I believe that someone with the spine #to sabotage the Patrol wouldn't have the self control to not lick a pretty mushroom' #“Hey!” Edmund protested putting down his binoculars. “I sabotaged the Patrol! For *you* I might add!” #Meiri's smile turned mean; it was a regular expression for her yet it never conveyed any malice. Just the thrill of a game that never tired #her. “And would you?” she lifted one thick eyebrow; signaling to her dad that it was his move now #The dad in question was unfortunately thinking back to a time in his young teenage years when he figured he could eat anything animals bit #and gave himself a poisoning that had him taken to the ER. But she didn't need to know that. *ever* in fact. #“Obviously I would. Like I'd let a mushroom ruin my perfect sandwich diet” #Meiri groaned loudly. Some games were worth playing. But some wars she'd already accepted she'd never win #“Anyway” he turned back to staring at the outside of the wall as if it was of any interest to him (it wasn't) #“kid'll be fine is my point. And even if she isn't ya know what's the best think about this situation?” #They looked at each other with matching smirks. “none of our flipping business” he said at the same time as she echoed #“None of our fucking business” #He gasped immediatelly. “*Meiri!*” #The chastening was useless. She just shrugged innocently. #He'd really have to limit her library visits #the bell keeper hilda #meirdom #hilda the series #hilda netflix

[infinitestalia]

Thought it’s still possible they go with the Nettles being his bastard storyline but I wouldn’t be able to suspend my disbelief honestly. You mean to tell me this guy ignored his true born daughters all their lives but suddenly cares so much about his bastard coming from nowhere that he bathes with her, spends all his free time with her and gives her pretty expensive gifts ?

"Bathes with her"

"Daemon teaching Nettles common courtesies and giving her fine gifts such as an ivory hairbrush, a silvered looking glass, a velvet and satin cloak, and leather riding boots. Maidservants said Daemon showed Nettles how to wash, sharing a single tub at times."

And I just saw in my TWOIAF:

"Nettles- whom the prince fondly called Netty- outlived her prince as well as his wife."

Netty? When I say people would cry tears of BLOOD lmfaoooooo. How have they got Daemon simping like this? Oh, he needed to "teach" Nettles how to wash? Okay mf. While a fraught Rhaenyra is having an aneurysm with her kids dropping like flies and her allies turning on her, this man is earnestly living out his Bridgerton fantasies. He is SICK.

#im sorry this man is sick lmfaooooooooooo #your wife going mad somewhere and you are doing this with someone a third your age??!!! #i will be screaming if they actually go through with him & nettles #especially since i get a feeling they'll age her up & make them really sweet to add insult to injury 🤣 #anti daemon x rhaenyra #anti daemon targaryen #anti daemyra #daemon x nettles #anonymous #fire and blood #anti team black #nettles

[cade-bentley]

"Hey! Nettle!" He waved her in from inside the bar, recognizing the tribute from the Tribute Parade, and respecting the hell out of the strategy of making out on national television. "I wanted to give you some champagne in like a... a congrats for you and your girl, I guess. And also a 'hell yeah' for the parade." Maybe a congrats was a little in poor taste, but who would turn down nice champagne?

@nettlegooseberry

#DO NOT START CHAMPAGNE DISCOURSE YOU HEATHENS #nettle #134 #mtotask #Decide to befriend someone your character has never met before

[ride-thedragon]

Call it general unawareness, but the showrunners making Laena and Nettles have a lot more in common than they did in the books is like the chef's kiss of all this discourse.

Like yea, let's make Laena 15 instead of 12 when she claims Vhagar, no one else, was a similar age with such a big feat.

(Nettles was 16)

Yea, let's cast the Velaryons with black actors and Laena specifically with 3 black actresses with various features. I'm sure we can't point back to another black character. (Nettles)

I think the show runners are opps.

Not to me though

#hotd #hotd discourse #its all so good #nettles #laena velaryon #a song of ice and fire #daemon targaryen #like id hate to be someone who dismissed laena #im just waiting for the casting announcement #prepared to be sick of me

[bohemian-nights]

Need I remind Ryan Condal(and the fans of this show who want her cut because she’s irrelevant) that in every piece of media on the Dance [The princess and the queen(2013), The World of Ice & Fire(2014), the Dance DVD lore(2015), Fire & Blood(2018), and The Rise of the Dragon(2022)]Nettles is always there.

Some characters that will be featured in the show like Addam of Hull(he’s not mentioned by name in the DVD lore), Alys Rivers(she’s not mentioned in the DVD lore or The World of Ice & Fire), or Gwayne Hightower(he’s not mentioned in the DVD lore or The World of Ice & Fire) are not mentioned in certain versions of the story, but Nettles is featured in every single version of the Dance.

#hbo I am watching you #nettles #house of the dragon #hotd spoilers #I’m not trying to piss anyone off because I like all the characters I mentioned #I am however trying to point out how this show is treating certain characters #netty #nettles asoiaf #hotd #she’s been there since the beginning #again if GRRM or even HBO itself could always find some way to squeeze her in what is stopping them now 🙃 #why change it up 🙃 #nettles f&b #what would be the reason 🙃 #if someone replies to this with ‘HOTD has reached their Black quota’ you won’t like my reply 😊 #they also shouldn't push her back a season #they've squeezed in everyone inlcuding freaking silver denys and give a storyline before the sowing for twiddle dumb and dee #give us nettles ✊🏽

[peters-lab-partner]

That news about Daeron being cast was fake.

This is the fake westerosies account:

And this is the real one:

Clicking on the post made by the fake account will basically confirm that the post was made up entirely for a joke, a thing that is done in fandom circles on Twitter.

Another important note is that one of Jack’s friends confirmed that he wasn’t playing Daeron. A thing which can be seen via a reply to that very same fake confirmation tweet:

While I would have loved for it to be true, it is definitely not. We will likely have to wait for news about Daeron and Nettles (can’t forget about her!) until the in between time of seasons 2 and 3 when the characters will finally make their appearances in that season.

#hotd #house of the dragon #daeron targaryen #daeron the daring #nettles #lowkey hate when someone does a post like that #it’s just setting people up for so much disappointment when they realize that it wasn’t true #the search for Daeron continues #team green

[ammonitetheseaserpent]

Concept: something extra inconvenient happens to ENA, and instead of bursting into frustration tears like she normally might, she just sits/stands there, gives a single irritated sniff, and very quietly says “this is the stawt of my viwwain awc”.

#I think blue/tragic ENA deserves the chance to go a bit feral #to get nettled enough to snark/snap at someone #y’know? #like #she gets so prickly that she radiates an aura that discourages anyone who might be want to send shenanigans her way #ena #ena joel g #joel g ena #random snippets of my day #pixel pallygon

[chaoticincompetent]

Made the mistake of browsing a cookbook while waiting for my ADHD medication to kick in... and stumbled across a recipe for nettle soup.

Now I've fallen down a major foraging rabbithole and have plans to make dandelion scones and chestnut tahini as well.

Help??

#foraging #dandelions #nettles #traditional cookery #someone rein me in before i attain my true form as a witch living deep in the woods #all will hear of my presence and beware #but I'm just baking and drinking tea #and talking to my three cats

[possiblytracker]

me (only sober one in the conversation but tired out of my mind and equally lacking a filter): i thibk my.friends are mad at me

one of the five absolutely shitfaced 15-17 year old cousins also sitting round the campfire at the family gathering, taking it in turns to drink straight out a huge bottle of costco margarita mix where the adults are pretending not to see at 11pm on a sunday night: bruhhh have you tried going into the woods and hitting things with a big stick til you feel better

another absolutely shitfaced 15-17 year old cousin: i wish someone would hit ME with a big stick til I feel better :(

#alcohol / #drinking / #ask to tag?? #weekend was eventful #like 30+ people turned up for this fucking party its the most relatives ive seen in one place since 2018 #there was no hitting people with big sticks but someone did get pushed off a trampoline into a nettle patch #which i was not present for i went to bed early(ish). but funny nonetheless #my brother is a BAD INFLUENCE he just kept handing out beers to the cousins his age and getting them absolutely sloshed #people who like. hardly ever drink or even never have before #so the late night campfire was an Interesting Time #very irresponsible he got in so much trouble over it bc hes only allowed to drink if hes responsible about it.. #which means not peer pressuring other 16 year olds. #several of which said later they dont remember anything after 11pm????? guys your LIVERS. thats NOT SAFE #im still on my anxiety bullshit tho i have a presentation to turn in Tomorrow Morning and i have no meds and am tired as fuck #and i DO kinda think people could possibly be mad at me but im just. not thinking abt that right now i have enough on my mind <3 ill die <3 #i miss my friends im a wet shaking animal but if i talk to anyone and turns out they ARE mad i will evaporate into a fine mist i am sorry

[lenievi]

I saw someone complain how LM 2000 doesn't have the factory in M.-s.-M. to be for black glass and be like nettles? seriously? stupid

while also being like lolwhut when Madeleine tells Javert how useful nettles can be if people look for hidden virtues

and while it's very in your face and might seem a bit weird that Valjean's telling it to Javert's face, it's from the book, actually (not him telling it to Javert; tho Valjean has a thing about explaining himself to Javert in this series and I do not dislike it)

“Nettle cloth is as good as linen cloth. (...) With the exercise of a little care, the nettle could be made useful; it is neglected and it becomes hurtful. It is exterminated. How many men resemble the nettle! (...) “Remember this, my friends: there are no such things as bad plants or bad men. There are only bad cultivators.” (Hapgood)

But because it's actually a good little scene, why not use it in the series in some form (and therefore change what is being made in the factory)? Even if it isn't word for word, but it's clear that scene in LM 2000 was inspired by this, and you get more or less the same out of it.

#i swear i'm not gonna compare the book to lm 2000 but seeing the nettle thing in the book and remembering someone's comment made me go !!! #madeleine in lm 2000 is <3 valjean... is... he exists lol #tho i do love all of his interactions with javert. those are good #leni reads les miserables

[ghoulxn]

plottin/starter call. like this and i'll come at you to plot something and then write u up a starter

#cracks knuckles #i would love to give nettle or someone who doesn't get as much attention some screentime #ooc. #tbd