#heirs are powerful

[bluerosefox]

Assassin Heir? Crime Fighting Furry? NOPE NO THANK YOU!

"Danyal, its time to end this game and return with me."

Danny should had known Clockwork had something in mind when he sent him on this mission. He knew he should had been suspicious of the time keeper when he noticed the little 'this is going to be fun' smile on his face when he sent Danny off into the portal.

"Get back here you demon spawn 2.0!"

But how was he supposed to know that he'd wake up in this world version of himself in a pit full of corrupted (AND NASTY) ectoplasim at the tender age of five or that when he swam up to the surface he'd be meeting face to face with what was apparently a cult.

"-O just spotted him a block away! I'll try to cut itty bitty bridie off!"

An Assassins Cult his, new to him, loving yet a little insane mother was in charge of (though during the few months he stayed in the compound he heard rumors and gossip from maids and others alike that if his grandfather returned from the dead he'll take over once again, no doubt punish Talia for creating another heir after the failure of the last one, most likely was going to kill Danny and that... that was can of worms Danny didn't wanna deal with yet)

"Ten bucks says they try to stab RR when we get the feral thing home"

"...Losers bet...."

Danny had lived with his mother for a while after being brought back from the 'dead' for apparently the first time, it turned out training a five year old with an actual sword and a dumbass hidden revenge seeking teacher was a terrible idea.

"I swear if this one tries to murder me like the others I'm asking Zatanna if there is a curse on me."

He dealt with her high demands of perfection, the endless training, and the constant comparisons to his apparent older brother Damain... Who didn't know Danny, or rather Danyal existed.

Nor did his father (when Danny, using his powers he's kept hidden since 'waking' up in this Realm, he sneaked his way around the base and discovered how he came into the world. And tbh he couldn't blame his mom how she made him, she was an assassin first and foremost, being naturally pregnant would had painted a target on her for to long... but he also felt it was unfair and an asshole move on his unsuspecting father as well)

"As your elder brother I demand you to stop running!"

Now don't get him wrong, he did like his new mother (total badass assassin lady and all that) and he knew she loved him in her own... deadly way. But yeah, she really shouldn't be taking care of kids. He could tell she struggled with wanting to be a normal mother but her first instinct after so many years was to be an assassin first.

Something she was trying to engrave into Danny with as well.

"Ah, hello Beloved. I see you've learned of our Danyal."

"Talia. Back away from him and leave Gotham now."

"I can not do that. The League needs an heir and since Damian refuses to return... I have decided to create a new one and I shall not be leaving until he returns with me."

"Talia."

Hence why when Danny, or rather Danyal al Ghul had gotten decent control over his powers he decided to leave the League. Again nothing wrong with the life his mom leads, to each their own, but he... really, really didnt want to be an assassin. Or an assassin heir.

So here he was, after almost a year on the run, using his powers and training to out smart and out maneuver his mother and her many band of Assassins, in Gotham. One of the last places he ever wanted to run to cause he knew his father and brother lived here.

It was just his luck that his mother had managed to intercept his train ride that passed into Gotham for a few hours and forced him to run into the city...

Add her assassins into the mix and running into Robin, who heard from Oracle his mother had been spotted chasing a young boy across the city, that same night.

After that it became a full on "catch me if you can" chase for not only his mother but for the batclan as well.

And after two whole days of chase, it seemed like the final showdown was about to begin because everyone was on top of this rooftop, his mother and her assassins on one side, his father and the batclan on the other and Danny well... he was right in the middle of all of it.

He just had to hope no one would notice him once the fighting started...

#danny phantom #danny fenton #dp x dc #blue rambles #crossover #writing ideas #random idea #danny phantom dc #basicly Danny is sent on a mission by CW #he wakes up in the DC version of himself in the pits after being killed and Talia tossing him in #he was created by Talia since shes head of the LOA now and needs her own heir #but she once again wants Bruce's bloodline in it so she used some leftover dna she still had #so no one knows Danny was created until he left about a year later #danny has his ghost powers since he took a dip in the pits #but had to relearn some control and kept it secret #he knows his mom would see it as 'the pits granted my heir its powers.' mindset #so hes been on the run #and didnt wanna go to Gotham cause... his dad dresses as a gaint bat #and dont get him started on the rest of the batfam #he doesnt wanna be an assassin or a crime fighting furry #in case some people didnt get it. the words being spoken happen when Danny is running all across Gotham away from those after him #guess who said what lol #i want danny to be completely independent and trying to take care of himself tbh #but hes still baby to everyone else #talia is slowy becoming a little unhinged due to being the Demon Head now #maybe due to the stress of it all? or maybe due to a curse? idk

[ew-selfish-art]

Here’s the thing about the Twin AU that people aren’t considering: the Drs Fenton are resourceful! They can make amazing inventions out of household objects and machines!

So when they were accepting a contract from Ra’s to look at the Lazarus Pits in conjunction to their research (ie the best dissertation material ever) they looked at the spare twin that was being sacrificed and said “a perfectly good baby like that would probably be nice to have around!”

Sure, the Spare Heir was ecto contaminated because of the pits and that’s why Ra’s was getting rid of him, but seriously, not everything needed to be brand new these days! Upcycle! Science can fix all the ectoplasm and possession! He’ll be just like new in no time! Take that baby out of the pit and wash em up and take that baby to the Midwest! Teach that baby about stars and Ghosts!

The Drs Fenton take baby danny on their last day, knowing that the league thinks that he’s dead- already sacrificed, Ra’s felt the power shift of the Infinite Realms- and proceed forward like nothing was ever a big deal! They published their findings on the pits, they got another contract/grant and then began the journey to start moving towards their other projects!

Why tell Jazz, she’s only a toddler when they bring him home?

Why tell Danny, he’s just their little man, their Dann-o?

Things will probably be fine, because just like their up cycled machines and portals- an upcycled baby wouldn’t have any problems! Their inventions always worked perfectly! Their son would be just as perfect!

Cue the shenanigans of Damian and Danny meeting, the normal amount of “you’re the clone” finger pointing (which Danny wins because he has actual baby/childhood photos) and then some ghosts of assassins past trying to cause issues for Phantom.

#reduce reuse recycle #dc x dp fic #dp x dc #danny phantom #damian wayne #dc universe #dc x dp #the drs Fenton are actually so environmentally friendly for saving this demon heir baby #sure he’s gross and possessed but he’s still a perfectly good baby! science can fix the rest #Ra’s felt a power shift when Danny was dumped into the pits and presumed the baby didn’t make it #turns out that was Danny’s introduction to clockwork and he thought it would be funny to get this kid a new home in Illinois #demon heir twins #twin au #danny and damian are twins

[wikitpowers]

#kit said hello anyone mention first heir #likes he’s out here being extra as HELL #we love to see it #my hc is that these four just vibe together #and go out a lot #it would be so wholesome #mark blackthorn #helen blackthorn #ash morgenstern #kit herondale #the dark artifices #the wicked powers #tda #twp #tsc

[earlgodwin]

— If you create us a kingdom, we will write the book of our future. The future of the Church, of the world we live in will be ours, yours, and your children's. You say nothing? Why do you think we wished you a cardinal? So you would be Pope one day. Carve us out a kingdom, Cesare, and be both king and pope. I am stunned into silence.

#this scene is just so powerful even though cesare didn't have lines #cesare was proven wrong after all the time he was thinking juan was the favorite... #he came to the realization that even though rodrigo saw so much of himself in him... #he still planned from the beginning to make cesare his true heir!!! #in this scene he was brought relief and a sense of validation after years of feeling inadequate... #like he always intended for cesare to succeed him in the church from the very startwhich was the only way that truly mattered to rodrigo #but ces has always viewed being the leader of the papal army is The prestigious position so he envied juan thinking rodrigo was favoring hi #and when rodrigo shared his dream of creating a papal bloodline to be passed down to cesare and his own son? #cesare's perspective shifted <3 #the borgias #theborgiasedit #cesare borgia #cesareborgiaedit #perioddramaedit #tvarchive #tvedit #cinemapix #tvgifs #tvcentric #by jen

[domokunrainbowkinz]

not arguing w a dude that has big brown eyes. whatever u say beautiful

(I’m only on ch 29 no spoilers pls!!!!) go wild with spoilers I am now done the book and am extremely mentally unwell

#my art #scribble #dark heir #dark rise #dark heir spoilers #like. his eyes have been referenced multiple times wrt ppl telling him shit. is it just the power of beautiful brown eyes or bc of sarcean #anyways this book is making me want to eat drywall there were so many times I clenched so hard I was scared I’d snap my retainer #there is so much I wanna say BUT I will hold my thoughts till the very end when I finish #good lord there is so much in this book. already enjoying it 50x more than dark rise #I actually think it would be extremely funny if there was no magic involved and it’s cuz his eyes are just That Pretty #that ppl are compelled to tell him shit #also yes I gave him makima chainsawman eyes. what of it #scribbles

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

James St. Clair- Dark Rise Series by C.S. Pacat

Shuos Jedao- Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

Jack Alston/Lord Hawthorn- The Last Binding Trilogy by Freya Marske

Alastair Carstairs- The Last Hours by Cassandra Clare

#James St. Clair #Dark Rise Series #Dark Rise #Dark Heir #C.S. Pacat #Shuos Jedao #Ninefox Gambit #machineries of empire #Yoon Ha Lee #Jack Alston #Lord Hawthorn #The Last Binding Trilogy #A Marvelous Light #A Restless Truth #A Power Unbound #Freya Marske #Alastair Carstairs #The Last Hours #shadowhunters #Chain of Gold #Cassandra Clare #polls #lgbt books #queer book character tournament 2.0

[notawheelwalker]

None of the IC were aware of feysand’s death pact, which is the main reason they did what Rhysand ordered and didn’t tell Feyre that her pregnancy would be fatal. They don’t care about her outside of who she is to him. If he was willing to step aside and let his mate die while birthing the heir to his court, they didn’t care either.

#anti feysand #anti sjm #acotar #anti inner circle #anti rhysand #remember when Feyre was warned her power would make her a target for fae to kidnap so their heirs would have her power #and then she abruptly decided to have a baby with her mind controlling partner who literally kidnapped her #but yeah the boo hoo Rhys is gonna die too in Cassians POV set me off

[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

[glass-noodle]

Au where Kamski is a merman too.

AU where everyone’s a merperson!!!!

(Kamski still has a weird, creepy fascination with Connor, unfortunately for him)

#kamcon #hankcon #lab merman au #dbh #detroit become human #dbh kamski #dbh connor #dbh hank #glass art #noodle art #noodle talk #I’ll be honest drawing this was kinda sexci #not sure what kinda fish kamski is…I modelled him after #a red lionfish because of the poisonous spines #I headcanon that he’s far weaker than Connor physically #but those toxic fins are definitely a threat #also oscillating between him being a shadowy self-imposed outcast or the heir to some extremely powerful clan #either way he loves toying with his prey

[ninoxwof]

Auklet the Seawing

(All of book 2 is done now!!!)

[Image ID: A digital drawing of a green baby seawing named Auklet. She has a yellowish orange bean, fins and a stripe the runs horizontally, parallel to her underbelly. Her under belly is a lighter green, starting at her neckline. She has dark green running from the bridge of her face, down her back, on her wings, and on her tail. Her bioluminescent scales are a light green off-white, being shaped like half circles, notably on her tail, the side of her stomach region, and upper arms, as well as a tear drop shaped one on both sides of her eyes. She has wave markings on the inner parts of her light green wings to signify she is seawing royalty. She has a cute and goofy expression with her tongue sticking out. /.End ID]

#dragon #wof arc 1 #wof arc 2 #wof art #wof auklet #seawing royalty #seawing #wof #wings of fire #the lost heir #moon rising #talons of power

[wikitpowers]

he is the moment 😩

artists: @cassandrajean, @parcai and @aliceduke

#i love him with my entire being #boy has my heart #[heart eyes] #i believe in kit supremacy #main character moment incoming #did i sit and make this instead of studying #answer: yes i did #no regrets #twp era is coming #(and we are gonna cry) #the first heir #twp #kit herondale #the wicked powers #tsc #twp era #we are entering the danger zone (aka twp era)

[rhaenin-time]

It's wild how many people on "Team Black" need to hear this incredibly basic fact, but bastardphobia is bad, you guys. It's not only its own form of bigotry based around the 'nature of one's birth,' but also a product of and vessel for misogyny.

HOTD really did a disservice to the message the source material was trying to tell by overemphasizing the importance of 'legitimate' birth — allowing so much of the misogyny directed at Rhaenyra to be masked by a deceitful, 'objective' truth against her. Stop falling into that trap.

This is your reminder that when Matilda's (Rhaenyra's historical counterpart) claim was brought before the Pope, her cousin's faction, while of course benefitting from misogyny, did not use her womanhood in their argument; they used the justification of 'illegitimacy.' That her mother had spent so much time at a convent in her youth that she was "essentially a nun". Basically saying: okay, if being a woman isn't bad enough, we'll also say she's a bastard. Because you can turn anyone into a 'bastard' if you try hard enough.

This is your other reminder that the stalemate and dispute over succession was resolved with an adoption. I repeat. Matilda's son's claim to the throne was solidified by adoption. The warring factions consolidated their rival claims not by blood and marriage, but by a shared understanding.

#hotd #house of the dragon #yes this was very basic but sadly it needs to be #hotd sexism #hotd critical #team black #rhaenyra targaryen #asoiaf #ffs the problem w Cersei & Joffrey was that Robert was deceived about his heir NOT that Joffrey was a bastard #The war didn't even start over 'legitimacy' it started over a Lannister power grab and the refusal to heed the King's word

[sxnbleachedfiles]

anyway this is kit’s song idc

#kit herondale #begging on my knees for more first heir contents pls #im still processing blondie new album #once the songs fully hit im going to be insufferable #the dark artifices #the wicked powers #twp #tda #shadowhunters #tsc #the shadowhunter chronicles

[margareturtle]

Imagine Kieran is trying to mentor Kit (Ty and/or Mark find out and think it would help)

But Kit takes it so unseriously like:

Kieran: so something you should know about the courts is that although I have the final say as King, my court also has smaller courts/political alliances within it that are often in argument with each other so uniting the people takes a lot—

Kit: *tuning it out* SO I was thinking, I’m willing to start using “thy” and “fair one” as part of my vocabulary, but do I really have to stop swearing? That’ll be a hard one, like will the high fae revolt if I drop an f bomb accidentally?

Kieran: well probably not revolt, but they may be confused at your excessive use of sarcasm as my people can’t lie

Kit: I knew this was going to be impossible! I’m not allowed to be sarcastic?! There goes my personality I guess :( You’re worse than the shadowhunters and their anti-cookie agenda!!!

Kieran: see yeah that, definitely don’t compare us to shadowhunters and try to keep hyperbole to a minimum as well.

Kit: and I thought the shadowhunter training was hard. You’re really putting that into perspective.

Kieran: Ok, May we continue

Kit: yeah sure

Kieran: so as I was saying you have to convince the folk that you have a cause they can unite around, because otherwise—

Kit: Sorry, I have another question

Kieran: Yes?

Kit: Ok so is growing my hair out a requirement? Don’t get me wrong I think it looks cool on Legolas in the movies, I would be open to trying it but I don’t think my boyfriend would like it.

Kieran: *sigh* You can have it whatever length you want. Most fae just don’t cut theres, but mine isn’t super long because of Cristina

Kit: Ohh nice, tell Cristina she’s a great hairdresser

Kieran: I will. Ok SO—

#kieran is trying his best #but kieran is a zillenial too #trying his best #kit herondale #the first heir #kieran kingson #ty blackthorn #mark blackthorn #cristina mendoza rosales #kierarktina #kit x ty #love my gen z faerie kings <3 #the wicked powers #tsc #the dark artifices #the shadowhunter chronicles

[kicktwine]

there are multiple creatures in your house and they are fighting over snacks

#ninjago #nya smith #lloyd garmadon #my art #a gif! playing with gif fanart doodley things #the rightful heir of the sea and god-regent wojira and the great grandson of the oni and dragon; inheritor of the power of god on yr couch. #what will they do. #its my right to give wu a dragon tail just as it is my right to give garmadon horns and a tail . tails for you all #also nya totally killed a god (AGAIN!!) she should get dragon powers/traits too. that is what i think #ALSO IVE BEEN WATCHING MONKIE KID. MONKIE KID IS REALLY GOOD #if the quality is bad ill riot. tumblr gif size limits....... #oh well

[lemonhemlock]

The truth about Alicent Hightower: why is she so disliked?

https://youtu.be/t9HjamrAMfU?si=QpoUMPQQSuTWmovz

I found this video on YouTube. I didn't watch the video, but I did read the comments, and many of them were negative toward Alicent. I want to know your thoughts on this video.

The comments are negative towards Alicent because the creator's request for engagement consisted of asking her audience to share why they disliked Alicent. Though I do feel inclined to enquire myself: why are you asking me to react to this video if you haven't even watched it?

Many of these talking points I have already addressed in my lengthy meta posts over time:

There is a conflation of Alicent from the books and Alicent from the show. Show!Alicent was not sent to comfort Jaehaerys and is more innocent and trusting that book!Alicent because she is younger.

Alicent is hated by many viewers for "seducing" Viserys. The creator says she doesn't and denies that people blame her for that, but they do. It's an easily-verified, observable reality and, thus, a strange thing to even say.

Jace/Helaena is not an advantageous marriage for the greens.

"Why was Otto spying on Rhaenyra?" It's literally his job. "He deserved to be fired". It's literally his job to be spying on everyone and report the information back to the King.

The Hightowers are faced with the fait accompli that Aegon will not be named heir. They went into the marriage fully believing that Alicent's sons would overtake Rhaenyra in the line of succession, as was the social norm.

It ultimately comes back to what I was talking about these last few days. This is the result of a conflation of several factors:

ignorance about what medieval social and economic arrangements actually were (what is feudalism? what is manorialism?);

stubbornly clinging to the notion that Westeros is an absolutist monarchy and that "the King's word is law";

downplaying the bastard issue, i.e. refusing to acknowledge how concerning the division of the marital estate was to inheritors and blaming it entirely on misogyny-fueled sex-negativism;

having no concept of what common law is or how it functions.

People can't let go of this image that Westeros is a capitalist modern state with an authoritarian leader (the King). And dragons. (It's Russia, basically. The dragons are bears).

Most of TB's discourse contains some combination of the above, which is why, honestly, at this point, if people are so invested in still talking about this, I would truly suggest a primer in medieval history, because this is getting ridiculous. These reasonings are just not rooted in a tangible basis of reality and trying to engage with them is like fighting windmills.

In the same vein, I wish people would stop bringing up the point of Alicent misunderstanding that Viserys changed his mind on his death bed. I get it, you think it's a dumb argument, but, lo' and behold, it's actually lifted straight from real history and, to the shock of thousands of Twitter users, it worked. What now? Stephen of Blois truly is crying in the afterlife because you think this little trick of his lacks realism. 🤦‍♀️

#they don't understand how much modern institutions shape their daily lives #institutions which are totally absent from westeros #it doesn't even have a parliament #'pass a law' pfffff #anti rhaenyra targaryen #anti team black #alicent hightower #there is also the refusal to accept that rhaenyra has any power over her own situation #and that she also could have made better choices both for herself and for the realm #'what was rhaenyra to do?' renounce being heir! or be smarter about it! #girl pick a struggle fr #ask #anon #also. like. you have to laugh at OP's characterization of rhaenyra being groomed by daemon during their night out in town #& then coercing criston into sex #as 'her living her best life'