I just think when it comes to Tommen people are being really unfair on Cers. and i have a lot of thoughts and feelings. and so under the cut you will find me ranting. and it might be inconsistant but what ever. also if you have points i’d love to hear them.
People are just out here claiming Cers doesn’t love him, and that she is trying to use him ???? and liike ?? ?do people not know how to read?
She is trying, with all her might to to protect him. She didn’t do the walk of attornment because she was sick of being tortured. she did it because she genuinely believes his life is in danger.
like Yes i agree she is not being a good mother to him, especially by modern standards, she is being abusive towards him. but the Westerosi system is not build to accommodate an 8 year old with a gentle heart. it’s brutal. and she is painfully aware of just how brutal it is. it’s a system that murdered her 13 year old only a few months prior to where we last see her. She is not wrong for thinking he needs to toughen up, fast. the system is wrong for putting him in a position where he has to toughen up.
And i don’t want to hear no one talk about her not loving him, that goes against the actual text.
when Tommen is being cute and gleeful about jousting, going all “did you see me mama” she is so proud of her boy, she almost ousts herself, about his bio dad. opening herself up to snarky remarks form Marg.
Cersei who never cries, except for with Jaime. Who gives out to herself, for crying about Joffrey dying, and thinking Tommen might be murdered too. cries for joy, when thinking Tommen would be safe.
He seemed surprised when Cersei gathered him up in her arms and kissed him on his brow. "What's that for, Mother? Why are you crying?" Because you're safe, she wanted to tell him. Because no harm will ever come to you. "You are mistaken. A lion never cries."
here again, we see her try to pass on the lessons she believes will help him rule. and just because we as readers know emotional suppression is unhealthy, and even unhelpful, it’s all Cersei has been taught. it’s what parenting and guidance looks like to her. she was raised on; “Dry those tears little one, have you ever seen a lion weep?” and so, as is the nature of generational trauma. she passes it on to Tommen. because that's what she thinks is good parenting.
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also like god. right? there are 6000 gods in hinduism but there is also only one god in hinduism. in home and the world (or ghore baire as we know it. SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED AS INS AND OUTS but tagore wanted home and world so. ok.) all three characters are differently involved in the nationalism movement, BUT they are also all looking for god. nikhil keeps using the metpahor of sitting outside an empty temple which gets cut out from one of the translations. which. its so important didnt tagore get what hes done. theres bimala who looks for god in men then finds god in herself and then her god is taken by a man again and then she loses god all together. sandips god is himself, bimala and the nation itself similtenously and he calls himself godmaker but he knows hes not!! hes just looking for god like the other two. theres only Amulya who doesnt care for god. hes just a young boy. victim to all the search for god. and his potential. just a young boy who loved with his whole heart. pure and naive. in this paper i argue the god in amulya drives--
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i have a thought about pjo that i can't quite articulate but it goes along the lines of:
athena gave annabeth as a gift to frederick because she liked his search for knowledge. in athena's eyes, any action of annabeth's reflects herself, which is why annabeth 'embarrassing' her had such strong consequences
poseidon fell in love with impertinent, stubborn sally jackson. percy wasn't a gift to her - he is a cumulation of all of her stubborn, steadfast love.
why wouldn't poseidon still love and aid percy when all of percy's insolence is why he loved sally in the first place?
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he says i hate everyone except you and that is addictive and that is kind of romantic and beautiful because you're young and you're kind of a sarcastic asshole too and you don't like bad boys, per say, but you don't really like good ones either. and you like that you were the exception, it felt like winning.
except life is not a romance book, and he was kind of being honest. he doesn't learn to be nice to your friends. he only tolerates your family. you have to beg him to come with you to birthday parties, he complains the whole time. you want to go on a date but - people are often there, wherever you're going. he's just so angry. about everything, is the thing. in the romance book, doesn't he eventually soften? can't you teach him, through your own sense of whimsy and comfort?
at first - you know introverts often need smaller friend groups, and honestly, you're fine staying at home too. you like the small, tidy life you occupy. you're not going to punish him for his personality type.
except: he really does hate everyone but you. which means he doesn't get along with his therapist. which means he has no one to talk to except for you. which means you take care of him constantly, since he otherwise has no one. which means you sometimes have to apologize for him. which means he keeps you home from seeing your friends because he hates them. you're the single exception.
about a decade from this experience, you'll type into google: how to know if a relationship is codependent.
he wraps an arm around you. i hate everyone except you. these days, you're learning what he's actually confessing is i have very little practice being kind.
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...older Fire Lord Zuko with a sheer top and his tits out you say?
ID: three drawings of aged-up zuko from Avatar the last airbender as fire lord. on the left side a full body of zuko front view. In the middle, zuko from the waist up leaning over a cluttered table growling and spitting flames at the viewer. In the third image on the right, zuko from the waist up sits bored and exhausted in his chair. cluttered desk and paperwork in front of him. End ID
I probably did advertise the sheer top wrong!
it's more like a robe! just… a bit seethrough… because… you know… self-indulgence…? for me… ? for us?
(yes he only has one lense in his his glasses becasue we in the fandom just know why!)
art-blog: chiptrillino-art
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Thinking about this and So that was okay? and I don’t think you’re ready and I didn’t wanna pressure you and Are you absolutely sure about this?
I just have really strong feelings about characters who are trying to be the person they needed when they were younger
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you ever think abt what if you gave a girl your whole life but she didnt even want it? you gave her your life to protect her and she threw you away?? what if even after that you still took care of her the best you could???? and then when you next see her shes not even her???? because you gave her your whole life to save her but you couldnt protect her?????? wouldnt that fuck you up?????? wouldnt that be so painful????????? you ever think about that?????
look at the full size image for better quality:>
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