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instead of continuously over-donating to ao3 when those running the site are racist zionist sympathisers who shut down support of palestine from its volunteers 1 / 2 (among myriad other issues that u should NOT be funding) please direct your attention to these incomplete fundraisers for people in gaza and various tangible operations doing work. this is a call that if u have donated even a cent to ao3 to a) match that in your donations to palestinians/causes and b) stop donating so uncritically and unconditionally to ao3, pressure them. id like to direct u to @end-otw-racism

fundraiser masterpost by @el-shab-hussein

mona

care for gaza

help gaza's children

operation olive branch

the palestinian children's relief fund

unrwa

the palestinian red crescent society

buy an e-sim / donate for mass buying

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oc asks: character design edition

FACE & FEATURES

glance: At first glance, what stands out most about your OC's appearance? What's their distinguishing feature?

face: Describe your OC's face. What's their smile like? Are their orbs cerulean? What would someone notice first when looking at them?

stature: What's your OC's body type? How tall are they? Do they wear clothing to accentuate their look or do they try to mask it?

motion: How does your OC move? How does their clothing help or hinder their range of motion? Are they flexible, coordinated, clumsy?

stillness: How does your OC act while still? Are they fidgety? Do they have any common gestures or tics? Does their clothing affect how they hold themselves while at rest?

canvas: Does your OC have any scars, piercings, tattoos, or other markings? Do they display or cover them up at all?

CUT & CLOTHES

night: What does your OC wear to sleep? Do they have a favorite pair of PJs, or are they more the birthday suit type?

day: What does your OC wear on a normal day? Why do they default to those clothes? Do they wear similar things, or do they change it up?

formal: What's your OC's formal look? Do they like dressing up? Do they have different looks for different occasions?

informal: What's your OC's lazy-day look? How do they like to dress when they're winding down?

outerwear: What's your OC's outerwear situation? Jacket, sweater, cloak? What sort of weather do they deal with most and how do they protect themselves?

footwear: What does your OC wear on their feet?

road: What does your OC wear while traveling? Do they have high-quality equipment, or are they making do? What does their gear look like?

armor: What kind of armor does your OC wear? Is it well kept? Bonus: where does it come from? Is there a story behind it?

arms: Does your OC have any weapons? What weapons do they carry, and how do they wear them when they're not fighting?

roots: Is your OC's look inspired by any specific style of clothing or fashion trend? What are the roots and/or inspiration for their look?

texture: Does your OC favor any specific kinds of cloth or textures? Is there anything they can't wear or don't like? What sort of fabrics do they prefer?

wardrobe: How big is your character's wardrobe? Do they wear things threadbare, or can they afford new clothes often? Are they any good at mending and repairing their own clothing?

ACCESSORIES & ACCENTS

bling: What jewelry does your OC wear? Does it have any meaning?

hair: How does your OC wear their hair? Does it have some kind of meaning?

makeup: Does your OC wear makeup? How often? What kind? Why do they wear makeup, and do they like it?

favorite: Does your OC have a favorite article of clothing or accessory? What is it? What's the meaning behind it? Do they wear it all the time or do they wear it sparingly to keep it safe?

change: Has your OC ever drastically changed their appearance? Significant haircuts, big tattoos, complete wardrobe swap, etc? Why? How do they feel about the change?

alternate: What would your OC's alternate universe look be? If they're a fantasy character, what's their modern look? If they're sci-fi, what's their fantasy look? What AU would you want to see your OC in, and how would they dress themself? Bonus: Prompt an AU!

#it’s been so long people probably don’t care 💀 #but if yall want to chat about some ocs ❤️ #Myrah Maeve Cassandra… i guess Rosalyn too #some of these sort of don’t work for the setting but we can work around it

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dowager queen alyssa velaryon, at the golden wedding of 49 AC.

visenya and rhaenys

#bitw inspo

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Thinking about the parallels/smiliarities between Maeve and Alyssa Velaryon (a clear through line I’m trying to have).

- Velaryon woman that marries a Targaryen prince

- Political strife during their marriage

- (pseudo in Alyssa’s case) step daughter to a woman who moves to put her son on the throne.

- Marriage is a political match

- caught in family turmoil revolving around half siblings

- described as having “charm, wit, and kindness”. (“According to Septon Barth, above all else Alyssa desired to be loved, admired, and praised”)

- married to men that had their abilities as king doubted (by others and themselves)

- married to men with deep and complicated attachments to their mothers

#they have a couple more similarities but I’m not gonna give that away just yet #bitw inspo #do we think Otto goes full pr and makes them name of the kids Alyssa or aenys #ouuu or aethan??

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Mended Hearts is posted ❤️

#icymi <3

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Excalibur (1981) | dir. John Boorman

#bitw inspo

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Mended Hearts is posted ❤️

#Alicent x oc #alicent hightower x oc #alicent x reader #hotd imagine #hotd angst #pro alicent hightower #hotd fic #house of the dragon fic

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Sooooo… I’ve been sitting on this Alicent x oc fic for a minute (didn’t think it was my best work tbh) but I think I’m gonna post it tomorrow??? Alicent is a girl kisser truthers rise!

#it will probably be two chapters. if not it will be like over 15k words lmao #I’m think like pre ep 6 and post that #the oc is harwin’s wife… do with that what you will #Alicent x oc

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He estado muy ocupada ultimamente.

No he tenido tiempo para dibujar, pero igual quería compartir estas ideas a pesar de que no están terminadas, no quiero que se me olviden jeje

Rhaenyra y Laena de jóvenes <3

#I love this art style so bad it’s not even funny #major hel and Maeve vibes #bitw inspo

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Olga Orozco, from Engravings: Torn from Insomnia: “To Destroy the Enemy,” // Anne Carson, The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides // Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica I’m Dune // Olivia Cooke and Tom Glynn-Carney as Queen Alicent and Prince Aegon II in House of the Dragon // Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale // Wenzel Tornøe details // The Trojan Woman

Cassandra Devereux, Queen Consort of the Seven Kingdoms // Queen of Ash and Bone // Queen of Grief

#truly my right hand arm… man!

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As someone who loves angst and pain, I listened to the poetry in Beyonces ‘Lemonade’ (the poetry written by award an Shire) and ofc thought about fmo reader bc it’s one of my favorite series going on right now.

“Apathy”

So what are you gonna say at my funeral, now that you've killed me? Here lies the body of the love of my life, whose heart I broke without a gun to my head. Here lies the mother of my children, both living and dead. Rest in peace, my true love, who I took for granted. Most bomb p*ssy who, because of me, sleep evaded. Her god listening. Her heaven will be a love without betrayal. Ashes to ashes, dust to side chicks.

“Denial”

“I tried to change. Closed my mouth more, tried to be softer, prettier, less awake. Fasted for 60 days, wore white, abstained from mirrors, abstained from sex, slowly did not speak another word. In that time, my hair, I grew past my ankles. I slept on a mat on the floor. I swallowed a sword. I levitated. Went to the basement, confessed my sins, and was baptized in a river. I got on my knees and said 'amen' and said 'I mean.' I whipped my own back and asked for dominion at your feet. I threw myself into a volcano. I drank the blood and drank the wine. I sat alone and begged and bent at the waist for God. I crossed myself and thought I saw the devil. I grew thickened skin on my feet, I bathed in bleach, and plugged my menses with pages from the holy book, but still inside me, coiled deep, was the need to know ... Are you cheating on me? Cheating? Are you cheating on me?”

All of the poems here really recommend checking them out. Could be really great inspiration for more of fmo reader and how her religion could tie into themes of shame, self-blame, misogyny, sex, loyalty, cycles of abuse/silence/peace keeping, etc that was touched on by Shire in their works. Also lmk if I’m simply doing too much 🫶🏾 bc sometimes my own mind just wanders and I could just be very out of touch to how fmo reader is.

Not doing too much at all!! I love this and love when you guys send me stuff that reminded you of my work.

Lemonade and the poems are something in general that I’ve had in the back of my head for fmo. I think Anger might be my fav:

If it's what you truly want ... I can wear her skin over mine. Her hair over mine. Her hands as gloves. Her teeth as confetti. Her scalp, a cap. Her sternum, my bedazzled cane. We can pose for a photograph, all three of us. Immortalized ... you and your perfect girl.

I don't know when love became elusive. What I know is, no one I know has it. My father's arms around my mother's neck, fruit too ripe to eat. I think of lovers as trees ... growing to and from one another. Searching for the same light.

Like this is so fmo reader is hurts. The ‘all three of us’ reminds me of when someone sent in the princess di/Charles/camila parallel. That line makes me think about Diana saying “there was three of us in the relationship”. And it’s still like that to this day even with Diana passing. Their lives, legacies, and worlds will forever be linked and that’s so tragic (for Diana idc about the other two they are going to hell lmao and deserve to be constantly reminded of what they’ve done)

“I think of lovers as trees… growing to and from one another. Searching for the same light.” It kind of goes hand in hand with how much of this is about generational issues/trauma. Just cycles and cycles of the same bs bc no one knows how to break it

#please 🥹🥹🥹 #I truly miss them lmao #the teasers had me thinking about cass and aemond #like them old asf lmao #I see Aemond d*ing before her (as he should) #(this the universe where they become king and queen) #her crowning Alaric oh I’m sick #and when Alaric is petty and marries back into the Hightower family yes exactly #yall know that line cat says about Ned - the rock of built my life on (I think something like that) #that’s so them #bc even through everything that’s really the only man she knows 😭 #she should’ve been at the club! #fmo k&q au

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TEAM GREEN IN NEW PROMOTIONAL STILLS OF HOTD SEASON 2

#well yes #hotd

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#bitw inspo

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"Can't wait to see where you take this story" well I can't wait to see where this story takes me either

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Sylvia Plath, from a letter to Aurelia Plath written c. February 1953 featured in The Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume I: 1940–1956

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This literally being aemyrah