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misguidedasgardian · 1 year

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The White Dragon (33)

33. Kings of nothing

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Summary: A new and definitive alliance

Pairings: main Harwin Strong x Fem!Targaryen reader

Warnings: cursing, medieval and A song of ice and Fire AU customs, injury, burns, dragon fire, death, violence, armies, death, war and all that comes with it. Might miss some warnings but you know what this is about :)

+18, MINORS DNI

Wordcount: 3.1

Notes: I have to admit, I jumped the gun and published the scene where they got married before time! so anyways… I had to crack how to unite evrything I didn't write.... heehehe....here it is!

Being back home was a thing of beauty.

Even in the middle of a war

After the battle of the God’s Eye you came back to the White Hall, for a very short time, you couldn’t rest, not now. So after everyone was settled, you took Aemond, and as you distracted Rhaenyra, talked to her about the state of the war and battles your family had won, Aemond sneaked into the Dragon Mount, and took Silverwing, flying the dragoness away, you guessed, that towards wherever Aemma was

Rhaenyra had agreed to the truce you had given her, that the priority was taking the Hightowers out of the throne, what will happen after? That is something to worry about another day. Amongst Targaryens, not Hightowers

So now, you went back home, where, for a few days, you were going to be able to rest

At least for a couple of days.

Rhaegar was on the way, you were waiting for word from Aemma and Aemond from Highgarden, and your youngest, Veagor and Saera were safe in Winterfell, you just got a letter from them.

You were going to gather the entirety of your family in Harrenhal, and then you will decide how to proceed

As you gaze in the map, the small figurines representing dragons and your children, you move them around on the board.

Aemma and Aemond in Highgarden

Rhaegar coming home from the River road, taking the King’s road, right now he should be near the crossroads Inn, you guessed

Maekar here, with Helaena and the children

Your children in Winterfell

Rhaenyra, Daemon, and their children in Dragonstone

Rhaenys fighting in the Narrow sea with Corlys

The war had crashed against Rhaenyra and her family, finally, not gladly though, but it was time.

Jacaerys, the heir apparent to the throne was almost killed

He let his dragon Vermax get killed with arrows, nets and hooks, like a common kraken, and he survived thanks to the grace of the Gods

When Rhaenyra realizes Silverwing was lost from the mount, she was going to come for you, a seasoned dragon that his son could have claimed. Anyways, it was too late now, Silverwing had a new rider.

Where was Daemon though? everything he did was ever so shady, he was always slithering about, so mysterious, never to be found when needed. He was truly going to kill you when he found out your allegiances with a former Green

Who was he to say anything anyways? He had done something worse

Something unforgivable

You didn’t trust your uncle anymore

And you didn’t trust your sister, perhaps you didn’t since you married Harwin

Who was going to sit the bloody Iron Throne?

Harwin hugged you from your back, making you jump in surprise.

You were so jumpy since you escaped the Stranger

“What are you thinking about, wife?”, he asked

“Our dragonlings”, you whispered, “they are safe, but so far from us, in a blink of an eye something could go wrong”, you whined

“They will be here soon”, he said, “you read the raven, Aemma destroyed the Lannister fleet”, he said with pride in his voice, “Aemond reached her, Rhaegar is resting in the Crossroads inn just half a day from here… Maekar is with us, and our babies are in the safest palace, in the earth of a Kingdom devoted to you, we will have them in our arms soon”, he said with certainty, and you nodded

“You are right”, and you turned to meet him, still between his arms, “what about Crestan?”

“He is gone, nobody knows where he is”, he said, “He went to get his ship back”, he answered with a smile, “and don’t ask me where that is”

“Because of him, our daughter is free, Steffon also, and our future grandchildren are alive”, you explained

“Grandchildren?”, he asked, amused

“If you think we stand a chance of ever separating Maekar from Helaena you are delusional”, you giggled, “he will make those children his own”

“As he should”, Harwin said with a glint in his eyes and a proud smile, “sadly we have many things, and we are rich in so many aspects, but not in gold”, he laughed, “we will find a way to compensate him”

“We will”, you promised

“And Steffon, have you had word from him?”, he asked, and you shook your head

“Not yet, and I’m worried”

“The Tyrells are loyal”, he said, “they will protect him”

“I hope so”, you whispered, “the eternity of the treasury depends on it”, you muttered

“the other part is in Casterly rock, I’m certain”

“And no idea how we are going to take it back, not even dragons could conquer it”, you whispered, “Ravens are ever slow, how I wish I could be at more places than one at a time”, you whined

“That’s why we have children”, he whispered in your ear, and you laughed, “to send them instead”

“Fucker”, you cursed, “you know this wasn’t my doing”

“I know”, he whispered, “I know, if you had it your way, we would be all safe here”, you nodded

“The hardest part is not even here yet”, you said, “we still have to take the city”

“We will get through it”, he said firmly, “or our children will… whatever it takes”

“Our children will make it”, you promise, “whatever it takes, that is our priority”

Alicent’s lip wobbled slightly as she watched the cursed throne.

It was an evil thing to even look at

Because of it, her entire family, her children, were all gone

Aegon was missing, crippled and mad

Helaena had escaped with her children. Alicent as well as Aemond thought her daughter had died brutally, deceived by her own father. Who she had not spoken to since she found out the truth. And that leads her to…

Aemond

Her son, her favorite, she wasn’t afraid to admit it, she had asked the Gods for forgiveness many times already, for the awful sin of choosing one of your children in front of the others.

He had received a letter from his son, from the Whitehall, explaining everything, how Helaena was alive and well, with her children, how her father lied to her, and manipulated them, how he was on his way to Aemma to stop the royal army.

The letter, luckily, wasn’t intercepted by anyone else, only for her eyes to see, and the information that was in it, how they were going to stop the army, she didn’t share with anyone else.

In a sick and twisted space of her mind, or perhaps, the sanest and better one, she wanted the army of her house to fail, to be burned, leaving nothing after them. She wanted the princess to storm the capital, take the city, she would kneel in front of her then, beg for her forgiveness, offer herself as prisoner, only to make sure her children were going to be safe, Aemond, Helaena, and the small children.

She didn’t want the throne, she didn’t want her own children to sit on it

It was cursed

“You are out of your rooms”, she flinched when she heard her father’s voice behind her

She had been self-confined to her rooms

Willingly

She didn’t want to see anyone, not talk to his treacherous father, and he had placed a guard at her door, with Criston Cole dead, she had no loyal guard to guard her and protect her.

She didn’t answer, as a bitter tear fell down her cheek

“Losing Aemond was unfortunate”, of course the only information Otto received was that they had failed, the royal army and the Baratheons had been destroyed, and she couldn’t understand how her father still wore that sick smile on his face, “but at least he is alive, our army is on their way, they will be here soon, with the Tyrells”, she knew that tone, “the triarchy armada is victorious against the blacks, soon we will control the Narrow sea, the people is for us, they love their King, and their Queen”

Him speaking like that, so enthusiastic and blind, made Alicent realize something very important

Larys wasn’t feeding him information, or true information, anymore

“Both are gone”, she said, and the crack in her voice astonished even her, “Aegon is missing, and Helaena is dead, right?”, she said, finally turning to him

And Otto flinched when he saw her

Her hair hadn't been brushed in a week, the same she didn’t even dare to take a bath, she was weaning an old dark red gown, not the green she used to wear, and the seven point necklace that always adorned her neck, was gone.

“The people don't need to know that”, he said, “we still have Daeron, when he is back, we will marry him to my niece, she is a nice girl, he could…”

“No children of mine will sit that chair”, she sentenced

“You are shaken, by grief, by sadness, and I don’t blame you”, he said, taking a step towards her, but he stopped when she took a step back, “but Aemond will never bend the knee to Rhaenyra, he will come back to us”

Then she smiled

Alicent drew a sick smile, she blinked to keep her tears at bay

“You are sick”, she muttered, “because of you, my children are as good as dead!”, she accused, “because of you, the house of the dragon is estranged, is broken!”, she accused, if she had something in her hands, she would have thrown it at him. “Aegon didn’t want to be King, not really, Aemond didn’t want to support him!”, she cried, “because of you! we are all dead”

“I made you Queen of the seven Kingdoms!”, he defended, “I made you the most powerful woman in the world!”

“You made Queen of nothing”, she said bitterly, “when the Blacks and the Reds come, I will open the gates of this castle, and I will let them take you, how you deserve, and you will face their fire and blood”

Aemond smiled softly, thinking about if he should die right this moment, he would meet the Stranger a happy man.

He held his beautiful Aemma in his arms, his hand caressed mindlessly the side of her hace and her hair who was leaning against his chest, his other hand rested on her tull covered thighs, as smelt the delicious smell of her hair, roses, jasmin, and smoke and fire.

She purred, closing her eyes and enjoying his caresses, and she curled deeper into his chest. Her hand caressing softly his linen covered chest

They basked in each other's presence, all around them a feast for the senses, eachother, their embrace, their warmth, the smell of the garden, the gentle noise of the river that ran nearby, and the chirping of birds all around.

It was paradise in the middle of the war.

When he had her in his arms, he couldn’t wait any longer, he had to make her his, before something else happens, before somebody or something takes her from him, another battle, another war, another assassination attempt, life was short and fleeting, and he couldn’t stand another day.

He had asked her to marry him, and she said yes without a second thought

“Husband”, she calls, with a soft smile tugging at her lips

“Mmm Wife…”, the rumble in his chest as he rumbled made her smile even more widely, “are you sure this is what you wanted?”, he asked

“It’s a little too late to ask”, she whispered with a gentle giggle

“I wanted to make sure nothing, nobody could take you away from me ever again”, he said gently against the top of her head

“Nobody ever could”, she whispered

She had asked her mother once what she felt when she was in love, she never got a real answer, but she did realize it herself. When she looked at Aemond, her heart didn’t jump out of her chest, with Aemond she didn’t feel butterflies in her belly and her hands weren't sweaty.

She felt calm, she felt at ease, she felt…safe

She felt a warmth in her chest, she felt like with him by her side, everything was going to be alright, nothing could harm them, nothing could get in the way of them and their family.

That was love

The confidence, the trust. So she let out a purr against his chest, as she tried to melt into his embrace…. although, as she smelt his scent, the bittersweet smell of dragon, leathers and a natural musk, she did feel butterflies in her belly…

“You are the love of my life”, Aemond whispered, his long fingers playing and caressing her side of her face, her ear, her hair, her soft skin

“I love you”, she confessed with a smile, her hand sneaking inside his shirt, caressing his chest until she could feel his heart beating underneath her palm

“It beats only thanks to your love”, he confessed, “when my grandfather made me believe you died, I died too”

“I couldn’t even begin to understand why would he do such a thing”, you whispered, “why would he made you believe that awful truth”

“It of no consequence”, he said, “you are alive and that is all that matters”, she nodded against his chest, and he dropped a kiss on the side of her head, “My Aemma”

“My Aemond”

They both knew this was a temporary happiness, they both knew what was happening and that they needed to go back to the real war, to the middle of the war, but right now, right this second, there was only them, together.

Well, not alone

“I’m sorry to interrupt”, said Daeron, walking inside the private garden they were hiding in, “but there are things we need to discuss”

Daeron had come as a surprise, Aemond managed to send a raven from Highgarden before he searched for Aemma. His brother, well, they were practically strangers, they had never met as young adults, but blood is thicker than water, and the blood of the dragon was even thicker

Aemond sit Aemma gently on the stone bench they were cuddling at, and he walked towards his brother

“Congratulations brother”, he said with a solemn smile, “she is beautiful”

“And deadly”, he said, the gaze he had in his eye made Daeron tremble, “she sank the entirety of the Lannister fleet, she left half of their army useless, marching home, not a single person killed”, he said firmly, “because she understands the necessity of leaving those fuckers alive, however, how I am going to convince her to not burn the Hightower Army on it’s entirety?”, he asked then

“She is your wife”, he said simply, “our mother is a Hightower”

“Our mother isn’t the one behind those commands, brother”, he said, “Otto Hightower is”

“The green army is coming, only a short days from here”, he said firmly, Aemond looked at him

“What do you want to do, brother?”, Aemond asked then

“They raised me”, he answered, like it was obvious, making it clear where his loyalties lay

“They are traitors”, he said then, and then he saw something in his younger brother’s eyes, “You are distracting us aren’t you?”, Asked Aemond, looking at him, Daeron didn’t answer, looking away from him, “The Green Army is on his way to King’s landing”, then the purple eyes met his

“Are you going to kill your own family?”, he asked back, “are you going to meet the army and burn them all?

“Otto Hightower made me believe my wife, sister and nephews were dead, and with what purpose? for me to lose my mind and kill the remains of the family, the true family I had left”, Daeron only looked at him wide-eyed, “I’m going to kill that fucker myself as soon as I can get my hands on him”, and then he looked away, “his ill advice turn the house of the dragon against itself, I don;t think is fair thousand of men from Old Town have to die because of him”

“You want to make them surrender”, he said then, and Aemond met their eyes

“If we take our grandfather from the throne, and we make our mother see reason, there is no need for them to fight”, he said then

“I can’t turn my back on those orders brother”, he said firmly, looking right at him, “Our uncle, the Lord of Old Town raised me”, he said, “I have never received not even a letter in my name day from you people!”, he accused, “I came here as a courtesy, because we are blood, but I can’t turn my back on the Greens”, Aemond shook his head

“Don’t do this brother”, he whispered

“i have to”, he said

“We will be your family”, he tried, “Helaena, Aemma, me, our nephews”, he tried, “come with us and see, we are a join family, come with back to Harrenhal, surrender”, but just by looking at his brother, Aemond knew

Daeron shook his head

He was a King

He was burnt

He was dishonored

He was left with no heirs

He was king of nothing

And then he looked up the hall of the castle of Runestone

Those small lords of the Vale, in the heart of the black conclave, they were loyal to him

King of the seven Kingdoms

“Without the support of her sister, the blacks had retrieved their forces”, said a lord that Aegon didn’t have the mind to remember the name of

“They have lost half their fleet!”, said another, “they say the black Queen will send her youngest children to Pentos, across the Narrow sea, this is the moment to strike!”

Multiple “Yeah!”, could be heard throughout the room, and Aegon smiled wickedly

The sisters were split, the majority of their forces supported you, so Rhaenyra only held a few lords and ships, this was the moment he needed to strike, this was it.

He found friends amongst those scorned by Daemon Targaryen, by him murdering his first wife, lady Rhea, here, so dangerously close, but far from the war, from here, he felt he could see everything

“This is the time to strike”, he sentenced

Daemon had taken his children, so he was going to do the same.

More notes: like they say... an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind... imagine "a son for a son" that will do ... AAAHHHH

The war is not over yet... let's see. Sorry it was shorter than usual... but I think this says a lot either way! hehe We'll have chapters with more action in the future, with a couple more battles... Either way... I think... the next chapter will contain smut and several couples meeting! hahah mmmm delicious

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audriegreywind · 2 years

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Richard Hamilton Discusses the Unreleased HTTYD Comic ‘The Fire Tides’

The full interview is finally here guys! Can’t wait for you guys to hear the untold story, it will blow your minds!

I’ll be making another post about a fanart competition brought up in the video, so look out for that. It involves the fandom competing for their piece to be determined the CANON depiction of shirtless Hiccup!

Here’s the general shortened story for people who don’t have time to sit through the whole thing:

- The first pages of the book would’ve been a vague depiction of a young boy in a far off Village holding his hand out to an abused Night Fury, which horrifically resulted in his arm getting bitten off. This was Drago Bludvist as a child and how he lost his arm.

- The story is primarily from Astrid’s perspective.

- The riders use the Foreverwing dragon as a cargo jet for them and their dragons to ride on, which they use to go to a gathering of Chieftains at the beginning of the story.

- This is where we see Heather and Dagur, her and Fishlegs have a cute moment to wrap up their relationship.

- We also see Eret Father of Eret, who is supposedly a Chieftain himself.

- On the way back from Berk, the riders encounter a terrible storm, which separates Hiccup and Toothless from the other riders and leaves Valka injured and unconscious.

- Astrid gets the others back to Berk, but Hiccup and Toothless are still missing. She takes over as acting Chief until they can find him.

- Hiccup and Toothless end up getting swallowed by a giant titanwing Fathomfin dragon, which acts as a submarine and deposits them in an underwater cavern that was once a Viking city, complete with air pockets so they can breathe. Here Hiccup discovers through tapestries that the Viking city fell because the civilians lost faith in their leader, which contributes to Hiccup’s future decisions as Chief.

- While Valka is unconscious back at Berk, she has periodic flashbacks to her 20 years away, including her first encounter with Drago.

- Back in the underwater cavern, Hiccup discovers they aren’t alone because DRAGO BLUDVIST IS DOWN THERE AS WELL! Not only is he alive, but he’s developed a symbiotic relationship with a Tormentipede, which is a centipede-like dragon that has attached itself to him and acted as his new prosthetic arm that SHOOTS FIRE!

- Without any means of armor, Hiccup gets shirtless and we see that he has scars and the runes that spell ‘Astrid’ tattooed on his chest. This is the first time we see him crush up Toothless’ scales to use as fire protection which he slathers all over himself.

- Back on Berk, Astrid assembles the A Team to help the search for Hiccup, which means an aged-up Gustav makes an appearance. Apparently Gustav, like Hiccup, got whacked with the puberty stick and is now a stud. He’s this triathlete of the dragon riders who is so proficient that he has land-based, water-based and air-based dragons that he switches between. Bayana from Dragonvine also comes back with his Silkspanners to aid with the search.

- During a Valka flashback, we see that her first encounter at Drago’s lair ended with her using a group of Speedstingers that she gathered to use like a dog-sled to escape.

- While Astrid is kicking ass at being Chief, Gobber tells her that it’s okay for her to be sad about Hiccup being gone (and possibly dead). Though she tears up at the thought, she says she isn’t sad because she believes that he’s alive, and if later she finds out he’s dead, she’ll be sad then.

- Back in the underwater cavern, Hiccup discovers that the Fathomfin has been providing the submerged city with air for them to survive in, and it’s essentially the dragon’s nest.

- Hiccup and Drago have a super climactic fight, and though Richard did not disclose exactly what happened (because he still holds out hope the comic will one day be published, and didn’t want to spoil everything) Drago apparently has a very FINAL fate where Hiccup is forced to do something he has serious moral qualms with.

- Astrid and their teams assemble to find Hiccup, but in the midst another storm hits and while the other riders head home, Astrid knows Hiccup and Toothless won’t be lucky enough to survive a second storm so she stays behind to look for them.

- The Fathomfin returns Hiccup and Toothless to the surface, but Toothless is unable to fly due to his tail fin being damaged in the first storm. Hiccup instead uses the Fathomfin saliva (which is flamable even when wet) to spell out “ASTRID” in the same runes he has tattooed on his chest on the water, which ignites.

- Stormfly notices Hiccup’s lost dragon blade in the water, which is what leads her and Astrid to where Hiccup and Toothless are. She sees his signal and saves them.

- The two kiss of course 😍 which would’ve taken up an entire page of the book complete with Stormfly and Toothless doing something cute in the background.

- After finding a safe place for them to stop as the storm dies down, Toothless’ scales have washed free of Hiccup so we get another scene of him shirtless.

- Astrid’s all wet too, so she proceeds to take off a few layers and we see that SHE ALSO HAS A TATTOO OF THE RUNES THAT SPELL ‘HICCUP’ 😭☠️ (though he doesn’t specify exactly where, I’m thinking ribs)

- Valka survives of course, but in one of her flashbacks we learn that she once encountered Gothi’s twin sister Gretel, who is blind and was apparently going to be the villain of the FOURTH comic.

There may have been little beats that I forgot, but Richard goes into full detail in the actual interview, so definitely check it out if you can!!!

#httyd #the fire tides #hiccup horrendous haddock III #astrid hofferson #drago bludvist #hiccstrid #rtte #richard ashley hamilton

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angaram · 2 months

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Hello Tumblr, I should introduce myself. I have recently written and published my first book about a dragoness, Sylph (pictured above) getting into all sorts of nonsense as she searches the continent for her biological mother.

I draw, I write, I like memes, so this seems to be the right place. I can't wait to post about all the nonsense and fanart I also make.

#dragon #author #writing community #ssasw

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inquisitorius-sin-bin · 9 months

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Inquisitorius-Sin-Bin's Fic Masterlist

AO3: AramsayiPregius

Grand Inquisitor x Reader Fics:

Comparative Anatomy: 4,001 Words, Rated E

Unravelling the evolutionary history of humanoid species across the galaxy has long been your passion, but a particular species has become of great interest to you. Perhaps it is the unique glimpse into the biology of an ancient, long-extinct species that they offer. Or, as the Grand Inquisitor suggests - maybe something more basal within you motivates your research. You're going to need to revise all those papers you've written after this encounter...

Whiskey and Teeth: 5,192 Words, Rated E

The Devil-Man at the bar told you not to do it, too bad you never listen. Your reckless ways are going to catch up with you one of these days, and you're going to find out the hard way - the Grand Inquisitor always gets the job done.

Blowing Cover: 7,341 Words, Rated E

You've always wanted to see the galaxy, and your line of work gets it done. Not the career you ostensibly hold, but the contract work you perform for the Imperial Security Bureau.

This latest assignment is a trickier task than the rest. Untangling an entire network takes more time and finesse than you're used to. When your updates begin to falter, you're due a visit from an unhappy employer.

The price of failure is higher than you're willing to pay, but then again, you are very good at what you do.

Canto Bites: 8,826 Words, Rated E

You never forgot the names and faces of the Jedi family that you lost. Each day you live on, making it your mission in life to avenge your fallen brethren. Tonight you have a spectacular plot in the works, with your prized stallion at the very center of it. Everything is going according to plan, until an unexpected arrival turns into a deeply intimate encounter. How far are you willing to go for one more moment with someone that you've loved and lost? Even if you know the atrocities they've committed against your own kind...

Studied and Praised + Sequel Explored and Worshiped: 32,789 Words, Rated E

You've spent your entire life as the most overlooked member of the royal family, but you have plans to change that. Once your designs have been realized, you will truly be the heir to your father's Empire. There is only one obstacle standing in your way. Surely you won't allow him to become your undoing, or will you?

Sentimental (Ongoing): 6,806 Words, Rated E

Even those left at the Jedi Temple can feel the heavy cost of the Clone Wars. Fear, loss, uncertainty- although the Order has methods for dealing with such emotions, anxiety has you analyzing your surroundings, constantly on the lookout for the next threat.

A seemingly innocuous action becomes an obsession. Seeking guidance, you are drawn to the chambers of your old Master. Attachment is not the Jedi way, but could it be the Force itself guiding you along this path?

One Temple Guard might be able to lend you an answer.

Ride or Die + Sequel Fly or Fall + Appendix (Ongoing): 248,403 Words, Rated E

It has been seventeen years since your rebirth on the plains of Utapau. An orphaned child with nowhere else to go, you were adopted by your clan leader Drago and his mate Bolen, who made you their own daughter through the unique tattooing rituals of the surface-dwelling Pau'an.

Now you lead a group of your kin to trade with a neighboring clan, when you come across a lone stranger riding across the grasslands. Nothing about him makes sense, least of all the marks he bears on his forehead in conflict with the symbols he carries on his shoulders.

You must guide him on his mission, while you ponder the secrets of his past that might just align with yours, and balance the survival of your small clan amongst two powerful opposing forces.

Other Fics:

Dr. Victre: 14,200 Words, Rated T

Unfinished series published back in 2016/2017, back when there were only 4 canon inquisitors. The lore is severely out-of-date, so if this series is continued, it will be a reboot. But! I have heard from others that the work has merit, so I will continue to keep it linked here.

#fic masterlist #masterlist #my fics #grand inquisitor x reader #x reader fics #x reader #grand inquisitor #drabbles

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maid-with-sunset-in-her-hair · 1 year

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I am of the opinion that Dany will form an alliance with Euron, will probably even marry him (i am not sure on this one) but when the struggle between them begins, she will also overpower him. However, this alliance will cost her a lot. Exactly what, we don't know yet.

Hello anon! Sorry I took so long to answer 😔 While I obviously don't know for sure what will happen, I can somewhat guess based on canonical themes and foreshadowing.

In Meeren, Daenerys struggled with reconciling what she wanted to do as Daenerys with what she needed to do as a Queen. She was in love with Daario, but he was only a sellsword, an unfit consort for a Queen. She ended marrying Hizdahr to stabilize the political situation in the city, but she felt no attraction towards him. This dichotomy is a subcategory of the bigger "olive trees vs dragons" conflict in her chapters. If she's attracted to Euron and he offers an advantageous marriage alliance, for a brief moment she'll think she's getting everything she wants without having to sacrifice or compromise any of her desires. Even if Euron's betrayal miraculously doesn't cause any damage to her cause, his murder attempt will be emotionally painful.

Quaithe warned Daenerys about not trusting the "kraken and dark flame." She'll probably assume it's Victarion Greyjoy, whose house sigil is a kraken, is coming to Meereen to offer her a marriage alliance with a horn to control dragons, and is accompained by a red priest nicknamed Black Flame. The problem is that nobody interprets prophecies correctly in this series, so it wouldn't surprise me if the kraken turns out to be Euron or maybe Asha. The revelation that the warnings could be about any member of a house, independently if she meets them first or not, will probably make her more paranoid and fearful. Depending on how serious it is, this mistrust could damage her relationship with her allies, or straight up cause her to break off or reject alliances from "suspicious" houses.

Now, this part is based on the TWOW excerpts released by GRRM, so they could change once the book is published.

In the Forsaken, Euron forced Aeron to drink Shade of the Evening and he had a couple of prophetic visions. In the last one, he saw his brother sitting on the Iron Throne and using a dragonbinder horn to command dragons:

“The bleeding star bespoke the end,” he said to Aeron. “These are the last days, when the world shall be broken and remade. A new god shall be born from the graves and charnel pits.” Then Euron lifted a great horn to his lips and blew, and dragons and krakens and sphinxes came at his command and bowed before him. “Kneel, brother,” the Crow’s Eye commanded. “I am your king, I am your god. Worship me, and I will raise you up to be my priest.” “Never. No godless man may sit the Seastone Chair!” “Why would I want that hard black rock? Brother, look again and see where I am seated.” Aeron Damphair looked. The mound of skulls was gone. Now it was metal underneath the Crow’s Eye: a great, tall, twisted seat of razor sharp iron, barbs and blades and broken swords, all dripping blood. Impaled upon the longer spikes were the bodies of the gods. The Maiden was there and the Father and the Mother, the Warrior and Crone and Smith … even the Stranger. They hung side by side with all manner of queer foreign gods: the Great Shepherd and the Black Goat, three-headed Trios and the Pale Child Bakkalon, the Lord of Light and the butterfly god of Naath. And there, swollen and green, half-devoured by crabs, the Drowned God festered with the rest, seawater still dripping from his hair. Then, Euron Crow’s Eye laughed again, and the priest woke screaming in the bowels of Silence, as piss ran down his leg. It was only a dream, a vision born of foul black wine. (TWOW The Forsaken)

There's a theory that Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion are meant to parallel Balerion, Vhagar and Meraxes, and if that's the case, maybe their fates are meant to foreshadow what will happen to Daenerys' dragons. Viserion will die first, taken down by a scorpion bolt. And how did Vhagar die? Fighting another dragon above the Gods Eye. The dragonbinder horn would explain why Rhaegal will fight Drogon, but why would they be at the Gods Eye? Well, maybe Euron will pick Harrenhal as the place to carry on his ritual, because the castle has been cursed since Aegon the Conqueror burned Harren alive with dragonfire, and their fight will mirror Vhagar vs Caraxes. Or maybe he'll pick the Isle of Faces because he wants to kill the Old Gods inhabiting the weirwoods, and because it was the place were the Children of the Forest supposedly sacrificed a thousand of captives to the weirwoods to call down the Hammer of the Waters and break off Westeros from Essos, and he wants to so something equally cataclysmic.

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It took me a while to get around to another of the earth girl spin-offs, but i finished frontier and it was amazing!

I wasn't really a big fan of amalie before this, but it was really cool seeing her more fleshed out than in the main series, and reading about her life on miranda was really fascinating

Everything that happened with rodrish jain made me so sad for her, but it was a really satisfying character arc

Also, captain mobele was really amazing as a supporting character! I continue to be impressed at how much care and sympathy janet edwards puts into her depictions of the military, as well as the trauma they all invariably experience. It's something i also noticed with riak's section of earth 2788.

I'm excited to read more of the spin-offs! I'm thinking of doing earth and fire next followed by earth and air. Not sure about which one to read after that. The drago series is the one i'm most interested in so i'll probably leave it til last.

I have the two books of the exodus series too, but not sure if i want to read them now. Does anyone know if the series is done, or if it's a planned trilogy? If there are more books coming, i'd rather wait til it's all published 😂

#janet edwards #earth girl trilogy #earth girl books #portal future #amalie roche #frontier

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🎶✨when u get this, list 5 songs u like to listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favourite followers (positivity is cool)🎶✨

omg yess I love this ask!! And also thanks to @lil-melody-moon & @jimmysdragonsuit13 & @frampk @celestial-dragoness - I'd love to answer your messages too but I cant think of enough songs rn

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(don't think I'm weird)

(I seriously love these songs)

(*_*)

^ I know you -everyone- can understand the title of this song. Your argument is invalid :0

^ THIS is by far my most unhealthy obsession (such a VIBE)

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kittesencula · 1 year

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Berlin Calling

#Alex Flach #Berlin Calling #Drago Publisher

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fashionbooksmilano · 1 year

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Rebels

From Punk to Dior

Janette Beckman

Drago, Roma 2021, 240 pagine, 23 × 28 cm, English, ISBN 978-88-98565-46-7

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Janette Beckman and Drago Publishing are proud to present ‘Rebels: From Punk to Dior,’ the first-ever monograph from the British-born, New York-based photographer. Covering four decades of photography the book serves as a stunning snapshot of Beckman’s significance in the world of art, photojournalism, music, fashion, and popular culture – but most prevalently, it’s a testament of her unique ability to extract beauty from the outliers of society. With written contributions from Beckman’s peers including academia’s Jason King, Chair of NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music & Vivien Goldman Author & Professor at NYU; journalists Vikki Tobak, and co-founder of PAPER, Kim Hastreiter; visual artist Cey Adams; music legends Sting, Run DMC, Paul Weller, Salt-n-Pepa, Belinda Carlisle, and Slick Rick; and fashion’s Dapper Dan, Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri, Levi’s Chad Hinson – From Punk to Dior showcases Janette Beckman’s influence in her realm. In addition to publishing five books, Janette Beckman’s work has been exhibited in galleries worldwide and is included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Museum of the City of New York, and the British National Portrait Gallery. She is represented by the Fahey Klein Gallery.

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dragonling348 · 5 months

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Hullo There!

I'm Dragonling348, but I go by Dragonling or Drago most of the time, and any pronouns are fine for me. I'm an artist, writer, and musician, and I have a tough time dividing my time between them, but I love them too much to give any one up. My asks are open, though I don't expect many as I'm currently a small blog pretending I have more followers than I do. I'm not a minor, but I'm keeping my blog SFW (might make a side blog for NSFW because I AM a horny bastard, but I think that's being ambitious) I'm multifandom, and I'm in too many to count, and I write fanfictions for any fandom I feel I have something to add to, which isn't many tbh.

My personal projects include: Flintlock: A sci-fi webtoon that follows two space sibs getting their lives ruined by one's inner demons (hey, this one's being published right now!! https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/flintlock/list?title_no=961440)

Enforcers of the Past: A book about a race of henchman finding their place in the world after their overlord dies (it's very queer)

Kaa's Path: An indie adventure show celebrating how friendship helps heal trauma while exploring a vibrant world (this is not in production at the moment, will take years to complete)

Feel free to stick around for the ride! The tag for my original posts is #dragonling says shit if you're curious about the type of things I talk about. Have a lovely day!

#dragonling says shit #intro post #indie animation #fanfiction #webcomic #writing #i really dont know why im doing this #i literally have 11 followers #i imagine i have 100+ because i can #who is stopping me #webtoon

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ITA: Ciao, sono Kashuia e questo account è dedicato al mio personale Merlin Dragonkin AU.

Perchè Dragonkin? Trovo che sia la parola più esatta. La mia storia prende spunto dalla serie TV Merlin, ma in parte se ne discosta parecchio. Nella mia storia esistono, oltre i draghi, diverse razze dragoidi che ne condividono le caratteristiche. I Dragonlord sono tra queste. Perciò ho scelto il termine Dragonkin, che è un termine ombrello che racchiude più tipologie di esseri.

Dove trovo questa storia? Per il momento è ancora tutta nella mia testa. E’ stata in elaborazione per anni, ma solo di recente ho trovato il coraggio di svilupparla. Non so ancora se scriverla in maniera tradizionale e pubblicarla su AO3 oppure se portarla avanti solo in formato grafico. Per il momento ho tanti, tantissimi sketch da pubblicare, esplorazioni di personaggi principali e secondari, ritratti, illustrazioni. Piano piano presenterò tutti!

Perchè Aithusa in forma umanoide? Nella mia storia, draghi e umani sono state civiltà a stretto contatto per millenni, prima che il rapporto subisse una frattura a causa della follia di Uther. E’ per questo che i draghi hanno sviluppato un’innata capacità di trasformazione, e possono acquisire sembianze umane quando lo desiderano, condividendone le esigenze e la biologia. Ovviamente restano alcuni elementi dragoidi (scaglie, corna, talvolta ali) che però, sforzandosi, possono modificare a piacimento. Mi piace pensare che Merlino non abbia completamente dimenticato i suoi doveri dopo aver fatto schiudere l’uovo di Aithusa e non abbia lasciato un drago appena nato nella natura selvaggia, senza caregivers. Merlino si è definitivamente innamorato della draghetta e l’ha IMMEDIATAMENTE adottata come propria.

Io ho un debole per questi due!

Ne prossimi post condividerò altre info, spiegherò il modo in cui Merlino è arrivato a sviluppare le sembianze che vedete nello sketch e che ruolo gioca Artù in tutto questo.

ENG: Hi, I'm Kashuia and this account is dedicated to my personal Merlin Dragonkin AU.

Why Dragonkin? I find that to be the most accurate word. My story is inspired by the TV series Merlin, but in part it differs greatly from it. In my story there are, in addition to dragons, various dragonoid races that share their characteristics. The Dragonlords are among these. Therefore I chose the term Dragonkin, which is an umbrella term that encompasses multiple types of beings.

Where do I find this story? For the moment it's still all in my head. It's been in the works for years, but I only recently found the courage to develop it. I still don't know whether to write it in a traditional way and publish it on AO3 or whether to carry it forward only in graphic format. For the moment I have many, many sketches to publish, explorations of main and secondary characters, portraits, illustrations. Little by little I will introduce everyone!

Why Aithusa in humanoid form? In my story, dragons and humans were civilizations in close contact for millennia, before the relationship was fractured by Uther's madness. This is why dragons have developed an innate ability to transform, and can acquire human form when they wish, sharing their needs and biology. Obviously some dragon-like elements remain (scales, horns, sometimes wings) which however, with effort, can be modified at will. I like to think that Merlin did not completely forget his duties after hatching Aithusa's egg and did not leave a newborn dragon in the wild, without caregivers. Merlin definitely fell in love with the little dragon and IMMEDIATELY adopted her as his own.

I have a soft spot for these two!

In future posts I will share more info, I will explain how Merlin came to develop the appearance you see in the sketch and what role Arthur plays in all this.

#staytuned #dragonlordmerlin #emrys #merlinfanart #merlinfanartis #merlinau #merlynemrys #thedragonkinproject #dragonlord #arthurpendragon #arthurandmerlin #aithusa #merlinandaithusa #arthurianlegends #arthurianlegend #gwaine #dragon #Instagram

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kneedeepincynade · 10 months

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Hello everyone,it's me sov your dear translator. I would like to clarify a little misunderstanding on my part. Our dear writer is not in China,he was just referring to the time a certain document was published. Also,today's post is in first person as it was written by our writer. This Pov is not mine, but one of our writers,of course.

Also, we wish a happy ferragosto or whatever version of it is observed by our followers

Un felice ferragosto a tutti!

The post is machine translated

Translation is at the bottom

The collective is on telegram

😘 月亮代表我的心 | LA LUNA RAPPRESENTA IL MIO CUORE 🌙

🇨🇳 Ieri stavo parlando con una gentile signora nata a Guilin, in cui si trova un pezzo del mio cuore, e che ora abita a Shenzhen ⭐️

🎶 Parlando di Musica Cinese, ha citato 月亮代表我的心, che in lingua Italiana è traducibile con «La Luna rappresenta il mio Cuore», dato che:

📖 月亮 significa "Luna", 代表 significa "rappresenta", 我 è "io" e 的 funge da particella che trasforma "io" in "mio", quindi 我的 è "mio", e - infine - 心 è "Cuore" 😍

💬 Ancor prima, stavamo parlando della tradizione Confuciana del pettine, un pegno d'amore tra uomo e donna in Cina, in quanto - nell'antichità - regalare un pettine aveva un significato molto profondo: invecchiare insieme ❤️❤️

😘 C'è anche il detto 执子之手，与子偕老 - prendersi per mano, e invecchiare insieme, che esprime un grande impegno lungo un'intera vita 😍

❤️ Prima del Matrimonio, la zia della sposa pettina con delicatezza i capelli della sposa, come scritto in questo meraviglioso articolo di RCI 📝

🇨🇳 Per i Cinesi, i capelli sono sia una metafora della vita che dell'amore. Ad esempio, il Poema 交丝结龙凤，镂彩结云霞，一寸同心缕，百年长命花 - "Seta intersecante per legare Drago e Fenice, colore scolpito per legare le nuvole, fili concentrici di un pollice, cent'anno di fiori di lunga vita" mostra come uomini e donne, in età da Matrimonio, vengano chiamati "jiefa", ossia in età da fasciarsi i capelli 🥰

🥰 La notte di Nozze, marito e moglie - seduti sul letto, si tagliano entrambi un ciuffo di capelli, e li incrociano tra di loro, come segno di eterno amore 👩‍❤️‍👨❤️👩‍❤️‍👨

🇨🇳 A Guilin, c'è una tradizione caratteristica legata ad 绣球, l'Ortensia, e il lancio di una palla ricamata 🧶

😘 Il lancio di una palla ricamata simboleggia l'Amore Puro. Nell'antichità, a Guilin, quando una ragazza raggiungeva l'età da Matrimonio, sceglieva un giorno propizio per far sì che i suoi pretendenti si riunissero, per poi lanciare una graziosa palla ricamata verso colui che sarebbe diventato suo marito. Questa tradizione è poi diventata un pegno d'amore 🥰

🔍 Approfondimento: 广西壮族的定情信物-绣球 🥰

🥰 Oggi, il lancio della palla ricamata è diffuso in molte zone del Guangxi, e l'arte del ricamo è molto importante:

一 Tutto in Seta 🥰

二 Dodici petali, collegati tra loro, per formare una sfera. Ogni petalo rappresenta un certo mese dell'anno, con i fiori che crescono in quel mese ricamati sul petalo 🌺

三 Alla sfera si attaccano nastri di pura seta, con decorazioni perlate, per simboleggiare l'Amore puro 😘

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😘 月亮代表我的心 | THE MOON REPRESENTS MY HEART 🌙

🇨🇳 Yesterday I was talking to a kind lady who was born in Guilin, who has a piece of my heart, and who now lives in Shenzhen ⭐️

🎶 Speaking of Chinese music, she mentioned 月亮代表我的心, which in English can be translated with «The Moon represents my Heart», given that:

📖 月亮 means "Moon", 代表 means "represents", 我 is "I" and 的 acts as a particle that transforms "I" into "mine", then 我的 is "mine", and - finally - 心 is "Heart" 😍

💬 Even earlier, we were talking about the Confucian tradition of the comb, a token of love between a man and a woman in China, as - in ancient times - giving a comb as a gift had a very profound meaning: growing old together ❤️❤️

😘 There is also the saying 执子之手，与子偕老 - holding hands, and growing old together, which expresses a great commitment throughout a lifetime 😍

❤️ Before the wedding, the bride's aunt gently combs the bride's hair, as written in this wonderful RCI article 📝

🇨🇳 For the Chinese, hair is both a metaphor for life and love. For example, the Poem 交丝结龙凤，镂彩结云霞，一寸同心缕，百年长命花 - "Intersecting silk to bind Dragon and Phoenix, carved color to bind clouds, one inch concentric threads, one hundred years of flowers of long life" shows how men and women, of marriageable age, are called "jiefa", i.e. of age to wrap their hair 🥰

🥰 Wedding night, husband and wife - sitting on the bed, they both cut a tuft of hair, and cross it between them, as a sign of eternal love 👩‍❤️‍👨❤️👩‍❤️‍👨

🇨🇳 In Guilin, there is a characteristic tradition related to 绣球, the hydrangea, and throwing an embroidered ball 🧶

😘 Throwing an embroidered ball symbolizes Pure Love. In ancient times in Guilin, when a girl reached marriageable age, she would choose an auspicious day for her suitors to gather, and then throw a pretty embroidered ball at her future husband. This tradition then became a token of love 🥰

🔍 Insight: 广西壮族的定情信物-绣球 🥰

🥰 Today, embroidered ball throwing is widespread in many areas of Guangxi, and the art of embroidery is very important:

一 All in Silk 🥰

二 Twelve petals, connected to each other, to form a sphere. Each petal represents a certain month of the year, with the flowers growing in that month embroidered on the petal 🌺

三 Pure silk ribbons are attached to the sphere, with pearl decorations, to symbolize pure love 😘

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The Croatian Journalists’ Association, HND, strongly condemned on Thursday the draft media law, saying that it represented unprecedented state interference in journalistic freedoms and in journalistic self-regulation.

The draft law, proposed by the Culture and Media Ministry, was not previously agreed on within the working group of which journalists were members, and was “slipped under the table”, the press conference heard.

According to the HND, the draft law aims to legalise censorship because it gives publishers the right not to publish a journalistic piece without an explanation.

They also condemned a proposal that journalists would have to reveal their sources of information as “dangerous“ and “death for journalism“.

The president of the HND, Hrvoje Zovko, said the working draft of the Media Act was “dangerous and its initial intention is to undermine journalistic freedoms in Croatia, what little is left”.

Zovko said that “[Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor] Orban and [Serbian President Aleksandar] Vucic might envy” a publisher’s right to remove a journalistic text without explanation.

He added that the HND will send its comments on the proposed law to parliament.

“It is devastating that the current government has not adopted a media strategy for seven years. New laws would be built on its basis. That’s totally freaky. Today, the HND is starting a campaign to remove provisions that are unacceptable,” said Zovko, adding that they had sent a letter to the Minister of Culture and Media, Nina Obuljen-Korzineki, with remarks on which they are requesting a statement.

The ministry’s wish to establish a council of media experts was also worrying, said Zovko. “We also oppose the Register of Journalists and Photojournalists. For us, this is an attempt to establish state control over journalists who should be independent,” he commented.

Drago Hedl, vice president of the HND, stated that some of the new provisions restrict freedoms that were hard to fight for. He mentioned the publisher’s right to refuse to publish a journalistic text, without notifying the author in writing.

“Let’s say my editor-in-chief had refused to publish the text about the HDZ MP who tried to bribe me; he wouldn’t have ended up in Remetinac [prison in Zagreb] last week,” noted Hedl.

It was also problematic, he said, to force journalists to reveal sources of information. “It’s dangerous,” Hedl said. He also said the proposal that only portals that also have printed editions can receive certain grants is discriminatory.

“Revealing sources would be death for journalism,” Zovko maintained.

Melisa Skender, general secretary of the HND, said the draft law looked “like an agreement under the table”.

For the HND, the so-called State Register of Journalists is absolutely disputed. Dario Spelic, a member of the working group for the drafting of the Law on Media, on behalf of the journalists’ union, said that such a register “should not exist”.

Zovko also touched on the so-called Register of Journalists: “Imagine that colleague Drago Hedl – who is a walking monument of Croatian journalism – has to request some Council of Experts to register him as a journalist. Let me see that expert who can say that Hedl does not meet the requirements to be a journalist,” said Zovko.

He added that they would send a report to the Council of Europe on this issue.

The Ministry of Culture and Media on Thursday said the government had not yet submitted the law to public discussion.

“At the meeting on July 5, the working group for the drafting of the Law on Media was presented only with a proposal of a text for discussion, in which the articles are not even numbered,” the Ministry said.

“None of what has been presented to the public is accurate or true, I express great regret that untrue theses are being published about a law which I believe must be passed by consensus of all stakeholders and which should significantly improve the status of journalists and the journalistic profession, and then provide additional incentives and support for publishers,” Obuljen Korcinek was quoted as saying.

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