#meant to post this ages ago

[should-david-be-there]

it's not Blackpool or Broadchurch but it'll do

#meant to post this ages ago #took the pics while i was in Brighton for a wasia project concert #also the david in the maggie photo is different bc the one in this photo was rlly flimsy #alec hardy #broadchurch #campbell bain #crowley #david tennant #david tennant in places he shouldn't be #doctor who #good omens #takin' over the asylum #tenth doctor #davina rab c nesbitt #casanova david tennant #thanks to my dad for holding tiny dt while i took pics #u held him at the wrong angle but i appreciate the enthusiasm

[bohemian-nights]

Rant ahead: it seems like certain fans are trying to give Rhaenyra certain characterization out of spite and/or to slight Nettles.

What characterization you may ask? Well, things like claiming Rhaenyra is the youngest dragonrider, to counter the claim that Nettles is seemingly the only non-Valyrian dragonrider, when there is no evidence to support the former:

(Me literally typing the words into my e-copies of Fire & Blood, The Rise of the Dragon, and The World of Ice & Fire and getting, surprise surprise, 0 results).

This is what the actual text says about Rhaenyra(first highlighted passage) vs Nettles becoming a dragonrider(second highlighted passage):

Nettles is the only seemingly non-Valyrian dragonrider(there are 36 dragonriders in total, and all at least have evident Valyrian heritage) that we know of in the entire ASOIAF universe:

(*Aurion was a dragonlord and rider from Valyria who was last seen in 102 BC. Jaenera was also another Valyrian dragonrider from before the Doom).

Keep in mind that Nettles was not born into a royal dragonriding family, the sole surviving Valyrian dragonriding family, where it was expected that she’d eventually claim or hatch a dragon. She was not born with a dragon egg. She tames a wild dragon who even the likes of Alyn Velaryon, who has obvious Valyrian heritage, could not tame. She’s an “unlikely dragonrider.” Certain characters, cough cough Rhaenyra, have a hard time believing that she could even tame a dragon unaided in the first place due to her dubious heritage.

Now, let’s get into how certain fans like to claim that Rhaenyra is oppressed when she is in fact the most privileged woman* in Westeros at the time(see the first highlighted section of the prior text and these passages):

(*Yes Rhaenyra experiences misogyny, but most certainly not in the way that Nettles does. She is very privileged being a highborn Valyrian royal woman in comparison to Nettles who is a lowborn non-Valyrian bastard woman. If you want a real life comparison, think of the misogyny Black women deal with as opposed to white women).

She actually uses her privilege as queen and as a Valyrian to try and murder Nettles:

Who is spared mainly because people feared what Daemon would do to them if they hurt her(first highlighted passage):

Even among Nettles' defenders, she is not thought highly of. I.e. Corlys Velaryon referring to her as “dirty and ill-favored,” while trying to save her life(second highlighted passage above).

Those more ambivalent towards her certainly do not have many kind words to say about her. Archmaester Gyldayn tries to insinuate that she is “lifting her skirts for some shepherd” in order to bind Sheepstealer to her. (In all likelihood, Nettles chose to live on the streets instead of following in her mother’s footsteps). The Archmaester also mentions how she might have been too ugly (while referencing her skin tone) for Daemon to be attracted to her(third passage).

Whether by Andal or Valyrian standards, Nettles is actually someone who is looked down upon due to the circumstances of her birth, breeding, and complexion. She’s a Black brown-skinned bastard girl born to a whore who grew up on the streets and can barely get a kind word to be said about her.

Rhaenyra on the other hand is a white blonde haired high-born woman who is recognized as queen by many in spite of the fact that she has younger legitimate brothers whose claim to the throne is greater than her own(by the laws of the land). She’s beloved by the realm for much of her life and only becomes genuinely unpopular after the standard of living lessens under her reign.

Moving on, how can we forget the claim that Daemon would die for Rhaenyra. In actuality, he was willing to give his own life to save Nettles when he most certainly did not have to, but love often includes sacrifice:

Daemon left Rhaenyra out to dry and never looked back, but saying that is the eighth deadly sin according to a particular segment of this fandom. Keep in mind, the text clearly states his “final act” was an act of betrayal:

(Before anybody tries to use this as “evidence” for Daemon offing himself cause he couldn’t handle Nyra not loving him no more, which is another lie, Rhaenyra doesn’t think Daemon has betrayed her until she learns that Nettles got away. Up until then, she thought Daemon was under Nettles' “spell,” see the passage on Rhaenyra ordering her death, and that he’d be “freed” once she was dead. She lets it be known that she wants him alive and back with her, but Daemon himself did not want that after she tried to murder the woman he loved).

Lastly, even the nickname Nyra which is a fandom invention seems to be a play on Netty which is as canon as canon gets:

(I’m bringing the nickname up because I don’t even see people refer to any other character in HOTD by a fanon nickname at near the frequency that I see people refer to Rhaenyra as Nyra. Someone, please correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m not seeing it).

Obviously, I’m not saying that people are trying to copy Nettles' story word for word. Still, there are some headcanons that are being peddled for Rhaenyra that line up with Nettles' characterization. Enough to make one pause and ask what’s really going on here.

#hotd commentary #nettles #hotd meta #anti rhaenyra stans #hotd #house of the dragon #hotd spoilers #daemon targaryen #netty #bncommentary #way to go team feminism 👏🏽 #this fandom is a mess🤦🏽‍♀️ #meant to post this ages ago #anti rhaenyra targaryen #rhaenyra targaryen

[creatureofseafoam]

It’s so interesting how one of the biggest rifts in Ted and Rebecca’s relationship is now making them closer.

Rebecca hired private investigators to get dirt on Ted and Keeley and caught them in a compromising position, which ended in a big fight between Keeley and Rebecca, and a grand apology to Ted. This had the potential to ruin their relationship—personal and professional.

NOW Ted is using this method to catch Michelle and Dr. Jacob together to find out more about their relationship.

First, this shows how much closer Ted is getting to rock bottom. He’s reverting to methods that almost ruined his relationship with Rebecca because of the trust it broke between them.

However, it also lets Rebecca see how much he’s struggling. She’s able to help and support him because she knows how significant this is for Ted

#Tedbecca #Ted Lasso #Rebecca Weldon #meant to post this ages ago

[bi-astolfo]

Looking like the Geth are gonna take a central role in Mass Effect 4 plus Shepard’s definitely making a comeback. Man I can’t wait. The Geth were my favorite race in the series and Legion was probably my favorite squad mate. I’m also really hoping Grunt makes a comeback.

#mass effect #commander shepard #meant to post this ages ago #just found it in my drafts

[lurkinganon]

Peter parker knows the truth Spamton Value network is the best most horifying thing to exist on the internet and I'd rewatch it twice.

#Svn #spamton value network #walten files #Mandela catalouge #Peter parker spamton fan #Uncle ben doesn't even know #Meant to post this ages ago

[choccymilkshake]

Kinda... forgot about this blog, oops. So to make up for that, here's an old art I made a while ago.

#meant to post this ages ago #choccymilkshake #art #fireworks #this was actually made for new year's day 2022 #animal crossing character #or well I guess just my avatar

[w3bkinz-t0yb0x]

pages from my scrapbook ♡

#i meant to post these ages ago- i thought i already did tbh #i need to take pics of the new pages i've done since these #w3bkinzt0yb0x #nostalgia #childhood nostalgia #90s kids #2000s kids #90s kid #2000s kid #nostalgiacore #2000s nostalgia #childhood memories #kidcore #scrapbook #pokémon #littlest pet shop #littlest petshops #webkinz #carebears #care bears #warrior cats #sanrio #hello kitty #art #kawaii

[cringe-but-freee]

okay but book!paul was q funny tho

#dune #anyways i watched dune 2 AND IT WAS SO GOOOOOOD #kind of overwhelming and horrifying but so good #sorry about dune book posting i meant to draw this ages ago but forgor until the movie motivated me to

[little-pup-pip]

Cinnamoroll!!

for @milkshake99

#So here's the thing #i meant to do this request ages ago but then i accidentally posted it but then it just disappeared off the face of the earth #so I'm redoing it #it took a while for me to finish it #so i hope you like it! #and sorry that Tumblr ate the first one!! #sfw interaction only #moodboard #sfw agere #agere #age regression #sfw littlespace #agere moodboard #age dreaming #cinnamoroll #cinnamoroll moodboard

[ahhrenata]

a little doodle inspired by @stevethehairington ‘s fic come and rest your bones with me 🧡 I love them building a little fort together (on a rainy day✨). they deserve some cute quality time!

#go read it! it’s cute! #☺️ #it’s not an exact scene sorry but I couldn’t get the laying down cuddled together looking right 🫣 so I switched it a bit #I love your stories mack they melt my heart #stranger things #steddie #steddie fanart #steve harrington #eddie munson #I meant to post this ages ago #oops

[ojamayellow]

Transformers Funnies [CBV Style]

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / ?

#transformers #cyberverse #cbv #bumblebee #shadow striker #shockwave #windblade #acid storm #cheetor #hot rod #grimlock #ratchet #clobber #i meant to post this AGES AGO oopsie #cbv spoilers #cyberverse spoilers #just...in case. #teletraan x

[yapperdan]

They really like orange cubes huh

#both tours had orange cubes just slightly different #i meant to post this ages ago #daniel howell #dan howell #danisnotonfire #amazingphil #dan and phil #phan #we’re all doomed #wad #tatinof

[titanebaby]

collage tarot deck! scanned all of the major arcana & some of my fav minor arcana

inspired by 306saint’s trash tarot <3

#spent like over a month on this #& meant to post it ages ago #art #collage #tarot #ian uses his words #pls don’t steal these lmfao #vanity fair #nat geo #holiday magazine #raven wilkinson #lorde #angelyne #jimmy raines #bruce! #clarence clemons #titane #larry rickard #ivan the terrible #trent reznor #the doom generation #ben willbond #the florida project #knights #joan of arc #james mcneill whistler #bette davis

[berrydoodleoo]

lord of house amicitia

#ffxv #my art #gladiolus amiticia #hbd gladio #IM LATE #meant to post this yesterday #finished this ages ago but never got around to posting it #since i put iggy in casual clothes i had to dress gladio up #his rank in the city is second only to noct's after all #sometimes he's a fancy lad #one of those rings is a wedding ring btw

[majimasleftasscheek]

got my jp IW preorder stuff 🤗 plus some kurohyou things for funsies

#meant to post this ages ago but oops kazumaji wedding time teehee #the kurohyou case has the uhh game booklet with some art in it and it's very cool #I always admired the sort of graffiti style #I know rgg will never touch it again but like *dreamy sigh* #rgg merch

[20s-turtle-posting]

pretend that these aren't from,,, march,, and that im posting them immediately for ur enjoyment HOORAY also go check out all of @halogalopaghost's fics on AO3 specifically the OOF ones they feed my soul

also Maple and Plum have lovely lovely wonderful good OOF fics too!!!! pls check them out!

#TMNT #TMNT 2003 #TMNT 2k3 #TMNT Raphael #TMNT Usagi #Uphael #Ship: OOF #pitdwellers #20s scribblings #2k3 #raph #usagi #i love them ur honor AUUGHAGHEHRGHRHGHHRURAUR #also fun fact bunnies headbutt to show affection #I MEANT TO POST THIS AGES AGO CLEARLY #But i wanted to write an image ID first and i kept procrastinating