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gotchibam · 1 year

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Dragonair & Pachirisu late ko-fi doodle for Winter!

#artists on tumblr #pokemon #dragonair #pachirisu #sorry if this was super duper late!!#but I hope you still like it ;w;

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nightswatchdisbandmentera · 3 months

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The thing about Bran's intended importance (supposedly kingship of all no less) is it falls flat as far as this due to the lack of hinting of... what that even is supposed to "do" in the grand scheme of things? The show's version of some totalitarian regime with 24/7 surveillance from the magical King is fucked up, and it's hard to understand what else would make Bran special otherwise.

The only people interested in the idea (and only as surface level) are big Stark only Stans who just see it as "Starks get everything because" and that's as deep as it gets.

The idea of who would have leadership to rebuild the world is too much built on stanning as a whole. The only ones with an actual leg to stand on are fans of Daenerys simply because her entire arc is trying at different things to restructure an oppressive elite based governing only to at this point end up with the realisation that their class simply cannot exist in a society without seeking to opress so they have to go. That's also what we see in Westeros, so both monarchy AND lordship power must be evaporated. So there's that.

But Martin isn't even angling for that as far as it seems (which would mean even Targaryens and Daenerys relinquishing power by the end and all, even if it would be the system she is currently trying to develop to be applied), but angles for a 'King'. One whose power is magic, which makes one think it is what would make him King, hence angling for the show end which is frightening as a form of government. And in the 'political' sense he's a nice kid who means well for others, but that's it. It's just the whole having a nice lord now and then without guarantee for the next.

So while it might be little page time and some unfairness for Bran, outside of people just stanning "Stark supremacy" in vague terms, it's hard to think of why and in what direction people would 'root' for Bran in the specific intended importance of role he's apparently meant to have.

Whew, you sent a big one. So I’ll try to break it up and answer in parts.

The thing about Bran's intended importance (supposedly kingship of all no less) is it falls flat as far as this due to the lack of hinting of.

I disagree. I think GRRM has been hinting at Bran being a return to the past - more specifically, a greenseer king. And even before that, Bran’s royal status has been front and center the whole time. It’s just ignored.

We as a fandom get so caught up with the magic part of Bran’s storyline (though we can’t be blamed really!) but forget that Bran’s book chapters often place his magical arc right along his identity and status as a lost prince. I’m gonna make a bit of a generalization here and say that the majority of Bran’s chapters since Robb’s ascension mention his status as the current heir to the Northern crown. He is the Prince of Winterfell. But not only that, he is the prince of the woods and the hills and the greens (we see this language being used for Bran once he begins his greenseer training). This princehood is actually extended to Bran’s direwolf, Summer. Bran’s princehood extending to Summer is quite poignant too, since the direwolf is directly named to be an opposition to winter, and Bran’s mythological parallels rule as summer kings.

Bran’s magical arc doesn’t remove him from his royal heritage. It only reinforces it. Again, think of how he becomes a prince of the natural world in an almost literal sense. And also the motifs used for his royal status: e.g., when Jojen and Meera Reed swear fealty to him, as their royal prince, through ice and fire (in addition to other natural elements).

The show took the route of placing Bran squarely in the magical arc, forgetting that first and foremost, he is an exiled prince. After Robb died, Bran became an exiled king. The main point here is that Bran is royal! He always has been, always will be. Heck, his very name literally means “Prince”.

And there’s other things about Bran’s storyline that aren’t very clear with the show’s depiction; I’m mentioning it here since people’s aversion to king Bran is mainly the show’s fault. Bran is a retelling of various Arthurian myths. You might have seen various meta on his similarities with the Fisher King, for example. I’ve written before about how Bran is also very similar to T.H White’s Wart from The Sword in the Stone (sorry, can’t find the meta link). Because the show removed the royal elements from Bran’s story, viewers weren’t able to catch that he is intended to follow the King Arthur trajectory, albeit with various twists.

When I first joined the fandom, the consensus among Bran fans was that he would be King in the North (a big theory at that time was that Westeros would split back into its pre-Targaryen markups). The idea was that there are way too many hints about Bran’s princehood, especially in relation to the North, so the only endgame that made sense was for him to rule it. And Bran does have a mini ruling arc in Winterfell in ACOK, which was good ammo for this theory.

So Bran’s relation to kingship has always been there. For years in fact; I joined this fandom over a decade ago. It’s just that no one expected his kingship would extend to all of Westeros. And I think that will be GRRM’s task, tying in why Bran will take not just the North, but the south as well. However, I have the inkling that Bran the Builder’s legend ties into this (and we know that he had a legacy all over Westeros).

what that even is supposed to "do" in the grand scheme of things?

Blame the show runners for this. They do not at all understand Bran’s importance to the narrative. And I don’t think a majority of readers understand it either. I mentioned Bran the Builder above. Well, he’s a legend that crops up sometime around the Long Night. Now we have a new war with the Others coming up, and little Bran Stark is Bran the Builder come again. Plus Bran has parallels with the last hero, who is credited with ending the Long Night. We still have two books to see how things shake out but given that Bran is following the trajectory of perhaps two of the most important legends from the War for the Dawn - one who ended it and one who rebuilt Westeros after - it’s easy to tell why he is important “in the grand scheme of things”. But we still need TWOW and ADOS to see how it all plays out. Remember, we only have a published 5 books, and Act II is barely finished!

The show's version of some totalitarian regime with 24/7 surveillance from the magical King is fucked up, and it's hard to understand what else would make Bran special otherwise.

I 100% agree that Show Bran’s ascension comes with some very problematic undertones, in addition to being totally stupid. But again, blame the showrunners for not understanding greenseeing and Bran’s relation to it. Greenseeing is, as I understand it, nature magic. It’s not just that Bran gains the ability to see through ravens and trees, but he can speak to nature as well. He can even shape it (ref Hammer of the Waters). This is going to be really important when Westeros is decimated in the War for the Dawn, and needs to be rebuilt. That’s why Bran being the prince of the “woods and the hills” and being the reincarnation (so to speak) of Bran the Builder is so important. He can rebuild Westeros. This is a very unique skill set that literally no one else has because once Bloodraven croaks, Bran inherits the mantle of the Last Greenseer.

The only people interested in the idea (and only as surface level) are big Stark only Stans who just see it as "Starks get everything because" and that's as deep as it gets.

I’ll join you in being annoyed with that particular brand of Stark fan (we all know who they are). But I just want to remind you that so many of us Bran stans (in fact the vast majority of us) do not fall within that group. Bran stans who advocate for Bran’s kingship do so because we have noted his Arthurian parallels, in addition to noting his arc as a prince in hiding/exile. None of us book fans even remotely believe in him being an all seeing autocrat, nor do we want him to be. It’s a certain type of Stark fan (again, we know who they are), who likes the idea of King Bran because they also believe in an independent North. I think an independent North (with a separate six kingdoms) as endgame is a rather ridiculous idea, and I haven’t got around to detailing why in my blog. But as far as I’m concerned if Bran is to be king, he will be king of everything.

The idea of who would have leadership to rebuild the world is too much built on stanning as a whole.

Super agree! I think the POV structure exacerbates this issue. So a majority of “who will be king”, “who deserves to be king” is solely dependent on who the reader likes best (i.e., who has the biggest fandom) and not who is most narratively suited for the role. Ironically, Bran is hurt but this because he has a pretty small fandom; by far the smallest out of the Stark POVs. So he does not benefit much from solo stanning. Again, the typical Bran stan does not believe in Starkception. If readers chose to theorize the endgame king based on who is most narratively/thematically suited for the role, wouldn’t the boy whose animal familiar is named to be the opposite of winter and likened to a prince of nature be among the most popular options?

The only ones with an actual leg to stand on are fans of Daenerys simply because her entire arc is trying at different things to restructure an oppressive elite based governing only to at this point end up with the realisation that their class simply cannot exist in a society without seeking to opress so they have to go.

Agree with Dany, but I think you’re also forgetting about a young lord commander whose entire rulership arc was about being a revolutionary in a rotten and backward system…

P.S: Jon stans can be really annoying too (I would know, I am one), but they’re not wrong when they say that he actually is the one character with the most foreshadowing for “endgame king”; he is literally King Arthur through and through, so 🤷🏽‍♀️

That's also what we see in Westeros, so both monarchy AND lordship power must be evaporated. So there's that.

It’ll be interesting to see how Martin’s critiques on feudal structures plays into the endgame leaders. Especially when we begin to factor in the thematic relevance of stories like Brienne’s and Arya’s among the smallfolk, as well as the upcoming war with the Others and how the feudal structure might do more harm than good.

I tend to have a more optimistic outlook tbh. Winter means death, and I think that will also ring true for a lot of the problematic elements in Westeros’ political and social structure. And let’s not forget that we have a bunch of civil upheavals coming up with Aegon and Daenerys both invading Westeros. I think a lot of these petty lords will die either in battle or during the long winter that’s sure to follow, so what’s left when all is said and done is having our heroes (Bran and Dany and Jon etc.) pick up the pieces. I tend to believe that a massive shake up is in the works such that while it might have been impossible for a crippled boy to rise to kingship in the AGOT era, it just might be the one remedy in ADOS.

This is another thing that I blame the show for: people thinking Bran can only be an all seeing tyrant. I’ve already touched on this above but again, Bran’s greenseeing magic is so much more. It’s about nature…healing….Summer! I’ve been meaning to write at length about why the resetting of the seasons will fall to Bran, and why that means healing for Westeros as a whole, but I’ll abbreviate my thoughts for now.

Let’s once again consider Bran as a Fisher King, whose very life is tied to the healing of the land. Now, I think Martin is going for a rather “fairy tale” or fantastical resolution to ASOIAF; an ending closer to Tolkien and Arthurian myth. Bran’s magic, as healing magic, is then meant to be a positive. He sets the world back to rights, as a Fisher King would. He quite literally drives the darkness (winter) away, and GRRM has stated multiple times that the Others are the true threat.

In my write up about Bran’s similarities to Wart, I mentioned that Bran’s ascension could end up being similar to Aragorn’s in LOTR (and we know that Tolkien has heavily influenced Martin). Aragorn became king not because of his swordsmanship or his politics or even his royal claim, but because he had hands of healing. And people said that there was a king who returned to them because he healed them. Healing and kingship is really not a novel thing, and they’re tied to medieval understanding of rulership. So it’s not hard to see why Bran’s magical ability to bring back summer, so to speak, can be taken as a positive of him being a rightful king.

It's just the whole having a nice lord now and then without guarantee for the next.

I get what you mean, but tbh this would be a problem with Jon, Dany, etc. Monarchy and inheritance are unpredictable. We can only hope that the king/lord trains his heir well so that prosperity follows with the exchange of power.

Hopefully it’s been quite clear in my reply why Bran as king is so thematically rich. He’s connected to summer, has greenseeing magic which is connected to nature and potentially the healing of nature, and he is already royal. Him being a “nice kid” is just the cherry on top.

#bran stark #asoiaf #valyrianscrolls #I’m a king bran truther until the end of my days #also I’m a stark fan - they’re my favorite house - and I believe that they will be the most powerful house at the end of the story #but I also don’t relate to THOSE stark fans #you know who I’m talking about yes? 👀#but it’s really not hard to see that every stark pov is shaping up to be a very powerful individual #and grrm did call the kids the heart of asoiaf #not all stark fans are evil I promise!!#but anyway super duper sorry for answering this late skdjsksnskanssnsns

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xiiiwayfinders · 2 months

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I would love if Wedge was alive not only because I love him but also because like. Fate itself wants him dead. He's already cheated death like twice already and helped save a bunch of lives and now the Whispers won't leave him alone. They finally decide to just push him out of a window on the 60-somethingth floor. And yet somehow he survives. Destiny itself is trying so hard to kill this man but he just refuses to die

#i love that for him #plus the whispers are gone now what are you gonna do about him now loserssss #sorry it's super duper late rn #i just had to post this goodnight #ff7 remake #wedge ff7

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sylvia-forest · 10 months

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[CN] Shaw’s Birthday Event - Epilogue

⚡Warning: This post contains detailed spoilers for a content which hasn’t been released in EN yet!⚡

[Released Date: 21 June 2023]

The raindrops falling on the window, wrapped in the glittering candlelight seemed colorful and romantic in front of me.

Shaw: What are you smiling at?

Shaw: I'm still waiting for your next surprise.

Shaw, who was sitting across from me, was clearly in a good mood, and his slightly raised voice blended with the rustling sound of rain.

MC: Ha…. When did I smile?

MC: Well because your vibe and candlelight dinners temperament surely doesn't "match", couldn't help to glance a few times.

Shaw smiled, stretched out his hand, and casually loosened his tie twice.

Shaw: If it doesn't fit, it doesn't fit.

Shaw: You're going to make this fun anyway, aren't you?

Seeing the determination in his eyes, the corners of my mouth couldn't help but curl up.

MC: Of course. At this point, I am more and more confident.

—

“What do you want to do with him at this moment?”

1) Happily blow out the candles

2) Sing Happy birthday

3) Eat longevity noodles

—

[Blow out the candles]

Blow after and blow out candles with him!

Shaw: I won’t make a wish this year, and just ask you for it.

[Sing happy birthday]

Sing happy birthday with him after clicking!

Shaw: Not bad, come and record me a sample next time. Don't worry, when did I trick you?

[Eat longevity noodles]

MC: Candle-light-dinner-is-coming~

I smiled and brought the longevity noodles I had made myself to Shaw at the table.

He glanced at the longevity noodles I made and raised the corners of his lips as if he couldn't help it.

Shaw: All right, eat longevity noodles in a Western restaurant.

Shaw: Not a bad idea.

MC: Is it just not bad?

MC: So if I say this bowl of longevity noodles was made by my own hands… Can you upgrade the rating again?

Shaw: There's no need to remind me so deliberately.

Shaw: Just by looking at the appearance, I can tell that you made it.

MC: ...What do you mean, you find it ugly??

Before the questioning was over, Shaw grabbed my wrist and asked me to sit next to him.

Shaw: I haven't finished yet, don't give me the blame.

Shaw: Here— —

Although he pointed at the longevity noodles angrily, I could clearly see the smile hidden in his eyes.

Shaw: Only the dumbest people would want to stuff several pounds of ingredients into it.

Shaw: If it was the restaurant, it would have closed down.

Shaw: Besides, the toppings are all the things I love to eat.

Shaw: This is not something that anyone can know in a day or two.

Shaw: Besides you, I can't think of another person.

Hearing what he said, I couldn't help but approach him happily.

MC: Heh heh, although some people are beating around the bush, I can still tell that it means happiness and satisfaction. I mean, I like it very much.

Shaw didn't speak, but the slightly raised corners of his lips had quietly responded to my words. Immediately afterward, he picked up two pairs of chopsticks and handed one of them to me.

Shaw: Eat noodles.

MC: This is no good, these noodles should be eaten by birthday stars.

Shaw: There are so many rules.

Shaw: Besides, if you don't try it, how will you improve in the future?

MC: ... I know. But no matter what, the birthday boy has to eat the first bite first!

Seeing my serious face, Shaw simply picked up a mouthful of noodles and put it in his mouth.

MC: How is it? Is it delicious?

Shaw: Not bad, with your mixed coke.

Shaw: It is in line with your past "exclusive recipe" style.

I couldn't help laughing and poked lightly on his side face that reflected the candlelight.

Damn it, he didn't move away…. But rather handed a mouthful of noodles to my lips.

Shaw: It's your turn.

I was startled and took a bite of the noodles.

The warm and soft texture instantly fills the taste buds. Seeing me show a smile of satisfaction, Shaw slightly raised his eyebrows.

Shaw: Well, you'll have your share of good luck next.

Shaw: No need to save it.

Shaw: After all, I will give it to you next year.

#that's all from his bday event!#his whole bday event was wholesome and i love it!#and i'm so sorry for not being uploading any shaw content as i'm super duper busy with my studies and project :<#so please expect late releases from me and as for the new content i might upload them next month since my semester will end next month ><#mlqc spoilers #mlqc #mlqc shaw #mlqc translations #mr love queen's choice #mlqc ling xiao #mlqc cn

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hyaciiintho · 8 months

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🌸｡*ﾟ+. Starter call (No longer accepting) | @tenebriism

"Why am I not surprised to find you with your nose stuck between a book's pages?" The words were spoken in a TEASING manner, affectionately so, and through a widening grin to boot. Thancred's arms came to fall from their once folded position prior, leg kicking against the door frame of which he had been leaning against so that he could stand upright. "I should count myself lucky that you're so predictable. It makes matters easier for me."

To LOCATE the Elezen, specifically.

"Find anything of interest? You seemed thoroughly enraptured by its contents."

#VERSE | EW 🌸 Thancred Waters #THANCRED ♡ ᴮᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ᴵ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ; ᴮᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ᴵ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵗᵒᵐᵒʳʳᵒʷ | @tenebriism 🌸 Urianger #//Since you're currently going through Endwalker... I'll set this anytime during that ♡#this was super duper late and I'm sorry but I went with “Thank Credit” and OOOREEEAWWWNJAAAY for the last starter :'D #A smol and simple one dsahjkf//#🌸｡*ﾟ+. QUEUE

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meitantei-shitpost · 6 months

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Trick or treat! Happy Halloween!

HAPPY (super late :0) HALLOWEEN!! Here’s some candy 🍭🍫🍬

#asks #sorry for super duper late response i haven’t checked tumblr in a while

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valdotjpg · 1 year

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omg no way. *is pat* :] thank u.

(i think nowadays id be more comfortable w/ pats on the shoulder and such though so. heres an updated version of this ancient image)

#SORRY for the super duper late reply i think i didnt see the notif for this bc there were #10000000000000 b0ts inthe activity tab.

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myownangel · 1 year

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hi nuu. just going to come in here and tell you that i love you so so much. i hope that things are going alright and that life is treating you kindly. you’re such a wonderful person and i am so blessed to have you as a friend! you’re so incredibly sweet and i don’t know what i did to deserve you. but whatever it was, i’m glad i did. thank you for being such a blessing and for being here <3 happy holidays to you and your loved ones <3

also don’t feel pressured to reply in the dms if you don’t have the energy for it. i love you, and i just wanted to wish you happy holidays too <3

MIICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

omg i guess i picked a bad day to come back and read all that i missed because i'm getting even more emotional by reading this first message 🥺🥲 i have no specific reason for my time away (mostly because i don't even understand it myself) but i'm back!! Oh god it's may already? Wtf. Thank you for sending this message, i wanted to send you one as well and wish you the best for the holidays because you totally deserve it but i guess that was about the time when things started going crazy 🤔 anyways. You are amazing Mica, i hope you had a wonderful time but more than anything i hope things are going alright right now ✨✨ i love you!!! 💖💖

#it's like a drawing but that's literally me #i missed everything about this so much #being an adult sucks lol #i am really sorry for the super duper late reply 😭

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cowboyhorsegirl · 2 years

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Steve or Tony growing their hair out long enough for a ponytail? ie: silky golden locks or beachy cascading waves?

anon anon anon how did you know that i am in love- nay, obsessed- no, entranced with hair as a metaphor for growth/a means of sharing intimate touch/a piece of culture/a way to reimagine, to rebel, to be reborn <3

i think steve would be excellent at braiding both his own hair and anyone else's he can get his hands on to practice. he'd be super gentle and attentive and coordinated and at a certain point thor and nat just start seeking him out to braid their hair in the mornings because there's something so precious about feeling big strong powerful hands hold you so delicately, never pulling too hard or making you twist your head around uncomfortably even when he's testing out a more complicated design.

steve tries to braid tony's hair too, but while tony prizes his hair for the way it drapes down his back during galas or how he can punctuate his press conference quips with a high-ponytail and an expertly-timed hair flip, when he's at home he's usually got it up in a bun so that it doesn't catch on anything in the lab.

yeah, tony doesn't much have the patience to be still and let someone do his hair for him. but he absolutely treasures his and steve's nighttime routine, when he sits steve down on their bed and gets to release whatever intricate and beautiful braid steve's done for himself and watch it unravel around his fingertips. and at a certain point the braid is all undone and steve's tipped his head backwards onto tony's shoulder and it's less about brushing his hair out and more about just scratching his nails on steve's scalp, massaging his temple, dropping kisses along the path his fingers take until steve is sighing in his arms and all the tension has bled out of him and there's nothing else except tony's hands on him and their hair intertwining together over the pillows as they fall asleep

#my mom used to braid my hair for me when i had it super duper long :)#and i just got it cut super duper short like a couple months ago!!#so yes i am a big big fan of Hair As An Identity <3 #this was so fun thank you so much and sorry it's so late!!!#trying this fun new radical idea called Answering My Asks #anon #signed sealed delivered #stevetony #hair #btw bruce doesn't care he doesn't particularly love people touching him excessively #but clint is 10000% getting jealous of everyone else's luscious long locks and the fact that nat and thor get their daily dose of steve #when he does their hair for them #he's not /not/ considering growing his hair out too 👀 but the first time anyone calls him katniss when he notches his bow with one of #steve's fishtails swinging over his shoulder he's gonna shave it all off he swears it!!#my headcanons #sleep #rest #napcore

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