Thinking About The Twins Stealing Things And Being Chased All Over The Castle In An Effort To Retrieve

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Being a female viewer and hating Criston Cole is deranged.

I have to get this off my chest. The blind hatred that Criston is receiving from women is insane and I’m going to explain why.

For context, I am talking about Show Criston, not Book Criston. Comparing two standalone versions of a story is silly.

I cannot wrap my head around the fact that so many women, who are the primary victims of utilitarian relationships, would ever come together and shit on Criston for enduring such a situation.

I’m sorry, but how many of you have been used by men? How many of you have been reduced to one night stands, situationships and placeholder wives? How many of you have been deemed “not good enough” to be an exclusive partner? I log into tiktok and I see NOTHING but stories of broken women who are just used for sex, money, care and whatnot by men, and then they are tossed away like worthless trash while said men continue their pursuit of the ideal woman. Being used by men just for sex and being denied the status of girlfriend, let alone wife, is probably one of the worst plagues women are experiencing in the western world because the MOMENT we were emancipated, men understood that they don’t owe us shit anymore and instead of treating us with respect, they decided to grab whatever they can and give nothing back. Do not tell me that there are women out there that are fine with this arrangement because the multiple “GWM while I tell you about the guy that was with me for 12 years and then married someone else” tell a different story, one of multiple women’s dignities being trampled by hungry men. My heart breaks for every woman (EVERY woman, cis, trans, EVERY woman) who has been called by a man she loves just for sex, for every woman whose man never wanted to be seen in public with her, for every woman who had to hear that her man is not ready for a relationship only to witness him getting engaged to another woman 2 weeks after. I hope you overcome this and become stronger and I am glad that we are finally supporting one another.

How can we then, the women who are helping other female victims rise up and speak out against this kind of abuse, push Criston down and tell him to suck it up and accept being Rhaenyra’s plaything? Have we no mercy? Are we so hungry for revenge against men that we’d want them to endure the same humiliation that we did, as if one fictional man’s suffering would bring us justice? Are we so jealous that Criston didn’t sit down and just take it like the rest of us, but instead spoke up and removed himself from that situation? Or are we so gullible that we accept what the screenwriters shove down our throats and unknowingly support the patriarchic view that if you’re being used by someone you should just accept it?

I can hear some of you arguing that “Oh, this is different because Rhaenyra is royalty!” as if being used and tossed by a powerful person somehow makes the situation any better? Would it be okay if a rich person wanted to constantly use you for sex while he keeps looking for a better woman to be by his side, just because he values his wealth and status more? Rhaenyra straight up sneered at the idea of a simple life with him. She straight up told him that HE is not worth as much as her crown. OUCH. Even though I can’t even begin to imagine the pain of being told you are not enough by your loved one, it was Rhaenyra’s right to choose what her priorities are, but WHY would he have to accept being her sidepiece? “These were different times”: does this make it any less devastating for the victim? And he was a victim because Rhaenyra still used Criston and misled him by constantly complaining about how she HATES her duties for YEARS and then luring him to break his oath. Do you think he would have still slept with her if he was aware that moments ago, Rhaenyra was begging on her knees to be fucked by Daemon and only turned to Criston because her first option was no longer available? Like, the man was contemplating having sex with her and resisted her for a good fucking while, so imagine how quickly he would have turned around and walked out that door if he had that information beforehand. You know why? Because he loved her. He loved her to the point that he broke his oath for her, the oath of a station he FOUGHT FOR IN A WAR. He shed blood and sweat and risked his life for the mere opportunity to gain that position. This was ALL he had, he came from NOTHING and he was still willing to toss it all away for Rhaenyra not once, but twice. It wasn’t just sex he wanted because we never see him have sex again after that. He became vulnerable and gave up everything that he was to be with Rhaenyra. He was willing to abandon his whole identity for her sake. Is this not what the ideal partner is? Ready to abandon everything for your shake? Everything he fought for, tooth and nail? Was he unreasonable in thinking that Rhaenyra was willing to do the same for him? Was he crazy to think that because he was ready to put everything he FOUGHT for aside for her shake, Rhaenyra would also put aside a duty she was handed and actively seem to hate for him too? Fuck no! After hearing her constant talk about how she hates her father, her duties, her refusal to wed other men, how she is trapped as a princess, how people have no idea how much it SUCKS being her, why would he not assume that she’d be willing to give it all up for him, as he’d do for her We never see Rhaenyra even TRY to be a ruler, just complain about it. Of course it would be a fucking shock to him hearing her say “Lol dude, I actually do kinda want this”.

Criston was actually the only person in the series that wanted Rhaenyra for her, not her money or crown. I’m not saying she had to follow him, it was her right to refuse him, but his willingness to lead a simple life with just her has got to mean something. And don’t give me that “he only wanted to redeem his honour by marrying her” crap, because first of all Criston nutted up and admitted everything to Alicent and was ready to face death without EVER blaming Rhaenyra for anything, and second of all, oh no, how dare a human being have ethical values and desire to live with dignity in society’s broad light rather than move in the shadows as the princess’s secret boytoy! Bad, bad Criston for feeling you have to atone for your sins. Maybe we as people have become so corrupt that we envy those who wish to walk a virtuous path in life. Or maybe y’all have become so fond of the unhinged unapologetic character trope because it feels “original” (even if it’s ridiculously overused nowadays) that you’ve actually forgotten what characters with good morals are. Like, picking your fave war criminal and rolling with them because you enjoy good drama, especially in a show that’s meant to provide entertainment, is one thing, but passionately stating that Criston had to submit to that humiliation is something else entirely.

Finally, let’s ditch the Criston being a misogynist bullshit because he had NO issue obeying Rhaenyra before their affair or Alicent. And he is ALWAYS true to himself and his values, because even after everything he endured, he did not use Alicent’s anger as an excuse to take revenge on Rhaenyra and harm her children. Criston never betrayed her, Rhaenyra used him and he walked away and he went towards the only person who seemed to spare him some sympathy and understand him and not condemn him for his crimes even if he hated himself, which is typical victim mentality. And don’t get me started on the Joffrey incident because y’all tore Cole to SHREDS for it. Joffrey had it fucking coming. You don’t go up to people’s faces, especially ones you don’t know, threaten them by telling them you know their secret, a secret that SHAMES them and burdens them to the point they’re ready to commit suicide, and all but directly call them a whore. What the fuck did he think was going to happen? They’d shake hands? Piss off. Let this be a lesson to anyone that doesn’t know how to keep their mouths shut and their noses out of other people’s business. Also, mocking his suicide attempt makes my stomach turn. Just take a moment to consider all the young women who just like him, reluctantly surrendered their virginities to men only to find out they were nothing but sex dolls in their eyes, all these girls whose trust led to their secret being spread and them getting ridiculed and slut shamed for it: how many girls have taken their own lives because they found living with such a burden unbearable?

For the love of everything you hold sacred, please wake up sisters. The narrative that you can be used by someone powerful and you have to accept it because that’s the way things are is a man’s construct. Do not let them fool you.

I find myself agreeing with this woman’s thoughts on Alicent’s character this season. Which is a shame in many ways…

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targs can excuse a grown man like rhaegar abandoning his wife and kids to pursuit a 14 years old in the name of "true love" and prophecy, but they draw the line of a teenage jace falling in love with someone else when he wasn't even a married man with kids.

My hot take on the AOTNR project: A huge portion of the "tHiS iS sOoO dIsReSpEcTfUl tO tHe AuThOR" commenters actually don't care about it at all, and instead they either:

a) feel insecure that their canon ship may be somehow threatened by this doujinshi,

b) liked the original ending, but hate to be disagreed with (or need to be validated) and feel threatened by the amount of people who could potentially sway to the fanmade one (...or even simply start to see some plotholes/illogicalities in the original one).

Obviously, not everyone is like that, but I swear - for some, it's just so painfully obvious that their stance on the project stems from some weird insecurity issues...just get a grip. It's a fanfiction, and, despite the absurd claims some people make, nobody is forcing it on you. There are 93737282928272 other fan-made projects, be it stories, comics or animations online, it's really not that deep. You don't have to look it up, read it or interact with its fans. You don't have to flaunt how you didn't read it (obviously!) but saw the screenshots and thought it was terrible. You don't have to mock the people who enjoyed it or the team who worked on it. You're not cool, neither some knight in shining armor. You just look ridiculous, if not even desperate.

Now, I'm a huge advocate for polite discussion and constructive criticism. If you read the work and see any issues with it, it's okay to talk about it or simply voice your opinion in a civil way. However, if you do it the way stated above, then that's kind of pitiful and maybe you should rethink why are you so insecure about a piece of fiction...🤷

Criston calls the woman who coerced him into sex a cunt ONCE and hes a raging misogynist... he said no 😭😭 i finished the series on the weekend and got into the fandom just a little AND THE BULLSHIT I HAVE SEEN, to an extent i understand, theres an inherent distrust of men who clearly dont like a woman and express that (butttt i mean people are actually shipping blonde bitch with her blonde bitch uncle or stanning him and he's... actually sexist and awful but... wtf(not to say you cant like shit characters, its just the hypocrisy), and the show is very clearly on blonde womans side of things so i get that some fans are just gonna follow that and not think about it. BUT IF YOU DO think about it it dont make sense

also why did alicent marry her kids together, ive heard that in the books old king man did it and that its kinda against alice's religion? could have misheard head that and maybe i missed the explanation but that never made sense to me.

Oh how I get you anon, when I first entered the fandom I too was bombarded with these posts hating on Criston, Alicent and the greens and was left speechless. And yes, on one hand it can be excused (to a certain extent) but on the other it highlights their hypocrisy.

Hating on the kingsguard who was coerced into sex? That's completely excusable how dare he insult our kween!

Insinuating that their little malewife is actually a horrible misogynist who calls every woman he dislikes a whore/bitch and literally CHOKES his wife for not wanting to immediately go to war ( after also not consoling following a stillbirth)?

You just don't get his character, he's our little meow meow!

These Daemon fangirls aren't older than fifteen in my opinion lmao.

Regarding Aegon and Helaena's marriage, yes in the show Ali betrothes them but in the books Viserys is the one to do it, and there are various reasons as to why:

It removes the risk of alliances. If the green kids had all been married to powerful noble houses like the Baratheons, Tyrells etc... The risk that during the dance they would have sided with the greens was quite high, and Viserys wanted to defend Rhaenyra's claim.

Helaena was Ali's only daughter, and since she was to be married this young it made sense that the queen wanted to keep her close to her.

Aegon is a better alternative than Jace, Viserys probably told her that he wanted to marry Helaena to either Aegon or Jace, and Ali would have never accepted a marriage with a bastard.

It simply follows the Targaryen tradition of "keeping the blood pure"

This one is fucked up but, it was thought to be a solution to Aegon's drinking problem and sex addiction, it wasn't.

Regarding Alicent's faith... I imagine seeing her kids marrying each other was super freaky, but she always knew that Targaryens married within the family and her marriage with Viserys was an exeption. Also the faith of the seven by that time had already decided to tolerate Targcest.

Please recommend me some franticshipping fan fictions you have written!

Thank you for the ask, anon! ^^

And oh boy. My works? My works? Someone slap me……..

You know what I’ll just dump these here https://archiveofourown.org/series/1163342 I’m kidding XD

Despite that I have written 1 poem, 35 one-shots, and 4 multi-chap franticshipping fanfics so far, I’ll recommend what I think are the ones I enjoyed most. So…I hope you’ll like them! :D

Also,  I’m going to provide the links with my AO3 account so if you happen to use FFN, well, the titles are the same and all of it is published there anyways. ^^

Another thing, the 33 one shots are all published in 1 fic called “Randomizer”, so yeah. ^^’

1. A Resolution

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13251369

“A Resolution” has some slight franticshipping thrown in there, so I guess it counts. XD

I’ve always wondered how will that talk between Sapphire and Zinnia go so I wrote one just to fill the gap. ^^

I’ve published it last January 2018 so the writing style is a bit old. ^^’

2. Insecurities

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10209806/chapters/22876500

Judging by the title, it’s about Sapphire’s insecurities. I published it last year so again, the writing style is a bit old….very old.

3. Fashion Statement

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10209806/chapters/23947572

I got this idea after seeing @aru_tem’s and @ha_na_ppa’s arts on twitter. It’s about Ruby wearing that leaf outfit. Why? Well, I guess reading it will do. ^^’

4. An Arcade Story

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10209806/chapters/24905697

Just Ruby and Sapphire spending their time in the arcade~ :>

5. A Token of Appreciation

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10209806/chapters/27256761

This actually came from my real life experience. To make it short, I accompanied my classmate to the flower shop to buy a sunflower for her girlfriend. I think it’s a special day for them. But anyway, I based our trip on that and the best part of that trip? My other classmate buying a cactus for herself. XD (It was a fun memory sfksd)

6. A Movie Date

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10209806/chapters/27639330

The title pretty much explains itself. But of course, this wouldn’t be possible without @fabulousblackunicorn ‘s amazing franticshipping art where Ruby and Sapphire watches a scary movie. Definitely a great art!

Here’s the link for their art: https://fabulousblackunicorn.tumblr.com/post/160400702930/weak-to-horror-films

7. Experiences throughout the holidays

Link https://archiveofourown.org/works/10209806/chapters/29969934

It’s my entry for the Pokespe secret santa event last year so…it’s a Christmas themed fic.

8. Secret Base Haven

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10209806/chapters/30318591

This is the fic that I worked hard for months. Published last January 2018. Do you know those rhythmic tiles that you place in your secret base in the RSE and ORAS games? Yeah, I kinda based that idea there. Imagine Ruby asking Sapphire for a dance on those tiles? OwO

9. A Journey Through Meals

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10209806/chapters/32093826

The title again is self-explanatory so yeah. I love food and cooking even though I’m still learning sfhdfsfs

10. Mister Florist and Teacher

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10209806/chapters/32093826

I got this idea when I saw @swimmer39life’s art on twitter about that AU. It’s cute and I couldn’t resist to write it. A friend who translated it on discord is the savior for translating the tweet. ^^

11. Limits of Patience

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10209806/chapters/32093826

A collab fic with @1358456 !

12. Hot Springs

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10209806/chapters/37141640

It’s a fic based on @aru_tem’s doujin on pixiv! And judging by the title, yes, yes they went to the hot springs. And no, this is a child-friendly rated fic. XD

13. Incomplete

This is a multi-chap fic that I’ve been working on for a long while. It’s not yet finished and not sure when will I update but I hope all the hard work I put in this fic will be worth it. ^^

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16043540/chapters/37452356

Summary:  Sapphire, alongside Moon, has worked hard over the past two years perfecting a miracle medicine. However, something happens that’ll put her relationships and career in danger.

I still have 21 franticshipping one-shots saved in my drafts and I haven’t published them yet. Not sure when but I do like the recent ones I’ve written so far. But for now, those are the fics that I recommend to you. They’re a few considering I have published 40 franticshipping fanfics in 2 years, but oh well.

Thank you for the ask again and I hope you’ll enjoy reading them as much as I loved writing them. ^^

SOO much to process rn but omg Gus saw Belo’s memories of Wittebro!!!

Holy shit holy shit it's time

Yeah so Remember when Ryan Condal said Aegon and Sunfyre's bond was "Green propaganda" and everyone got understandably mad at him??

Take a look at what he said regarding b&c:

https://www.reddit.com/r/HOTDGreens/s/NabfGkmeWs

Bro...what the actual fuck did you just say?

Apparently blood and cheese was all green propaganda that Alicent spread to make saint Rhaenyra look bad. It was all a misunderstanding, there was no choice between Jaehaerys and Maelor, it was all made up.

Alicent just invented the most evil lie she could muster up to villainize the amazing blacks. What was shown onscreen is the real representation of what transpired.

Jesus Christ Condal i get that you hate book! Alicent (and Alicent in general) for some reason but can you stop blaming that poor woman, who had to watch her grandchild get beheaded, and not say she was lying out of her ass? Is that so hard?

"You were supposed to be rooting for blood and cheese and hope they didn't get caught!"

For the love of the Seven, if you don't want all the money you spent marketing this show to go down the drain Hbo please keep this man away from any interviews, I can't listen to him anymore without wanting to turn my phone off.

I genuinely can't fault many greens for deciding to stop watching because of this bs.

It's so embarrassing that a writer who is supposed to portray a civil war and keep both sides on equal ground pulls this type of shit. For me the next episode is coming out tomorrow and honestly I have no motivation to watch, absolutely no excitement.

I tried to deny it in the past, but now the writer's bias has become so blatant that my love for the show has taken a hit. Hotd truly is a high budget team black fanfic.

And here I thought without D&D in the picture we would be fine.

This facebook hotd meme I found is so based and true. Pleasantly surprised to find non team black content there