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I forgot I do traditional art too lol take these

the funeral (a grotesque display of two queens’ grief, forced on them against their will) being interjected by images of aegon beating blood into a bloody ruin says something about how women’s grief is exploited and paraded around as a virtue while male grief is only allowed to exist in conjunction with violence.

female sorrow is expected to be public, dignified, and even noble, it serves as a symbol of quiet strength and resilience. otto uses it as a tool to gain sympathy for their cause. notice how he forced alicent and helaena into it, while he allowed aegon not to participate. wouldn‘t the king being at the funeral send a powerful message? yes, it would. but otto looks at aegon with contempt, the other councilmen and alicent do not know what to do with his tears. the realm cannot be allowed to see the king grieve. not like this.

male grief is denied its own space and validity unless it manifests in aggressive or destructive acts. aegon realizes this to some degree too— he lashes out publicly by killing the rat catchers. he shows his grief by being violent, by spilling blood.

the toxicity of it all is very effectively shown at the end when aegon is crying by himself. did he retreat there to be alone and finally let it all out? his mother is either letting him have that moment alone or she’s deeply uncomfortable with it and chooses to leave. no matter what motivated alicent in acting the way she did— the moment still reveals how male vulnerability is something people fear. it shows that even the most human expressions of pain are not acceptable for some.

They’re so in love I can’t properly put it into words but like.. they just aren’t complete without each other, and you can feel it every time they’re separated. They just have have great chemistry 😮‍💨

niki spoke about that she had to delete twitter because she was being babied on minx’s stream, & i was thinking about that and i want to rant about it because that’s also, one of the things that piss me off about some people in the fandom. (& as we’ve gathered from the fuck ton of posts i’ve made about this fandom, there’s a lot of shit that does)

babying adult cc’s shouldn’t even be a thing that happens — & shouldn’t be a thing that’s as frequent as it is, but it is, and it’s weird. most of the time it’s with cc’s like george, or niki, but sometimes it’s with sapnap, sometimes it’s with dream, sometimes it’s with karl, sometimes it’s with anybody, and it’s fucking. weird. these are adults you’re talking about; adults that you’re referring to as babies/treating as if they can’t defend themselves, as if they’re innocent beings that need to be protected and cooed over, when most of them are in their late 20’s.

it doesn’t stop at adult cc’s, though. tubbo is the most frequent minor in the smp who’s babied; people are surprised whenever he makes sexual innuendos/jokes, saying shit like “they’re surprised he knows that” & “i thought he was so innocent!” as if he isn’t a 17 year old boy going on 18. people have always had this image in their mind that he’s this sweet, innocent boy, & they’ve always harped on people — specifically tommy — for being “mean” to him, as if he isn’t mature enough to defend himself/as if it’s their decision to defend him.

people have this weird thought process — specifically with cc’s with a ssofter/kinder persona — that it’s their job to protect them, because they’re this innocent angel. they’re human beings, & it’s weird for you to be viewing them this way — it’s weird for you to be shocked when they’re mature enough to know certain things, or don’t get upset when they’re slightly insulted by their friends. it’s weird for you to be so protective of them when they don’t even know you exist.

of course you shouldn’t sexualize cc’s — and this isn’t me giving you the go ahead to do so — but don’t fucking baby them either. don’t flock over them to go to sleep, don’t flock over them when they’re drinking or doing things they’re allowed to do when they’re adults, & certainly don’t get all up in another cc’s when they say a “mean word about them 🥺”

it’s crazy to me that it went to the point where niki literally had to speak about it, but also that she had to delete twitter. just because a cc acts softer doesn’t mean they’re your precious baby, that just means you’re a creep <3. that is my ted talk for today

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title: even the iron still fears the rot rating: MATURE (canon-typical violence, suggestive content, implied sexual content) word count: 3,367 summary: The morning sun has vanquished the horrible night, but not for everyone. While Mizrak lies on death's doorstop, Olrox carries him to safety and considers his own inner thoughts and turmoils in regards to his lover's fate.

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hey unfriendly reminder that jack and niki do not agree with their characters actions and are fully aware that they are the villains in the situation but have stated that their characters are hurt and do not know the damage of their actions so if i see you talking shit in their chats i’ll break your kneecaps

it wasn’t cool when people were doing it to schlatt and quackity during the election and it sure as hell isn’t cool now

shut the fuck up

She conc on my clave till I pontificate idk

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