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It's alright to just admit that I'm the fantasy. You're obsessin', just confess it 'cause it's obvious, I'm your number one.

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My thoughts on Phia's interviews talking about Helaena's marriage as an autistic survivor and lover of Helaena:

Helaena was married aged fourteen (a child) to someone shown as sexually predacious (even described as evil by Phia), and then was pregnant not soon after.

These are all glaring signs of CSA.

All Helaena's relationships interest me and I want to explore the reality of their marriage at this time when she was a little girl. This was the first big trauma of her endlessly tragic life. Phia has discussed how Helaena puts duty before everything, and this is the root.

Helaena and Aegon are shown and described to have a distant and strained relationship, not one of mutual respect or healthy partnership. Let's explore this in the context of abuse.

Below is a script exerpt of Helaena looking at Aegon with “flat detachment” (disassociation) when faced with the aftermath of him raping Dyana. Furthermore, how Alicent hugs her as she realises that Helaena has endured a similar fate to herself.

Credit: Darksvster

Now, at the dinner we see them again. But this time, Helaena makes a toast: “Mostly he just ignores you, except sometimes when he’s drunk,” as Aegon rolls his eyes at her, implying that he neglects her as a wife except for when he needs sex (something she doesn't get a say in). He can also be seen sexually harassing Baela and Jace as Helaena sits next to him, trying to focus on other things.

From the script we get more about their dynamic in descriptions of how “lonely she has been”. She's so happily surprised that someone would pay her attention as Jace did. Loneliness and low self esteem are extremely common in survivors, just like with Helaena.

Credit: Darksvster

At Laena’s funeral, referring to their betrothal, Aegon outright calls her an idiot and (in my opinion) makes a sexual ‘joke’ involving her. This younger Aegon also masturbates out of windows, showing the pleasure he reaps from exerting sexual power over non-consenting others.

That isn't a sign that she was respected. Alongside Aegon's persistent characterisation as a sexual assaulter, implies that any consummation wasn't going to be consensual, but on his terms only.

She was a child forced to marry her raping brother and led a very lonely life.

Exploring this dynamic is incredibly important, and how it develops, but I don’t see the point if we don’t acknowledge the reality of this from Helaena’s point of view.

This life was forced upon her by the system, Aegon included.

Apologies for lack of a better example, but Daemon didn't consummate his marriage. It's not essential. If he respected her he wouldn't have had sex with her. He did because he wanted to and could without repercussions. It’s not nice to think about, but in this deeply patriarchal society, he has an immense power over her that she does not also have over him. He was abused, just as Helaena, but he also abuses her. It is not as simple as them both being equal, because they are not. In daily routine, he can frequent brothels and assault the help, she has to take care of the children and do whatever is asked of her.

It hurts and troubles me to see people act like Helaena isn’t a victim, especially with what we're shown.

At 14 she was forced to marry her rapist brother and used by him for sex. No child could consent to that.

I'm not saying that this is everything their dynamic was or will be, or that she hates him in any way, but just that this is at their core. It purposefully parallels Alicent's child marriage to Viserys.

Please be kind. I'm not attacking but trying to shed light on this. I'm trying to open up this discussion to what Helaena's perspective was and to do some honest scene, relationship and character analysis. 

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Yay, another one!

Really sketchy and lazy colored, but I kinda like it this way! (Ok, I’m lazy too)

Hope you guys like it, since it’s not usual to see a fluffy reylo in my blog :) Next one on my plans is super smutty. The most smutty so far. (Trying to induce “the force arranges a honeymoon”? maybe…)

Thank you guys!

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⠀ "i heard people are shipping us" x "to where?"

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“If mother had only betrothed us.” 🌷💎🕷️

Helaemond comm by the amazing _samyzen_ ♡

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daemyra commission

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𝘑𝘢𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘐𝘐

"Two scared children spouting oaths they didn't understand. All that was left of the mighty house targaryen"

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The ears are strong with the Solos.

in case you have a déjà-vu, Ben's outfit is inspired by my own official headcanon. and Rey's as well, but that one only exists somewhere in my IG stories. (*waves hand* you do not know this artist)

inspired by yet another cat picture

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Helaena my favourite girl in every universe 💘💘

Quotes are from ‘Scabbing Fists’ on AO3 <3

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Standing together. Side by side.

Commission by Gabi (Lyannasblues on Twitter)

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since it’s may, may my absence haunt u forever. Bitch ass cunt

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i get jealous so fast

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HOUSE OF THE DRAGON — 2.02 | "Rhaenyra the Cruel" — 2.01 | "A Son for a Son"