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two men can have straight sex with each other. if they’re homophobic enough.

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“GRRM loves to subvert expectations” has got to stop being the foundation for an argument. It can be part of a discussion, maybe, but it’s never going to do any convincing on its own.

The subversion is not “the fantasy hero of prophecy isn’t really the hero of prophecy” and it’s just “the fantasy hero of prophecy struggles with having to be all of that”

I feel like people forget how old ASOIAF is actually. There’s something to how different media has become in the modern era. In the 2020s we’ve already gone through postmodernism going mainstream and all of the reinventing all of old tropes with tongue-in-cheek self awareness … but people forget that coming out of the 80s, GRRM is responding to an era where people were more sincere about Star Wars, Conan the Barbarian, and He-Man. Pop culture has gone through three decades of deconstruction, but that wasn’t so far along when this series began. So I think people these days are expecting an entirely kind of subversion than was even intended in first discussions around GRRM subverting expectations.

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ok but do the wind and weather patterns in wheel of time bother anyone else or is it just because i’m a meteorologist

i read about the heat wave and i think “hot damn that must’ve been one hell of a ridge”

yeah ok it’s because i’m a meteorologist

anyway i’m using my silly degree to write fanfiction

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Hi my name is Tom Badgerlock and I have long black hair with a white “badger lock” in it (that’s how I got my name) and lots of scars and a broken nose and a lot of people tell me I look like the Wit Bastard FitzChivalry Farseer (AN: if u don’t know who he is get da hell out of here!) I’m not related to Queen Kettricken but I wish I was because she’s a major fucking hottie.

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So I'm all caught up on the Locked Tomb series.

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something something always an angel never a god

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Daenerys - The Unburnt

Consider sharing on twitter.

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You cant just write these things robin hobb you cant do that

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I like thinking about how the trauma of the series effects the Ta’veren boys and the Wondergirls- but like- have we considered how absolutely messed up, feral and dangerous Olver will be as an adult?

This kid spent his formative years participating in an active war zone. He rarely spent time with his peers instead spending time among a bunch of soldiers- not even just soldiers, mercenaries- many of which were barely adults themselves and had zero experience with raising children. His main caretaker is a dude who up until this point has not matured a day past sixteen and liked it that way. Despite Mat’s best efforts, none of them had a clue what they were doing. Now if Olver was just a little socially stunted from trauma and lack of friendships with peers that would be one thing- but this kid has also been taught an eclectic number of skills most of which are related to violence.

We are told directly that Mat and the other men in the band have taught Olver how to use: crossbows, longbows, swords, spears, and throwing knives. Kid has a whole ass arsenal he can use. He was given ample practice with both horse riding and care. Thom was teaching him to play the flute and juggle. Cards, dice, flirting with women, dancing, stones, the basics of daes de mar- stealing horses. This kid was raised as a soldier, a thief and a noble.

That’s just what we get in the books- let’s say Olver stays with Mat post-canon and is raised in Seanchen occupied Ebou Dar alongside Mat and Tuon’s child. Any skills Olver learned among the band would only perfected among the Seanchen blood.

Olver states multiple times his intention to go to the tower of ghenji and seek the Finn’s answers and gifts- now let’s say Olver manages this without Mat catching him and keeping him from doing this- the amount of possibilities for what Olver could attain from the Finn of he survived the trip is astounding. He is also fueled by a desire for revenge against the Shaido for killing his father and driving him and his mom from Cairihan resulting in her death. And famously having a revenge motive in fiction is a flashing Danger sign.

Olver and Tuon have a lot in common, small and unassuming on the surface but we’re raised to be dangerous. Raised to always be alert and ready for anything. They are both trained killers from the time they were young. Their formative years spent learning that the world is cruel and the only way to survive is by being smarter, faster, and stronger than your opponents.

This isn’t even considering any specialized training he may receive, from groups like the deathwatch guard or even warders depending on the circumstances. Or the possibility of Olver being a channeler which is always a possibility. Olver would be exceptionally dangerous as an adult- and depending on how the others in his life care for him post tarmengedon he could be a genuine threat to the dragons peace of he decides that All Aiel are guilty for the actions of the Shaido. He could also follow in Mat’s footsteps however and dedicate himself to protecting those in his life currently. The possibilities- my brain is whirring

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Meanwhile in Essos...

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he's there with his sister.

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Has there ever been a better wingman than Rand?

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Syl really said it's a speed bump not a road block, bro lmao.

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kill your darling, it's just that easy!

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I was cleaning up my RotE folders and found the greatest thing I ever made

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What is honor compared to a woman’s love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms… or the memory of a brother’s smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.

Jon Snow - and family that haunts him, because sometimes ghosts make for the best love stories.

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the characters and their social media/websites of choice

Rand, Egwene, and Moiraine: Twitter. Mostly just to follow others, and to keep a finger on the pulse of the people, but once in a while they will tweet something important. 

Perrin and Nynaeve: Pinterest. Perrin mostly repins designs and ideas for his new smithing projects. Nynaeve has boards for herbal remedies, healing, but also one for those sarcastic humorous phrases. 

Mat and Birgitte: They’re constantly making awesome vines. Together.

Lan, Min, and Tuon: Tumblr. Lan has a secret poetry and photography blog.     Min started a humor blog to make fun of Rand called “Just Sheepherder Things.” Tuon runs an aesthetic blog, but she also reblogs a ton of horoscope stuff and self-defense/martial arts videos.

Elayne: Etsy. She sells all of the cool ter’angreal she’s making. 

Thom: Youtube. It’s all web-cam videos of him singing, playing the harp, etc. 

Aviendha: Instagram. She takes pictures of all the new cities, bodies of water, and foods she comes across. Usually there is a very simple caption or none at all, and she only uses really warm filters. 

Lanfear and Faile: Facebook. Lanfear checks up on Rand every few hours, even though he never posts anything. Faile checks up on Perrin too, but she also uses it to put weird inside jokes on Bain and Chiad’s timelines. When she’s drunk she goes through all of Berelain’s profile pictures.