#I just don't see it myself

[kemihaydeestantonva]

Will never understand how you can read Dany's internal monologue and still come to the conclusion that she's still going to go mad and burn king's landing. It's not a matter of the show "not giving it enough time to cook", it utterly goes against her motivations. She starts her story never really wanting the iron throne in the first place - it's Viserys who believes he is owed the throne because it is his by right. All Dany has ever wanted is a place to belong. Her entire arc starts out with her being sold into marital slavery, helpless, powerless. From there it is all about grasping her own power and in turn wielding it to protect others who are powerless and helpless. Her internal monologue is full to busting with self criticism and self critique. This is not the sign of a tyrant.

If KL burns, we already have a mad queen with the capacity to do so - Cercei. We have a guy about to lose his mind, a guy who is consumed by bitterness and hate and who is obsessed with winning the throne no matter the cost - Jon Connington. We have a guy who would gladly see the whole of KL burn with his entire family in it, who has the cunning and knowledge of KL to get it done - Tyrion. Any one of these characters are a ticking time bomb for mass death events. I see none of this in Dany.

What I see in Dany is a martyr.

I see a character that will be pushed towards the trap that is the iron throne, and will CHOOSE to walk away from it, just as Stannis is doing (temporarily), to put that horse in front of the cart, as it were. I see the events of S8 playing out in REVERSE - whatever horrible thing happens in KL will happen, and then Dany will choose to go north to face the real threat - and she won't make it back.

The mad targ trope is tired. The very act of questioning her own sanity, being conscious of her ancestors and their relationship with madness, is not meant to warn us that she's going to lose it. Quite the opposite imo - I read it as keeping herself in check. This is the sign of a good ruler, of somebody who actually cares about the consequences of her actions. She messes stuff up a LOT, and I have a feeling she's about to do a lot more messed up shit in the very near future - but the chapters I'm reading are showing me a character who is constantly thinking about her faults, failures and mistakes. Again, I take this as a good sign. I really, really just do not see this mad queen Dany happening, y'all.

[red-shepherds]

funniest lesbian Alicent truther here bc as an asexual I know the depths of how much you do NOT have to be attracted to a man to sleep with him. do not even have to be attracted to him to get an orgasm from him. and, genuinely, Criston Cole is not a man you have to seek out to have sex with. every sex he has ever had has been opportunistic. he's like a sex raccoon.

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[hinamie]

10 years later

[sga-owns-my-soul]

reblog to give ur mutuals a soft lil kissy on the head

[stuckinapril]

don't stress about that opportunity that fell through or that friend you lost or that thing you really want to happen but isn't. as long as you keep your chin up and try try try again, better things will replace your losses. i'm looking at my life rn and actually marveling at how every single thing i stressed about, whether it be an opportunity or a person, got supplanted w another thing that is so much better. it really is true that loss makes space for better things. these days i don't get sad when something doesn't work out. i get excited that i'm now open to so many other possibilities out there, so long as i actively seek them. you never lack. you just transition.

[hollowtones]

I'm obsessed with this message. It's so funny. Like, okay. I already know I'm fat and attractive. My wife can't keep their fuckin hands off of me. I already know women and lesbians are hungry for a gal that's built like a brick. I don't really care about validation from strangers about this, but it's a little hard to feel differently about myself when I have SEEN people desperate for me (and people like me)!!!

Not the point, though. Look at the way this message is worded. It's so confused! I love it! You look at it at a glance & it's like any dime-a-dozen "lol the fat freak wants to feel pretty" or whatever but I want you to look closer at the wording. It's the best part. They're implying that the being fat part of this is what will make me & others think I'm hot. Like I'm secretly rail-thin & trying to vie for BBW stolen valour here. It's the first ever hate mail from the Fat World. It sounds like the plot of a really shitty YA novel about prejudice where they try to Make You Think by making the protag the world's only conventionally attractive thin white woman.

Buck Bumble here got so mad about me living in their head for free that they've sent me the completely wrong message. I haven't stopped laughing for like two hours. This is snapping me out of a depressive episode, I think.

[spielzeugkaiser]

[MASTERPOST] Being a witcher is not always easy - but what is, really? Still, Geralt feels bad that Jaskier is now living through something he never wanted him to experience again. (What is a spielzeugkaiser post if there isn't hurt/comfort, honestly-)

[iizuumi]

Side effects of wearing your sentient Kaiju suit too often ,,,,

[uncanny-tranny]

Basically, my philosophy around disability fakers is: I would rather a thousand people fake a disability than have one disabled person suffer without care, aids, compassion, or any help.

[countess-of-edessa]

the world is so fucked up and i can't help but think the damage is irreparable when i see people talking about how unusual and prudish it is to wait six to ten dates before having sex with someone. ten dates??? roughly like twenty five hours of interaction????? ten old timer burgers and mango iced teas from chilis equals sex?????? the possibility of pregnancy, STDs, emotional devastation, lifelong consequences, not to mention just straight up the possibility of getting murdered, with a STRANGER you have hung out with for maybe like two months???? and that's a LONG TIME???? and if you feel weird about that and don't want to do that that makes you NOT HETEROSEXUAL????? THATS AN ORIENTATION???? BECAUSE ITS SO OUTSIDE OF THE NORM OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR ????? i hate all of you i hate you i hate you i hate you every day i hate and I hate and I hate you

[mokolat]

[fudgecake-charlie]

to my IRL(s) who keeps sending me disco elysium memes despite the fact i haven't played it in months THIS IS BECAUSE OF YOU. HELP ME. If people have ideas on this AU feel free to have fun with it considering I. have only a few!

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Danse Macabre

[Commission]

[hellolulu]

Damian walking past Tim's room to get water in the middle of the night hearing, "yes, I know. I know. You're excited to get to the bottom of this problem. I'm aware. I hear you, really I do. You make a good case. I would really love to work on it, too." and wondering who he's speaking to, only for him to continue, "but you're trying to be GOOD about your silly little human body right now. So get up. Go to bed. You need to sleep. Don't be an idiot. Come on. It's bedtime. For real. Let's go." so Dami peeks in, and it's just Tim talking to himself, growing more frustrated by the moment (though his tone suggests nonchalance). He's still firmly planted in the chair. He tried his best.

[lazylittledragon]

isn't it weird how if you get up at 7 or 8, do your work all day, then have free time and go to bed at 11 that's absolutely fine

but if i said i get up at 10, do fun stuff in the morning then work in the evening and go to bed late, i could be called lazy, nevermind that i'm getting just as much or MORE work done as i would in a traditional work day