#bow down to my queen

[khruschevshoe]

Zheng Yi Sao | Ching Shih

Got raven hair, it's dark as night

Icy eyes, outta sight, outta sight

Her heart, in spite, is warm and bright

Her smile awakes the Northern Light

She, queen of the kings, runnin' so fast, beatin' the wind

Nothin' in this world can stop the spread of her wings

She, queen of the kings, broken her cage, threw out the keys

She will be the warrior of the North and Southern Seas

-Alessandra, Queen of the Kings

Some- those who survived Blackbeard’s hell ship- thought they would be forced to their knees if they weren’t chucked off the ship to begin with. Knives and axes slipped into hands that still bore the scars of far too many raids or months stuck in a trunk in the lowest hold. Even Izzy Hands himself swallowed dry as the ship approached.

Then the Queen herself comes across the rope bridge between their two ships and her expression is clear of smeared kohl, tears, or fire. She has a sword, yes, but a posture that speaks to a confidence that seems natural, not arrogant. She seems impressive, but, at least from a glance, doesn’t seem to be too dangerous.

But there’s that lingering fear, that level of threat that those who killed Blackbeard cannot forget. It digs into their brains, seeding itself in the fertile soil of well-honed paranoia.

Zheng Yi Sao is the fucking Pirate Queen. She is a goddess among pirates, the greatest pirate captain in the world. Compared to her, Blackbeard was an ant, and yet he was their god for so long, able to destroy and ruin them all so thoroughly that they're all still trying to sort things out, months later.

But Zheng Yi Sao has a smile that is bright, almost warm, if rather quick. 

-aletterinthenameofsanity, swear this time around I'm gonna stay (love me if you choose to)

I absolutely love the depiction of Zheng Yi Sao/Ching Shih in this series so much! She's a fantastic ruler established to have the sort of confidence and power you'd need to take over China and the Caribbean sea, but is allowed to be sassy and romantic and drop dead funny at the same time WITHOUT losing her fleet (my number one complaint with her storyline in the show- why bring in the most badass and most powerful pirate to ever exist and then strip her of all of her power). Her romantic dynamic with Frenchie is fun and hot and a well-developed relationship of equals.

@polikate @possumsmushroom @bricksbloggyplace @yuenity

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[figsbass]

nobody and i mean NOBODY does mother-daughter relationships in dnd like emily axford does

[yousayusei]

the best most relatable scene in utsukare eternal tbh

like hira's so careful of his kiyoi altar that it took kiyoi some time to actually discover it for the first time

the way kiyoi jumped back LMAO that uchiwa with his face being the first one he saw

hira's hurried footsteps (TM)

hira's scream is so relatable lmao kiyoi is not only a non-fan but the idol

"why the hell are you collecting all of these?!"

"because they are kiyoi's goods! i don't need any reason to do this!"

so relatable i cant even

hira perfectly channeled the idol fan in me wanting to collect every merch of my fave and displaying them in an altar :')

the best line ever: "DON'T DENY MY MY FAITH IN GOD"

kiyoi's "the real one is right here!" oh jelly babie :')

i just love this scene so much

theyre so silly

[industrations]

Madame pomfrey kinda 👀

[commanderwindy]

Zelda my beloved

[cupidskissx]

You asked for headcanons? Well, these are a few entries from my google doc that's titled "deranged Lestappen fic ideas":

Well they were labelled "deranged" for a reason, okay??

🤩🥰 Oh my dearest Elle, if you ever have a vacancy in your brain please let me know! I’d pay top dollar to move in and live out the rest of my days sunbathing in your deranged, utterly glorious thoughts!

I love all of these ideas they’re hilarious, and unhinged, and scrumptious!

2. All I can say is chefs kiss 👩‍🍳💋 it can’t be Charles driving if his pista is parked between the lines 💀

3. I’ve not seen Freaky Friday 🫣 but the body swap idea has been drooling, and them being able to understand and appreciate each other on a whole new level 🥹

4. Sounds like it could be riddled with miscommunication and angst and I’m spiraling at the mere thought of it 🌀

5. Is truly iconic lestappen material, and my favourite one from your headcanons! 😍 the “ex-fiancé” makes me want to scream, it is just so Max 🫠

You make me so happy and giddy, I pass along my endlessly gratitude to you for making my day! ❤️

[haveihitanerve]

Ripred: *jokingly* fight me Gregor: Luxa: Ares: Aurora: okay.  *fucking decks him*

[alicentsargent]

ALICENT APPRECIATION WEEK

DAY O6: COLORS

[preqvelle]

Shes a queen and they worship her

[the-scarlet-manor]

This is Scarlet Antoinette Williams shes the manager of Scarlet Manor, Genesis' BFF for life, and the proud babysitter of a family + harem

- AZ

[perhaps-in-anotherdream]

I apologize for asking, but I felt curious after seeing your tweet about the new main story update and you are the only person that I know keeping tabs on main story. Are all of the new chapters update lately has been disappointing?

I just finished S1 and was contemplating whether to proceed with S2. However, if it means the story will revolve around a repetitive cycle of the MLs, ESPECIALLY Victor sacrificing themselves, I'm not sure if it's worth continuing... Thank you for answering.

there’s no need to apologize haha. first and foremost, i don’t wish to discourage anyone, so please go ahead and explore the story at your own pace b/c we all have our preferences, and you might end up with completely different impressions than me. and regarding the newest release of CH 49-52, as i mentioned in my tweets, i still need to sit down and read “read” before making final verdicts on the update haha~ 🏳️

secondly, i do feel it’s worth mentioning, with the things currently happening in my real life and gaining clearer and newer perspective of my preferences might have been affecting the way i’m interacting with my fictions to some extent LOL. however, i’ll say this: in essence, Lovepro main story is all about the men exhausting themselves to uphold their 初心 (whether white/gray) and the writers throwing their characters into new and deeper pitfalls (whether it’s a disease/ moral dilemma/ or just pure angst LOL)— and then you have Li Zeyan, who is almost always put at the pointy edge of the knife each time at the climax. 

so, it happens the first time, you’re ripping your shirt, screaming, and wailing at the top of your lungs. the second, third, fourth time, you’re repeating those reactions + staring into space in the middle of the night. but after that, it’s just a transition from “okay, what’s next?” to “meh, well that exists” you know? i still remember how i bawled over the main story even last year around this time, but now i’m just numb lol, despite the stakes being so much higher. it’s difficult to be excited about something when you know it’s just another way of selling you the same story in different wrappings and milking off the loyal consumers. but regarding the writing teams, among the 5 men, 2 of them have god-tier writing teams, and they are consistent in that tier. the other 3 men have decent to well-rounded tier writing teams, and they are consistent in that tier. so i’ll give Paper this; they’ve won with their writers and the writers are doing their best within the scope they’re given, with some slip-ups once in a while, which is not unexpected. i am still very appreciative of that, but what i have issues with is the story telling direction, the repetitive cycles, making bigger messes than before to get out of the current one and resulting in an even bigger mess, dragging something that was “extraordinary” to “eh, well it is what it is” just to keep the story running. 

while i’m aware it’s just wishful thinking when we are about to celebrate the 6th anniv. soon LOL and Lovepro main story is on the story-driven side and is more or less mindful of the 端水 treatment, but i do strongly feel that the story could have been so much more exciting if it was a little more character-driven, where we wouldn’t just leave the characters hanging and do a hasty conclusion just b/c the allocated chapter time is over, but actually invest in taking apart each segment of the characters and give ourselves the time to get deeper into the roots. no, don’t just shove more problems at my face on top of the already piled up unsolved and undealt ones i have just b/c you need something “new”— and i’m afraid this is where my patience with the main story is alarmingly wearing thin :>

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[hells-musing-along]

ooc // Let's be honest with ourselves. This account is really just a Lilith rp account. xDDD One day, other muses will appear, but Lilith is in charge now.

[romajuliettesupremacy]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALISA, HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE, YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN KID <3

[annemichelle]

“If anyone touches her in any way, death will come swiftly and I am the reaper.”

-Thane

[scrollypoly]

Did . . .

Did link and sidon just get married??