#day 1: queen of queens

[climbthemountain2020]

Nesta Archeron, Queen of Queens

Happy @nestaarcheronweek to those who celebrate!

You caged me and then you called me crazy I am what I am ‘cause you trained me

[nestaarcheronweek]

♕ Day One: Queen of Queens♕

Fics:

Queen of Queens by @voidcommascreamintothe

Where The Light Won’t Find You Chapter 11 by @moodymelanist

Drabble by @silly--fangirl

Queen of Queens by @venus-celestial

Fanart:

Queen of Queens fanart commissioned by @melphss & Luana, drawn by @gessueter

Queen of Queens fanart by @positivewitch

Queen of Queens fanart commissioned by smahesh.bookish/@freyjas-musings, drawn by tomandosal

Queen of Queens fanart by meepsdraws

Queen of Queens fanart by artedeabs

Queen of Queens fanart by @thoughtfulshepherdmongerkid

Queen of Queens fanart commissioned by @amandapearls, drawn by lilys_wonders

Queen of Queens fanart by elle6583

Other:

Moodboard by @lorcandidlucienwill

Moodboard by @fieldofdaisiies

The Queen of Vengeance moodboard by @callmeblaire

Moodboard by @spore-loser

Moodboard by @climbthemountain2020

Nesta Barbie photography by @jmoonjones

Moodboard by @bookishwithathought

Queen of Queens Poem by @sonics-atelier

Moodboard by @sonics-atelier

[bookingfangirl]

NestaWeek Day 1: Queen of Queens

I've been inspired by everything on my dash today, so here's my contribution!

[silly--fangirl]

Nesta Week 2024, day 1: Queen of queens

so today i wrote this short drabble for Nesta week, and i hope y'all like it ♡

aprox. under 500 words ♡

@nestaarcheronweek

The bells started ringing and Nesta knew it was time – so she looked over the plains of her dress once more and then she was out of the tent, following the path laid out before her. The path she was meant to conquer – the wind whispered in agreement with the ground beneath her feet, and it seemed like an answer to the call of steel, now awaiting her arrival at the ceremony.

She moved between bright torches and she wasn't nervous at all – the stress disappeared as soon as she saw the surroundings. Her land — the one she had bled for, the one which chose her as it's ruler, the one which shall become a shelter for her people. A new beginning.

And so there Nesta has found herself – standing at the top of a hill, their set up camp behind her and a clearing in front of her, with every warrior soul who had decided to follow her here. And in the middle of it all – a quiet song only she could hear – laid Gwydion, Truthteller, Atharaxia and her made dagger, which had yet to be named. Her heart beckoned her to race toward the blades, but she only regained her composure, stilling her mind, and started slowly making her way down.

She could feel magic rushing through her – starting from the soil, making it's way up and up, and then finally flowing in loose strands of her braided hair only to be gone with the wind. It was welcoming – as if the territory has already started to flourish in her short time staying there.

When Nesta reached the meadow each and every whisper shut down. Our queen has come – their faces seemed to say, and so they bowed. Not in fear, nor because they had to — only because they had belived her once and have never stopped since. Because she'd led them to victory and became the ruler they wanted to follow.

She felt so honoured and prideful that it was almost overwhelming. Everything felt new and huge – but she was a rock in the midst of a violent sea and she won't shatter, nor yield. Never again.

So when she kneeled down in front of the swords and the daggers, she was sure. Sure of the vow to her court and it's people. Sure of the vow to herself. Sure of the vow to the whole world.

And she was sure of the crown – made of white gold, with some egdes sharp as knives, while others were delicate like feathers – now sitting atop her head, just where it belonged.

[heartstringgs]

pre-tfc , extra content :

the raven king, chapter eight :

the king's men, chapter ten :

the king's men, chapter seventeen :

kandrew [ w/ neil ] + the 2 year quest

[bacchuschucklefuck]

''''''shadow'''''''' ''''''''game'''''''''''''

[zoe-oneesama]

Aww, the character growth made you spill the beans!

Episode 50 Part 1 First < Previous Episode > Next Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5 Ep 41, Ep 42, Ep 43, Ep 44 Ep 45, Ep 46, Ep 47, Ep 48, Intermission, Ep 49

Bonus: The kids are all relegated to background shots but they are fancy for two whole episodes so enjoy their fashion spread:

Ko-fi | Patreon

[peach-sea]

Cringetober Day 1. Screenshot Redraw

inspired by this early eah scene where raven "lets her bad side out" playing guitar and my cousin and I go "apple's probably losing it" and then they cut to her and she's making this face ↓

[applestorms]

(tw for extensive discussions of dubiously consensual sexual situations, typical to canon. also spoilers for the decay route update)

honestly, one of the most interesting aspects of andrew's psyche that we get to see in the most recent decay route update to me is his nearly unending hesitancy about having sex with ashley, despite both his overwhelming desire to AND her incredibly blasé, Yeah Sure Let's Do It attitude in response to the question.

while the end of the burial route provides some key insight into ashley's point of view regarding this topic (e.g. if you go with the less enthusiastic/more teasing answer to andrew's question of "we're not like that, right? right??"), and the shots & such ending provides even more intrigue into her motivations, i think that decay presents two key reasons as to why andrew has continued to hold back for so long: his two core conflicting desires, and an inability to see ashley as her own full person. notably, both of these parts can easily be connected to his mother's childhood abuse and parentification of him as well.

with regards to the first point: andrew has two main overwhelming desires at the heart of his character that motivate most of his actions, which unfortunately for him are completely incompatible. andrew wants:

to be a normal, average person-- someone who can hold a steady, respectable job, fit in at the block party BBQs, and not attract any negative attention from the neighbors.

to fuck his sister.

to some degree, you could even read the distinction between the two main routes themselves (burial and decay) to be motivated by whether or not andrew can diffuse the tension between these two wants-- in burial, he gives up on his need to fit in with the rest of respectable society, presumably pushing him more towards the fucking-his-sister route; in decay, he struggles significantly to let go of this desire for normalcy, and the stress almost always breaks him. notably, in neither of these routes can he fully give up on the second desire-- really, his relationship with julia and the rest of his life up til the point that ep1 begins has been about him trying and failing to do so, so this makes sense.

(sidenote: i would also like to clarify that i think the Most key distinction between these two routes comes down to the decision you actually have to make to get one or the other-- namely, whether or not the siblings are able to trust one another. but anyways)

this focus on the first desire for normalcy is also interesting in that it seems to be one of the core desires that renee holds as well, as we see her so happily boast about during their interactions in ep2. honestly i could probably write a whole post about how much andrew (consciously or, more often, not) mimics his mother's behavior and takes on her standards and ideals, but the key point to pay attention to here is the fact that andrew has subsumed his mother's viewpoint in such a way that he is either not fully aware of or simply hasn't questioned in all that much depth yet.

we can also see this with the aforementioned parentifiication, which has really interesting consequences on how much andrew does (not) see ashley as her own autonomous person. pretty much every single childhood flashback we get in 3a shows the same terrible cycle:

andrew is told by renee that ashley is His responsibility -> ashley causes problems on purpose -> andrew takes the fall for her

frankly, we don't even really need that first step for andrew to fully internalize the idea that ashley's actions are His to take responsibility for. the horrible consequences of this are also quite obvious: not only is this pressure to take responsibility for someone else's actions an incredibly unfair burden to put on anyone, much less a kid, but it also continually pushes andrew to see ashley as something less than human, or as little more than an extension of himself rather than her own person.

the main conflict in decay really comes down to this conflicting desire between the two of them, where what both andrew and ashley want above all else is Complete and Utter control over the other-- andrew wanting control because he has again been groomed to see ashley as his full responsibility, and ashley wanting control to assuage her own insecurities and fears about being isolated and hated forever. the more sympathetic throughline underlying a lot of this is that what both of them seem to want is safety, to protect both themselves and each other from any and all situations outside of their control-- though, unfortunately, a lot of times those exact external situations are simply the other acting on this mirrored desire for control lol.

anyways, going back to the sex thing-- since andrew doesn't see ashley as her own person, since he sees her as incapable of taking responsibility for her own actions and therefore as someone who cannot make decisions for herself, due in large part to him automatically transferring this burden to himself, andrew also sees ashley's consent as essentially meaningless.

the more sympathetic reading here is that andrew does genuinely want ashley to be at least kinda into it as more than a manipulation tactic/transactional thing-- but i think it's also equally likely that andrew simply doesn't want to have to once again shoulder the full burden of Committing Incest on his own, and he doesn't trust ashley to ever be even capable of taking the fall for her own actions. the fact that andrew still ultimately sees ashley as Leyley and NEVER as Ashley Proper (as he himself recognizes at one point) really just reinforces this to me. he says it himself-- he practically raised this woman. and in this case, even above all others, ashley's actions are quite literally also his own. it all goes back to that initial mistrust, and he carries that resentment with him even after they get around to actually doing it. mutually dubious consent, truly in-fucking-deed.

[theroyalsandi]

British Royal Family - The Queen was greeted by Zara Tindall with a wave, a curtsy and a kiss, as the Princess Royal, Peter Philips and Mike Tindall, looked on, as they attended day 1 of Royal Ascot in Ascot, England. | June 17, 2025

[moomoorare]

Autumn Gem inspired by my Scales of Fate AU and based on Alfons Mucha's Autumn painting. This will be the first of four art pieces, hopefully coming soon.

In the meantime you can find my SOFAU ao3 fics here, and Alfons Mucha's The Seasons Paintings wiki page here 🍇🧡 leave your thoughts in the reblogs if u want, have a nice day, it's Autumn!!! 🍁🌼💜

[tricoufamily]

retook some family photos. this is literally me when i don't forgive you but please don't hold me to it

[nestaarcheronweek]

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[horsechestnut]

Anyway, if you're a fan of Bruce and Steph having a father/daughter relationship you should probably go read about Oliver and Mia.

[yashley]

ashley in critical role one-shots* (part 2)

[todayontumblr]

Tuesday, December 5.

Then why friend shaped :(

It's a good time to be Godzilla. He is raking it in, you might say. After all, he is the star of not just one but two extremely large movies in the upcoming Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) and the acclaimed Godzilla: Minus One (2023). Just imagine him sitting back in the destroyed shell of a skyscraper in whatever miscellaneous supercity, getting comfortable, flicking through his fat wad of cash, and $miling. You've earnt it, pal.

But it gets better still for the extremely large lizard, because #godzilla is trending on Tumblr. That is because Godzilla, at last, comes in pink.

And he is serving, b*tch, and then some. 

@endominator