#the six versions of the queens my beloved

[sotwk]

I just read "A stab to the heart", and first of all, I loved it, just... perfect! The way the Thranduil is so worried for her and he can sense when she wakes up is just way too good for me!

Honestly, the last line of the fic: "We saw ada frightened" just hit me so deep that I had to come here. So, I didn't check to see if you have already written about this in the headcannons masterlist (and I'm sorry if you did and I haven't noticed!) but how do you think that Thranduil and their kids reacted when she died? Like, how their feelings and thoughts after this? I've always assumed Thranduil being an extremely good father, so I can't truly imagine him being mean to any of their kids, but how do you think that they (specially Thranduil) took the news that their queen had died?

Eeek! What lovely feedback and an even lovelier fic-related question! (I am so lucky and grateful to get such nice Anons in my inbox; I am spoiled.)

A Stab to the Heart (Fic Link)

Part 2 of this 2-part fic is over 50% written, but has been stalled in the basement of my brain for over six months now (yikes)! Hopefully I can shove it back into motion soon!

In regards to Thranduil being so in-tune with his wife that their minds are practically in a constant state of ósanwë (Elvish mind-link), I would like to point out a few key details about their relationship:

"A Stab to the Heart" takes place in Third Age 1012. By this time, Thranduil and Maereth have already been married for 1,188 years and have been mutually in love for an additional 1,700. And ever since they married, they were hardly ever parted for any significant amount of time (as opposed to most other Elven couples, like Celeborn and Galadriel, who would live apart for years). Needless to say, you would be hard-pressed to find a couple more tightly, lovingly bonded then the Elvenking and Elvenqueen were to each other.

THEIR ROMANTIC HISTORY: (Link to related HCs HERE) It took Thranduil about 50 years of sporadic meetings to realize he was falling in love with Maereth. However, he knew his father would loathe the idea of his son pairing off with a Noldor (much less one descended from Fëanor) and it would have great repercussions on their kingdom, so Thranduil tried to ignore his growing feelings and sought to maintain just a friendship with her.

Maereth nearly died in the Sacking of Eregion, and Thranduil had been there to witness it; he had held her while she was gravely injured and felt the terror of her slipping away from him. Ultimately, she was saved by the healing of Elrond, but this experience left a permanent mark on Thranduil. From that day on, he found the only thing that ever scared him in his life: losing Maereth to the Halls of Mandos.

What do you do when you realize you love someone so much you cannot live without them? You ask them to marry you, of course! And so Thranduil did, but it took another thousand years of determined courtship to get Maereth to say "yes".

The Aftermath of the Elvenqueen's Death

I have yet to fully write the story of this terrible tragedy (I'm intimidated by it, to be honest), but a version of it was written, including the immediate aftermath, in my Thorin-centric fic, "The Broken Shield", where Maereth died during the War of the Dwarves and Orcs. I wrote out more details of her death in this headcanon post.

As for the reactions of the family (those who were left, anyway)?

OH BOY.

(SPOILERS to the SotWK AU, if anyone cares about that sort of thing, under the cut. Also, it gets pretty sad, so I apologize for the emotions this story may cause.)

Thranduil very nearly died from heartbreak. This was the darkest point in Mirkwood's history, the kingdom that had already been fighting off spiders, orcs, dark creatures, and poisons for centuries. All that was nothing compared to the realm's grief over their Elvenqueen's death, and fearing the likelihood their beloved Elvenking would either die from heartbreak, or finally leave them for the Undying Lands.

Note that by the time the Elvenqueen died, Thranduil had already lost three out of five of his sons. Only Gelir and Legolas remained, though he also had his daughter-in-law, Itarildë (Mirion's widow) and two grandchildren, Crown Prince Aranion (heir to the throne) and Princess Anariel.

Upon his return home to Mirkwood to bury the Elvenqueen's body, Thranduil was uncharacteristically cold and seemingly emotionless. He turned into stone (metaphorically) as a way of holding himself together, for the sake of the people who depended on him. He did not have strength left to properly comfort his family, and could only parrot the kingdom's motto, telling them they "will endure".

Gelir, the most impulsive of the Thranduilions (and second to Turhir as the most hot-tempered), lashed out in vengeful rage. Legolas just barely convinced him not to immediately ride out to seek revenge against the Orcs.

However, about three years after the Elvenqueen was laid to rest, Gelir once again tried to convince his father to allow him and Legolas to lead their armies to rejoin the Dwarves (Thrain's people) in their war against the orcs. Thranduil refused, and instead decreed that all travel to other realms was forbidden while the Dwarves fought their war.

Frustrated by this (and still grieving his mother), Gelir finally broke down and rebelled openly against the Elvenking. He attempted to leave Mirkwood on his own, only to be chased down by his father and dragged back to the Halls in chains, where he was thrown in prison.

Does this sound harsh? I take a pause in this dramatic tale to point out that Thranduil was a very, VERY good father to his sons all their lives. The Princes were over 2,000 years old by the time their mother died; not only were they adults, but they were wise enough to know that they were not exempt from their kingdom's laws, and should understand the grief their father carried from all these terrible losses. Not only did Thranduil need to demonstrate the strength of his authority, but he also refused to risk the death of another family member, even if it meant imprisoning his own child.

After the war ended in TA 2799, Gelir was finally released from prison, after being held there for 3 years. But instead of making peace with his father and submitting to the King's decrees, he openly criticized Mirkwood's isolationist policies, which had become even stricter after the Elvenqueen's death.

Legolas, caught between the two dearest people in the world to him, could not get them to reconcile their differences.

After another year of strife between father and son, Thranduil gave Gelir an ultimatum: reaffirm his fealty to the Elvenking and his laws, or be banished from the kingdom. Gelir, believing his home had become a "cage" that he refused to be locked in, chose banishment.

Gelir asked his brother to come with him, forcing Legolas to choose sides by staying with Thranduil. He remembered a prophetic plea his mother once made to him many years before her death: "above all, choose your father". His decision was also influenced by the special closeness he had with Thranduil.

Thus, Gelir left the kingdom in the winter of TA 2800, and cut off all contact with his family. Legolas was the only Thranduilion left.

For a century (TA 2800-2900), Thranduil struggled against his personal demons of anger and grief and longing to be with his beloved wife again. In spite of his depression however, he continued to govern his people effectively, but only with the help and loyalty of Legolas and his devoted daughter-in-law and grandchildren. (Note: SotWK AU does NOT accept the coldness and rift between Legolas and Thranduil as shown in the film adaptation. Legolas ultimately proves to be Thranduil's most steadfast son. The conflict between Tauriel and Thranduil, and her romance with Legolas, do not occur in SotWK either.)

In TA 2850, when Gandalf uncovered Sauron's identity as the Necromancer--something Thranduil had suspected for centuries, but his reports went unheeded--the Elvenking slowly began to return to himself, remembering the hard battle that still needed to be fought to protect his kingdom.

In TA 2911, Thranduil even began to loosen the restrictions against traveling outside of Mirkwood, when he allowed Itarildë and Anariel to join Gandalf in giving aid to the Hobbits of the Shire during the Fell Winter, just as their family had done previously during the Long Winter (TA 2758).

By the time Thorin and his Company arrived at Mirkwood in TA 2941, the remnants of the royal house of Thranduil were back in fighting form, although the Elvenking would always carry a longing for his wife that would not be healed until their reunion in Aman over a century into the Fourth Age.

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[bohemian-nights]

What are your opinions on both Book!Rhaenyra and Show!Rhaenyra.

😬 Welp obviously unpopular opinions coming through:

Book!Rhaenyra is incredibly entitled, self-centered, and narcissistic. She literally is what happens when you are never told no and essentially every whim is indulged and handed to you on a silver tray.

I know some people have said that her depiction is borderline misogynistic in the books(Maegor with tits), but if you look at real-life monarchs(who come from empires built on colonialism and slavery), even to this day, they are not nice people so I’d say her characterization isn't exactly an unfair depiction.

Of course, people always like to point out that Rhaenyra did not start off bad(she was the realms Delight and beloved by the people). She was just stressed from losing nearly all of her kids. She snapped like any of us would do. She’s actually the true victim of the Dance.

I’ll grant her supporters the first part, but the subsequent arguments🙃 Rhaenyra started acting, um how should I say, in a questionable manner long before she started losing her children. People always leave out how she ordered Daemon to chop off Ser Vaemond’s head and feed it to her piss-colored dragon for daring to speak the truth. Unlike in the show, this happened three years before the events of the Dance when she was mentally sound.

Yes, you could make the point that it was technically done to protect her children(and herself), but then you can also argue that if she really wanted to protect her children she would not have had such obvious bastards(I’ve seen people try to argue that they aren’t bastards in the books because they’ve got Baratheon and Arryn ancestry, which is dumb as hell because they have features that don’t come from either house) in the first place.

Plus it’s not as if her children would be killed if they were acknowledged as bastards. They’d still be alive albeit out of the running for the Iron Throne. Of course that would have probably taken her out of the running as well so murder and cutting out the tongues to silence those who state the obvious to be queen someday it is😄

Honestly, I feel like she’s a dumber duller version of Cersei(and that’s saying something because while entertaining she is pretty idiotic). Rhaenyra is not very charismatic and she’s a hypocrite(bastard hater while having bastards herself) and a racist(and once again stress isn’t a “good” reason for racism so if you feel that way 🙃). I’ll keep it cute and leave it there, but in my humble opinion, there is nothing about her that is really likable.

Show! Rhaenyra is boring. She started out fine and we could see some of book! Rhaenyra's arrogance that fuels her fire and drive, but when they switched actors in episode six she became lifeless.

We see a little of that fire return during the scene where everyone is gathered in the Great Hall of Driftmark and Rhaenyra suggests for Aemond to be questioned, but it once again disappears.

Now I want to be clear, I do not blame Emma for Rhaenyra’s lack of fire. As I said, during the Great Hall scene in episode seven, the fire was present. However, production so far seems hell-bent on making her into this sympathetic heroine of sorts which is why it has disappeared.

They are setting her up to be this wronged woman who the patriarchy wore down even though that simply isn’t the whole truth. Before this show even though people felt like she was the rightful heir, no one saw her as this hero who had a heart of gold. They recognized that she wasn't a very likable person while still acknowledging how she was wronged in some way.

Now you have people who act like she never did anything wrong(some of the people behind HOTD included). That she is the unquestionable hero and a kindhearted person who was destroyed by the war when that's simply not the case. I don’t find it cute how they are trying to redeem a racist sociopath in the name of supposed “feminism”(all while tearing down and stripping every other woman character of her characterization🙃).

I will say that even though they’ve whitewashed her, she still doesn’t come off as sympathetic to me. You can see moments of her arrogance. It’s not as vicious as in the books(I.e. chopping off Ser Vaemond’s head and feeding it to Syrax), but it’s still there like during episode seven and when she was taunting Daemon right before she got choked out by him in the finale.

Going forward, I hope the show brings in more of her book personality because she’s not very entertaining to watch.

[lunarmoonanons]

The Singing Dragon’s Family

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Two years after the birth of the obvious willful child, Saera, Jaehaerys and Alysanne welcomed YN into the world. She was a quiet baby, and though Saera would usually hate when the attention was off her she adored her little sister. Saera was the first word YN said, they were spotted sleeping together in the same bed (non sexual), YN and Saera were rarely seen apart. Unless of course Saera would be flirting or kissing the neck of a boy, then YN would be covering for her. 

The scapegoat and the beloved, thicker than thieves.

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Jaehaerys 

The Conciliator was in his mid thirties when YN was born, and the sight of another daughter brought mixed feelings to him. Joy at the sight of a healthy beautiful child, he loved his daughters truly; Anxiety at the possibility of another problem child as Saera was just starting to prove herself to be even at 2 years old. 

But when he held her for the first time, and looked into her big innocent eyes, Jaehaerys fell in love. He couldn’t explain it, but he felt this need to protect her. 

YN had proven herself to be a sweet, soft spoken child. She loved poetry, fantasies, and songs. Her voice enchanting the masses, being praised for her talent by the whole of the six kingdoms. Oftentimes she would read to her father at night or sing to him, wanting her close as he saw her as the better version of Saera

“YN is not wrought with filth like a whore” (this man is a misogynist) 

Alysanne

The good Queen loved all her children. When YN was born she had Saera close so that the two would bond, since her willful little girl seemed not to care for Daella. YN did not cry when she was born, frightening the queen, but she was alive and healthy. As a baby she was a curious sweet little thing. During her childhood, YN would usually be seen with either Alysanne, Jaehaerys, or Saera. 

Alysanne is the one who intrigued YN to the art of singing, since every night YN would demand her mother sing to her. Eventually YN would be the one who would sing to Alysanne. 

As YN grew, Alysanne tried to plead with her to try to stir Saera in the right path. Alysanne loved all her children, but would constantly feel overwhelmed with Saera. YN promised her mother she would be Saera’s companion. Alysanne always had a softer spot for YN than Saera, praising how sweet and modest her girl was. 

“YN is my sweet dragon. She listens and understands.”

Aegon

YN never knew Aegon. Occasionally when YN was a child she would console her mother when Alysanne would fall into instances of grief over her poor baby. 

Daenerys

YN always asked her brothers and sisters about Daenerys, so that one day she could write a song for her departed sister. 

Aemon

Her oldest brother was a teenager when she was born and already betrothed. He was devoted to his wife, but they both made time for YN. Taking turns watching over her practicing for when they’d have their own children. Both growing rather affectionate to her. 

When he had his own child, YN had asked many times if she could play with her and he indulged. YN sang to Rhaenys, wrote poems about her, and enchanted her older brother with how quickly she earned his daughter's love. 

He will deem no man worthy of his sister’s voice

Baelon

12 year old Baelon did not feel interested at the prospect of a new baby. Frankly the Spring Prince was not interested in a baby, since babies couldn’t hunt or fight or anything cool like that. 

When YN started to walk around he became more invested as he was more mature and decided that he would watch over his little sister. 

He, like Aemon let YN, watch over his child Viserys and felt more of a paternal nature over her. YN had a talent for investing Viserys in stories about Westeros and his family. 

No man is worthy to marry YN, if Baelon had his way she’d be a spinster. 

Alyssa

Like Baelon, this adventurous child wasn’t very interested in babies, but she knew that YN as a girl wouldn’t usually have the best lot in life. So whenever she could pry her away from her other family members (Saera) Alyssa would take YN to the Dragon pit to ride, or climb up and down the cliff of Kings landing, would teach her how to fight. 

Though YN was more of an artist, she and Alyssa bonded over their love for dragon riding and sitting by the ocean. 

When Alyssa went to marry Baelon, YN was at first devastated at the thought she would lose her older sister to her brother. Saera had convinced YN that marriage meant prison for a woman. That was not the case and the two remained good companions. YN was devastated when Alyssa died, writing a long poem that to this day brings westeros to tears

“I, who had always been Alyssa’s little sister, do not know what to make of myself now. My protector, my friend, my sister is gone and I do not know what I am to do without her. My sister has flown away without me.” Excerpt from YN’s poem

Maegelle

Maegelle was the most excited to see YN when she was born. Though the 7 year old was promised to the faith and would be sent away when she’d become 10, she still adored being around her. This caused many fights between her and Saera. 

Maegelle was the one to teach YN how to write and was her first audience to YN’s poems. When she was sent to the faith, she and YN would send the other letters and poetry to stay in touch. Eventually Maegelle would be urging YN to either steer Saera to the right path, or to avoid her altogether so that YN would not taint herself with sin. 

When Saera had been sent to the faith as punishment, Maegelle tried to console YN but YN could not be soothed. Maegelle had, like so many of their family labeled Saera a slut, she believed YN was pure as she had never even considered sex or lust. 

She had good intentions, but the path to hell is paved with those

Vaegon

Ever the serious, blunt child. He did  not immediately bond with baby YN. Even at 5 years he had a pale serious face, cold and thinking. 

As YN grew, she always made an attempt to include her disliked brother in activities with their other siblings. He was appreciative, and it’s believed that he would only smile at YN. She would try to coach him about not seeming to be so sour or blunt when he spoke but nothing ever came of it. 

When the boy was 15, and sent to the citadel, he and his little sister promised to keep in touch through letters. She was the first to tell him of family news, and he would always update her on his studies. 

Vaegon may not really show it, but he cares.

Daella

Daella and YN got along very well, both being sweet and liked by most. Though YN was considered shy, next to Daella she was practically an extrovert. YN was close as she could be to Daella, but as they always were companions they were never as close as Saera and YN were. 

YN was considered shy, but she always faced her fears and tried to help her older sister do the same. Eventually at a young age, when YN began singing to Alysanne, Daella would also have to listen to YN. For she could not sleep peacefully without it. Whenever Saera would pull a cruel prank on Daella, she would be slightly scolded by YN. so yes the two loved each other. As sisters. 

When Daella was forced to marry, YN comforted her and promised her that the fear of the thing was at most the worst. Daella wrote to YN and Alysanne when she was in labor and afraid. YN made it there to try and calm her, but could only try to comfort her as she died. YN felt so much guilt when her sister died, believing that she should’ve protected her little sister or been a closer companion

“One so frail, so fair, so kind, could not live long in a world so blind. One made victims to her fears, will not be present to our tears. Goodbye my sister, may you be safe and loved in the life that follows this.” YN’s poem for Daella.

Saera

When YN was in her mothers womb, Saera was upset at the fact she had to share attention with a baby. She was two when YN was born. YN came into the world in the dark of night. Saera was in fact the first to hold YN, Alysanne had given birth without any attendants, and had passed out afterward. Her newborn on the bed, still connected to the placenta. Saera had watched the whole thing, crying for her mother to stop. When she saw the baby on the bed, the toddler decided to pick her up and both just stared at each other. The whole night Saera sat with the baby in her lap looking at her. When the morning came and Alysanne awoke in a panic, she saw her stubborn Saera cradling the babe as best as the toddler could. Saera tried to punch away the maesters who came to wash and care for her. According to Grand Maester Elysar, by the age of two Saera knew exactly what she wanted, and Saera only wanted YN. 

The two grew up incredibly close. Saera would be caught climbing into YN’s bed to hold her. When YN was a child the two would sleep in the same bed so frequently many servants thought it a waste to make YN’s bed. YN and Saera were each other’s companions and partners. YN, though she wanted to be a good child, would cover or act as a watch for her sister when Saera would pull her pranks. Jaehaerys had tried to separate the once as a punishment for Saera once, and the girl merely climbed up the tower into her sister’s room. YN would read romantic poetry, and sing to her sister. Saera, at age 12, would run her fingertips over her sister’s face. YN would tell Saera how she felt about sex. That whenever she thought about it, nothing happened. Like she was presented with a lovely feast but she couldn’t make herself hungry, she believed she’d never find love. Saera vowed to love her.

When Saera flowered, YN was the first to know. They shared their first kiss when Saera was 14 and YN 12. At her presentation of the court Saera joked about having many husbands, later that night as YN and her sat criss cross under the sheets Saera said she could have many husbands but YN would be her only wife. Though Saera enjoyed pleasures, she would never kiss a lover on the lips. That was only reserved for YN. The two never told the family of how much they loved the other. Once as they laid on the sands near the tide, Saera lamented how she felt attraction sexually for both men and women, but only felt true love for YN. YN mused on her inability to feel anything sexual, but her love for Saera could not be defined by mortal standards. 

When Saera was taken to oldtown in 84ac, YN and her had to be practically ripped away from the other. Jaehaerys held his younger daughter close and urged her to calm, that it was for the best, that Saera was a bad influence and YN had to let her go. For months YN wallowed in Misery. This was amplified by the loss of her dear Alyssa.

One night in 85ac, YN was awoken to the familiar hands of her love. Saera held her finger to her lips and they both sat in bed. Her hair was shorter as if someone had shaved her head, but she was practically vibrating. Saera explained how she ran away, and she was going to Essos to be free. Then she asked her to run away with her. To be her secret wife. YN said…..

Viserra

YN had attended her mother when she was giving birth to Viserra. She held her mothers hand, Alysanne is quoted saying that she would have died had it not been for her daughter YN. The girl was only two and Alyssane believed her to be the most maternal. Indeed YN had loved Viserra and tried to spend time with her, but her other siblings took her attention away.

But YN made an effort to sing to her little sister when she was a baby, she would watch the babe for her mother when YN was older, trying to convince her close sister to bond with Viserra. 

When YN had lost her dear sister, Viserra tried her hand at consoling her. For the first few months, she and Gael were the only ones to make her smile. 

Gaemon

YN did not understand the concept of death when her little brother Gaemon died. Jaehaerys tried to help her, all the while holding back his tears. 

Valerion

When Valerion had died, YN wept alongside her mother. Her poor brother never even got to feel the sun on his face. He was here in an instant and gone in the next.

Gael

Like Viserra, YN had attended her mother when she gave birth a final time. The event had nearly drained her mother of all her energy but soon the 11 year old had presented the newborn to her mother. 

Along with Alysanne. YN had practically raised Gael. She adored the baby and what little time she could spend with her, YN would sing so as to have her recognize her voice. Gael adored her big sister and if it were not for Saera, she’d take up all of YN’s time. 

In conclusion, I don’t think that Jaehaerys and Alysanne were mentally ready to raise all of their children. Saera truly did become the family scapegoat so I decided to give my (headcanoned) bisexual princess a sweet little romance.I can’t believe ASOIAF has led me to where I’m shipping incest, but here we are.

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Happy Happy Birthday Jennifer!! @whimsicallyenchantedrose

So, while I wasn’t able to write you a brand new birthday story this year, I thought it might be fun to highlight my all-time favorites of your stories. You were the first fandom friend I met and interacted with, we talked the show and plot points and character development together, and you helped me begin to navigate Tumblr back when I first joined. It’s been a gift to know you all that time, and your writing is a gift to us all! You’ve written so many GREAT stories that it was hard to narrow down, but I have settled on my top half dozen at last to highlight for your special day -- with some cover art for a few of them!!! 💖 Hope this gift serves to remind you of all you’ve written and created and how much all of it - and you!! - are loved. 🥰

The Strongest Magic - This short MC is one of your very early works - a Neverland season 3a divergent tale, but where it diverges gives us powerful adventure and emotion, sacrifice, and much earlier admission and acceptance of the love between our Pirate and Princess. I simply adore it - it squeezes your heart for sure, but it also wraps you up in a wonderful happy ending by the time you are finished.

A Wish Your Heart Makes , Getting to I Do & Mysterious Fathoms Below - This series of longer, connected multi-chapters (The "By Land or By Sea" trilogy) is simply EPIC!!! I don't know how to sing the praises of this story half as much as it deserves. There's adventure in the Enchanted Forest, Camelot, and even under the sea! There's so much beautiful love story for CS (and even some lovely, redemptive Outlaw Queen as well), and @whimsicallyenchantedrose even incorporates some unexpected and perfectly cast characters of myth and legend and her own creation alongside our faves. I don't want to give too much away, but these stories MUST BE read! Once you do, you'll want to read them over and over again.

Happily Ever After - This short MC was originally part of your Fluffy Fridays compilation, and I have often revisited the few chapters of this on their own and definitely think of them as their own little stand-alone story. I love the family recipes, the competition, the rivalry that becomes something much sweeter.... it's a truly delicious addition to your collection of writing!

Caribbean Shores - This lovely little MC reads more like a modern day AU, though they are in Storybrooke and many of our favorite characters still appear. I love the cute sweetness of this one, and the adorable addition of a few scheming cuties from MM's class when she takes them for a field trip tour of the Jolly Roger from Killian. ;) All the sizzle and attraction is there for Emma and Killian right from the start, and though she tries to resist (Why is she always so stubborn?!?) She can't do it for long...

Under the Apple Tree - It's hard to even express how much I adore this fic originally written between season six and season seven of canon. The way @whimsicallyenchantedrose wove in what we knew might be coming in season seven and then supposed what still could happen (a lot of which I would have loved to really see!) is simply brilliant. I love the relationships explored and the way the plot unfolds. It's a special and unique version of our beloved characters, and of course the unstoppable power of Captain Swan to always find each other again is fully on display too! ;p

Until the Stars are all Alight - Wow, this story must have been such a daunting task to undertake - one I would have been afraid to tackle, but the skill with which the OuaT world and the LotR world are woven together, how the plotlines come together and reach fruition, and how the characters coincide for best use so seamlessly is truly admirable and just adds to the depth and power of this full multi-chapter adventure. It has heart and hope and True Love conquering all - all the best things we love so much from the world of fairy tales and the brain of J.R. R. Tolkien!

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Evie's OC Nursery

... aka a list of all the OCs I haven't introduced or fully fleshed out yet. Feel free to bully me into fleshing one of them out if you feel like it.

Included in this list are OCs for...

The Legend of Zelda

Splatoon

Lord of the Rings

One Piece (shocking, I know...)

Encanto

The Barbie movie

Disney's Alice in Wonderland / Descendants

Undertale

More Descendants (curse you, Dolly)

Also, revamps/AU versions of...

Jelena (Die Drei ??? / The Three Investigators)

Vicky (Hogan's Heroes)

Evelynn (Vocalization)

Celine (Who Killed Markiplier / Markiplier Egos)

You can find all the avatar makers etc. I used at azaleasdolls.com - pictures that are not meikers were made by me :)

The Guardian of the Deku Tree (The Legend of Zelda Series)

I came up with her when Tears of the Kingdom came out. Because of the whole time travel scheme in the game, I felt like creating an OC that would be there across all time to connect Zelda in the past and Link in the present. A timeless creature, if you will. Also, I fell in love with the concept of the Zonai. She isn't really a Zonai, but still. I then got obsessed with a YouTuber who was playing an Ocarina of Time randomizer, and so I got the idea of making her the Guardian/Sage/Spirit of the Deku Tree, because the Deku Tree is pretty much one of the most eternal things in the series. And also... Wood elves and dryads my beloveds...

The Weapons and Intel Expert of the New Squidbeak Splatoon (Splatoon Series)

This is just my love for Octolings and Splatoon in general and my obsession with Splatoon 3 combined. I freaking love the music, too, my gosh... She's there from the very start in Splatoon 1 because I have a very special connection with the first game. I know it doesn't full make sense but I believe in the principles of Shrödinger's Canon. In Splatoon 2 she definitely uses dualies, but in Splatoon 1 it's still a modified octoshot.

The True Halfling (The Lord of the Rings)

Half hobbit, half elf, this is a true halfling. With her being half elf, she got the choice of immortality and she chose to be immortal. She spends her days travelling and learning about different cultures, specifically their songs and music. Legend has it that she's the last creature still alive who can harness the magic of old.

The Feral Lynx (One Piece)

He actually has a name! His name is Lux Jirou! While he's still with the Black Cat Pirates, he goes by his first name Jirou, but once he deserts from them, he goes by his last name Lux. My boy has a very funky lynx devil fruit that lets him do cartoon logic style things because One Piece is One Piece and, judging by the one canon lynx in the series and other animal devil fruits, Oda couldn't care less about biological accuracy, so... Funky lynx boi. In the live action, he's Kaya's bodyguard and, one time when Klahadore finds Kaya crying to fluffy big cat Jirou, Kaya lies and says that this his her pet lynx named... Bowie! Yes, this is a David Bowie reference. Also, he's a Zoro ship. And he joins the Heart Pirates later :)

The Lonely Daughter (Encanto)

Behold! It's Bruno's daughter. You probably already know what that entails, she develops some issues after her father leaves. Her name is Soledad which means "loneliness" but Pepa thought that name was cruel after Bruno left, so everyone calls her Soles now, which means "suns". Wanna know what her power is? Water. With a hint of clairvoyance/scrying. But we don't talk about that :)

This Barbie is...

still in development. Brought to you by me feeling bad for Ken. Someone get this man a girlfriend because he's a lonely boi. I am someone, I am getting him a girlfriend. Tis her. This picture isn't actually from Azaleasdolls but a picrew that you can find here.

The Princess of Hearts (Disney's Alice in Wonderland / Descendants)

What can I say - I love the animated Alice in Wonderland a normal amount. I created her for a Roleplay like, I dunno, six years ago? Over six years? She's the daughter of the Queen of Hearts and her King and she's a Wonderland citizen through and through. Delightfully whacky and fun but also a little creepy. And she loves her tea, spends a lot of time with the Mad Hatter and his friends at his tea party. I tried to import her to the Descendants universe once or twice but I just never found a faceclaim that fit. Her name was originally Alice, but I don't know if the Queen would really call her daughter Alice or if she even knows the name of the girl who caused a ruckus at her court, and also that doesn't fit the Descendants naming scheme :)

The Botanic Monster (Undertale)

Well, I had a hyperfixation on Undertale when I was young. Like. Really young. And I kinda got hit in the feels about it again. Sans ship, probably. Dryad-adjacent thingy. Lives in Snowdin and is constantly cold. That's it for now. Look at my girl :) Well, my first draft of her anyway. Kinda feeling like making her anthro because what else is new. We create cat girls here sir. Dryad/cat hybrid? Maybe some sort of panther or other tree-adjacent cat?

The Cheshire Kitty (Disney's Descendants)

Curse you, Dolly, why did you have to enable me? So yeah, Cheshire Cat's daughter. Queen of Hearts' daughter's bestie, maybe? Absolute menace. This is also a picrew, you can find it here!

Redux/AU: Jelena, the Auxiliary Detective

The bitch is back. The original bitch. Bitch here being short for boss bitch because that's what she is. What if Jelena were a default part of the Investigators? She and Justus would constantly bicker and I am here for it. Is she an OC? No. Has she gained the title of honorary OC? Absolutely. What a queen.

AU: Vicky, the Resistance Spy

What if Vicky's mum and dad had gotten divorced and her mother had taken her back to Germany? What if Vicky had grown up there, never joined the WAAF and never joined the SOE. And what if she met Newkirk on a night out in Hammelburg, accidentally stumbling into the Heroes' organization and putting her life as a civilian on the line for the love of her life, for as much as he lied to her?

Redux/AU: Evelynn, the Not-So-Human Singer

First concept for Evelynn's non-human form! She obviously wouldn't walk around like this in day-to-day life, but in the magic-ish realm, this is what she looks like. She's a fairy! Picrew can be found here!

Redux/AU: Celine, the Glitch in the System

After watching Who Killed Markiplier, in my YouTube-obsessed mindset, I thought to myself: "Hey, what if Celine had been dragged into Mark's mind along with Darkiplier?" And so, Ego!Celine was born. I don't really know how I'm gonna redo her but I wanna redo her. Or at the very least I wanna revive her.

So, that's it for now! This list is probably gonna get longer, honestly...

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Taglist: @starcrossedjedis @oneirataxia-girl @daughter-of-melpomene - let me know if you’d like to be added or removed!

[shouta-edits]

Inbox check plz :3

Could I get a Celeshiro (Chihiro x Celestia, from Danganronpa) phone wallpaper? I'd like for the theme to be pastel colors, my resolution is 385x854

Can I ask for a Little Nightmares themed header?, I'd like for it to say "New Update", characters are optional, but if the image looks empty Six and Mono could be there

Can I get a fashion kit inspired by Starlight Glimmer from My Little Pony please? Thank you!

I would like to get a fashion kit inspired by Six from Little Nightmares

Could I get a fashion kit based on Celestia Ludenberg from Danganronpa please?

Could I get a fashion kit based on Chihiro Fujisaki from Danganronpa please?

a moodboard or aesthetic (can't remember) of Celestia Ludenberg x Chihiro Fujisaki with themes of pegging

ehehehe hiii can i have a Gnarpy(regretevator) themed stimboard with green, gold, fur, neon lights, old tech, and fake teeth?

hi! could i request a selfship moodboard of momoka kawaragi (girls band cry) x younger sister s/i with themes of idolising your older sister, music (specifically with guitars and singing if that's alright?), and cuddling? hopefully this isn't too specific!

hey could i request a moodboard for a Tomura Shigaraki (My hero academia) kin that's dating a Sayori (Doki Doki literature club) kin? i don't have anything specific in mind so yea-

Hi, would a moodboard of Fami (famine devil from chainsaw man) be possible? With Lana del Rey and/or Ayesha erotica quotes (they’re singers, which ever is easiest) themes of not being human, alien like or divinity?

Charles Manx x Bing Partridge (nos4a2, the book specifically not the show) stimboard with vintage/holiday/dark winter/obsession themes pleasee?

Could you do a Sherbet Cookie x Frost Queen Cookie moodboard with ice, age gap, forced relationship and dubcon themes?

Can you do a board for Sam/Dean from supernatural, with themes of codependency, guilt, and secret relationships? And like natural colors like brown and green. Oh also If you use photos of them, can you please find ones from season one? Thank you so so so much <3

May you do a Pokémon team for Catherine Imamura from Have a Nice Death? I believe water types and disaster themes would work best.

Like I said quanxi with themes of being a lolicon, sapphic or lesbian flag aesthetics, Ancient Greek aesthetics, Ayesha erotica quotes if you find any :) thank you!

hii could i get a pokemon team for PaRappa Rappa (PaRappa the Rapper) pls?

may i request beetlejuice (any incarnation is fine) x self insert with cat features/themes with human x monster (specifically ghost/demon), green and purple, teen x adult, and this might be tricky but its not required but the two both being touch starved?? thank you!! - 🪻

Hi ! Can I request Ren Hana (btd2) x male self insert with themes of collars, yandere themes, kinship, emo aesthetic, and fox plushies please?

Could you pls do a stimboard for Ultimate Jessica Drew/Miles Morales ? Maybe with themes of red, street food, anything that screams "spider-man" to you !! (Its technically an age-gap ship for tag purposes)

hello! can i request a yashisato (gaku yashiro x satoru fujinuma from the anime erased) stimboard with lollipops, yandere aesthetics, and, like, school aesthetics if that makes sense, lol? could i also request the 1987 versions of the characters? as in, the version where satoru is a child and yashiro is a younger adult. thank you!

May you do a Pokémon team for Waldo from Have a Nice Death? I believe food and horror themes would work best.

Lady Lihua moodboard from the apothecary diaries if possible? With body positive quotes, themes of longing for your beloved, lovecore in general and blue aesthetics! Thank you! :)

Ranmao moodboard from black butler pls? ❤️ with blue and lavender aesthetics, themes of working hard and being into shotas?

Yu Dingdang moodboard from the comic “unaware his majesty is a girl” with themes of studying, being an airhead, lovecore and being a happy house wife? Ty!

Wu zetian moodboard from “the empress of China” (cdrama from 2015) with themes of working hard, feminism, and hyperfeminine or bimbocore aesthetics?

[lonelyasawhisper]

The Secret History of Queen

Rick Johnson, Creem, 1st August 1981

TIME CAPSULE OR HAZARDOUS WASTES?

1968—Freddie Mercury meets Brian May and Roger Taylor (then members of the group Smile) in Art School. Brian first heard to say “Freddie! Not in front of company!"

1970—Smile splits up after releasing one single (“Earth”). Brian asks Freddie if he wants to start a new band. “Do octopi have suckers?” Fred replies.

1971—“Lucky” seventh bass player, John Deacon, joins up. Excitement level reaches #4. Bullet Maintenance.

1972—Queen meets Roy Thomas Baker, who, along with John Anthony; produces demos for the band that help them land a contract with EMI. Anthony later pleads “diminished responsibility.”

1973—Debut album proves to be as popular as minimizing civilian casualties. “Around the rime and out,” sez CREEM.

1974—Queen II released. You remember, the one with the black side and the white side that’re both on the wrong side? “Soft core pomp,” sez CREEM.

—Queen supports Mott the Hoople at New York’s Uris Theatre as the first rock bands to play Broadway.

—Brian May’s annual attack of hepatitis forces early cancellation. Although his guitar style is considered rather treacly at this point, you know what they say—good kelp is so hard to find.

—Q II voted album of the year in Japan. The prize: front row seats at the creation of Pink Lady. “Can I lick the spoon?” asks Freddie.

—Sheer Heart Attack recorded for 25,000 pounds sterling (about $1.79 in U.S. funds).

—“Killer Queen” is an international smasharoo. Joe Fernbacher thinks “orgone bleats” for first time.

1975—Night At The Opera released. “Poignancy at its cutest,” sez CREEM. 

—“Bohemian Rhapsody” squats at the top of the U.K. charts for seven weeks. Migration officials begin working overtime. 

—New Musical Express readers pick Queen as “Best Stage Band” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” as “Best Single.” But the group itself remains the #2 band after Led Zep. This is about as big a deal as being the second most beloved woman in Argentina. 

—More awards from NME: First Annual Jobriath Memorial Award for being “last band to make it off the glam-rock bandwagon.” First Annual Freddie Mercury I’ve-Got-A-Tiger-In-My-Trousers Award goes to Jim Dandy!

—Sept. CREEM DREEM appearance temporarily appeases the sun-suit set.

1976—“This year, I can at least sit up!” boasts Freddie.

—Group cans previous management and signs on with Elton John’s manager, John Reid. “So what?” say many.

—At promo bash for the group, Bette Midler punches out then-Mr. Big of radio programming, Paul Drew, for reputedly saying her record is “as quaint an idea as researching an article."

—New Of The World unleashes “We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You” on unsuspecting public. Snuffbrats everywhere rejoice, but CREEM insists that “Queen is the Sha Na Na of rock’s modem age.”

—Joe Zdeb bats .297.

—Study shows that one out of every two American families has at least one member who suffers from motion sickness.

1978—Jazz LP becomes most ignored effort by major act since Tanya Tucker’s attempted suicide. “A parody of their own uselessness,” sez CREEM.

—Joe Zdeb’s batting avg. slips to .252.

—“Today the pond, tomorrow the world!” promo for the movie Frogs becomes Queen fans’ battle cry.

1979—Live Killers released, including controversial pre-taped version of “Boho Rhapsody.” “A typically uncompromising move,” sez the liner notes. “Oh, what a first!”as they say in the new biodegradable tampon ads.

—“Makes you feel like someone is peeing on your grave,” sez CREEM.

—Public response to purchasing a live album that features tapes from previous LPs? Well, if words could deep-fry, Queen would now be a pile of onion rings.

1980—The Game is group’s best-selling album yet. Looks like Merc and the boys have their heels on the pulse of the nation. “Gutless and artificial,” sez CREEM.

—“Another One Bites The Dust” reaches ridiculous heights of popularity for a song that sounds like Trigger counting to six.

—Detroit Lions adopt “Dust” as theme song and promptly lose five games in a row.

1981—Flash Gordon soundtrack released; becomes biggest selling soundtrack album with a yellow cover in first fiscal quarter of ’81. “If Freddie Mercury is ever in a movie,” CREEM meant to say, “the female lead will be Jamie Lee Curtis.”

THE NINE JUICIEST RUMORS ABOUT QUEEN

1. Brian to leave and join Sparks?

2. Before settling on Queen, other names considered included Princess Phones, The Thinkophants, Genotype Cointoss and The John Deacon Experience.

3. Brian to leave and join Kool and the Gang?

4. It was Freddie that tossed the cherry bomb which almost blinded Steven Tyler.

5. Billie Jean King and Freddie boy an item? Wait’ll he finds out what a strong backhand really is.

6. Brian to leave and join Doobie Bros.?

7. Almost 17 years ago, young Frederico’s dentist forgot to tell him to rinse and he still hasn’t!

8. John Deacon is dead.

9. John Deacon isn’t dead.

QUEEN VS. SLIM WHITMAN 

“Bohemian Rhapsody” ’s streak of seven weeks at number one is the second longest in British chart history. The champ: American folk hero Slim Whitman, who topped the charts for eleven weeks in 1955.

“Will they be on Hee Haw too?” asks Slim.

INSPIRATIONAL VERSE

“I suck your mind, you blow my head”

DID YOU KNOW...

* Freddie calls everyone “Dear.”

* A can of 2,000 flushes only lasts John three days.

* The band retains a year-around crew whether they’re touring or not, including the guy who hands John a triangle for one note.

* The chief influence on their Flash Gordon movie music was Zither and Zaza’s monumental soundtrack for Prom Night. 

* Groucho Marx was given a complimentary Queen II jacket shortly before his death. 

* Freddie is a ping-pong champion and hockey expert.

* After the U.S. and Japan, their biggest market is Australia.

* Brian was an astronomer for four years. 

* The prize they really received for their Japanese Album of the Year Award was a wooden comb. Well, at least it wasn’t a teriyaki burger.

* Roger takes forty vitamins a day. 

* Masquerading as Larry Lurex, Queen had a British chartbuster with a remake of the golden oldie “I Can Hear Music.”

* John Deacon is dead.

* The front of a 1952 Buick looks just like Lon Chaney.

* Japanese fans write the boys letters about the “world situation.” “Situation?”—BM “World?”—JD

PIGSQUEAL ZOOTING?

Some Words On Queen In Concert: 

* “The nasty Queenies are back!”—Freddie kicks off second or third U. S. tour.

* “I got chills...hasn’t been anything like it since the Beatles... no one has ever really done ‘Jailhouse Rock’ like they did.”—C. Dagnall, CREEM.

* “Lusty beavers...pigsqueal zooting.”— anon. CREEM.

* “Stunning... they have a sense of Showbiz humor that saves their songs...” L. Robinson, NME.

* “OLD HAT... AMATEUR... NO BIG DEAL... TOO COY... PUNCHLESS... STIFFLY POSED FOOLS... DEMANDING.” K. Nicholson, CREEM 

* "Let’s face it, Freddie has got more and more preposterous onstage. ”—Roger.

* “An impossible combination, like singles charts and scimitars.”—J. Mori, Hit Parader.

* “Whether they deserve this acclaim is, of course, a different matter entirely.”—T. Stewart, NME.

* “Totally hopeless...not unlike a Kiss concert.” L. Danna, Trouser Press.

* “That’s the horrible thing about running away—you always meet yourself when you get there.”—Scientist in The Leech Woman.

* “Excellent background music for looking over wallpaper samples or just plain becoming a sissy.”—R. Coathanger, CREEM

* “Tune the fucking guitar!”—many.

CRIMP ME, YOU FOOL!

“I was struck by how Freddie, along with Carly Simon, Joni Mitchell and quite possibly Mick Jagger, was another candidate for my special Overbite Issue of Hit Parader. ”

—Lisa R’s first impression of “Choppers” Mercury

THE REAL STORY BEHIND "KILLER QUEEN”

“It’s about a high class call girl. I’m trying to say that classy people can be whores as well.”—Freddie

FREDDIE SEZ...

More Lip Drool From Zanzibar:

* “We’re not merely a load of poofs.” 

* “You’re coming to a fashion show, not a concert.”

* “Liza Minnelli’s a wow!”

* “I mean, how can I play a piano with one leg missing?”

* “Robert Plant has always been my favorite singer.”

* “I can’t wait to see Japan—all those geisha girls and boys!”

MOMMY, WHAT’S THAT BUMP ON HIS LEG?

Freddie Mercury has the most celebrated bulge since Jim Morrison or even Ted Kluzewski. “By the way,” swears the tyke, “I do not wear a hose. MY HOSE IS MY OWN! No Coke bottle, nothing stuffed down there.”

Oh yeah? then let’s hear your explanation for these items found in your dressing room: an iron banana, two bags of R-19 insulation, a roll of dimes, a grasshopper trying to mate with a thermometer, a grassy knoll, a baggie full of virgin’s tears, the Leaning Tower of Cottage Cheese and a refugee shrimper and his family.

Oh yeah, according to Lisa Robinson, he wears “it” to the left.

A WORD FROM THE COMPETITION

“Queen...oh, the English Queen, well...I think they’re going to turn out to be real good”—Robert Plant.

MORE FUN THAN ETCH-A-SKETCH!

Brian on his self-made guitar: “It took two years, It was made from the wood of a 100-year-old fireplace, cast aluminum, and the parts of an old motorcycle engine. The fuzz and phase units are built it.” Neat, Bri’! Now try building some character.

NO SIGN OF A STRUGGLE 

Freddie on the egocentricity of “We Are The Champions": ‘‘We thought it may be, but SOD IT!”

QUEEN FAX: 

FREDDIE

Astrological Sign: Virgo 

Birthday: Sept. 5, 1946

Influences: Liza Minelli, Jimi Hendrix

Ambition: a pinch to grow an inch

Education: grammar school in India, Euling College of Art

Previous Occupation: graphic designer/illustrator

Likes: being stared at

Dislikes: "pockets in trousers"

Birthplace: Zanzibar

Last Book Read: "book?"

Quote: "Touring makes me feel like a vulture's crotch."

ROGER

Astrological Sign: Leo

Birthday: too coy to‘fess

Influences: Yardbirds. Who, Dylan, Lennon, Hendrix and “himself"

Ambition: "to go supernova"

Education: London Dental College

Previous Occupation: gentleman’s outfitter

Likes: vitamins

Dislikes: death

Birthplace: Norfolk

Last Book Read: “Read?"

Quote: “Leave me alone. Reek."

BRIAN

Astrological Sign: Cancer

Birthday: ditto Roger

Influences: Clapton, Beck, Davey O’List

Ambition: "penguin"

Education: earned B.A. in physics at some mystery college

Previous Occupation: teacher

Likes: eating on the phone

Dislikes: hepatitis

Birthplace: "the country"

Last Book Read: “Last?”

Quote: "Live LPs are a copout!"

JOHN

Astrological Sign: Leo

Birthday: Aug: 19, 1951

Influences: Yes; The World, "60 cycles" (?)

Ambition: death to all writers

Education: Chelsea College of Electronics

Previous Occupation: stand-in

Likes: “shiny rubber vests, rope, elastic, raincoats’’

Dislikes: the press

Birthplace: Leicester

Last Book Read: "?"

Quote: “I wish that writers would stop making up quotes and attributing them to me!”

PSYCHIC SUBURBANITES 

The vaned-out but still ambulatory Linney family of Hove, U.K., wrote a letter to Queen in 1974 that said the band would become “more famous than the Beatles.” “Previously,” added Brian, “they had only listened to classical music.” To show their gratitude, the guys treated the whole family to a Dirty Picnic.

TWO REASONS WHY JOHN DEACON DOESN’T LIKE THE PRESS

1. “The bass line on ‘Another One Bites The Dust’ is lifted straight out of Chic’s ‘Good Times’ as if the Sugarhill Gang never even existed!”-CREEM’80 

2. “‘We Will Rock You’ is a near-clone of Gary Glitter’s ‘Rock And Roll, Pt. 2,’ particularly the bass line.”—NME ’78.

BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG SHITTY 

Queen’s light show is a favorite of many fans particularly when it outshines the band itself in concert. Included among the visuals: flashpots, strobes, lasers, smoke-bombs, Masonite reflectors, sub alert system, airport landing lights, industrial-strength anti-bug torches, a group of Japanese tourists with flashcubes, a roadie waving a Space Giants penlight and 247 synchronized night-beepers.

THE VACUUM EFFECT 

“When a top-flight, proven rock attraction withdraws into a period of inactivity,” states the NME Encyclopedia of Rock, “the void thus created will be filled by substitute, usually lesser-talented acts.” Okay, now guess which group made it big in ’73-’74, when Led Zep and David Bowie were too caned-out to record or tour?

HOW FREDDIE LOST HIS PANTS 

“We’d had a hectic day at Top Of The Pops and our promo man, Eric Hall, invited us out for a meal. Unfortunately, the others in the band couldn’t come, they had to go back to the studio [and do the real work— R.J.]. Anyway, I had rather a lot to drink and I seem to remember at some point in the evening that someone removed my shoes and socks and hung them over a lampshade. Then I said something along the lines of ‘well, if you’re going to take everything off, I shall remove my trousers,’ which I did. Then the manager approached and I thought he was going to throw me out, but instead he said ‘I hear you’ve got a gold disc.’ Then he presented me with a bottle of champagne.” But Freddie dear, who popped the cork?

MADAME ARNIE PREDICTS 

Cosmic spit from The Sage: “Driven by Brian May’s ukelele fixation, the band’s next LP will be entitled Queen Goes Hawaiian, featuring water chestnuts like ‘Tiny Bubbles,’ ‘Honolulu Lulu,’ ‘Hawaii Five-O Theme,' an operatic (ala ‘Boho Rhapsody’) treatment of ‘Dead Man’s Curve,’ ‘Another One Bites The Poi" and their rockabilly version of ‘Blue Hawaii’.”

ROGER TAYLOR VS. THE RUNAWAYS

CREEM Rock 'N' Roll News (June ’76): Queen’s Roger Taylor had some trouble getting into a Runaways (Kim Fowley’s new all-girl teenaged rock ’em-sock ’em act) concert at Esperanza High School in California’s conservative Orange County. When Roger and a friend arrived at the school auditiorium, it seems they were refused admittance by the teachers and the principal. “You have to let Roger in,” pleaded his friend to the principal. “He’s in Queen.” Replied the school official, “I don’t care if he’s in King. You have to leave or I’ll call the police.” And they left. Wonder what the principal did when he saw the Runaways’ show, which has been described as akin to the Stooges on a good night?

NO BALLS, TWO STRIKES 

Chicago White Sox organist Nancy has been trying to get the fans to sing along with “We Will Rock You” during Sox rallies for three years now. That is, until mid-season ’80, when she forgot the chords due to lack of use.

I FEEL PRETTY

Some Of Freddie’s Fashion Secrets: 

* Revlon “Touch ’n’ Glow” (color: toasted beige)

* Miners’ black nail polish (one coat) with rhinestones. If no rhinestones are available, substitute sparkle-covered fetuses of Rice Krispies.

* Pink Biba jammies.

* Blouses by Zandra Rhodes.

* Undies by Goodyear.

STOP CRYIN' BRIAN 

Quips From The Ever-Colorful Mr. May:

* “I don’t have the urge to do anything. ”

* “I like at least three showers a day. ”

* “I’m a very pig-headed person. ”

* “I have to steer clear of hamburgers.”

* “I don’t look yellowish to you, do I?”

* “My current girlfriend couldn’t stand me at all originally.”

* “Genotype Cointoss? What does that mean?”

Retrieved from The Creem Archive

[hmsharmony]

X for the fandom meme

X - top 5-10 characters who are yoUR PRECIOUS BABIES AND YOU WILL DIE DEFENDING THEM

Gwen (Merlin), my darling, my light of my life, my queen. Too good for your show or this world. Denied your own story despite all there was to work with, yet your scenes were what made the show compelling (for me). I will avenge you one day.

Peyton Sawyer (One Tree Hill), particularly if you come at her for telling Brooke how she felt about Lucas SHE WAS TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND AVOID HER FUCK UP FROM S1 SHE WAS TRYING OKAY SHES ONLY 17. Let me protect you darling.

Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon). I don’t need to die defending her because she’s pretty beloved, but she’s been my girl since I was five or six, so yes, I will die for her nonetheless.

Mal Oretsev (Shadow & Bone/Grisha Trilogy), particularly the book version. I’m so sorry people don’t realize you’re a fucking teenager figuring out emotions and your place in Alina’s world and sometimes that means fucking up. You learn and you grow and that’s so goddamn important!!!

Like one person will know who this is but Rachel Lennox (Dancing Shoes). My favorite character in all of literature. My stubborn orphan girl who is trying to step into her mother’s shoes and struggles so deeply with change. The one who had to learn how to live a life for herself. I thank my mother every day for giving me this book when I was ten and letting me grow up with this wonderful, deeply flawed young girl/teenager.

Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones/ASOIAF). People eventually came around to you, but in the beginning I was literally reciting essays to friends who pushed you aside as inconsequential, who failed to see that you were using your femininity to survive in a world that thought so little of such traits—that this was your strength, not weakness.

Martha Jones (Doctor Who). Put in probably the worst position of all the New Who companions, having to deal with a lovesick Doctor and get hate from certain doctor/rose fans for daring to fall for him. She saves the goddamn world and learns to recognize what she deserves.

There are more but these were the ones for which I had visceral reactions when I read the prompt. But if you peruse my light of my life and darling girl tags (and the much less used darling boy lmao), you’ll probably find some others.

Fandom meme

[scotianostra]

On June 16th 1807 Rev. John Skinner, poet, theologian and Episcopalian minister of Longside in Buchan, died.

A particular favourite post for me, I just love the tune Tullochgorum, especially the Dougie MacLean version.

The story behind the song goes that the Reverend was visiting in the house of a lady named Montgomery, in the town of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, the lady is said to have asked for a song after dinner, in order to put a stop to a political dispute round the table, at the same time she is said to have expressed surprise that the fine old strathspey, called The Reel of Tullochgorum, had no appropriate words to it. On this hint, Mr. Skinner produced the present song, and it was first printed in the Scots Weekly Magazine for April, 1776.

Rev. Skinner, though brought up in a Presbyterian household, joined the Episcopal Church in the late 1730s. This was no small decision, as it cost him his schoolmaster’s job. He had to move to Shetland securing the post of private tutor to the Sinclair family. Happily, it was also where John met his wife, Grissel Hunter. By the time their first son was born in 1742, the Skinners had returned to the mainland and John had been ordained at Longside.

These were dangerous times, however, as government troops attacked all Episcopal churches and manses, believing the whole denomination to be on the side of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Skinner himself was no enemy of the Protestant Hanoverian monarchy, yet this meant nothing to rapacious soldiers intent on destruction. In July 1746, following Culloden, a local informer brought the Redcoats to Longside; it was said she was seen exulting as Skinner’s church was razed to the ground.

With no church, the minister preached from the manse to small groups of his congregation sitting in different rooms or standing in the garden, all to evade the legal restrictions against Episcopal services. In 1753, again due to this particular female informer, Rev. Skinner found himself imprisoned for six months at Old Aberdeen. It is little surprise considering he wrote scurrilous verses against his persecutor, describing her as a ‘shrine-destroying Jezebel’, after the Pagan queen of Israel. In 1760 things began to improve; George III was far more tolerant of the Scottish Episcopalians, leaving Skinner to continue his ministry in peace.

Tullochgorum, which contains the lines ‘Let Whig and Tory all agree’, represents John Skinner’s amazing capacity for tolerance, but also his wit against the proud and foolish. Skinner makes clear his distaste for those who would be ‘oppression’s tool’ and declares ‘May envy gnaw his rotten soul/ And discontent devour him.’ He lived to see his church freed from persecution, yet experienced the sorrow of outliving his beloved Grissel, who died aged 80. 86-year-old John died peacefully on June 16, 1807 in Aberdeen.

Come gie’s a song montgomery cried And lay your disputes a’ aside What nonsense is’t for folks to chide For what was done before ‘em Let whig and tory a’ agree Whig and tory whig and tory Whig and tory a’ agree To drop their whigmigmorum Let whig and tory a’ agree To spend this night in mirth and glee And cheerfu’ sing alang wi’ me The reel o’ tullochgorum Tullochgorum’s my delight It gars us a’ in ane unite And only sumph that keeps up spite In conscience i abhor him Blythe and merry we’ll be a’ Blythe and merry blythe and merry Blythe and merry we’ll be a’ And make a cheerfu’ quorum Blythe and merry we’ll be a’ As lang as we hae a breath to draw And dance till we be like to fa’ The reel of tullochgorum Let wardly worms their minds oppress Wi’ fears o’ want and double cess And sullen sots themselves distress Wi’ keeping up decorum Shall we sae sour and sulky sit? Sour and sulky sour and sulky Sour and sulky shall we sit Like auld philosophorum? Shall we sae sour and sulky sit With neither sense nor mirth nor wit Nor ever rise to shake a fit To the reel o’ tullochgorum? May choicest blessings aye attend Each honest open hearted friend And calm and quiet be his end And a’ that’s gude watch o'er him May peace and plenty be his lot Peace and plenty peace and plenty Peace and plenty be his lot And dainties a great store o’ them May peace and plenty be his lot Unstain’d by any vicious spot And may he never want a groat That’s fond o’ tullochgorum But for the discontented fool Who wants to be oppression’s tool May envy gnaw his rotten soul And blackest discontent devour him May dool and sorrow be his chance Dool and sorrow dool and sorrow Dool and sorrow be his chance And honest souls abhor him May dool and sorrow be his chance A’ the ills that come frae france Whae'er he be that winna dance The reel o’ tullochgorum

[faintingheroine]

Who are your twelve (without order of preference) favorite turkish and non-turkish fairy tale/folktale heroines/princesses and why?

And who are your twelve (without order preference) favorite turkish and non-turkish fairy tale/folktale villains and why?

I am really not well-versed in Turkish fairytales with female protagonists so this will be the typical Western stuff for the most part.

Favorite heroines/princesses:

- The Lazy Girl from The Three Spinners

- The princess from that Andersen story where all of her brothers turn into swans (I know that this is a common fairy tale type but I specifically like the Andersen version)

- The Little Mermaid

- Snow White

- The Little Match Girl

- Cinderella

- Rapunzel

- Gretel

- The princess from The Princess and the Pea

- The princess from that story where she is gaslighted into marrying the swineherd who is actually a prince of a small kingdom who is obsessed with her (justice for her honestly)

- Btw there was Samed Behrengi tale where the snobbish princess was psychologically tortured into accepting the love of the poor boy. Justice for her too.

- The main girl from that Turkish tale where her father is a giant who eats her mother’s breasts, thinking that he is eating his children. The illustration of the breasts on the plate was quite something.

Favorite villains:

- The Evil Queen from Snow White

- The stepmother from Hansel and Gretel (because I played her in a school play when I was six, and it is my best acting performance to this day)

- The stepmother from Cinderella (do you notice a pattern lol)

- The Bluebeard for being realistically terrifying

- The giant from Jack and the Beanstalk. The cassette of that tale was the most terrifying I have listened to as a child.

- The con-artist dressmakers from The Emperor’s New Clothes. Again, realistic villainy.

- The Arab (read: Black) - probably castrated- slave from Tahir and Zühre. Justice for him too. I like to think that Beşir is a sympathetic rendition of that character type since he also stalks lovers and rats on them but his actions are more or less heroic.

- The swineherd (for he is a villain)

- The Witch from Rapunzel

- The Evil Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood

- The Sea Witch from The Little Mermaid is interesting because she is not really a villain, but she still has the protagonist’s sisters deliver her a dagger to kill her beloved

- Kasım from Ali Baba and Forty Thieves. Not exactly a villain but his death was pretty terrifying.

- The Sultan in every Turkish Keloğlan tale who tries to prevent Keloğlan from marrying his daughter deserves a honorary mention.

[cavernfullofexistentialdread]

OK HERE WE GO LIST ON WHY EX WIVES IS THE BEST THING TO EVER <3

It instantly tells you what to expect. Bunch of amazing women with insane vocal ranges and the energy of a Taylor Swift concert.

Amazing composing

The use of motifs, every single verse with the queens saying lines in order has the green sleeves melody snuck into there

Great symbolism with said motif! We are quite literally forced to hear it even if the situation doesn’t particularly call for it

EBM GREENSLEVES MY BELOVED <333333

The use of the different vocal ranges overlapping in the “Wives” and the first sung note in musical is just ✨chefs kiss🤏✨

“All you ever hear and read about!” RAW LINE. RAW. OMFG YES

All of K Howard’s lines. That’s the entire bullet point.

Great introduction to the queens! The problem with Uranium Suite and Fall Fair Suite is that Uranium depicts how people would see the choir (only on a surface level) while Fall Fair shows us how their actually like but doesn’t provide that much context as to that their a choir. However what Ex Wives does it that it shows them as individuals as well as clearly shows they CAN work as a group but they don’t get much individuality from it

Also speaking of RTC’s St. Cassian Chamber Choir, the Queens are technically a choir! MAKING THISE DAMN MELODIES SO MUCH MORE SATISFYING TO LISTEN TO

Also iconic lines

Quickly foreshadows in subtle ways (AUDIBLE STORY TELLING MY BELOVED)

Once again comparing my 2 fav musicals, RTC has this thing where each character gets a version of Karnak’s theme, SIX does this too in the Queen’s intros

AND ALL THE REMIXES. ALL SOMEHOW MANAGE TO SNEAK IN MORE GREENSLEVES. THE SYMBOLISM. THE MOTIFS. YESSSSSS

Already tells you the amazing humor of wit and sarcasm you can expect to see through out the musical

More audible foreshadowing via the style of each remix

Lina is simple at first with a few strings, but has a lot of little bits added from time to time. It toys with the melody and what it can apply into the already catchy tune. Her intro is probably the one with the most inconsistency as it does not keep the added stuff going. It has a relatively low and steady beat but makes up for simplicity in vocal potency. ALSO JUST SO SAVAGE SHE ATE THAT UP FR FR. Just like No Way

Anne has a slightly higher and more excited melody. The Tempo is the same but serves less of a heavy role unlike Lina’s and is mainly just the supporting cast to the melody. While Anne’s vocals stay relatively high throughout at the end she goes lower and more sinister. Great audible storytelling! There’s little to no playing with what’s been set up and when there is it’s all subtle. As mentioned before the break is only at the end. It’s so cherry and cheeky but if you look at the lyrics it uh- kinda intense. Very DLYH if ask me

JANE SEYMOUR JUST IS PUN FILLED, THE JOKES. It perfectly sets her up to be the one overlooked and the more… patient and forgiving one of the group. She only ever snaps in one of the two fight scenes. Also the fact that she claimed she was the only one he truly love, while sadly likely to be true, also contrasts how loving and caring her sing ends up being with the slight cockiness that the line can be read as along with the infamous “RUDE!”. Her melody is the middle. The added wind pipes(?) later are the high. The tempo is a sort of balance from the higher notes. Her melody is so melancholy and monotone. It’s very Jane and very Heart of Stone fr fr let’s keep this greatness up!

ICH BEN ANNA VON CLEVES. This one does not disappoint either! You can already see the consistent parallels of Anna’s relationship with online dating throughout the song, so it’s good that’s it’s inky reinforced here but not much! Also Haus of Holbein foreshadowing so I guess that softens the whiplash somewhat- Also this intro if the only one where the other Queens serve vocals more than once, I guess you could connect it to how Get Down is the only song that has Anna going out of her way to get the Queens involved (THATS ISN’T BY U BEING PROBLEMATIC ANNE). Also Anna’s snarky comment at the end is ironic as she was probably the only one besides Cathy who didn’t have to deal with Henry in that aspect. Also very very simple only having the accordion, tempo, and clicks to compliment. Get Down!

PRICK UP YOUR EARS IN THE KATHRINE! WHO LOST HER HEAD! For the longest time I thought it was “beheaded; before I promised you I’d see outside of wed” referencing both how short her life and time with Henry was. But no it’s “promiscuity outside of wed“ 💀. Either works however! Kinda ironic that Kat is the one to interrupt Anna’s comment as… ya know… But anyways. The chord progression on this one is especially of note as it’s actual kinda different from AYWD. While AWYD goes High and ten descends, this one go High -> Lower -> Lower Medium -> Low. Interesting indeed! Long of stings and slashes to replace the clicks that Anna had! Also not sure but Tempo seems to be more dominant?

BAM TINY WHIPLASH STRAIT INTO A LAMENT BABY. Then it goes pop again as Cathy gains her balance. Notice how the beats don’t comeback until that point. The first two lines rather have the piano as the click clack. Past that THEN the tempo beats come back once Cathy is talking about and addressing them as a GROUP. She is the one to slide them back into the chorus after all! Foreshadowing as how she convince them to write fanfic- I mean reclaim their stories! Anyways as I saying, she’s probably the one who shakes it up the most. More foreshadowing!!! Also Pt. 1 of Cathy being an independent women’s who may or may not come off as slightly protective and clingy-. Still very IDNYL!

So to recap that giant section; it’s Good use of simplicity, effects, and contrast -> Vocal centric within a happy lucky tune and beat that breaks at the end -> Puns and a somewhat monotone melancholy feel that easily shows character -> More simplicity and focused on the vocals to carry it, also ironic jokes and sarcasm! -> Interesting chord progression and really good wordplay -> Amazing and subtle foreshadowing mix into a lament turned beautiful transition to chorus

Also apparently the Queens go from right to left if you have ear buds in but as a half deaf person I will sadly never get to get the full experience-

Have I talked about the amazing vocals???

MUST WE HAVE A GOOD PLOT WHEN WE HAVE GODLY VOCALS???

THE DAMN RISING NOTES ON THE LINE “WIVES” AHHHHH

IM SORRY ITS JUST TOO SATISFYING

ALSO NOT TO MENTION THE LINE IS ALSO YET ANOTHER GREENSLEVES INFUSED SNEAKY RAT THING

I SWEAR THE OVERLAPPING VOICES EFFECT GOT ME IN A TRANCE

THE RISE AND THEN THE STOP AND THE LOWER RISED IS SO

SEJSJKSKEMSKKEMEMSKEKEK

Also can we talk about how dramatic the beginning is? I love it lmao

Also how over time when they the rhyme their just like “ugh this b*tch again stfu I’m too tired to deal with this”

The fact that Catalina is the first every voice you hear in the entire musical but Cathy isn’t the last line in the sing or the whole show is a nice detail, idk if it was intentional fore shadowing but it’s great!

Also the fact that Hamilton ends on “Who lives who dies who tells your story” and SIX instantly throws you with a “Listen up let me tell you a story!” Is my favorite coincidence

Kat’s lines are potentially longer to match AYWD’s length

ALL THE REFERENCES TO BOTH THE QUEENS AND TUDOR HISTORY I CANT GO INTO BECAUSE THERES TOO MANY

LOOK AT GENIUS

LITERALLY EVERY LINE HAS SOMETHING BEHIND IT

EVERY. LINE. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.

Ill try my best to fit as many as I can off the top my head

I can’t fit everything so this is it- thank you for coming to my Ted talk

[audiofuzz]

DANCE: Tiesto & Tears For Fears - “Rule The World”

Tiësto teams up with Tears for Fears, NIIKO X SWAE and GUDFELLA to release new blistering single “Rule the World (Everybody)” out today via Thrive Music/Capitol Records. Listen HERE. As the title and famed collaborators suggest, the track is a reimagining of Tears For Fears' 1985 classic “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” that first exploded when an unofficial dance version was uploaded to SoundCloud. Tiësto then came on board, turning the seminal synth-pop anthem into a break-neck banger. The unofficial version of “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is already a viral sensation, sound tracking more than 100K TikTok creates and Instagram reels including ones by ESPN, FC Barcelona, Disney, Aston Martin, Dairy Queen, Beyond Meat, and more. “Welcome to your life, there's no turning back,” Tears for Fears frontman Curt Smith sings in his signature tone over propulsive percussion and familiar chords. Adding at the slow-building chorus, “Acting on your best behavior, turn your back on Mother Nature — everybody wants to rule the world.”What follows is a sonic eruption of dizzying synths that is sure to pack dancefloors for months and be a highlight of the collaborating artists upcoming live dates. “The original track is one of my favorites,” says Tiësto, “so when I heard the new dance take on the song, I knew I wanted to collaborate on it with the other artists for a version that was special for my own live performances. The track goes crazy, live... I’m so happy it’s officially out for fans!” “Rule the World (Everybody)” follows the release of Tiësto’s album Drive in the spring. The Grammy® Award-winning, platinum-certified, global hitmaker has made a name for himself bringing infectious underground energy to electronic music masses. Tiësto has played the mainstage of every major international dance music festival and created the template for Las Vegas DJ residencies. Meanwhile, he’s sold more than 36 million albums, clocked six Billboard Hot 100 hits, and aggregated an incredible 11+ billion worldwide streams. Now, with “Rule the World (Everybody),” Tiësto elevates a beloved — and currently viral — track, lending it a club sound, and a new appeal for a whole new generation of fans. While Tiësto's achievements are legendary, his collaborators are already making waves in the dance music world. LA-based duo NIIKO X SWAE landed a streaming hit in 2022 when they teamed up with Nicky Romerofor "Easy," which found its way onto 14 New Music Friday playlists as well as the influential Happy Beats, Dance Party, and DanceXL playlists. The followed that up with Deorro linkup "Help Me" featuring Kiiara and a string of recent singles including "Fast Forward" and "Go Back." GUDFELLA — aka Philippines-born, San Diego-raised Kyle Domingo — has been churning out bangers since unleashing "What Kinda Love" in 2019. Since then, the rising producer has released a series of solo records ("Told You," "She Knows," and "Language") as well as hit collaborations ("Yours" featuring Tsu Nami and the Lexi Shanley-voiced "Highroller") and remixes (Angrybaby's"HOLD YOU" and Thulani & Tinashe's "Delilah"). Read the full article

[chrisryanspeaks]

DANCE: Tiesto & Tears For Fears - “Rule The World”

Tiësto teams up with Tears for Fears, NIIKO X SWAE and GUDFELLA to release new blistering single “Rule the World (Everybody)” out today via Thrive Music/Capitol Records. Listen HERE. As the title and famed collaborators suggest, the track is a reimagining of Tears For Fears' 1985 classic “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” that first exploded when an unofficial dance version was uploaded to SoundCloud. Tiësto then came on board, turning the seminal synth-pop anthem into a break-neck banger. The unofficial version of “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is already a viral sensation, sound tracking more than 100K TikTok creates and Instagram reels including ones by ESPN, FC Barcelona, Disney, Aston Martin, Dairy Queen, Beyond Meat, and more. “Welcome to your life, there's no turning back,” Tears for Fears frontman Curt Smith sings in his signature tone over propulsive percussion and familiar chords. Adding at the slow-building chorus, “Acting on your best behavior, turn your back on Mother Nature — everybody wants to rule the world.”What follows is a sonic eruption of dizzying synths that is sure to pack dancefloors for months and be a highlight of the collaborating artists upcoming live dates. “The original track is one of my favorites,” says Tiësto, “so when I heard the new dance take on the song, I knew I wanted to collaborate on it with the other artists for a version that was special for my own live performances. The track goes crazy, live... I’m so happy it’s officially out for fans!” “Rule the World (Everybody)” follows the release of Tiësto’s album Drive in the spring. The Grammy® Award-winning, platinum-certified, global hitmaker has made a name for himself bringing infectious underground energy to electronic music masses. Tiësto has played the mainstage of every major international dance music festival and created the template for Las Vegas DJ residencies. Meanwhile, he’s sold more than 36 million albums, clocked six Billboard Hot 100 hits, and aggregated an incredible 11+ billion worldwide streams. Now, with “Rule the World (Everybody),” Tiësto elevates a beloved — and currently viral — track, lending it a club sound, and a new appeal for a whole new generation of fans. While Tiësto's achievements are legendary, his collaborators are already making waves in the dance music world. LA-based duo NIIKO X SWAE landed a streaming hit in 2022 when they teamed up with Nicky Romerofor "Easy," which found its way onto 14 New Music Friday playlists as well as the influential Happy Beats, Dance Party, and DanceXL playlists. The followed that up with Deorro linkup "Help Me" featuring Kiiara and a string of recent singles including "Fast Forward" and "Go Back." GUDFELLA — aka Philippines-born, San Diego-raised Kyle Domingo — has been churning out bangers since unleashing "What Kinda Love" in 2019. Since then, the rising producer has released a series of solo records ("Told You," "She Knows," and "Language") as well as hit collaborations ("Yours" featuring Tsu Nami and the Lexi Shanley-voiced "Highroller") and remixes (Angrybaby's"HOLD YOU" and Thulani & Tinashe's "Delilah"). Read the full article

[ziracona]

GOD I love UBW. Like, that show came for me personally and hit me so deep. I can’t say enough. The ending???? The hopelessness but determination the whole time and the core ethics questions and personal journey for Shirou?? God the chant for Unlimited Blade Works itself??? Fuckin my girl Rin out here spitting straight truth the whole time “It’s too cruel” it is!!! “Just because you’re correct doesn’t mean you’re right”??? SHIT it sure doesn’t!!! THE ENTIRE SEQUENCE TO Last Stardust???? “Hey. That’s hell thay you’re walking into?” (°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥д°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥) “That is indeed stupid. But I cannot laugh at it.” SHIT. What a mood. “When I look at it and see myself destined to walk on the same path my heart trembles” BOI. Archer winning but choosing to lose because he’s really still the same person deep down too??? “But then no matter how much time passes, you’ll never be saved!” Girl I weep. Anyway Unlimited Blade Works is a work of art and it ripped out my whole soul but in a way I can live with.

[thelustybraavosimaid]

STONE and SNOW: The Song of Jonlyn

Whether you call it Caton, Jonlyn, or Stonesnow/Snowstone, it all refers to the same ship: Catelyn and Jon. I'd like to talk about the importance of this ship and how it would have possibly pertained to the original outline.

HEART OF STONE

Sometimes she felt as though her heart had turned to stone; six brave men had died to bring her this far, and she could not even find it in her to weep for them. (Catelyn VI, AGoT)

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Instead, he blamed Jon Snow and wondered when Jon's heart had turned to stone. (Samwell III, AFfC)

LONELY, LOVELY, AND LETHAL

All the same, the wildling princess was not beloved of her gaolers. She scorned them all as "kneelers," and had thrice attempted to escape. When one man-at-arms grew careless in her presence she had snatched his dagger from its sheath and stabbed him in the neck. Another inch to the left and he might have died.

Lonely and lovely and lethal, Jon Snow reflected, and I might have had her. (Jon III, ADwD)

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"Some call her that. Some call her other things. The Silent Sister. Mother Merciless. The Hangwoman."

The Hangwoman. When Brienne closed her eyes, she saw the corpses swaying underneath the bare brown limbs, their faces black and swollen. Suddenly she was desperately afraid. (Brienne VIII, AFfC)

From George:

In my version of the story, Catelyn Stark is re-imbued with a kind of life and becomes this vengeful wight who galvanizes a group of people around her and is trying to exact her revenge on the riverlands.

BLACK HEART, STONEHEART

Once a man had said the words his blood was black. Black as a bastard's heart. (Jon VI, ADwD)

...

"You are a black-hearted bastard, Lord Crow." (Jon XII, ADwD)

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Lady Stoneheart lowered her hood and unwound the grey wool scarf from her face. Her hair was dry and brittle, white as bone. Her brow was mottled green and grey, spotted with the brown blooms of decay. The flesh of her face clung in ragged strips from her eyes down to her jaw. Some of the rips were crusted with dried blood, but others gaped open to reveal the skull beneath. (Brienne VIII, AFfC)

STONE, SNOW, SKY

The path is guarded by three waycastles, Stone and Snow and Sky. (Catelyn VI, AGoT)

Lady Stoneheart, Jon Snow, reanimated and meeting at the Wall? The Wall is sometimes referred to as the edge of the world:

When he had donned his glove again, Jon Snow turned abruptly and walked to the low, icy northern parapet. Beyond him the Wall fell away sharply; beyond him there was only the darkness and the wild. Tyrion followed him, and side by side they stood upon the edge of the world. (Tyrion III, AGoT)

THE ORIGINAL OUTLINE

Abandoned by the Night's Watch, Catelyn and her children will find their only hope of safety lies further north, beyond the Wall, where they will fall into the hands of Mance Rayder, the King-beyond-the-Wall, and get a dreadful glimpse of the inhuman others as they attack the wildling encampment. Bran's magic, Arya's sword Needle, and the savagery of the direwolves will help them survive, but their mother Catelyn will die at the hands of the others. (Original Outline)

Jon in the outline becomes "a ranger of great daring," but instead we have Jon becoming the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Was this change made early on from the outline? If so, it possibly could have been a similar situation and invocation of the original Night's King and his Corpse Queen.

Catelyn had nothing against this girl, but suddenly she could not help but think of Ned's bastard on the Wall, and the thought made her angry and guilty, both at once. She struggled to find words for a reply. (Catelyn VI, AGoT)

She knows that her behaviour toward him was horrible, time and death heals all. It's truly a rivalmance that could melt the Wall.

The head had been rejoined to the body with fine silver wire, but one skull looks much like another, and in those empty hollows she found no trace of her lord's dark grey eyes, eyes that could be soft as a fog or hard as stone. They gave his eyes to crows, she remembered. (Catelyn V, ACoK)

Jon also has hard and cold eyes with those he does not trust. And ironically enough, he became a sworn brother of the Night's Watch. What are the black brothers but crows?

She will find familiarity in Jon despite her treatment of him early on, and they will bond over mutual grief.

The "blue flower" growing from the chink of ice and filling the air with sweetness from Daenerys' vision was predicting Jon's death. But what if it was the cold melting between Jon and Catelyn's relationship?