Daenerys Storm(re)born

This is a sideblog for talking about ASOIAF/Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. You can call me Em. 28, female. Avatar by @shripscapi. Read my pinned, please!

[daenerysstormreborn]

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Hello, this is my sideblog for ASoIaF/GoT and HotD. I follow back from c********g. Things to know:

I am a 27 year old woman living in the US.

I’m a big fan of Daenerys she’s my girl and I think she’s a very complex and nuanced character and most takes on her don’t grant her enough complexity one way or another. I don’t think the show adapted her well and I do not like the ending the show gave to her. You are welcome to follow and engage regardless of your opinion on her, though.

I like Jonerys but I’m not into shipping much and I only like a very specific “they escape the narrative together” version of it. Neutral to other Jon ships and I enjoy following people who ship other things because the metas are still fun to read.

I used to be negative about Sansa and JxS but I no longer hold these opinions. I love Sansa now and I’m neutral to the ship.

My favorite characters from the main series are Dany, Jon, Cersei, Sansa, Jaime, Arya, Sam, Asha, Brienne, and Arianne.

Other favored ships include: Sansa/Podrick, Cersei/Rhaegar, Brienne/Sansa, Jon/Satin, Theon/Robb, Ned/Cat.

Only ships I really can’t tolerate (censored to keep them out of the tags) are Dany/Dr*go, Dany/J*rah, Arya/J*quen, Sansa/Tyri*n, and Sansa/P*tyr

My favorite Fire and Blood character are the dragon twins Rhaena and Baela, Nettles, Saera Targaryen, and Viserra Targaryen.

I love house Targaryen but it’s because I love doom and horror. I don’t think the Targs are like. Ontologically evil or anything. But I firmly believe the readers are supposed to be critical of Valyrian/Targaryen practices and the series is simply more interesting that way.

Other favored houses include Stark, Dayne, and Whent.

I do not identify with “stan” culture be it a character, ship, or house.

I prefer team black in the books but hotd has failed them so badly and I find myself more interested in Aegon II and Alicent just because the show has given more interesting characterization. They’re not good people and Rhaenyra is still rightful heir I’m just compelled by characterization

You are welcome to message me or add commentary on any of my posts.

If you find anything I post objectionable, I would love to talk about it. I’m always open to being wrong. I follow many blogs that post things I disagree with for a reason. It’s intellectually engaging and fun to compare differing thoughts. I’ll never tell you not to block me because you have every right to curate your own blogging experience to be enjoyable for you, but just know that I’m always open to discussion and I never block people just for disagreeing with me.

[daenerysstormreborn]

Sorry to everyone I’m currently leaving hanging; I WILL return when I am done with my qualifying exam but for now I want to say fuck HotD season 3 but Emma is acting their heart out and doing an amazing job with what they’ve been given. The scene with Rhaenyra sternly questioning Jace’s corpse and then breaking down sobbing demanding answers was cinema. That’s all for now back to doing PhD things

[thaliajoy-blog]

The Khaleesi and the Maegi

(there was some Mirri Maz Duur discourse and well whatever cause it inspired me)

[daenerysstormreborn]

After being recommended it by many creators who have similar tastes in fiction, I read Strange Houses by Ukestu. I bought all three of his books and started there because I mistakenly believed that was the first one. And I kinda thought it was asscheeks. I liked the floor plans but they completely broke my suspension of disbelief with the characters just figuring things out based on very little information and never being wrong. And then in the second half you just get an exposition dump from a woman who is for some reason willing to divulge dark family secrets kept for generations to… some guy. There was no way a reader could have solved any of this. It doesn’t unfold in a nice satisfying way.

However, I’m now reading Strange Pictures and I love it. I’m only halfway through but I think I’ve solved it. It’s leagues better than houses and each reveal has been very nicely set up. The mystery is unfolding in a way that’s just lovely. Wonder what happened and why Houses doesn’t have the same quality… I think it really just needed to be longer with some actual dead ends and more evidence. It’s not really a proper mystery if there are no clues for the reader.

[atopvisenyashill]

daenerysstormreborn replied: I’m always crawling on posts like this like a weevil bc I’m too cowardly to complain about it in my own posts but these people never acknowledge that Mirri really didn’t want to do the ritual that resulted in Rhaego’s death and told Dany no and Dany insisted. Did she spell out what would happen? No. Is forcing miscarriage on someone wrong? Yes. Did Mirri take advantage of the opportunity to be somewhat deceptive to take revenge? Maybe! Was her intention all along to deceive Dany and kill Rhaego? I don’t think the text supports that, no. Like if Dany hadn’t insisted, we have no reason to think Mirri wouldn’t have let Rhaego live!!

YES exactly, mirri is upset when she notices drogo isn't getting better (because she wanted him to get better because she was trying not to be resold and make herself "useful"), she not only says "no" to dany but points out that drogo could be better off dead, that it might not work the way dany wants it to, and dany barrels past this. yes, absolutely, mirri sets a bit of a trap here and really underestimates just how angry dany will be. i don't think anyone who likes mirri or writes about her pov is arguing that mirri isn't acting at least slightly vindictively - but like. why wouldn't she. she's gang raped, she watches her entire life get blown up, tries to make the best of it, and it blows up in her face again so she basically says "fuck it." morally interesting, for sure. probably not the smartest path to take. but the idea that she was out to get dany from the start? not supported by the text. not even dany supports it, because she literally attempts to get jorah to not take her into the tent. she knows as its happening that the price is her son and realizes it's too high - she literally says so that the blood demanded is too much. it's not just mirri rubbing her hands together like a cartoon villain. it's dany, it's drogo, it's jorah, it's mirri, all acting together, that leads to what happens. the dedication to putting all the blame on mirri is truly such a flattening of what is an interesting, complex story.

[greatlakesrebel]

I finished the southern reach trilogy can you tell

[daenerysstormreborn]

Liked some annihilation art to reblog and then had to TAKE my LIKE AWAY because OP said in the tags that they hated the book and the movie is better. Boo. Incorrect opinion. You read the book the wrong. The movie doesn’t even have the tower

[firethatknows]

she strangle on my fruit until i come from the hand of the sinner

[grimm-lynn]

concept:

[atopvisenyashill]

She had put despair and fear aside, as if they were garments she did not choose to wear… but now she saw that she had donned them after all.

[daenerysstormreborn]

I take psychic damage every time I see a TikTok ad where the model is obviously using a body filter making the background glitch and I open the comments expecting to see people pointing it out and it’s all “body tea I’m jealous” and “thanks I didn’t want to eat today anyway” guys no amount of not eating will make your waist narrower than your head I promise I had anorexia for like 8 years

[daenerysstormreborn]

[daenerysstormreborn]

I take psychic damage every time I see a TikTok ad where the model is obviously using a body filter making the background glitch and I open the comments expecting to see people pointing it out and it’s all “body tea I’m jealous” and “thanks I didn’t want to eat today anyway” guys no amount of not eating will make your waist narrower than your head I promise I had anorexia for like 8 years

[daenerysstormreborn]

Ok if Winds is really going to be announced officially at comic con, I’ll be there and I’ll want to do a book accurate cosplay. Should I do Dany or Sansa? Points to consider:

-I have auburn hair and wouldn’t need a wig for book!Sansa

-I’m physically built more like Dany (ie I’m short)

-I’d be more interested in making a dress but can’t have one boob out at comic con

-amethyst hairnet would be pretty

-Dany would be more recognizable

Thoughts??

[bewbin]

dude honestly shout out to my guards i told them to seize this guy and before i could even finish my sentence they soze him. My goats

[pussyhoundspock]

thankfully they could never make me hate any woman on the pitt. especially not my beautiful princess with a disorder dr trinity santos.

[daenerysstormreborn]

CHAINSAW MAN FINAL CHAPTER AND I WON

DENJIPOW STAY WINNING

POWER WILL COME BACK TRUTHERS STAY WINNING

This is literally everything I could have possibly wanted from this ending I need to gloat to everyone

[kimquatz]

here's a funny conversation topic i had a with a friend: if you're over the age of 25, when's the last time you really *ran* in a panic (like you were late, chasing after something, etc. things like a marathon don't count!) and what was it for?

[millenniumitem]

if you're over 25 what was the reason for the last time you were running in a panic

to catch the bus/train/other transit

running AWAY from something

something else

i dont run ever you cant make me

Voting ended onMar 26