#DOWAGERGREEN: selective alicent hightower. influences present from canon but mostly headcanon based. there will be mature themes present on this blog. 21+ and mutuals only. fiercely defended by ash (she/her)
fair warning, i am an alicent loyalist and not an apologist. || i can also occasionally be found here.
rules of engagement & dynamics below the cut.
RULES/BASIC INFORMATION:
001. all basic forms of roleplay etiquette apply here. treat me as you’d like to be treated, do not try to enforce your will onto my character, no godmodding, etc. i’ll offer a warning once but beyond that, it’s a soft block.
002. i do not tolerate bigotry or hate of any kind. any form of racism, anti-semitism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism (& more!) will result in a hard block. i don’t care who you are.
003. just as a matter of personal comfort, i’m not going to tolerate egregious incest. i know asoiaf is rife with canonical incest but there is a serious problem in this fandom with romanticizing it and treating it as if it’s forbidden romance (which it is not). what i mean by egregious is mostly the adding of incest where it does not and should not exist (ex. luke/aemond, jace/aegon, oc strong kids/green kids, aemond/aegon, etc.) also the aging up of minors to participate in these kinds of relationships is just unacceptable to me. i think it’s gross, we won’t vibe if you write things like this, and i’m just going to hard/soft block as i see fit.
004. this is a hobby. it’s supposed to be fun. i go through bouts of high muse/activity where writing anything and everything is easy followed by periods of time where maybe only one thread is striking my fancy to periods where i can do little more than shitpost ooc. time taken to reply to a thread does not equal my interest or level of investment. i just have adhd. if you think i’ve forgotten about something, feel free to poke me about it.
005. minors are not welcome here and i have no interest in interacting with anyone under the age of 21. i’m an adult and i’d rather curate my space with adults for my own comfort.
006. if we’re mutuals, feel free to add me on discord for ooc chatting and general nonsense: ash.13 (just let me know who you are when you add & if this name is out of date and you can’t locate me, just shoot me an IM.)
not surprised that no one is getting this but for alicent, love has always been explicitly tied to duty — her father, viserys, her children. and her relationship with rhaenrya is the only love that exists outside of duty. love for the sake of love. that's why she can't let go of it and that's why it's so tragic for her that it's too late to save it
seeing discourse about hotd again thanks to the trailers and i felt compelled to come back on here to reaffirm that i'm still defending alicent with my whole life and soul
sorry for being gone so long. i truly want to be here but my mental health is just so so bad. hoping it will pick up soon. i hope you're all doing well
what if i told you that that saddest scene for me between alicent and rhaenyra is the scene in the sept. and not because of the dead mom stuff but because of how intimate it is to share your grief with someone else. alicent says she comes to the sept to be close to her mother — something that clearly brings her some level of comfort — and tries to extend that comfort to rhaenyra. grief is so personal and so vulnerable and them grasping hands in that moment is actually so beautiful and testament to their bond and it makes everything that happens after all the more tragic
was going to come on here today but saw the discourse and it is turning my stomach and if i stay i will probably get triggered so alas. if u want to talk just hit me up on disco
i want to reblog that 'what's my reputation?' post but i know you guys would make me cry with compliments and the answer i'm really looking for is that post where i spiraled about otto bringing 100 cats to kings landing after aegon had all the ratcatchers killed post b&c