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INDEPENDENT & PRIVATE RHAENYRA TARGARYEN FROM GEORGE R'R MARTIN'S FIRE AND BLOOD, loved by kore ( she / they, 21+ ) book based, and heavily influenced by my own headcanons. i also use my own research into medieval historical societal conventions to fill in the gap left in fire and blood relating.due to the nature of rhaenyra's story, heavy triggers will be present on this blog and tagged accordingly, including but not limited to: depictions of heavy misogyny, body shaming, incest, grooming, child loss, pregnancy loss, pregnancy trauma, anxiety, depression and mentions of violence against children. if any of my mutuals have any triggers that they have that they need tagged, and it is not listed in their rules, i ask only that you reach out to me via dms, and i will tag them from that moment on.

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a study in: the deconstruction of a fantasy princess, the loss of innocence, living through the twisting of your own narrative, the continued struggle for assertion of one's own authenticity and autonomy. a journey in motherhood, heavy is the head, the price of choosing duty above nearly everything else.

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PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (2010-2017) 6.17, “We've All Got Baggage"

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RHAENYRA I, THE HALF YEAR QUEEN.

rhaenyra targaryen was daughter to one king and mother to two more — yet she died a traitor's death for trying to usurp her brother's crown. it is law. law, davos. not cruelty.

[namtan]

BRIDGERTON 4.03 | The Field Next to the Other Road

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queen charlotte: a bridgerton story.

the following prompts were taken from queen charlotte: a bridgerton story, a netflix miniseries which acts as both prequel & interquel to bridgerton, primarily focused on the relationship between the eponymous queen charlotte, & king george the third, whom she did not meet until their wedding day, as well as the secrets george endeavours to keep from her. some prompts have been lightly edited for roleplaying suitability. please note ― these prompts may include mentions of violence, death, mental illness, sexual innuendo, sex, & pregnancy, as well as indirect spoilers for the season. feel free to change pronouns & prompts as you see fit !

❛ you give the appearance of a statue. ❜

❛ art can be beautiful to gaze upon, you are ridiculous to the eye. ❜

❛ because i must arrive on display, i am forced into a ludicrous gown, so stylish that if i move too much, i might be sliced & stabbed to death by my undergarments. ❜

❛ oh, how joyful it is to be a lady. ❜

❛ i am angry, & i cannot breathe, & both are thanks you to, [ name. ] ❜

❛ [ name ], you were chosen. this is a great honour. ❜

❛ you could have told them to choose someone else, someone stupid enough to want it. ❜

❛ there is reason they wanted me, a stranger, & it cannot be a good reason. ❜

❛ turn the carriage around, i am not doing this. ❜

❛ i take full responsibility for the fact that you are now exceedingly headstrong, & mistakenly think you can make decisions. ❜

❛ i cannot question, because i cannot make an enemy of the most powerful nation on earth. ❜

❛ it is done, so shut up, do your duty to our country, & be happy. ❜

❛ i am sorry, but there are worse fates than marrying [ name / title. ] ❜

❛ sit back. you are endangering my gown. ❜

❛ i need to look perfect when i arrive, do i not ? ❜

❛ i am sorry to disturb you at this hour with such news. ❜

❛ have you no sense ? it is treasonous to interrupt my beauty sleep ! ❜

❛ if i could still have people beheaded, you would be in the queue. ❜

❛ it causes one to wonder, is [ name ]’s knowledge of how to make a good marriage nothing but talk ? ❜

❛ please be your most agreeable. ❜

❛ i brought my wedding gown. ‘tis quite a perfect fit. ❜

❛ walk with me. i have questions. ❜

❛ i am always with you, [ name / title ], five paces behind. ❜

❛ it is a problem. people will talk. ❜

❛ we cannot cancel the royal wedding on the day ! ❜

❛ you gave me no warning ! ❜

❛ is it not enough that i must endure that, & now i must endure that without warning ?! ❜

❛ the butler says he received a letter from the palace. ❜

❛ our side & their side do not mix. ever. ❜

❛ you are to attend the new [ king / queen ] as part of their court. ❜

❛ do not gawk like a peasant. behave as though you’ve been here before. ❜

❛ all the members of the ton must be titled. ❜

❛ there is a problem. the [ bride / groom ] is missing. ❜

❛ i think they may be a beast. ❜

❛ i do not care what they look like, what i do not like is not knowing. ❜

❛ you want me to lift you over the wall so you may escape ? ❜

❛ people will notice you are missing, will they not ? ❜

❛ i have absolutely no intention of helping you. ❜

❛ please, accept my apology. if i had known that you were you … ❜

❛ no – one told me you would be this beautiful. you may be too beautiful to marry me, people will talk ! ❜

❛ you have arrived at the most opportune moment, [ name ] was just deciding whether or not they wanted to marry me. ❜

❛ i should get back, as i suspect that by now there are some very anxious guards who think i am kindapped. ❜

❛ do not tell me you are still hesitating ? ❜

❛ be careful, [ name. ] & know that if you send for me, i shall come. ❜

❛ are we not supposed to do what married people do ? ❜

❛ what is wrong ? what have i done ? whatever it is, i am sorry. ❜

❛ [ name ], this is how it is to be ? ❜

❛ [ name ], this is for the best. ❜

❛ i hope in time you’ll become used to me, [ name / title. ] ❜

❛ my word, there are impressionable ladies present ! ❜

❛ virgins to the left of me, whores to the right. ❜

❛ dearest, i explained everything to you. i drew you pictures. you are doing it correctly, making sure they’re putting it in the right place ? ❜

❛ there is much talk. this must be a success. ❜

❛ have they done the deed or not ? ❜

❛ the passage of time does not always reap benefits, & perhaps good things do not always come to those who wait. ❜

❛ break it off, & find a suitable [ man / woman. ] ❜

❛ if i were married to you, i would flee the country as well. ❜

❛ this bloodline will continue ― you will make it continue. ❜

❛ is there a problem ? a deformity ? is there something wrong with their bits ? ❜

❛ is this how you have been spending your time since the wedding ? ❜

❛ [ name ], what have i done wrong ? what mistake did i make ? ❜

❛ do not become unreasonable. ❜

❛ i have been stuck in that stuffy house, being changed like a doll, three times a day, with nowhere to go, no ― one to talk to, & nothing to do. ❜

❛ i do not understand what you complain about ! ❜

❛ i cannot make friends. i must hold myself apart. ❜

❛ i do not know a single soul here except for you. ❜

❛ i want to fight with you ! fight with me, fight for me ! ❜

❛ the ton are a horrid lot ― even their maids are high in the instep. ❜

❛ they’ve been given a taste, & now they will not be denied. ❜

❛ you shall not tell me what i’m allowed to do. ❜

❛ please speak freely. no – one else does. ❜

❛ do not try that again in front of society. it will cause scandal. ❜

❛ if you did not consummate the marriage, you are not actually married to them. ❜

❛ your whole position is in danger. ❜

❛ i do not believe i have ever thought of it as something to enjoy. ❜

❛ you are the first of your kind. you must secure your position. ❜

❛ you would think i am sending them to the tower. i am telling them to marry ! ❜

❛ thank you for the honour of the invitation. ❜

❛ marriage is a duty, not a pleasure. ❜

❛ a match does not have to start out as love. ❜

❛ love can bloom from the thorniest of gardens, can it not ? ❜

❛ your flower metaphors make me nauseated with their sweetness. ❜

❛ you worry about your own side of the world. ❜

❛ you are no – one ! so why should they want to see you ? ❜

❛ i am sure that it is only because of you & your reputation that they should want to meet with me. ❜

❛ i promise to tell you every single detail upon my return. ❜

❛ you are being purposely obstructive, [ name ], & i will not have it. ❜

❛ you surprise me. i always thought that you were a quiet one. ❜

❛ if you will give me just one evening of your time, allow me to show you where my mind has been, it might not make you forgive me, but it might make you hate me a little bit less. ❜

❛ my world has been made to revolve around me, & it has made me … selfish. ❜

❛ i cannot imagine how painful & cruel it must have been to have me ruin your wedding night. ❜

❛ yet is good. yet is hope. ❜

❛ they see me for who i am. ❜

❛ they understand that the old days are over, & this is a new world. ❜

❛ it has been abundantly clear since my first breath that i was born for the happiness or misery of a great nation, & consequently must often act contrary to my passions. ❜

❛ the crown resides within me, embedded like a knife. ❜

❛ why are you down here ? you do not come below stairs. ❜

❛ [ name ], you have seen nothing. ❜

❛ do not repeat what [ name ] says to anyone outside the family. ❜

❛ it is not my place to question the palace. ❜

❛ i know they have money, but money does not make them us. ❜

❛ [ name ], stop talking this instant ! that is too much … thinking ! ❜

❛ why are you shrieking ? ❜

❛ you could try. look at me ! i am absolutely gorgeous. style yourself. ❜

❛ i do not see why i cannot attend ! ❜

❛ perhaps you should not attend. perhaps you should stay home with me. ❜

❛ our duty will be done, & i will no longer have to view your face. ❜

❛ i would very much like to have the opportunity to no longer hear your voice. ❜

❛ if that is what you say, that is what i must believe. ❜

❛ i would like to throw the first ball of the season. ❜

❛ the first ball of the season ? with you ? no, that will not be accepted. ❜

❛ they dangle joy in front of me, & never let me grasp it. ❜

❛ you are every bit as good as they are. ❜

❛ was this one terribly awful round, [ name / title ] ? ❜

❛ [ name ], we shall need to make preparations. ❜

❛ i fear i must have misheard you, i am … fortunate ? ❜

❛ i ― we ― have received an invitation. ❜

❛ we are not going to their home for any reason ! it is enough that i must see them at court. ❜

❛ i wanted to ask if you could encourage the others to attend. ❜

❛ i do not understand how this relates to me. ❜

❛ why do you not understand that you hold our fates in your hands ? ❜

❛ your palace walls are too high, [ name / title. ] ❜

❛ do not feel sorry for me. i do not know anything else. ❜

❛ i have always been this ― an exhibit, instead of a person. ❜

❛ no – one is going to come, [ name. ] ❜

❛ i do not know if you understand what you have done. ❜

❛ i will not let you fall. ❜

❛ your heart is full. mine starves. ❜

❛ should we have something stronger than tea ? ❜

❛ do not attempt to flatter me by talking about my children, it makes me dislike you more. ❜

❛ i knew you would come ! i knew it. ❜

❛ i confess i still have much to learn about palace procedure. ❜

❛ what is this ? what is happening ? what has happened to [ name ] ? ❜

❛ i did not expect so much company. ❜

❛ i remind you how uninterested i am in the qualities of [ noblewomen / noblemen. ] ❜

❛ every day you fail to produce an heir, our family’s position weakens. ❜

❛ tell me, what would the people prefer, a royal baby, or cheap bread ? ❜

❛ the betrothal contracts are signed. it is done. ❜

❛ are we to believe this malady can be cured with one’s voice ? ❜

❛ you have thousands out there prepared to die at a word from you. ❜

❛ you are to marry in a week. are you fit to marry, [ name ] ? ❜

❛ if your [ bride / groom ] is missing, it is your responsibility to remedy that. ❜

❛ it was uh … premature, all this. i’m not ready, not right. ❜

❛ what is the surprise ? where are you taking me ? ❜

❛ your perfection is matched only by my deformity. ❜

❛ you belong as far from me as you can get. ❜

❛ [ name ], have i not made it clear that i am not to be disturbed under any circumstances ? ❜

❛ a most impressive scientific collection ! i do not know that there is another to match it in [ place. ] ❜

❛ there are a few advantages to being monarch. one of them is, you get the best stuff. ❜

❛ you are a [ king / queen. ] as such, you are used to the obedience of others. you have not learned to obey. ❜

❛ above all, you have never learned to submit ! ❜

❛ if you cannot govern yourself, you are not fit to govern others. ❜

❛ i do not care who your father was, how many titles you have, or if you were god’s own representative on earth ! ❜

❛ in here, you are just another animal in a cage, & just like an animal, i will break you ! ❜

❛ our goal was to restore me to myself ― much more of this, & i will not have a self to return to ! ❜

❛ animal nature is clay. with enough strength, you can mold it. ❜

❛ i’ve spent my whole life longing for time for myself. ❜

❛ i want you to know that we will not be caged forever. ❜

❛ lapdog or wolf, soon enough an animal tires of its cage. don’t you agree, [ name / title ] ? ❜

❛ you would do well to express gratitude. ❜

❛ such a change could have disastrous consequences for your health ! ❜

❛ you grow reckless, & you give free reign to your most capricious urges. ❜

❛ i have lived my entire life in terror of acting incorrectly. ❜

❛ i thought that terror was the price of being royal. ❜

❛ perhaps i failed to speak clearly before. you will never treat me again. ❜

❛ you were nothing. you came from nowhere. now, you sit at the helm of the world. ❜

❛ if i must leave my home, my family, my language, my life, it cannot be for someone i do not know ! someone i was not allowed to know ! ❜

❛ your insolence truly knows no bounds. ❜

❛ you are unhappy with your situation, perched at the pinnacle of power ? ❜

❛ you should not think such things, you should pay mind to the aria. ❜

❛ loneliness is a battle even [ kings / queens ] must fight for themselves. ❜

❛ as many times as i dreamed & imagined & hoped & planned … i never thought what it would actually be like to have them be gone. ❜

❛ i am not receiving visitors. ❜

❛ your safety is most important. i shall not leave you alone for a moment. ❜

❛ you know i could not ― you know that my duty ― i am not able ― ❜

❛ forgive me, it’s just … i haven’t the faintest notion of what you speak. ❜

❛ we could lose it all in a generation. ❜

❛ what you lose, we lose. you set the precedent for us all. ❜

❛ would it be so bad, [ name ], losing the title ? ❜

❛ i am sorry to report that they remain alive & well, [ name / title. ] ❜

❛ come back to me. all will be solved. ❜

❛ there is nothing that can be done. ❜

❛ everything is in danger, & you keep secrets ! ❜

❛ i cannot lie abed any longer, so here i am. ❜

❛ they are noble, they are rich, they are connected, they are perfect ! ❜

❛ in our recent encounters, you have been out of sorts in a way most unlike you. ❜

❛ there is nothing you cannot share with me. ❜

❛ i am becoming dangerous, [ name ] ! ❜

❛ is this all there is to it, then ? ❜

❛ i am quite offended, see, that you did not consult me first. ❜

❛ you shall take me home, now, & you cannot refuse me. ❜

❛ your body is not your own. ❜

❛ to leave the kingdom now would be treason. ❜

❛ they are not hurting you, are they ? ❜

❛ [ name ], our fates are tied. ❜

❛ do you think me free ? ❜

❛ i am on my own, but life is out of reach. ❜

❛ you never even have to see them again, if you do not want. ❜

❛ so, what then, why am i here ? ❜

❛ you give me nothing, you tell me nothing but lies ! ❜

❛ you well know that you are not allowed in here. ❜

❛ you will go back to your quarters ! ❜

❛ what the bloody hell are you doing to them ?! ❜

❛ it was far from nonsense, & i will not forget. ❜

❛ what do any women of the ton know of true friendship ? ❜

❛ it is all social chatter, marital schemes, & gossip. ❜

❛ we are full of gossip & story, but as women, we are never the topic of conversation. ❜

❛ what matters madness when true love flourishes ? ❜

❛ i have never once in all my years considered another [ man / woman. ] ❜

❛ i am sorry you do not know me. i did not know my parents well either. ❜

❛ you come from warriors. we win. never forget that. ❜

❛ no – one should be sad on their birthday. ❜

❛ i’ve never seen anyone so rich ! ❜

❛ that place is no home. ❜

❛ i have left that place, & i am never, never, never going back. ❜

❛ i do not pretend to know what problems await you outside, however i do know that they will not be solved in here. ❜

❛ would you care to tell me what troubles you ? ❜

❛ i have been lied to & betrayed by everyone in this country but you. ❜

❛ this is not the life i wished for. ❜

❛ the men who hold our fates hardly conceive we have desires & dreams of our own. ❜

❛ whatever impertinence, whatever evasion, smother it. ❜

❛ love is a choice one makes. ❜

❛ you take one in marriage, & you choose to love them. you do not give yourself any other option. ❜

❛ marriage is difficult, full of pains. ❜

❛ you love, & you love hard, because if you do not, you are lost. ❜

❛ in time, you will grow to love your noble responsibilities. ❜

❛ these youthful fits will become mere embarrassing memories. ❜

❛ come back to me. please, [ name ], come back. ❜

❛ you must understand, no matter how distressing, my methods are proven. ❜

❛ be grateful i do not order you destroyed. ❜

❛ [ name ], i am contemplating starting anew. ❜

❛ i had a great love. i do not expect another. ❜

❛ you have a right to high standards, [ name. ] ❜

❛ [ name ], this crown is breaking my neck. ❜

❛ a warm meal & a bath must be a balm. you seem more yourself. ❜

❛ i am so sorry. i should have come sooner. ❜

❛ you should not have come. i do not want you here. ❜

❛ you cannot force me away, i will not go. ❜

❛ perhaps you stay away from me because you care for me. ❜

❛ do you love me ? ❜

❛ i am trying to protect you. ❜

❛ i cannot do this. i never wanted to marry. ❜

❛ is it because you do not believe that i could love you ? ❜

❛ i am a danger. in my mind, there are different worlds creeping in. ❜

❛ you do not wish a life with me for yourself. no – one wishes that. ❜

❛ i cannot breathe when you are not near. ❜

❛ my heart calls your name. ❜

❛ i wanted to tell you. i wanted you to know. ❜

❛ this … madness has been my secret my entire life. ❜

❛ what are you doing all the way out here ? ❜

❛ i wish we might see one another again, but i understand how busy you are. ❜

❛ it is your kindness for which i should be showing gratitude. ❜

❛ what is the trouble now ? or is there good news ? ❜

❛ you show none of us regard or compassion. ❜

❛ i want what is best for you. ❜

❛ i have done all i could for you. ❜

❛ great love can make miracles. ❜

❛ well, there are the rumours to consider … ❜

❛ i’m not a person for gossip ! ❜

❛ there is talk that the palace is in jeapordy. ❜

❛ well. you certainly have become comfortable. ❜

❛ how do you not know what i have always understood ? ❜

❛ there is no room for illness or weakness. there is only power. ❜

❛ i have done all i can to ensure this power, & you are undoing it. ❜

❛ how dare you speak to me that way ? ❜

❛ a better life, you could not have asked for. ❜

❛ your silence does not bode well for you. ❜

❛ have you any family ? did you never marry ? ❜

❛ who could i ever find who would be free to spend a lifetime with me ? ❜

❛ i do hope you have found the experience to have been without too much discomfort so far. ❜

❛ it is good to be home. i have missed your company. ❜

❛ tell me, what have i missed while i was away ? ❜

❛ you shall hardly remember it when it’s over. ❜

❛ do you want to marry again ? ❜

❛ i wanted to feel alive. ❜

❛ we are going to need a … quiet place to talk. ❜

❛ i have loved, & been loved, & that is all i will say. ❜

❛ [ name / title ] would like to court me. i said yes. i will marry them. ❜

❛ i can feel you watching me. ❜

❛ perhaps i should surrender & offer them my head. ❜

❛ you are quite strong, & you shall be fine. remember that. ❜

❛ it is a surprise to see you again so soon. you have news ? ❜

❛ how unfortunate that you will not speak freely to me. ❜

❛ we had a very fine arrangement, did we not ? ❜

❛ i do not want to know your burdens, or hear what problems plague your life. nor do i care. ❜

❛ there were no other options, so i endured. ❜

❛ i found a way to control my own fate. ❜

❛ i do not like you. however, you have been an … admirable adversary so far. ❜

❛ you are not allowed to come here & sob. you may not quit. cover your bruises, & endure. ❜

❛ do not lose control of your fate, [ name. ] ❜

❛ all is very, very wrong. ❜

❛ you can leave me. i would understand, & i would let you go. ❜

❛ i cannot give you the future you deserve. ❜

❛ i love you. it is enough. ❜

❛ i am so sorry that i did not give you a choice, that i did not tell you the truth of who i was before we wed. ❜

❛ you are quiet today. ❜

❛ there is something here between us. i feel it, & i believe we could be happy together. ❜

❛ you have lost control. ❜

❛ they are quite handsome, & you would not have to worry about your future. ❜

❛ you would be a [ king / queen ] ! never another moment’s worry when you’re a royal. ❜

❛ keep your eyes on me. do not look at them. there is no – one here but us. ❜

❛ you dislike crowds as much as i do. another way we are a match. ❜

❛ i cannot marry you. i am sorry. ❜

❛ i never want to be married again. ❜

❛ this is a terrible mistake you are making. ❜

❛ perhaps i am making a terrible mistake, but it is mine to make. ❜

❛ shall we dance ? ❜

❛ how dare you step away from your duties ? ❜

❛ someone in your position could find much worse options, could they not ? ❜

❛ what concerns me is what i am going to do with you. ❜

❛ i only didn’t want to place my burdens on top of your own. ❜

❛ finally, someone who will drink with me. ❜

[kathrynhoward]

ALBA GALOCHA as JUANA OF CASTILLE THE SPANISH PRINCESS

[elmnts]

 ✦   𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐄 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐃.

dialogue prompts taken from or inspired by the movie  CINDERELLA  (2015).   please feel free to change the sentences for pronouns and context as you see fit!

‘ do you still believe that they understand you? ’

‘ who looks after us? ’

‘ I believe in everything. ’

‘ when I am king,  you shall be queen. ’

‘ you must love me for I love you. ’

‘ sorrow can come to any kingdom no matter how happy. ’

‘ I want to tell you a secret. ’

‘ have courage and be kind. ’

‘ you have more kindness in your little finger than most people possess in their whole body. ’

‘ I must go very soon, my love.  please forgive me. ’

‘ time passed and pain turned to memory. ’

‘ and if ever there were a man happier in his fortunes,  I know him not. ’

‘ I do love a happy ending,  don’t you? ’

‘ it’s time,  perhaps,  to begin a new chapter. ’

‘ you’re worried about telling me,  but you mustn’t be. ’

‘ do you think I am,  maybe allowed,  one last chance? ’

‘ you have such pretty hair. ’

‘ how charming,  how perfectly charming. ’

‘ and in all that time they never thought to decorate? ’

‘ hush,  they’ll think you are in earnest. ’

‘ fortune favours me again. ’

‘ oh, look who’s having a party of their own. ’

‘ just what—  yes,  what do you think you’re up to? ’

‘ you’re missing the party. ’

‘ I imagine it’s much like all the other ones. ’

‘ I’m leaving first thing. ’

‘ but you’re hardly back from the last trip. ’

‘ do you have to go? ’

‘ it’s just a few months. ’

‘ bring me the first branch your shoulder brushes on your journey. ’

‘ that’s what I really want, for you to come back, no matter what. ’

‘ I always leave a part of me behind. ’

‘ you’re the very heart of this place. ’

‘ sometimes I could scratch your eyes out! ’

‘ perhaps you’d like to share it? ’

‘ so this is where you take refuge? ’

‘ can’t you see?  none of that matters. ’

‘ we’re ruined. ’

‘ it must have been very difficult for you. ’

‘ I thought breakfast was ready. ’

‘ I was only mending the fire. ’

‘ what’s that on your face? ’

‘ do clean yourself up. ’

‘ you are too clever. ’

‘ wouldn’t you prefer to eat when all the work is done? ’

‘ names have power. ’

‘ I’m alright but you’ve nearly frightened the life out of him! ’

‘ what’s he ever done to you that you should chase him about? ’

‘ he is a friend of yours? ’

‘ I looked into his eyes and he looked into mine,  and I just felt he had a great deal left to do with his life. ’

‘ what do they call you? ’

‘ you shouldn’t be this deep in the forest alone. ’

‘ I’m not alone,  I’m with you. ’

‘ you don’t know who I am? ’

‘ you’re an apprentice? ’

‘ do they treat you well? ’

‘ it’s not your doing. ’

‘ it’s not so very bad,  others have it worse I’m sure. ’

‘ just because it’s what’s done doesn’t mean it’s what should be done. ’

‘ then you’ll leave him alone, won’t you? ’

‘ I hope to see you again. ’

‘ you’ve only met her once. ’

‘ your business is my business. ’

‘ I shall endeavour to please, but I can’t work miracles. ’

‘ it’s a dangerous world. ’

‘ the wars have brought sorrow on us all. ’

‘ I wouldn’t mind a bit of a jolly. ’

‘ I’m on the ground. I’m literally on the ground. ’

‘ you don’t look well. not at all.’

‘ why do you stay there when they treat you so? ’

‘ it’s my home. ’

‘ I shall trick him into loving me,  see if I don’t! ’

‘ this is the most hugest news! ’

‘ why are you still here? ’

‘ that’s very thoughtful of you. ’

‘ you’re too ambitious for your own good. ’

‘ I only want to see my friend. ’

‘ every girl in the kingdom will be chasing the prince. ’

‘ you must get there first before the seamstress is drowning in work. ’

‘ wake up, your royal highness. you’re in a daze. ’

‘ it’s that girl, I can’t stop thinking about her. ’

‘ I don’t know anything about her. ’

‘ let it not mean we harbour dark thoughts against each other. ’

‘ I wouldn’t dream of poisoning you before we leave. ’

‘ blood is so much thicker than water. ’

‘ what will he be like, I wonder. ’

‘ what does it matter what he’s like? he’s rich beyond reason. ’

‘ wouldn’t you like to know a bit about him before you marry him? ’

‘ all men are fools. the sooner you learn that, the better. ’

‘ you are every bit as ugly within, as you are fair without. ’

‘ besides,  I did have a little help. ’

‘ I don’t want to ruin anything. ’

‘ this thing is so old-fashioned, it’s practically falling to pieces. ’

‘ it’s a ridiculous, old-fashioned joke! ’

‘ that is what you are, and that is what you’ll always be. ’

‘ now, mark my words!  you shall not go to the ball. ’

‘ I said I’d have courage but I don’t, not anymore. ’

‘ I don’t believe anymore. ’

‘ why are you crying? ’

‘ what is a bowl of milk? nothing. but kindness makes it everything. ’

‘ how do you know me? who are you? ’

‘ I should think you’d have worked that one out. ’

‘ they’re just made up for children. ’

‘ this will be a first for me. always interesting. ’

‘ you’re making me nervous, actually. ’

‘ shall I shut my eyes? ’

‘ oh for heaven’s sake, let’s just go for it! ’

‘ you see the trick is… actually I’ve forgotten what the trick is. ’

‘ is that what you meant to do? ’

‘ do you think that’s what I meant to do? ’

‘ my dress—  can you mend it? ’ 

‘ it’s beautiful. ’

‘ are these the best you have? ’

‘ it’s alright, no one will see them. ’

‘ no no, they’ll ruin the whole look.  take them off.  really quite hideous. ’

‘ you really must go now. ’

‘ off you go, for you shall go to the ball. ’

‘ that’s more than enough time. ’

‘ who are you looking for? ’

‘ I know your head’s been turned. ’

‘ you are as handsome as your picture. ’

‘ your little kingdom is enchanting. ’

‘ I hope you will not find our little kingdom too confining. ’

‘ enjoy it while it lasts. ’

‘ if I may, that is—  it would give me the greatest pleasure if you would do me the honour of letting me lead you through this first dance. ’

‘ they’re all looking at you. ’

‘ so you’re the prince. ’

‘ I thought you might treat me differently if you knew. ’

‘ no more surprises? ’

‘ I hate myself in paintings. ’

‘ no one’s ever painted my portrait. ’

‘ won’t they miss you at the ball? ’

‘ let’s not go back just yet. ’

‘ I’m expected to marry for advantage. ’

‘ surely you have a right to your own heart. ’

‘ your secret is safe with me. ’

‘ I have never shown this place to anyone. ’

‘ won’t you tell me who you really are? ’

‘ I took a walk in the rain to cheer myself up. ’

‘ we did not communicate through mere words. our souls met. ’

‘ it really was like a dream. better than a dream. ’

‘ you needn’t be alone. ’

‘ you must marry for love. ’

‘ did you steal it? ’

‘ nothing is ever given. for everything, we must pay and pay. ’

‘ kindness is free. love is free. ’

‘ love is not free. ’

‘ best to leave it to me. that way we all get what we want. ’

‘ I will protect you no matter what becomes of me. ’

‘ why are you so cruel? ’

‘ I have tried to be kind to you, though no one deserves to be treated as you have treated me. ’

‘ are you threatening me? ’

‘ lose heart and gain wisdom. ’

‘ fate may yet be kind to us. ’

‘ if you love me, I will love you. ’

‘ what sweet singing. makes me want to tarry just a little. ’

‘ I forbid you to do this. ’

‘ are you an empress? a saint? a deity? ’

‘ just remember who you are, you wretch! ’

‘ this is perhaps the greatest risk that any of us will take. to be seen as we truly are. ’

‘ I have no carriage, no parents, no dowry. ’

‘ will you take me as I am? ’

‘ I forgive you. ’

‘ are you ready? ’

‘ I’m ready for anything, so long as it’s with you. ’

[helaena-targaryens]

2.01 "A Son for a Son" 3.02 "Queen's Landing"

[dailyworldcinema]

CORSAGE (2022) dir. Marie Kreutzer

[ethicallysourcedtink]

ʻNO WOMAN SHOULD BE MADE TO FEAR THAT SHE WAS NOT ENOUGH.ʼ ↪ dialogue from the priory of the orange tree by samantha shannon. ⁽ᵖᵃʳᵗ ⁰¹/??⁾ change pronouns/gendered terms as needed.

you know how i loathe the summer here.

i would break my fast. good morrow.

you're plainly a fool, and i have no interest in befriending fools.

you can be very wise, my friend.

as you decree, your majesty.

you look radiant.

there are shadows under your eyes.

my soul is touched.

come forth and face your enemy of old, or watch your city burn.

you have been forced to join me in my exile, and i've been poor company.

if i should hear of any whispers, i will bring them to your door.

i have no love for your queen. in fact, i roundly despise her.

you presume too much. far too much.

i am not yet recovered enough from seeing a corpse by my bed to discuss its use for childing.

i know we planned to go together, and perhaps you will hate me for the rest of our lives, but it is better this way.

you took him somewhere safe. what happens now is up to him.

trust me. you can do nothing here but die.

i strongly dislike visitors at this hour. or any hour.

you show an innocent face to the court, but i believe you have another one.

all the world is a cage in a young girl's eyes.

sleep has eluded me of late.

what do you think of his eyes?

they will hail us as legends one day.

you stand on equal ground with whatever i am.

now i know your secret, and it reeks far worse than mine.

i see what's in your heart. it's the same as what's in mine. ambition.

i have no interest in why you are here.

you seem devout. i suggest you pray.

you dare judge me for seeking help elsewhere?

her pride would never allow her to ask for aid.

did the bells wake you?

i shall not speak another word.

do you have any notion of what they do to outsiders here?

she may be sick in love, as young maids often are.

i don't think i'm at all well, you know.

you are a witch. you practice sorcery. i saw it.

you know why this is happening. everyone tried to warn you.

here. i will give you the rest if you behave.

you don't really believe in talk of alchemy and sorcery.

only a soulless husk could hate poetry.

i've always rather fancied an adventure.

all stories grow from a seed of truth. they are knowledge after figuration.

you have a quick tongue as well as light feet.

not all dreams should be pursued, especially not dreams conceived on the featherbed of love.

he must have escaped while the sentinels were distracted.

how does his royal highness mean to forge such an alliance?

i have had precious little entertainment in this place.

i come to give you warning.

better a mouse than some louder beast.

this is not courteous speech. who are you?

i am no green child to believe what i am told without proof.

i do not fear you. your threats have as much weight as smoke.

they say he was in love with her.

my word, but you are a lucky wretch.

fear will make you fight.

this may be too bold, but you seem not to be in high spirits today.

i have no desire to condemn him to death.

do you think me a halfwit?

oh, do shut up.

this mission may not seem survivable, but you never know. we may return from it as princes of the world.

we must do to our enemies what they would do to us.

fire has no power over me.

something is afoot.

you had better start praying for salvation.

i possess sufficient wit to dress myself.

spare me from baseless gossip.

flattered as i am, i seem to remember you are already wed.

stop involving yourself in matters that could undo you.

it will be a pleasure to fight against a warrior of your skill.

i have an interest in survival. i recommend you nurture one, too.

you have been a loyal servant at court.

i would sooner plunge my sword into my own heart than see thy blood water the earth.

i hope all goes as you desire.

i am unworthy of her love, but love her i do. it hurts my soul.

may i ask your name, since i have you to thank for sheltering me?

pray continue.

if her majesty was displeased, i am sorry for it.

remember, no matter how far you travel, i will always be your friend.

he is comely enough.

i doubt he liked her overmuch.

a risk is needful if we are to know the truth.

no duty comes above our service to the crown.

your plot is heresy.

i beseech you, do not expose our transgression.

he should speak to you with more respect.

you know a secret of mine. we are bound by a vow of silence.

wherever i am, i am with you.

you're not in love, then.

i pray she understands. that she forgives me.

this is a mission of the utmost importance.

i will not hear of him.

i took the same oath.

we ought to speak about our… situation.

how are you always so wise?

i know you are mocking me, sir.

please don't tell anyone, or i shall be ruined.

i meant no such insult.

apologies. a poor choice of words.

as i said, i have no interest in your mission.

i confess my mind has been elsewhere.

i have been too forgiving.

she is someone for whom i would die a thousand times, whose name i cannot tell. someone who is the light in my life, the breath in my breast.

what an honour it is to be received once more at your court.

i will always keep you safe.

we have tarried here for long enough.

let us pray that, someday, she weds someone with a backbone.

i shall not involve you any further.

that is the problem with stories. the truth in them cannot be weighed.

i see through your mask. i see what's in your heart.

your pardon, my lady. it was a jest.

i thought i heard you talking. have we met?

[kathrynhoward]

SUMMER RICHARDS as KATHERYN HOWARD WOLF HALL THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT

[jofreys]

starter call -> @realmsdelite

it is a far slower return than his departure had been. tyraxes has to fly such, for him to be able to hold on, and it takes everything in joffrey not to slump against his mount. his collarbone seems to burn, as does his left arm which he holds close to his body, legs tightening and right hand clutched to compensate to how he must ride. underneath, he can hear still the mobs move towards the dragonpit. FAR TOO MANY SEEM TO GO THERE. he had intended to loose all of the dragons, back when he had been atop syrax still, but the dragon had realized he was not her rider when they were descending on the dragonpit, and tossed him from the saddle, and that had caused for a necessary change of plans. he hoped dreamfyre would be able to defend herself, at least. she had been ridden by another princess or queen who had lived long before they had, he knows as much, and she was much greater in size than tyraxes, who had only been large enough to ride in the last few years. she would be able to defend herself, he tells himself ( and yet cannot help but worry, for her and shrykos and morghul, chained still under it ).

hopefully mother would have only realized shortly ago he had left, he thinks as the red keep comes unto view. he hopes she had been kept busy with the lords for most of it. he has no doubt she has by now, and if she has not the view of a dragon flying towards the keep would raise the alarms regardless, and so she would be told, but he hopes she had not had time to worry overtly for him. tyraxes and him land unto the outer ward, on the yard near where syrax herself had remained and where he had mounted her and where she'd hopefully return in the next hours. it is not a violent landing, and yet the mere move has him hissing in pain, vision blurring for a moment before he looks around and he can see mother standing, as though awaiting to see if he was returning with his dragon.

“ mother. your grace, ” he stumbles through it, his dismounting clumsy as he falls to the ground. his knees ache, but it is little compared to the pain radiating from the rest of him. “ has it been long ? i did not mean... ”

[draconquene]

EARLY MORNING: JULY 20th, 130AC. THE RED KEEP. ( with @jofreys )

all tilts, careening 'round an increasingly fraying axes, anchor points, each integral tether cut before she had been able to move. to realize ( six had become five, and then four, then two. had she lost him, her third born ? why had she not listened ? why had she not considered what he had said with the severity it deserved to be.... why — ) the queen could feel the stones teetering, slipping this way, and that; pulling her down, throwing her forward, yet her feet remain planted solidly despite rhyme or reason.

syrax was of her own soul, there had never been a day of her life where that had not been so. she would not... she would not ( even if it was a defiance of all logic, of every single thing the valyrians had ever known about dragons, please. please. please. was this her penance, her price, for turning away her stepmother when she pled for peace ? for the sparing of her remaining sons ? why need she extend the merciful hand to those who had plotted and celebrated the deaths of her own children ? who had benefited ? ) she would beg alicent hightower herself on her knees for forgiveness for her arrogance and subsequent folly if it meant joffrey survived this.

a dragon had been spotted; tessarion, her lords had posited, perhaps prince daeron had come at last hoping to take to advantage of the chaos of the riots, all that was easily spotted from the air. he did not know, and indeed how could he, the source ? that it was helaena, that she too was lost to them, in this. them, them, as if rhaenyra had any right to mourn her sister. as if she were not to blame for her own babes lost. as if she had not been the cause, whether through basic inaction or mere carelessness, for helaena's own suffering ( a pain that she understood with a keenness so deafening, all was brought in a burning, razor's edge focus that cut, leaving her eyes swimming in a river of blood as it slithered between her ribs and wrapped snug around her lungs, )

they had tried to stop her. they grieved the loss of the prince of dragonstone with her, after all, but prince joffrey assuredly had been thrown and thus grievously wounded if not dead already, he would be dead soon, and that could not be him. she needed remain with prince aegon so that both could be safeguarded against the coming threat while hurried preparations were made. spirited away, the words had been, and yet, she needed know. she could not leave without knowing, with a certainty, that that was not him. she would not leave him behind. if there was a probability..... however slight though it may well be, she could not leave him.

half an hour, she had said, if she had not returned, take the prince and depart without her, and see him safely into the care of her cousin lady jeyne. a sixth of that had passed with the woman stood, rooted, looking up at the sky as the creature descended, and then.... as it came into view, her breathing grew thinner, harsher, as if she grasped at the concept in increasing desperation as it slipped from between her fingers. as if her nails dug into the vulnerable flesh, forcing air through far too resistant passages to keep from collapsing in relief. the danger had not yet passed.

she's running before the words leave him, throwing herself down onto the cobblestones, embracing them at long last in an attempt to catch him as he fell, her hands reaching to halt his descent, to tug him close to her, to hold him, as if that could make it better, the way it did when he was small and he sobbed over a skinned knee ( no. no. no. please. no. please. please. not him too. don't let this... don't. please let him survive this. please. she would give anything. please. ) her hand cradles the back of his head near too gently, it felt solid, though, he had not cracked it.

though that alone did not serve as confirmation for the rest of him, and the way that joffrey had fallen... how far had he fallen ? how hurt had her son become ? how many bones had he broken and who here remained to tend to him that she could trust entirely ? " you do not need to worry in calling me your grace, " the words are quiet, and careful, a soft reminder repeated anew, " never, if you do not choose to. but especially not in this moment, as injured as you are. the distance that such formailities bring are no comfort, and that is my only aim. "

she did not know if she could stomach setting him down to call for a maester, nor if she could carry him any longer, but she could help him stand and allow him to lean heavily on her while they got him to a bed. yet.... would he survive that long ? did he even know the extent of the damage to himself ? " it has been just over an hour since your departure, " she says haltingly, " i knew, at the roar. what you had done. what you were attempting... if i knew what i had said would... that it would lead to such lengths i would have listened, " she adjusted her hands, moving to hug him in earnest, leaning her chin against the top of his head, " i would have heard. "

" i know full well what you meant, my sweet child, i know, " entirely solemn and yet still dragging, weighed down by an abrupt rising sob forced back down into her throat. if these were his last moments.... he needed her to be strong, " and i apologize, that i did not listen. i should have done, no matter the circumstances, i should have. i am glad that you had the success that you did. you were very brave, and for that you saved your friend, " she leans back slightly, head tilting down to press a kiss where her chin had rested, " but now, we need see about saving you: if i bear the majority of your weight, can you walk ? "

[draconquene]

THE REALM’S DELIGHT.

[perzyr]

the day is young ,      the sun only a sliver of yellow upon the horizon ,      casting the sky into a blur of oranges and pinks  .                    A LONE DRAGON CUTS ACROSS THE AIR WITH A DELIGHTED CHIRRUP ,      flicking her wings so that she and her rider twirl around in a quick roll  .         curiosity has been burning in syrax's breast since she had first been told of the event ,      eager now to cast her eyes upon the preparations  .        “   men will fight here ,      you said  ?   ”        she calls back to her princess ,      flying now in lazy circles around the tourney grounds with hardly a beat of the wing ,      examining all which lays below .       —     @realmsdelite *

[draconquene]

EARLY MORNING: THE SKIES OVER A TOURNEY HOSTED BY HOUSE ROSBY ( @perzyr )

the strip of leather binding and holding protective goggles to the princess' face digs, a gnawing insistent pressure that feels as though it might split open the back of her skull ( it won't, she knows, and yet, all of the sudden conscious of the surrounding, it feels not unlike constriction ) it covers her hands, too, and the settle of it is a live wire, uncertain. a predator lying in wait for the perfect moment to strike, to burrow fangs into vulnerable flesh and to loose venom that soldifies into roots that branch out and split and spread, fingers ever extending to push out muscle and meat and bone, leaving her nothing more then a hollow shell; herself, left little more then a rejected visitor, watching the scene from the space surrounding.

she wishes the wind blew stronger. she wishes the weightlessness that came with the height and movement prevailed, pervaded and cleansed the mounting tumult that clogs and continues to cloud her brain the longer she dwells ( she has always known she is an extension of the crown, yet on this particular progress she is its sole representative, and she does not know... any little thing could prove disastrous, even a simple seemingly innocuous misstep could soon grow so colossal that it would reach the ears of the king and queen, and worse, the queen's faction, and she — was not there to defend herself. she would not be there for a while yet still and by then, what would it be ? the sum of her mistakes left as thread upon her stepmother's loom ? )

a smile that lingered an increment of a moment longer then what was deemed befitting a lord or landed knight and it would be said then that she was plainly unable to comport herself with a degree of dicorum for she was much too driven by her base desires. she leans her head against her mount's neck. an inhalation of breath is taken in through her nose as her eyes shut briefly, then open at the twirl; a weak gasp of near laughter spills from the princess' lips as her braid falls forward to rest against the back of her head, end a glimpse, but visible in her upper periphereal before syrax rights and it tumbles gently down.

she draws in a breath, and holds it, measuring it by half of the length of each of her own dearest companion's languid turns before loosing it. the process repeats as she strips off her gloves and leans to the side — opening the pocket of her saddle, tucking them carefully within, and buttoning it, she straightens — in the span of a quarter of a turn, while her left hand holds tight to the chain at her waist, her right leans up to rest ever gently where her head had laid moments prior, a silent expression of gratitude.

her chin tilts siightly as she speaks, " i did, " she confirms, " and they will. though the tourney's overall purpose isn't to fight, it is meant to be a game, albeit one with swords and spears and lances. there will be a joust first, and though it is rare for one to die, 'tis frequent that men are injured - that bones are broken or a great deal of blood is shed. if one loses one needs forfeit their horse and armor to the victor, and whoever wins it all can bestow the victor's laurels on a maid of their choice. though it is customary to name the highest ranking in attendance, it can be anyone, " the words leave the princess' lips in an even, explanatory stream.

" it changes in accordance to the will of the hosting lord. it can either be more theatrical, or more martial depending on their own wishes, and they can alter the rules as well, if it serves best in regards to the implementation of the show they want to put on, " a pause, teeth sinking into the soft of the inside of her cheek before she speaks, quieter then, despondency weighing down each syllable, " i do wish you could see it. that you could come with me. i scarcely like leaving you in the pit in kings landing, and it is not a place that you know, and though it is the first stop of many, i — i do not want you to feel at all uneasy. "

[draconquene]

she would just stare, at first, if jace's body was brought back. the image wouldn't connect in her brain. it isn't real. it isn't. it can't be real. he'll wake up, he'll breathe. it isn't real. she would sit with him for a while just. watching, just like she did when she was born, desperately to see if his chest would move. to see if he would start breathing again. and when he never did, she would bend down to press a kiss to his forehead and stay like that for another moment while the grief welled up, and she would choke out that she's so sorry. she's so so sorry.

[draconquene]

PRESS THE ♥️ FOR A STARTER — multis please specify who you want it for.

[halidki]

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