Brightflamed

22 Save a dragon, ride a Targaryen

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This could be a controversial topic BUT

I feel like some people forget they have the option to scroll. You don't like the genre? Scroll! You don't like the characters? Scroll! You don't like the author? Scroll! You don't like the plot? Scroll!!

There's no need to make it anyone's problem!

I follow a writer, who mainly writes based on ASOIAF and she was saying how people hated on her oc, or when she even received death threats for not giving HER OWN FIC a happy ending.

Yes, i want my OC to be Visenya, Rhaenyra's and Daemon's only daughter, who rides cannibal and has like 3 other dragons and 43 love interests. Yes, this is what i want to write about because (again) its my story, my imagination, this is how i want my story to be. Don't like it? Fine by me? Find it extremely cringe? Me and 2-3 people will like it and its fine by me!

I (and many others) write because i like expressing my daydreams that way and i love spending time like this. I write because above all i want to be able to enjoy my own fics and have a good time writing it. We are different people, we have different interests, opinions, likes and dislikes. A fic can't be liked by everyone and just because the plot or characters aren't to your liking it doesn't give you the right to harass the writer (who mind you does this for FREE).

I love that in some people are like: OMG no one writes fics for x fandom or x character. Yes, it's because some people are SO toxic, that writers get discouraged from writing anything because we've already seen the hate some people braver than us got when they published.

Yes i want my OCs to be overpowered bad bitch nepo babies, yes i want it to have the most powerful men in the story as lovers. And if you don't like it just SCROLL!

Thank you and goodnight

And yes freedom of speech means you're free to express your opinion but it doesn't give you the right to harass, threaten, or bully people because you don't like what they write. I've also seen people on TikTok making posts about how certain fanfics, OCs, or tropes are weird. You're free to think that, but I don't think it's right to act as though your personal taste determines what others should create. What seems bad or cringe to one person might be exactly what another person enjoys writing and/or reading. You can dislike a genre or trope all you want, but shaming or harassing people for their creativity is unnecessary. Writing fanfiction is supposed to be fun. Most writers are sharing their work for free because they enjoy it, not because they're trying to please every person on the internet.

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The witch is dead

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Criston Cole: A character that women hate but men understand

A character who asked a princess (heir to the throne) to give up her titles and her family to go live with him (in poverty). He gets rejected (Shocking) and he's so butthurt he actively supports and joins the people who want her dead.

B-But "he's someone who loved and threw away his honour because he got used". What honour? This man threw insults at the woman he supposedly loved and he is part of a war thats actively trying to kill her.

Not only was he dumb enough to believe that a princess would leave everything for whatever he had going on, he fell for it for the second time with Alicent and died with her favour in his hand all while she hasnt thought about him for a second.

If you think it's okay to cause harm or switch up on someone who rejected you, just because they rejected you 1. you have a problem and you should probably seek help 2. you proved the person they were correct for rejecting you 3. did you really love the person.

No means no. If you get rejected move on with your life and dont be like crispy cole over here!

RIP Christon Cole, i don't think you'd like the songs we could write about you.

the quotes are from an actuall "conversation" on a live stream on tiktok that inspired me and disturbed me enough to make this post

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Every time i see Daeron on screen im like take Tessarion, burn them and go find Gwayne PLEASE

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Tessarion being confused is one of the best things I've ever seen.

[venmondiese]

[fireandcxnt]

Huh?

Tessarion probably

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oh to to be highTOWERED between Ormund and Gwayne

[sankta-wraith]

who the hell is writing this show and what unresolved issues do they have with their mother

[itrytobee]

So uh... I just wanted to tell you that I’m only here for the dragons

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Behold Sheepstealer, the Charles Habsburg of House of the Dragon

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I saw some people debating why Aerion married Daenora so here's my headcanon

I don't think there was ever any love or "I can fix him" dynamic between Aerion and Daenora. I actually doubt Daenora even wanted to marry him.

By the time Aerion married her, the Targaryen dynasty was in a difficult position. Entire branches of the family had been wiped out by disease, "misfortune" and MANY untimely deaths. With Prince Baelor, Prince Rhaegel, and their descendants gone or sidelined (aka Daenora being skipped in the succession line because she's a woman), Prince Maekar becomes the heir to the Iron Throne. Out of Maekar's four sons, one had already renounced his claim by joining the Citadel and Daeron, was married and had a daughter, who would almost certainly have been passed over under the succession customs. On top of that, Vaella was rumored to have intellectual disabilities, making her an even less viable candidate as a bride.

Also Kiera, had already suffered multiple difficult miscarriages during her marriage to Valarr, so there was no guarantee the couple would produce more children, especially sons.

So here comes Aerion. Despite his reputation, he was the next heir of Maekaar and although he had likely fathered bastards during his exile, he had no legitimate heir. The problem was finding him a suitable bride. Aerion's behavior at Ashford Meadow and his general cruelty had made him deeply unpopular. On top of that, he was a believer in Targaryen blood purity, making it plausible that he would reject or disagree with many noble candidates because they didn't have "the blood of the dragon". That left very few realistic options. His sisters were too politically valuable to marry off to him. As daughters of the heir, they could instead be used to forge alliances at a time when the Targaryens desperately needed loyal supporters.

Daenora, however, fit every requirement. She was a Targaryen, preserving the bloodline yet she was sufficiently removed from the main line that marrying her to Aerion did not cost the dynasty an important political asset. Yes, she was significantly younger than him, but large age gaps were hardly unusual at that time.

TLDR: Daenora’s marriage to Aerion wasn’t about romance. She's Targaryen enough to satisfy Aerion’s obsession with blood purity, but politically expendable enough that marrying her doesn’t cost the dynasty valuable alliance opportunities. The goal was to produce heirs to expand the Targaryen line and to solidify Aerion's claim as one of Maekar's heirs.

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A little rant for HotD

HotD doesn't feel like House of the Dragon anymore. It feels like a show inspired by Fire & Blood rather than a faithful adaptation. The characters are there, the dragons are there, but the story is almost gone.

Adaptations often to make changes, i don't expect a page for page recreation but changes should improve the story, fill in gaps the book has and bring the story to life on our screens, but there's a point where the changes stop serving the story and start replacing it.

When you've altered the plot so much that even George R. R. Martin (the man who literally wrote it btw) publicly expresses disappointment and leaves the show completely, that should be a sign that something has gone too far.

We're losing key story points and some of the most emotionally significant moments in the Dance, and I genuinely struggle to understand why (or to accept the changes).

In the Battle of the Gullet for example. In the source material, it's one of the most tragic and defining moments of the war. Jacaerys' death is a sacrifice for his family, he dies protecting his younger brothers in an effort to secure the future of his family's claim. Instead, the show changes the circumstances so much that it risks making his death feel avoidable, while also throwing the blame and criticism on a character who wasn't meant to be there in that battle AT ALL.

Meanwhile, several important characters from the book have either been cut or had their personalities significantly rewritten, changing the dynamics that made the Dance so different.

To be fair, the casting is phenomenal. Every actor embodies their character amazingly and the costumes are incredible. When HotD sticks close to the source material, it's genuinely one of the best series for me. And that's exactly why it's so disappointing.

And for those who'll say "if you don't like it don't watch it" I love this universe and above all the dragons in it, i'm just disappointed. I'll continue watch S3 and I genuinely hope it proves me (and this post) wrong.

A reminder that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and it's perfectly okay if you don't agree with mine or anyone else's.

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Jacaerys NO, i haven't finished mourning Baelor yet

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When i see a fic that is so obviously written by AI, but everyone in the comments is glazing it so i lowkey question my ability to distinguish AI from real writing

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Valarr somewhere in Kiera's distant memory

Alexa, play "about you" by the 1975

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This hurts my feelings...

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Aerion would like your head

Yes, i would love to give Aerion my head

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Rip Baelor Breakspear Targaryen you'd have loved a head CT scan