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22 Save a dragon, ride a Targaryen

[magicwishingstick]

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.

[ladythedrunken]

[machy-march]

Valarr somewhere in Kiera's distant memory

Alexa, play "about you" by the 1975

[magicwishingstick]

This hurts my feelings...

[magicwishingstick]

Aerion would like your head

Yes, i would love to give Aerion my head

[magicwishingstick]

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

[magicwishingstick]

I'd love to see Matarys in akotsk even for just a scene.

I know he doesn't have a storyline and he doesn't really do anything except die and end Baelor's line but i would love to get another aura farming Targ even for a scene.

It sounds a bit unrealistic to expect them to waste money to cast another actor for just a few shots and (probably) no lines but it would feel a little weird if we get the funeral without both of his sons.

Knowing HBO and combining this with the fact that we dont know exactly when Matarys was born they could change his age and say he's too young to travel but the funeral will still be missing something.

It would also be great to see Daella and Rhae, but again i'd doubt they'd waste budget on them if they don't have a direct relation to Dunk .

[magicwishingstick]

Maekar really beating the #ihatemyson AND the grumpy allegations in a single episode and his brother in the process

[magicwishingstick]

tiktok knows what's up

[magicwishingstick]

Congrats to Baelor Breakspear for having the most beautifully named children in house Targaryen. (Valarr and Matarys)

[prince-aegon-targaryen]

Aerion before and after Dunk

[bullseyegoon]

mineee

[magicwishingstick]

Aerion the whole time probably

[wlwarhammer]

People shocked that the Targaryen’s were not liked by the small folk…brother they were colonial dictators with medieval nukes who Habsburged themselves into insanity

[vhagars-dementia]

Hbo Nordic being so real

[fireandcxnt]

but they are babygirls 🥺

[magicwishingstick]

your babygirl has killed several people

[magicwishingstick]

agree on everything said about people being weird about finn having a gf, which btw a lot of it is clearly racism because his gf is not white. but i do want to say the switch to valarr can also be because he actually got screentime, in a joust, looking pretty cool. like i don't think people are switching to valarr, i think valarr got his moment, his fandom increased and at the same time the finn bennett stans got extremely parasocial. similar with how maekar and baelor have gotten uptakes in fans. valarr fans didnt come from the discovery of finns gf, like the horrible things going on with those fans are their own separate thing. though i am sure there are those few that are doing what you said but i don't think it is a huge amount. aerion got a lot of attention from previews because looked the coolest in the trailer, then we meet the other targs, they are stealing the show as well, and they are getting their uptake. similar to lyonel baratheon, after episode 1 his fans increased like crazy because we actually got to see him

and then we have the crazy parasocial racist fans being weird.

Fortunately, I haven't come across any racist comments about her so far, but I can imagine the things some people might use to attack her/hate on her.

I'm very happy that Valarr finally had his moment and I can't wait to see more, and I completely agree that fans increase the more screen time the character has.

However, this post mainly goes to the fans who decided that Valarr is better now that the interview has been released. Specifically, I saw some comments under clips of the interview or clips of the part where he openly said he is in a relationship, where they were particularly disappointed that he has a girlfriend and said they would prefer Valarr just because of this (or something along the lines).

I will never understand people who cannot distinguish between the actor and his personal life and the character he plays.

Love the face card and acting, respect the actor and his personal life!!

[magicwishingstick]

I feel very weirded out by some fans on TikTok. From the moment they revealed who would play Aerion, and even more so when the first episode aired, many people were thirsting over Finn Bennett saying how hot he is, editing him etc. (I'm one of them because this man is majestic). A short while ago, an interview with Finn Bennett was released in which he made a special mention of his girlfriend. There were rumors that he was in a relationship with her, and they are all over each others Instagram, so it was kind of obvious, but when it was confirmed, I saw many girls in the comments were like "omg girlfriend????, im so disappointed he has a gf or eh well Valaar is way better anyways , and suddenly many people swapped over to Valaar. Don't get me wrong, the actor who plays Valaar is also very pretty, but I don't understand how you can change your opinion so quickly just because you find out that the actor (who often doesn't even know you exist and never will) says he has a girlfriend. It's literally the same face card and the same acting, he just has a relationship. Personally, I believe that an actor's personal life should not affect their fan base, and I find it ridiculous that many people stopped liking him because it was confirmed that he has a girlfriend.

EDIT: i'm talking about people who knew how Valaar would look like from the trailer and were already saying both the characters are good looking etc, im talking about those who switched when they found out Finn's relationship status (or made a big deal about it). Finn's gf is absolutely gorgeous and i wish them the best!!

[magicwishingstick]

Ι will never understand people who glaze Lyle. Like out of all the people you could find attractive/ hype up and like you pick LYLE???

I saw someone say hear me out Lyle.. I CANT HEAR YOU NO

LYLE?????

[magicwishingstick]

this came back to bite me because why is my for you full of lyle thirst/fics and WHY am i starting to like him..

[rhaenyrage]

I’m crying, he looked so tiny next to dunk and was still acting all aggressive toward a man three times his size I CAN'T LMAO. he’s literally a pinscher, small and insanely angry.

[magicwishingstick]

hes like a chihuahua who barks and barks and barks but can probably kill you