MAEGOR WITH TEATS

「faye xxv shethey」 as comfortable in ringmail as in silk.

[swanyra]

something something ‘feminine’ female characters being deserving of all things good and righteous and holy because of them overcoming their suffering by working within the system that hurts them using their wiley feminine attributes and charm something something ‘masculine’ female characters being villainized for fighting outside the constraints of the system they’re still subjected to in a more hands on approach and being victims of similar if not the same circumstances as their ‘feminine’ female peers but it doesn’t count for some reason because they don’t suffer as prettily as their counterparts something something

[unicornsandfigs]

“ i am daenerys stormborn, daughter of dragons, bride of dragons, mother of dragons, don’t you see?”

— commission done by sscindyss_art on ig

[daenerys-stormborn]

@pscentral​ event 46: beginnings ↪ Daenerys Targaryen first appearance in Game of Thrones

[daenerys-targaryen]

ppl who think dany thinks of herself as a savior and a hero have literally not read any of her chapters because she deadass beats herself up over the death of her people, her soldiers, thinks she’s not doing enough (when she’s doing quite well considering what was it, of every 4 people she sends away 1 ends up grumbling?) and thinks she needs to be doing more. you might think she’s a bad ruler that’s fine that’s your opinion but you can’t say she’s arrogant or believes herself to be a messiah when the text proves you wrong lol

[rainhadaenerys]

#dany antis 🤝 dany herself = hating dany for all her mistakes and judging her way too harshly#lol i just imagined dany antis hosting the annual ‘dany sucks’ convention and they look at the front row#and dany’s sitting there reading the itinerary (tags by @iheartbookbran)

[swanyra]

“not the ones they killed in the show” DANY ALIVE AND WELL THANK YOU GRANDPA

[soulsborne-pilled]

its so incredibly fucking irritating to have bitches in your ear unironically telling you the dance of the dragons wasn't about misogyny

like you mean to tell me, with your chest and in full confidience that the dance of the dragons, such an insanely huge event in the history of the targaryens written as a backstory (or whatever you'd call it) for dany to who she is, where she comes from, why she is where she is in agot, why she becomes who she becomes, the character george literally wrote as a girl, a woman, a mother, a queen, in contrast to typical male fantasy heros is not about misogyny??

the event where a WOMAN was usurped from her throne because she is a WOMAN, a mother who lost three of her children, a woman who was subjected to judgment and misogyny her whole life the moment she was named heir BY THE KING because she wasn't a son, a woman whose death (that's clearly a femicide) led to the extinction of dragons (you know. until dany, the MOTHER of dragons brings them back) ISN'T about misogyny???

like. ok. you're a stupid bitch.

[swanyra]

RHAENYRAAAAAAAAAA

[allisondraste]

Kind characters are not boring; in fact, due to the vast amount of people who hold that opinion, kind characters are as edgy as it gets. In this essay I will

[allisondraste]

You know what, I’m not done! I think that the whole concept that kind characters are uninteresting and vanilla is such a broad generalization and takes kindness to mean lawful or goody-two-shoes, when there are so many ways for someone to a character to be kind.

Kindness does not require passivity or social grace. Kind characters can stick to their guns and stand up for what they believe in. They can yell and scream and curse. Kind characters can be angry and disappointed when others do not show them the same compassion they show others. Kind characters can be tactless, oblivious. They may be rough around the edges (but have a heart of gold).

Kind characters often value justice and strive to stay connected to their humanity, even when the things they must do threaten to strip it away from them. Kind characters sometimes have to make difficult choices. Sometimes, kind characters even behave in a way that is unkind.

Kindness is complex, and it’s only a single solitairy characteristic that contributes to a character’s personality. While it can absolutely present as soft-spoken, honest, and open-hearted (my personal FAVE), it certainly doesn’t have to be.

TL;DR Kindness is not boring

[mikastormborn]

#which is why i'm always annoyed when people automatically label the villain or the anti hero in any media the 'most complex character'#you can have a hero who's way more complex and a villain who just does evil things for shits and giggles#and people will automatically claim that the villain is the 'more complex character'#because people have equated complexity with moral greyness in their heads#and they are not the same thing at all#this is also the reason why i think so many people want dany to be a villain#they personally dislike her or find her boring and think the only way for her to be 'complex' and interesting is to be morally grey#they think dany being a hero isn't complex enough when in fact dany is such a complex hero already (tags by @rainhadaenerys)

[book-daenerys-deactivated202601]

Daenerys Targaryen + book quotes and statements by GRRM that show that she has all the characteristics that (according to her creator) define a good king (in/s/p.)

GRRM at the “House of the Dragon” Comic-Con panel: A good king is someone who regards being king as a duty rather than a privilege that they are entitled to. A duty to the realm to dispense justice and peace, and occasionally do boring things like building roads and sanitation in King’s Landing and all that.

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GRRM on which of his characters would be suitable leaders in modern times: You know, probably Tyrion. [...] Dany would also be an interesting choice if we could bring her dragons along. The recent American election [of 2016] might have turned out very different if Hillary Clinton had dragons. [as the linked meta above shows, GRRM's decision to mention Dany - especially when he could have chosen to name so many other characters - alongside Tyrion (who he deems the most suitable leader) highlights her portrayal as a good ruler and acknowledges that, with the right person, dragons can be used for good.]

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GRRM to History of Westeros: I mean, it’s… you know, I had a lot of input in the beginning of Game of Thrones, partly cause I had these books out there. Um, but at a certain point, as the show went on, I, I found I had less and less influence uh, until by the end, I really didn’t even know what, what was going on. I, I… Some of these things I watched like everybody else, and ‘oh, okay.' 

[witchlingcirce]

The reason why I never take a lot of Daenerys is “evil for killing the slavers” takes to heart is because no matter how hard someone thinks that, it will never be present in the story. The story literally tells you to your face that slavery is evil. Daenerys campaign in slavers bay inspires genuine hope into people. There’s a reason why her killing the slavers is written as a liberating moment, she’s freeing people from centuries long abuse and cruel treatments. The people of Yunkai yell mother at her after the battle for a reason. Daenerys liberating slavers bay is MEANT to be looked at as a morally good thing.

“ The old gods and the new alike hold slavery to be an abomination. Evil.” (Daenerys, ASOS, chapter 23)

“Mother,” they called from a hundred throats, a thousand, ten thousand. “Mother,” they sang, their fingers brushing her legs as she flew by. “Mother, Mother, Mother!” (Daenerys, ASOS, chapter 42)

“I am no lady,” the widow replied, “just Vogarro’s whore. You want to be gone from here before the tigers come. Should you reach your queen, give her a message from the slaves of Old Volantis.” She touched the faded scar upon her wrinkled cheek, where her tears had been cut away. “Tell her we are waiting. Tell her to come soon.” (Tyrion, ADWD, chapter 27)

[ringmaster-cainette]

Daenerys Targaryen, Mother of Dragons by naekvalk

[miseria-fortes-viros]

yeah yeah fire-based characters are destructive and angry and violent and evil blah blah blah BORING overdone. more fire as a lifegiver. warm and comforting. fire-based characters as guides lighting the way. personal heater in the cold and dark but don’t sleep too close or you’ll wake up with heat rash. fire sterilizes and cauterizes!! more fire-based healers. plants perking up and flowers turning towards them and they attract moths. fire-based characters who are hearths instead of wildfires!! the core of a home the pillar of a community the key to societal advancement. give them an internal flame that visibly glows and flickers instead of a heart that beats. extinguish that light when they die. etc

[queenslayeroflies]

Literally Daenerys

[swanyra]

[d4emyoo]

Queen Rhaenyra

[meerabanerjee]

They're working 😌

[meerabanerjee]

Snowstorm!

[nooooooooooooooooooooone]

Hazzea was enough. What good is peace if it must be purchased with the blood of little children?

Daenerys IV, A Dance with Dragons

[mikastormborn]

#this quote is so important to explain why dany rejects the peace #because that peace was being bought with the blood of innocents #and that’s something dany just couldn’t accept (tags by @rainhadaenerys)