One thing that I don’t really understand is when Alicent/Rhaenyra stans act like the other is entirely responsible for the Dance.
Okay, both definitely led towards it, but neither is entirely responsible. There were so many different elements that led towards it, and if people wish to discuss how Rhaenyra or Alicent played a part in it, that’s fine, but let’s not act like one of them is entirely to blame.
Book Rhaenyra Targaryen Aesthetic
Modern HOTD AU where Alicent tries to kill her rich husband Viserys, but every murder attempt fails in a comical way
Locks him outside the house in the middle of winter - Viserys thinks she’s just asleep and goes into his shed and goes back into loving his hobbies. After this, he’s very grateful that she was asleep which forced him to seek shelter in his shed and find his old things. He often tells this story at holidays, birthdays and any event.
Trips him down the stairs - Daemon is actually going up the stairs and catches his brother. Due to this, Viserys and Daemon start going to the gym together as they think it happened because of Viserys’ health. The brothers are now even closer than before.
Alicent gets sick of it, so after a night out with her friends, she comes back drunk and pulls out her gun to shoot Viserys. She misses and hits an assassin that was hired to kill Viserys. Viserys is extremely grateful to his wife.
Modern Rhaenicent would definitely dress up as Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy for Halloween
I have a feeling you got everything you wanted
Feyre becoming High Lady of the NC
And you’re not wasting time stuck here like me
Tamlin being alone in the destroyed Spring Court
You’re just thinking it’s a small thing that happened
Her turning everyone against him by manipulation, destroying his court and thousands of his people dying and she refuses to take any accountability
The world ended when it happened to me
I feel like Rhysand is just written kinda weird in the first book. Like he wants the curse broken too, right? So why would he tell Amarantha about Tamlin having a girlfriend, instead of waiting for them to break the curse? Like surely he should of at least considered the possibility that Tamlin might panic and send her away, because after all, it is Amarantha. Like he kinda shot himself in the foot with that one.
I guess that’s because SJM needed the plot to move forward UTM but like surely she could of made up something different. Because now Rhysand looks kinda dumb.
And then UTM the deal with Feyre. I guess you could argue that he likes to feel powerful and wanted to piss of Tamlin, but like FEYRE’S THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN BREAK THE CURSE! Surely you would want to give her the best chances