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"I ache for new sights." Erenville sighs wistfully, smiling at Eidric. "Where do you think is the most beautiful that you've been?"

Eidric hums as he stirs his tea. His chin rests on his free hand and his gaze shifts from Erenville to the expanse of ocean stretching out behind him from their seat at The Last Stand.

A lazy smile rests on his face as he thinks. It's such a simple question, what's the most beautiful place he's been. And yet the answer is not nearly as simple.

For Eidric sees beauty in everything. Everywhere he's been has taken his breath away in some way or another.

But there is one place, a small place, close to Eidric's heart. A place he visits regularly, to this day, and has inspired more than a few compositions.

"There is a place in Yanxia," he says after a long moment of thinking. "A hidden spring, not far from Namai. The water is cool and clear as crystal, dotted with little islets where the most gorgeous plum trees grow. At night, the stars are reflected on the water like a mirror, and the sight of the moon shining through the Moon Gates is always stunning."

i think i know what makes me mad about aggressive jake besides the obvious things, and it’s the same complaint about the modern comic run(s) that popularized this characterization— anger issues and aggression was always MARC’s problem. since the 80s, marc’s immoral actions before he became moon knight and his quick-to-anger behavior was what made him so interesting, and the way both steven AND JAKE disapproved of it and he really does try his best to improve and redeem himself. and he didn’t do any of it because he’s “ps*cho” or whatever, he’s just got a lot of pent up anger due to his past which was totally reasonable when explained but for some reason lately people just like to shove all of that on jake??? for no reason????? and i just don’t get it

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Hi! Don’t you think Myranda is aware of who Sansa is? She asked her some very pointed questions (I think she was sent up to investigate Lysa’s suspicious murder) and Sansa practically gave herself away when she blurted out Jon’s name. Myranda and her father had their eye on the Eyrie before LF came into play. Lysa turned Nestor down and Harry rejected Myranda. Nestor especially may not be so content with the Gates. There are just so many Checkhov’s guns lying around.

Also what do you think of the theory that the bread riots were arranged by LF to kidnap Sansa? Mandon Moore was her assigned guard (who was probably paid off by LF to assassinate Tyrion) and he totally abandoned her. LF is also asking for wards from the Vale lords...maybe he kidnapped Tyrek for his claim?

Lots of stuff here.

Yes, Myranda knows who Alayne really is. She all but confirmed it; however, I think there is decent evidence to suggest Myranda is not really in cahoots with her father, Nestor Royce. He is knowingly taking bribes from Littlefinger in exchange for his support against Yohn Royce, who is/was only second to House Arryn in political power in the Vale. Mainly, Littlefinger warns Sansa not to trust Myranda because he is wary of her. "Soon or late you must meet Myranda Royce," Petyr had warned her. "When you do, be careful. She likes to play the merry fool, but underneath she's shrewder than her father. Guard your tongue around her." -- Alayne II, AFFC.

She is not her father. She is way more skeptical and discerning. That's why LF finds her dangerous and doesn't want Sansa to slip up in front of her. Some of LF's reputation for being a "master manipulator" is quite overblown. It's not that hard to manipulate people who already desperately want to buy what you're selling. It's much harder to get your hooks in people that want nothing from you.

Nestor's weakness is that he has an inferiority complex with his cousin Yohn and he has ambitions for his son, Albar, to rise higher than a steward. Covering up Lysa's murder and rubberstamping the official story that framed Marillion was the golden opportunity to gain a lordship and a castle seat that Albar can inherit. If Nestor was ever upset that LF ended up marrying Lysa instead of him, this bribe just reward for loyal service was the soothing balm to bind up that wound. And now Nestor is LF's staunchest ally and the generous gifts just keep flowing his way. This next part is key: Nestor's lordship and claim to the Gates are contingent on LF staying alive and in power because the legal documents were all signed by the Lord Protector, NOT Robert Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie. If LF is removed, the grant will likely be considered null and void. Nestor has every reason to back the legitimacy of Marillion's conviction for Lysa's murder. So if Myranda is on her father's side, why is she poking around into anything that could upset the relationship with their benefactor or undo their arrangement if the truth comes out? It only makes sense if she's not actually down for any of this bullshit at all. We also have a hint that Myranda may have been threatened by Nestor for her opposition or meddling: "Of course not. Walk faster, my new suitors may be following." Myranda made a face. "Ossifer Lipps is the dullest knight in the Vale, but Uther Shett aspires to his laurels. I am praying they fight a duel for my hand, and kill each other."

Alayne giggled. "Surely Lord Nestor would not seriously entertain a suit from such men."

"Oh, he might. My lord father is annoyed with me for killing my last husband and putting him to all this trouble." -- Alayne I, TWOW.

Myranda is an excellent catch on paper for her prestigious lineage. Nestor is an ambitious man, so it makes no sense he would consider a marriage contract with these repulsive scrubs who can offer him nothing. I don't buy the reason is that Myranda's late husband died in their marriage bed or that Lady Anya previously turned down his offer to wed Myranda to Harry (more on that later). The only problem with Myranda's first marriage was that the older man died too quickly before conceiving an heir. It was actually a pretty decent deal for her. If she had been pregnant, Myranda would have retained widow's rights, ruled as her child's regent, and could have lived independently in her late husband's estate for the rest of her life. His death probably occurred so shortly after the wedding (no widow's rights) that she was sent back to Nestor once everyone was sure she had not conceived. They may have kept her dowry, which could be a problem for making a new match since the Vale lords are known to be mostly cash-poor; however, Nestor's new bestie could surely provide him a nice fat dowry and broker an auspicious match for his daughter? Maybe not Harry, but this is still a win-win all around. Myranda's prospects would seem to be better than ever, and a big incentive for her to play ball with Littlefinger, if that's what she wanted to do. So why is Nestor still "annoyed" and apparently willing to just offload her on Shett or Lipps? It only makes sense if Myranda is not willing to play ball, if she's raised objections, or made threats of her own to expose this corruption. If so, then she can't just give the real reason to Alayne. Her late husband's bum ticker is a convenient excuse.  It is true that Nestor did approach Lady Anya Waynwood, Harry's foster mother, about a match between Myranda and Harry. Keep in mind this all happened long before LF had arrived in the Vale. Lady Anya was the one that rejected the offer, not Harry directly. A meager or lack of dowry after her first marriage could’ve been a factor since we know Lady Anya is deep in debt; however, I think the most likely reason Myranda was turned down is that Lady Anya knows her ward is intensely fatphobic from having to clean up the scandal involving one of her maids, Cissy, who was Harry’s first paramour. Harry was repulsed by her gaining too much weight while carrying his bastard. I’m not going to go into it here, but I explain a lot of my thoughts on Myranda's perspective and the rejected betrothal in this post. For a more in-depth analysis of the whole situation, check out my essay on Harrold Hardyng for Pawn to Player.  We should keep in mind that Myranda has very good reason to not immediately trust or be more forthcoming with Alayne/Sansa, even if she knows who she really is. Especially since Sansa was a witness that testified she saw Marillion kill Lysa, her own aunt. That whole story is a load of hogwash to anyone with a brain, so the question then becomes: if she’s Sansa Stark, already wanted for kingslaying, what the heck is she doing with LF? Is she LF’s pawn and being forced to do his bidding? Or is she a willing accomplice and possibly his lover? Myranda can’t know if Sansa is a friend or foe unless she gets close enough to suss out her motives. And I do think by TWOW, she’s probably satisfied Sansa is a decent person who is caught up a situation she can’t get out of.   As for Mandon Moore, the bread riots, and Tyrek, see this post and this post. Littlefinger doesn’t have anything to do with any of that and Tyrek, a Lannister of the westerlands, has nothing to do with the plot in the Vale. His fate is a mystery, we’ve all got some degree of waiting-for-twow brain worms, and people just want to stick him in storylines/places he doesn’t belong because [insert Varys/Littlefinger/Faceless Men].  

No but seeing Marc acting as a older brother to Steven, telling him to come to him and pulling him away to prevent him from seeing anything bad and even promising him that he'll tell Steven everything to avoid going into the doors to see his missing memories does things to me like

There are so many people I wanna sound like when I start T and I know factually i won’t sound like any of them, but wouldn’t it be cool if I did

This is what happens when I like 2 lightings too much to choose : a pic with two moons because I decided that combining them would be just fiiiiiiiiine xD

PHOTOS OF OSCAR ISAAC THAT JUST MAKE ME FEEL THINGS

UsaMamo is actually a great approach at the star-crossed lovers trope because majority of works that use the trope involve the two finally getting together at the end of the story after defying their tragic fate. It makes sense, especially since SM was only suppose to be the DK arc at first. 

But what I like about these two (moreso in the manga), is that you get to see them in a relationship, and go through more normal couple conflicts. Of course, you can say that with any ship, where it’s nice to see them in an established relationship. 

However, it’s specifically the fact that if two characters managed to uncross the stars for their love, then they can overcome anything. So, there’s something sweet about going through a huge phase of thinking that you two are ill-fated, and just being able to deal with more “normal couple” conflicts after? <3

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