tw: blood
i should be studying but i think i need a psychotic concept for moonbyul SO BAD
Alicent: You say “please” and “thank you” in front of your kids all the time and they never repeat it.
Alicent: But you say “fuck” ONCE-
hotd as troubled birds (2/?)
sure as gods got sandals hes gonna sip that modelo
Más Laenyra porque nunca es suficienteeeee
girl i know she's beautiful but your father is dying
After Storm’s End
Aemond: I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?
Alicent: …good.
Aemond: It is very unlikely that I will ever, EVER do it again.
you gotta be able to say "die"
you gotta be able to say "suicide"
you gotta be able to talk about "sex"
they're uncomfortable topics, YEAH for SURE
because LIFE is uncomfortable. Death and suicide and sex and pain are straight up going to happen. not having words for the way it discomforts you doesn't make it more comfortable, it just makes you less able to reach out about it.
even more vital, you gotta be able to say words like "rape", "abuse", "queer" or "racist". cause we fought fucking hard to name those experiences. to identify "rape" as distinct from "sex" and "racism" as distinct from "acceptable behaviour" and "queer" as distinct from "invert"
like the function of communication is not to minimise immediate discomfort. we gotta be able to talk about stuff that's hard or sucks or causes difficult conversations.