YOU WIN OR YOU DIE

once i'm less scatterbrained i wanna make a green oc but unless i get inspo or anyone wants an affiliated oc i might hold off till i actually watch the new season

AUBRI IBRAG as LIZZY ELMSWORTH THE BUCCANEERS | 1.02, Women or Wives

Clara Paget as Anne Bonny BLACK SAILS 3.10 “XXVIII.”

The Field of the Cloth of Gold (2x06)

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ALISHA BOE via INSTAGRAM (April 5)

"We are most certainly worse at keeping secrets than we think, but she indulges us anyway." There is a freedom to Dragonstone that they did not have in the Capital, they would not be nearly so indulged had the Dowager Queen still been looming over their shoulder with ready criticism.

"perhaps mother was just as bad as we are," she switched to running her fingers through her sister's hair to ensure there were no smaller little sticks stuck in her hair. "was." viserra emphasized. she found that her mother was quite skilled at it now, and observed that it seemed her father was even more skilled at it when he was at dragonstone. "please do not tell her i said that." she was not worried about being in trouble, but of the gentle ribbing she was sure would come from it.

CATARINA DE LURTON Deus Salve o Rei (77)

• The treaty has been signed.  • You wear my crown well.  • I care not for desire. You're marrying the heir to secure the alliance. • The council has voted. Your claim to the throne has been invalidated. • Take off the crown when you speak to me. I want to see the person, not the monarch. • I found the poison in your chambers. Were you planning to use it on my father or me? • Our kingdoms have been at war for three generations. A wedding won't change that. • You're asking me to choose between you and my birthright. That's not fair. • I saw you in the gardens with [insert name]. Does your betrothed know? • I don't want the throne. I never wanted it, not truly.  • The marriage was never consummated. We can still get an annulment before anyone knows. • You're a hostage here. Stop pretending otherwise. • I loved you before you were king/queen. I'm not sure I can love what you've become. • The lords are calling for your head. I can't protect you anymore. • Your signature on this document means war. You know that, don't you? • I'm carrying your child. Your legitimate heir is going to have a bastard sibling. • They found your letters to the enemy court. They're calling it treason. • You promised me a crown. Instead, I'm locked in a tower. • The alliance is broken. Your family killed mine under a banner of peace. • I don't trust you. But I need your army.  • You've been on the throne for six turns of the moon, and already there are three coup attempts. • We were meant to rule together. When did you decide you wanted to rule alone? • The royal bloodline ends with me. I cannot give you an heir. • I would burn this kingdom to the ground for you. Is that what you wish to hear? • You're not fit to rule. The council is preparing to name a regent. • I loved you when we were just children in the garden. Before any of this mattered. • The succession is unclear. If you die without an heir, the kingdom falls to chaos. • They're starving in the streets while we feast in the palace.  • Your exile is permanent. If you return, it's death. • I never agreed to be a political pawn. I had dreams before I had a crown. • You killed the rightful heir. Every day you sit on that throne is built on murder. • The marriage contract has a clause. If I fail to produce an heir, you can set me aside. • Your father's debts are now yours.  • I am a queen, not a broodmare. I will rule, not just provide heirs. • The small council is calling for your execution. I'm running out of reasons to deny them. • Your claim is older than mine, but my army is larger. Choose your next words carefully. • I didn't realize loving you would be considered an act of treason. • The regent is poisoning the young king/queen. I have proof, but no one will believe me. • You renounced your titles for me. I never asked you to destroy yourself. • The consort's chambers are on the opposite side of the palace. There's a reason for that. • The lords are circulating a petition to have our marriage dissolved for barrenness. • I watched them behead my entire family. You expect me to swear fealty? • The alliance needs consummation witnesses. I know it's barbaric, but it's tradition. • I didn't flee my own kingdom just to become a prisoner in yours.

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