A true knight always finishes a story...

(an akotsk Modern AU)

I have everything I need right here...

It's gonna be the road trip of their lives.

then maybe it's Egg who says 'hey, Dad is really pissed at Daeron this time, and it's not gonna blow over anytime soon, and maybe we...or you...or us, Dunk...could you know, help my brother who has looked out for me time after time against our shit brother, Aerion, what do you say?'. and of course, Dunk being the stand-up guy that he is, with a most excellent heart (and feeling that partial responsibility towards Daeron) says yes, okay, road trip time, but the both of you need some lessons in the real world and we're gonna do things my way, no ifs, ands, or buts.

and somehow along the way, Daeron's horrible, rotten, crippling dreams, which had gone from bad to way, way worse in the multiple moons leading up to his mother's death and only intensified after that, begin to ease up with every mile he puts between himself and his family. like the distance from all that concentrated Targaryen blood makes a difference. sure, Egg is still there, and Daeron still dreams, but the images are fuzzy and uncertain. absolutely less torturous. and yeah, he's still an alcoholic, but he doesn't need to drink to escape the dreams, maybe even starts to drink less. infinitesimally at first, but eventually, he starts to participate in life, starts to enjoy simple pleasures (like fishing with Egg and learning to clean & prepare their catch for actual supper). so, maybe all of this is the difference so that he gets a fresh lease on life and doesn't die from a disease he got from an existence filled with drunken, careless choices.

Getting approval for my short-term disability pay is out of my hands now. It took three attempts for the State's fax of forms to be noted by my doctor's office (possibly because the State had my name spelled wrong!); the office actually called me on Thursday past for clarification of what it was about. Doctor is out of the office for the holiday weekend until Tueday, so I'm praying that means it'll be submitted by the end of this coming week. I have calls into the personnel office at my store to ensure they complete and submit a Certification of Employment on my behalf.

In the meantime, I have shelter through Monday morning before I'm back to sleeping in my car. Any contribution to help me extend my stay would, once again, be heaven sent. With tax and fees, the total is $73/night ($66/night weekly rate). I hate asking again, but the nights I spent in my car the week before last were the absolute worst of my life, and I'm praying hard to avoid that if I could.

These are my ankles after the night spent in my car:

He somehow says, looking handsome af. Guys, Peter genuinely doesn't know... OFFICIAL GAME OF THRONES PODCAST: AKOTSK EP 2

BONUS GIF:

I present, for your consideration, Exhibit A:

A favourite villain who despite the drama surrounding this role absolutely slayed (pun intended). 💪😈

me right now: 😭😭😭

you: I know. Same.

i wana throw things!!!! I swear...

*sobbing*

This is like... They are blind or something. Clearly.

But yeah, for sure I'm profoundly disappointed for both Peter and Dexter, but not at all surprised. And in that category, I'd wager no one beats Noah Wylie, though it would've been a massive honor for either of our lads to get a nod. Slightly miffed there was no nomination for directing or writing either, but we know there's at least two seasons ahead left for that.

At least akotsk got nominated for Best Drama series, which speaks a lot, given the shortness of the episodes and that the season was so brief. I'm especially rooting for Dan Romer for the music, among the other seven Knight nominees. Hey, that's nine in all--one for each of the Nine Kingdoms of the Realm!😉☺️