#sylvi

helaena’s dreams: a gray mare. dragonfyre with helaena on her back, burning a bunch of peasants. both her children alive again at a remote cottage, the gray horse still in the background, but the skies darken, the sun sets, and snow falls. maybe ash. is winter coming? she gives birth and the baby is taken away.

aemond’s wig looked so fucking ugly in the beginning of this episode it’s insane. and what are they doing to alicent’s wig that makes her look like one of the elves from the claymation rudolph the red-nosed reindeer?

somehow i didn’t see the alys-alicent fakeout coming. i did think “wow, two kisses within less than a minute of seeing each other? she’s really laying it on thick” and of course we all saw how that went.

poor addam thinks he’s in the running for baela’s heart, but he’s too late. it makes more sense for her to be with an older brother anyway, especially if they’re going to be legitimized. the look on his face did make me sad though. i have been wondering why they gave baela moments with both brothers.

my new headcanon is evil autistic ormund. you know, one of those boys that never got parented properly. no coping skills no accommodations just sensory aversions and pure rage. that glare he gave to daeron for asking a simple question was something fierce.

very few daeron crumbs this episode. i’m disappointed. i love that he told gwayne “i’m sorry about your friend” though, what a sweetie pie. but also i think his little stint as “king” is so stupid and short-sighted. at least it wasn’t his idea, even if he’ll probably have to die for it.

martyr manderly has noticed his status as court scapegoat, poor fella. rhaenyra has zero fucks to give any of them “i don’t know what you want me to do about it” and “JUST TAKE IT” like okay queen.

mysaria sows the seeds of doubt :) not that daemon makes it very hard. it was interesting to see sylvi return to chew her ass out for being a class traitor. “within these halls a whore is still a whore” and then she fucks rhaenyra #whatdatmean

rhaenyra questions her father. she said he wasn’t a dreamer, that his life was a dream. she’s tried to follow in his footsteps and where has it gotten her? nowhere! viserys i wasn’t much of a king, anyway. he inherited a largely peaceful kingdom from jaehaerys and it was driven to hell by the time he died. rhaenyra trying to be her dad was the stupidest plan ever. they are not the same and never were.

once again, alys is named a “maester of sorts,” and now a lady. aemond was enjoying his new kingdom seat at harrenhal. first he had alys, his savior, his healer, his guide, and now his mommy. he held hands with alys and then turned expectantly to grab alicent’s as well. i’m sure he would’ve loved a pseudo-sisterwife arrangement immensely. i’m shocked he didn’t pay more heed to alys’s warnings, though. i guess all targaryen boys do want the same thing.

daemon as a remorseful father is the most likable he’s ever been.

i’m glad baela still loves rhaena as well.

Introducing mY BABIES-

Zac, Ova, and Sylvi!

Finally resurrected from the dead! (They already created in 2018 and only existed in closed servers, but were in desperate need of a makeover first)

They are the next gen kids that I envision for Pac and Cyli, and I had so much fun coming up with their new designs! I might show and compare how their old (2018) designs looked like at a later date. Back then I had a different approach to designing fankids. With these new ones, I decided to really lean into the genetics side of things and make Pac and Cyli's three children actually look like their children, each with a good blend of both parents while still being unique enough to be their own individuals. I MIGHT return and do some tweaks to their designs (looking at Sylvi), but overall I'm very happy with how these three came out!

Now for the proper introductions and bios:

Zachary

Named after his grandfather, Zac is the firstborn and only son of Pac and Cyli. He is a Yellow One like his dad, but takes after his mom in being smart and witty - definitely to the point of being a smartass, as his sisters would tell you. His main hobby is playing pac-pong, soccer, and annoying his sisters, but he also enjoys reading a good book and going on trips with his family. He is a bit of a history nerd, a trait that has been cultivated by both Pac and Cyli since Zac was young, by reading lots of history books and learning of past wars and battles through his parents' eyes. While Zac does enjoy poking fun at his sisters, he actually sees them as his best friends and would give his life to protect them. While not a full-blooded Yellow One like his dad, Zac is still capable of using the same mainline power berries that Pac can use (Fire, Ice, Chameleon, Titanium, etc), but not for long periods of time or to the fullest extend that full-blood Yellow Ones can. Zac's appetite also rivals his father's, a Yellow One trait that comes in strong. He goes by Zac most of the time, but sometimes Cyli calls him Zaccy as a fond nickname, paying homage to when Pac was called Paccy as a child.

Appearance: Inherited Pac's yellow skin, eyebrows, nose, and smile, while he got Cyli's pink eyes and black hair, with the unique addition of Cyli's highlights gene, just in yellow.

Personality in a nutshell: A goofball and a walking encyclopedia in one package. Witty and adventurous, with a bit of a competitive streak.

Ovaline

Ovaline is Pac and Cyli's eldest daughter, who goes by Ova. Unlike her father and brother, and very atypical of Yellow Ones in general, Ova has never really had a big appetite (at least not as big as Pac or Zac's). Since Ova is also only half-Yellow, her Yellow One abilities are halved, where she can use some of the mainline power berries but has been unable to use the Titanium and Ice berries - they simply do not work, or they give her an entirely different set of powers. This does not deter her, and since the power berries have not really been needed since the end of the ghost wars, Ova is happy to live without those powers and is confident in her own skin. She loves animals and dreams of becoming a vet one day. She often buds heads with Zac and gets into fights with him, but they always have each other's backs. Ova is a lot like her mother, with a tomboyish flair and a clever mind, and she's even managed to beat Cyli in a few rounds of chess. Ova also looks up to her great-aunt, Spheria, and gets much of her spunk and sass from her. Despite this, Ova is a total daddy's girl. One perfectly sweet smile is enough to wrap Pac completely around her finger.

Appearance: Inherited Pac's yellow skin and the gene for red hair (passed down from her grandmother, Sunny), and inherited several features from Cyil: pink eyes, pink highlights in her hair, and the same facial features as Cyli.

Personality in a nutshell: Stubborn and sassy, but fiercely loyal and valiant. She is a team player through and through.

Sylvanial

Nicknamed Sylvi, she is the youngest sister and the only one out of her siblings who is pink - in fact, she is the spitting image of her mother, with the sweetest blue eyes. Soft-spoken and introverted, Sylvi is often shy around new people, but turns into a warm and optimistic force once you spend time with her. She's a bit of a goody-two-shoes, not because she's a stickler for the rules, but because she simply wants to do good by people and doesn't want to get into trouble (the latter of which gets tested when her brother and sister try roping their innocent little sister into their mischievous schemes.) She often takes the role of peacekeeper between her brother and sister when their fighting turns serious (but don't be fooled; she's been pulled into their shenanigans on more than one occasion, either tricked against her will or when she genuinely found the fun in it). Her favourite thing in the world is to cook and bake alongside her mother in the kitchen, made even better when the rest of the family joins in. While Sylvi looks so much like Cyli, she is a lot like Pac when it comes to her character: kind-hearted, gentle, optimistic, always sees the good in people, and has a child-like wonder for the world around her. Plus, she is the biggest cuddle bug her family has ever had the pleasure of knowing.

Appearance: Inherited Cyli's pink skin, black hair, hair-highlights gene, and her smile, while inheriting Pac's blue eyes. While she does have highlights in her hair, her highlights have a very faint, peach-yellow gradient rather than full pink, and it's the only visible drop of yellow that she got from Pac. Both her eyebrows and nose are triangular but rounded, a blend of Pac and Cyli's noses and eyebrows.

Personality in a nutshell: Though she may be shy and quiet, she is incredibly humble, affectionate, and has an aptitude for cooking. She's a cinnamon roll with a big heart and a gentle spirit.

Bonus Facts:

Were I a humble citizen of KL, in addition starving, I would be bitter a bawd (her profession should be considered taboo in this quasi Medieval universe) is so plump and well-dressed. But folk of King's Landing accepted them as their leader.

I can't help but rememeber a scene from "Gone with the Wind", in which Scarlett and Mammy arrive at Atlanta for the first time since the war has ended. The first person they notice when they leave the train station is this Belle prostitute. They notice she looks well-nourished, wears a nice, if not luxurious, clothes and apparently owns a posh carriage. Mammy's bitter reaction was like I wonder why God lets women like this one live in the lap od luxury while decent people are starving. Westerosi smallfolks are apparently pro sex work and pimps are their heroes.

OC Sylvi is just another example of C&H forcing modern progressive framing into a fictional world where it does not fit.

In ASOIAF, King’s Landing is not some enlightened modern city where starving smallfolk would calmly rally behind a well-dressed brothel owner dripping in nice fabric and jewelry while they can barely feed themselves. And I agree, that kind of thing should create resentment, suspicion, and class bitterness immediately.