I Recently Saw A Post About How The "I Will Have You Without Armor" Scene Was Absolutely Awful Because

I recently saw a post about how the "I will have you without armor" scene was absolutely awful because "it's Inej disrespecting Kaz's trauma" and "being insensitive" and blah, blah, blah.

First of all: INEJ HAS HER OWN FUCKING TRAUMA, and just because hers isn't as obvious as Kaz's, doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. She's a sixteen-year-old traumatized girl who doesn't need to settle for whatever treatment a guy gives her just because he's also young and he's also traumatized.

Like, Kaz straight-up tells Inej that she's replaceable. He calls her an investment, which is not romantic if you think about how Inej has been treated as a piece of property since she was first captured by slavers. I'm not saying he's an abusive piece of crap, but by this point in the story he's not treating her all that great.

And people talk about Inej disrespecting Kaz's trauma AS IF SHE EVEN KNOWS ABOUT IT. We know about Kaz's trauma; Inej doesn't. She doesn't know the Jordie-being-used-as-a-float thing. She. Doesn't. Know. Hell, she doesn't even know Kaz's real name.

And now she has a new dream and a new purpose, to hunt down slavers. Why would she stay, knowing that Kaz is, at the moment, unwilling to open up to her in the way that he would need to in order for them to have a relationship? Like...it's right on the page.

minor spoilers for season 5 of the dragon prince

If you haven’t watched season 5 of the dragon prince, you should.

I binged it all on the plane, obviously, and one scene I find hilarious is one in episode 4, where callum, rayla, and amaya are getting ready to leave, and then janai storms in dressed in full queen regalia, with guards, demanding what the hell is going on, YOU DEFIANT LITTLE SHITS, and callum and rayla are freaking out, and amaya’s just in the back like, lol, don’t worry, she’s just a dramatic little shit sometimes :).

I love them.

Random red lotus hcs I have, with no explanation or reason:

-Zaheer is the only one who can actually cook.

-Zaheer and P'li sometimes intentionally act disgusting just to annoy Ming-Hua and Ghazan. It always works.

-Ghazan's favourite game is the floor is lava.

-Zaheer either got his eyebrow scar freeing P'li from that one warlord OR in the battle to kidnap korra when she was a kid before they all got thrown in prison to rot for 13 years.

-THEY'RE A FAMILY. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR LIMITED CANON INTERACTIONS. THEY'RE A FAMILY AND THEY LOVE EACH OTHER, SO THERE.

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I've had the red lotus on my mind all week, which I'm sure is totally normal, and now all I can think about is if the white lotus in legend of korra actually became corrupted and the villains.

I have no actual idea how it would go down, but I just think it would be entertaining. Idk why.

It's really weird how a lot of people in the got/hotd fandom don't seem to accept how grey grrm's characters are? Idk maybe I'm just on the wrong side of tumblr/tiktok, but...several things can be true at once.

Cersei Lannister can be an abuser, a killer, AND A VICTIM. She can love her children AND have deeply unhealthy relationships with them. Alicent Hightower can resent her children, have unhealthy relationships with them, have no idea how to parent them, and still love them. Rhaenyra can be the rightful heir to the iron throne with good intentions, and still seemingly have no idea how to rule. Viserys can make Rhaenyra his heir and talk about how much he loves Aemma and be a sh*t dad and partner. Sansa Stark can be mean to Arya and also a child whose behavior is reinforced by a guardian (the septa, who she is told to obey and learn from). Joffrey Baratheon can be a sadist who had to die for the good of the realm, and still a child. Robert can be funny and Ned's friend, and a terrible father and husband. Ned and Catelyn can be some of the best parents on either show, love each other and their kids, do everything for each other and their kids, and still have failed to prepare their children for the world they live in. The whole POINT of grrm's characters is that they're not good or evil, they're not black or white, their cruelty has a reason and they are all functioning within an inherently unjust society, and doing the best they can.

reblog if you’ve read fanfictions that are more professional, better written than some actual novels. I’m trying to see something