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I really don't understand the writer's reasoning for race swapping the Velaryon's, when every Velaryon is mistreated or cast aside by the all white Targaryen's. Literally everyone of them.
• Corlys - Is apparently so selfish he's willing to disregard all of his blood related family to put a white boy that is no relation to him on his ancestral seat just because he carries his last name? Even though there's plenty of other actual Velaryon's that carry the Velaryon name.
• Vaemond - Gets murdered for telling the truth, and not wanting Driftmark to go to someone who isn't a true Velaryon. I think they only added him calling Rhaenyra a whore after calling her son's bastards to try and make his death justifiable, as if calling someone a bad name = off with his head.
• Laena - Is married to Daemon but knows that she isn't his first choice, and if he had his way he'd be with his (white) niece. Is stuck by his side in Pentos even though he knows she wants to return home. Supposedly dies a *badass* dragon rider death, but I just saw a pregnant black woman dying in agony. Like that doesn't already happen in real life when black women are four times more likely to die in childbirth.
• Laenor - The cuckold of all cuckolds. In almost every scene of adult Laenor he's completely miserable. And apparently he too is willing to disregard all his trueborn family to put a white boy that isn't his on the Driftmark throne. And I don't find Rhaenyra to be some great LGBTQ ally by "letting" Laenor run away and permanently leave his home and family behind so he can be with his partner and she can remarry.
• Baela and Rhaena - Have actual Velaryon blood through their mother, get passed over so another white boy can get something he has no entitlement too. Baela would have had a slim chance of ending up queen because even if Rhaenyra became queen, the lords of Westeros would have been very unlikely to accept an illegitimate son as her heir. Rhaena could become lady of Driftmark but only as a consort through Luke, meaning if he died her claim to Driftmark would die with him.
I'm all for diversity and representation, but was the family who consistently gets walked all over the best choice to make POC?
I think they were aiming for liberal and inclusive, but that doesn't really work when your white characters use and exploit the black characters you've purposely made black.
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The Velaryons were an ancient family descended from Valyrian stock. During the early centuries of Targaryen reign, the Velaryons were regarded as the second house in the realm.
house of the dragon au → ju jingyi as lady laena velaryon
Lady Laena had inherited the beauty of a true Targaryen from her mother, Rhaenys, and a bold, adventurous spirit from her father, the Sea Snake. As Lord Corlys loved to sail, Laena loved to fly, and had claimed for her own no less a mount than mighty Vhagar, the oldest and largest of the Targaryen dragons since the passing of the Black Dread in 94 AC.
house of the dragon au → yu bo as lord corlys velaryon
"My knees are old and stiff and do not bend easy."
house of the dragon au → gong jun as ser laenor velaryon
"You are an honorable man with a good heart. It's a rare thing."
house of the dragon au → zhang linghe as prince jacaerys velaryon
Though his fifteenth nameday was still half a year away, Prince Jacaerys proved himself a man, and a worthy heir to the Iron Throne.
the ASOIAF / HotD / GoT fandom does not talk about the Velaryons enough, (and i know y’all know why. work on that.) so let’s talk about them. I present:
Velaryon Appreciation Day 1:
Corlys Velaryon
The lack of recognition for Corlys is DISGRACEFUL in this fandom.. I genuinely didn’t know he was a main character until I watched the show this week.
So here are some reasons you should appreciate or at least recognize Corlys:
1. He loves his wife more than anyone on that show. Easily the best husband out of the lot.
2. Literally Rhaenys’ #1 fan
3. Puts aside his long-held ambition to have his blood on the throne when Rhaenys asks
4. Is one of the biggest supporters of Team Black
5. ..I’m not kidding, do y’all remember how he kept vying for Rhaenyra’s claim long after her death? Yeah
6. Dude got arrested and sentenced to death for plotting to unseat Aegon AFTER RHAENYRA WAS DEAD
7. Like instrumental to Team Black and Rhaenyra’s line succeeding the throne, especially post-dance
8. Some of the best hair in the series i mean COME. ON. :
the gold bands? that length??? outdid.
9. Some of the best outfits, especially among the men of HotD
10. He is THE Sea Snake, ruler of the seas!!!!!! Lord of the Tides, Master of Driftmark, Head of House Velaryon, and Princess Rhaenys’ husband (the final is obviously his best and most important title).
11. My dude is HARDY. Recovered from a near-fatal stab wound and intense fever at 70(ish) years old.
12. He is so sweet to Luke. Fights for him as heir to Driftmark despite knowing they are not blood related (“it was just so the Velaryon name stays on the throne!” so? he could’ve supported Vaemond’s claim but he chose to support Rhaenyra’s child, his grandchild)
(look at little Luke and his grandsire😞)
13. Driftmark is cool as fuck and he’s the Master of it so that’s another point to Corlys.
14. I said it once I’ll say it again: GILF.
15. (extra credit): Steve Toussaint (Corlys’ actor) seems to be a great guy. He’s funny, v entertaining in interviews, comes across so genuine, bffs with Eve Best (Rhaenys’ actress), and is a huge GoT nerd (seriously. he is the only one who can answer any questions about GoT in the interviews i’ve seen him in). And fun fact- as I was looking to see if he’s overtly problematic, I discovered that all of his twitter likes are just “human kindness” and funny animal videos.
And the worst thing is that if he looked like his pre-HotD fancast/fanon version, people would not shut up about him.
“He’s soo fine”
“I need a husband like him”
“We need to talk about him more.”
..and you know i’m right!
FINALLY:
I am not saying you have to like Corlys (especially if you do not fw any asoiaf men, which i deeply respect), but free him and House Velaryon from this double standard you hold them to.
Like I better not see anyone who appreciates, recognizes, or likes Daemon or Aemond or Criston or even Alicent talking about how Corlys is “too prideful,” “too ambitious,” because look the fuck around!!!!!!! who isn’t in this goddamn verse!!?!??!!! and also you know what?? if my beautiful amazing badass wife was denied her rightful throne, i’d be mad about it too!!!!! even after she said she was over it!!!
if you made it this far, i’m thoroughly impressed and even more grateful that you have heard me out in this Corlys Velaryon rant!
WHY HAS NOBODY MENTIONED THE CAST FOR THE NEW VELARYONS IN HOTD 2????!!!
MEET OUR NEXT ADDITIONS TO HOUSE VELARYON, TWO LEGITIMIZED DRAGONSEED OF HOUSE VELARYON AND AVID SUPPORTERS OF TEAM BLACK: ALYN AND ADDAM🗣️‼️‼️‼️
Abubakar Salim will play Alyn Velaryon (Alyn of Hull) in HOTD S2!
and Clinton Liberty will play Alyn’s brother, Addam Velaryon (Addam of Hull) in HOTD S2!!!!
Huge day for gay people (me)… house velaryon fans get up!!!!!
Laena & Laenor Velaryon
RHAENYRA TARGARYEN & LAENOR VELARYON (HOUSE OF THE DRAGON: 2022—)
Now on to something entirely too personal. HBO, please hire black women to do black hair. Like the Bailey sisters have been on this earth long enough for you not to hate crime Rhaena and Laenor. Baela and Laena suffer from the white mom with mixed daughters' agenda. Corlys has his buss down, side part, lace front but it sits that way because Steve, the actor, is bald. There isn't a clear part in sight for the richest house in Westeros. I don't understand why the Velaryons have ash-gray roots. With Addam, Alyn, and Nettles dawning on us soon please do better. Some thoughts for your labour ahead.
Utilize the Bailey sisters and their contributions to styled locs for Rhaena’s sake.
2. Cut Baela’s hair. For her sake focus on braids and beads.
3. Allow her to usher in a wave for the girls with her appearance. Nettles would gag them.
4. Our last girl. The Princess Dianna of Westeros. Lady Laena deserved better while with us. Walk with me.
5. In a bigger step towards the right direction and with the pride black people have when it comes to hair, why would we not style the men's locs. Corlys will guide us.
6. Laenor sweetie I'm so sorry for the helmet wig they gave you.
7/8. The Of Hull boys will bring us hope and prosperity. Marilda won't have them looking messy on the Hull shores.
All in all, I hope the stylists use their time off to hire black people. Entire stories could've been told with Laena, Rhaena, and Baela’s hair on the show, same with Corlys and Laenor but instead, we went with inspired choices that fell flat with the execution. Locs are some of the most versatile styles and curls are stunning. Hair, especially textured hair care and styling is a labor of love and I hope it's shown in upcoming seasons.
not over Corlys holding Rhaenyra like THAT’S GRANDFATHER!!!!
Laenor and Laena
This reminds me of Lady Leana velaryon's funeral . I'm about to cry all over again.
May Sarton, from "She Shall Be Called Woman", Selected Poems
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"You cannot live your life in fear, or you will forsake the best parts of it."- Daemon Targaryen
𝕀 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕞𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕪𝕒𝕣𝕕
"𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘴, 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘐 𝘢𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯." - Aemma Arryn
"𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴, 𝘐 𝘵𝘰𝘰, 𝘢𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥'𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 ... 𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦."- Laena Velaryon
"𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘺, 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭."- Fire and Blood
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