Visenya never knew her mother. “Visenya Warbringer” they called her sometimes, for she was born on the eve of the Dance of the Dragons. Rhaenyra I, the true queen, was crowned shortly after her birth.

But Aegon was distant, and Viserys was busy, so she was frequently left to her own devices. She was named for a warrior and a witch; her mother died fighting. Visenya would do them honor. 

VISENYA TARGARYEN || AU requested by @hermyth 

THE MUSKETEERS 1.10 “Musketeers Don’t Die Easily”

THE SERPENT QUEEN (2022-)

“The colour palette was inspired by two tapestries – one at Hampton Court Palace, and another at the V&A – that production designer Lucy [Spink] had found. Some parts of them have aged terribly, so the colours are very faded – beautiful but washed out – and then some bits are still quite acidic and bright. And then you’ve got all the dark shadow tones, so together they formed the basis of my colour palette.

The focus in this production is that for once, it’s not about Henry VIII, it’s not about the men: it’s about the women. So, the men are on the outside of our focus as an audience, almost. They are the black tones, the dark shadows, and their costumes are not really to be noticed at all. Anne has her in a circle of the women around her – her ladies in waiting – and they’re in these kind of faded, beautiful washed-out tones.

Then you’ve got these acidic bright jewel tones that capture the eye in Anne’s wardrobe: she needs to be the centre of focus. The idea is that the audience’s eye is always drawn to exactly where it needs to be.”

Walter Crane (British, 1845-1915)

The Swan Maidens, 1894

LORD CASSIDY + Fear of horses “He was very scared, a lot of the time,” [Zawe] Ashton said. “We actually worked it into the script quite a bit when he’s talking about his fear of horses and Julia’s kind of telling him to shut up.”

Betty Jiang (detail)

women in STEM. women in BRANCH. women in LOG. women in TREE. women in BUSH (both kinds.) women in FOREST CLEARING. we’re everywhere these woods are ours

BECOMING ELIZABETH (2022-)

(Starz The Serpent Queen Promotional Material)

Ruby Ashbourne Serkis as Amy Robsart in Becoming Elizabeth 1.06

“What Cannot Be Cured”

elia, moments before her death

commissions are open

Still Star-Crossed 5th Anniversary || Day 7: Factions ~ Capulets and Montagues

For the night is dark and full of terrors.

I must say that I’m quite happy with this. These guys are probably my favorite after the Starks. I mean they can be awful, but in an interesting way.

this is so funny. imagine being loren and overhearing that.

visenya seeing the rock for the first time: holy hell i’m glad those chumps decided to meet us in open battle. no way we’d have been able to burn them out of that fucking thing lmao

loren:

The Wheel of Time | Episode 8 | ‘The Eye of the World’