Rhaenys was 16 and Corlys 37 when they married.
Maron Martell was 39, Daenerys 15
Rhaenyra and Harwin (16/23),
Rhaenyra and Daemon (15/31)
Loras and Renly (16/21)
Sansa and Willas (12/22)
Thaddeus Rowan (50s) and Floris Baratheon (14)
Rodrik Arryn (36) and Daella Targaryen (15/16)
Viserys Targaryen (12) and Larra Rogare (19)
Maegor Targaryen (13) and Ceryse Hightower (23)
Walder Frey and his latest wife are almost 75 years age difference. She is 17
Rhaena married a 17 year old
Cersei groomed and fucked a 16 year old
Oberyn (42) fucked a 16 year old
Ah, Elaena and Alyn Velaryon. She’s at least 16 years younger than his daughter with Baela
Robert....lol
Etc etc etc
And yet...none of these characters/ships are getting the same hate as Rhaegar and Lyanna. Actually many of them are LOVED and CELEBRATED.
Rhaelya antis even ship Elia (4 years older than Rhaegar) with the teenagers Lyanna and Jaime
Mmmmh
Maybe y'all doesn't care about age gap and you just have an agenda?
This is the most fake progressive fandom i ever seen.
i watched one (1) video on how to draw hands that changed my life forever. like. i can suddenly draw hands again
these were all drawn without reference btw. i can just. Understand Hands now (for the most part, im sure theres definitely inaccuracies). im a little baffled
I just met a mother of an autistic child who thinks vaccines cause autism but is still pro-vaccine. Didn't know ppl like her existed tbh
Does anyone else ever think about how they sort of made a real life philosophers stone? Like, they decrypted the instructions and started to get red gems?
It haunts me some times
No matter what George does. No matter if he twisted it into "Elia was ok and never felt humiliated nor used, and the Martells didn't mind what Rhaegar did" or if George decided never to talk about Elia. R x L will always be disgusting and not a tragic love story.
Any sane human being can see that.
Even in a creepy scenario where she was ok with it OR one where she didn't love Rhaegar, he will always be to blame, and he still used her.
That's why the R x L stand always try to either ignore her existence or reduce it into nothing and her into some kind of supernatural alien human that is ok with everything dirty done to her.
Because they know their oh so tragic, self insert true love story will always seem disgusting because of Elia's existence in the story.
No amount of excuses or fanarts will ever change this truth. No matter which characters George will make accepting and supporting of them (Ned, Arthur, Oberyn, Doran even Elia herself....ect). Why? Because it's unrealistic.
Even if R and L's were running away from Aerys, then suddenly *accidentally* saw a prophecy or fell in love.
OR Even if George made it that Rhaegar wouldn't have left her if she had been able to give him another child. It doesn't change that he abandoned her and their children in the worst way possible with no protection against Aerys and his loyal kingsguard. And even then, it's hard to believe she'd accept just because he told her : Hey, I see in my dreams that I have to have 3 children or we all die. Like, what is this? She almost died for that, no thanks to you and your one after another impregnation.
It's disgusting and not well-written at all.
That's just the plain truth.
That's why a huge part of the fandom dislikes it. Not because they "didn't read the books" or "they lack critical thinking".
It's actually because they know how to think instead of inserting themselves as not like other girls girl and shipping themselves with terrible husband and father, charismatic depressed prince charming.
Poor Rhaegar had a sense of doom following him and knew he'd die soon so Elia let him be? That's very idiotic.
No. Elia being fine with annulment or polygamy isn't normal unless she is forced to. And you know it.
having audio processing issues is so humiliating like yeah i heard you and yeah i was actively listening but the problem is i dont know what the fuck you sayed
Also plastic is oil and oil is dinosaurs. So. Not vegan.
*me, getting ready to hit you with a sick-ass keyboard smash*: