Headcanon 50 · 6:43am Apr 15th, 2014
Because my computer finally got fixed and I love telling people more about the inside of my head than is strictly necessary, I figured I might as well answer Bookplayer's 50 questions. Here goes.
The Princesses:
1. How old are Celestia and Luna?
Celestia and Luna don't predate Equestria. In fact, they were born about 10 and 15 years, respectively, after the Unification of the tribes and the settlement of the new land. They aren't biological sisters, if that counts for anything. After all these years, probably not.
2. How old is Cadance?
Cadance, in my head, is about 20 years older than Shining Armor, which puts her 24-26 years ahead of Twilight, so I guess in her mid-late forties? Alicorns age differently than normal ponies, of course, so biologically she's around 25. But Shining Armor is her first entirely serious romantic partner, which means a lot. I mean a lot.
3. Were Celestia and Luna always alicorns, or did they ascend?
Celestia was born an earth pony, and Luna was born a pegasus. They weren't even intended to be alicorns, according to their original destinies (If, of course, you believe in destiny, like ponies seem to). But they were politically adopted by Clover the Clever, though. And Clover had some interesting ideas based on her mentor's later spells. She more or less forced their ascensions through years of strenuous training and vaguely dangerous experimentation.
4. Are Cadance and Twilight immortal?
Yes. And much like Celestia and Luna, the pain of loss, both of Twilight's friends and Shining Armor will either draw them closer than ever or drive them apart. The beautifully tragic thing about the two of them being immortal has to do with their natures, though. Cadance is the Alicorn of Love -- and she will love, deeply and without fail, every mortal who comes close enough to touch her. Twilight will likely always form close bonds with a select few friends and stay with them her whole life. I see no reason for the two of them to not be immortal, and I wholeheartedly embrace the idea of each of them finding joy beyond the pain of another set of losses each time it happens, on and on towards eternity.
5. Have there been other alicorns in the past?
Some ancient texts in High Unicornian and the earliest Earth Glyphs mention earlier alicorns having controlled everything from the Sun, the Moon to Fate and Time, but it's a toss-up between modern scholars if the alicorns are meant to be taken literally or as allegories for the battles the early ponies waged against the world around them. Some folk tales from ancient times, passed through the generations of certain families, even claim that the wendigoes were a curse sent upon the three pony tribes by the old Alicorns for their pride in taming the earth, skies, and celestial bodies. But nopony knows for sure.
6. How much authority do Celestia and Luna have in Equestria?
The Princesses have almost exactly 1/3rd of the decision-making power in Equestria. In the early days of Equestria's founding, there was a triumvirate: One delegation of earth ponies, one delegation of unicorns, and one delegation of pegasi who would deliberate, debate, and finally vote on taxes, education and wealth reform, foreign trade, etc. By the time Celestia and Luna defeated Discord and were asked to rule Equestria as benevolent dictators, (Much like Discord had for years, only with fewer deaths and more order) the two of them were wary of what power could do to a creature. They reinstated the triumvirate system, but, as Equestria was fully homogenized, they took one seat of power between the two of them. The Nobility took the second seat, and the workers, guildmembers, and layponies took the third. This system of representative parliament has remained more or less the same over the years, although the committees formed and duties taken by each party has changed throughout the millennium Luna was away. Celestia The Princesses are in charge of the Judicial system and have, within rights, the ability to veto certain laws that the Nobles may pass. The Layponies deal mostly in taxation and commerce, though they are closely monitored by the Nobility to make sure they don't put to much of the financial burden on the old money. All three "groups" are deeply suspicious of one another and have the rights to protest, fillibuster, and audit the other groups' activities. It's a fun time.
7. Does Shining Armor rule The Crystal Empire along side of Cadance?
Yes, but not because he's a Prince. The title of Prince, as we can see with Blueblood, is a fairly inert and useless thing on its own. It more or less means that the pony with the title is tangentially related to a Princess, who holds the real power. However, since Cadance loves and trusts Shining, and since he's shown himself to be a clear head in crisis and a brilliant leader in peacetime, Shining is both Cadance's husband and her Vizier.
8. Other than Twilight, Luna, and Cadance, what relationships have been important to Celestia in her lifetime (students, close friends, lovers, family)?
Ponies and Equestrian Culture:
Celestia has spent most of her life doing her best to avoid allegations of favoritism, especially after Luna was banished. As such, she has never married. However, Celestia is still a pony. She has had around 12 lovers (The numbers vary in different history books) throughout written history. Most were 'common' ponies, of any gender and race, that Celestia had coinciding interests with. One of those lovers was an old student of hers. She has taken on five personal students. Before Sunset Shimmer, however, Celestia hadn't had a student for almost 200 years. There's a reason Sunset has that superiority complex.
9. Are there still cultural differences between earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns, or is the culture homogeneous by the time shown in canon? Are there cultural stereotypes (positive or negative)?
Pegasus ponies are still separate from the other tribes, in part because they still have entire cities only habitable by other pegasus ponies. There are many stereotypes of pegasi being brusque, irritable, and difficult to talk to. This is often the case, but not for the reasons most other ponies assume. It's actually fairly simple: Pegasi have two extra limbs to 'talk' with, compared to their earthbound brethren. Stereotypically, a native Cloudsdaler or Las Pegasan won't be good at using their words, because when they grew up, they didn't need to use their words in the way an earth pony or a unicorn would have to. A great example of this is Fluttershy's habit of calling everything "nice." It's not just her shyness; Her wings are displaying exactly what kind of "nice" she's talking about, and she's not the sort of pony to elaborate if she doesn't have to.
An example that's more fun is with Rainbow Dash, and how she interchanges, seemingly at random, "Awesome", "Radical", and "Cool." See, Back in Cloudsdale, Rainbow would just say "Awesome." That's why it's her default, even now. Much like Fluttershy, Rainbow's wings, down to the individual feather, her ears, and her tail would display exactly what level and kind of "Awesome" she was trying to talk about. This is why 20% cooler, while still unhelpful and ridiculous, isn't entirely bizarre for Rainbow. When she moved to Ponyville and started learning that ground-bound ponies didn't get her wing-gesturing, Rainbow added "Cool" and "Radical" to her vocabulary so that her new friends would have at least some idea about what she was talking about. So yeah, pegasi are definitely the most far-removed from the other tribes. Their frustration at having an entire level of conversation go unnoticed comes across as a bad attitude, giving the stereotypes of pegasi itching for a fight some substance.
Earth Ponies and Unicorns are fairly homogeneous. The only cultural separation between them involves family. Like we've seen with Pinkie and Applejack, earth ponies have large, interconnected families that populate pretty much every region and city. And the moment there's a connection to be made across the family trees, two ponies are family. Even a fifteenth-cousin-thrice-removed-in-law becomes ... a cousin, if the two ponies are already friends. Whereas, with Unicorns, family means lines of succession and is very closely monitored. Many unicorn marriages are still arranged for exactly that reason, though in the manner of many modern arranged marriages on Earth, there's a grace period where the two intended meet with chaperones and make certain they'd be compatible. And if a pony expresses a wish to marry for love, it's almost a certainty to happen. Bloodlines are important, but love is sacred.
10. Are there foods or items native to Cloudsdale that are uncommon on the ground? Are there foods or items on the ground that are uncommon in Cloudsdale?
There are certain kinds of mushrooms that grow in thunderheads. They are a staple diet of Cloudsdalers, since Cloudsdale sometimes floats above arid areas that have no produce to trade. The mushrooms in question are highly sought by gourmet chefs in large cities, since none but pegasi and griffons can harvest them. Most other food, though, is flown up to cloudsdale in exchange for thunder-forged steel, battery-clouds, weather services and other Cloudsdale-specific goods.
11. Can all unicorns learn all spells, given the time and effort spent practicing them, or is magical talent usually limited in some way?
It's easiest for Unicorns to learn spells that relate to their special talent. The ley-lines in their horn tend to be alligned along certain use patterns that normally have to do with their Cutie Mark. That being said, any unicorn can put in the time and energy to learning a new spell. Depending on the unicorn's channelling rate (Power) and how they learn (either from another, expert unicorn or from a book), it can take anywhere from a few hours to a few years to master a spell, though. A unicorn like Rarity would take a few weeks by book and a few days from an expert, because of her attention to detail and above-average magical strength. Fabric bolts weigh a lot, and she can carry quite a few of them at once. Then you've got unicorns like Twilight, who can learn from another unicorn almost instantly, and from a book in four hours tops, for the most advanced spells. Unicorns not devoted to study and not enlisted in the Guard tend to learn a few basic spells and a few specialized spells and nothing else, though. It's not worth the effort for the average unicorn to know more than 20 distinct spells. Twilight knows over 250, but she's a special case.
12. Earth pony magic: Does it exist? What is it?
Yes, it exists. It's why Applejack knows the names of all her trees, and why she connects so deeply with them. It's also why Applejack can hold down an entire hot air balloon with nothing but her own strength and connection to the earth. (Since Applejack works with trees, she's good at rooting herself down.) Earth pony magic is also behind Pinkie's blatant disregard for physics. Since Pinkie focuses mostly on the ponies around her and making them happy, her magic helps her remember everypony's birthdays and do ludicrous things to make them laugh. More or less, earth pony magic is a reflexive form of magic that shapes itself to a particular pony's activities and, over time, strengthens or benefits those activities. Both Pinkie and Applejack have ridiculously strong earth pony magic, though. Many ponies' earth pony magic seems to hardly exist; only occasionally manifesting itself in tiny ways but mostly staying dormant.
13. Some pony families we’ve seen seem to have naming conventions (the Apples, Twilight’s family) and others don’t appear to (Rarity’s family, Pinkie’s family), which is more common? Are there reasons for one or the other?
The family's like the Apples and Twilight's family can trace their family name back to the time before Discord. The Apples are technically a noble family, actually, though nopony but the Manehattan crowd likes to admit it. The naming conventions are proudly kept in families that do the whole naming convention thing because it's Tradition, and traditions are a huge thing in Equestrian culture.
14. How much formal schooling is an average, middle class pony expected to complete?
Generally, the classes we've seen on-screen with Cheerilee and all them foals actually cover up to a high-school level of classes because ponies have huge brains and learn quickly. In small towns like Ponyville they'll learn in one schoolhouse, and in larger cities there will be a primary and secondary school. Most ponies will complete both primary and secondary schooling, and some ponies who want to be experts, mostly unicorns, will go to a college. A lot of jobs, like Rainbow's job as weather manager, are done through a certification class.
15. What’s the average lifespan for a pony? At what age is a pony expected to be independent of their parents?
On average, magical talking horses will live to be 105-ish. Because they're magical and know how to talk.
16. Are there roughly an equal number of male and female ponies?
There are around 5 male ponies to every 8 females. It's always been that way and will likely stay that way. Biology and all that.
17. How informed are most ponies about things that happen in other parts of Equestria? What about other parts of the world?
Most ponies know everything that happens anywhere in Equestria. The large networks of earth pony families like to gossip, after all. Foreign affairs are hit-and-miss. If something big is happening, like a war, everypony knows it. Smaller stuff gets noticed by the ponies paid to notice it, and the ponies informd enough and driven enough to find out.
The Main Characters:
18. How old are the Mane Six? Spike? The CMC?
The Mane Six are in their late teens/early twenties. Rarity is 22, Applejack is 20, Fluttershy is 20, Rainbow Dash is 19, Pinkie is 20, and Twilight is also 20. Spike is 12, and the CMC are in the 11-12 range where puberty is starting to rear it's ugly, pimply head.
19. Did Fluttershy remain on the ground after getting her cutie mark? Were she and Rainbow Dash friends all along, or did they drift apart for a while?
Fluttershy came back up to Cloudsdale after getting her cutie mark. She and Rainbow were friends, but Dash really couldn't understand why Fluttershy loved the ground, and they had some fights off and on that put a real strain on their relationship. They both ended up in Ponyville for unrelated reasons and reconnected, though they were never quite the same until Twilight got them dealing out weaponized friendship.
20. Rarity and Applejack both seem to have grown up in Ponyville. What were their interactions like before the show?
Applejack was kind of in love with Rarity as a child, but didn't know how to express it, and was busy with the farm. Also, Rarity had no interest whatsoever in the uncouth, filthy farm-pony. It was a very one-sided relationship that slowly became a distant, say-hi-as-you-pass-by kind of relationship that turned into a grudging mutual respect with a slight resentment on AJ's side of things.
21. What do Twilight and Spike consider their relationship to be?
Close. They don't really define it, though. They're the only beings that have been consistently in each others' lives for quite some time though, so it's similar to family. But they're also great friends, and they've also got the professional aspect going on. It's complicated, but it works for them.
22. When did Pinkie move in with the Cakes? Is she a worker who rents a room, an apprentice, or is there some other relationship?
You know what I was saying about earth pony families? Pinkie Pie is a second cousin on her mother's side to Mrs. Cake, but she's become a surrogate daughter to them, as well as an apprentice. She's also the god-mother to the Cake Twins.
23. Who among the Mane Six had the best parents growing up? The worst parents?
The best parents: Applejack, until they died. Though Pinkie is a close second. Her parents didn't understand her, per se, but they sure as hell supported her when she knew that she wanted to throw parties. They were the ones who set her up as the Cake's apprentice when it became clear they couldn't provide the environment Pinkie needed.
The worst parents: A toss-up between Rainbow and Fluttershy. Rainbow has a single dad who tried really hard to raise her right; he was barely around, though, because he worked two jobs. Fluttershy was the youngest and weakest of four children and ended up more-or-less invisible. The only time her parents noticed her was when she'd done something abnormal or wrong.
24. Why didn’t the CMC hang out more/know each other before Call of the Cutie?
Sweetie Belle was home-schooled for a while, and Scootaloo and Apple Bloom were in different classes. Apple Bloom had morning block, and Scoots had afternoon block.
25. Is Scootaloo an orphan? Will she ever be able to fly?
Scootaloo has very nice foster moms; her wings were stunted due to some kind of drug abuse during pregnancy. She'll be very much grounded her whole life.
26. Will Apple Bloom’s cutie mark involve an apple in some way, even if it’s unrelated to farming or baking?
AB will be the first Apple in a while to have no Apple in her cutie mark. It'll cause a scandal for all of 3 minutes.
27. How is Sweetie Belle’s relationship with their parents different than Rarity’s was?
It's pretty simple: Rarity was a mistake. Her parents did their best to raise her, but they really weren't ready, and she didn't want to be a bother. She was always really independent, and only while the three of them raised Sweetie Belle did she and her parents get to know each other better. Rarity's parents got all their mistakes figured out while raising her, so Sweetie Belle has had a better time of it growing up.
Side and Background Characters:
28. Is Mr. Cake the father of the Cake twins or not?
YES. The Cakes are incredibly monogamous, which is not unheard of in Equestria, but deserves special mention.
29. Are Big Mac and Cheerilee an item, romantically?
No. They sometimes go on "dates" to discourage other ponies from matching them with somepony else, but they're both firmly married to their jobs at the moment.
30. How did Prince Blueblood get his title?
It was hereditary. His great-great-great-grandfather got adopted by Celestia as part of a treaty with Stalliongrad.
31. Is Silver Spoon equally as bad as Diamond Tiara?
Let's see: She clapped for Granny Smith and willingly wore the bunny ears. I'm gonna say ... no?
32. Is Zecora’s magic common among zebras?
No. Zebra knowledge of the mystic is at once revered and reviled, and Zecora, as an incredibly powerful practitioner, left her homeland to avoid the threats of violence against her. However, her refugee status is on shaky terms and the alchemy she practices is a legal grey area, which is why she lives in the Everfree. Laws don't extend to the Everfree (yet), so she's safe if that's her residence.
33. Why does Daring Do publish her stories as fiction?
Nothing else she tried to write to finance her expeditions sold well, and nopony would believe her if she published them as nonfiction. Or, if she did, she'd risk getting even more enemies and rivals looking for these incredibly dangerous artifacts of hers.
34. Do you have a strong headcanon for any non-speaking or one line background ponies that you want to share?
Bulk Bicep is the Prettiest, Manliest ballerina princess. That's all.
Other Species:
35. Does Equestria differentiate between speaking and non-speaking species, in terms of respect, rights and legal responsibilities? Is there some other line or scale used? (For example, how are cows classified? Diamond Dogs? A chimera?)
Cows are tricky. They're almost-full citizens of Equestria. They have a lot of rights, but they don't pay taxes, and so they're not able to vote. Similarly, they're unable to hold land. But they sell their milk, and they're guaranteed the right to be protected by a pony family. Daisy Jo is the spokes-hiefer for the Apple-protected Herd. Because cows give into their instincts and stampede, a family responsible for them is a necessity, but otherwise they're treated as equal species. Pigs are raised to trade with the Griffons. Diamond Dogs are within their rights to live below ground, but on the surface they're treated as illegal aliens and thrown out. Griffons can get residency to Equestria, but not full citizenship. Chimeras, as non-speaking, hostile animals, are a Class IV Dangerous Pest. Fluttershy is certified to deal with them if they go into civilized areas, as are other Wild Animal Specialists. If a Dangerous Pest comes into civilized areas a second time it is exterminated by a trained force of unicorns.
36. Do other speaking species form their own nations, or are all nations largely integrated, with some having larger populations of a species than others?
Other speaking species tend to have their own countries. The notable example is Saddle Arabia, that has both Arabians and the largest concentration of dromedaries. But Griffons, Zebras, Reindeer, and Dragons all have their own sovereign nations.
37. Are minotaurs related to cows at all?
No. And don't ever ask one, either. It's not a polite question, and the answer even less so.
38. Do all zebras rhyme?
FOr zebra-kind, rhyming is a form of mindfulness exercise. It can be used as a meditation, or, in Zecora's case, a failsafe to make sure she doesn't say something she doesn't mean. Words are powerful for a zebra shaman, and it would be a real shame if something bad happened because Zecora wasn't careful with what she spoke aloud.
39. Do zebra cutie marks work the same way as pony cutie marks?
Zebra cutie marks are a suggestion rather than a talent. Every Zebra has a good idea of what their cutie mark is nudging them toward doing; Zecora knew, when her mark appeared, that she was meant to travel to the land where the sun rose and set, Equestria. The where and when weren't certain, though.
40. Do any species have types of magic, other than ponies and zebras?
Griffons have something similar to pegasus magic with how they're able to land on clouds. They also have the Predator's Gaze, that petrifies prey animals and can, in strong doses, kill them with their own fear. Donkeys and mules are entirely without magic, which is why they're ridiculed. Dragons are practically made of magic, Reindeers run so fast they seem to fly, and Buffalo have an almost hive-mind when it comes to spiritual energy.
41. Is the lack of buffalo presence in Equestria cultural, or simply because most pony towns aren’t built to accommodate a full grown buffalo?
It's cultural. Most buffalo can't abide by living anywhere than under the open sky and refuse to go into towns for any long period of time.
Headcanon and You:
42. Do you consider official sources other than the show (comics, card game text, movies, novels, etc.) to be canon?
Certain Parts, sure. Party Palooza and the Crystal Princess definitely sit in canon for me, and I like certain parts of the comics (I've read the Luna series and pretty much nothing else, so I'm not a comic expert; but I've liked what I've read and have adopted bits and pieces of them.
43. Do you have one headcanon that you always use, or do you switch depending on projects?
Dear lord, no. Most of what I've done in the fandom is flash-fiction where any bit of headcanon is half-accidental. I switch around a lot, although the Mane Six are always in love with each other in one way or another. I can't see them without some kind of intensely close bond.
44. Can you easily accept the headcanons of different writers? Do you prefer when stories match your headcanon?
I read, write, and enjoy musical theatre. As such, I've gotten to be an expert in suspending my disbelief. So yeah, if it's well explained, I can eccapt most kinds of headcanon. I have problems with certain adaptations, sure, but so does everybody.
45. Is there a part of your headcanon that you wish was more popular among writers?
Pre-nightmare Luna. I visualize her as a tragic hero to the pony race. If there's a problem that can't be solved by diplomacy, Luna's there, armed and ready to strike down whatever it happens to be. She's blindingly loyal to her big sister for years, assuring Celestia that everything's fine, even though there's a darkness inside her that's frightening, that's gaining strength. So long as Celestia and her little ponies are safe, Luna's close enough to happy, until the day she isn't. I hate it ever so much when people characterize pre-nightmare Luna as an over-emotional, whining child. I hate it oh so much.
46. Is there a popular piece of headcanon that other writers use that you dislike?
But I hate other things a lot worse. Because I'm secretly a grumpy old man, I'll list my top three things I can't stand
1) The Apple family isn't full of a bunch of angry, uneducated, homophobic bigots.
2) Coltfriend and Fillyfriend: The word "Girlfriend" is canon. Legit, Chicken-flavored canon:
3)Any fic where Rarity is bigoted and close-minded. With how far she was willing to go to make sure Fluttershy was comfortable in Filli Vanilli? Hell no is she gonna be a homophobe or a transphobe or any shit like that.
47. Have you ever written a story or blogpost just to explain some part of your headcanon (other than this one)?
No. Usually I feel like what I have to say isn't important to people; this blog was an excuse to get some ideas out into the world at large, especially some ideas I like but will likely not be writing anytime soon.
48. Does your headcanon influence things like your favorite pony, ship, or episode?
I don't count headcanon and shipping goggles to be the same thing, so not really. Although I'm aware that my headcanon makes Pinkie more 'shippable' than some people I've met on this site seem to consider her. So maybe?? I'm not sure I really understand the question, though.
49. Would it bother you if the show proved part of your headcanon wrong? Any specific piece that would really bother you to lose?
I would be intensely bothered if it turns out that Twilight and Cadance aren't immortal, because a huge part of my creative ramblings involve them losing important ponies to the ravages of time and how they deal/ can't deal with the aftermath. Because I love the taste of pony tears.
50. Is there something that wasn't asked about here, but you feel like you need to explain to everyone?
Well, since you asked ... Let's talk about pony sexuality.
See, I get that a lot of people don't like the idea of the entire Mane Six being gay for each other or lesbian in general. And I get that I, as a queer lady myself, like seeing them as being in love with each other... but I also feel intensely uncomfortable using the human ideas of heterosexuality or homosexuality in relation to ponies. Ponies have lived for possibly as long as our society has been recorded, in a system based on love and harmony. So their relationships are going to be much more complicated and nuanced than we, as humans, can necessarily accept at face value. The word 'friend,' for instance, is infinitely complicated in Equestria. It can mean anything from "somepony I know through work" to "romantic partner," and I mean ANYTHING. The Mane Six have a closer friendship than most admittedly friendly ponies. They save the world together regularly. How could they not? So a few of them might be involved with each other romantically. Maybe even sexually. But all six of them are friends, whatever that means to all the ponies involved. And it's like that for most ponies, most of the time. Gender is mostly out of the question, too. It's more about loving the ponies you love however it is you love them, although some ponies might be more physically attracted to their own gender or the opposite gender. But I love the idea of a bunch of ponies just getting together in various amorphous groups for the sole purpose of sharing love and touch and closeness. I love the thought that that kind of interaction is normal.
Which then makes Twilight really, really abnormal or not having any friends, but all the more beautiful that she has some now.
Anyways, I'm getting tired, so I'll stop myself from rambling any longer. If you made it to the end you are a very brave individual and I commend/thank you.
Signing off,
Midnight Herald
Hmm... Interesting. This is the third list I've seen. It's pretty remarkable to see everybody's own nuanced opinions to the same questions. This was pretty enjoyable to read through. Thanks for sharing.
This kinda stood out for me. I don't have a solid headcanon for Ye Olde Equstria—mostly because we keep getting new bits and pieces of world- and character-building from the show and the comics—but I've always seen pre-Nightmare Luna as a tragic, almost Macbethian figure. When Celestia can't sweetly smooth things over, Luna is ready to be the bad guy, to do the un-nice things that need to be done to keep their little ponies safe.
2012218 The last episode had one subtle little tidbit in there that I think really supports this image of Luna the Enforcer: there was no royal guard before the Nightmare.
Think about what that means. Before Luna was banished to the moon, Equestria didn't need an army. Pre-Nightmare Luna was Equestria's army. She carried the responsibility of defending their kingdom more or less entirely on her own shoulders, keeping the things in the dark at bay both at the borders and in the dreamscape, while Celestia kept the daytime peace, kept their little ponies happy. I can just imagine Luna returning from a patrol, battered and weary, and then she hears the ponies in the streets cheering her sister's name, and that's when that little seed of jealousy is planted...
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This is more or less what I've had in mind. I've had it sitting firmly in headcanon ever since Luna's "I shall guard the night" line back in Season 2. I do enjoy how so far the flashbacks to the past we've seen in-show support this. Because it's beautiful but also tastes like horse-tears. And horse tears are delicious.
Geez, could you be any more blunt?
No but seriously, I really liked this post, and all your headcanons. I have a different headcanon regarding Blueblood, but I respect yours nonetheless. I'm going to follow you with the hopes that you share your thoughts more often!