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Memorise you (Viktor x Blind!Reader)

“Haven’t you memorised me yet?”, he asks, his face still buried in your hair. “Not quite”, you smile, turning over in his arms.

A three act Viktor x Blind!Reader-fic with a pinch of angst, soft body worship, and lots of love from your favourite herald.

TW: Depiction of Accident (Reader wasn't born blind; Chemicals involved), Scars, Child Neglect (?)

(not my GIFs)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63104485

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A Clash of Kings Live Blog - Chapter 11-14

No wonder you’re such a salty bitch if this is where you grew up

Not exactly a history/legacy to be proud of

Delighted to meet more members of the “We hate Theon”-club

*Immediately gets a splinter* Even the building hates him

A bitchslap for a bitch

Dani’s prospects right now are *bleak*

You’re sorry for him? He didn’t die after giving birth

“Let me have a look at that skull” My kind of guy

Jon and Arya miss each other more than they miss their other siblings😭

*Harwin and Lyonel Strong war flashbacks*

I guess everyone is just entering the horror genre now

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theyre fighting a god in the morning

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A Clash of Kings Live Blog - Chapter 9-10

Arya and Gendry are besties now. I don’t make the rules (I do).

“The morning air was dark with the smoke of burning gods” hits like a Brennan Lee Mulligan line

The cult is back at it again

Not the iconoclasm-

Davos keeping his severed fingers is one thing, but keeping them around his neck?

Chekov’s ruby over here

Imagine him grabbing the sword and just fully burning himself

“Your wife has given you seven strong sons. Do you pray to her?” Preach

Ha ha! He’s not a cultist at all! He’s an atheist!

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A Clash of Kings Live Blog - Chapter 7-8

Grey Wind, best girl

Theon Greyjoy, you wipe that smirk of your face, you smug bastard

The fifteen-year-old you put in charge is making bad decisions? You don’t say.

Okay, I’ll give Robb some credit. He’s def not the dumbest. Far from it, especially considering his age. But “I don’t fear Jaime Lannister” is not exactly a smart move, cuz that bitch has a lot of skill and a lot of money.

Not Catelyn exposing Robb’s misogyny

Catelyn is president of the “We hate Theon”-club and I love that for her

Nah just let Tywin be haunted by the Harrenhal ghosts

Stop making me hungry, Tyrion

I do miss the iconic “I’m not questioning your honour. I’m denying its existence”

Ha! Get wrecked!

Well someone’s projecting

Welcome to Philosophy 101 with Tyrion and Varys

Bronn just absolutely does not give a shit either way huh

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A Clash of Kings Live Blog - Chapter 6

I too would get sidetracked into wanting to rearrange the entire library.

A lot of this is recognisable, especially now that I’m working an internship in a literary archive.

I don’t think they ever meet in the books (I think they did in the show), but I feel like Jon and Gendry would get along.

Ghost, the best boy

Wtf happened to “I will father no children”?

I can’t help it, the word “clubfoot” just automatically triggers Larys Strong-recognition

Gimme that maester Aemon lore drop

“it transformed him into a corpse” is such a funny way to phrase “the guy died”

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A Clash of Kings Live Blog - Chapter 4-5

“Hodor said only, ‘Hodor’” Thanks for the Hodor-update. Now on to the weather.

Bran knows about the “when you don’t wanna interact with someone, out-weird them”-technique

Bran wanting to be a wolf is the biggest typical kid-thing. All kids think wolves are cool. And let’s be honest, they are.

I have to agree with Sansa for once. I also generally prefer wine to beer. Capital offence for a Belgian, I know.

Come on man, you couldn’t sound more like a pedophile if you tried.

Arya, why would you tell anyone people are looking for you?

Don’t fuck with the Night’s Watch

Gendry😊

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A Clash of Kings Live Blog - Chapter 3

Tyrion fixing Littlefinger with the “I’m not done with you”-look

Helpful Westerosi tip: Do not become Hand of the King/Queen

I think I prefer the show’s version of Tyrion and Cersei’s dialogue when Tyrion first appears as acting Hand of the King. The tension/sibling rivalry is great. Then again, Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey always slay in their scenes together. Though I do appreciate the little hints of tenderness and fondness in the book.

...Which are immediately crushed by vulgarity and physical violence. Delightful.

Eyy ser Barristan Selmy mention! That’s definitely not gonna come back to bite you

And he said 'yes'. You know, like a liar

I’ve gotta say, I’m not overly fond of spelling out all your veiled threats like your audience wouldn’t be able to read into them themselves.

“All his authority derived from his father, the girl had to understand that” Oh, she will.

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A Clash of Kings Live Blog - Chapter 1-2

“One had no nose” Voldemort?👀

Children can be so bloody awful

Let’s go, Arya!

Feeling safer with Cersei around you is wild

Haven’t missed this c*nt

“We’re children. We’re supposed to be childish”. Kinda love Myrcella

“If only Tommen were the elder” isn’t that what we’re all thinking

Tyrion!

Aw he’s good with Tommen and Myrcella

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A Clash of Kings Live Blog - Prologue

Since I'm apparently now a live blogger - which some of you seemed to enjoy - I thought I would share my thoughts on my current read (or one of them, anyway). So, here is the first set of unfiltered musings on G.R.R. Martin's A Clash of Kings from someone who watched the show quite a while ago, and is terribly late to the books. Meh, I'll probably still finish them before Winds of Winter comes out.

Shireen!

The red woman👀 *Beethoven’s 5th starts playing*

"No one had ever taught Stannis how to laugh” damn can someone invent therapy real quick?

Patchface😭

“There are too many steps in this castle, and it seems to me they add a few every night, just to vex me” What a mood

“The rainbow guard” Renly, you fruity motherf*cker, I do believe I’ve missed you

Well if it isn’t Stannis the Mannis

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Gwayne capturing all the family drama

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Same man, different font

Ben Whishaw (James Bond franchise)

Matthew Needham (Summer and Smoke)

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 43-End

What ship is this, the S.S. Angst?

I can't help but just picture Jan van Eyck sometimes, the painter

You're gonna double-cross Kaz Brekker? Bitch, he practically invented the double-cross! *remembers how the book ends* Ow fuck-

Aww, Kaz is proud of Wylan

"I'm going to get my money. And I'm going to get my girl." Yas king let's go

And there you have it! I'll probably do a live blog for CK at some point, but at the moment my studies are keeping my more than busy. I hope you've all enjoyed this, and I'll see you for the next one😉

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 39-42

Cary Elwes voice: "Prepare for the fight scene!"

🎵I believe I can fly🎵

Tank time!

Jesper's mad scientist cackle😂 The things he and David could get up to

"You know what they don't have? A bridge. Yeet!"

I can't possibly overstate how much I fucking love the tank sequence

And thus, the Corpsewitch is born

At least let her kill Brum

"I will have you without armor, Kaz Brekker. Or I will not have you at all." PAAAAAAIIIIIIIN

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 37-38

I like that just because they're religious, the Fjerdans aren't just all zealots. Their god doesn't absolve them of all their crimes. They don't all think they're holy warriors (there are exceptions). "Djel is the god of live, not death." It's about how you interpret your religion, and how you live by it.

Just in case you needed more confirmation, Kaz absolutely doesn't care about your religion. Here, he'll prove it! *ancient tree gets murked*

Kaz Brekker, Helvar shipper

Kaz' indignation at anyone but himself doing something that wasn't discussed in the plan😂

"Numbers had always been his allies." Hard cut to Kaz & Wylan solving sudoku's together

"She'd laughed, and if he could have bottled the sound and gotten drunk on it every night, he would have. It terrified him." Damn you, Leigh Bardugo

"He needed to thank her for his new hat."🎩😂

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 31-36

Nina can be such a goof, I keep forgetting she's a trained spy

That guy's gonna think twice before touching up another woman

"Just girls?" "No, not just girls." Screaming

Inej's idea of being assertive is impersonating Nina😂

Get her, girl!

I agree with Matthias rn, sometimes Nina is a bit too brave for her own good

"A wolf with a screaming double eagle in its jaws." Subtle

Matthias you bitch

Kaz Brekker you smart bastard

The mindgames have high stakes in this one. Just how we like it

The first instance of something I love in this series: finding new, innovative uses for Grisha power. It's a really interesting part of the Nikolai-duology, too. It's Grisha making their power their own, but in whole new ways, and of their own volition.

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Six of Crows Live Blog - Chapter 27-30

"His shirt was covered in blood, his dark hair a wild mess." Peak Ketterdam fashion

"That bad?" "No, you just have really ugly feet." Sir, we don't have time for your stand-up routine

First Kanej skin-on-skin contact!

"She knew it was the best he could offer. It was not enough." PAIN

Nina, you smooth motherfucker

Wylan is never going to beat the mini Kaz-allegations

"I love puzzles." Hard cut to Kaz doing a jigsaw in his office

"You stink of decency" is such a specific and fitting insult

This is why you need someone with levels of bard in your party

"I'm not big on killing unconscious men." "We could wake them up." Jesper, marry this man