#𝙊. 𝘼𝙍𝙍𝙔𝙉 : answered

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we  welcome  osric  arryn  ,  the  lord  of  the  eyrie  .  keep  an  eye  out  for  their  vacillating  nature  ,  they  tend  to  cover  it  up  by  acting  charismatic  .  rumor  has  it  they  are  neutral  to  the  peace  treaty  ,  and  their  loyalties  lie  with  houses  arryn  and  stark  .  you'll  know  it's  them  when  you  get  flashes  of  a dazzling  smile  that  doesn't  always  reach  one's  eyes  ;  the  soft  ,  coarse  fur  of  a  wolf's  coat  under  one's  fingertips  ;  the  fear  of  fond  memories  of  days  long  past  beginning  to  slip  away  .

BASIC INFORMATION .

FULL  NAME  osric  arryn  .

ETYMOLOGY  from  the  germanic  elements  os  "  god  "  and  rice  "  rich  ,  powerful  ,  ruler  .  "  also  an  old  arryn  family  name  ,  borne  by  at  least  five  kings  of  mountain  and  vale  before  the  conquest  .

ALSO  KNOWN  AS  os  ,  the  young  falcon  .

TITLES  lord  of  the  eyrie  ,  lord  of  the  vale  .

AGE  twenty - five  ,  born  in  summer  .

GENDER  cis  man  .

PRONOUNS  he / him / his  .

ORIENTATION  bisexual  biromantic  .

MARITAL  STATUS  unwed  ,  unbetrothed  ,  untethered  .

BIRTHPLACE , HOMETOWN , & CURRENT RESIDENCE  the  eyrie  ,  the  vale  of  arryn  ,  the  northern  kingdom  .

TRAITS  vacillating  ,  charismatic  ,  jocose  ,  perspicacious  ,  ambitious  ,  generally  easy - going  .

ASPECT .

FACECLAIM  kofi  siriboe  .

HEIGHT  6'2" / 188cm  .

BUILD  tall  and  lanky  .  occasionally  gives  the  impression  that  he’s  really  only  just  grown  into  his  body .

EYES  golden  brown  ,  a  few  shades  darker  than  his  sister's  .

HAIR  black  ,  tight  coils  usually  closely  cropped  to  his  head  .

NOTABLE  CHARACTERISTICS  a  meticulously  groomed  beard  ;  a  wide  ,  captivating  smile  ;  languid  movements  .

SIGNATURE  SCENT  bergamot  ,  cassia  ,  vetiver  .

RELATIONSHIPS .

PARENTS  ruling  lord  lawren  arryn †  and  ruling  lady  karina  arryn †  .

SIBLINGS  lady  mayra  arryn †  ,  ruling  lord  arryn  ,  lord  arryn  ,  princess  sharra  martell  n��e  arryn  .

EXTENDED  FAMILY  ruling  lady  alicent  arryn  née  royce  ,  lady  mayra  arryn  ,  house  royce  ,  prince  abraxas  martell  ,  house  nymeros  martell  .

PET  nightshade  ,  a  she - wolf  of  varying  shades  of  gray  with  amber  eyes  ,  not  unlike  osric's  own  .

STEED  sabine  ,  a  seal  brown  mare  .  she  was  the  first  horse  that  osric  chose  ,  as  opposed  to  being  a  hand - me - down  from  a  family  member  or  picked  for  him  by  the  master  of  horse  of  the  arryn  household  .  as  such  ,  he’s  very  attached  to  her  .

ALLEGIANCE  house  arryn  ,  always  .  mostly  positive  about  house  stark  ,  though  he  is  mildly  annoyed  with  how  the  king  handled  things  following  the  tourney  in  winterfell  .

BACKGROUND .

the  youngest  of  numerous  siblings  —  a  "  spare's  spare  three  times  over  ,  "  as  he  sometimes  calls  himself  —  osric  was  quite  spoiled  growing  up  .  with  the  freedom  to  do  as  he  pleased  ,  he  became  a  jack  of  all  trades  ,  but  most  importantly  a  master  of  none  —  he  grew  to  be  a  competent  swordsman  ,  but  not  the  best  .  he  did  well  enough in  his  studies  ,  but  no  one  would've  ever  called  him  "  exceptional  .  "  his  instinct  for  politics  was  solid  ,  but  not  great  .  in  the  past  ,  as  his  interests  have  changed  so  rapidly  ,  he  didn’t  mind  being  so  average  at  so  many  things  .  but  as  he  gets  older  ,  he  does  wish  he  had  some  sort  of  niche  like  the  rest  of  his  family  .

HEADCANONS .

being  so  far  down  the  line  of  succession  ,  any  ambition  for  power  osric  has  can  only  be  met  by  marrying a  current  or  future  ruling  liege  , so he's on the lookout .

as  his  character  aesthetics  suggest  ,  osric  was  quite  young  when  his  parents  and  eldest  sister  passed  .  not  much  younger  than  sharra  ,  mind  you  ,  but  young  nonetheless  .  back  in  the  eyrie  ,  he  finds  himself  studying  their  portraits  whenever  he  passes  by  them  ,  as  if  making  sure  not  to  forget  what  they  look  like  .

hates  being  serious  ,  to  the  point  where  it  can  be  a  problem  .  he’s  learning  to  vocalize  his  negative  emotions  and  not  bottle  them  up  so  much  , but it's a process .

such  a  horse  girl  tbh  !!  as  previously  stated  ,  he  adores  his  main  mount  ,  sabine  ,  and  spends  a  lot  of  time  pampering  her  .

continues to try new things not because of a lack of responsibility , but to attempt finding his place in the world .

WANTED CONNECTIONS .

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@encirclet sent a raven : sender proposes to receiver .

osric  tries  his  best  to  temper  his  reaction  ,  though  his  eyes  still  widen  in  shock  .  he  can  only  hope  it  isn’t  too  noticeable  ,  or  at  least  that  it  would  be  understood  that  being  proposed  to  out  of  the  blue  might  warrant  such  an  expression  .  “  oh  ,  wow  . y’know ,  i’m  flattered  …  ”  he  starts  with his winningest smile .  it is , though he would not admit it , an affected one . “  … but i’m  already  spoken  for  .  ”  the  lie  rolls  off  the  tongue  a  bit  too  easily  for  his  liking  .

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@noxscmnus sent a raven : sender falls asleep leaning against receiver .

“  i  never  thought  i’d  bore  you  to  sleep  .  ”  osric  chortles  ,  murmuring  so  as  not  to  wake  his  brother  .  “  you  haven’t  been  working  too  hard  again  ,  have  you  ?  ”  he  asks  after  a  moment  ,  though  he  expects  no  answer  .  shifting  slightly  ,  gingerly  ,  the  lord  makes  himself  more  comfortable  ,  letting  his  eyes  fall  shut  .  given  the  steady  motion  of  darnell’s  breath  ,  they  both  very  well  could  be  here  for  a  while  .

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@noxscmnus  sent  a  raven  :  ❝  every  flight  begins  with  a  fall  .  ❞

“  for  birds  ,  sure  .  ”  osric  loosely  folds  one  arm  over  the  other  .  “  i’d  like  to  think  we  have  more  luck  than  they  do  ,  though  .  ”  he  adds  .  which  ultimately  is  wishful  thinking  on  his  part  —  birds  didn’t  have  to  deal  with  court  ,  and  all  the  horrors  and  wonders  that  came  with  it  .   they simply had  to  survive  . 

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@qcyqoyi  sent  a  raven  :  ❝  it  is  one  thing  to  be  clever  and  another  to  be  wise  .  ❞

a  certain  thoughtfulness  overtakes  the  lord’s  features  ,  quiet  for  a  beat  .  “  so  …  which  one  are  you  ?  i’d  say  wise  —  y’know  ,  because  you’ve  had  so  many  years  to  experience  what  life  has  to  offer  .  ”  osric’s  eyebrows  raise  ,  taking  in  the  shift  of  his  brother’s  expression  while  trying  not  to  grin  too  hard  .  “  but  i  dunno  now  .  you  fell  right  into  that  one  .  ”  he  tacks  on  with  a  chuckle  .

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@wnterreign sent a raven : “  none  of  us  wants  trouble  ,  but  i  fear  these  are  troubled  times  .  ”

when  he  isn’t  preoccupied  with  introspection  ,  it’s  easy  to  fall  into  a  certain  idealism  with  alicent  nowadays  (  and  mayra  ,  seeing  as  they’re  often  in  each  other’s  company  )  .  that  things  can  be  good  ,  normal  ,  even  .  but  her  words  bring  that  wall  crashing  down  ,  which  is  no  fault  of  her  own  ,  but  osric’s  own  nagging  realism  settling  in  again  .  “  they  are  .  ”  he  offers  a  subdued  ,  but  genuine  smile  .  “  but  we’ll  get  through  it  .  we  always  do  .  ”

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@crwngolds  sent  a  raven  :  ❝  be  strong  .  the  gods  are  cruel  .  ❞

the lord holds doran’s gaze for a moment before glancing away . “  how  insightful  ,  ”  osric  manages  to  keep  most  of  the  derision  out  of  his  voice  ,  though  he  knows  his  word  choice  doesn’t  help  his  case  .  he’d  heard  it  all  before  ,  as  a  boy  in  the  face  of  tragedy  ,  that  the  gods  had  a  mysterious  mode  of  operation  ,  “  thank  you  ,  your  highness  .  ”  he  wonders  ,  briefly  ,  if  that’s  even  what  he’s  supposed  to  call  the  prince  ,  if  they’re  connected  through  sharra  .  he  may  not  feel  any  kinship  to  the  martells  yet  ,  but  at  least  with  abraxas  he  had  calling  him  ‘  good  brother  ’  to  fall  back  on  .

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@ruinovs  sent  a  raven  :  ❝  you  wear  your  honor  like  a  suit  of  armor  …  you  think  it  keeps  you  safe  ,  but  all  it  does  is  weigh  you  down  .  ❞

“  …  huh  ?  ”  perplexed  by  the  princess’  words  ,  his  brows  knit  together  .  “  all  i  said  is  that  i  think  killing  a  man  should  be  a  last  resort  .  so  ,  what  ,  does  that  make  me  too  honorable  ?  ”  he  questions  ,  narrowing  his  eyes  at them .  he  knew  the  islanders  to  be  quite  different  from  the  remainder  of  westeros  ;  since  venturing  outside  of  the  vale  ,  however , he  had  begun  to  understand  that  nothing  is  so  easily  defined  , nor explained.  but  with  what  the  ironborn  princess  had  said,  he  has  to  wonder :  could  islanders  really  be so  different  ,  so  as  to  be  able  to  condone  something  so  severe  ? or maybe they were just messing with him .

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i decided to compile these into one post , so under the cut you can find a compilation of all the questions asked of my muses for this meme weekend !

BELTHASAR .

16. which one of your biggest flaws do you like to rationalize the most ?

his stubbornness ( or tenacity , to put it more politely ) . belthasar tends to attribute it to his ambition , which , among other things , earned him his place on the northern small council . it’s easy to gloss over all the negatives of his stubborn nature when it seems to have brought him so much success , made him more than he ever could have been otherwise .

23. what is the most interesting white lie you’ve ever told ?

that king tylon was like a father figure to him . in reality , his relationship to tylon is even simpler : bel was a subject , and tylon his king . if anyone were to be considered a parental figure to him , it would be the previous liege commander ; at first seeing him as something of a charity case , then personally took him under their wing .

28. how do you deal when you know someone’s not willing to give you what you want ?

depends on the person . he’s willing to back down for a little while , but he’ll be back making demands soon enough , until they relent ( see : the question about his biggest flaw ) .

59. what is your favorite form of self - destruction ?

not necessarily a favorite , so much as just being what he tends to do , but alienating and othering himself ; being so uninviting that others maintain their distance . he’s also been known for getting too far into his cups .

73.  how  far  are  you  willing  to  go  to  maintain  a  relationship  ,  even  an  unhealthy  one  ?

if it’s part of his plans , there’s no limit . in general , though ? as far as he needs to , so long as he doesn’t feel he’s been wronged by the other person . then he’ll just cut them off .

OSRIC .

10. how often do you put on a happy face when you’re really not feeling it ?

not too often , as osric is a naturally jovial guy , and likes being perceived as such . recently , though , he’s been faking it more frequently , as he usually does when faced with adversity or negativity .

15. how often do you admit you were wrong ?

rarely , unless under duress . if it’s something serious , he’ll come around and admit to seeing the error of his ways — eventually .

33. have you stopped trying to control things yet ?

absolutely not . he’s coming up with a backup plan to his backup plan’s backup plan as we speak .

52. what’s  the  worst  habit  you  have  that  rewards  you  the  most  ?

his tendency to bluff , bluster , and talk himself up . it turns out that way other people will believe you’re confident , even if you aren’t feeling that way at the time .

85. which insecurity would shock people if they knew about it ?

that he doesn’t excel at anything . each of his siblings seems to have something they’re good at , some kind of calling , except for osric . “ jack of all trades , master of none , ” while accurate to describe the lord , is a bit of a sore point for him .

SERENA .

11. when do you think you began putting your guard up so much ?

it’s been a while . in a way , it’s ingrained in her ; likely one of the first lessons she intuited from her parents to survive court .

17. is it your fear of commitment or your fear of intimacy that makes you shut down more ?

commitment . she accepted early on that there were a few things in her life that would be inevitable , but serena has always preferred keeping her options open when she can .

27. how do you deal when you know you’re being irrationally jealous ?

she’ll keep it bottled up and let it marinate , maybe be a bit more irritable and passive - aggressive than usual — especially if the focus of her jealousy is another person . very rarely , serena might vent to someone she trusts , but even then , she likely wouldn’t tell them the whole story because she doesn’t want to be a burden .

34. which  parts  of  yourself  do  you  still  seek  validation  for  ?

every part of herself . she especially wants to know that she means something to other people , that she doesn’t slip from their mind the second they look away from her .

38. are you okay with not knowing what happens next ?

not at all lol . if she could have one superpower , it’d be the ability to see into the future .

48. when do you give yourself permission to lose control ?

she has to trust someone wholeheartedly , and very few people fit that category . even if that weren’t a factor , it’s not something she does with ease .

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@ruinovs​  sent  a  raven  :  sender  sits  in  receiver’s  lap  .

one  minute  ,  osric  had  been  minding  his  own  business  ,  reading  ,  and  in  the  next  ,  he  barely  has  enough  time  to  cast  the  book  aside  before  andar  settles  in  his  lap  .  to  say  the  action  startles  him  wouldn’t  be  incorrect  ,  though  it’s  merely  the  suddenness  of  it  rather  than  anything  else  .  seeing  the  best  and  worst  of  one  another  ,  to  him  ,  also  translated  into  being  fine  with  invading  each  other’s  space  from  time  to  time  .  “  alright  .  ”  is  all  he  says  ,  looping  one  arm  around  andar’s  waist  ,  and  draping  the  other  over  his  friend’s  legs  .

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@ruinovs sent a raven : sender kisses receiver’s [ forehead / cheek ] .

it  happens  so  quickly  that  all  osric  can  do  is  freeze  .  he  pulls  a  face  ,  apparently  affronted  by  the  gesture  ,  in  a  delayed  reaction  .  “  uh  ,  yeah  .  love  you  too  or  whatever  ,  ”  he  says  ,  incredulous  .  but  ultimately  ,  a  small  part  of  him  is  relieved  .  after  all  ,  she  can’t  be  that  upset  with  him  at  this  point  ,  if  she’s  willing  to  see  him  ,  let  alone  kiss  him  on  the  forehead  .  “  i  missed  you  .  ” he mutters .

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@qcyqoyi sent a raven : sender twists receiver’s arm behind their back .

osric doesn’t concern himself with propriety too often , nor how mature others perceive him to be , but he must say he’s glad the training grounds are empty when his sword is knocked out of his hand , and his arm wrenched behind him . a sound best described as a roar escapes him . “ okay , i get it ! ” he exclaims , trying to turn his head to glare at his brother . “ i concede , you’re a better swordsman than me . you don’t have to rub it in . ” he mutters with a petulant ( sulky , even ) tone and expression .

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@qcyqoyi sent a raven : sender  hovers  over  receiver’s  shoulder  as  they  complete  a  task .

after  an  atypically  long  stretch  of  silence  ,  brows  furrowed  as  he  painstakingly  separates  the  rusted  links  of  the  bracelet  ,  the  lord  turns  his  head  slightly  ,  looking  at  melina  out  of  the  corner  of  his  eye .  “  it’s  kind  of  hard  to  concentrate  with  you  breathing  down  my  neck  ,  ”  osric  flashes  a  smile  to  show  he’s  only  joking  .  if  anything  ,  he’s  amused  that  she  is  so  enrapt  by  the  process  ,  “  i’m  not  as  good  at  tinkering  as  my  brother  ,  so  it  might  take  a  while  .  but  i’ll  get  it  done  ,  promise  .  ”  he  elaborates  ,  returning  to  his  work  . 

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@goldcnhaze sent a raven : “ they say the soul cannot rest until it finds its match . then it ignites . ”

“  who’s  ‘  they  ?  ’  ”  is  the  only  response  osric  can  conjure  for  at first  .  it’s  an  interesting  philosophy  , certainly  . perhaps if he sits with it long enough , understands it better ,  he might even agree with it . but until then , he merely wonders how someone would have the authority to form such a hypothesis , “  whoever  they  are  ,  maybe  there’s  some  truth  to  that  .  maybe the  real  reason  i’ve always been  so  restless  is because i have yet to find that match .  ”  he  posits  with  a  casual  shrug  of  his  shoulders  ,  grinning  at  the  half - joke  he  makes  ,  one  that  only  he  might  comprehend  wholly  .

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@ruinovs sent a raven : sender strikes receiver with a pillow .

coming  out  of  his  daze  ,  caught off - guard by the blow , osric  shakes  his  head  thoroughly  before  making  eye  contact  with  the  other  ,  “  you  sure  about  starting  this  ?  ”  he  raises  an  eyebrow  playfully  ,  reaching  for  a  pillow  of  his  own  to  strike  with  .  “  ‘cause  i  can  be  merciless  when  i  wanna  be  .  ”