#jaime/brienne

[corinalannister]

Sweet or Spicy Braime Exchange

Hello everyone, it's that time of year again. Halloween. Which means that I'm running my sweet or spicy exchange over on AO3.

When you sign up you sign up to provide someone with at least 500 words of fanfic and you get the same out of the exchange.

Sign ups end on the 29th of September and creations are due on the 29th of October.

[riocat01]

Everyone Knows Who He Was Talking About!

[jackoshadows]

Thinking of the parallels between Jaime/Brienne and Jon/Arya and the contrasts between Jaime/Cersei and Jon/Arya.

We start with the swords. I spy similarities in the writing where Jon gifts Arya a sword and Jaime does the same for Brienne.

First, it’s a gift.

“I have something for you to take with you, and it has to be packed very carefully.”  Her face lit up. “A present?” 

“You could call it that. Close the door.” - Jon, AGoT

“I have a gift for you.” He reached down under the Lord Commander’s chair and brought it out, wrapped in folds of crimson velvet. - Jaime, ASoS

Then there’s the unveiling.

By then Jon had pulled off the rags he’d wrapped it in. He held it out to her. Arya’s eyes went wide. Dark eyes, like his. “A sword,” she said in a small, hushed breath. The scabbard was soft grey leather, supple as sin. Jon drew out the blade slowly, so she could see the deep blue sheen of the steel. - Jon, AGoT

Brienne approached as if the bundle was like to bite her, reached out a huge freckled hand, and flipped back a fold of cloth. Rubies glimmered in the light. She picked the treasure up gingerly, curled her fingers around the leather grip, and slowly slid the sword free of its scabbard. Blood and black the ripples shone. A finger of reflected light ran red along the edge. “Is this Valyrian steel? I have never seen such colors.” - Jaime, ASoS

And then there’s the naming, where both Jon and Jaime name the sword, for Arya’s ‘love’ of sewing and Brienne finding Catelyn’s girls for the oaths promised.

“I almost forgot,” he told her. “All the best swords have names.” “Like Ice,” she said. She looked at the blade in her hand. “Does this have a name? Oh, tell me.” “Can’t you guess?” Jon teased. “Your very favorite thing.” Arya seemed puzzled at first. Then it came to her. She was that quick. They said it together: “Needle!” - Jon, AGoT

Before she could think to refuse, he went on. “A sword so fine must bear a name. It would please me if you would call this one Oathkeeper. ” - Jaime, ASoS

This then leads to the first instance of Jon/Arya (and Jaime/Brienne) being written as foils to Jaime/Cersei with Cersei’s anger at the difference between how she and Jaime were treated growing up as children.

"Yet even  so, when Jaime was given his first sword, there was none for me. 'What  do I get?' I remember asking. We were so much alike, I could never  understand why they treated us so differently. Jaime learned to fight  with sword and lance and mace, while I was taught to smile and sing and  please. He was heir to Casterly Rock, while I was to be sold to some  stranger like a horse, to be ridden whenever my new owner liked, beaten  whenever he liked, and cast aside in time for a younger filly. Jaime's  lot was to be glory and power, while mine was birth and moonblood."  - Cersei, AFfC 

And while Arya’s parents did treat her differently to her brothers, she did end up getting a sword because Jon Snow gifted her with one. Jon Snow who recognizes what it is that Arya is actually interested in, what it is that Arya wants, who understands the unfairness of the patriarchy where Arya is concerned and proceeds to try and fix in some small manner. 

And yet for as much as Jaime claims to love Cersei, giving up Casterly Rock and becoming a Kingsguard to be with her, he does not seem to either understand this side of her or acknowledge it any way. Given the constant reminders that Jaime and Cersei are very close to each other from birth, does Jaime even know of Cersei’s resentment and try to address it? Have conversations with her about it? Given what we know of pre - one hand Jaime and his initial interactions with Brienne, I doubt it. In fact Jaime is surprised at Brienne’s prowess and strength given that she’s a woman.

She is stronger than I am.The realization chilled him. Robert had been stronger than him, to be sure. The White Bull Gerold Hightower as well, in his heyday, and Ser Arthur Dayne. Amongst the living, Greatjon Umber was stronger, Strongboar of Crakehall most likely, both Cleganes for a certainty. The Mountain’s strength was like nothing human. It did not matter. With speed and skill, Jaime could beat them all. But this was a woman. A huge cow of a woman, to be sure, but even so … by rights, she should be the one wearing down. - Jaime, ASoS

And while Cersei resented that Jaime got Casterly Rock and the swords, there is understanding and empathy on both sides where Jon Snow and Arya Stark are concerned.

“Why aren’t you down in the yard?” Arya asked him. He gave her a half smile. “Bastards are not allowed to damage young princes,” he said. “Any bruises they take in the practice yard must come from trueborn swords.” “Oh.” Arya felt abashed. She should have realized. For the second time today, Arya reflected that life was not fair. - Arya, AGoT

Jaime only gets to this place of seeing Brienne as an equal in ASoS, after interacting with her, starting to respect her skill and accepting her as a fellow warrior and trusting in her to keep his oaths to Catelyn.

He swayed with the motion of his horse, wishing for a sword. Two swords would be even better. One for the wench and one for me. We’d die, but we’d take half of them down to hell with us. - Jaime, ASoS

With Jaime’s gradual change in feelings towards Cersei and Brienne, we get that final contrast between Jaime/Cersei and Jon/Arya - possibly also where Jaime/Cersei ends once and for all and where romantic Jon/Arya may start with a resurrected Jon reuniting with an older Arya. Yes, this is about the letters.

“Does my lord wish to answer?”

I love you. I love you. I love you. Come at once.

“No,” he said. “Put this in the fire.” - Jaime, AFfC

“What do you mean to do, crow?”

 I want my bride back … I want my bride back … I want my bride back …

“I think we had best change the plan,” Jon Snow said. - Jon, ADwD

Keep in mind that by laws and oaths sworn, as a sworn brother of the Kingsguard, Jaime can and most probably should defend the queen in a trial by combat and still Jaime refuses to help. Meanwhile, Jon Snow is prohibited by laws and sworn oaths to step in and help Arya and yet he decides to endanger the neutrality of the NW by going to war with Ramsay Bolton.

Jaime is as done with Cersei as Cersei was done with Jaime when he returned without a hand. Meanwhile Jon Snow is just getting started, breaking his sacrosanct NW oaths and rallying an army of Wildlings to go attack the Warden of the North for Arya.

And following through on here, I think there will be a very different reaction from Arya to a scarred Jon Snow - and yes, depending on how Jon is resurrected he may have a lot of scars or never healing injuries like Ladystoneheart and Beric Dondarrion - compared to Cersei’s revulsion at Jaime’s stump. Their bond and love for each other goes deeper than the lust and infatuation based on beauty and looks between Jaime and Cersei.

So yes, I think Braime makes for some nice parallels with Jonrya, while Jaime/Cersei work as foils to Jon/Arya.

[catharsis-on-fire]

ok i adore braime but i need to say i kinda wish that brienne was younger because istg. brienne and sansa could be so in love with each other.

like im stuck with imagining the young-and experienced-yet-very-jaded female bodyguard *cough, knight* just falling over her heels to find sansa, keep her safe at every moment. and sansa would quickly grow to trust in her sooo damn much and they would bond over their experiences

[kidcataldo]

This has been sitting in my drafts since basically the show ended. Jaime and Brienne are happily married living on Tarth, you can’t convince me otherwise. Here are their children I made for fanfiction purposes that I never got around to write

Galladon “Adon” Lannister - bookish, like his uncle. He’s very beautiful but too in his head to realize the girls around him are blushing at the very sight of him.

Joanna Lannister - a natural leader. She is her mother’s daughter, wanting only what’s right and what’s honorable. Jaime’s favorite, though you’ll never hear him say it out loud.

Gerion Lannister - a trickster at heart, he spends most of his time hiding from scolding maesters, or lecturing mothers. The other half is training to become the best warrior Tarth has ever seen.

Alysanne “Alys” Lannister - born two months too early and in the worst storm Tarth has ever seen, her birth nearly put an end to both mother and babe. Brienne keeps a careful eye on her.

[jaime-brienne-fic-exchange]

Jaime x Brienne Fic Exchange Interest Survey

You asked and we've answered! It's time to gauge interest in a 2023 Mid Year Jaime x Brienne Exchange! Your responses really help, even if you are unlikely to sign up this year, so please reply to the short survey below by April 30th.

What is the Jaime x Brienne Fic Exchange? Way back in 2020, which I'm pretty sure was a decade ago, a few fans decided to run a fic exchange to celebrate our favourite knights. It's a pretty straightforward exchange: participants sign up, providing us with details on canons, ratings, and topics they are willing/unwilling to write, as well as three prompts. Matches are made based on that information and sent out. You will then have approximately two months to write a fic of at least 1000 words based off one or more of the prompts you received, posting it during the posting window and receiving a gift based off your own prompts! If you have any questions, feel free to send us an ask!

[queeneverwas]

“She slept but little that night. When she did sleep, she expected to dream of the tourney, but instead she dreamed only of Jaime laughing in the river, water dripping from his golden hair.”

[andthentheybow]

prompt: leonine contract

title: the risk i took was calculated, but man am i bad at math

fandom: Game of Thrones (TV)

relationships: Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth

warnings: canon-typical violence, implied/referenced torture

summary: It’s their one day off for the whole month when the agent known by the codename Kingslayer gets taken by the enemy. It’s two days later that Agent Brienne Tarth gets herself taken by that same enemy with one goal: breaking Jaime out.

cross-posted as part of Whumptober 2023! (day 28)

link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51177634

[insignificantly-notorious]

In my boxing era (just watched all the Creed movies) and the way I have a fanfic pitch for Braime.

LIKE?! Imagine Boxer! Brienne, in her final match before she retires back to Tarth and Unhonorables discharged Heavy Weight champion nepo baby heir of the boxing organisations! Jaime

And they hated eachother (because Jaime’s mouth) but they kinda formed a bond as years goes by because Jaime was a talented fighter regardless and he gives her tips and he never missed her match.

[aviss]

The very first one I saw made me so excited! Please tell us about #11, Grosse Point Blank AU.

Oh that's one that has very little in it, I'm afraid.

I got very excited about the idea because Grosse Point Blank is one of my favourite movies, and the idea would be having Brienne as the killer and Jaime as the one who stayed to live a quiet life, with Tywin as the mark.

Then I remembered I had already used that movie for an AU (In Spanish, in the HP fandom about a million years ago) and the backstory for Brienne's character got repurposed for another wip (The Book Club).

[corinalannister]

Sweet or Spicy Braime 2023 Reveals

Fics have been revealed for the Sweet or Spicy event!

Sweet or Spicy Briame 2023 - Works | Archive of Our Own

Have fun reading the creations and good luck if you're trying to guess the authors of each of them :)

If you missed the exchange, there's still time to take part. You can treat, and show love to all the authors this round. You can even leave prompt ideas here just in case they inspire someone to create a late fic for you.

[agameoftragedy]

@janiedean

Can I speak my truth. I don’t think Brienne is even a little gay. I think she’s a kinsey zero who false positives on everyone’s radar. I think if you dropped brienne into new age 2024 she would get treated as a lesbian in her day to day life but whenever a woman liked her she’d be like. Ummmmmmm I’m really sorry but I don’t. Feel like that. I think she’d give lesbianism the good old college try bc of the direness of her male love life and come down firmly on the side of not attracted to women. I think she is quintessential pnw woman who you think is a slam dunk homerun lesbian based on everything about her who drops the word husband on you. I think she gets clocked on sight and mentions a partner named Jaime which makes people go. Okay. Partner i know that game. Jamie easily the name of a lesbian. Easily. And then she drops the he pronouns and you go. Well. Could still be a weird lesbian. And then Jaime is a business major in a frat with generational wealth. And HE is the kinsey five in the relationship.

[vitaminkenjoyer]

jaime's descriptions of brienne throughout asos

[frogwynwebber]

Chapters: 16/16 Fandom: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Game of Thrones (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth Characters: Jaime Lannister, Brienne of Tarth, Cersei Lannister, Tyrion Lannister, Margaery Tyrell, Sansa Stark, Podrick Payne, Hyle Hunt, Maggy the Frog (A Song of Ice and Fire), Jeyne Westerling, Tywin Lannister, Arianne Martell, Taena Merryweather, Bran Stark, Lyanna Stark, Sybell Spicer (mentioned), Pyat Pree (mentioned), Renly Baratheon, Loras Tyrell Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Magic, Inspired by Kimi no Na wa. | Your Name., body switching, Meddling matchmakers, Eventual Smut, a little fluff, A little angst, a lot of fun, Bodyswap, occasional Outsider POV, Tywin Lannister's A+ parenting as usual, Falling in love over Discord, the author apologizes for the truly terrible spells, cersei is her own warning, this story kind of got serious toward the end Summary:

Cersei convinces Jaime to switch bodies with her for twenty-four hours on their thirtieth nameday. She tells him it'll be a fine joke on their family and friends.

Things don't go as expected.

[duckysprouts]

please read the books for my boy jaime lannister who speedran his character arc when he realized that 99 percent of his problems can be cured with buff girl tiddy

[shebsart]

POV characters: AFFC

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[agot]

[acok]

[asos]