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Quentyn & Paralysis: A Mirror of His Father Verse

I have a verse here in which while making their way to where the dragons are chained beneath the pyramids Quentyn is literally stabbed in the back. This headcanon is going to be about his paraplegia in that verse. Part of this is based off what I have seen in patients I have taken care of in my job at a hospital.

The way in which Quentyn was stabbed, he did not suffer from a full paralyzation the way that Bran did. The definition of paralysis is not cut and dry that there is no more feeling or movement. Paralysis is defined as a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. What Quentyn suffers is an impairment of voluntary movement to his legs and hips. Had the knife gone in just a centimeter to the left, he would have had his spinal cord severed entirely.

Instead, Quentyn can feel his legs, they have a sensation of pins and needles, as if they are asleep and he just needs to move them to wake them up. This, however, is no longer possible for him. The way in which the member of the Windblown had stabbed him means that he can no longer control the movement of his lower half. There are times where his legs twitch and move, but he cannot control it and so will not be able to walk again. This will leave him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, but it does not mean that he will be unable to father children.

The loss of use of his legs, however, will have a large impact on Quentyn because he was so active. He took pride in being a knight so that he could one day serve his sister the way that Areo Hotah serves their father. The shock of loosing his mobility suddenly will take a while for him to overcome.

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What are your favourite headcanons for quentyn?

I have a few headcanons that I really love for Quen. Most have to do with his family.

Quentyn was a big mama’s boy before he went to Yronwood. Even to this day he writes letters to her, even if he does not send them. This is done for comfort.

Quentyn will support his sister as his Princess until his dying breath. If anyone even suggests that he try to take her birthright he cuts off contact from them, for they are dead to him.

Quentyn cried the day he heard of Trystane’s birth and no one could comfort him. This is because he was convinced that his parents had replaced him and did not love him anymore.

Quentyn blames his uncle for his being taken from his family and finds it hard to forgive him for the death of the Yronwood lord that resulted in his being taken as a glorified hostage.

Quentyn’s favorite cousin is Tyene, and it is because of her and her visits that most poisons cannot touch him. She built his immune system to poison slowly over time just to see if it was possible.

Quentyn suffers from severe depression and anxiety. This mostly stems from the separation he had from his family when he was seven years old.

Quentyn reads more than the other boys he grew up around. He’s even borrowed and read the book on dragons that his sister refers to as a dreary tome.

Quentyn use to dream of dragons coming to Yronwood and flying him back home to Sunspear.

Quentyn is not touched by sweetsleep not because of Tyene, but because of how many times he had to be sedated by the Maester in Yronwood. This was because he suffered severe insomnia from the time he was brought to them at age seven until he was nearly ten years old.

Quentyn is good at parkour, this is mostly because of the times he had to run when playing with the other boys. Because he was smaller he could not outrun the likes of Cletus, Gerris and Arch. As a result he learned to vault over things and slide under others.

Quentyn likes to sing and write songs and to write poetry. This is something he usually keeps to himself.

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Headcanon: Quentyn falling for Dany. (thesilvcrqueen formerly now: maizhavvorsi//hey it’s me bby❤️)

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@brnedbright @musenssang @theeldestsun

Quentyn knew just how dangerous a task stealing a dragon would be, and so he wrote letters to his immediate family in case something went wrong. Four letters, four final messages to his parents and siblings. He asked Drink to make sure that if he did not survive that they were delivered to each of them.

Arianne

Ari,

It has been years since I last wrote to you, I think it was just after I turned eight that I last sent you a letter.I have not wished to bother you as you were trained to be the Princess of Dorne. I am sure that by now you are aware of where I was sent by father, that I am not in Yronwood but in Essos. I failed to win over the Targaryen girl. Daenerys was engaged when I arrived, and if I could change things I would. 

It was of no use, however, I came up with a plan to get a dragon for Dorne; for you and father. If you are reading this, I failed in that as well. I am sorry I was not a better brother, a more competent bannerman. If I could turn back time, I would have probably not come on this mission. I should have stayed, married Gwynth Yronwood and served under you when you took father’s place as I have prepared to do since I was little.

I will miss you, Sister,

Quen

Trystane

Trys,

We have never had the pleasure to meet in person, I was sent to be fostered before you were born. I am not sure what has been told to you about me, but I have heard a great deal about you. I could not be more proud to say you are my little brother.

Father said that you get along with your betrothed. I wish you the best, and I lament being unable to meet you or Princess Myrcella.

With love,

Quentyn

Doran

Father,

Forgive me, for I have failed in what you trusted me to do. I beg your forgiveness for not being a better son, for being too late, for not making you proud in this way. I wanted nothing more than to please you and yet I have brought you nothing but disappointment. I do not intend to return to Dorne empty handed, however. I intend to give you something of use, even if it is not my being wed to the Targaryen Queen. She had after all, three dragons.

If you are reading this, though, I have likely failed even in that. I just pray that my death was quick, and that with my passing you will at least find comfort in knowing that my disgrace will not bring harm to Dorne. I am sorry that I was not the son that you deserved, and I want you to know that I was brave in the end. I hope that you find pride in knowing that I was without fear in the face of death. 

Your son,

Quentyn

PS.

Tell Uncle that I forgive him, and that I am sorry I was rude when he offered to be the one to knight me.

Mellario

Mama,

I have missed you more than words can even describe. Sadly, if you are getting this letter I have failed in the task I set forth in hopes of completing. For that I am sorry, I had planned to come to you with a new bride and we could catch up on all we had missed in the other’s lives. I wanted nothing more than to see you once again, my mama.

Instead... it seems that the gods decided that I would not get that chance. I took a risk, a gamble, and I lost. I played the game as best I could, tried to be of use, but it seems that I have proven that I am not as brilliant as you and Father. I wish we could all be a family again, but it seems that is no longer possible.

I loved you more than anything Mama,

your sweet boy

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While had had not written a letter to his mother for years, Quentyn wrote one when he left for Essos. He kept meaning to send it to her, but he could not bring the courage to do so after not writing to her for so long. It remains in the trunk of his belongings in Dany’s pyramid in Meereen and reads as follows.

Dearest Mother,

It has been years since I wrote to you, and I pray that you forgive me for not writing. Replies came so long in between after Trys was born that I was afraid that I had become a burden to you. I stopped writing in order to not be a bother. A thousand times, maybe two thousand, I sat down and started to write but those letters remained unsent.

I did not wish to bother you with tales of friends I had made, of things I had tried. I wish those letters had been sent some days, just out of wonder if you would have written back. If I had, would you have smiled? Would you have told your friends of what your sweet boy had gotten himself into? I like to imagine that you would have smiled, the way you did before.

Some days I like to imagine that everything was all a dream, that I will wake up in Sunspear and I will be six years old again. That I will go down the hall and find you and Father in your room and you will hold your arms out to me and ask me if I slept well. Like you use to when I would wander to your chambers. But life is not a dream, and reality is harsh.

Perhaps someday I will see you in person again, tell you of everything in those letters I never sent. I like to think that I will be able to do that soon, that I will be successful in what Father has sent me to do. If I am, I will go to Norvos first, not Dorne. I will introduce you to my new bride before Father, and we will catch up on all we have missed.

Smiles do not come easy to me now, not like they did when I was young. I hope that it would make you smile to know that thinking of you gives me cause to do so. I want to go to Norvos first, before I start this mission in full. I know that I would not wish to leave, however. This letter will have to do for now, I hope you can be proud of me when I do this.

I want to make you and Father proud, and this task I have been given is my way to do so. It will be something that I have achieved, and I pray it will mean that I am not a burden to you any longer. That I will be of worth.

I will see you soon,

your sweet boy

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Quentyn would follow Arianne everywhere as they grew up. Until the day he was sent away it was an almost perfect mirror of Oberyn and Elia. Had he not been sent to the Yronwoods their relationship probably would have stayed such a mirror of their aunt and uncle.

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Quentyn gets very offended any times someone suggests taking away his sister’s right as heir. If conversation of putting him in charge of Dorne is brought up to him in any manner, he will cut off communication with the offending party. This communication cut can last for years.

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@sunofdorne @ofnorvos @rosareginam cos y'all in the chat heard me bring this up

After the Corsair attack on the way to Essos, Quentyn fell to the deepest despair he ever had fallen to. The deaths of Cletus, Ser Willam and Maester Kedry affect him deeply. In his mind he kept blaming himself, debating just slipping off the side of the ship and into the waves. Another thought he had was to use his dagger to slit his wrists in order to end it as atonement for their deaths. Quentyn blamed himself for their deaths until the moment of his own death. As he lay dying he thought the days of agony were perhaps a punishment from the gods for letting his friends die.

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This is what I use for my Quentyn’s canon

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Quentyn is a Ravenclaw, cos he values wisdom above all else. Just because you are smart and value wisdom don’t mean you can’t sometimes do stupid shit. Like trying to catch and tame a dragon.

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HC+ COOKIES.

Send me  “HC”  + a word and I’ll write a headcanon about it.

Quentyn is more than a little bit of a cookie lover. When he was younger he would steal cookies from the kitchens on a daily basis. This had grown tenfold when he was sent to Yronwood, often the Prince would just walk in the kitchen and take three cookies for each hand and shove just as many in his mouth before wandering out. They had become a sort of comfort food for him, as his mother or Tyene would often sneak cookies to him if he was unable to snatch any.

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IC WORD ASSOCIATION.

READ THE WORD THEN TYPE THE FIRST WORD THAT COMES TO YOUR CHARACTER’S MIND. (REPOST, DON’T REBLOG).

TAGGED BY: stole from @hecantbekilled

TAGGING: @piousviper and any of my new follows who haven’t done it yet

ROUGH: Sex

HIDE: Pain

FOOLISH: Me

SAD: Loss

HATE: Mountain

LIGHT: Tyene

DARK: Mood

MOTHER: Distant

FATHER: Disappointed

CHILD: Blessing

MARRIAGE: Dream

LOVE: Perfection

SOFT: Sansa

PET: Cat

DREAM: Acceptance

DIVORCE: Heartbreak

WATER: Gardens

LOUD: Drinkwater

ANNOUNCEMENT: Diversion

POWER: Stragedy

FIGHT: Needed

SMACK: Gerris

WHITE: Clean

SICK: Terrifying

KISS: Twins

HUG: Friends

HURT: Willas

HAPPY: Lie