#north ward

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from the FIRST time i ever saw this scene up to now, and every time in between, i always think that topper is learning Something about himself here

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Hi, I’m drafting up a story about Arra and Cregan and I’ve been going in circles a bit on the logistics of how Cregan Stark and Arra Norrey could be considered childhood friends. As far as I know, this doesn’t seem plausible due to proximity, as House Norrey resides in the high mountains north of the Wolfswood rather than near Winterfell.

I thought that Rickon Stark might have sent Cregan to foster with House Norrey, but I find it unlikely he’d send his only heir to foster before the age of thirteen. Additionally, I imagine Cregan would have remained in Winterfell after succeeding his father upon his death. Given these factors, I can’t think of any other explanation for their friendship. I’d be curious to hear your thoughts!

Hey, so there's a really good possible answer for why Arra Norrey (of the northern mountain clans) and Cregan Stark became childhood friends! It seems you've overlooked the factor of the winter town. That's the town just outside Winterfell, which is normally 4/5th empty, but during autumn and winter gains a population of up to 15,000 people, becoming the second-largest settlement in the North (surpassing Barrowton, but after White Harbor). And as Jon notes about the mountain clans,

"It has always been a harsh life up there. When the snows fall and food grows scarce, their young must travel to the winter town or take service at one castle or the other." —ADWD, Jon X

This is further clarified in TWOIAF:

The most prominent towns in the North are the "winter town" beneath the walls of Winterfell and Barrowton in the Barrowlands. The former is largely empty in spring and summer but filled to bursting in autumn and winter with those seeking the protection and patronage of Winterfell to help them survive the lean times. Not only do townsmen arrive from the outlying villages and crofts, but many a son and daughter of the mountain clans have been known to make their way to the winter town when the snows begin to fall in earnest.

Note especially that "many a son and daughter of the mountain clans" come to the winter town for Winterfell's patronage, which may not only explain how Cregan and Arra met and became friends, but also the meeting of Rodrik Stark (the Wandering Wolf) and his wife Arya Flint, a century later. Also, though the northern mountain clans are a bit more... shall we say, rustic than the Northern nobles outside of the mountains, the clan chieftains are still treated as lords by House Stark. So if Arra was a daughter of The Norrey, sent south to the winter town when the snows threatened her clan, it's likely that she would be personally greeted by Lord Rickon and his heir Cregan. Perhaps the Starks even took her in as a ward (since F&B calls her Cregan's "companion"). And things would follow from there.

But does the timeline support this theory? It's not laid out directly, but yes, it does! We know that 120 AC was called "the Year of the Red Spring", for all the tragic deaths that happened that year (to House Strong and House Velaryon). Spring is preceded by winter (naturally), so an unknown few years prior to 120, when Cregan was less than 12 years old, would have been the autumn and winter years when Arra came to the winter town. And quite possibly there may have been another winter even earlier in Cregan's youth where they could have encountered, though most likely they would have been extremely young at the time.

And there's other possible ways they could have met! While you note it's unlikely that Cregan was sent to foster in the mountains by his father, the opposite is not an issue. (Note also that fostering typically occurs well before age 13— Ned, for example, became Jon Arryn's ward at age 8, and the Targaryen princess of the Pact of Ice and Fire was supposed to go north at age 7.) It could be that even before the autumn and winter years, Arra was sent south by her father to be Lord Rickon's ward. (Why? Fosterings are sometimes made to repay a debt, you can make something up, something with a wildling invasion maybe.) Or maybe Arra was born in the winter town, her mother sent south in an especially harsh winter, and the baby taken in by the Starks because she was frail and needed a maester's care — again, it's fanfic, until GRRM says otherwise you're free to arrange matters in any way you like so that Arra can become Cregan's "beloved childhood companion".

Also, please note that Cregan did not succeed his father after his death in 121 AC, as he was only 13 years old. His uncle Bennard ruled as regent for the next 5 years, refusing to give up the post when Cregan turned 16 and became a legal adult. It was only some time in 126 AC that the 18-year-old Cregan imprisoned his uncle and cousins and took control of the rule of the North (and married Arra shortly afterwards). So, it's not impossible that the conniving Bennard might've sent Cregan away during his minority, to rule without his nephew's interference. You could have Arra as Lord Rickon's ward for many years, then upon his death she returns home, only to be followed by Cregan who becomes her father's ward for 3 years, until his 16th birthday when he returns home to take his seat (and is frustratingly blocked from doing so).

The possibilities are endless... well, maybe not endless, but you're more free to be creative with the worldbuilding and history than you may think. I wish you all the best with your fic!

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here my latest drawing of Drew Starkey! hope you like it!

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part 1

[whatsjulietslastname]

Okay, this is random headcanons time (except they gradually get more out of character).

Rachel can sing pretty well. Max too, even though the only one who ever heard her was Lisa. (Have you heard Hannah Telle’s cover of Obstacles omg—)

Chloe loves playing Guitar Hero, and she used to have contests with William and Max when she was a kid.

Warren definitely watched Doctor Who.

Victoria is a canon nerd, so headcanon that she’s secretly into Star Wars.

Chloe kept playing with Steph and Mikey every once in a while until Steph left. And she kept in touch with Steph, so after Max and her left Arcadia Bay, Alex, Steph, Max and Chloe all met and introduced each other.

Dana was a Mean Girls kid (do you see my vision??)

Kate had a tamagotchi as a kid and cried when it died.

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Life Is Strange fancast(new)

Already did a LIS fancast before, but since some of them were too old, I think it's time to do a new one

my other LIS fancasts

LIS BTS fancast

LIS 2 fancast

LIS TC Fancast

Cailee Spaeny as Max Caulfield

Sophie Thatcher as Chloe Price

Sydney Sweeney as Rachel Amber

Elle Fanning as Kate Marsh

Anthony Turpel as Warren Graham

Reneé Rap as Victoria Chase

Austin Abrams as Nathan Prescott

Aaron Eckhart as William Price

Robin Wright as Joyce Price

Ving Rhames as Principal Raymond Wells

Yvette Nicole Brown as Michelle Grant

Douglas M. Griffin as Samuel Taylor

David Harbour as David Madsen

Norman Reedus as Frank Bowers

Bryan Cranston as Sean Prescott

Dewon Sawa as Mark Jefferson

Barbie Ferreira as Alyssa Anderson

Brianne Tju as Brooke Scott

Jacob Batalon as Daniel DeCosta

Ryan Potter as Evan Harris

Jenna Ortega as Stella Hill

Jolie Vanier as Dana Ward

Kelli Berglund as Juliet Watson

Ross Lynch as Luke Parker

Charlie Rowe as Justin Williams

Noah Centineo as Trevor Yard

Stefanie Scott as Taylor Christensen

Tiffany Espensen as Courtney Wagner

Mason Gooding as Hayden Jones

Justin Prentice as Zachary Riggs

Because of tumblr's new layout with the 30 picture limit, I cannot add more pictures, so here's the rest.

Dylan Minnette as Logan Robertson

Angourie Rice as Samantha Myers

Mischa Collins as Skip Matthews

Mark Hamill as Travis Keaton

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

SUMMARY: Kristen is committed to a psychiatric unit where it seems an angry spirit of a former patient is haunting the girls who are being treated there. Kristen makes desperate escape attempts after the staff ignore her warnings about the spirit.

[dirtytransmasc]

I need more selkie theon (and asha. I just think that would be a vibe. fuck the greyjoy sigil being a kraken for a moment and let them be seals) content.

like the opportunity to have theon's coat taken by ned when he's made his ward is right there and it is perfect and beautiful and tragic.

and you could build on that depending on the version of the selkie myth/story you're going off of (I personally love the song of the sea version of selkies for story writing). maybe he can't talk without it, maybe he gets sick, maybe his voice has magical properties of sorts.

I have this one concept in my head that I don't have the time to write, but it goes something along the lines of theon getting sick after years away from his coat and the stark kids have to find his coat and drag his slowly dying ass to the bay of seals (cause y'know bay of seals and theon's a selkie so he'll turn into a seal... I thought it was creative).

also, in a lot of versions of selkies, when they get sick, their hair turns white, which is on brand for theon. they're also pretty, their stories are typically soaked to the bone in tragedy, they're normally held captive/tortured, amongst other things, which are also very on brand for theon.

and maybe you get some selkie to selkie telepathy of sorts, so when theon finally enter the water a seal again, asha books it to come find him, cause its been years since she's been able to feel him (I'm soft for them, I will create the most improbable and ridiculous scenario's to bring them together and for them to have soft sibling moments).

all and all, theon being a selkie is something I need more content of, please and thank you.

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12. Movie Poster Here's a poster for Ebon Ward North in a horror movie style

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A male is being asked to speak about a recent spike in femicide and people are surprised that women are pissed?

By Reduxx Team October 17, 2024

A trans-identified male was invited to speak in Northern Ireland’s parliament on “gender-based violence” and “LGBT youth education” following the brutal murders of four women in the country in just six weeks.

Northern Ireland has recently been shaken by a spate of murders involving female victims who, in many cases, had appealed to the police for help prior to their deaths. The most recent, Mary Ward, was a 22-year-old mother who was found dead in her south Belfast home on October 1. Ward is the 24th woman killed in the small country since 2020 according to Belfast and Lisburn Women’s Aid, and the fourth woman killed since August.

But women’s rights advocates are expressing outrage after the matter was raised in Stormont by a trans activist who has previously called for males to be allowed to enter women’s shelters.

Alexa Moore, a male who identifies as a “woman,” was invited by the education committee this week to speak on an inquiry into relationships and sexuality education (RSE) in schools. Alongside Moore, Sophie Nelson from HERe NI, a Belfast-based community organization and registered charity for lesbian and bisexual women, also gave evidence.

But during the meeting, Nelson spoke about the recent killings, stating: “We have an epidemic here of gender-based violence and the prevention of this needs to start in school.”

Notably, Moore has previously made controversial social media posts describing women critical of gender ideology as “fascists” for seeking to uphold women’s single-sex spaces. The concerning tweets were circulated on X today by popular gender critical user @ripx4nutmeg, sparking debate and discussion from users.

“What an insult. How can anyone take a cross dressing mans input seriously when talking about male violence against women? Shame on whoever organised it,” one user replied.

Moore, who describes himself as a “women’s sector lobbyist,” works as a policy, campaigns and communications manager with The Rainbow Project – a non-profit organization that promotes LGBT ideology and activism in Northern Ireland.

He has regularly been featured as a guest for women’s events, including during International Women’s Day, when he was featured on a panel of “young women” to discuss “inspiring inclusion.” He was also allegedly involved in an International Women’s Day march where he led the crowd to chant “trans rights are women’s rights.”

The Association for Women’s Rights in Development, a self-described “feminist, women’s rights and gender justice movement,” also had Moore speak on the Women’s Policy Group’s 5-Pillar Feminist Economic Recovery Plan, which targeted how austerity and cuts to public spending, has been shown to “hit women the hardest.”

This is not the first time a trans-identified male has sparked backlash for being chosen to speak on women’s rights following an incident of femicide.

In December, the University of Toronto in Canada invited a trans-identified male to speak at a memorial ceremony dedicated to the women who lost their lives during the École Polytechnique massacre. Despite the event being dedicated to the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, the speech instead focused on “addressing transmisogyny.”

The year prior, Fae Johnstone, another trans-identified male, gave a keynote address at Durham College in North Oshawa, Ontario, during the 33rd anniversary of the massacre.

[writing-write-now]

Theon Greyjoy || 🦑💫

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RELISH (2019) dir. Justin Ward Five troubled teenagers (transgender rebel Kai, social media influencer Aspen, opioid addicted football player Levi, bipolar Theo, and alien-obsessed geek Sawyer) meet in a rehab center and plot their escape in hopes of attending the fabled Dreamland Music Fest. (link in title)

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Juneteenth 2023

For Juneteenth this year, we present a few of the lithographic illustrations by American artist and illustrator Lynd Ward (1905-1985) for North Star Shining by American children's book author Hildegarde Hoyt Swift (1890-1977), published in New York by William Morrow & Co. in 1947 with lithographs printed by master printer George C. Miller (1894-1965).

The book, written entirely in verse for children, is intended as "a pictorial history of the American Negro," but although well-intentioned from a 1940s white point of view, unfortunately its white perspective often misses the mark in a cringe-worthy way. Nevertheless, we do find Ward's illustrations inspirational and reflect one of the finer points of the text:

Our name is legion; There are thirteen million of us now. We are a potent force in America. We are America.

The book is dedicated to Captain Clarence W. Griggs, chaplain of the 594th Port Battalion, killed in action at Okinawa April 12, 1945.

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