#renly’s beloved

[vinnianlovesdinosaurs]

MY FAVORITE DUOS YIPPEEE!!!

[muadweeb]

THE TWO BROTHERS BY IVAN SERGEYEVICH TURGENEV

STANNIS AND RENLY BARATHEON IN ASOIAF BY GEORGE R R MARTIN

[garak]

i love making character playlists id love to finish one someday

[thegayfromrulid]

What's fucking happening? An update for Axiom High after over a year, that's what! Chapter 10 is up now!

[dragon-of-the-soutn]

Oh Robert and Cersei eldest legitimate daughter oc’s my beloveds.

Like just the idea of Robert and Cersei having the one legit kid is so funny because that little girls life would have been so messy and horrid and wild.

-Just 18 year old Cersei nine months into her marriage (if we assume legit daughter was a wedding night baby) who is so proud at having given the King a Princess and the realm an heir. It doesn’t even matter that she’s a girl with blue eyes and a tuft of black hair because she’s obviously going to grow up to be just like Cersei in very way that’s meaningful, there going to have matching outfits, her daughter will be the bell of the court, the apple of her fathers eye and everything is going to be perfect.

-And then her marriage to Robert deteriorates rapidly and her little girl just becomes another part of her that Robert now has a claim on that she can’t scrub clean. The girl is an eye sore, a reminder of all she’s lost and can never claw back. Her bright expressive blue eyes become defiant and wilful and her thick black hair Cersei thought beautiful now is course, wiry and unmanageable. At two years old the girl is just like Robert and his pestilential brothers in every way (this is what we call projection), and nothing like her beautiful golden haired, green eyed Joffrey who is perfect in every way, shall become the best king in the history of Westeros and be exactly like Cersei because he already is. And she has exactly the same thoughts when Myrcella and Tommen are born. The girl on the other hand when Cersei remembers that she exists is just an easy target for her to lash out at when she’s angry with Robert.

-The girl has no memories of her mother ever being kind to her, she was only a babe during that time. And had been raised by a revolving door of Septa’s, nursemaids and Maestro’s since then. She has grown up understanding that her mother doesn’t like her, has no idea why her mother doesn’t like her and probably assumes that she a fourteen year old girl who has lived a pretty sheltered life so far must be the worst person to ever exist, and my goodness does she internalise that shit.

-So is see her either overcompensating to try and prove that she isn’t what Cersei thinks she is by trying to be the most Princess to ever Princess. Like my girl can dance, sing, play the high harp and 12 other instruments, sew, embroider, reads and writes poetry and novels in about twelve diffent languages, recite her textbooks backwards from memory and has a head for numbers. Or she swings violently the other way to give her mother a giant middle finger say I am all you feared me to be and more and chooses to out tomboy every tomboy who has ever tomboyed. Lannister arrogance and Baratheon stubborn coming in clutch in both scenarios.

-Because of course she isn’t doing too much and pushing herself too far and burning herself out, fuck you, learns High Valyrian at seven years old in a week to piss you off. And of course she isn’t doing this for attention or to prove something by doing something that will likely get her killed, fuck you, dose a backflip and then demands to be taught how to sword fight to piss you off.

-To be clear Robert is an equally shitty father to all his children. He ignores the lot of them equally bar maybe Joffrey who he sort of remembers exists because he’s crowned Prince and his behaviour keeps Robert awake at night and all that jazz. Truly equality for all.

-Also please welcome Legit daughter to the elder sister-mother gang headed by Catelyn Stark because someone had to raise Myrcella and Tommen and it sure as hell wasn’t Cersei and Robert. Truly mothering at 12 like Cersei had died in childbirth, no one is doing it like her. (Myrcella and Tommen are the only bright things in her life and she would die for them.)

-You’ve heard of Mammas boys, you’ve heard of Daddy’s girls now get ready for Uncle Renly’s girl. The only adult in her life to give her an ounce of unconditional affection and guidance and my goodness does she cling onto that like a vice. Like ride or die for Renly in a way that’s concerning.

-Or arguably worse, she’s a Stannis girl because she’s recognised that there both outsiders in there own family and Stannis was once like ‘I also can repeat the entire history of House Baratheon backwards’ and now she’s convinced they bonded. Six year old legit daughter will just appear in his office when Cersei had laid into her being silently sad and morose (she is in fact depressed) and Stannis who had no idea how to comfort a child nor recognise that she is in fact sad will be like ‘just sit there and don’t bother me while I’m working’. And be sweating bullets having no idea what to say to her for the rest of the day so they just sit in silence while his nice is like, ‘uncle Stannis is a thoughtful and quiet person like me so we say what we need to with silences 🥰 he’s the only one in the Red Keep who understands me 😊❤️, I wish he was my father.’ Meanwhile Stannis is like ‘should I ask Davos for advice? He has children, does he know how to talk to children? No, I’ll ask Davos.’ And he never does.

-And then Robert dies, Ned is like yo Stannis all the kids bar your favourite nice are illegitimate and things get juicy!

[anxiousnerdwritings]

Himbo!Baratheon!Reader except it’s during the HOTD Timeline? Like them being the only son of Borros Baratheon and fostered by the Velaryons as Borros was a die-hard Rhaenys supporter before the dance happened, during the succession issue and he thought maybe sending the Reader when he was of age would cheer her up a bit?

Oh, anons, you’ve both read my mind! Yes, I have 1000% thought of Himbo!Baratheon!Reader being a part of the HotD timeline and I can’t quite put my finger on whether it’s a much more worse situation for him than the GoT timeline already is or not. Either way he’s stealing the hearts of men and women alike all over again and is none the wiser to it, as well as forming alliances and friendships with just a smile.

I imagine Himbo!Baratheon!Reader not necessarily being Borros’ firth born but he’s is one and only son and for that Borros favors him immensely. In other words the Reader is the apple to his eye and can easily get what he wants from his father without even trying. Borros would definitely foster the Reader to Rhaenys, she’s the only one he would be willing to send his beloved son too. Not only would it be his way of showing his support to his cousin but also just giving her a piece of family to have by her side, and I can’t express enough just how much Rhaenys would adore Himbo!Reader. She holds such a deep, deep fondness for her cousin’s child and couldn’t be happier that the Reader is with her and her family, growing up alongside Laenor and Laena. Also, you know damn well Himbo!Reader is hyping the fuck out of Rhaenys, telling her how much of a real queen she would have made and that she was done so dirty.

I love the thought of Himbo!Baratheon!Reader being able to really get Rhaenys to laugh and smile. Like, she could be completely stone faced, cold hearted bitch face to the max only for Himbo!Reader to walk in and she has nothing but the brightest and most genuine smile because of his mere presence. Also, Laenor and Laena would grow up both harboring massive crushes on the Reader. And I have no doubt that Borros and Rhaenys have already discussed betrothing Himbo!Reader and Laena to each other. That is until Rhaenyra comes into the picture and immediately decides that Himbo!Reader is going to be hers, whether he be her lover or her husband.

Himbo!Reader would be so close to both Laenor and Laena. I have no doubt that the Reader finds out about Laenor’s preference for men and he couldn’t careless about it, it wouldn’t tarnish anything between him and the Reader whatsoever. And the Reader would promise to keep his secret while also totally being Laenor’s wingman (similar to how he would be with Renly). The only thing about it is that Himbo!Reader is completely and utterly clueless to Laenor’s affections towards him. Also, you can’t change my mind that Himbo!Baratheon!Reader wouldn’t be Laenor’s first time if he asked him to, although the Reader would be completely under the impression that he’s just doing his best bro a favor and nothing more to it.

When it comes to Rhaenyra, I imagine her really meeting the Reader for the first time at the turned that takes place at the beginning of the series. Like, Himbo!Baratheon!Reader is absolutely fucking everybody’s shit up but it isn’t until it’s the Reader going against Daemon where the real anticipation happens, only for Himbo!Reader to fuck Daemon’s whole world up. Not only is that when Rhaenyra’s interest was piqued, but so was Daemon’s.

Not to mention, since the Reader is with the Velaryons then he would have fought alongside Daemon against Crabfeeder and it’s then that Daemon bears witness to Himbo!Reader’s incredible battle strategy and fighting prowess. And to say he’s hooked would be an understatement.

I just can’t help but imagine yanderes Alicent, Aegon, Helaena, Aemond and Daeron with Himbo!Baratheon!Reader. Especially when Aemond loses his eye and that whole ordeal. One thing I can say for sure is that Himbo!Baratheon!Reader protects Rhaenyra from getting hurt, but instead of stopping Alicent before she can do anything he just steps between the two women and instead takes the dagger completely but he would be completely unaffected by it. Like, the man doesn’t acknowledge that he’s been stabbed whatsoever, he’s just focused on trying to make things a little better. He would be talking gently and soothingly to Alicent, trying to calm her all the while he’s got this dagger sticking out of him and everyone else is freaking out about it.

[got-fantasy]

Imagine being the third oldest Baratheon son. Older than Renly, but younger than Robert and Stannis.

They would be obsessed with you. You're their light, their beloved brother. They would constantly fight for your attention.

Robert is always trying to take you to brothels, while Renly tries to convince you that you'd be better spending your time with him.

Stannis would be silently annoyed by his brothers antics. Neither of them deserved you or your time. He did.

And you're completely oblivious to it all. Thinking nothing of your brother's possessive stares.

[atopvisenyashill]

To not clogging the thread: Vaemond Velayron deserved to be feed to a dragon and his Slient Five got off lightly just losing their tongues.

1) Apparently they only 'notice' the bastardy of the three boys after Laenor died.

2) After Harwin died.

3)And Laena died, but apparently her twins are unworthy of Driftmark do to lack of the dick but not of birth.

4)This feeds directly into treason against the king and into the political schemes of the Greens.

5)The toddler betrothals basically made the issue mute because /Laenor and Laena/ made them.

6) Also book!Rhaenys was a brunette and show!Rhaenys white, unless someone wants to colorcode every other family by paternity and paint color I will die on this hill.

I mean look at Jennifer Beals (Flashdance) and Mel B (Spicegirls) who are both biracial.

Also the entire mystery of the main series was a brunette man can't have light hair colored children. Ever. No one looks like grandma.

*Pulls out four of the five Stark kids have red hair and blue eyes. Rhaenys the Queen that Never Was had a Baratheon mother. Jon and Rhaenys both look like their mothers. Woah.)

i didn’t wanna be like “AND MAYBE IF THE SILENT FIVE WERENT DUMB BITCHES THEY WOULDNT HAVE DIED” bc yeah it was getting long but lmaooooo EXACTLY.

like, beyond the fact that i just have a very hard time taking any sort of "but they're bastards" argument seriously (that goes for ned too, and i've whacked him for it but WHY exactly does joffrey's behavior become worse knowing he's a bastard? hmmmmmm???) but it's like. so you've had an issue with this for years, and either brought it up to corlys/laenor who told you to suck shit, or never brought it up to the head of your house OR his heir and decided to kick it STRAIGHT up to the king. the king whose daughter you are accusing of treason. why do you think this is gonna end well? the fact that viserys didn't straight up execute them is crazy.

"oh well she's stealing-" no, she's actually not because as you say, laenor & laena engage their kids and baela and rhaena come before vaemond's line. if they had like an actual problem they would have gone to corlys before he was dying not after. they would have said something right after laenor dies. they wait years. yeah yeah torture is bad and murder is bad but they're no different than renly, vainly grasping at power when they think they see an opening. and just like renly, they play the game of thrones, and they lose. if you don't want to lose, maybe be smarter about it!

and yeah these are my go to "mixed but they look white as hell"

First is Cameron Boyce, he had a black dad and a jewish mom, those are his parents and sister. People love to pretend like they don't know he's black and "oh well he looks white so" he did an entire bit on disney channel explaining who the clinton 12 were because his grandma is jo ann boyce. if you're trying to make the argument that the beloved grandson of one of the first schools to desegregate aftr brown v board isn't black just bc he's pasty, like, what are you even fucking doing lol. the other two are kj apa. he's another actor people love to pretend is white but like. first of all look at his sister - they clearly look alike while she also "looks samoan" and his dad is the same as his sister. his dad is a tribal chief. the tattoos he has are sacred. just because people are insane about blood quantum in the usa doesn't mean that race and ethnicity isn't more complicated than that and calling the son of a matai a white boy simply because they made him dye his hair red and covered up his tattoos for a few roles doesn't actually make him suddenly non samoan.

people kinda do this with the dragon twins too like "oh well they shouldn't look so visibly black they only have one one black grandparent" BEHOLD ANOTHER ACTRESS WITH ONLY ONE BLACK GRANDPARENT

like can we be serious lol. can we please be serious.

[fandom-puff]

A Doe Among Lions

Trumpets heralded the arrival of the royal host, and Helaena Baratheon readied herself in the courtyard to welcome them back to the Red Keep. She watched with impatient excitement as numerous guards and knights flooded through the gates, each carrying the golden banners of the king, the crowned stag fluttering in the light breeze. Soon enough, the great destrier of King Robert Baratheon trotted proudly through the courtyard, and as he handed the reigns over to his steward and dismounted the snorting warhorse, what remained of the court of the Red Keep sank to their knees, their eyes downcast as the king surveyed his household.

Robert nodded in approval, and as he was about to turn to talk to his boyhood friend, Lord Eddard Stark, the only pair of eyes not fixed to the floor caught his own. Striding over, he offered out his hand to their owner, and when she slipped her small hand into his gloved one, he hauled her up into his embrace, lifting her clear off the ground as he laughed.

“Sister!” The King cried, his blue eyes crinkling as he set Lady Helaena down. She offered him a small curtsy- dismissed with a gruff “none of that,”- and she beamed at her eldest brother.

“Beloved brother,” Helaena said gently in greeting, before turning to her expressionless sister-by-law and offering her a curtsy too. “My queen,” she murmured, and Cersei nodded her acknowledgement before seeing to her children. “I have been so terribly lonely waiting for your return,” Helaena told Robert, who frowned slightly.

“When did you arrive in King’s Landing? You better not have sailed, girl, the seas are too violent around now. And where in the Seven Hells is Stannis,”

Helaena allowed Robert to tuck her hand into the crook of his elbow, walking her into the Red Keep as the rest of his retinue disbanded. “I came here a week or two ago, you took longer than I expected to return,” she chastised lightly. “And I did not sail here. I am sensible enough to not risk Shipbreaker Bay at this time of year, if you can believe such a thing,” Robert chuckled at her wit, having always had a soft spot for his little sister. “As for Stannis…” she continued, “I have not seen our dear brother. Lord Baelish tells me he left for Dragonstone not long after you left for Winterfell. Perhaps there has been trouble with his household at Dragonstone…”

Robert contemplated her words for a moment, before shaking his head slightly. “Strange. Perhaps we’ll receive a raven from him in due course,”

Helaena smiled, somewhat relieved, having expected Robert to at least bluster curses at Stannis for his hasty retreat. “Nevermind Stannis, at least for now. You must tell me what Winterfell was like,”

—

Helaena settled back into life in the Red Keep with practiced ease, having made the journey from the Stormlands to King’s Landing half a hundred times before. Robert had a set of chambers reserved solely for her use in Maegor’s Holdfast, and he had one of his own Kingsguard posted outside her chambers both to protect her.. She especially loved it when Robert had Ser Barristan mind her door- he had so many wonderfully adventurous stories from all his years as a knight. Custom dictated that she could not be named Princess, but Robert often bent and broke tradition to honour her as his beloved sister, even though she was so far down in the line of succession that she would never even touch the Iron Throne with her own flesh.

What she loved the most about the Red Keep, however, was being near to her family. She was closest in age to Renly, who was just over a year her senior. The pair had been all but children when Robert’s Rebellion began, though the terror of the Siege on Storm’s End was a foggy blur in Helaena’s memory; she had a feeling that Stannis had shielded his youngest siblings from the true horrors of war- as best he could, at least. For that she was grateful.

Renly spent much of his time in King’s Landing, despite being the Lord of Storm’s End. He loved the pomp and pageantry of the capital, Helaena knew, and his counsel as Master of Laws was needed. Stannis had been Master of Ships, and Robert had granted him Dragonstone. That left Helaena at Storm’s End, alone but for the childhood servants who had raised her, Renly’s leftover retinue, and Robert’s bastard son.

Helaena adored her niece and nephews too. Tommen was sweet and gentle, Myrcella the same, and when she visited King’s Landing they begged and pleaded their lady mother to let them skip their lessons with the maesters and septas in favour of playing come-into-my-castle and maidens-and-monsters with their aunt. Joffrey was not interested in playing childish games with the others anymore- “I am almost a man grown, Aunt Helaena. The Crown Prince has no need for such games!”- but he would still walk arm in arm with her and offer her a dance at feasts with all the gallantry a Prince should have.

Upon the King’s return, the Red Keep was brimming with new faces: Eddard Stark and his northmen. Robert had wanted to bring his sister before the new Hand immediately upon arrival, but Helaena had touched his arm gently and persuaded him to let Lord Stark and his daughters eat and bathe and rest after their weeks on the King’s Road. “If only your Small Council had shown the same courtesy as your sister, Your Grace,” Eddard had said grimly.

When Robert had decided the northerners had had enough time to recuperate, Eddard had bowed his head to her and kissed the black jet ring at her finger. “My lady,” he said courteously. “I’m not sure if you remember me. You were but a girl when we last met,”

“How could I forget you, Lord Eddard, who fought so valiantly for my brother, against both the Targaryens and the Ironmen,” she replied pleasantly, though in truth her memories of Eddard Stark were vague. She had been a girl when they last crossed paths, before even the Greyjoy Rebellion. But he was just as she remembered: tall and serious (though his hair had a little more grey in it these days), so she spoke the words with truth.

Lord Eddard smiled at her courtesies, before stepping to the side and beckoning his daughters forward. “My daughters, My Lady,” he said. “Sansa,” he nodded to the taller of the pair, a beautiful girl with striking blue eyes and long auburn hair. “And Arya,” he nodded to the smaller, skinnier girl. She was the image of her lord father, dark haired and long faced. They looked at Helaena curiously, their eyes flicking between her and Robert, as if trying to figure out how two Baratheons could look so very different. Just wait until they see Stannis, Helaena thought shrewdly.

“Such beauties,” Helaena smiled to the girls. Sansa beamed, and Arya cocked her head to the side. “You are so very lucky to have one another, my ladies. I only ever had brothers growing up, and Robert and Stannis are so much older than I am,” she grinned over her shoulder at her brother, who shook his head good naturedly.

“Less of the ‘old’, girl,” he said, though a wide grin spread across his face.

Helaena turned away from her brother, and back to the two Stark girls. She took one of their hands in each of hers. “We must sup one day, or take tea together. I could show you the gardens, if you’d like. Or the towers, or the crypts if you are in the mood for adventure. Only if your Lord Father permits it though,” she added with a smile to Eddard. Sansa and Arya looked up at their father with hope glimmering in their eyes.

“If you are good,” he said with a smile, answering their unspoken question. “And if I hear from Septa Mordane that there has been no squabbling,” he added. The girls nodded, bade Helaena farewell, curtsied to the King, and went on their way back to the Tower.

Helaena smiled. “Your daughters are beautiful, my lord,” she said softly. “And I am sure your other children honour you just the same,” she added. She turned to Robert. “By your leave, brother. I shall leave you and Lord Stark to your tourney planning,” she said with a mischievous glint in her eye- it was no secret that Eddard was not best pleased with the prospect of the Hand’s Tourney.

Eddard bowed his head as she left. “She’s a beauty, isn’t she,” Robert said, coming to his side. “Wilful though, Ned. Stubborn as a mule. I swear, she’s the reason Stannis went bald,”

Ned smiled a tight smile. “With you three as brothers, I am sure she had to grow a thick skin,” he said.

Robert grinned. “Renly was the worst for it,” he said. “It’ll be a miracle if he can sire any children at all, the amount of kicks to the bollocks he’s taken over the years. Oh, her septa used to tell her off something rotten for it, but I could only laugh, to tell you the truth of it,” he smiled his ruddy smile.

Ned nodded slowly. “And what of her having children of her own?” He asked. “Have you and Stannis managed to arrange a match for her? She must be what… ten-and-seven by now?”

“Ten-and-nine,” Robert corrected. “Twenty in a few moon’s time,” he shook his head. “Stannis is keen to have her wedded and bedded before her twentieth nameday. He’s of the thought it should’ve been done long ago, but…”

“But no suitable suitors have come forth?” Ned supplied gently. He knew the feeling, having had a younger sister of his own, and not being terribly keen on the betrothal between his eldest daughter and Robert’s eldest son.

“Gods, no. They’re awful,” Robert complained. “Despite all the love I have for you and your wife, I won’t wed her to Edmure Tully. Robert Arryn is a boy of six- she’ll be barren before he’s of age- and longer still before Lysa loosens his swaddling cloths. I refuse to whore her out to Dorne. And Cersei has been pointing every golden haired, sniveling little lion cub to whom she’s a cousin or an aunt out to Helaena whenever she sees her. D’you know my squire, Kevan Lannister’s lad… ah, I forget their names, they all look the bloody same… anyway, Cersei suggested I betroth her to him. I’m not wedding my sister off to a bloody squire, no matter how much gold he shits. The only Lannister I’d even consider is Tywin, and by the gods, you know how much I hate the old bastard, Ned, but at least he isn’t some poxy green lad,”

Ned laughed lightly, and he couldn’t help but agree with the King, though his reasoning was a lot darker- despite all their courtesies, the Lannisters were no friends to the Starks, and Ned could not help but question their loyalty to the Baratheons.

“There’s always the Ironmen,” Ned said wryly. “Theon is still my ward; Baelon Greyjoy may see it as an honour for his heir to be wedded to the king’s sister. It could lessen any enmity that might still lurk after all these years,”

Robert harrumphed at that. “It’d give that old squid the wrong idea, ideas above his station. Although I’m sure you’ve raised young Greyjoy in the ways of the wolf, Ned, I will not risk it,” he sighed and carried on. “Would that your son, the eldest one, Robb… would that he were older…”

“Robb is a boy of fourteen, and his sister younger still; yet Sansa is the one with the betrothal,” Ned reminded him. “There would not be so long a wait as that which would happen if you wed her to the Vale,”

Robert only grunted. “I don’t mean to insult you, Ned, but I want her protected,” he said lightly. “Your boy has only known summer,”

Ned considered his words. “Aye. Winter is coming,” he conceded, and Robert hummed in agreement.

“Grim words, you Starks have,” he replied. “But they have the right of it. Perhaps a northern marriage would do her good. She has the spirit for it. That Jon Umber of yours, the Smalljon I mean. Now there’s a man, Ned!” he said, his morose expression turning into a grin as he rubbed his hands together.

Ned smiled slightly, trying to picture the sweet Lady Helaena next to the Smalljon- who was almost as tall as his Lord Father, the Greatjon Umber, and growing still. The King and the Hand continued their walk, talking of men and warriors, of battles and betrothals, and winters yet to come.

[writingsofwesteros]

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King's Landing Daily- More Court Drama to come

pictured above, Otto Hightower attending the third day of the Media Trial in support of his graddaugther, Daella.

It seems that there's plenty more legal drama following all branches of the Targaryen family, as it's become official that Otto Hightower has taken legal action against both King's Landing Gossip (KLG), the network that aired the story of explicit paparazzi images of his wife Stevonna, along with The Guardian for publishing an article about the link between the explicit story and deep-fake porn accounts.

Aemond Targaryen learnt from his old-money financial mogul of a grandfather it seems, as Otto wasted no time rallying the Hightower's lawyers from Oldtown, two of whom also are on the Targaryen's ongoing case of Daella Targaryen against the five photographers, and taking legal action. The network issues what his son, Gwayne Hightower, calls, "A bullshit apology," while The Guardian only retracted its story after being hit with a cease and desist. However, given that the article remained up and circulating for a week, one might say the damage has been done- and Otto Hightower agrees.

Stevonna Baratheon-Hightower has disappeared from public life entirely, it seems, though sources close to her say she is utterly distraught. At the pre-trial hearing today, the trio of Baratheon brothers, Stannis, Robert and Renly, showed up in court with Otto in support of Stevonna, who chose not to attend and have her legal team speak and act on her behalf.

Gwayne and Alicent Hightower attended in support of their father and step-mother as well, where Alicent was cited saying, "It's clear that even as legal action is being taken against at least three media companies, they show no remorse in their actions of airing such explicit images of a woman on private property."

Indeed, the beach where the photos were taken are private property, the beach makes up part of the Lannister's beach residence, where a private event of close family friends was taking place when the image was snapped. This was confirmed by patriarch Tywin Lannister, who said in a statement via his lawyer, "Mr. Lannister can indeed confirm that beach makes up part of Lannister private property. Press had no permission to be there let alone take pictures. This is not the first time such an incident has happened, and Mr. Lannister wholeheartedly stands with Otto Hightower as he takes action."

It seems even in the midst of any personal drama, the five families still support each other when it's needed.

Many say that it's about time that paparazzi are held accountable, as several famous individuals are often hurt, or in some cases even see fatal effects of being invaded brutally, such as the infamous case of Lyanna Stark, beloved sister of Ned Stark, who died when the paparazzi chased her towncar through King's Landing after a night attending a Gala. The younger generation of the family are using social media to show support for their family members- Jacaerys Velaryon even went on live with Cregan Stark just the day before, where he answered questions about how he felt about the recent events. Baela and Rhaena, daughters of Daemon Targaryen, made several posts citing times where excessive press invasion put them at risk. It's clear this issue isn't going anywhere, nor are the publishers in the wrong going down without a fight. Stay tuned to King's Landing Daily for updates.

(just drooling over Otto thank you very much)

THE LORE BUILDING !!! YOU ARE TOO GOOD! and we love you for it <3

[muadweeb]

ironically, the only time renly's gaydar failed was with his two elder brothers.

[lori133]

Asoiaf reread

After a dizzying long summer filled with House of the Dragon Omegarverse fanfiction, I have made the brave decision to re read the whole Asoiaf saga.

To be completely honest, the thought of it fills me with both anticipation and anxiety. Anticipation because this is a much beloved saga filled with interesting characters and plotlines, and I want to go back through it with another mentality and putting more care in the details and conspirations that teenaged me ignored.

The anxiety part comes from the memory of the hurt these books cause.

The first time I read them I was a teenager who picked the Game of Thrones book because John Snow looked hot on the cover. But as I read it became way more than that. I was the same age as most of the children and suffered with them the indignities bestowed by adults and their powerlessness in preventing being used like pawns for the furthering of their houses. I have until today never quite recovered from reading Sansa's POV and her extended suffering and I am a woman marked by it.

Anyways, I haven't seen the TV series and have only passing knowledge of the changes they made to the plot tho I, like most people with interenet, know who ends on the Iron Throne (LOL) and who dies at the end.

Regardless my memories of the books are pretty vague and I stopped being as into them in the interim six years before Adwd so ironically that is the book I remember the least.

I have a bit of a strong impression of most of the Stark children's plots and chapters (me coming from YA and rooting for all of them only to be punched in the guts again and again) but quite frankly skipped through most of Dany's eastern adventures and thought Stannis to be as boring as Renly claimed him to be.

All these impressions have since changed after reading and reblogging so much asoiaf meta.

Lastly, I used to be really into kings and princesses and nobles but growing up in a country with a King, I have since become an antimonarchist and I believe I'll find myself squarely on the smallfolk side.

[corviids]

hi birdie!! excuse me for making headcanons for your characters, but since royce baratheon has no named children according to a wiki of ice and fire, i can’t help but picturing him giving full naming of the children privileges to naerys. i picture them also having a large family, and for the first one or two she sticks with traditionally baratheon names… maybe a jocelyn for her great great grandmother, or wouldn’t it be fun for her to have a steffon or renly, but after a while she just stops caring about people’s opinions. now there’s a rhaenyra baratheon running around with her siblings alicent and luke, obviously named for her beloved muna. alicent and rhaenyra are twins- named for so each grandmother would not be slighted. but it turns out little rhaenyra is pious and reserved, while little alicent is outgoing and friendly to everyone (i picture her personality to be a mix of rhaenyra targ’s mixed with arya stark’s wild and untamed nature). So Alicent hightower’s favorite great-grandchild is named Rhaenyra, and Rhaenyra’s is named Alicent. they both are slightly grumpy about it.

just naerys not giving a single care, naming her kids controversial names that would stir up shit in the fam just because she thinks its fun, and she’s lady of storms end, so what are they gonna do? and a smitten royce who is just like go baby :) love you so much:) name our kids whatever u want :) youre doing amazing :). and rhaenyra and alicent eventually reconciling after much pouting and harrumphing bc they both love their great- grandchildren namesakes so much

anon, never apologize for dropping headcanons in my inbox i ADORE reading them.

and making your own stories based on characters that don’t get expanded upon is so much fun, case and point me adopting royce and toron as my pet projects for fanfiction. like both were made lord of storms end/iron islands as children??? that’s ripe for the headcanoning.

royce is a classsic baratheon — tall, pretty bulky, dark hair and blue eyes with a beard. in stark contrast, naerys is the smallest of her family — shorter and much more delicate looking. they are the equivalent of a big wolf trailing behind a bunny and royce absolutely adores her. they in general have a very loving marriage and that makes all their cousins/siblings jealous.

naerys would definitely have two baratheon named kids and then proceeds to name every other child after someone in her family. her having a set of black hair/blue eyed daughters named rhaenyra and alicent would be hilarious and something she’d do. she has zero idea that her grandmothers have a… complicated relationship and she’s so happy to tell them about her daughters that they both just say nothing about it.

naerys names a son “lucerys” and luke bursts into tears immediately

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OPERATION ICEBERG: THE TIER LIST

THEORY:

Varys has Tyrek Lannister

TIER:

People's Choice!

Stumpy note: This is one of those times when I don't think you should pay close attention to my definitions. I don't want to influence your vote, but I just want to say that sometimes something can be extremely likely without there being mountains of evidence. For instance, consider a theory like the Hound being the gravedigger.

Strong Contender: These theories have a lot of textual support, but there are still some elements of uncertainty.

vs.

Possible: These theories could be true, but additional evidence is needed, as different interpretations or errors are possible.

vs.

Under Consideration: These theories haven't garnered strong or extensive evidence, but they're worthy of discussion.

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EVIDENCE:

First, who is Tyrek Lannister?

Son of Darlessa Marbrand and Tygett Lannister, Tywin Lannister's brother.

Handsome with long golden curls, roughly the same age as Sansa.

Served as Robert Baratheon's squire.

Married Lady Ermesande Hayford to secure her lands for House Lannister.

His bride, Ermesande, is an infant.

Moving on to the key points.

Stannis and Renly Baratheon block King's Landing's food supplies, causing widespread unrest. On the day Princess Myrcella leaves for Dorne, a mob attacks the royal party, sparking a riot.

Tyrek was in attendance and goes missing in the chaos.

"Ser Preston is not returned," Ser Boros Blount reported, "nor Aron Santagar." "Nor Wet Nurse," said Ser Horas Redwyne. That was the mocking name the other squires had hung on young Tyrek Lannister. - Tyrion IX, ACOK

And stays missing.

Tyrek was still missing, as was the High Septon's crystal crown. Nine gold cloaks had been slain, two score wounded. No one had troubled to count how many of the mob had died. "I want Tyrek found, alive or dead," Tyrion said curtly when Bywater was done. "He's no more than a boy. Son to my late uncle Tygett. His father was always kind to me." "We'll find him. The septon's crown as well." - Tyrion IX, ACOK

This mystery continues into the next book.

"Aye. I fear I did not leave him in the best of moods. Lord Tywin feels forty-four hundred guardsmen more than sufficient to find one lost squire, but your cousin Tyrek remains missing." Tyrek was the son of his late Uncle Tygett, a boy of thirteen. He had vanished in the riot, not long after wedding the Lady Ermesande, a suckling babe who happened to be the last surviving heir of House Hayford. And likely the first bride in the history of the Seven Kingdoms to be widowed before she was weaned. "I couldn't find him either," confessed Tyrion. - Tyrion I, ASOS

Suddenly, a throwaway detail: Varys, the master of whisperers and knower of all things, helped try to locate the young man.

"He's feeding worms," said Bronn with his usual tact. "Ironhand looked for him, and the eunuch rattled a nice fat purse. They had no more luck than we did. Give it up, ser." Ser Addam gazed at the sellsword with distaste. "Lord Tywin is stubborn where his blood is concerned. He will have the lad, alive or dead, and I mean to oblige him." He looked back to Tyrion. "You will find your father in his solar." - Tyrion I, ASOS

Then, another oddity: Varys the mummer puts on a bit of a performance.

"Alas, our beloved Tyrek has quite vanished, the poor brave lad." Varys sounded close to tears. - Tyrion III, ASOS

Not done yet, the author extends this mystery into A Feast for Crows. I can't give you an exact number of days, but at this point, Tyrek has been missing for a long time, and these people probably should have moved on.

Also, check out that ellipsis of truth.

The lady of the castle was a Lannister by marriage, a plump toddler who had been wed to his cousin Tyrek before she was a year old. Lady Ermesande was duly trotted out for their approval, all trussed up in a little gown of cloth-of-gold, with the green fretty and green pale wavy of House Hayford rendered in tiny beads of jade. But soon enough the girl began to squall, whereupon she was promptly whisked off to bed by her wet nurse. "Has there been no word of our Lord Tyrek?" her castellan asked as a course of trout was served. "None." Tyrek Lannister had vanished during the riots in King's Landing whilst Jaime himself was still captive at Riverrun. The boy would be fourteen by now, assuming he was still alive. "I led a search myself, at Lord Tywin's command," offered Addam Marbrand as he boned his fish, "but I found no more than Bywater had before me. The boy was last seen ahorse, when the press of the mob broke the line of gold cloaks. Afterward . . . well, his palfrey was found, but not the rider. Most like they pulled him down and slew him. But if that's so, where is his body? The mob let the other corpses lie, why not his?" "He would be of more value alive," suggested Strongboar. "Any Lannister would bring a hefty ransom." "No doubt," Marbrand agreed, "yet no ransom demand was ever made. The boy is simply gone." "The boy is dead." Jaime had drunk three cups of wine, and his golden hand seemed to be growing heavier and clumsier by the moment. A hook would serve me just as well. "If they realized whom they'd killed, no doubt they threw him in the river for fear of my father's wrath. They know the taste of that in King's Landing. Lord Tywin always paid his debts." "Always," Strongboar agreed, and that was the end of that. - Jaime III, AFFC

Finally, it happens: Jaime Lannister implicates Varys in the disappearance of Tyrek Lannister and openly questions why Varys wasn't present during the bread riots.

Also, another ellipsis of truth!

Yet afterward, alone in the tower room he had been offered for the night, Jaime found himself wondering. Tyrek had served King Robert as a squire, side by side with Lancel. Knowledge could be more valuable than gold, more deadly than a dagger. It was Varys he thought of then, smiling and smelling of lavender. The eunuch had agents and informers all over the city. It would have been a simple matter for him to arrange to have Tyrek snatched during the confusion . . . provided he knew beforehand that the mob was like to riot. And Varys knew all, or so he would have us believe. Yet he gave Cersei no warning of that riot. Nor did he ride down to the ships to see Myrcella off. - Jaime III, AFFC

You might remember that Varys also helped Gendry escape King's Landing and claims to have done the same for Aegon VI Targaryen.

Snatching young male nobles from King's Landing has become something of a hobby at this point. (Not to be outdone, Littlefinger has taken up the same pastime.)

"Here's something you don't know. It wasn't supposed to happen like it did. I was set to leave, wagons bought and loaded, and a man comes with a boy for me, and a purse of coin, and a message, never mind who it's from. Lord Eddard's to take the black, he says to me, wait, he'll be going with you. Why d'you think I was there? Only something went queer." - Arya I, ACOK

x

The lad flushed. "That was not me. I told you. That was some tanner's son from Pisswater Bend whose mother died birthing him. His father sold him to Lord Varys for a jug of Arbor gold. He had other sons but had never tasted Arbor gold. Varys gave the Pisswater boy to my lady mother and carried me away." - Tyrion VI, ADWD

Lastly, in 2001, George R. R. Martin pulled a George R. R. Martin.

Was "file Tyrek" closed in ASOS with the hint that he ended in a bowl of stew? Maybe he did. Maybe he didn't. - George R. R. Martin

(To my knowledge, it has never been hinted that Tyrek ended up in a bowl of stew.)

COUNTER-EVIDENCE:

Maybe Littlefinger has him?

On a serious note, this is a totally realistic scenario:

"If they realized whom they'd killed, no doubt they threw him in the river for fear of my father's wrath. They know the taste of that in King's Landing. Lord Tywin always paid his debts." - Jaime III, AFFC

STUMPY'S THOUGHTS:

Two more and Varys gets his boyband.

Remember everyone, sometimes: quality > quantity.

VOTE:

NEXT THEORY:

Tysha is the Sailor's Wife

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I can imagine Himbo!Baratheon being very protective over Renly. What would their relationship look like?

Oh Renly is absolutely and utterly Himbo!Baratheon’s little stagling. Given that Himbo!Baratheon!Reader was the youngest before Renly came into the picture he absolutely cherishes being a big brother. From the day Renly was born, Himbo!Reader was right there excitedly hovering over him and wanting nothing more than to take care of and protect his new baby brother. You can’t tell me Himbo!Baratheon!Reader hasn’t been found more often then not late at night or in the wee hours of the morning tending to a crying baby Renly. Even before anyone else could. And even if servants, or the wet nurse, or even Steffon and Cassana were to have gotten to baby Renly before the Reader could, Renly would only stop crying when his brother held him or at least until he saw his face.

When Steffon and Cassana parish on their return journey to Storm’s End, not to mention within eyeshot of Robert, Stannis and the Reader, Himbo!Baratheon!Reader would take it upon himself to fulfill both a maternal and paternal role for Renly. And given how young Renly was when Steffon and Cassana died all he would truly know are his brothers to begin with, but especially the Reader in particular. And when I say Renly is completely attached to Himbo!Reader’s hip, I mean it. Renly, utterly adores his big brother, much more than he does either Stannis or Robert. And it’s no secret how absolutely spoiled Himbo!Reader treats Renly, and Renly talked complete advantage of it. The one thing he wants more than anything though is his beloved brother’s attention and he’d do anything to get it. Good or bad. And that certainly doesn’t change with the older Renly gets. If anything he’d only strive all the more for his brother’s time and attention.

Honestly, I could even see Renly’s obsession with Himbo!Baratheon!Reader growing romantic. I mean the Reader was the first person Renly ever looked up to and admired, and certainly the first person he’s ever loved. If anything his brother was, at the very least, his very first crush and the foundation of all Renly’s standards for his later lovers.

Also, given all the time and attention Himbo!Reader has and continues to spoil Renly with, you can be certain that Robert and Stannis absolutely hate it. Stannis is much, much better about keeping his jealousy and contempt under wraps, after all he is more understanding of the situation. Robert on the other hand has no problem literally putting himself between Himbo!Reader and Renly to take up whatever attention wasn’t being put towards him. When Renly was younger, Robert had absolutely no remorse swooping in and basically ripping little Renly out of Himbo!Baratheon!Reader’s arms and happily passing him off to the nearest person just so he could finally have some time with his favorite younger brother. Stannis was usually the one who got stuck with an overly dramatic crying Renly while Robert was damn well happily skipping away with Himbo!Reader thrown over his shoulder.

[gulnarsultan]

You know what? When I read how Modern Reader fought with Robert, I couldn’t help but imagine this. Reader, covered with bandages and wounds, sits on chair reading a book, then Cersei came and seeing her beloved sister wounded is horrified and a few tears coming out of her eyes.

Modern Reader: “Hey, don’t cry, it’s okay”

Yandere platonic Cersei: “No it’s not. You’re hurt.”

Modern Reader hugs Cersei and coos at her: “Shh… listen, listen to me, I would never let anyone hurt you, including your…husband”

Yandere platonic Cersei: “But you shouldn’t have fought with him, he’s strong and he could’ve…kill you” the thought of it send her to chills

Modern Reader: “You sound like father😒 besides if the guards didn’t appear I would’ve killed him, since I was beating him to a pulp.”

Then Modern Reader kisses her forehead and gives her a brightest smile: “Besides I’m your older sister and older sisters must protect younger.”😁🥰

My goodness, I became so emotional about it. When Joanna Lannister introduced Modern Reader to the twins, Reader took a vow to protect them from any danger. Yandere platonic Cersei would definitely appreciate and love Reader even more, but after these words (last sentence) would make her cry even more.

I think despite that Tywin being not only disappointed, but also worried that Modern Reader fought with Robert, because well Robert is strong and could’ve kill her, despite that he’s actually proud of her, because she was protecting her sister from abuse and insult, but he won’t let this happen again, because what if Reader gets hurt and will die?! Also, I think Modern Reader, being covered with wounds, would be proud of herself because they are a reminder of her protecting her sister. After all Joanna Lannister asked her to look out for her family and that’s what Reader doing.

I can’t help but imagine Stannis and Renly heard the news about that fight, and when they meet Reader they are surprised that someone punched Robert and won the battle. Renly would definitely say “So, the girl beat your ass”, meanwhile Robert’s face is covered with bandages, because it doesn’t look good thanks to Modern Reader. And Robert is like “Yeah… she did, get on with it”

It really is. Joanna has always trusted the reader when it comes to her children. Before she died, she entrusted his three children to the reader. So for the reader three Lannister children, the hen is literally the foster mother. No one can touch them. Even Robert.😌Tywin is proud of the reader, even as he scolds. Stannis and Renly are surprised to hear about these events. Renly argues with his older brother about this. However, Stannis scolds his brother for fighting a woman. Still, Robert will have some Stannis sympathy for the reader as he teaches a lesson.