#that is NOT what George is writing

[thelustybraavosimaid]

Darling Jonsas, context is very important when providing quotes. So, some things:

A portion of Jon VI, ADwD is the aftermath of Jon learning that "Arya" is off and married to Ramsay. Anger...

By now she'd be eleven, Jon thought. Still a child. "I have no sister. Only brothers. Only you." Lady Catelyn would have rejoiced to hear those words, he knew. That did not make them easier to say. His fingers closed around the parchment. Would that they could crush Ramsay Bolton's throat as easily.

...bleeds to distress and frustration:

Jon felt as stiff as a man of sixty years. Dark dreams, he thought, and guilt. His thoughts kept returning to Arya. There is no way I can help her. I put all kin aside when I said my words. If one of my men told me his sister was in peril, I would tell him that was no concern of his.

[...]"Snow," muttered Lord Mormont's raven. "Snow, snow."

Suddenly he could not suffer it a moment longer.

...

Mully and Kegs stood inside the doors, leaning on their spears. "A cruel cold out there, m'lord," warned Mully through his tangled orange beard. "Will you be out long?"

"No. I just need a breath of air." Jon stepped out into the night.

And obviously occurs in others:

"You're not scared?"

The girl smiled in a way that reminded Jon so much of his little sister that it almost broke his heart. "Let him be scared of me." (Jon X, ADwD)

--

Jon walked to the edge of the Wall and gazed down upon the killing ground where Mance Rayder's host had died. He wondered where Mance was now. Did he ever find you, little sister? Or were you just a ploy he used so I would set him free?

It had been so long since he had last seen Arya. What would she look like now? Would he even know her? Arya Underfoot. Her face was always dirty. Would she still have that little sword he'd had Mikken forge for her? Stick them with the pointy end, he'd told her. Wisdom for her wedding night if half of what he heard of Ramsay Snow was true. Bring her home, Mance. I saved your son from Melisandre, and now I am about to save four thousand of your free folk. You owe me this one little girl. (Jon XI, ADwD)

--

"I have made mistakes, I have admitted as much, but—"

"A grey girl on a dying horse. Daggers in the dark. A promised prince, born in smoke and salt. It seems to me that you make nothing but mistakes, my lady. Where is Stannis? What of Rattleshirt and his spearwives? Where is my sister?" (Jon XIII, ADwD)

When Jon thinks about the representation of his heart, which is equated to his sister, it's not about Sansa:

"The heart is all that matters. Do not despair, Lord Snow. Despair is a weapon of the enemy, whose name may not be spoken. Your sister is not lost to you."

"I have no sister." The words were knives. What do you know of my heart, priestess? What do you know of my sister?

Melisandre seemed amused. "What is her name, this little sister that you do not have?"

"Arya." His voice was hoarse. "My half-sister, truly…" (Jon VI, ADwD)

George is not playing 5D chess here, like at all. What you see, especially in this case, is exactly what it is. His personal torment, his despair and pain over "Arya" over the latter half of his ADwD chapters is not even remotely about Sansa, nor has it ever been. Arya is not a "proxy" for family, Jon considers her his heart, and he her home.

This should not have to be told to anyone. No one should have to be told that the relationship Jon and Arya have cannot be interchangeable with other characters, but here we are.

Stop lessening their narrative and emotional importance to one another.

[melrosing]

ppl do laugh at the idea that the JB Harrenhal tub scene is maybe influenced by GRRM having met his own future wife in a sauna and like ok if that was the only instance but like. Jon and Ygritte?? weird that it’s happened twice

[ilynpilled]

we dont talk enough about how fucking funny it is that in the show jaime does straight up casually tell qyburn that he saved the population of kings landing to epically own him. thats so fucking funny actually like what the hell do u mean???

[edwinisms]

on my third rewatch and just got through ep 3 and man. the devlin house is such a strong fucking episode. like quality-wise. acting-wise. plot-wise. etc. that’s not to say the first two episodes weren’t strong, but the devlin house hits noticeably harder and hits different. like it’s the precise turning point episode where you realize oh. this show isn’t just gonna be campy with a dash of angst. we’re addressing some serious heavy ass trauma. and not just magical unreal trauma either like. just straight up abuse. and the boy who’s been unserious and silly this whole time isn’t just like that for shallow comic relief reasons. there is so much more there lurking under the surface. oh man it’s good

[tsarjozinzbazin]

*SLAMS DEBIT CARD WITH A NEGATIVE BALANCE ON IT* 💥💳💥💳💥💳💥💳💥 MOR COLD LIEUTENANTS PEASE

OKOK SORRY 🙏🙏🙏

this is what they look like to me sorry (Ned is a porcupine)

[beetle-baguette]

In my John Lennon era (I have a bandaid on my finger)

[ratatatastic]

chirpy, chirpy~ like father like son i suppose

2024-25 Media Day | 9.18.24 (x)(x)

and absolutely delightful that colby kept up the inside joke yeah babey nothing like our beat and our cats opening up preseason hockey by being chirpy

[bisexual-biohazard5]

Just some random scenario I thought of. What if Fred didn't die and Percy didn't reconnect with the family?

Percy was sitting by the fireplace, enveloped in it's warmth when he felt someone tap his shoulder. He turned to see Fred and George looking sheepish and a pleading glint in their eyes.

Fred first spoke, "Say Percy, how good at you with- uhh... legal things?" There was a slight uneasy and stressed look in their body language.

Percy paused as the worst case scenarios came into his head, "Who got arrested?!"

The twins looked surprised and shared an amused loom before explaining, this time George spoke, "No no. No one's arrested. We just-...need help with laws...and legal registration..."

Laws and legel registrations? Oh yeah, the joke shop the twins were trying to set up. Percy relaxed for a second, glaring at them for scraing him, though it was mostly payful. Of course they didn't know anything about the law system and the documents they needed to sign. Percy sighed and sat down with them.

Over the next few hours, he went through the things they needed, making a list of the documents and laws they needed to research and the process on how to get a permit.

Occassionally, Molly would pop in and they would pretend to playfully bicker and continue working when she left. The twins would never admit it at the time but they were afraid that their mother would be disappointed at them for planning to drop out of school and starting their own business. What if they failed? What if it didn't work? But through their stress and anxiety, Percy stayed there for them and offered reassurance and help.

Then came the arguement and Percy left, he packed his things and cut all ties. He was gone.

They couldn't see it at the time but it wasn't just his fault. It was their parents fault for not approaching the arguement with a calm behaviour. It was their fault for leaving Percy out and it was Percy's fault for not reaching out. They were all in the fault. None of them were innocent. In the heat of their moment, all they could think of was themselves as emotions flooded their senses and blinded their logic.

Years later, George and Fred remembered those moments, how the stress and worry lifted from their shoulders as Percy guided them through everything. They owned Percy one for that. But now, Percy wasn't there. He hadn't reconnected after the war but they still remembered him as their joke shop became successful and their products gained attraction. They really should talk to him one day and set their problems aside. One day, hopefully.

[atopvisenyashill]

since i’m rhaegar posting i do think it’s likely that “being in love” will be part of the story just the same as george likes to refer to dany & drogo as a romance. i think george likes these kind of,,,,romantic abusive situations where a young girl will fall in love with a man who is older & obviously harmful to her because he likes to explore the sort of mindset you’d have to be in to force yourself to fall in love in that case.

but the same way that the line about “she had just turned 14” is there to freak you out for a REASON, the same way Sansa loves “Petyr” but doesn’t enjoy “Littlefinger”, I think that Rhaegar is going to have several motivations as to why he makes off with Lyanna and they won’t be particularly romantic! I think they will be prophecy related, and deeply disturbing, and I think by the time Ned finds Lyanna in the Tower of Joy, her opinion on this and on Rhaegar will have changed significantly! And regardless of how the characters feel about each other,,,,,,,this is still a horrific and terrible thing that Rhaegar does to Lyanna and his “love” for her does not matter to me when it winds up getting her killed! Love is not an excuse!!

[rubythecrimsonwriter]

@inexplicifics 's most recently published chapter in Like Stones in a Running Stream has a single stanza written for one of Jaskier's songs that is so vividly well written that i could hear the melodies that i grew up with almost immediately. Im not particularly talented with instruments beyond banging a hand to the rhythm and my voice is occasionally nonexistent on my bad days but i had to. Blame the former theater kid that is a much younger with less scar tissue in their lungs me.

(A side note. The background noises are me making coffee. I wasn't prepared to be recorded at the time lol.)

The lord swore up, the lord swore down, the lord swore far and near / that not an elf in Ghelibol would come to harm that year / the lord he swore and blustered so and this is why he died: / the lord of Ghelibol that burned, he lied, he lied, he lied.

[pwryyynce]

still cant choose whats the funniest part of this scene: dementus' "everyone is saying it’s MY fault!😭" or jack's "yeah.. whatever, just shut up already🙄" expression

[paulic]

happy birdyyyyyyyy to this one <3

[fromtheseventhhell]

Imagine being 9 years old and asking your dad about the things you're interested in doing when you grow up and he's like "No ❤️! But you can get married, have babies, and then maybe your sons can do those things ☺️🫶 "

[demisexual-eddie-diaz]

Asked my 14yo sister that doesn’t watch F1, who only has to listen to me and my brother rant about it, the names of drivers.

Here are the results:

1. Started off strong with Max

2. Charles too 🙌🏼

3. And we lost her because “James” ??

4. Again, wasn’t here, because apparently his name is Thomas

5. Now this one she really didn’t know - John, Thomas, or maybe Henry. And, yes, I had to use that picture

6. FINALLY SHE’S BACK WITH ESTEBAN

7. Half a point because his middle name is Jack, but she said Jackson so

8. I said “very French” and got Logan so okay then

9. She knew him for controversial reasons (I don’t really like him sorry), but Hamilton

10. She was close-ish but said Adam

This had been: my sister trying to name F1 drivers even though she doesn’t watch F1

[disneyprincemuke]

i’m giving up your ghost

i’d live in these stories forever if it means being with you

my name on your ribcage (cl16)

you revitalise my fraying bones (op81)

give anything to stop time (mv1)

red flags waving (gr63)

electricity surging in the air (kr7)

a single look (cs55)

this love's but a newborn (ls18)

let's just see where this goes (ms47)

obliterated these walls for you (ln4)

someone else's word to keep (yt22)

the apartment we won't share (sv5)

lose sight of every divide (jb22)

on the drive home (ll30)

vinyl and seeking status (aa23)

either way, i'll keep you here (ls2)

it's come to a close

[balladofthe101st]

often think about how toye didn't have to pull luz closer to him to ask for a drink but he did anyways