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[selkiewife]

THROBB FORTNIGHT || Prompt: Parallels

[alleyskywalker]

THROBB FORTNIGHT | Day 3: Friendship and Brotherhood

"This wolf king heeds your counsel, does he?" The notion seemed to amuse Lord Balon.

"He heeds me, yes. I've hunted with him, trained with him, shared meat and mead with him, warred at his side. I have earned his trust. He looks on me as an older brother, he—"

—ACOK, Theon I

[lycorim]

(TFW you go just a little too hard in your sexy villain era and have Some Regrets now.)

[theonsource]

THROBB FORTNIGHT || Prompt: Friendship and Brotherhood & Trust and Loyalty

[evax3]

THROBB FORTNIGHT | DAY 5: SECRET RELATIONSHIP

In His Chambers

"There truly is an undeniable spice to doing it in Lord Tywin Lannister's very own bed..."

I cannot believe it took me three years to finish THIS STORY. But never say never!! Thanks to the lovely people of @theonsource for organising this great event, which pushed me to finally complete this series! ❤️

READ HERE

[kingofwinter283]

Just some Throbb headcanons to celebrate Throbb fortnight!

- Robb is somewhat of a momma’s boy, but like in a good way

- Speaking of Catelyn, Theon has def accidentally called her mom a few times

- Jon thinks he is cursed because he keeps walking in on Robb and Theon

- Theon likes to whittle little figurines out of wood and gives them to Robb

- When Robb isn’t around, Grey Wind sleeps with Theon

- Robb is afraid of the ocean, and will only go on a boat if Theon is with him

- Robb gets flustered really easily, Theon likes to tease him in public about it

- When Theon first came to Winterfell, he would often have nightmares and Robb would always be there to comfort him

- When Robb first started crushing on Theon, he pretended to be bad at archery so Theon would help him

- Theon and Robb tried to keep their relationship secret, but they were really bad at it

[hell-heron]

Houses Greyjoy and Stark - Points of views on the Greyjoy Rebellion

now another monster sits on the Iron Throne, and another debt of blood is owed my family. Theon is my murdered father's ward, I'm my murdered father's son, like my father and Robert, bound in blood if not by blood

[lycorim-ao3]

New Fic Started on AO3!

- Theon x Robb (eventual) | M | On-Going -

In which Robb is the hostage and Theon the heir, growing up together amidst the unforgiving aftermath of an Ironborn victory. (Throbb role-swap AU)

For day 6 of the Throbb Fortnight 2023 event, with the prompts "role/fate reversal" and "power dynamics"! The latter will be more relevant as the story progresses, but I wanted to get this started for the event!!

I'll reblog this post with each chapter update.

[BG for header is not my own artwork! It is an edit of Stormy Sea by Bertus Dokter.]

Chapters: 1 | 2 | 3 ...

[ironbornsource]

Aground by thisbloodycat Rated: Mature Words: 1187 Archive Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: M/M Characters: Robb Stark/Theon Greyjoy Summary: Every ship sinks on the way down.

This is a beautifully, lyrically written bit of angst that covers in a short but breathtaking ride Theon and Robb falling in love, being in love and, inevitably, Theon making the choice that he makes. This fic shows in painful, poignant fashion that even if Theon and Robb were together, it wouldn't necessarily fix everything - rightly or wrongly, Theon never believed that he was meant to be with Robb, that Robb could love him enough to overcome all the circumstantial difficulties in their way. The premise is just the right sort of angst, and what it has in simplicity of concept it makes up for in the poetic execution. (NB: this fic is more directly based on show canon, but can fit for book canon too.)

[wexpyke]

“here’s to now (and to nothing else)” | T | Robb x Theon | 2,286 words | written for Throbb Fortnight day 2: Modern AU.

Robb meets Theon at a festival in a very silly way. They hit it off, though, so Robb isn’t complaining.

Robb tapped him on the shoulder, hoping that the stranger wasn’t the one who needed sign language to communicate. That would make this whole thing a lot more difficult. “I think I found something that belongs to you,” Robb said, holding up the lens he’d found on the ground. “Really?” the stranger asked, turning to face him. Upon seeing the lens in Robb’s hand, he smiled brightly. “Do you want to see if it’s a match?” Robb felt his own lips tugging up into an equally big smile. “Yeah, I do.” It was the reason he’d come over, after all. Or, at least, one of the reasons. The stranger removed his sunglasses, then accepted the lens. “Are we having a Cinderella moment?” he asked, his eyes twinkling with amusement. He fiddled with the lens for a moment, trying to get it into the right position, and then it clicked into his frame. “I think we are,” Robb said. He was still smiling, but he could also feel a blush starting to creep up. Up close, the stranger was a lot more handsome than he’d previously thought.

[lycorim-ao3]

SO FUCKING GOOD but you missed theeeee most throbb line in Sloom which is "So make your last demands, for I will forsake you / And I'll meet your eyes, for the very first time, for the very last"

Like that is TRAGEDY and BETRAYAL and Sloom is the most throbb song ever I think

today i bring u a comprehensive list of songs that are * definitely * about robb and theon bc i love these silly tragic men So Much

(happy pride especially to the GoT gays)

little soldiers - the crane wives ("on the broken backs of all the words we spared/like little soldiers in the trenches/it was a march we made towards ruin and despair/but we held hands all the while/i swear that i loved you")

allies or enemies - the crane wives ("remember when i could tell you not to smile when you were mad/and you would always crack/and we'd both be laughing in the end/now you're not so quick to forget/are we allies or enemies/this will be the death of me")

once more to see you - mitski ("but with everybody watching us/our every move/we do have reputations/we keep it secret/won't let them have it/so come inside and be with me/alone with me/alone")

futile devices - sufjan stevens ("it's been a long long time since i've memorized your face/it's been four hours now since i've wandered through your place/and when I sleep on your couch/i feel very safe")

i will follow you into the dark - specifically the miya folick version ("love of mine/someday you will die/but i'll be close behind/i'll follow you into the dark/no blinding light/or tunnels to gates of white/just our hands clasped so tight/waiting for the hint of a spark")

sinking man - of monsters and men ("cold dark sea/wrapping its arms around me/pulling me down to the deep/all eyes on me/i pus you away/although i wished you could stay/so many words left unsaid/but i'm all out of breath")

king and lionheart - of monsters and men ("and in the sea that's painted black/creatures lurk below the deck/but you're a king and i'm a lionheart/and as the world comes to an end/i'll be here to hold your hand")

dark paradise - lana del ray ("and there's no remedy for memory/your face is like a melody/it won't leave my head/your sould is haunting me and telling me that everything is fine/but i wish i was dead/dead like you/every time i close my eyes it's like a dark paradise/no one comparers to you/i'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side")

never love an anchor - the crane wives ("it's a secret i keep tucked inside my chest/with this heart of mine that's guilty not remorseful/there is love that doesn't have a place to rest/but it would have buried you if it had settled on your shoulders")

sloom - of monsters and men ("the sea said goodbye to the shore/so the sun wouldn't notice/the seaweed that wrapped its/arms around you/the carpet on my cheek/feels like a forest/and i run through the tall trees/with your hand chasing me")

i could have sworn you were dead - dandelion hands ("i could have sworn you were dead/but i saw you in a dream last night/there were flowers growing out of your head/and it made me smile/because they were yellow and red/like the kind that i left on your grave")

love letter from the sea to the shore - delaney bailey ("i think i loved you in another life/where i was the sea/and you were the shore/like the tourist comes back to the beach/i come back to you for more and more and more/cause you hold in my tide/i would die a thousand times/just to see you in another life")

anchor - roland future ("so i am the anchor/and i am the sail/i am the hero and i am the villain/in this fairytale/i am the monster/and i am the sword/i am the reason i suffer/but i am worth fighting for")

the night is an ocean - winter aid ("oh little darling/please let it be/i won't speak of the things you dream/i will say nothing/i will say nothing/nothing at all/summer arrived while you were asleep/the days are sweet and sun fading/i want for nothing/nothing")

by your side - flatsound ("but i don’t want to say goodbye/because it’s safer when i’m by your side/it's safer when i'm by your side/i want to be near you/like i’m meant to")

i bet on losing dogs - mitski ("will you let me baby lose on losing dogs/i know they're losing and i pay for my place/by the ring/where i'll be looking in their eyes when they're down/i wanna feel it/i bet on losing dogs/i always want you when i'm finally fine/how you'd be over me looking in my eyes when i come/someone to watch me die")

in dreams - sierra ferrell ("i hope i'm in your dreams/the way you are in all of my mine/you've got a love so fine/i wish that i could make you mine/won't you sit down/you know i love you honey/and you look so tired/i know it's hard how we're thrown into this life/and one day we must die")

[selkiewife]

THROBB FORTNIGHT: Favorite Scenes

Joffrey shrugged. "Come and see me when you're older, Stark. If you're not too old." There was laughter from the Lannister men. Robb's curses rang through the yard. Arya covered her mouth in shock. Theon Greyjoy seized Robb's arm to keep him away from the prince. Ser Rodrik tugged at his whiskers in dismay. Joffrey feigned a yawn and turned to his younger brother. "Come, Tommen," he said. "The hour of play is done. Leave the children to their frolics." That brought more laughter from the Lannisters, more curses from Robb. Ser Rodrik's face was beet-red with fury under the white of his whiskers. Theon kept Robb locked in an iron grip until the princes and their party were safely away.

~ A GAME OF THRONES, ARYA I

[alleyskywalker]

THROBB FORTNIGHT | Day 7: Misunderstandings and Miscommunications

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[theonsource]

THROBB FORTNIGHT | Day 1: Favorite Quotes

And Robb. Robb who had been more a brother to Theon than any son born of Balon Greyjoy's loins. Murdered at the Red Wedding, butchered by the Freys. I should have been with him. Where was I? I should have died with him.

—ADWD, Theon I

[kingofwinter283]

so according to the official asoiaf cookbook (which a. exists and b. i own a copy) the ironborn don’t use spices because “they do not sow” so i am imagining when theon first came to winterfell he was just… blown away by actual flavor.

so that leads me into a little fun throbb headcanon: theon fell in love with cooking when he came to winterfell. he loves making his own food, especially with stuff he has hunted himself, and he really loves making food for robb. he’s not a very good cook but robb loves his cooking anyways

[hell-heron]

Day 3 - Childhood/Pre-Canon recs!

As this is a genre I very cheerfully enjoy/devour I feel like it could be useful to have a little reclist of these that are pleasing to the Throbb population...

Canon Divergences/Elaborate Scenarios

Carry Me Home - Theon gets a chance to escape Winterfell, but is forced to choose between doing so and saving Robb's life. Very high-angst but a very insightful idea on how they came to be so close even as that's an incredibly painful existential choice to Theon, and foreshadows their future theme of impossible choices and uncomfortable loyaties so well.

Pretty Little Thrall - Maron instead of Theon is the hostage sent to Winterfell, but a year into his captivity he escapes taking little Robb as a thrall. This goes from childhood to their adult romance and has a lot of excellent Robb angst/whump, as well as a more innovative setup for the role-reversal trope

Wolf or Kraken? - Another role reversal, this one has a more classic setup with Balon demanding Robb as hostage after winning the rebellion and has a lighter/comedy-fluff tone. It's 10 lovely chapters of slice of life and friendship and something I really love is how it's not more miserable/dreary than it was for Theon to be a Winterfell, it just is.

First Meetings/Very Early Precanon

Hey, Brother - Ten year old Theon attempting to figure out how he's expected and how he wants to relate to his new foster brothers. Very insightful about Theon's past baggage with brotherhood and Robb and Jon are such two adorable little brats.

without a sudden calm will overset - Very shortly after Theon's arrival to Winterfell, he has to deal with the Stark family in full festivity as the birth of a third child is celebreated. My own fic so no compliments for this one.

Executions Angst

By The Sword - Robb and Theon are taken to see their first execution and Theon has a little panic attack. Introspectively very beautiful and great contrast with Robb's innocence and attempts to understand, OT this also has a very lovely nugget of joy for Greysnow shippers.

Don't Lose Your Head - A character study of Theon's trauma with beheadings not limited to pre-canon nor to Theon&Robb's relationship, but the conversation Theon and Robb have in this is strikingly beautiful and atmospheric, and I love the detail of Theon having the fantasy of Robb mourning him once he's executed as coping mechanism

Miscellaneous fluff

both are windy - Once again my fic, no compliments. Theon receives a letter from home informing him his sister has become a captain and vents all his baggage on Robb

Puppy Love - More recent pre-canon, Robb ropes Theon into taking care of bb!Grey Wind and the two reluctantly develop a bond. Super sweet.

with grace in your heart and flowers in your hair - Theon wins a little mock-tourney at Winterfell and crowns Robb his queen of love and beauty. Delightful bit of little-baby-pining and very fun look into how Theon navigates the North's suspicion of him