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[jofreys]

JOFFREY, NOT QUITE THREE-AND-TEN, WAS EAGER TO PROVE HIMSELF A WARRIOR, but when told that tyraxes was needed to help his mother hold the red keep in the event of an attack, THE BOY SWORE SOLEMNLY TO DO SO.

[ independent writing blog for joffrey velaryon , from george r r martin's fire & blood , book + heavily headcanon based. as written by sophie. ]

i want to fight for you, mother, as my brothers did. let me prove that i am as brave as they were. [...] mother, forgive me.

[jofreys]

he nods, at the statement that it had been his choice. that is something at least. not that he would ever expect grandsire or father or mother would have forcibly removed luke from his inheritance, the one he has expected him to have since he has been born, but he prefers to hear it regardless. he has never had to worry about his future, not in truth — all that was needed was for him to attend his lessons, and be of use to his brothers, once he was grown, whether that was at dragonstone or king's landing, under jacaerys or mother, or harrenhal under lucerys or father. this ? it feels far too big. he cannot do it, he thinks in a moment, the same thought he's had more than once in a panic ever since father had let it slide.

( he wants, he finds, to be able to do it. to prove luke right, in being able to step aside and for him not to regret it, as long as luke remained near. he cannot imagine it otherwise. knighthood, what he had wanted all of his life, as far back as he goes, he wants for other reasons. holding a sword or lance feels as close as weightless as he can get to such a thing, on land. those were enjoyable. he wanted knighthood and tourneys because of how they felt. a lordship would be different. to be trusted with it, with luke deciding he could not inherit the title... and still, the nerves gawk at his chest, eating him away )

“ what was it ? ” he asks, apprehension coloring his own tone. if something had worried his brother enough to wish to step aside, how could he hope to do a good job in turn ? he had been trained for it, for all his life, whilst joffrey hadn't. his eyebrows furrow, slightly, as he says it is something he thought he could set aside. he cannot think of what it could be. luke had friends and would do well in talking to the neighboring lords, or with the smallfolk. he cannot think of what would have been so grave that would have turned him from his future so strongly. “ what worried you so gravely you would give you this title ? ” it is strange, to see luke worried so. if he were not panicking as much as he is, he might feel badly about it. he might yet feel that way, later, when he has calmed down completely. but he has always seen luke as his older brother, unable to be moved, that he cannot imagine what could have overcome him and been stronger than his will.

❛  it was my choice, yes.  ❜    and not one he had chosen flippantly, on some whim. he had agonised over it, for a long while, even going so far as to visit the small sept on dragonstone, seeking the counsel of the septa he had known since childhood, and wondering perhaps if he might finally feel the presence of gods he didn’t believe in during his quest for an answer. he hadn’t, of course, leaving the island as unsatisfied and conflicted as he’d arrived, despite morwenna’s attempts at soothing him. ultimately, it had been mother and father, who had helped him make his mind up, and he tells joffrey so.   ❛  i spoke with father, first, and he tried to dissuade me, initially  ―  not because he does not think you capable,  ❜   luke is hasty to add, hoping to put to rest his brother’s concerns about that, if father has not already done so.   ❛  only because he did not understand my apprehensions until i… explained them fully.  ❜    something he will undoubtedly have to do once again, here, now, for joff. 

again, he curses their father for his impatience  --  this would have been far easier with their mother here for support. he had feared, foolishly, that she might have been disappointed in him, might have seen this refusal of his duty as selfish, ungrateful. but that has never been mother, and he needn’t have doubted the seemingly endless patience and understanding she extends to all of her children. wrapping his arms around his knees, drawn to his chest, luke lowers his head, rests his chin on them as he stares out at the still waters of the lake. it is more difficult than he imagined, summoning the courage to repeat this truth to joffrey. something not quite shame, but a distant cousin to it, gnaws at his insides, guilt closing his throat.    ❛  …i never intended this, you know. i thought it wouldn’t matter, that i could… set it aside, do my duty despite it. but… i do not think i can, now that i am older, and the future is not so distant.  ❜   he will have to elaborate on what it is, exactly, but luke finds the words lost to him, for the moment.

[jofreys]

having a crisis over his death. no angst is getting written, it's a "survival aus only" next few days.

[jofreys]

“ i am not leaving, ” he tells him. not for lack of trying, of course, but he will not bring that up at the moment, and he hopes aegon does not recall his pleas to mother. he had been there when he had made them, certainly, for they rarely spent much time apart these days, the three of them, and he had made them often and not quietly, but he hopes it does not jump to his memory. he still thinks he ought to be allowed to leave. mother maintained it'd put him at risk, but if he were atop tyraxes... he thinks he'd be fine, and it'd be worth it, to keep her and aegon safe. with both jace and luke gone... it still sends a flare of hurt and grief anew, each time he so much as remembers his older brothers, gone now. with them gone, it fell unto him to protect them, didn't it ? whilst daemon was gone, and now... he does not want to think of that, either. the absence of him, and caraxes, would be a problem, he thinks, a gaping hole in their forces, and he cannot think about viserys either. he does not think he'd be able to stand it, if he were to lose aegon as they had viserys. as they had their older brothers, but the guilt manifests different, when he thinks about how small viserys had still been, the last time he had seen him. he'd prefer to die, first, rather than lose his remaining younger brother. “ you know mother has not given me permission to do so. ”

she may yet give it to him, he considers, not wishing to think otherwise. but the more realistic option is she will not. and if she does, it will not be now. so he does not feel bad for telling this to aegon, even if he wishes he were allowed to leave ( he has heard, the reports about those in the riverlands fighting, he should be contributing as well ). he sounds so very upset, and with good reason, that he wants to bring some reassurance, something, anything that would calm him and make him feel sure about their future — but there has been so much loss, one after another, ever since their uncle had usurped their mother, that all his words feel insufficient. he has never been a words person. he would much prefer to show what he thinks by his actions — by proving him that he'd be there for him no matter what, that he did not need fear lose him, or mother. he could not bear the thought of losing her either, or watching aegon upset for it. he does not know what he'd do with his grief, if mother were to be lost.

“ i am promising you that, ” he says, instead, and he does not intended to break his promise. “ mother has no intention of leaving you. we are safe, here, and if we were to move, it'd be together. we have tyraxes and syrax, to defend us, and the knights. ” he has talked to most of them, including the ones from house manderly, and they seemed like capable swords, even if he believes he could do more from the sky, and with flames.

       𝙽𝙴𝙰𝚁 - 𝙱𝙻𝙰𝙲𝙺  𝙸𝙽𝙳𝙸𝙶𝙾  𝙴𝚈𝙴𝚂  𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚝  𝚞𝚙  𝚊𝚝  𝚓𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚢  𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑  𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐  𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 .  𝚊𝚝  𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑  𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚜  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢  𝚜𝚞𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 ,  𝚑𝚎  𝚑𝚊𝚍  𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗  𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚍  𝚒𝚝  𝚠𝚊𝚜  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝  ―  𝚋𝚞𝚝  𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝  𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚎  𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝  𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍  𝚗𝚘𝚝  𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎  𝚝𝚘  𝚋𝚎  𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕  𝚑𝚎  𝚠𝚊𝚜  𝚊𝚕𝚕  𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚎 .   𝚊𝚎𝚐𝚘𝚗  𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍  𝚗𝚘𝚝  𝚋𝚎  𝚝𝚘𝚕𝚍  𝚒𝚝 ,   𝚑𝚎  𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍  𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕  𝚒𝚝  𝚒𝚗  𝚑𝚒𝚜  𝚋𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚒𝚗  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚕  𝚘𝚏  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝  𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚜  𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎  𝚜𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚜  𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚝  𝚞𝚙  𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎  𝚑𝚒𝚖 ,   𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛  𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜  𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐  𝚑𝚒𝚜  𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚊𝚝  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚝𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐  𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕  𝚑𝚎  𝚋𝚘𝚕𝚝𝚎𝚍  𝚞𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚔𝚎 .  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚜  𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎  𝚌𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 ,  𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛  𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐  𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚝𝚎  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚋𝚘𝚢’𝚜  𝚜𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝  𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚙𝚛𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚛 .  𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜  𝚠𝚊𝚛  𝚑𝚊𝚍  𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚗  𝚜𝚘  𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑  𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖  𝚑𝚒𝚖 ,   𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖  𝚊𝚕𝚕 ,   𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚑𝚎  𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚝  𝚑𝚒𝚖𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏  𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐  𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚗  𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖  𝚊𝚕𝚕 ,  𝚝𝚘𝚘 .  𝚑𝚎  𝚑𝚊𝚍  𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜  𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗  𝚊  𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚍  𝚋𝚘𝚢 ,  𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐  𝚝𝚘  𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚔  𝚝𝚘  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚜  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢  𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 ,  𝚝𝚘  𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚔  𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢  𝚝𝚘  𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎  𝚑𝚎  𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚍  𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚟𝚎  𝚊𝚕𝚕 :   𝚑𝚒𝚜  𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢 .   𝚑𝚒𝚜  𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢  𝚠𝚊𝚜  𝚜𝚘  𝚏𝚎𝚠  𝚗𝚘𝚠 ,   𝚑𝚎  𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚔𝚎  𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢  𝚝𝚘  𝚓𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚢  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛  𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 .  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜  𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜  𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚍  𝚒𝚗  𝚑𝚒𝚜  𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍 ,  𝚑𝚒𝚜  𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎  𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚌𝚔  𝚒𝚗  𝚑𝚒𝚜  𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚊𝚝 .   𝚑𝚎  𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍  𝚜𝚘  𝚝𝚘  𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖  𝚘𝚞𝚝  𝚊𝚝  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 ,  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚢𝚎𝚝  𝚗𝚘  𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍  𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍  𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 .

❛ you  can't  promise  that, ❜  𝚑𝚎  𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 .  ❛ nobody  can  promise  that. ❜

       𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎  𝚑𝚎  𝚑𝚊𝚍  𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎  𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚍  𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚑  𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚜 ,   𝚑𝚎  𝚗𝚘𝚠  𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚝𝚎𝚍  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 .  𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢  𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚜 ,  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑  𝚑𝚎  𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍  𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕  𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚢  𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝  𝚘𝚏  𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑  ( 𝚏𝚘𝚛  𝚠𝚑𝚘  𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢  𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍  𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚒𝚝? )  𝚑𝚎  𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚍  𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝  𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑  𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚝  𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐  𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢 .   𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝  𝚘𝚏  𝚑𝚒𝚖  𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕  𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚍  𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛  𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢  𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍  𝚋𝚎  𝚠𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚎  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐  𝚊𝚝  𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚎  𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎  𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 ,   𝚒𝚏  𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛  𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚎𝚗  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛  𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍  𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚗𝚘𝚠 - 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝  𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚎  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚎  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖  𝚊𝚕𝚕  𝚝𝚘  𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗 .  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 ,  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢  𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍  𝚋𝚎  𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚎 .  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢  𝚑𝚊𝚍  𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜  𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗  𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚎  𝚊𝚝  𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚎 ;  𝚒𝚝  𝚠𝚊𝚜  𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢  𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢  𝚕𝚎𝚏𝚝  𝚑𝚊𝚍  𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛  𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗 .  𝚕𝚞𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚜  𝚕𝚎𝚏𝚝 ,   𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛  𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍 ;  𝚑𝚎  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚜  𝚕𝚎𝚏𝚝 ,  𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚜  𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛  𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍 ;  𝚓𝚊𝚌𝚊𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚜  𝚕𝚎𝚏𝚝 ,   𝚝𝚘  𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚞𝚎  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖  𝚋𝚘𝚝𝚑 ,   𝚊𝚗𝚍  𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛  𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍 .

❛ father  is  never  coming  home,  he  promised  to  come  home, ❜  𝚑𝚎  𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚞𝚎𝚍 ,  𝚑𝚒𝚜  𝚑𝚞𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍  𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎  𝚗𝚘𝚠  𝚊  𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎  𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚛 .   ❛ and  next  it  will  be  you  and  mother! ❜

       𝚒𝚝  𝚠𝚊𝚜  𝚊𝚕𝚕  𝚝𝚘𝚘  𝚌𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛  𝚗𝚘𝚠 ,  𝚒𝚝  𝚠𝚊𝚜  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛  𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐  𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚎  𝚝𝚘  𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚖𝚎 .   𝚒𝚝  𝚠𝚊𝚜  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚕  𝚝𝚘  𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚖𝚎 .

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joffrey attempting to fight in the dance rather than confront his grief

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Art by Jota Saraiva

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please know that had he been allowed he'd have been joining in no dance au or the like otherwise he's a tad busy tourneys at twelve. alas, he was not allowed (on the grown up ones. there was always the ones for squires).

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“Prince Joffrey swore a vow of vengeance—”

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@worthyheir said : why are you here? you should know by now i’m not going to tell you anything.

he tries not to let his frustration show too much, and knows he has already failed in that attempt. his fingers close unto fists, before he forces himself to open his left hand, although the right one remains closed, nails digging unto his palm. jace and vermax had barely survived the gullet, he knows. they all know it. it had been him that had stood at the doorways, that had stood in the rooms with mother whilst they discussed his brother's health and recovery. and yet he insists on walking around instead of resting as gerardys had insisted he ought to do, for longer. mother had allowed him to listen to the councils ( those that had come before the news had come with luke's fate, back before she had collapsed. they had fallen to grandsire and grandmother and jacaerys, after, whilst she recovered, and not long after he had been sent away with excuses ), so he does not see why his questions wouldn't be answered. “ stop treating me like a child, ” he seethes, unable to keep the frustration from his tone. “ i am almost your age — you are not much older. if you can know what goes on with the war, i wish to know too. ” he knows only there had been some discussion of flying, after jace had properly recovered, although he knows not where, to what city or land, and the curiosity at not knowing eats at him.

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this is made redundant in canon but i do think he was absolutely envious about jace and luke's ' long served as a squire(s) ' and was absolutely constantly questioning rhaenyra on when it was his turn

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𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝑵𝑶𝑵𝑽𝑬𝑹𝑩𝑨𝑳 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺 .    (  a  collection  of  100  nonverbal  action  prompts .   mature  and  potentially  triggering  themes  are  present .   add  “ + reverse ”  to  swap  assigned  roles . )

∗ o1﹕ sender  tucks  hair  out  of  receiver’s  face . ∗ o2﹕ sender  offers  receiver  a  bite  from  their  fork . ∗ o3﹕ sender  places  their  feet / legs  in  receiver's  lap . ∗ o4﹕ sender  offers  receiver  an  earbud  to  share  their  music . ∗ o5﹕ sender  comforts  receiver  in  the  aftermath  of  a  nightmare . ∗ o6﹕ sender  gives  receiver  company  in  the  hospital . ∗ o7﹕ sender  wraps  their  arms  around  a  hysterical  receiver  to  calm  them . ∗ o8﹕ sender  shows  up  at  receiver’s  home  late  at  night . ∗ o9﹕ sender  falls  asleep  leaning  against  receiver . ∗ 1o﹕ sender  wields  a  [ gun / knife ]  at  receiver . ∗ 11﹕ sender  runs  their  fingers  through  receiver’s  hair . ∗ 12﹕ sender  invites  receiver  to  dance . ∗ 13﹕ sender  takes  a  [ picture / video ]  of  receiver . ∗ 14﹕ sender  places  their  head  in  receiver’s  lap . ∗ 15﹕ sender  and  receiver  make  eye  contact  across  a  busy  room . ∗ 16﹕ sender  pushes  receiver  against  a  wall  to  kiss  them . ∗ 17﹕ sender  and  receiver  cook  together . ∗ 18﹕ sender  comes  to  receiver  after  being  injured . ∗ 19﹕ sender  sits  in  receiver’s  lap . ∗ 2o﹕ sender  lifts  receiver's  chin ,  invoking  eye  contact . ∗ 21﹕ sender  overtakes  receiver  in  combat . ∗ 22﹕ sender  finds  receiver  [ injured / bloodied ] . ∗ 23﹕ sender  straightens  an  article  of  receiver’s  clothes . ∗ 24﹕ sender  crawls  into  bed  with  receiver . ∗ 25﹕ sender  rolls  their  eyes  at  receiver . ∗ 26﹕ sender  lights  receiver’s  [ cigarette / joint ] . ∗ 27﹕ sender  is  caught  wearing  receiver's  clothes . ∗ 28﹕ sender  strikes  receiver  with  a  pillow . ∗ 29﹕ sender  writes  a  note  on  receiver’s  skin :  [ note ] . ∗ 3o﹕ sender  wraps  a  blanket  around  receiver’s  shoulders . ∗ 31﹕ sender  runs  and  jumps  into  receiver’s  arms . ∗ 32﹕ sender  shoves  receiver  out  of  anger . ∗ 33﹕ sender  hovers  over  receiver’s  shoulder  as  they  complete  a  task . ∗ 34﹕ sender  is  found  by  receiver  somewhere  they  shouldn’t  be . ∗ 35﹕ sender  curls  up  against  receiver  in  their  sleep . ∗ 36﹕ sender  is  found  drunk  by  receiver . ∗ 37﹕ sender  throws  an  item  of  sentiment  bitterly  at  receiver . ∗ 38﹕ sender  joins  receiver  in  the  shower . ∗ 39﹕ sender  is  caught  following  receiver . ∗ 4o﹕ sender  traces  one  of  receiver’s  [ scars / bruises ] . ∗ 41﹕ sender  twines  their  fingers  with  receiver’s . ∗ 42﹕ sender  barges  into  receiver’s  home  unannounced . ∗ 43﹕ sender  kicks  receiver’s  shin  beneath  a  table . ∗ 44﹕ sender  aggressively  shoves  past  receiver . ∗ 45﹕ sender  kisses  receiver’s  [ forehead / cheek ] . ∗ 46﹕ sender  pulls  receiver  out  of  harm’s  way . ∗ 47﹕ sender  is  found  sobbing  by  receiver . ∗ 48﹕ sender  locks  receiver  out  of  their  room . ∗ 49﹕ sender  brings  receiver  [ coffee / tea ]  in  the  morning . ∗ 5o﹕ sender  rests  their  forehead  against  receiver’s . ∗ 51﹕ sender  plays  a  song  for  receiver  that  reminds  them  of  them :  [ song ] . ∗ 52﹕ sender  takes  a  [ punch / stab / bullet ]  meant  for  receiver . ∗ 53﹕ sender  buys  receiver  a  drink  at  a  bar . ∗ 54﹕ sender  needs  receiver’s  help  getting  in  the  bath . ∗ 55﹕ sender  and  receiver  cross  paths  in  the  kitchen  late  at  night . ∗ 56﹕ sender  twists  receiver’s  arm  behind  their  back . ∗ 57﹕ sender  winks  at  receiver . ∗ 58﹕ sender  is  found  collapsed  by  receiver . ∗ 59﹕ sender  prevents  an  injured  receiver  from  getting  up . ∗ 6o﹕ sender  claps  a  hand  over  receiver’s  mouth  to  silence  them . ∗ 61﹕ sender  cages  receiver  against  a  [ wall / the floor ]  with  their  arms . ∗ 62﹕ sender  storms  away  from  receiver  during  an  argument . ∗ 63﹕ sender  is  found  by  receiver  sleeping  in  receiver’s  bed . ∗ 64﹕ sender  [ applies / touches up ]  receiver’s  makeup . ∗ 65﹕ sender  throws  receiver  into  a  wall  during  combat . ∗ 66﹕ sender  dances  sensually  with  receiver . ∗ 67﹕ sender  strikes  receiver  across  the  face . ∗ 68﹕ sender  places  their  hand  on  receiver’s  leg  while  driving . ∗ 69﹕ sender  pulls  a  chair  out  from  under  receiver . ∗ 7o﹕ sender  catches  receiver’s  wrist  when  they  turn  to  leave . ∗ 71﹕ sender  leaves  an  intimate  mark  on  receiver . ∗ 72﹕ sender  beats  receiver  in  a  video  game . ∗ 73﹕ sender  and  receiver  stand  in  stunned  silence  after  a  fight . ∗ 74﹕ sender  cares  for  receiver  while  they’re  sick . ∗ 75﹕ sender  and  receiver  go  on  a  hike . ∗ 76﹕ sender  is  caught  snooping  in  receiver’s  things . ∗ 77﹕ sender  and  receiver  cuddle  while  watching  television . ∗ 78﹕ sender  throws  something  aggressively  at  receiver . ∗ 79﹕ sender  creeps  up  behind  receiver  to  scare  them . ∗ 8o﹕ sender  and  receiver  go  shopping  together . ∗ 81﹕ sender  helps  receiver  [ dye / style ]  their  hair . ∗ 82﹕ sender  draws  receiver  into  a  kiss  by  the  back  of  their  neck . ∗ 83﹕ sender  is  discovered  having  a  panic  attack  by  receiver . ∗ 84﹕ sender  accidentally  injures  receiver  during  sparring . ∗ 85﹕ sender  grabs  receiver  roughly  by  the  hair . ∗ 86﹕ sender  brings  receiver  to  their  knees  during  combat . ∗ 87﹕ sender  shows  receiver  evidence  of  a  lie  they  told . ∗ 88﹕ sender  winks  [ seductively / mockingly ]  at  receiver . ∗ 89﹕ sender  yells  at  receiver  to  put  their  hands  in  the  air . ∗ 9o﹕ sender  helps  receiver  patch  up  a  wound . ∗ 91﹕ sender  holds  receiver  as  they  cry . ∗ 92﹕ sender  silently  and  angrily  points  receiver  towards  the  door . ∗ 93﹕ sender  gestures  for  receiver  to  sit  down . ∗ 94﹕ sender  pulls  receiver  into  their  lap . ∗ 95﹕ sender  cradles  receiver’s  face . ∗ 96﹕ sender  tackles  receiver  out  of  the  way  of  danger . ∗ 97﹕ sender  has  hidden  an  injury  from  receiver ,  and  receiver  finds  out . ∗ 98﹕ sender  confronts  receiver  about  their  unhealthy  behavior . ∗ 99﹕ sender  proposes  to  receiver . ∗ 1oo﹕ sender  has  just  died ,  receiver  finds  out .

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Joffrey Velaryon, jacaerys Velaryon and Lucerys Velaryon. Rhaenyras sweet boys

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character headcanon generator

joffrey uses two-in-one shampoo and conditioner ( if it existed in westeros he absolutely would. as it is he just uses one product / soap for his hair, but he absolutely would )

joffrey is unphased by mostly anything ( no. he is very phase-able. prick him and he jumps (at that person's face). on the other hand he is unphased by a lot of dangerous things. in that sense ? absolutely. he'd do them )

joffrey is a sleepwalker ( no but he is a very very bad sleeper. his sleeping schedule is a disaster and he wakes most often than not )

joffrey looks at the bright side in every situation ( for the most part, yes )

joffrey walks with purpose ( yes absolutely. it's how he gets into places he shouldn't be in )

joffrey doesn't know how to say "no" ( see the thing is he doesn't like to say "no" if it is something he can say "yes" to. he'd have been very permissive as a father and an uncle. he'd say yes to almost anything his little brothers ask of him. on the rare occassions he makes a decision, he absolutely cannot be moved, but for the most part he can be convinced )

joffrey believes in ghosts and insists on trying to summon one at every sleepover ( yes he'd believe in them, yes he has attempted to summon them )

joffrey is a bird person ( no. he likes birds just fine but he's a snake person. and dog and horse, for anything else )

joffrey is never punctual ( very accurate unfortunately. he tries his best but he does tend to be late most often than not. the black council meetings were an exception but that's because he was at rhaenyra's side a lot of the time as the war progressed and also he was anxious about participating so he had to be there to plead his case for it )

joffrey is afraid of doing anything without other peoples permission ( no. god no. god that'd have saved his life, maybe. no, he does things without permission constantly and 80% of the time is very sorry about it later )

tagged by : no one in this account i just love this game and had to do it for joff too

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what are his thoughts on ser harwin strong given he wasn’t even three when he was sent away ? what about ser laenor velaryon ? are his thoughts about a father a bit more complicated then his brothers due to how little he likely remembers of them ?

the short answer is: he has very few thoughts on either on them.

laenor velaryon carries the title of his father, in theory and as far as the world is concerned, but laenor was killed when he was still two. he never had a chance to truly get to know him and he has no memories of him at all. the main memory associated to him he has, is the fact that it was at his funeral that the fight at driftmark in which his uncle lost an eye happened. he was incredibly saddened by his death when it happened — he didn't understand why his father would not come to see him anymore, or play with him, and he kept crying at times and would not calm unless he was with tyraxes, even when he had been told it was not because he did not want to, but because he couldn't. he had difficulty understanding the finality of his absence, and somehow kept expecting him to land on seasmoke once more and say he was perfectly fine and it had been a misunderstanding. he was devastated at his funeral, and he was sadden over his death for a time afterwards — but eventually, he moved on and forgot him. whatever opinion he has on him, it's constructed wholly on what his mother and brothers think of him (or corlys, but he does come after his mother and brothers in his consideration). if they say he was a good man, then he takes them at their word. he makes it a point of ignoring any talk about him that he may have caught at court. even if there were parts of it which were true, so much of it is ridden with politics and rumors and weapons aimed at him and his mother and brothers, he genuinely considers it useless. if he cannot verify it, and he cannot trust it in its entirely, he prefers to ignore it outright, even if it means losing some true information. he knows he was a dragonrider, he knows he named him in honor of someone he loved which he treasures, and he knows he claimed him and his brothers as his. it is all he truly has of him.

harwin he similarly has very few thoughts on. the rumors irritate him at times, but he rarely thinks about them first. he doesn't keep them in his mind present, and it is only when he is reminded of them that he remembers harwin strong. he had no opinion of him when he was rhaenyra's sworn shield, beyond finding him interesting due to being a knight and a protector. he thought it was funny how large he was, but he held no special affection for him aside from him being in the inner circle that they ran in, so he felt comfortable with him. and similarly to laenor, he has no memory of the man, as he was sent away as a consequence of the fight at driftmark. he knows he was a knight, he knows he was renowned for his strength. but that is all he knows of him and all he cares to know. he doesn't have any interest in him, or unearthing information about a man who has been dead for as long as he has, especially when he doesn't even think of him as his father or have any interest in thinking of him as such.

for him fatherhood is not complicated as much as it's a very vague and distant notion. he is absolutely nervous he will not be a good father when he has a child of his own. the closest (and only, really) figure of reference he has is daemon and how he was as a father to rhaena and baela and aegon (iii) and viserys (ii). and there is some in there that would make its way into his own parenting, realistically, but a lot of it would come from how rhaenyra parented him. he obviously has internalized what westeros considers typical father roles of protection and such (although for him that always was rhaenyra first and foremost), and they work really well with his personality that it'd probably go well, but that is well and good but leaves the day to day open on what to do and how to behave (and he doesn't like a hands-off approach) he wants to have a family of his own, eventually, but he would learn on the march rather than anything else because he cannot really think back on what his own father did to raise him because he didn't have that.

(laenor was also not there all the time which wouldn't work for him, so that is the closest he can say to something in how his early childhood happened that he wouldn't repeat. but laenor's and rhaenyra's situation was very much unique in how they were both heirs to their own titles, and how it was unconventional for westeros, and laenor was still present the majority of the time. he just didn't live with them, but joffrey still loved him and he was still a presence in his life, short-lived as it may have been)

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in any survival au joffrey is a bigger spender though. he goes large periods of time not spending a dime because his living needs are covered by other people, and then spends a lot. and it's not like he works, so his income is his allowance. he's sending all his bills for jace to deal with, since he is prince of dragonstone.

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i am constantly stuck in a loop of forgetting and remembering that joff died not just from the wounds of the fall and the broken things etc but that his own sword pierced him through his stomach (which he had in his hands apparently for ? some reason). and even afterwards his body was torn apart and while they recovered most of it, his foot never was.