#𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓. ( headcanons )

[flaysmen]

@brokenalibi​  said:  ❝  I  need  more  bastard  content  thanks  Jen.  ❞

     I  didn't  think  anyone  would  be  interested  in  anything  else  bastard  related  but  once  again  Zatan  proves  me  wrong.  In  the  original  post  with  their  sketched  out  concepts  I  mentioned  that  I  was  looking  into  Roose's  book  based  lore.  I  will  be  reading  the  books  as  soon  as  I  finish  the  show,  and  honestly  with  the  information  I  pulled  from  the  book  series  wikis  I  most  definitely  plan  on  basing  Roose  on  the  book  series  rather  than  the  TV  series.  While  glazing  through  the  wiki  I  found  out  what  the  First  Night  tradition  was.  Considering  that  Ramsay  came  to  be  from  this  I  thought  it'd  be  interesting  if  Ramsay  had  more  bastards  because  of  this.

     So  here  are  his  bastard  twins,  Segovia  and  Lucius  Snow.  Their  mother's  name  is  Astrid,  her  husband  is  Nikolai  Ashborn.  Thankfully  for  Astrid's  sake  Nikolai  doesn't  enjoy  having  a  woman  in  his  bed,  their  marriage  a  ploy  to  those  around  them.  A  year  after  the  birth  of  the  twins,  Nikolai  and  Astrid  did  have  their  own  child  since  it  was  obvious  that  the  twins  weren't  his.  On  the  first  night,  Astrid  actually  enjoyed  her  time  with  Roose  and  insisted  that  the  night  go  on  longer.  She  never  told  the  twins  who  their  father  was,  but  Segovia  was  able  to  figure  it  out.  While  she  wasn't  quite  book  smart  like  her  brother  Lucius,  Segovia  learned  how  to  read  and  work  people.  Just  based  off  how  her  mother  would  speak  about  the  Lord  of  Leeches  and  how  she  looked  at  him  when  he'd  pass  through  their  village  for  annual  checks.  After  she  knew  the  truth,  the  next  time  Roose  Bolton  passed  through  the  small  village,  she  threw  a  straw  doll  with  nails  jammed  into  its  head,  hands,  and  feet,  trying  her  best  to  replicate  his  house  sigil.  The  two  made  eye  contact,  and  without  any  words  falling  from  her  lips  Segovia  told  him  ❛  I  know  our  secret.  ❜  She  of  course  told  Lucius  what  she  knew  and  about  two  other  bastards  who  were  clearly  their  half  siblings.

     The  third  bastard  is  Clauneck  Snow,  his  mother  being  Eissa.  When  she  was  wed  to  Ivan  Erikson,  Roose  claimed  the  first  night.  Ivan  had  no  objections  but  was  disgusted  with  his  wife  afterwards,  he  never  laid  with  her.  When  he  found  out  she  was  pregnant  he  abandoned  her,  his  body  was  found  in  the  woods  weeks  later,  his  death  caused  by  being  attacked  by  a  wild  animal.  After  Clauneck  was  born,  Eissa  started  working  in  a  brothel.  She  never  tried  to  make  contact  with  Roose  when  her  son  was  born,  Roose  found  out  about  Clauneck  after  one  of  his  banner-men  had  seen  Clauneck  playing  with  other  children  in  the  area.  Segovia  later  sought  out  Clauneck,  curious  to  who  her  half  brother  was.  Clauneck  thought  Segovia's  interest  in  him  was  because  she  was  attracted  to  him,  he  found  out  the  hard  way  that  it  wasn't  when  he  tried  to  kiss  her  which  resulted  in  her  kneeing  him  in  the  crotch.  She  yelled  at  him  stating  that  they  were  siblings,  Clauneck  followed  it  with   ❝   Just  because  our  last  names  are  Snow  doesn't  mean  we're  related.  ❞   She  kneed  him  in  the  groin  again  then  informed  him  of  who  their  father  was  then  called  him  a  ❝  half  wit  whore.   ❞

     Clauneck's  strengths  are  his  swordsmanship,  his  physical  strength,  and  quickness.  Lucius  is  incredibly  book smart  and  well  versed  in  the  art  of  healing.  Segovia's  strong suit  is  being  able  to  read  people,  figure  out  what  drives  them,  their  intentions,  and  so  on.  The  three  grew  close,  almost  inseparable.  Roose  took  notice  of  this  and  started  watching  them  closely.  Out  of  all  his  bastards,  Clauneck  was  the  first  to  be  legitimized.  After  he  earned  his  father's  family  name,  he  met  Ramsay  who  told  him  the  fate  of  Domeric.  Clauneck  took  this  tale  as  a  threat,  out  of  fear,  Clauneck  ran  off  to  The  Wall  to  join  The  Night's  Watch.  

     Seeing  that  Roose  lost  another  son,  instead  of  just  giving  Lucius  his  last  name,  he  asked  if  he  wanted  it.  Lucius  said  he  wouldn’t  mind  having  it,  seeing  on  how  he  had  planned  on  going  to  Oldtown  to  study  in  the  Citadel  it  wouldn’t  matter,  but  he  would  return  after  finishing  his  chain  to  be  the  Dreadfort’s  maester  if  that’s  something  Roose wanted.  Lucius  did  take  on  the  Bolton  name.  Segovia  is  legitimized  after  Ramsay,  it’s  not  because  Roose  was  particularly  fond  of  her,  or found  her  useful  in  anyway,  his  thoughts  on  it  being  that  he  might  be  able  to  arrange  a  marriage  with  another  house  to  strengthen  an  ally  ship.  Segovia  wasn’t  pleased  with  this  when  she  found  out.

Here  is  a  piece  I  did  of  Segovia  and  Lucius.

     Below  the  cut  is  something  short  I  wrote  up  on  the  twins  and  their  mother.

     Roose  Bolton’s  bastard  twins  may  have  his  blood  flowing  through  their  veins,  yet  they  lack  the  coldness  of  his  heart.  Instead,  what  beats  in  their  thoracic  cage  is  their  mother’s  love.  The  warmth  that  it  brings  in  their  chest  is  one  that  can  combat  the  Northern  winds.  Their  compassion  could  never  be  hidden  by  ghost  grey  eyes  ;  their  only  feature  that  proved  they  were  Roose’s.  Every  other  trait  they  hosted  was  gifted  by  their  mother,  a  lowborn  with  a  queen’s  beauty,  if  only  she  was  born  to  a noble  family...  maybe  her  children  would  be  fully  acknowledged  by  their  father.

[bastardsflay]

𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄  𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐓𝐎𝐍'𝐒  𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆  𝐒𝐓𝐘𝐋𝐄  &  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐃𝐘𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐒  𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐍  𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒.

     The  only  child  Roose  genuinely  cared  for  was  his  one  true  born  son,  Domeric.  After  his  death,  Roose  saw  his  remaining  children  as  pieces  in  a  game  of  chess,  pawns  he  could  use  for  his  bidding.  None  of  them  were  claimed  just  because  he  wanted  to  legitimize  them,  they  were  claimed  because  he  had  a  plan  for  them.  The  first  bastard  he  let  have  his  name  was  Clauneck,  the  oldest  of  the  four.  Eissa’s  feelings  towards  Roose  were  neutral,  she  didn’t  hate  him,  nor  did  she  love  him.  She  never  spoke  of  him  in  an  ill  manner,  but  never  praised  him  either,  which  also  caused  Clauneck  to  see  his  father  in  the  same  light.  Neither  of  them  blamed  Roose  for  anything  wrong  that  happend  in  their  life,  after  all  Eissa  slept  with  him  willingly  during  the  First  Night.  Clauneck  was  only  legitimized  because  of  his  strength  and  skills  with  a  sword,  Roose  saw  this  as  something  he  could  use  to  his  advantage.  

     So  when  Clauneck  became  a  Bolton  and  was  finally  able  to  shed  his  bastard  title,  he  was  overjoyed,  he  thought  his  new  found  status  was  going  to  give  him  the  ability  to  give  his  mother  a  better  life.  He  was  wrong.  Ramsay  had  found  out  about  it  and  took  it  upon  himself  to  seek  Clauneck  out,  he  had  already  killed  Domeric  thinking  it’d  cause  Roose  to  pay  him  mind,  after  all  Clauneck  had  what  he  wanted,  by  getting  rid  of  him  he’d  be  closer  to  his  goal.  The  two  of  them  ended  up  getting  into  a  violent  fight  which  nearly  resulted  in  Clauneck’s  death.  He  ended  up  surviving  after  telling  Ramsay  he’d  take  the  black.  The  next  day  Clauneck  left  for  the  wall,  but  not  before  informing  Roose’s  bastard  twins.  

     A  few  months  after  this  incident,  Roose  gave  Lucius  the  Bolton  last  name.  Roose  thought  his  knowledge  and  ability  to  quickly  solve  problems  would  be  beneficial  to  the  house,  yet  at  this  point  Lucius  has  already  decided  he  was  going  to  become  a  maester.  Nearly  a  week  after  becoming  a  legitimate  Bolton,  Lucius  set  off  for  Oldtown,  but  he  promised  to  come  back  and  be  the  Dreadfort’s  maester,  leaving  Segovia  alone.

      Now  the  twins’  mother,  Astrid  was  in  love  with  Roose,  he  was  the  first  man  she’s  ever  been  with.  There  was  no  reason  for  her  to  love  her  husband  Nikolai,  after  all  he  liked  the  company  of  men.  Their  marriage  was  a  cover  up,  and  Astrid  only  agreed  since  Nikolai  was  a  close  friend  of  her’s.  Unlike  Eissa,  Astrid  constantly  praised  Lord  Bolton,  which  caused  the  twins  to  see  him  in  a  good  light.  Her  mother’s  preaching  of  Roose  resulted  in  Segovia  putting  him  on  a  pedestal,  she  desired  to  be  seen  by  him,  to  be  claimed  by  him.  It  was  her  who  brought  her  half  brother’s  together,  excluding  Ramsay  for  she  had  heard  stories  about  him  and  what  he  did,  she  feared  him  but  it’s  not  something  she’ll  admit.  Much  like  Ramsay,  she  fights  for  Roose’s  attention  but  approaches  it  in  an  entirely  different  way.  Ramsay  creates  nothing  but  destruction  in  his  path  while  Segovia  brought  the  family  together.

     Ramsay  was  Roose’s  last  choice  for  a  son,  but  due  to  his  interaction  with  Clauneck,  Ramsay  had  backed  Roose  into  a  corner  that  he  didn’t  think  even  existed.  Prior  to  Clauneck  telling  Lucius  what  happened,  he  was  on  the  fence  about  becoming  a  maester  and  was  considering  staying,  yet  what  Ramsay  did  put  Lucius  on  edge  and  he  didn’t  want  any  part  of  it.  While  trying  to  bring  the  family  together  (  and  by  family  I  mean  just  Roose  ),  Ramsay  was  also  tearing  it  apart,  yet  if  it  weren’t  for  Segovia  getting  close  to  Clauneck,  Roose  would’ve  never  paid  mind  to  them,  which  in  the  end  also  helped  Ramsay  get  the  lord’s  attention.

     With  no  sons  left,  Roose  ended  up  claiming  Ramsay,  something  he  never  wanted  to  do  in  the  first  place.  His  son’s  ruthlessness  and  habit  of  acting  in  the  moment  was  a  liability  for  House  Bolton,  while  Domeric  was  what  he  desired  for  the  house,  Roose  understood  he  had  to  settle,  especially  after  Ramsay  chased  out  his  half  brothers.  

     Since  Ramsay’s  mother  Daphne  was  taken  against  her  will,  it  wasn’t  a  surprise  that  she  constantly  poisoned  Ramsay’s  mind  with  disgusting  thoughts  in  regards  to  Roose.  Telling  her  son  that  his  father  didn’t  care  if  he  lived  or  died,  that  he’d  never  be  good  enough  for  Roose,  and  more.  With  this  in  his  head,  along  with  what  Reek  taught  him,  it’s  no  surprise  Ramsay  does  what  he  does,  but  letting  his  mother’s  words  affect  him  and  acting  on  what  Reek  taught  him,  he  ultimately  dug  a  deeper  hole  for  himself.

     Unlike  his  half  brother’s,  Ramsay  never  saw  Segovia  as  a  threat,  what  skills  she  had  Roose  didn’t  acknowledge,  she  was  only  legitimized  with  the  intention  of  her  being  wed  to  a  lord  of  another  house  to  strengthen  an  alliance.  She  was  in  line  for  nothing,  and  this  made  Ramsay  see  her  as  below  him.  

     But  the  reality  is  if  the  four  bastards  came  together  and  all  were  legitimized,  all  of  their  skill-sets  could’ve  been  utilized.  Clauneck’s  strength,  Luicus’  knowledge,  Segovia’s  words,  and  Ramsay’s  ruthlessness  in  one  person  would’ve  made  a  perfect  heir.  Sadly,  they  had  to  play  a  game  of  survival  of  the  fittest  before  Roose.