#Game of thrones

[sansawargs]

[irlplasticlamb]

it’s obvious, i’m your number one. (asoiaf beach episode part 2)

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[gramnel]

[gracelyns]

[lukitua]

Rhaegar with baby Daenerys and Viserys

[soncee]

Daenys and her baby Balerion

You can't convince me he wasn't spoiled.

[bleeding-star-heart]

-Clarisse x Chris Rodgriuez. It comes out of nowhere in the fourth book. Plus it can't compare to Ruegard with it how mirrors Patroclus and Achilles. - Daenaerys x Jon Snow. Dany is technically bi not gay, but of all her potential suitors combined from both TV and the books, Jon Snow makes the least amount of sense. Everything about it, from the baby to Bran confirming R+L = J, is contrived. -Alina x Malyen Oretsev. At least Alina's other toxic suitors expressed interest in her from the get-go, not until after she (appeared) to have moved on and dated someone else. They also aren't hung up on the fact that she's Grisha.

[polysucks]

I drew Arya in the Smallwood acorn dress like a year ago and then I forgor about it.

So have Arya in the Smallwood acorn dress doodle

[eriochromatic]

Salo out here playing checkers while Ambessa came straight from Game of Thrones LOL

she does look good in Lannister colors…

[gameofthronesdaily]

#whore behaviour

[leodoesnt]

jaime lannister about brienne of tarth

[chic-beyond-the-wall]

More medieval dyes for y'all!

[fourthcrow]

── CREGAN STARK x PREGNANT!READER HCS

pairing: cregan stark x pregnant!wife!reader

notes: sooo i finally had a moment where i am not in excruciating pain and this is where my brain went to. (as i said in a previous post, i will finish my requests once i feel well enough) i just love the idea of cregan showing off his pregnant wife :( this is kind of short but i wanted to get a little something out.

warnings: pregnancy (duh), childbirth, tiny mention of labor difficulties, i think that's it? lmk if i missed anything

it could be your first pregnancy or even your fourth, but Cregan is always there. you could be chatting with and gossiping with your ladies-in-waiting, visiting the maester for another check-up on how you're progressing, anything at all and he's there. he constantly needs to have you in his line of sight whilst you're carrying his babe ─ and not in a possessive or stalker-ish way, he simply needs to make sure you and the growing child are safe at all times. at least, that's what he tells you. a bigger reason would be the fact that he is near obsessed with seeing you round and heavy with his babe. it does bring a smile to his face, especially later on in your pregnancy when it really becomes noticeable, as he watches you waddle around with a hand resting over the swell of your stomach. we all know Cregan loves his wife, and the sight of her carrying the life they made together only makes that love soar.

Cregan loves to show you off. he won't flaunt you in some flashy way, or declare to the whole of Westeros that you're with child, he is more subtle. in court meetings or when bannermen and lords come to visit Winterfell, he has to make sure you're right there by his side. he'll have a strong arm wrapped around the small of your back, hand reaching to rest on your hip, and fingers softly brushing over your belly. he won't mention the fact that you're with child (mostly because it is quite clear depending on how far along you are) but he loves to have you by his side, silently showing his vassal houses exactly how much he loves you. he isn't ashamed of his wife's pregnancy and certainly doesn't shy away from anything that comes with it, as other highborn lords tend to do.

speaking of not shying away from anything, Cregan is probably one of the most supportive husbands you could have during pregnancy. early on, he's right by your side whenever you experience morning sickness. Cregan will hold your hair out of your face if it's long enough while rubbing a hand up and down your back until the nausea subsides. he will take you into his arms without hesitation and wipe away your tears, and make sure you drink enough water to rehydrate. if you suddenly start hating a certain smell, like any of the soaps or oils used in your baths, he'll make sure it's gone by the end of the day and help you pick out new ones ─ that both you and the babe seem to agree on. food. food might be another issue, as I feel like most of the Northern diet consists of meat and meat doesn't always go well with pregnancy. if there is anything your are particularly experiencing an aversion to, he'll make sure the kitchen staff knows. if it's the smell of cooking that bothers you, even though the keep is vast, he might take you out for a little walk if the weather allows it, just to make sure it won't bother you.

Cregan is there for all of your children's births. no matter what day or what time your labors start, he is there from the very beginning. it could be the middle of the night, during a council meeting, any time at all, and he will drop everything. it does go against tradition, but the maester and midwives alike knew better than to bring it up. (during your first birth, he gave a very stern look to the maester when he advised against his presence. Cregan didn't need to say anything before he scurried out of the way and let him in) he knows it's a very trying and vulnerable time for you, so he'll speak up without hesitation. something really doesn't feel right? he's telling the maester. you want to try a different position? he's telling the maester. some of the help is making you uncomfortable? he's ordering them to leave himself.

Cregan would hold your hand through it all. claw at his skin, curse him out, he will let his wife do whatever she needs during childbirth. if it comes down to it, which he had been praying to the old gods and the new for it to never be so dire, he would always choose the life of his wife over the child. it's a horrible decision, one he never wants to be faced with, but he only has one wife. he wouldn't ever put you in the face of danger.

he always likes to be the one to catch the babe when it comes out. he's seen enough blood, so it hardly bothers him. he'll quickly, but carefully, hold the babe to your chest as the maester and midwives continue to tend to both you and the child. all through the end, he'll whisper words of how proud he is, how strong you were, how healthy the babe is, as he brushes sweat-slick hair off your forehead and kiss your temple.

[soncee]

cersei fitss

guys, i broke a leg

[ghostinwinterfell]

I just remembered that scene in the show where catelyn tells talisa that the gods are punishing her family because she "couldn't love a motherless child" and I just. okay that scene is genuinely powerful in the context of the show, but it also proves how little the writers cared to adapt catelyn's actual book character.

like yeah catelyn harbors plenty of guilt for what happened to her family, but she never once blames herself for not loving jon. she's literally out here telling robb NOT to make jon his heir. never mind that sansa is married to a lannister or that arya may not even be alive—she defends their rights regardless. that's literally the last argument that catelyn and robb ever have, and she suspects that it's part of the reason why he plans to send her to seagard.

but apparently a woman who hates herself for not loving her husband's illegitimate child is more palatable. much less interesting or nuanced, but easier to love. apparently.

what I love about catelyn’s characterization is that she isn’t everyone’s mother. she refuses to treat jon like one of her own. she doesn’t have any “motherly instincts” towards theon. even with brienne, she connects with her on more of a woman to woman level than through some mother-daughter dynamic. she never feels obligated to play the angelic “mother to all” figure.

but that’s the best part about her journey as a mother—it’s kind of messy. she has a favorite child, she’s forced to choose between her kids, she actively resents a motherless boy, she dislikes the hostage child living in her home. like yeah catelyn’s love for her children is beautiful and “pure” or whatever, but it also makes her cruel, selfish, impulsive, ruthless, even vengeful.

tbh catelyn’s sense of motherhood is just so unapologetically human, so refreshingly honest. she may be a mother, but there’s nothing romantic or intuitive or easy about it. catelyn stark loves her children, but it’s not that simple.