Sansa. A Golden Child.
It simply breaks my heart that Catelyn creates such a rift between her children. And I'm not even talking about Jon right now. I'm talking about Sansa and Arya.
Sansa has always been Catelyn's golden child, the future queen and mother of rulers of all of Westeros. She admires her daughter, and in the later chapters, when Sansa is married off to Tyrion, it's as if Catelyn feels like she's losing her. She speaks of her in her thoughts in a similar way to how she talks about Bran and Rickon, whom she believed were dead.
Also, remember how Ned protested when Catelyn mentioned that Sansa could become queen. "Sansa is only eleven, and Joffrey..." Yes, Sansa is still a child who needs family, love, and care, and certainly not Joffrey. But Catelyn is only concerned about the fact that Joffrey is the heir to the throne, and her daughter could become queen. Sansa is hardly a child to her, just an extension of herself; she is captivated by the idea that her grandchildren will rule the Kingdoms.
Catelyn's initial thoughts about Arya are simply that the girl needs to learn some manners, and that's it. Right after Catelyn's chapter comes Arya's, which is filled with resentment and jealousy towards her sister. Yes, I think Arya was jealous of Sansa. She didn't give up trying to connect with Sansa, engaging her in conversation, inviting her to ride horses. But the Septa did everything to turn Sansa into a proper lady, and complained to Catelyn, fully aware of the scolding Arya would later receive for it. "Nymeria loved her, even if no one else did." Come on, would a child loved by her mother indulge in such thoughts?
Catelyn wanted the best for her children, but as a mother of daughters, she seriously messed up, let's be honest.
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The traitor's daugther.
"And there in the midst was Sansa, dressed in sky-blue silk, with her long auburn hair washed and curled and silver bracelets on her wrists. Arya scowled, wondering what her sister was doing here, why she looked so happy." AGOT, Arya V.
My own interpretation of Eddard Stark's beheading time. I know there are a lot of representation of it already, but I don't know, I had a composition in mind and wanted to do it, plus treat myself with cool fashion.
And to illustrate such a pivoting event for Sansa of course. I just love her character so much and relate to the way her narrative depicts girlhood trauma. She also often reminds me of my own older sister for some reason.
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Joff had been fond of the Hound, to be sure, but that was not friendship. He was looking for the father he never found in Robert. - AFfC, Cersei VI
The girl never wept. Young as she was, Myrcella Baratheon was a princess born. And a Lannister, despite her name, Tyrion reminded himself, as much Jaime's blood as Cersei's. - ACoK, Tyrion IX
"Prince Tommen is hale and happy, my lord. He has adopted a fawn some of my men brought home from a hunt." - ACoK, Tyrion XI
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Joffrey Baratheon.
Villain, but pathetic edition🤡. I really enjoyed him as chaotic character in the show since he always would do something crazy, but he was to evil and shallow to actually like him in any possible way.
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