#she has maturity and intelligence beyond her years but she also captures the helplessness and vulnerability of a child
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Sometimes I see people misinterpreting Arya's character and honestly, all it does is make me appreciate her that much more. George could've easily written her into as a basic archetype and instead, he gave us one of the most complex and well-developed characters in the series and I'm forever grateful for that 🫶🏾
#arya stark#asoiaf#grateful everyday that George didn't write Arya as a basic NLOG type and instead we got a fleshed out character#with a complicated relationship with her gender role and self-perception#we could've had her disdain other women and instead we have a character who insists on the importance of women in a misogynistic society#gets revenge for a victim of a gang rape + takes care of a small child in a war zone despite being a child herself and defends + admires#+ fosters positive relationships with women from all different walks of life because of how they treat her#she has non-conforming interests but that also blends well with other traditionally feminine qualities#she has a sword! but she primarily has to rely on her intelligence and other skills to help her survive#she's a social creature who fosters relationships everywhere but she has to deal with the crushing weight of isolation and loneliness#she has maturity and intelligence beyond her years but she also captures the helplessness and vulnerability of a child#she can handle being personally mistreated but gets extremely defensive when it's someone she cares about being hurt#she's just so...well-written and the way she was ruined in the show was such a waste of excellent source material#being 100% serious when I say she is one of the best-written characters in fiction and her story is severely underrated#if we don't ever get the ending that George intended for her it'll be a tragedy
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