#arya stuff

[aryastark-valarmorghulis]

Sooo I want to write something again, because it's been centuries. Should I write:

1) dead wizards with ptsd (wolfstar)

2) dead and rightfully so suprematist manipulative evil villain wizards (grindeldore)

3) toxic vampires trying to kill each other but failing (interview with the vampire)

And yes, I am aware of everything, trust me 😅😂

#arya stuff #wolfstar #grindeldore #iwtv #loustat

[leupagus]

Am I writing this largely because I enjoy the idea of Sansa and Stannis constantly hissing at each other like two belligerent cats? Listen,

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By the first week of the siege, Sansa was forced to admit — if only to herself —that warfare was far less exciting than she'd imagined. When she had been told of Robb's victories in the Riverlands she had always pictured him triumphant upon a fearsome destrier, sword held high as he cut down his enemies before him. Then he'd been killed and she had lived through the Battle of the Blackwater, waiting either rescue or slaughter by the very man who was now her ally. That had not been exciting, precisely, but it had not been this dull and plodding affair. A far cry from the valiant knights and noble battles she'd read when she was a girl; but she'd had precious little turn out the way she'd been taught.

She slept at the camps near the front lines, in the same soldier's tent she and Brienne and Podrick had shared for the past four months. Stannis had made all sorts of ridiculous protests about "ladies" and "danger" until she'd had to remind him, once again, that her eight thousand men gave her the freedom to dictate her own movements.

"All very well while we're waiting out here, my lady," he'd growled in response, after his requisite glare at her flawless logic, "But when battle joins, you'll be nothing more than a nuisance."

"In which case, I'll be quickly killed and you can have Rickon installed as Lord of Winterfell instead," she'd replied, "as you were hoping to do in the first place." That had shut him up, at least, and he'd gone back to scowling at Winterfell's walls.

Every night when she returned to the camp, she stopped at Stannis's tent and joined the conference with their commanders and lieutenants. It was then that she learned about the waging of war: how men were best deployed, how training was maintained even in the midst of a siege, how sickness was kept at bay so that it did not kill more soldiers than did the battles. Stannis disliked her presence there, too, but she was rapidly coming to understand that he would only be truly happy when she was out of his life for good. Possibly not even then. He did not seem a man much given to smiles.

The men did not share Stannis's view, at least; as she walked through the lines each morning and night they stood to bow to her, and press the back of her hand to their foreheads as she remembered they had done to Mother so long ago.

"They say that the old gods have brought you back to us," Lord Reed told her one day, as he accompanied her on her daily walk to the winter town. "That they were angered when the Starks were driven from Winterfell, and that they're drawing you all back here one by one. They say that Robb Stark may come back from the dead, such is the rage of the gods, and avenge all who wronged your house."

Joffrey had been diligent in recounting every detail of what had happened to Robb's body after Roose Bolton had killed him. She repressed a shudder to think of it and held more tightly to Reed's arm, grateful for the warmth of him at her side. "I hope they are not disappointed if all they get is me and Rickon."

Reed chuckled. "They're well-satisfied, my lady," he said. They walked into the winter town just as the sun broke over the mountains. "You're a sight prettier than the Young Wolf ever was, that's certain."

The winter town was where her real work was done each day. It was the custom every winter for the smallfolk of the North to leave their hides holdfasts and journey here, bringing what they could cart or carry. The winter town would eventually house nearly one in three of every soul living in the North, seeking shelter together to endure the cold.

The Boltons had not bothered to do their duty, laying in no provisions and building no new housing. Up until now it had mattered little; even as the winds had begun to blow, few smallfolk had dared to come take shelter under the banners of the flayed man. The town itself had been all but abandoned, until word of the Starks' return had begun to spread throughout the North.

Now the winter town seemed to double in size with each passing day despite the ongoing siege of the Keep. Sansa had her hands full in directing builders, organizing kitchens, allocating what resources they had to feed and shelter everyone. In this she was aided by any number of friends and allies: those servants and household members who had first escaped during Winterfell's seizure by the Ironborn, or who had endured that but had fled the Boltons' brutal takeover; the households of her lords who had come to support the siege; even Lady Umber and her formidable staff lent a hand before she returned to Last Hearth. Her most steadfast assistants were Rickon and Shireen, who at first had joined her out of boredom but were now her little lieutenants, breathlessly updating her on all events of the previous night as she joined them for breakfast each morning. She received aid also from her men in the armies, assigning their builders to fortify the town in much the same way they were fortifying the siege camp.

Her lords approved of this; Stannis, of course, did not.

"You seek another threescore soldiers?" he demanded one evening.

The siege had now dragged on near a month. Bolton's men showed signs of distress, Lord Flint reported with no small satisfaction; they would not last much longer. But this had brought a fresh concern, and Sansa had broached it during their evening conference.

"We need to build up the palisades along the eastern side of the winter town," Sansa insisted, pointing at the map spread out along the table, with the various pieces representing the various companies all arrayed neatly atop. Stannis's wooden flaming hearts were outnumbered by Sansa's wolf heads two to one, though many of hers appeared hastily-carved from whatever spare wood was at hand. She reached for a flaming heart on the far side of the Keep, well away from the siege. "It need only be for—"

"Give me that," Stannis snapped, snatching it back. "Those men are covering the huntsman's gate, should any of Bolton's forces be cowardly enough to attempt escape rather than stand and fight."

"And you anticipate that happening in the next day?" she demanded, resisting the urge to lunge for the piece the way she used to with Robb when he had teasingly stolen her embroidery, holding it just out of reach. "There must be fifty or sixty men out of twelve thousand that can be spared."

"Why are the palisades in need of building up in the first place?" Stannis demanded, as Lord Glover opened and then shut his mouth to reply to her. "This winter town of yours is folly — you cannot grant entry to every farmer and tinker who pleads for shelter."

Sansa gaped at him in outrage, though even as she did so she was heartened to hear the murmur of her lords at such a comment. "That is precisely what is done, and has been for every winter since before Bran the Builder set stones to build Winterfell!" She glared at him. "This is a refuge, Your Grace."

"This is a siege, my lady," he retorted, looming over her. She thought longingly of the beautiful heeled shoes Margaery wore; she needed only a few inches to match Stannis's height, and see what good his looming did him then. "The smallfolk congregate here at their own risk!"

"My people congregate here because they believe I will keep them safe, and I will do so. With or without Your Grace's help!"

"Without, if it pleases my lady!"

Half-ready to club him over the head with the nearest chair, Sansa grabbed the flaming heart out of his hands and waved it in his face. "What are these men supposed to do, if Bolton and his soldiers escape out this way?"

Stannis looked too near a fit of apoplexy to reply, so it was Lord Cerwyn who cleared his throat and answered, "They are charged to report back, my lady, with some following at a safe distance to see where they go."

"It's perfectly obvious where they'll go," Sansa snapped. "Lord Bolton will make for the Dreadfort."

"Of course he will," said Stannis, finding his voice at last, though he did not try for the wolf's-head piece again. "That doesn't mean—"

"I know three dozen local boys who could hide along the route from the huntsman's gate to the eastern road and bring back reports, without clomping about the forests in full armor," Sansa said, slamming the piece down at the winter town. "And they might be able to bring back some food, while they're at it. Unlike your soldiers, they know how to hunt in the Wolfswood without frightening off half the game."

A few days later, she had her men.

#sansa stark #stannis baratheon #in case you're wondering: yes of course Sansa rescues him from the TITCHY LITTLE SNOWSTORM he gets stuck in #because this great and fearsome battle-tested soldier and commander apparently had no idea that snow happened in the North? #and yes Brienne has a lot of thoughts and feelings about this which will be gotten into #but in the meantime: slapfights between two people one of whom never had sisters the other of whom had TOO MANY BROTHERS #including Arya who was the most brother of all possible sisters #I'm just saying: Stannis is getting bullied and he deserves it #game of thrones motherfuckers #got: bitches get stuff done #ficcage of interest

[kiekiecarrera]

multifandom meme > [6/6] siblings - jon x arya

You’re my brother. Not my half-brother or my bastard brother. My brother.

#got #gotedit #game of thrones #gameofthronesedit #jon snow #arya stark #jonsnowedit #aryastarkedit #can't believe it's 2023 and im giffing this show #jon x arya #but they have a special place in my heart sigh #userbbelcher #usertelevision #cinematv #fandom meme #fandom siblings #reina makes stuff #got* #500

[rockpaperimpala]

Arya and Nymeria

#my girl was supposed to lead a pack of direwolves #arya stark #fan art #got #asoiaf #game of thrones #nymeria #got fan art #stuff by mariel #wolves

[fromtheseventhhell]

A lord would have gold for a certainty, they all did; perhaps he would pay some of Lord Tywin's own sellswords to take her to Riverrun. Father had always said that most sellswords would betray anyone for enough gold. (Arya VII, ACOK)

One thing about Arya, her chapters are going to be casually littered with little lessons and tidbits of information that have proven relevant to characters with leadership positions

#arya stark #asoiaf #I was looking for a different quote when I found this but tbh small stuff like this is what makes me think she'll be a leader 🤷🏾‍♀️ #it's not even just the knowledge itself it's the fact that she thinks of how she can use that fact to her advantage and plan around it #Arya has a very strategic/analytical mindset and it's very underrated #I'm also never going to stop talking about how much she learns + remembers from Ned cause it's a lot #low-key feel like it's George's way of supplementing her lack of official leadership experience #such a small thing but then there are so many moments like this that add up into something significant

[gendrie]

[...] Catelyn replied, watching the sword as he stroked it. She could see the rippling deep within the steel, where the metal had been folded back on itself a hundred times in the forging. Catelyn had no love for swords, but she could not deny that Ice had its own beauty. (Catelyn, AGOT) Then he'd go off to polish his helm. It was a beautiful helm, rounded and curved, with a slit visor and two great metal bull's horns. Arya would watch him polish the metal with an oilcloth, shining it so bright you could see the flames of the cookfire reflected in the steel. Yet he never actually put it on his head. (Arya, ACOK)

honestly, this really validates my thinking that arya was starting to catch feelings for gendry at this point lol

#the ladies watching them stroke and polish their...................metal stuff lmao #i got an arya/gendry catelyn/ned collection going but this needed its own post #asoiaf nonsense

[thelustybraavosimaid]

I know I talk about it a lot, but it's the heart and home stuff that really gives me pause in regards to how much Jon and Arya mean to one another. It's not just the comparisons between Ygritte and Arya, or Arya constantly being on Jon's mind and vice versa, or even the fact that George intended for the two of them to dream of each other, but that she's called a dark heart and he calls his own heart black.

"You are cruel to come to my hill, cruel. I gorged on grief at Summerhall, I need none of yours. Begone from here, dark heart. Begone!" (Arya VIII, ASoS)

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There is no way I can help her. I put all kin aside when I said my words. If one of my men told me his sister was in peril, I would tell him that was no concern of his. Once a man had said the words his blood was black. Black as a bastard's heart.

...

"The heart is all that matters. Do not despair, Lord Snow. Despair is a weapon of the enemy, whose name may not be spoken. Your sister is not lost to you."

"I have no sister." The words were knives. What do you know of my heart, priestess? What do you know of my sister?

Melisandre seemed amused. "What is her name, this little sister that you do not have?"

"Arya." His voice was hoarse. "My half-sister, truly…" (Jon VI, ADwD)

But the dark heart has another significance as well—it's a connector to Rhaegar. Robert said Rhaegar had a black heart and yet the one who made him happy enough to label the tower the tower of joy was Lyanna, who is very much so Arya's precursor.

It's the connections. They are fascinating.

#jonrya #needleheart #asoiaf #but it's also like #why include those? #we as the readers understand through their thoughts and actions that they are close and have always been close #there was no real need to put the heart and home stuff in there #so that's doubly interesting to me #jon snow #arya stark

[hewantshisbrideback]

After years of living on the run under assumed identities and burying her past deep down where it couldn't be weaponized against her or her loved ones, her own name has grown near foreign to her. On the bright side, seeing as the press can't keep the name Princess Arya Stark out of their fucking mouths and off their fucking cover pages, the novelty will probably wear off in no time, she's sure.

A SONG OF INTERVIEWS AND FAKE NEWS: ARYA'S RETURN

#arya stark #jonrya #hewantshisposts #valyrianscrolls #arya #not tagging other characters bc i know that like some people will read these headlines and think im an asshole #even tho the entire point is that this is what popular media does and its poking fun at that #and also bc like obviously this is very arya focused lmao #needleheart #even the shipping aspect is just implied #asoiaf #a song of ice and fire #hewantshisaus #hewantshisedits #hewantshiscontemporaryau #i usually prefer to use olivia hussey or jennifer connelly but margaret has great photoshoots and (unfortunately for her) lots of pap pics #hewantshiscoverpages #i really want to write stuff for this au and have lots of ideas but alas. i shouldn't even have been working on this #esp when i already said i was gonna finish the last gods edit first dksjgfhfdjg

[noneofurconcernuwhoreson]

⚔ future faceless assassin in training ⚔

#arya stark #got art #arya game of thrones #game of thrones #asoiaf #a song of ice and fire #faceless assassin #maisie williams #series fanart #digital fanart #fanart #digital illustration #house stark #my art stuff

[solarisetlesetoiles]

RGB squad for mermay :D

#the inheritance cycle #inheritance cycle #solei's art #murtagh morzansson #eragon #arya drottningu #saphira #ic thorn #firnen #mermay #had a lot of fun with this one because it combines some of my favorite stuff #my inheritance cycle blorbos #and my love of funky coloring and lighting #the dragons look a lot different in these than i generally headcanon them because they have also been mermaid-ified :D #god i hope tumblr doesn't hide this from the tags

[yourlocaldragondealer]

Do you ever just think about saphira? like she hatched out of her egg and immediatly had the responsibility of an entire world placed upon her shoulders and had to hide like half of the first book and after that, still a child, she had to fight and claw her way through life bc she was made a war hero before she even started pecking on her eggshell. her time in carvahall is a dusty memory. she needs to learn and train and learn more and train more and then fight and fight and fight. dragons are born for fighting. they are not born for war. do you ever think that maybe after they leave Alagaesia, shes flying over the talita the entire day but shes restless at night because shes so used to flying and clawing until her muscles burn and her tongue doesnt taste bloody enough and she wakes up because eragon is having a bad dream or a flashback and his fear is her fear. dragons dont get flashbacks, when they win they just carry on with more pride. but for a moment shes back on the battlefield and sees somebody wounding her rider and thinks hes going to die and she freaks out. and when she collects herself she feels ashamed because shes a dragon. shes wiser than that.

Like i feel like theres a whole part of her character that never got explored bc she was always so "wise" and collected and this really strong, emotionally unbreakable character (theres very few scenes she actually seems devastated and its when somebody dies). We always only see her comforting eragon but nobody comes out of war that unscathed, theres no way she isnt traumatized. but its never addressed - similar to how there are very few scenes with eragon openly struggling/being overwhelmed with the responsibility of having to save a kingdom and fight a war at sixteen. but that kid is so emotionally detached it actually kinda makes sense. Saphira is more aware of her emotions but she still never seems to struggle with a lot of internal conflict (except for being the last female dragon which i get but its only one of many topics that i feel like should have been addressed). we see her even kind of enjoying fighting and in a way i get it, dragons like hunting and have a lot of bloodlust and stuff but theres just no way eragons moral dilemmas never got to her. shes still a more than decent person and i wonder if she ever feels ashamed for her nature but knows she needs to be strong for eragon so she just doesnt tell him.

idk i just think it would be very interesting to know whats going on inside her head, since we only got to see it like once or twice.

#i have to say to this that i havent read the cycle in a while so its likely ive forgotten some stuff #but i still feel like im right on this #also after leaving alagaesia? she cant just have gotten over her friendship with firnen after one time rubbing their heads together #they clearly grew close #and still we only see her comforting eragon about arya #so i feel like theres definitely more going on inside of her than what shes telling #anyways imma go and write fanfiction about it now #saphira bjartskular #saphira #eragon #eragon and saphira #inheritance cycle #christopher paolini

[aryastark-valarmorghulis]

15 Questions 15 Mutuals

Tagged by the lovely @thefairylights and @cloudsofbespin ❤️

1. Are you named after anyone? No, my mum just liked the name, I guess.

2. When was the last time you cried? Uh, I can’t remember? I’m a “cry on the inside” kind of girl. No, I know it’s not good lmao.

3. Do you have kids? No. I don’t think I want kinds to be honest.

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot? It’s my love language ❤️

5. What sports do you play/have played? Er, I’m terrible at sports, especially team sports. I used to swim but I quit a few years ago. Does walking the dog counts?

6. What's the first thing you notice about people? Um. If they’re good looking. There, I’ve said it.

7. What's your eye color? Very dark brown, almost black.

8. Scary movies or happy endings? I don’t watch scary movies, so I guess happy endings. Open endings are my favourite, though.

9. Any special talents? No, sigh, I’m not a special snowflake.

10. Where were you born? Sadly, on this Earth.

11. What are your hobbies? Reading, writing, traveling, trying new food, taking long walks, vintage fashion.

12. Do you have pets? I have a princess, but if you want to call her pet, sure.

13. How tall are you? More like how short am I: 164 cm.

14. Favorite subject in school? I was the girl with glasses who loved Literature and actually thought her Lit teacher was cool.

15. Dream job? The one I have ❤️

Tagging: everyone who wants to do it ❤️

#tag meme #arya stuff

[lives-in-a-harpsichord]

No references no coherent thoughts just Sansa and Arya dancing to Purcell

Oh my GODS Sansa would have loved Purcell

#also baroque dances. Sansa would have loved those #Arya Stark #Sansa Stark #westeros stuff #Asoiaf #Sonja's art

[nightswatchdisbandmentera]

One of the funniest things about Jon Snow is how it’s implied that he goes around bad mouthing people he doesn’t like to his siblings. Like his fourth line of dialogue in the entire series is him calling Theon an ass in front of Bran. And then later when Bran, Theon, and Robb are out there and they meet wildlings, Robb’s like “Jon always said you were an ass”. Which is so funny because you just know that Jon was going around telling Robb “hey your friend sucks make him go away” ajsjbsajs

And then the royal family goes to Winterfell and Jon immediately tells Arya that Joffrey looks like a girl which is ??? And even funnier that Arya later repeats this to Sansa in a very matter of fact way so you know Jon really thought this was an objective truth lmaoo And then there’s that one scene in Arya’s first pov when they’re watching the other boys in the yard and Jon calls Joffrey a little shit, again in a very matter of fact way. And that’s not all, because septa Mordane catches a few strays in that very same chapter I’m crying

#jon snow #Book 1 Jon is just wiiiild absolutely no filter #And the way these moments are usually coupled with the narrative telling us #That Jon is very perceptive and good at reading people #even funnier that his siblings take him seriously #especially bran and Arya #adjjsnsjsbsa #my stuff

[rockpaperimpala]

Just give me one good movie kiss and I'll be alright.

I've been sitting on this for a while. I just really wanted a mid-battle Gendrya kiss.

#We could have had it AAAALLL #stuff by mariel #arya stark #gendry waters #fan art #gendrya kiss #gendrya #asoiaf #game of thrones #arya x gendry

[poorlittleyaoyao]

Discussion with @maester-of-spreadsheets has led to the discovery and acceptance of the fact that Jin Guangshan is, in fact, better at ruling than Tywin Lannister.

So like. He has that going for him I guess.

#there was a lot to hate about GOT and I have never in my LIFE felt so vindicated for being a picky novel fan who wouldn’t watch the show #but replacing Roose Bolton with Tywin when Arya’s at Harrenhal was lowkey one of the worst #sure yeah let’s have THIS guy recognize that Arya is Not Like The Other Girls(TM) #leaving aside that Arya’s rejection of tradfem stuff is the novels never framed as ‘girls are dumb’ in the first place #Tywin HAS a ruthless daughter who fancies herself Not Like The Other Girls(TM) and he doesn’t respect her one bit!