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enniec123 · 2 years

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Relaxing Night

For @tanyaspartak Happy (belated) Valentine's Day! I absolutely adored the art that you made for me. You are so talented my friend. I hope you enjoy this!

Thank you @thereluctantbadger for coordinating this event! Even though I joined on a whim, I had so much fun. This is my first time writing for gendrya and it was such a blast!

Thank you to @diaz-eddie and OnyxNailofor for helping me with editing!

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Gendry was exhausted. He forced his eyes open long enough to get to his chambers and his lady.

He trudged up the stone steps with only the filtered moonlight and candles hung on the walls to guide the way.

Gendry had one of the busiest days of his entire life. He woke up and listened to the citizens of Storm Ends' problems and found solutions to most of them, which of course took until just after midday. Then, he went to the port where he helped Davos, his advisor, and most trusted friend, with the imports. Next, he went to his office where he did the mountain of paperwork that had been staring him down for the entire week. To finish off his day, in hopes of releasing any residual frustration and to somewhat relax, he went to the forge to work on his latest project. Now, he was climbing the stairs to his chambers that he shared with his lovely wife. He hadn’t seen her since he had woken up that morning and he missed her terribly.

Opening the doors to their chambers, he found his lady sitting in bed above the covers which made sense given the sweltering summer heat.

“What are you still doing up, m’lady” Gendry inquired as he stripped out of his lordly robes in favor of a loose tunic and pants.

“Waiting for you m’lord,” Arya replied with a small smile, eyes following him across the room as he cleaned up for bed, “And because it is so freaking hot here. Even though it has been years since I have lived in the North, I am still a Northern girl.”

Finally clean, he climbed between her outstretched legs and rested his head on her stomach. He melted into her as she alternated between gently massaging his scalp and running her fingers through his hair. Even though his days are often long and hard as the lord of Storm’s End, he knows that he can always count on her to be there at the end of each day.

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#gendrya #my fic #drabble #event #VE exchange #first time #arya x gendry #gendry x arya #arya stark #gendry waters #gendryavalentinesday2022 #gendrya drabble #happy valentines day to my lovely giftee!

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jjofalltrades · 3 years

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20 Questions: Writer's Edition

Tagged by : Let me just pull up all your names that decided to make me feel special. @welt-verbessererin (my beloved), @aemondtargaryen, @katlyn1948, @keepthemclose

How many works do you have on AO3?

What's your total AO3 word count?

112,603

How many fandoms have you written for, and what are they?

Game of Thrones (current)

Justice League (years ago)

Sailor Moon (years ago)

What are your top five fics by kudos?

Come What May

Birthday Bombshell

Exotic Meats

Wolf Hunt

The Art of War

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Absolutely! It may take me forever and a day to respond, but I love interacting.

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

I think Hello will have the angstiest ending, and Wolf Hunt will come as a close second, but it has a happier resolve.

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

Birthday Bombshell? It's tied with Exotic Meats.

Do you write crossovers? If yes, what's the craziest thing you've written?

Nooope. Kudos to those who can, though.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Not really. If I have, then I just delete the comment and move on with my life. Guess that's worked since I can't remember any.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I attempt to, but I think I'm better at the build-up and foreplay than the actual detailed act.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I'm aware of. Though, if someone is looking to steal my stuff, then I'm sorry you've dug at the bottom of the barrel.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope!

Have you ever co-written a fic?

Not yet, but I'm always up for a collaboration.

What's your all-time favorite ship?

Gendrya

What's a WIP you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

All of them. Why I take on major multi-chapter projects at once, I'll never know. Hello is probably closer to the truth. There's so much to doooo

What are your writing strengths?

It's definitely not grammar. Um, shit. Emotional dialogue? Descriptions?

What are your writing weaknesses?

Let me count the ways...Concentration? Perfectionism? I swear I could write and post more if I just half-ass scenes. Oh! Describing what the characters wear. I always forget to write appearances. It's Gendrya. You know what they look like. Just imagine them having clothes where it's appropriate.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in fic?

Power to the people who can pull it off. If it's done in a way that makes sense or moves the story along, go for it.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

....Sailor Moon. Don't come for my childhood.

What's your favorite fic you've written?

I have a soft spot for Wolf Hunt. My GBB, The Art of War, is coming in close. I have a lot of fun with the characters' interactions.

Tagging: @babyitsbeautiful @eatsleepandsing @dragongoddess13 @onefail-at-atime @lightninginabottle0613 @arrymoon

#20 questions #writer game #gendrya #wolf hunt #hello #robert frost #arya x gendry #gendry x arya

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janiedean · 3 years

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I feel bad for all the nice J*nsa shippers who like their ship for whatever reasons (tropes, pretty art, aesthetic appeal, whatever) and know it's not canon but get associated with the misogynistic Dany hating crowd who act like Jon being attracted to Ygritte is J*nsa foreshadowing because red hair (I guess Jon should fuck Edmure Tully too? Omg give me Dark!Jon getting revenge on Catelyn by seducing her brother!) Tell me something. I'm new to the fandom but was J*nsa popular before the show? And I've heard something about the OG J*nsa shippers being alienated by the new shippers who insisted it had to be canon and acted like the series is called, "A song of J*nsa #danysux." I don't find that hard to believe because I know people who are now ashamed of calling themselves J*nsa shippers. Like, at this point, it's not only rival shippers who hate it. Even Gendrya/Braime/Jon stans/etc have started disliking that ship. You know your fandom is a problem when people who have nothing to do with Jnsa have a problem with it.

me: reads this ask

me: iwastheregandalf.gif which I can't find now but

okay anon buckle up because I am sadly well-equipped to answer this ask but before I do lemme tell you dark jon seducing edmure to take revenge on cat is LITERALLY THE BEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD but *clears throat* ALL RIGHT THEN.

disclaimer: as anon says I have no issue with like the shippers mentioned by anon in the beginning and ngl I agree, I have ABSOLUTELY ZERO FUCKING STAKES in the j*nsa vs j*nerys war and the only het jon ship I gaf about is jon/ygritte and we all know where that ended up I just... have been here since 2011/adwd was over and all the fic around was just for the books under secret lj communities and asoiaf qualified for yuletide and I have... seen... things.... and I actually have like uh had... beef... with some people in there and I know things bc ppl who hated those others told me stuff so anyway *sigh* buckle up anon I'mma tell you the story of jon shipwars through the years

in order, the old gods help me here, under the cut bc this is long as fuck

when I got into fandom also given what numbers were on ao3 one ship was popular and it was sansan. no like sansan was lit. the only asoiaf ship on ao3 with more than 200 fics. jb had twenty when i checked first. jc had like around 100-ish because of the show but sansan dwarfed anything. I posted the first jon/ygritte fic on the ao3 tag and the fourth throbb fic and like the others were all reposts from lj kinkmemes. nothing was popular before the show except for sansan when it comes to huge numbers bc grrm doesn't like fic and it was all hush hush until the show made it impossible to control and that ship was the one with a huge enough fanbase it actually had numbers, so like... j*nsa wasn't popular in the way nothing else was popular until it got screentime on the show

now, that stated, j*nsa had a... fair amount of fic for a rareship which was mostly book-based and from og shippers that were there from before the show and liked it for what it was but literally none of them thought it was gonna be canon, like it wasn't huge or anything but it had a small but dedicated fanbase who did their own thing and thought it was fun/liked the idea but that was it

that fandom had their own niche of hcs that they cultivated and shit except that like... at the end of S5/beginning of S6 there was a surge in shipping for... well obvious reasons bc it was obv sansa was getting to the wall and that would have been all nice and good but a) it was the time puritanical shipping was starting to take root and the 'shipping sansa with sandor or tyrion is hella problematic' rhetoric had started to circle coming from sans*ery shippers mostly but I'mma not open that fucking can of worms here, b) while the ending of S5 had more of a theon/sansa spike, the j*nsa stuff started getting big

now here we have to mention my villain origin story ie: j*nsa fandom had this one stan whose name I won't make because honestly it's been years and if she's still around I don't want her to remember I exist who was a bnf, wrote for... the website that created the whole larry/carol thing etc who was really fixed on this thing that j*nsa was actually canon and started writing extremely popular meta about it. now you're gonna ask how do you know, I know because this person once wrote a meta named 'why robb stark is a dick' and I told her that it was really fucking bad meta and she took it so badly she kept on trash talking me on her blog/her podcast (I was apparently the insane robb stark fangirl l m a o good lord) and like that was when some sane ppl who argued with her informed me in pvt that she was basically harping on the CANON thing when they'd have been okay with like... it being crackshipping and that she was basically cultivating a hoarde of followers who were harping on them/the ogs and basically ostracizing them;

I would like to add that this person - before her tumblr got 'accidentally deleted' and remade it therefore deleted most receipts for, er, her so-called meta which included stuff like ned and cat raised sansa as a sexual object and only wanted to sell her like cattle - had at some point started a round robin fic thing where... some of the characters mocked openly said stuff that some of the og fans had said specifically targeting them and people in that side basically went harassing anyone who didn't agree with that specific notion

now never mind that this person basically coined an entire term to describe ppl who liked white guys and excused all their wrongdoings out of my conversation re robb basically lying about everything I said as if I didn't have the receipts and tried to sell shirts with it and it didn't work and like then she got kicked out of her own website because she was telling her commenters disagreeing pretty shitty insults (considering I was called psychotic for disagreeing with her that time I don't doubt it) I think at some point she stepped back from fandom bc idk wtf she's up to these days and I don't want to, but basically at that point the dam was broken and there was a bunch of puritanical shippers harping on anyone who didn't agree with j*nsa is canon endgame stuff

this also includes an incident when those ppl were like... passing themselves as throbb shippers and ended up trying to tell t*hramsay shippers off the theon tag based on moral reasons and I ended up arguing with all of them (and they were all from that crowd) which in turn landed me in contact with other og j*nsa shippers who were like detached from that fandom bc those same people harassed them away as well ssooooo fun

anyway when S6 happened everyone was high on it and whatnot but I wasn't gonna begrudge them that I mean... you shipped it for years, canon is delivering you, good for you, but then j*nerys happened

god j*nerys happened

aaand basically...... I mean personally I was there like are y'all seriously arguing about the best incest jon ship out there but like basically the j*nsa endgame side was like AH JON IS PLAYING DANY SEE IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, the j*nerys obv got defensive af and both sides were sort of alternatively shitting on jon/ygritte anyway and depicting any other romantic rship jon could have as abusive™ and during S8 it just got worse and like I tried to stay out of it but basically from what I'm seeing now idk how the j*neryses are doing but on the j*nsa one it's ah jon's gonna play dany anyway and she's going to go insane like in the show so SHOW TRUTHING EVERY OTHER WAY and like again denying that sandor exists or that tyrion exists and like I barely touch my corner (sansan) but I ended up arguing with j*nsa/th*nsa people on twitter who were antis and is2g it was white-hair inducing and I know for sure the sansa/tyrion shippers were harassed to hell and back throughout so FUN

and even if the show didn't go there now since everyone there banked on the jnsa endgame thing and admitting you're wrong is like... not a thing, they still haven't let go of it and attach to that ship any shred of evidence which honestly is grasping at straws half of the time (like... the sansa/alysanne parallels like guys please no) and which is why every other ship is starting to get fed up, attaching canon proof of stuff from other ships onto theirs see that batb argument and jb is platonic but jonsa is not nvm taking all the sansan stuff and throwing it on j*nsa but then denying that sansan has canon evidence (like guys I had to read sansa touching his shoulder when saying gregor wasn't a true knight wasn't meaningful and we were seeing things please) and blah blah blah

this also goes hand in hand with the fixation on like... villanizing dany at all costs and like is2g I have zero investment in dany or her storyline I don't even remember it and I don't particularly care abt her either way and sure af I'm not for j*nerys endgame but like.... some stuff I read is completely excessive esp when fixing on how she's a completely mad tyrant who's gonna have to be put down and like... guys no

(also there's some srs stannis hate in that corner which I honestly don't get why they even care abt stannis but I had to read stuff like ppl don't recognize that dany and stannis are the real villains in this saga and like........ idek)

I think most of the og shippers are gone or don't ship it openly bc they don't want to be attached to the drama but like I also think they're pissing off everyone else bc like... I mean a bunch of them also were down with sansa being paired with other ppl as long as it meant a good ending for her except those ppl were... like everyone but the ppl she has actual contact with in canon which meant that at some point sansa/gendry was a thing and like.... you can imagine why arya/gendry shippers & arya stans were fed up, and there's also this tendency to behave like sansa is the center of the entire saga which like these books is named a song of jon snow basically can we pls make peace with it and personally I've had it with both j*nsa and j*nerys people since they started with that dumbass JON/YGRITTE WAS AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP rhetoric but I'm also fed up with the total ignoring that sandor exists/depicting us as delusional and honestly I also was by proxy fed up from the harassing of the sansa/tyrion shippers soooooooooooo

there were also instances of 'well theon is an acceptable choice other than jon bc he can't threaten her' which... i mean we all know what that meant and I'm not even commenting it bc it's one AM and I have no force to but I don't have to explain why it's not a progressive take now do I

there were also metas about how cousin incest being legal in half of the world means that jondany is a worse incest and j*nsa doesn't count as such and I was basically there like guys please just fucking own up to it but honestly I chose to forgot where I read that and I couldn't find the link if I tried

tldr: no one wants to admit that it's not gonna be endgame which considering the amount of fic they have on ao3 is imvho useless bc they have more content than like.. anything I ship that's not jb or that's actually like canon *cries in joncon/rhaegar but I mean renly/loras is canon and has less fic than them* so idk what's the problem with enjoying that instead of insisting it's gonna be canon when not even the show validated it while show truthing anyway when the only show truthing that can be truthed is the small council made of minorities and possibly jon eventually fucking off with the wildlings but not like that but like most people who thought it wasn't gonna be endgame had left/were made to leave by the time S7 rolled by and at this point since wow isn't out yet everyone is fandom-grasping at straws to find stuff to discourse on and we're here beating dead horses *shrug*

so that's... how it is but I would again like to point out that I don't judge ppl on their shipping, I don't particularly care about this entire feud bc I only ship jon with ppl he's not related to in whichever way and I try to stay out of this mess bc I don't really care to argue with ppl who have already decided to bend canon to whatever they want and will have to realize that it's not what grrm wrote at some point but like I have a very good memory and the above rant is as objective as possible also bc again I don't literally have a stake in that race I just think romantic/endgame j*nsa is not a thing and that ppl should stay in their lane and not harping on other ppl who ship whatever in general but especially when their ship is the most popular thing in fandom in the first place /two cents

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #anonymous #ask post #anti-jonsa #anti jonsa #anti-jonerys #anti jonerys #both of them for equality

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tanyaspartak · 3 years

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Creator tag meme

rules: It’s time to love yourselves! choose your 5 (ish) favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2020. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works.

Amazing @welt-verbessererin, thank you for tagging me. I see what an important part of the fandom you are, so I try to look up to you, because my path in creativity has only just begun in 2020.

1. Gendrya Mr. & Mrs. Smith AU gifset.

This is my most popular post last year. It was fun to create, and I still have materials for part 2, but I can't get my shit together to finally finish it.

2. B&w aesthetics to one of my favorite fanfics “Beautiful Dangerous” by @babyitsbeautiful.

It was one of my first attempts, but I'm still proud of it.

Arya

Gendry

3. Gendrya Coffee shop AU prompt and moodboard

This is one of my latest works, and it seems that it's much better than my first attempts.

4. Moodboard for a wonderful fanfic "My world goes soft"

@thelandofnothing I still hope you'll finish it because this work has a special place in my heart.

5. Joe’s digital art

It took a very long time to create and it was very difficult for me, but I was able to do it and I am incredibly proud of myself.

tagging: @yanak324, @the-end-is-kigh, @mustardmusketeer, @lostinmirkwood, @anxious-acushla, @sneetchstar, @starrynightshade

#gendrya #tag game #my art #my gifs #my moodboards

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lostinmirkwood · 3 years

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Iambic Pentameter

A Gendrya AU. Read it on AO3 here.

“Meeting with Ms. Smallwood, Guidance Counselor, 7:30am.” the Welcome Letter had read. Podrick was used to meeting with Guidance Counselors by now. King’s Landing Prep was just one in a succession of schools he’d attended over the years as his father moved the family around for his job. He’d promised Podrick that this would be the last, not that it mattered as it was the start of spring semester of his senior year and he’d be done with school in May. At least he could stay in King’s Landing after he’d graduated if his father did move them all again.

The impressively tall secretary, Miss Tarth, had smiled at him when he arrived, directing him to the chair he currently occupied as he sat quietly in the front office waiting for Ms. Smallwood to see him. He could hear muffled voices before the door swung open. Being shooed out was a very large, very surly looking student who was saying, “It was a joke with Mrs. Heddle in the cafeteria,” followed by a small woman draped in a colorful shawl, who must be Ms. Smallwood, replying, “A bratwurst? Aren’t we the optimist. Don’t let it happen again Mr. Waters. Now, scoot!”

The teenager glanced at Pod as he made his way out of the office. Pod immediately looked away, not wanting to be noticed. Under the radar was the best place for him to be, Pod felt. Ms. Smallwood looked at Pod and gave him a vague wave into her office before returning to her desk. Pod scrambled to follow as she made a few clacks of her keyboard, “Your fourth school in three years, military brat?” she asked.

“Not quite, my father is,” but he never got to finish as Ms. Smallwood made a few more clicks.

“Uh-huh. Well you’ll find King’s Landing Prep to be the same as any other. High school is the same from Dorne to the Wall. Same little shits, different locations,” the printer clattered behind her and her chair rattled as she turned to take the pages. “Schedule, map, locker information, parking pass, we’ve assigned someone to guide you to your first class. First bell is at 8:15, don’t be late. I don’t want to see you in here again. Now, scoot!”

Pod managed to not drop the papers as Ms. Smallwood shuffled him out the door. It closed behind him with a snap and Pod found himself back in the main office wondering what had just happened. Miss Tarth gave him another smile and pointed to a young man sitting near the front door, clearly waiting for him.

“Howard Pie, but my friends call me Hot Pie, I’m supposed to show you around” the boy said, jumping up and shoving a hand out. Pod juggled the papers and his school bag enough to shake it, unsure if this meant he was to call the boy Hot Pie or Howard.

Hot Pie led him out into the main courtyard, talking as he went, “So the courtyard at KLP is the best place to get the lay of the land. You have the art preps,” he gestured at a group of people in dark clothes with thin scarves and little hats, not a paint splotch to be seen, “by the coffee cart are the coffee snobs, if they’re behind you in line just let them cut. Also the pastries are subpar but I can make you some recommendations if you’d like,” three boys began to shout at each other as one stumbled and splashed some of what was apparently Braavosi dark roast on the ground, “the stoners, the jocks, the band geeks, the theater kids” each group was distinct as Hot Pie kept talking, “and finally you have,”

Whatever Hot Pie was about to say next was lost on Pod as a tall redheaded girl stepped into their path, talking with a slightly smaller brunette next to her. She was wearing a sundress in the golden King’s Landing morning and her pale pink purse matched her backpack as the girls walked ahead of them.

“Who is that?” Pod whispered, awestruck.

“That is Sansa Stark, she’s also a senior but don’t even think about-” but again Hot Pie was interrupted.

“I burn, I pine, I perish!” Pod had never seen a girl so beautiful. The sunlight was shining on her hair as it swept down her back.

“Of course,” Hot Pie muttered, “You know she’s beautiful, and deep.”

The boys could just hear a snippet of the conversation between the two girls as Sansa said to her friend, “But you know, there’s a difference between like and love. Like, I like my Sketchers, but I love my Sand Snakes backpack.”

The other girl looked confused, “But I love my Sketchers?”

Sansa giggled and shook her head, her hair shimmering in the light, “Jeyne, that’s because you don’t have a Sand Snakes backpack!”

The other girl giggled too, “Oh, I see now!”

Hot Pie pulled Pod to a stop as the girls continued on, “Listen, let me fill you in on a little King’s Landing Prep info. Forget her, her father is the King’s Hand and it’s widely known that the Stark Sisters aren’t allowed to date.”

Pod nodded, still staring after Sansa, “Yeah. Got it.”

Hot Pie sighed. The new kids always learned soon enough.

#gendrya #gendrya fanfic #10 things I hate about you AU #arya stark #gendry waters #my writing #this has been percolating since October #finally publishing #updates weekly

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lightninginabottle0613 · 4 years

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could u do m!au hc’s on arya and dany being best friends while gendry is like “i love u two but pls stop setting things on fire” bc i imagine arya and dany as chaotic besties: pranking people, going to protests, setting things on fire, starting fights with assholes who are being sexist, etc. so like gendry arya dany friendship sort of but also gendrya dating?

i’m sorry this took so long, i’m always incapable of thinking about literally anything else during the days leading up to posting a new story lol.

this prompt has gotten no easier over time, turns out!! but i’m here to give it my best shot

🐉 arya x dany friendship + gendrya heacanons 🐉

so i think if arya and gendry are five years apart, arya and dany are maybe ... three years apart?

dany is the New Kid who just transferred from essos

i thought long and hard about how exactly they meet, and now i can’t stop thinking about them meeting in high school detention

arya is a freshman, and she’s in for skipping art class (a pseudo canon parallel to her skipping her sewing lessons?? idk y’all)

dany is a senior, and she’s in because she will not stop - despite being reprimanded several times - bringing her bearded dragons to school with her

arya thinks she is/they are the absolute coolest ever, & they’re inseparable from then on

i like thinking of arya and dany as definite rebels w a cause

like ‘fuck authority,’ but also ‘let’s go sit with that girl who’s all by herself in the cafeteria’

dany’s guardian is her asshole older brother, and arya’s parents are very traditional, so they’re always sneaking out to cause mischief

dany helps arya TP joffrey baratheon’s house after how badly he treated sansa

(even though arya and sansa are still not the best of friends)

dany is a little bit of a pyro, and arya is a lot a bit complicit in helping her burn down viserys’ shed

gendry is already in university at this point, so he wakes up on many a morning to videos of arya and dany’s latest escapades

he always shakes his head in exasperation and sends a casual ‘you’re gonna get yourself killed one of these days’ text

(in private he is always a little bit sad over missing his best friend, but he always perks back up when arya tells him that he’s still her favorite)

(meanwhile, on the other end of those video messages, dany spends lots of time helping arya with her hair so she looks extra cute)

when gendry is home on winter break, arya and dany drag him to the women’s march

(drag him not because he’s against the cause - only because he’s firmly against the cold)

there is a little bit of awkwardness at first when gendry and dany meet, because robert and aerys had always been political rivals. (since this is a modern au, let’s go ahead and say that no one had anyone murdered lol. they just hated each other a lot)

but gendry is like yeah f that guy i didn’t even know him. and dany is like, fair enough! would be weird of me to hold that against you in the first place! (cough cough)

arya and dany have a standing weekly facetime date during the entire year that arya is abroad in braavos

they love teaching each other languages and helping each other craft diplomatically scathing social media posts in response to sexist/racist/homophobic trolls

and lastly

on the day that arya decides enough is enough & she is going to finally make a move on gendry, dany helps her choose an outfit, but arya does her hair by herself, and dany is like a proud mama

#arya x daenerys #gendrya #gendrya headcanon #arya stark #daenerys targaryen #if ur not a dany fan pls do not engage lol #this is just for fun ✨

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dragongoddess13 · 4 years

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Since we’re nearing the end of the Ghost Whisperer AU, I wanted to get a jump on the next story I’ll be working on. There are five of them to chose from and since I can’t devote all my time to all of them at once, I wanted to give everyone else the chance to say what they would like to read. You can vote here for the one you want to see the most.

1) Priceless

It’s sort of a Leverage Two Live Crews Job. It’s also a dark Gendrya. Arya and Gendry are not what you would call good people. Gendry is a career thief whose convinced the world that he’s turned over a new leaf, opening a nightclub and employing his crew. Arya is art historian who spends her nights off planning museum heists for the fun of it. Gods help them when they get in each other’s way.

Rated: Explicit, Enemies-Friends with Benefits-Lovers

2) Tempo, Gourmet

As the youngest daughter in a family of famous musicians, Arya decided pretty early that she wanted to make her own way in life, make her own reputation. And she did, moving to Braavos for culinary school and making a name for herself in the world of cooking. She doesn’t however foresee how much she’ll miss her family, so when she goes home to visit she’s floored by the resurfacing feelings for her brother’s band mate, Gendry Waters-Baratheon.

Rated: Mature Friends-Lovers

3) The Jotunn’s Domain

It is not the dying who must worry, who will feel the pain and regret of leaving. It is those left behind that suffer. The Jotunn knows this pain personally. He has grown with it, been consumed by it. It haunts him in his dreams and in his waking hours. But when a young arctic Siren washes up on the ice shelf one day, beaten and broken, he finds himself putting aside his own comfort in his enforced solitude and taking her in.

4) Untitled Assassin AU

This one is mostly ideas at the moment. Basically Arya is an Assassin, former or otherwise, and Gendry owns a club in King’s Landing where she takes on the job of bar tending. Chaos ensues.

5) Little Wolf Girl

Arya is the youngest daughter of one of the last three immortal clans in Westeros. And as only Stark in centuries to be able to shift, she’s extremely valuable to The North. Unfortunately for her Ramsey Bolton knows this and uses the unfortunate circumstances that have surrounded her recently to lead her away from her family. 100s of years later she’s wizened to his tactics and exasperated herself from him, only to run nose first into Gendry Waters, a man with a secret he doesn’t even know he has.

That’s it! Again you can vote here for which one you would like to read next.

#gendrya #gendrya au #arya x gendry #gendry x arya #arya stark #gendry waters #dragongoddess13

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dracoignisworld · 4 years

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10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 23, 24, 27 I couldn't narrow it down, so you got a bunch! LOL

10. Is there a fandom you read fic from but don’t write in? Not any longer - when I get involved in a fandom enough to write, I eventually want to participate too!

13. Any NoTPs? Hmm! I feel like most things can work if well written, so I guess not really! Doesn’t mean I will read it though, hahah.

14. Go on, who are your BroTPs? 100% Jon and Grey. Whenever I can, I include them as best mates in my stories. I think they could really hit it off under the right circumstances!

15. Is there an obscure ship which you love? I don’t think so. I’m too focused on Jonerys to even think of other ships (other than my own relationship, which I wouldn’t dare to call obscure).

17. Who was your first OTP and are they still your favourite? Oh man, I’ve been into so many embarrassing things that I’ve since repressed from memory. I remember reading ‘The Song of the Lioness’ and being very upset when Alanna didn’t end up with Jon (does anyone even know what I’m on about? It’s such an old series). Took me a good year to get over it!

19. Is there a ship which you wished you could get behind, but you just don’t feel them? I think Gendrya and Braime - I have nothing against either ship, I’m just not engaged in their love story. Which really bothers me, because there’s so much good art and writing for them out there!

23. Name a fic you’ve written that you’re especially fond of & explain why you like it. Maybe ‘A perfect stitch’ - it’s a story about love finding a way despite the passing of time. I think it’s important to recognise that people change and so does love, but it doesn’t mean it’s not as true. Somewhat similar themes to another favourite of mine, ‘Homecoming’, about finding yourself and each other after the return from war. I just love heart wrenching stuff!

24. What fic do you desperately need to rewrite or edit? Ooof, too many. Shortly after joining the fandom, @dragonanddirewolf and I did Inktober together where she drew and I wrote a Jonerys piece for each day of the month. There are a lot of short stories in there which are less than perfect.. but will I edit them? Probably not! I am too eager to create new things.

27. What do you hate more: Coming up with titles or writing summaries? Summaries... I never start a story without knowing the title. Summaries, however, are the worst.

Thank you so much for sending so many, it’s a welcome distraction! If anyone else wants to ask me, look here.

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katlyn1948 · 4 years

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Never Sleeping Again

Katlyn1948

Summary:

Arya learns of Gendry’s envoy and has a rather vivid dream about his return.

Notes:

For obsessivewriter.

I must thank @obsessivewriter for giving me the idea to write this one shot, as well as the art work it is inspired by. @the-lady-rae art work on tumblr inspired this fic. I had fun writing it and I needed a breather from the Gendrya BigBang fic and Evading Capture as well as another untitled Gendry fic I’ve been working on. I’ve been a busy bee, but this gave me a breather, so thank you! I hope you enjoy!

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The feel of the blade within her hand felt hot, like a searing blaze scalding her fingers. Her feet dragged through the muddied ground of the training yard and her knees were screaming in pain. For the last four hours, Arya sparred with anyone brave enough to take on the ‘Night King Slayer.’

She had made a bit of a reputation for herself; first she slayed the Night King, ending the Long Night. Then she slayed the Mad Queen Cersei, slicing her throat from ear to ear, ending her reign of terror on the innocent people of Westeros. Those two tasks were no easy feat, but yet she managed to come out alive from both.

Now as the seven kingdoms of Westeros began it’s time of peace, Arya found herself having difficultly convincing the knights and guards around her to have simple sparring session. She nearly had to bribe each man that stepped foot into the training guards, but even then she found that they were not giving it their full effort.

She was lucky that current man she was sparring had not taken it easy on her, giving her the challenge she so desperately craved.

His attacks were good, but his blocks were better, making it harder for Arya to pin him to the ground. With her weakening state, she was sure that sooner or later he would find a weakness within her facade and strike at the opportune moment. She had to remind herself to focus on her opponent at hand; to not get distracted my the masses gathering around them. It was common for her draw a crowd. Most were fascinated by her fluid movements and the way she held herself when sparring. The Braavossi style of sword fighting had perplexed most that had entered the sparring unit with her, giving her the unyielding advantage to disarm her opponent. But this man was good. He had quickly learned her style of fighting; adjusting his movements to block her attacks. It was beginning to frustrate Arya that a man; or rather a boy a few short years younger than she, could best her years of training.

When she went for an attack, the boy quickly blocked, sidestepping to avoid her advances. The maneuver caused Arya to stumble on her tired feet, giving the boy an opening to disarm her with little effort. Their near two hour sparring had come to an end, and Arya, although frustrated from her loss, yielded.

“Bested by a boy.” She huffed as she sheathed her needle into its holster. She took a few long strides to the boy and held her hand out for him to grasp with respect.

“It took time, but I was able to get you in the end.” He gave her a toothy grin as he gripped her wrist in return.

The crowd had begun to disperse, shocked at Arya’s loss. Most were expecting her to win with ease and were visible surprise when she was bested by a boy no more than ten and five.

“Aye, that you were. Where did you learn?” She was curious at how a boy of his age could fight like a man with years of experience. She remembered how long it took Jon to learn his skills, and even now he was still not as skilled to beat her.

“My pa taught me. Was a knight during King Rheagal’s reign. Nearly died on the Trident, but was able to get away. Fled to Braavos afterwards. The few years he was there, he learned a bit a two about water dancing.” He shrugged.

Arya’s eyes light up with surprise, “Ahh, so you knew my style of fighting.” The boy chuckled, “Just a bit. My pa mixed the two and taught me and my sisters before he passed.”

“So, you’re Braavossi then?” She inquired.

The boy shook his head, “No, mi’lady, my pa made his way back here and married my ma, then had my sisters and me.”

“Please, call me Arya. What’s your name?”

“Wylie, mi’lady...I mean Arya.”

“Well, Wylie, I think you’d make a fine knight on my sister’s queens guard. I would like to teach you a bit more water dancing if you’re up for it.” She smiled.

Wylie’s face broke out into a wide smile and he frantically nodded his head, “Yes, it would be an honor, truly.”

Arya watched as the boy hurried out of the sparring unit towards the armory, his grin never leaving his face. It was nice to see someone so willing to learn from her and it gave her a new sense of purpose as she adjusted to domestic life within the walls of Winterfell.

It was difficult at first, for she had all her plans to sail out west after the Battle of King’s Landing. But Sansa had a way of convincing Arya to stay. With the North’s new found independence, Arya knew that Sansa would need someone she relied on to train her new soldiers. It had been so long since she felt like she was needed anywhere, that she agreed to stay.

She couldn’t complain. Her younger brother Bran was safe and was beginning to be his old self. Her oldest brother would visit from time to time, flying in on the massive green dragon that she adored greatly and her relationship with her sister was strong now, more than ever. She was surrounded by family, yet she couldn’t help but feel so alone.

She would find her thoughts drift to a certain blacksmith lord and the way his lips had crashed to hers just a few short hours before the Long Night. It was a shared kiss that spoke so much more loudly then any words they could have exchanged. If it wasn’t for the blaring horn indicating the dead had arrived, she was sure their kiss would have turned into something much more intimate.

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#arya stark #gendrya #arya/gendry #arya and sansa #sansa stark #wet dream #inspired by art work

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greeneyedwildthing · 5 years

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Every time I Meet Your Eyes

Prompt: here - you look different from person to person depending on what they’re attracted to. You’re the only one who can see what you really look like. Everyone describes you as something different, until one day someone describes the way you look.

Pairing: Gendrya

Note: was in the mood to write something different while I work on AOM chap 9 lmfao. Enjoy!

Staring at the reflection in her mirror, Arya often wondered how many faces she had worn, and how many more she would wear. For every stranger she met throughout the day; on her way to breakfast, in her third lecture, or taking the long way home. How many times would her appearance change on the whim of someone elses’ desire?

It had taken her a few years, noted with heart ache and confusion, before Arya had learned the truth of her ability. Like a coin it was both a blessing or curse, depending on the day. In truth it had been the self portrait she had painted in her first art class, that had given her the answers. The canvas had been returned with a note attached from her professor asking her not to take creative liberties next time.

Where her naturally brown hair hung limp to her shoulders, friends and family complimented the shades of blonde, auburn and various dyed strands. Grey eyes turned hazel, violet, and deep ocean blue. The freckles that peppered the bridge of her nose from hiking with Nymeria would disappear into a tan or pale into an even tone. No matter what she did, no one saw Arya for who she was. They only see what they want to see. A pang of loneliness echoed through her heart at the reminder.

Over time she had grown used to it, relying on the context clues of strangers to remember what she must look like in their eyes. It was exhausting. Most days Arya had the temper for it, but there were fleeting moments - accidental slip ups, where she couldn’t resist asking someone what she looked like in their eyes.

“Tall blonde with gorgeous green eyes,” Ned had once described, eyebrows knit together, as if it should have been obvious to her.

“I dunno, you’ve got really wavy red hair, brown eyes. Jus’ like your brothers,” Hotpie had muttered, too caught up in baking to notice Arya’s hopeful smile slip away one late afternoon.

A piece of her wondered if they would love her half as much if they knew what she looked like beneath the face she wore. The real Arya was a stranger to them. Only wolves gave her comfort, filling her dreams with storm grey pelts hidden among woolen sheep.

Yet, It wasn’t thoughts of false faces or dreams of masked wolves that occupied her mind when she collided with someone, spilling her drink all over the front of her. “Seven hells!-”

“Fuck sorry,” The stranger replied, reflexively stooping down to pick up the broken glass from the floor.

“Watch where you’re going,” Arya bit back even as she dropped to her knees to help him in the effort.

Surprised he paused, shooting her pointed look. “Funny, I was about to say the same thing to you milady.”

“I’m not a lady,” the words slipped out before she could think twice, too caught up in cleaning up the glass to realize he was goading her.

“You look like one.” He replied point blank.

“Oh yeah? Then tell me what does a lady look like to you?” Arya retorted, dropping the glass shards to stare at the boy expectantly. A mistake really, she would reflect later. Because the moment she caught sight of his bright blue eyes trained on hers, the whisper of a smile lingering on the corners of hips lips as he struggled not to laugh at her, Arya knew she was done for.

“You’re serious?”

“Yeah. If I’m such a lady, then what do I look like?”

“Fine,” He huffed, shaking his head in amusement before rising back up to his full height. “I think you’ve spent a little too much time outside with those freckles, but I like the short hair. Not like the other girls nowadays that just want to grow it out all the time.”

“And my eyes?” Arya questioned, voice catching in her throat.

“What about them?” He wondered.

“What color are they?”

Pausing again he cocked his head to one side, frowning at her insistence. “Grey.”

For a moment the music in the room dimmed down until all she could hear was the racing thud of her heartbeat. This wasn’t happening. No one knew what she looked like. There was no way he could possibly know. Catching her breath Arya swallowed, trying her best to tune out the doubt. “Anything else?”

“Look if you’re fishing for compliments I’m sure Ned’s around here somewhere.” He huffed, running a hand through his shaggy black hair in frustration.

“No! - no.” Realizing how crazy she probably sounded Arya ducked her head in embarrassment. “I don’t want him.” That seemed to loosen the tension in his shoulders but the concern in his eyes remained.

“Is this some weird kink thing?” He asked, suspicion sneaking in.

Wrinkling her nose at the thought she shook her head vigorously, “No. Gods no… I.” Struggling to find the right words Arya settled with the easiest explanation. “It’s just everyone always notices Sansa first. I didn’t think anyone would notice me…”

“A little hard not to, when a short spitfire like you ran into me and started askin’ about eye colors,” He snorted.

Casting him a dubious glance Arya frowned, “Watch it. Just because I’m short doesn’t mean I can’t fight you.”

“With those soft little hands?” Gendry let out a bark of laughter. “’m more afraid of your three brothers.”

#gendrya #gendrya fic #gotaxg fic #axg fic #arya #gendry #arya stark #gendry waters #arya x gendry fic #my writing #WIP #don't ask me where this came from because I DONT KNOW

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insomniarama · 5 years

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Do you know where I can find nsfw gendrya fan art?

Step into my solar…

Here’s what I could dig up, mostly from the archives over at @aryastarkart, but @gendryafanart is a good resource, too. Most are pretty tame considering how straight up Horny On Main 24/7 these two have proven to be together on the show, but hopefully some fit what you’re looking for. If anyone out there knows some good ones I’m missing, feel free to add on.

Also, more glorious art of this ship (nsfw or otherwise) is always welcome, you talented fanartists! The Gendrya fandom is almost as thirsty as Arya and Gendry are for each other. It won’t go unappreciated!

Okay first, we’ve got some oldie but goodie throwbacks from:

@zoklarina: (x), (x), (x)

@aqvarelles: (x)

tubbie11: (x)

@sabotensan: (x), (x), (x)

@jaimesstump: (x), (x)

As well as some newer entries celebrating #FORGESEX from:

@aleson-sa: (x)

@soddingcloudgazer: (x)

@shipsnthenight: (x)

@nalustrepalustre: (x)

Some recent AU goodness from:

@mitzpitz09: (x)

@aritou-stuff: (x)

And this steamy Gendrya comic by:

@the-lady-rae: (x)

Enjoy!

#arya stark #gendry #arya x gendry #gendrya #gendrya positivity #asoiaf art #asoiaf #game of thrones #got s8 #got fanart #axg fanart #arya art #illustration #anonymous #answered #long post

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empressaryastark · 5 years

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Little dorm gendrya roommate au I'm working on. Might post up on ao3 but with an edit.

Dorm Mates AU.

First Day

Gender neutral housing sounded reasonable enough to Arya when she filled her housing forms before arriving at university. After all, she had four other brothers. Well, four not counting Theon Greyjoy practically living with them for years. That meant she was an expert in brothers and boys in general. They smelled, they made a mess, they played too much video games, and they cursed like sailors. Arya wasn't a lady herself no matter what her mother said. Living with a boy wouldn't be an issue for her.

That was until she arrived at her dorm. When she moved in, she noticed the room looked more or less empty except for two beds and a desk. On one of the beds, she saw some old looking luggage, a worn ink stained bed comforter, and a backpack. Arya assumed that they must belong to her new roommate.

Jon followed her with some of her luggage and books. "Your roommate must be here, then."

Arya nodded her head. "I think so. Don't know where he could be, though." She wouldn't worry about it. Where ever her new roommate was, it didn't matter. She'd meet him sooner or later.

Deciding to focus on getting on with the move, Arya threw her bedding set on the bed. Her mother insisted on going to Neiman Marcus and buying some new bedding and other dorm decor for her new room. Arya didn't care so long as it wasn't frilly or too fancy. Her mother did seem to listen because the bedding she bought was simple and tasteful. But, noting what her roommate left on his bed, Arya couldn't help but wonder if even the decor that her mother bought and Jon was helping her move in would look too bougie next to what roommate brought with them. She didn't want to seem like she was just another rich girl at an expensive liberal arts university. Wasn't that why she left the North, she thought? So she wouldn't always be stuck being Lady Stark? It was stupid enough they still had titles as it was. Leaving prep school and going to a university across the country was supposed to give her some space from the old money assholes she knew her whole life. But maybe she was overthinking the matter. Chances were, her new room mate wouldn't even pay her mind.

After Jon helped Arya wheel in a chaise her mother insisted on purchasing, a figure appeared at the door.

"Hello," was all the figure said. The figure was in fact, a young man. He was very tall, much taller than Jon. His hair was black and shaggy. Arya couldn't help but notice that he was quite handsome and burly. But, all the same, his blue eyes seemed narrow and he seemed to have a fixed frown on his face.

Jon was the first to get up and put his out to shake. "I'm Jon."

The boy nodded his head. He looked somewhat suspicious. "I'm Gendry. Are you my room mate?"

Jon laughed. "No, I haven't been a student in years. Not since I graduated from West Point."

That's when Arya got up to her feet and stretched her own hand to shake with her chin turned up high. "I'm Arya. I'm your roommate. Jon is my older brother. He finished helping move in my things."

Gendry looked down at her. His eyebrows were furrowed but he put out his hand to shake no matter what he was thinking. "Nice to meet you." But his voice did not sound very pleased to Arya's ears. He took his hand away rather quickly.

Arya noticed he was glancing at all the stuff she moved in. "That's a nice chair."

A small flush crept up Arya's chest. "Yeah, my mom insisted. I told her it would make a small space more cramped but she always says it's important to sit and contemplate our days. She's always thinking."

"Did you need any help with your other stuff?" Jon asked Gendry.

Gendry looked startled by the question. "No, I don't have any other stuff. Well, nothing other than my '98 Toyota. My foster parents were glad to be rid of me and I only brought what I needed. Didn't want any of the furniture they had."

Arya didn't know what to say. In her head, she wanted to say they sounded like rotten foster parents but she didn't know if that was an appropriate thing to say to someone one only just met.

However, Jon seemed comfortable enough to respond. "Sometimes it's better that way. I felt like that when I first went to West Point. The less you have, the less there is to hold you back."

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In hindsight, the first day wasn't so bad. It was every other day that followed. Gendry wasn't dirty, exactly. But he was messy. And he didn't bathe as much as he should've. Problem was, Arya was the much the same except she showered at least once a day. Their combined messes didn't bother Arya too much because she was used to Rickon's disasters around the house. But here, there was no maid. There was just Arya and Gendry.

And Gendry seemed annoyed at Arya's messes even though he left his books about the bed, dirty socks on the floor, and his chaotic notes all over their shared desk.

That didn't stop him from groaning at her bra on the chaise or when she did her workouts watching YouTube videos at night.

"Can you turn that shit off?" He barked from underneath his pillow.

Arya rolled her eyes. "Why should I?"

"Because it's annoying as fuck. It's midnight. You should be sleeping."

"But I'm the night wolf. I have insomnia."

"Well, have insomnia somewhere else. I have a biology test in the morning."

"Oh fuck off."

One thing that truly irritated Arya about Gendry was how he always seemed to blush and get flustered whenever the subject of Arya's womanhood came up.

"I've already told you it's not right to leave your underwear hanging about the room."

"It's just a bra for fuck's sake."

"And? I don't leave out used condoms and Playboys out."

Arya hooted. "Used condoms? Where's these chicks you're bringing about to the dorm? Also, no shit, grandpa, it's 2019. Everyone gets their porn on their phones."

That made Gendry's face go a deep shade of crimson. "Shut up. You know what I meant."

Arya could only sigh. "I just don't see the big deal. Didn't you ever have sisters?"

Gendry went back to his laptop. "No. I had some foster sisters but they never lasted. And we never shared spaces."

"Perhaps now you can get acquainted with living with a sister then."

At that, Gendry turned away from his research and looked at her quickly before turning back to the screen.

"You're not my sister."

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The next chapter will be titled "The Edrics"

#gendrya #gendrya positivity #fic #au stuff

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