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1. What is you zodiac sign? Virgo
2. What color is your hair? Black
3. When is your birthday? september 19
5. What is your favorite color? Dark purple and dark blue and red and a soft pink
6. Whatās your lucky number? Any even number
7. Do you have any pets? 4 Cats
8. What time are you? Central
9. How tall are you? 5'6
10. are you male or female or do you transcend gender? Female
11. Fav Movie of all time? Matilda and Grease
12.Biggest celeb Crush? When i was little it was Robert pattinens (Idk how to spell his name), I grew out of that when i hit puberty so right now the second biggest crush i have is Sebastian Stan.
13. Marvel or DC? I used to like DC when i was little, i still do but i like marvel more.
14. Fav animal? Any breed of a cat, snow leopard, house cat, black panther, ect.
14. Dream job? I want to be an actress but if that does not work out then a reporter or a writer
15. A fav show? Hannibal
16. Morning person or night owl? Both
17. Coffee or tea? ICED coffee
18. Early bird or night owl? early bird
19. Physical book or eBook? Physical book
20. Cozy inside or out exploring? neither
21. Rain or snow? HEAVY rain
22. Spicy food or sweet treats? sweet
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37 .Do you have a favorite place to go on vacation? Italy
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The Lionās Daughter āļøš”ļøš¦ (Part 2)
For weeks, Tyrion Lannisterās life had shrunk to a single, relentless purpose: to ensure the safety of the girl in the basket. He spent hours in the library and the solar, poring over maps of Westeros, histories of noble houses, and treatises on wealth, influence, and cunning. Every house, every lord, every small lordling who might protect herāor exploit herāwas cataloged in his mind. He weighed their resources, their loyalty, their proximity to the Iron Throne. Each page he turned, each note he scribbled, brought him closer to finding a place where she might surviveāwhere the Lannistersā shadow, and especially Cerseiās, could not reach her.
He had given her a name, a small act of love and defiance: Marina. The name carried the memory of Tysha, of sunlit mornings by the sunset sea, of songs whispered in the quiet hours before dawn. āMarina,ā he whispered often, rolling the word on his tongue as if it were a charm, a shield. He imagined saying it aloud one day, free of danger, when she could answer back with laughter or curiosity.
Cersei, of course, had her own ideas about the girl. Tyrion knew he would never escape her interference. She delighted in bestowing an endless stream of names upon Marinaāeach more cruel or mocking than the last. Filthy Imp, Little Tyrant, The Future of House Lannister, and once, in a particularly sharp jest, Prince in Petticoats. She reveled in reminding Tyrion how āimp-likeā he was, and now, she took glee in drawing the girl into the same web of ridicule. Sometimes, she would put Joffrey in the crib alongside Marina, whispering to him that this was the rival, the one who would take your place, prompting the boy to poke, jab, and pull at the child with a precocious, malicious glee.
Joffrey, even at his young age, was quick to seize the opportunity. He yanked at her hair, tugged her tiny hands, and poked her chubby arms with a sharp, gleeful intensity. When she cried, he laughed, small and cruel, proud of his power. Tyrion, who had always regarded Joffrey with mild amusement, felt a new, bitter heat rise in his chest.
He had tolerated the boy beforeākept a polite distance, regarded his tantrums as the harmless display of a spoiled child. But now, when Joffreyās cruelty touched Marina, Tyrionās patience evaporated. His jaw clenched, his hands twitched, and a surge of protectiveness unlike anything he had ever known filled him entirely.
One afternoon, he caught Joffrey attempting to press Marinaās tiny hand beneath his tiny fist while Cersei watched with amusement, cooing at the scene. Tyrionās rage snapped. With swift, surprising strength, he swept the boy up and flung him away from the crib.
āYou will never touch her again!ā he roared, and for a moment, the entire nurseryāthe small, sunlit room filled with toys, cloth dolls, and tiny blocksāfell silent. Even the baby paused, as though sensing the storm in Tyrionās voice.
Joffreyās eyes widened, the fair child blinking up at him with a mixture of defiance and shock. āSheās only a girl!ā he spat.
āYes,ā Tyrion said, voice low, venomous, deliberate, āand she will be smarter, faster, and kinder than you ever are. Keep your hands to yourself, or you will regret it.ā
Cerseiās laughter, sharp and brittle, echoed from the doorway. āListen to him,ā she said, mockingly. āThe Imp thinks himself a father already.ā
āI am a father,ā Tyrion said, and the words surprised even him.
The baby in his arms shifted, pressing closer, her small weight warm against his chest. Tyrion felt a flood of protectiveness unlike anything he had ever known. She was his responsibility, his secret, his child in every sense that mattered, even if the world refused to recognize it.
Cersei, never one to miss an opportunity to belittle, stepped closer. She did not need to loom; she was always taller, always commanding. But she leaned toward him anyway, bringing her face near the crib as though to remind him of his place.
āOh, look at you,ā she murmured, voice smooth and dangerous. āHow does it feel to be small? To look up at the world and know it looks down on you?ā
Tyrionās jaw tightened, but he did not respond.
She crouched, lowering herself to her knees to bring her face level with the baby. Her green eyes flicked between Tyrion and the girl, glittering with something cruelly curious. āDo you know,ā she said softly, mockingly, āwhat your mother liked to read? What she ate for her last meal? What she wore the day she died, just before you were born?ā
Tyrionās fingers curled tighter around the edge of the basket, knuckles white.
āShe was beautiful,ā Cersei continued. āAnd gone. And youāyour fatherās āimpāālive.ā
The words were venomous, but Tyrion did not flinch. He did not falter. He only tightened his arms around Marina, rocking her gently against his chest. The girlās tiny hand curled around his finger, and he felt her heartbeat against himāa fragile, furious, living thing he could not let go.
Cersei straightened abruptly, laughing lightly as she rose. āDo what you like with her,ā she said. āHide her, send her away, pretend she matters. But rememberāshe will learn, oh yes, she will learn.ā
Robertās voice followed from somewhere down the hall, warm and amused. āKeep her alive if you can, Imp. Might be amusing to see what she becomes.ā
Tyrion exhaled slowly, steadying his racing mind. Marina shifted in his arms, her dark brown hair soft against his chest, her light brown eyes blinking up at him as though sensing the weight of all that had passed in these few weeks.
He had a plan. He would find her a place. A house. A protector. Somewhere she could grow strong, beyond the cruelty of Cersei, beyond the reach of Robertās negligence, beyond the shadows of the Lannistersā games.
And for the first time in his life, Tyrion felt that his small stature, his āimpishā body, his misjudged clevernessāall of itāmight actually serve a purpose.
He tightened his grip on Marina and whispered softly, āThey will not have you. Not while I live.ā
And with that, he began to plot, to move, to shield her with every ounce of wit, cunning, and determination he had, for the weeks to come, for years to come, for the rest of his life.
Tyrion woke to the sound of his name.
Not shouted.
Not whispered.
Spoken.
āTyrion.ā
That alone was enough to pull him from sleep.
Tywin Lannister did not repeat himself.
Tyrion pushed himself upright, wincing slightly as his body protested the sudden movement. The room was dim, the light just beginning to creep in through the narrow windowābut he was not alone.
Tywin stood near the door, hands clasped behind his back, as immovable as a statue.
And behind himā
Cersei Lannister, watching.
Jaime Lannister, quiet, unreadable.
And Robert Baratheonā
holding the child.
Tyrionās breath caught.
Marina.
She was larger now. Nearly a year old. Dark hair thicker, her small face more defined, her light brown eyes alert as she shifted in Robertās arms, grabbing clumsily at his beard.
Robert chuckled. āStrong grip on this one.ā
Cersei did not smile.
She was looking at Tyrion.
That same look.
The one she had worn when they were children, when something was about to be taken from him.
āThe child,ā Tywin said, his voice cutting cleanly through the room, āwill be taken to House Arryn.ā
Tyrion felt the words before he understood them.
Taken.
His hands tightened on the edge of the bed.
āI see,ā he said carefully.
Tywin gave a single nod, as if the matter were already concluded.
Then he turned and walked out.
Cersei followed at once, her silks whispering across the stone floor. Jaime hesitated only a moment before going after them.
Robert lingered just long enough to shift the girl in his arms.
āWell,ā he said, glancing at Tyrion, ābetter mountains than graves, eh?ā
Then he, too, left.
With Marina.
Tyrion was moving before the door had fully shut.
He dressed poorly, quicklyāpulling on boots, shrugging into his tunic, not bothering with laces or dignity. By the time he reached the corridor, they were already halfway down it.
āFather,ā he called.
Tywin did not stop.
Of course he did not.
Tyrion quickened his pace, uneven but determined, until he fell into step behind them.
āWhat does this mean?ā he demanded.
āIt means,ā Tywin said without looking at him, āthat the child will be placed where she cannot embarrass this house.ā
Cersei let out a soft laugh. āSuch a delicate way of saying it.ā
They turned a corner, their footsteps echoing.
āHouse Arryn,ā Tyrion said. āWhy?ā
āBecause,ā Tywin replied, āit is distant, secure, and politically useful.ā
Cerseiās voice slipped in, smooth and cold. āAncient. Pure Andal blood. Honor, or so they like to pretend.ā She smiled faintly. āAnd the Eyrieā¦ā
Her eyes flicked toward Tyrion.
āSuch a beautiful place. High above the world. Untouchable.ā
The Eyrie hung in the air between them, even unspokenāwhite stone, sky, and isolation.
āA fitting place,ā Cersei continued, āfor something that should not be seen.ā
Tyrion ignored her.
āAnd what, precisely, is the plan?ā he asked.
Tywin stopped.
At last.
He turned, his gaze settling on Tyrion with measured weight.
āThe child will be fostered in the Vale,ā he said. āHer identity will beā¦ adjusted.ā
āAdjusted,ā Tyrion repeated.
āShe will not be known as yours.ā
Tyrionās jaw tightened. āShe is mine.ā
āAnd she will live,ā Tywin said flatly. āIf you are wise enough to accept the terms.ā
Silence.
Heavy.
Sharp.
Cersei stepped closer then, circling slightly, as though inspecting both Tyrion and the idea of the child being taken from him.
āShe will look lovely in blue,ā she mused. āFalcons and sky. So pure. So noble.ā
Her lips curved.
āSo unlike where she came from.ā
Tyrion did not rise to it.
āWho will raise her?ā he asked.
āA bannerman of House Arryn,ā Tywin said. āLoyal. Discreet.ā
āAnd if they are not?ā
āThey will be.ā
Cersei laughed softly. āOr they will fall from a mountain. Accidents happen in the Vale.ā
Robert shifted the child again, frowning slightly now. āThatās enough of that.ā
Cersei ignored him.
āSuch a long fall,ā she went on lightly. āThe Eyrie is famous for it, isnāt it? One step too close andāā
āEnough,ā Robert said, sharper this time.
She exhaled, annoyed.
But she stopped.
For now.
Tyrionās eyes were on the child.
Marina had grown quiet, her small hand tangled in Robertās beard, her gaze drifting between faces she could not yet understand.
Unaware.
Always unaware.
āThat is your plan,ā Tyrion said slowly. āAnd mine?ā
Tywin held his gaze.
āYou will agree to it.ā
Tyrion smiled faintly. āAh. So I do have a role.ā
āYou will not interfere.ā
There it was.
The truth.
Tyrion looked at Cersei.
At the satisfaction barely hidden in her eyes.
She still wanted the child dead.
That much was clear.
This plan was not mercy.
It was compromise.
Temporary. Fragile. And dangerous.
Tyrion exhaled softly.
āVery well,ā he said. Cerseiās brows lifted slightly, surprised.
āBut,ā Tyrion added, āif she is to go, she goes properly.ā
Tywin said nothing.
Tyrion continued, voice steady now.
āShe is not to be treated as a servant. Not a cast-off. Not a mistake hidden in the mountains.ā
Cersei smirked. āAnd what would you have her be? A princess?ā
āNo,ā Tyrion said. āSafe.ā
A pause.
Then:
āEducated,ā he added. āFed. Protected.ā
Tywin studied him for a long moment.
Measuring.
Weighing.
Then, finallyā
A slight nod.
āSee that you remember your place in this,ā Tywin said.
āI always do,ā Tyrion replied quietly.
His gaze dropped to Marina.
Dark hair.
Light brown eyes.
Tyshaās eyes.
His voice softened, just enough that only he could hear it.
āThe Vale, then,ā he murmured.
High.
Distant. Beyond Cerseiās reach. For now. It would have to be enough. Because for the first time since she had been placed in his armsā
Tyrion understood something clearly. He was not choosing where she would go. He was choosing how she would survive. The next morning came too quickly. Tyrion had not slept much that night.
Marina sat in his lap, small and warm, her dark hair soft beneath his fingers as he carefully brushed it. She squirmed now and then, letting out small squeals of protest that quickly turned into laughter. She liked the brushāliked the attention more.
āThere now,ā Tyrion Lannister murmured. āA lady of the Vale must look the part, mustnāt she?ā
Marina responded with a delighted noise, grabbing clumsily at his sleeve.
He had fed her himself that morning, slowly, patiently. Dressed her, tooāsimple but clean, softer colors than Lannister crimson. He found he preferred it that way.
Less like a lion.
More like herself.
The door opened without warning.
Cersei Lannister entered as if she owned the air itself.
Tyrion tensed immediately.
Cersei said nothing at first. She simply walked toward them, her expression unreadableāand then, without asking, she lifted Marina from his arms.
Tyrionās hands lingered in the empty space where the child had been.
Cersei smiled.
Not at him.
At the baby.
āWell,ā she cooed softly, her voice suddenly warm, almost musical. āLook at you.ā
Marina squealed in delight.
She did that often nowāsmall bursts of sound, bright and unfiltered. Her tiny hands reached up at once, grasping for Cerseiās golden hair, fascinated by the light it caught.
Cersei laughed.
A real sound, this time. Light. Easy.
For a moment, it was almostā¦ normal.
Tyrion did not trust it.
He rose slowly, watching closely as Cersei adjusted the child in her arms and began to walk.
He followed.
Of course he followed.
Cersei moved through the room at an unhurried pace, gently bouncing Marina as she spoke to her.
āAnd where are you going, little one?ā she asked sweetly. āFar away. Oh yes. High up in the mountains.ā
Marina babbled in response, tugging at her hair.
Cersei smiled down at her.
āYouāll grow up there,ā she continued. āLearn your letters. Your manners. How to sit, how to smile, how to be silent when men speak.ā
Tyrionās jaw tightened.
Cersei went on, her tone soft, affectionateāeven as her words cut.
āAnd then, one day, theyāll marry you off. Some lord, perhaps. Or a knight, if youāre fortunate.ā A pause. āYouāll have children. Youāll serve your husband. Youāll forget all of this.ā
Marina squealed again, oblivious.
Cersei tilted her head slightly.
āOr perhaps you wonāt,ā she added lightly. āPerhaps youāll rememberā¦ just enough.ā
Tyrion stepped closer. āThatās enough.ā
Cersei glanced at him.
Amused.
She lowered herself and set Marina down gently on a cushioned bench.
The baby wobbled slightly, then steadied, her small hands pressing into the fabric as she looked up, curious and unafraid.
Cersei straightened.
Her gaze lingered on the child one moment longer.
Then she turned and left without another word.
Silk whispered.
The door closed.
Silence returned.
Tyrion exhaled slowly.
He crossed the room and lifted Marina again, holding her closeāperhaps tighter than necessary.
āShe does enjoy the sound of her own voice,ā he muttered.
Marina blinked up at him, then smiled.
It broke something in him.
āCome,ā he said quietly.
From his table, he retrieved a small objectāa thin chain, delicate, with a tiny pendant shaped like a lion.
Lannister gold.
The only piece of that name he would allow her to carry.
āFor you,ā he said softly.
He fastened it carefully around her neck, his fingers lingering just a moment.
āSo you remember,ā he added.
Even if she never knew what it meant.
They did not leave quietly.
They never did.
The halls of the Red Keep seemed longer that day, heavier. Each step echoed.
Tywin Lannister walked at the front, unyielding as ever.
Cersei beside him.
Jaime Lannister just behind.
Robert Baratheon followed, half-interested, half-bored.
And little Joffrey Baratheon trailed near his mother, watching everything with sharp, curious eyes.
Tyrion walked among them.
Carrying Marina.
For the last time.
At the gates, they were waiting.
Men in blue and silver.
Falcon sigils.
House Arryn.
One stepped forwardāa knight, older, composed, his expression carefully neutral.
Tyrion studied him.
Measured him.
This man would shape her life.
āIs it done?ā Tywin asked.
āIt is,ā the knight replied.
Tyrion stepped forward before he could be stopped.
He looked down at Marina.
She reached up again, catching his finger, holding it.
For a moment, he could not move.
Then, slowlyā
He placed her into the knightās arms.
Carefully.
Reluctantly.
Final.
āShe is to be protected,ā Tyrion said quietly.
The knight inclined his head. āShe will be.ā
Tyrion held his gaze a moment longer.
As if he could force truth out of it.
Then he stepped back.
Marina made a small soundāconfused, questioning.
Tyrion did not reach for her again.
He could not.
The knight turned.
The banners shifted.
And just like thatā
She was leaving.
Tyrion stood still as stone, watching until she disappeared from sight.
Only then did he allow himself to breathe.
Only then did he realizeā
The silence she left behind was louder than anything he had ever known.
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The Lionās Daughter āļøš”ļøš¦ (Part 1)
The Small Council chamber smelled faintly of wax, parchment, and old stone warmed by the midday sun. Tyrion Lannister found the scent comforting in a distant, ironic wayāthis was where the realm was ruled, where great decisions were madeā¦ and where men lied most elegantly.
He shifted in his chair, too tall for him, as always, and let his mismatched eyes wander while the Master of Coin droned on about tariffs no one intended to enforce.
At the head of the table, King Robert Baratheon looked as though he would rather be anywhere else.
āGods,ā Robert muttered, rubbing his beard, āif I hear one more word about graināā
āYou will hear ten more, Your Grace,ā Grand Maester Pycelle said gently.
Robert groaned.
And beside him sat Cersei.
She was radiant, as everāgolden hair catching the light, her posture perfect, her expression carved from something colder than marble. In her arms, wrapped in crimson and gold, was the newest pride of the realm: Prince Joffrey.
Tyrion let his gaze linger there.
A baby. Small, soft, pink-faced.
And golden.
So very golden.
He took a slow sip of wine.
Strange, he thought.
Not because the boy was fair. The Lannisters were fair. Cersei was fair.
But Baratheonsā¦
He had read enough. Heard enough. Seen enough.
Black of hair. Strong of jaw. Storm in their blood and in their look.
Robert himself was proof enoughābroad, dark, loud as thunder.
Tyrionās eyes flicked from the king to the child.
No resemblance.
Not in the nose. Not in the eyes. Not in the shape of the face.
Certainly not in the hair.
He tilted his head slightly, studying the infant with more attention than was polite. Joffrey yawned, tiny mouth opening, and Cersei adjusted him with practiced ease.
āIs something amusing you, brother?ā she asked without looking at him.
Tyrion smiled faintly. āI was admiring the prince.ā
āThen admire quietly.ā
āAs you wish.ā
But he did not stop looking.
Instead, his gaze driftedācasually, lazilyāto the other side of the room.
Jaime stood near the window, one hand resting on the pommel of his sword, white cloak falling perfectly around him. The Kingslayer looked bored, as usual.
But not entirely.
Jaime was watching the child.
Not the way a knight watches a royal heir.
Not the way a man watches his kingās son.
Something else.
Something quieter.
Somethingā¦ personal.
Tyrionās smile deepened, though there was no humor in it now.
Interesting.
Jaime noticed his gaze then, just for a heartbeat. Their eyes met across the chamber.
A flicker passed between themāso quick it could have been imagined.
Jaime looked away first.
Tyrion turned back to his wine.
āāand if we increase the levy by even two percent,ā the Master of Coin was saying, āwe may recover losses from the eastern portsāā
āNo,ā Robert snapped suddenly. āNo more levies. The people hate levies.ā
āThe people always hate levies, Your Grace.ā
āThen stop giving them reasons.ā
Cersei sighed softly, adjusting the baby again. Joffrey made a small, fussy sound, and she hushed him with a whisper.
Tyrion watched her now.
There was something fierce in the way she held the child. Possessive. Protective.
Not unusual for a mother.
But stillā¦
His mind turned, slow and careful.
Black hair, he thought.
Every Baratheon.
Black hair.
He took another drink.
Coincidence, perhaps.
Children favored their mothers sometimes. It was not unheard of.
And yetā¦
His eyes flicked once more to Jaime.
His brother was no longer looking at the child.
But his jaw was tight.
Tyrion leaned back in his chair, fingers steepled beneath his chin.
Curious.
Very curious.
The meeting dragged on, as such meetings always did. Numbers were argued, decisions delayed, responsibilities shifted like cups in a mummerās trick.
But Tyrion barely listened now.
Instead, he watched.
The king, who did not see.
The queen, who revealed nothing.
The knight, who revealed too much by trying to reveal nothing at all.
And the childā
Golden.
Perfect.
Wrong.
At last, Robert slammed a hand on the table. āEnough. Iām done with this. Weāll speak of it again tomorrowāor never, if the gods are kind.ā
Chairs scraped as the council rose.
Cersei stood gracefully, cradling Joffrey close. For a moment, the childās small hand curled against her gown, and she smiledānot for the room, not for the court, but for herself.
Tyrion saw it.
And filed it away.
As the others began to leave, he lingered.
Jaime moved toward the door, but Tyrionās voice stopped him.
āBrother.ā
Jaime paused.
āTell me,ā Tyrion said lightly, swirling the last of his wine, ādid you ever notice how little the prince resembles his father?ā
Jaime turned slowly.
For a moment, neither spoke.
Then Jaime smiledāthat easy, careless smile he wore like armor.
āBabies change,ā he said. āGive him time.ā
āAh,ā Tyrion replied. āOf course.ā
Jaime held his gaze a moment longer.
Then he left.
Tyrion remained where he was, staring into the empty cup in his hand.
āBabies change,ā he murmured softly.
Perhaps they did.
Or perhapsā¦
Some things never did.
He set the cup down.
And for the first time, the game began to feelā¦ interesting.
Tyrion Lannister woke to silenceāand to eyes.
That, more than anything, told him something was wrong.
He blinked against the pale morning light spilling through the shutters, his head thick with wine and sleep. For a moment, the world swayed lazily into placeā¦ the carved bedposts, the scattered clothes, the lingering taste of last nightās poor decisions.
And then he saw them.
All of them.
Tywin Lannister stood at the foot of his bed, hands clasped behind his back, face carved from stone. Beside him, Cersei Lannister burnedāgreen eyes bright with something sharp and eager.
Near the window, Jaime Lannister leaned in his white cloak, calm as ever.
And slouched in a chair, broad and amused, sat Robert Baratheon.
āWell,ā Robert said, grinning, āthere he is. The lion wakes.ā
Tyrion pushed himself upright slowly. āIf this is a dream,ā he muttered, āit is a cruel one. I had hoped for naked women, not my family.ā
Cerseiās lips curled. Not in angerāno, this was something else. Something pleased.
It was a look Tyrion remembered from childhood.
The look she wore when he had done something wrongā¦ and she knew it before he did.
A cold thread slipped down his spine.
āWhat have I done now?ā he asked lightly.
āOpen it,ā Cersei said.
Tyrion followed her gaze.
On the table sat a basket.
Small. Covered.
Innocent-looking.
He stared at it for a long moment, then sighed. āYou know, I have opened such gifts before. Once it was a snake. Another time a spider. I do hope youāve grown more creative.ā
āOpen it,ā she repeated, sharper now.
Tyrion slid from the bed, wincing as his feet hit the cold stone. He moved toward the table, slow but steady, aware of every eye on him.
Jaime said nothing.
Robert chuckled softly.
Tywin did not move.
Tyrion reached the basket.
For a heartbeat, he hesitated.
Then he lifted the lid.
No snake struck.
No spider skittered.
Insteadā
A sound.
Small.
Broken.
A cry.
Tyrion froze.
Inside the basket lay a baby.
Tiny. Wrapped in rough cloth. Dark brown hair soft against her head. Her face red from crying, her little hands clenched as if the world had already wronged her.
For a moment, Tyrion simply stared.
The room seemed to tilt.
āA girl,ā Robert said, leaning forward with interest. āWell now. Didnāt think you had it in you, Imp.ā
Cersei rose in a sweep of silk. āExplain yourself.ā
Tyrion did not answer.
He could not.
The child cried againālouder this time, sharper, as if demanding to be seen.
And something in his chestā¦ shifted.
āShe is yours,ā Cersei said, voice cutting. āA common whelp. Filth brought into this house.ā
Robert barked a laugh. āFilth? She looks better than half the babes Iāve seen in Flea Bottom. Strong lungs, at least.ā
āSilence,ā Tywin said.
The word fell like a blade.
Cersei turned to him at once. āFather, this is an outrageāā
āIt is a complication,ā Tywin corrected, cold and precise.
āA disgrace,ā she snapped. āHe breeds with peasants and brings their spawn intoāā
āShe is a Lannister by blood,ā Tywin said.
Cerseiās mouth tightened. āThen all the more reason to deal with it.ā
There it was.
Not hidden. Not softened.
Deal with it.
The baby cried harder.
Tyrionās hands twitched at his sides.
āShe need not live,ā Cersei went on, almost casually now. āIt would be a mercy. Better than letting her grow intoāā
āEnough,ā Robert said, more sharply than before.
Cersei turned, surprised.
āSheās a babe,ā Robert added. āSeven hells, woman, you speak of her like sheās done you harm already.ā
āShe will,ā Cersei said. āAll his kind do.ā
Tyrion flinched, almost imperceptibly.
Tywin exhaled slowly. āYou will do nothing,ā he told Cersei. āNot without my command.ā
Her eyes flashed. āAnd if I choose otherwise?ā
āYou will not.ā
Silence stretched.
Then Tywin turned and left the room.
Cersei followed at once, fury trailing behind her like a cloak.
Robert pushed himself up with a grunt. āWell. This just got interesting.ā He glanced at Tyrion. āCongratulations, I suppose.ā Then he strode after them.
Jaime lingered a moment.
His eyes flicked to the basket. To the child.
To Tyrion.
Something unreadable passed across his face.
Then duty called him, and he went.
The door shut.
Silence returned.
The babyās cries filled it.
Tyrion stood alone.
He looked at the basket.
At the tiny, furious, helpless thing inside it.
Slowly, awkwardly, he moved.
The table was too high.
Of course it was.
He stretched, fingers brushing the edge, but not enough. The child cried louder, as if protesting his failure.
āYes, yes,ā he muttered. āI hear you. Impotent in many ways, but I am trying.ā
He dragged a stool closer, climbed it with effort, wincing as his legs protested. Carefullyāso carefullyāhe lifted the basket.
It felt heavier than it should.
Or perhaps that was something else.
The crying softened, just a little.
Tyrion looked down.
Dark hair.
Light brown eyes, blinking through tears.
Something in his throat tightened.
āGods,ā he whispered. āYou are real.ā
The child quieted, as if listening.
He swallowed.
Then turned toward the door.
Voices echoed in the corridor beyondāsharp, angry.
Cersei.
Tywin.
Robert.
Tyrion stepped out, clutching the basket as best he could, each step uneven but determined.
āā¦not to kill the child,ā Tywin was saying.
āAnd why not?ā Cersei shot back. āIt is mercy compared to what she will become.ā
āI will not have youāā
āShe is nothing!ā
āShe is mine to decideāā
āShe is his,ā Cersei spat. āThat should be reason enoughāā
āEnough!ā Robert roared. āIāll not have babes murdered in my halls.ā
Tyrion stopped just short of them.
Listened.
Learned.
The baby stirred in his arms.
And in that momentāsmall, fragile, and easily crushedāan idea came to him.
Not a kind one.
Not a gentle one.
But a necessary one.
Tyrion tightened his grip on the basket.
And stepped forward.
The corridor was colder than Tyrion remembered.
Or perhaps it was simply that everything had changed.
He stood at the edge of the argument, the basket cradled awkwardly in his arms, the child inside shifting and fussing as if she already sensed the danger surrounding her.
Cersei Lannister stood opposite Tywin Lannister, her posture rigid with fury barely contained.
āWe could send her north,ā Cersei was saying, her voice sharp with false calm. āTo Eddard Stark. His wife already raises one bastard. What is one more?ā
Her lips curled slightly.
āOr would that offend her delicate sensibilities? Perhaps we should claim the child as Robertās. Gods know heās scattered enough seed across the realm.ā
Robert Baratheon snorted. āDonāt look at me. I donāt remember this one.ā
āThat is precisely the problem,ā Cersei replied.
Tyrion stepped forward then, his voice cutting in before he could reconsider.
āShe is not a parcel to be shipped from castle to castle.ā
Cersei turned slowly.
Her eyes found him at once.
And narrowed.
āWell,ā she said softly, āit speaks.ā
Tyrion ignored that. āIf she is to be placed anywhere, it should be somewhere safe. Quiet. Away from court.ā
āListen to him,ā Cersei said, glancing at Tywin with mock delight. āHe thinks himself a father already.ā
āI am a father,ā Tyrion said.
The words surprised even him.
The child stirred.
Cersei laughedāa cold, brittle sound. āYou are many things, brother. Father is not among them.ā
She stepped closer.
Then closer still.
Until she stood over him.
She did not need to loomābut she did.
She always had.
Tyrion held her gaze, though his grip on the basket tightened.
āWhat would you suggest?ā he asked evenly.
āOh, I have many suggestions,ā she said. āWe could send her to the Silent Sisters. Let her grow in silence, as she ought. Or give her to some lord who needs a servant more than a daughter.ā
Her eyes flicked to the basket.
āOr we could be kind,ā she added lightly. āEnd it now. Spare her the life that awaits.ā
The baby whimpered.
Tyrion felt it like a blade.
āNo,ā he said.
Cersei tilted her head. āNo?ā
āNo.ā
Something in his tone made even Robert glance at him.
For a moment, the corridor stilled.
Then Cersei smiled.
Slowly.
Dangerously.
She lowered herself to her knees before him.
Not in submission.
Never that.
In control.
Always that.
Her gaze dropped to the child, studying her face with unsettling intensity.
āWell,ā she murmured, āat least she is not asā¦ malformed as her father.ā
Tyrion said nothing.
āShe is almost pretty,ā Cersei went on. āStrange, that. You managed something almostā¦ normal.ā
Her hand hovered near the childās face, not touchingājust close enough to unsettle.
Then her eyes flicked up to Tyrion.
āHow does it feel?ā she asked softly.
Tyrionās jaw tightened. āHow does what feel?ā
āTo be small,ā she said. āTo look up at the world and know it looks down on you.ā
Her voice was quieter now.
Sharper.
āYou were always soā¦ curious as a child. Always asking questions.ā She smiled faintly. āDo you remember our mother?ā
The name was not spoken.
It did not need to be.
Tyrion felt something cold settle in his chest.
Cerseiās voice softenedāmockingly gentle.
āShe loved to read, you know. Histories, mostly. Though she had a fondness for songs.ā Her eyes drifted, distant for a moment. āShe liked honeyed duck. And Dornish wine, though Father pretended not to notice.ā
Tyrion said nothing.
He could not.
āShe wore green the last day,ā Cersei continued. āDo you remember that? No, of course you donāt.ā
Her gaze snapped back to him.
āShe was beautiful.ā
The word hung there.
Heavy.
āAnd then,ā Cersei said, her voice tightening, āshe died.ā
The child in the basket shifted again, letting out a soft cry.
Cersei looked down at her.
Then back up at Tyrion.
āAnd you lived.ā
Silence.
Thick.
Suffocating.
Tyrionās fingers curled around the edge of the basket until his knuckles ached.
āYes,ā he said quietly.
Cersei searched his face, as if expecting somethingāanger, grief, shame.
He gave her none of it.
Only stillness.
Only control.
Something in her expression flickered.
Just for a moment.
Then it hardened again.
āWhat a cruel joke the gods play,ā she said, rising smoothly to her feet. āTo take one and leave the other.ā
āCersei,ā Robert warned.
She ignored him.
Her gaze lingered on the child one last time.
āDo what you like with it,ā she said to Tyrion. āHide her. Send her away. Pretend she matters.ā
Her lips curved faintly.
āShe will learn.ā
Then she turned and walked away.
Robert exhaled heavily. āGods, you Lannisters are a cheerful lot.ā
He clapped Tyrion on the shoulderātoo hard, as always. āKeep the girl alive if you can. Might be amusing to see what she becomes.ā
And then he, too, was gone.
Tywin remained.
For a long moment, he said nothing.
Then:
āShe will not stay here.ā
It was not a suggestion.
Tyrion lifted his chin. āNo.ā
Tywinās eyes narrowed slightly.
āNo?ā he repeated.
āNo,ā Tyrion said again. āShe will not stay here.ā
A pause.
Measured.
Dangerous.
Then Tywin inclined his headājust barely.
āSee that you choose wisely,ā he said. āYou will not be given a second chance.ā
And with that, he left.
Tyrion stood alone in the corridor.
Again.
The child shifted in the basket, her small hand curling against the cloth.
Slowly, carefully, Tyrion adjusted his hold.
He looked down at her.
Dark hair.
Light brown eyes.
Familiar.
Painfully so.
āThey will not have you,ā he murmured.
The baby quieted, as if listening.
Tyrion exhaled softly.
His mind was already turningāfaster now, sharper.
Hey, I hope you like this little description of one of my OC's. ššš@luvcerecita
Marina Lannister Arryn āļøš”ļøš¦
She has that soft, almost storybook kind of beautyāthe kind that makes people underestimate her completely.
Her face is gentle and open, with clear eyes that seem to trust too easily, and a smile that comes quietly, like she isnāt used to being the center of attention. Thereās something untouched about her, not in a fragile way, but in a way that feelsā¦ unspoiled by court politics. Like she still believes people mean what they say.
Her hair is always done properlyāsoftly parted, brushed until it shines, often pinned back in simple, elegant styles. Nothing too extravagant. A few delicate braids woven in, sometimes small pins or ribbons, but never anything loud. The kind of hairstyle that says she was taught to be a ladyā¦ and she listened.
Her dresses match that same feeling. Pale blues, soft creams, silvery greysāflowing fabrics that move when she walks, sleeves that gather at the wrist, bodices laced neatly but never showy. She looks like she belongs in a noble court, like she should be sitting beside queensā¦ and yet thereās something almost too gentle about her for a place like Kingās Landing.
And then thereās the detail people start to notice:
When she gets nervous, her fingers move.
She twists the rings on her handsāslowly, over and over, like she doesnāt even realize sheās doing it. Sometimes she presses them into her skin, grounding herself when conversations turn sharp or dangerous. Itās subtle, but observant peopleālike Tyrionāpick up on it immediately.
She only has one ladyās maid, which quietly says a lot about her position. Not poor, not unimportantā¦ but not powerful either. It makes her stand out among the highborn girls surrounded by attendants. She doesnāt complain about itāif anything, she seems more comfortable that way.
Personality-wise, sheāsā¦ soft.
She likes quiet things. Walking in the gardens, especially in the early morning or just before dusk, when fewer people are around. She reads oftenāromances, histories, songs of knights and queensāand she believes in them more than she should.
She is kind in a very natural way. She listens when people speak, asks gentle questions, and doesnāt interrupt. Thatās why characters like Tyrion notice herābecause she treats him like a person, not something to be mocked or pitied.
But underneath all that softness, thereās something unexpected:
She likes axe throwing.
Not in a loud, boastful way. She doesnāt brag about it, doesnāt perform it. But when given the chanceāaway from court, away from watching eyesāsheās very good. Precise. Focused. Itās one of the only times she isnāt hesitant.
That contrast is what makes her interesting:
She looks like a perfect lady
Acts like a dreamer
But has this quiet, almost hidden strength
And the most important part?
Sheās naive.
Not foolishābut untouched by cruelty. She doesnāt expect manipulation, doesnāt see it coming. She assumes kindness before malice. In a place like Kingās Landing, thatās dangerous.
It makes people react to her in very different ways:
(Sansa admires her)
(Arya is confused by her)
(Cersei does despise her)
(Tyrion would feel protective of her)
(And others, like little fingerā¦ would see her as easy to use)
Sheās the kind of girl who still believes stories have happy endings.
Which, in that world, is exactly what puts her at risk.
"The point is BOTH sides are unworthy of the throne" ngl i feel like people just say that because they have an aversion to admitting the actual point was misogyny.
It happened because Rhaenyra is a woman, end of story. its the beginning, middle, ending and thematic tragedy of her story and the stories of every other Targaryen woman. I'm not sure how you could watch the show or read the book and still come to the shallow conclusion of "well we ALL suffered because both of them were bad people" of course we all suffered... as a result of mysoginistic actions. Its not fair to rule her out as unworthy or a bad person because we will never know what rhaenyras reign would have looked like on a clean slate.
