a/n: wholesome short piece for Thorfinn bc he’s my little meow meow and deserves the world <3
pairing: thorfinn x fem!reader
word count: 0.7k
summary: “in which you see Thorfinn with his hair tied for the first time.”
The footsteps you looked forward to every morning were heard just as you were done drying your face. Heart no longer startled and exhilarated by the sound alone, you spun around confidently, the thrum in your chest long subdued into a rhythm of familiarity and warmth.
At the sight of Thorfinn's face, however—at the view of his features, now plain and vibrant under the rising sun, uncurtained by the wisps of disheveled, blond hair, the serenity was disturbed, and back was a violent pounding akin to the one that had deafened your ears the first time you'd landed eyes on him.
Drowning deeper in your agitation the closer he drew to the well, you were only roused by his voice when he greeted you. Was it his voice, though? You weren't sure. So little and sparse were his words you'd forgotten how he sounded.
At the second, "Good morning," uttered, you checked yourself, meekly whispering one in return.
Now that you thought about it, when was the last time he'd greeted you of his own volition? The most you'd ever gotten before Einar's arrival was a glance, on your lucky days. And even after that, it had always felt as though he'd been compelled to be polite, more often than not only offering a nod of acknowledgment or a mumble hardly above a whisper.
"Are you done?" He pointed to the bucket.
"Oh, yes! Excuse me." Stepping aside, you watched as he splashed his face, rubbing the sleep off his rugged traits, before drying the drops with the back of his hand.
"Your hair," you couldn't help but remark when his fingers raked along it to tighten the tail.
"Oh," he hummed absentmindedly, "it was Einar's suggestion."
Like the menace that he was, Einar emerged from behind Thorfinn at the mention of his name, hands planted on his shoulders. "True, it's all thanks to me! I don't know how he managed to do so much work without it getting in the way."
"I've always wondered as well."
At this, Thorfinn's eyes locked on yours, a hint of bafflement shining in their hazel hue, before darting down again.
"Plus, doesn't he look more handsome this way?"
The heat spreading across your cheeks only allowed you to nod.
A similarly embarrassed reaction was visible on Thorfinn's face, prompting Einar to teasingly elbow his side. "Told you," he exclaimed before turning to you. "Just wait till his beard grows; he'll look even better."
"I have no doubt," you smiled, some of your composure regained, though the brief meeting of your gazes was enough to make your heart flutter.
"Okay, love birds, move aside. I need to freshen up before Arnheid comes out."
Multiplied tenfold, awkwardness hovered over you and Thorfinn like a dark cloud as you slowly walked away, his arms stiffly by his sides, your own diffidently crossed over your chest.
After long minutes of internal debate, and with no hope of Thorfinn breaking the uneasy silence, you spoke up, "How's the field coming along?"
"Oh?" Thorfinn breathed out, as though broken from an inner struggle himself. "Ah, Einar wants to grow crops simultaneously and insists on finding a horse."
"Right, relying on manpower alone would be impossible."
"That's what he says as well."
"And what do you think?"
"About what?"
"All of this."
"Umm," he rubbed the back of his neck, "I'm not sure. All of it is new to me. I'm just following Einar's lead. Though he's likely to bring us trouble."
A chuckle escaped you, prompting him to glance your way, confused. "You've still got a long way to go."
"So it seems," he mused, rather timidly, as though the walls you'd managed to break through during this short stroll alone were building up again.
In a surge of confidence, you placed a hand on his arm, bringing your languid strides to a halt to offer him an encouraging smile, "Everyone has to start somewhere, though, right?"
Thorfinn's lips parted and closed like a gaping fish in search of a reply, still transfixed even after you'd withdrawn your touch, his genuinely sweet reaction flooding you with amusement.
"I was a farmer myself before coming here, you know. I helped on my father's farm. So you can come to me for advice."
At length, you parted for the day when Arnheid and Einar joined you, and your question was left unanswered. But such were exchanges with Throfinn. Although sparse and fleeting, they were still the highlights of your mornings, and you wouldn't trade them for anything else in the world.
Today's was far better than any you'd had thus far, and it wasn't by chance that it coincided with the change in his attire. You had a feeling that this was only the onset of many more developments to come and could only hope that your relationship would be one of them.
My brain always starts to rot with halloween ideas once spooky season comes around, so expect halloween themed drawings before october ends literally tomorrow lmao
"Lyanna is described by a couple of people as beautiful. Though Maester Yandel describes her as "a wild and boyish young thing with none of the Princess Elia's delicate beauty", Kevan Lannister recalls Lyanna having a "wild beauty" about her. According to her brother Eddard Stark, Lyanna had been a child-woman of surpassing loveliness. She was slim of frame. Arya Stark, with her brown hair, long face and grey eyes, resembles Lyanna in appearance, according to Eddard. Margaery Tyrell, also brown of hair, is believed by some to resemble Lyanna, though Eddard disagrees." (x)
Also, though Lyanna is often fancast (fancasted?) as an adult, she was canonically only 16 when she died.
MACKENZIE FOY - CLARA (THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS)
Mackenzie Foy is probably my favorite fancast for Lyanna. She really fits my mental image of her, including the fiery attitude. Nutcracker and the Four Realms has Victorian fantasy costumes rather than medieval or Renaissance fantasy, but it still works pretty well in my opinion. Mackenzie was roughly 16 during filming.
HAILEE STEINFELD - JULIET (ROMEO & JULIET)
Hailee Steinfeld is one of my favorite fancasts for Lyanna for many of the same reasons I like her for Margaery. She was 16 when filming R&J and has a great mix of sweetness and feistiness in the role. The costume design in the film fits Westerosi fashion well, and there’s a lot of good content since she’s playing the film’s lead.
GEORGIE HENLEY - LUCY PEVENSIE (PRINCE CASPIAN and THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER)
Georgie was 12/13 when filming Prince Caspian and 14/15 when filming The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. She has plenty of footage great medievalish clothing in both films (although her clothing in the latter is more masculine). I particularly like to use her for content involving Ned, because Skandar Keynes plays her older brother in both films and makes a great Ned.
OLIVIA HUSSEY - JULIET (ROMEO & JULIET)
Another Juliet! Olivia is a common fancast for Lyanna, and I like her as well. She was 15 when she began filming Zeffirelli's Romeo & Juliet. She has several different outfits and plenty of footage.
ANAMARIA VARTOLOMEI - LOUISE ELISABETH (THE ROYAL EXCHANGE)
Anamaria isn't a fancast I've ever personally used, but I love other people's content of her, and I will probably use her at some point in the future. She was roughly 17 when filming The Royal Exchange (titled L'echange des princesses in French), and she's particularly good for content focused on Lyanna's rebellious side, since she just looks so pissed off for so much of the movie.
CASSIDY - SELAH (THE OTHER LAMB)
Raffey is a much more common fancast for Arya, usually using her younger footage from Snow White and the Huntsman, but I like her for Lyanna as well. She doesn't have any explicitly period films as a teenager, but she was roughly 15 when filming The Other Lamb, and if you get a little creative, she still has a usable aesthetic.
ALICIA AGNESON - KATIA (VIKINGS)
Alicia is technically too old for Lyanna, having played Katia at ~24, but I do like her anyway because she just has such a spot-on aesthetic. Be aware that she appeared as a different character earlier in the show, but with blonde hair.
JESSICA BROWN-FINDLAY - ALAIS PELLETIER DU MAS (LABYRINTH)
Also slightly too old, roughly 22 during filming, Jessica is still a fancast I like a lot for Lyanna. She's easy to pair with many Arya fancasts for comparisons, and the costuming for Labyrinth is actually medieval, which can be tough to find.
ADELAIDE KANE - MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (REIGN)
Adelaide is another one who's too old for Lyanna, being in her 20s during production of Reign, but she's a common fancast and does fit Lyanna's aesthetic well. There's also an abundance of useful footage of her, since she played the lead in a 5-season show set during the Renaissance.
As usual, feel free to add your own! The full set of fancast posts can be found here.
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