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born from the noblest blood of old volantis All of Prince Oberyn's daughters have his viper eyes. The color does not matter. independent rp blog for nymeria sand from asoiaf

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Bajirao Mastani (2015)

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faithserum:

        Nymeria understood; of course she did, though she was much more brazen than Tyene herself. Still, there was room for wondering — just how much did she understand? They’d always been different, so their grief was like to be different as well… Did Nym know the feeling of being so enraged as to shatter everything in one’s reach, the feeling of having a black pit in place of a heart? Did she know the feeling of wanting to die more than you’ve ever wanted anything in your life?

        Tyene hoped that she did not know, and that she never learned. Sighing, she led her thoughts away from such dark places, focusing on Nymeria’s words again, reaching out to take her hand gently; the intent was not to quell her anger, for wrath was like to help her older sister as much as it helped Tyene herself, but to let her know that she was not alone.

        ❛  I ought to pray to the Father, so that He may give our uncle the courage to seek justice,  ❜ she said, her tone almost sad. Doran Martell was too cautious, too kind, too craven — his sister was murdered, her babes butchered, and he sat and did nothing for ten-and-seven years… and now his brother had been killed, by the same man as before no less, and still he did nothing. For all she knew, he might sit and do nothing until he, too, died.

        ❛  I know, Nym, I know.  ❜ She paused, giving her sister’s hand a slight squeeze. ❛  Our sire would not wait, truly. If the prince had allowed it, he would’ve avenged the deaths of Elia and her children long ago, instead of keeping up this mummer’s farce. Father is a better man —  ❜ Tyene broke off when she realized her mistake, and for an agonizingly long moment she thought the words would not get past the lump in her throat. They did, though, and she smiled for good measure. ❛  Forgive my slip of the tongue, dear sister. I meant to say that Father was a better man in every way, but unfortunately it is our uncle we must contend with.  ❜ 

        Tyene’s touch, gentle as it was, did not seem to have PRETENSIONS to calm her, which Nymeria was glad for. She would not allow anger to subdue, would not let others try to do so. Even so, this didn’t seem to be her sister’s intent. Different as they were, in this they were ALIGNED --- goals and feelings and current purposes were closer than they ever were before, she’d dare say. A small source of solace; amidst their very worlds turned in havoc, at least they were not alone.

        Yet, Nym doubts praying would help at all; WHEN had the Gods ever bothered to listen? Tyene may not be as pious as she made herself look, yet she did believe in the Seven Who Are One ------ Nymeria didn’t quite share such beliefs. Divine influence seemed as likely to her as her uncle choosing war in the end. The eldest said nothing, however, for there was little point in denying her sister’s words. If praying helped Tyene anyhow, ‘twas good enough already.

        Had the prince allowed it, the Red Viper may have acted before and succeeded. Elia would have been avenged, then, and father wouldn’t have been gone. Dark eyes reflect the STING felt at Tyene’s wording, at her sister’s own pain following it. No, the Gods would not help. They hadn’t helped her aunt, all those years ago, neither had they saved her innocent children from brutal deaths. They hadn’t allowed her father to make JUSTICE for them, either, instead allowing his own perishing as well. The gods kept on taking, leaving to them only the suffering. It was their uncle they had to deal with and there would be no divine intervention to aid them with it.

        “ Unfortunate indeed. ” Father wouldn’t welcome such statement, but Nymeria would trade Doran’s life for his in a HEARTBEAT, regardless of resenting it may cause. Did not matter. It was a trade she could not make, wondering didn’t help. “ If it serves as some comforting, however, we can at least rest assured should he not act, his unwillingness to move may be useful in that he will not have the NERVE to stop us of doing so. If anything, I may welcome it. There is little I would like more than to spill the LION’S blood; and what else I may wish more fervently does not matter, for it can’t be done. This, in the least, is a real enough desire. ”

        “ Still, I figure you have already prepared how you mean to approach him? ”

[books-n-quotes]

Many things interested her, and nothing satisfied her entirely.

Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons (via books-n-quotes)

[jhanak]

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The law of the SMITH is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the CRONE is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the WARRIOR are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the MAID is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the STRANGER is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the FATHER are true; they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O MOTHER, my rock and my redeemer. THE HEAVENS ARE TELLING OF THE GLORY OF THE GODS; and their expanse is declaring the work of Their hands.

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The law of the SMITH is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the CRONE is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the WARRIOR are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the MAID is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the STRANGER is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the FATHER are true; they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O MOTHER, my rock and my redeemer. THE HEAVENS ARE TELLING OF THE GLORY OF THE GODS; and their expanse is declaring the work of Their hands.

[noblestsand-blog]

BOLD ALL PHYSICAL TRAITS THAT APPLY TO YOUR MUSE.

TAGGED BY: @fadetogrey <3 TAGGING: anyone who has yet to do this?

EYES (GENERAL): large  /   small  /   NARROW   /   SHARP  /   squinty   /   round   /   wide-set   /   CLOSE-SET   /   deep-set  /   sunken   /   bulging   /   PROTRUDING /   WIDE  /   hooded   /   heavy-lidded   /   BRIGHT   /   sparkling   /   glittering   /   flecked /   dull   /   bleary   /   rheumy   /  cloudy   /   red-rimmed   /   beady   /   bird-like   /   cat-like   /   jewel-like   /   STEELY /   hard   / LONG LASHES  /   sweeping eyelashes / thick eyelashes

EYES (COLOUR):     chestnut   /   chocolate brown   /   cocoa brown  /   coffee brown   /   mocha   /   mahogany   /   sepia   /   sienna brown   /   mink brown   /   copper   /   amber   /   cognac   /   whiskey   /   brandy   /   honey   /    tawny   /   topaz   /   hazel   /   obsidian   /   ONYX /   COAL /   raven   /   midnight   /   sky blue /   sunny blue /   cornflower blue /   steel blue   /   ice blue   /   arctic blue   /   glacial blue   /   crystal blue   /   cerulean   /   electric blue   /   azure   /   lake blue   /   aquamarine   /   turquoise   /   denim blue   /   slate blue / slate gray   /   storm blue / storm gray  /   silver   /   silver gray   /   chrome   /   platinum   /   pewter   /   smoky gray   /   ash gray   /   concrete gray   /   dove gray   /   shark gray   /   fog gray   /   gunmetal gray   /   olive   /   emerald /   leaf green   /   moss green / mauve

EYEBROWS:     ARCHED /   straight /   plucked   /   sparse   /   trim  /   DARK /   faint   /   thin   /  THICK   /   unruly   /   bushy   /   heavy

SKIN (GENERAL):     lined   /   wrinkled   /   seamed   /   leathery   /   sagging   /   drooping   /   loose   /   CLEAR   /   SMOOTH   /   silken   /   satiny   /   dry   /   flaky   /   scaly   /   delicate   /   thin /   translucent   /   luminescent   /   baby-soft   /   flawless /   SMALL PORES   /   large pores   /   glowing   /   dewy   /   dull   /   velvety   /   fuzzy   /   rough   /   uneven   /   mottled   /   dimpled /   doughy   /   FIRM   /   freckled   /   pimply   /   pockmarked   /   blemished   /   pitted   /  SCARRED /  BRUISED /   veined   /   scratched   /   SUNBURNED /   weather-beaten /   raw   / tattooed

SKIN (COLOUR):     amber   /   BRONZE /   cinnamon /   copper   /   dark brown   /   deep brown   /   ebony   / honey   /   golden   /   pale   /   pallid   /   pasty   /   fair /   light   /   cream   /   alabaster   /   ivory   /   bisque   /   milk  /   porcelain   /   chalky   /   sallow   /  OLIVE /   peach   /   rosy   /   ruddy   /   florid   /   russet   /   tawny /   fawn

FACE STRUCTURE: square  /   round   /   oblong   /   oval /   elongated   /   narrow   /   HEART-SHAPED /   cat-like   /   wolfish   /   high forehead   /   BROAD FOREHEAD   /   prominent brow ridge   /   protruding brow bone   /   sharp cheekbones   /   HIGH CHEEKBONES  /   angular cheekbones  / hollow cheeks  /   square jaw   /   chiseled   /   sculpted   /   craggy   /   soft /   jowly   /   jutting chin   /   POINTED CHIN   /   weak chin   /   receding chin   /   double chin   /   cleft chin   /   dimple in chin   /   visible adam’s apple

NOSE:     snub   /   DAINTY /   button /   turned-up   /   LONG /   broad /   THIN /   STRAIGHT / pointed /   crooked   /  aquiline  /   roman   /   bulbous   /   flared   /   hawk   /   strong

MOUTH/LIPS:  thin   /   narrow   /   full   /   LUSH /   CUPID’S BOW   /   rosebud /   dry   /   cracked   /   chapped   /   MOIST   /   glossy   /   STRAIGHT TEETH   /   crooked teeth   /   gap between teeth   /   gleaming white teeth  /   yellowed teeth   /   braces   /   overbite   /   underbite   / dimples

FACIAL HAIR:     clean-shaven   /   smooth-shaven   /   beard /   neckbeard   /   goatee   /   moustache   /   sideburns /   mutton-chop sideburns   /   stubble   /   a few days’ growth of beard   /   five o’ clock shadow

HAIR (GENERAL): LONG /   short /   shoulder-length /   loose   /   limp   /   dull   /   SHINY /  glossy   /   sleek  /   SMOOTH /   LUMINOUS / LUSTROUS   /   spiky   /   stringy    /   shaggy /  tangled   /   messy   /   tousled   /   WINDBLOWN   /   unkempt  /   straggly   /   neatly combed   /   parted   /   slicked down   /   slicked back   /   cropped   /   clipped   /   buzzed   /   buzz cut   /   curly   /   bushy   /   frizzy   /   WAVY  /   straight /   lanky   /   dry   /   oily   /   greasy   /   layers   /   corkscrews   /   spirals   /   ringlets   /   braids   /   dreadlocks   / WIDOW’S PEAK   /   bald   /   shaved   /   comb-over   / THICK   /   luxuriant /   VOLUMINOUS /   FULL   /   wild   /   untamed /   bouncy   /   wispy   /   fine   /   thinning

HAIR (COLOUR): BLACK /   blue-black   /  JET BLACK  /   raven   /   ebony   /   inky black   /   midnight   /   sable   /   salt and pepper   /   silver /   silver gray   /   charcoal gray   /   steel gray   /   white   /   snow-white   /   brown   /   brunette   /   chocolate brown   /   coffee brown   /   ash brown   /   brown sugar   /   nut brown   /   caramel   /   tawny brown   /   toffee brown   /  red   /   ginger   /   auburn   /   copper   /   strawberry blonde   /   butterscotch   /   honey   /   wheat   /   blonde   /   golden  /   sandy blond   /   flaxen   /   fair-haired   /   bleached   /  platinum

BODY TYPE:     TALL /   average height /   short /   petite   /   tiny   /   compact   /   big   /   large   /   burly   /   beefy   /   bulky  /   brawny   /   barrel-chested   /   heavy   /   heavy-set   /   fat   /   overweight   /   obese   /   flabby   /   chunky   /   chubby  /   pudgy   /   pot-bellied   /   portly   /   thick  /   stout   /   lush   /   plush   /   full-figured   /   ample   /   rounded   /   voluptuous   /   CURVY /   hourglass   /   plump   /   leggy   /   LONG-LEGGED   /   gangling   /   lanky /   coltish   /   LISSOME /   willowy   /   LITHE /   LEAN   /   slim   /   SLENDER /   trim   /   THIN   /   skinny   /   emaciated   /   gaunt   /   bony   /   spare   /   solid   /   stocky  /   wiry   /   rangy   /   sinewy   /   stringy   /   ropy   /   sturdy   /   strapping   /   powerful   /   hulking   /   fit /  ATHLETIC   /   TONED  /   muscular   /   chiseled   /   taut   /   ripped   /   herculean   /   broad-shouldered   /   sloping shoulders   /   bowlegged

HANDS: delicate /   small  /   large /   square   /   sturdy   /   STRONG   /   SMOOTH   /   rough  /  calloused /   ELEGANT /   plump   /   manicured   /   stubby fingers   /   LONG FINGERS  / ragged nails  /   grimy fingernails   /   ink-stained

[archaeologian-blog]

send me a topic to write a meta about my muse on

I might write anything from a paragraph to a whopping essay, but send me something you’ve noticed about my characterisation or just something you want to know about my muse and I will write what I can!

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@noblestsand

The girl stared down from the balcony of her home, watching people pass as if nothing was different, their lives unaffected. But things were different, her beloved father, people wanted him to be king, now he’s dead. The girl had to listen to her younger sisters cry for two nights in their mothers room, Obella became distant, she feared her sisters and herself would be sent away for not being a ‘Martell’, although it didn’t matter she still feared it.

    she continued to stare even at the sound of footsteps approaching. “Hello Nymeria.”

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         “ ------ Obella.” Nym greated, softer than usual. Obella, as her other youngest sisters, felt father’s death deeply, despite their time with him being shorter than what Nymeria herself had. She wasn’t good with COMFORTING, though ( had never been, though she had tried at times, when they were younger and Tyene needed her, or in adulthood, when her little sisters sought it as well; Nymeria wasn’t good at it, but she tried for family’s sake --- it seemed ‘twas time to try once more ). She steps closer, stopping beside Obella. Own experience led her to believe asking about FEELINGS wasn’t the best approach, and question begins from something apparently unrelated. 

         “May I know what is it you watch so intently? I see nothing.”

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NYMERIA SAND ( @noblestsand​ ) | CONT.

A MARTELL and a TARGARYEN ; neither was truly made for harsh winters and cold temperatures, the first warming up with rays that could be deadly, the other with fires that could bring death and destruction. There was nothing as far from Dorne from that foreign land, where all the colours had been drained out, leaving the landscape made of different shades of white, black and grey. For all its flaws, and many were in the capital of those Seven Kingdoms, even King’s Landing looked like a better place — which was something. At least it gave a sense of life, something that seemed lacking in the North along with the colours. Maybe it was the past that tainted his view and judgment, a past he holds no memory of, but that shaped his whole life, overshadowing it. The sins of the father making his children suspicious, turning them against him. Little had he spoken to his father, since he announced his plans to travel North ; months of silence, where Aegon kept only his mother’s side of his family in his graces, growing bitter with each mile that made the northern castle closer. Was he going to find a brother or a rival and threat behind the gates of Winterfell? « And we aren’t even in winter, Nym. Can you imagine how this place is, when the Stark words finally become true? »    No, he was not made for the North and there was nothing for him there. But his father — his father didn’t seem to share that same view. He wondered for the first time how Stark had reacted at the prospect of hosting the king and his family, considering all that happened between those two families, death, war and betrayal. All for a bastard northerner boy. He looked at the woman riding by his side, purple eyes reflecting his bitter mood.   « COLOURLESS TRULY ; perhaps it’s on us to bring colour and warmth to these frozen lands, show these people what life means. »

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         WINTER IS COMING. Grim words, perfectly fitting with this seemingly monochromatic land, with the cold that was becoming a constant companion the further North they went. She could scarcely imagine it worse than already was. This frozen wasteland couldn’t possibly grow colder, could it? How did the northerners live here, buried in all this snow, was a mystery; ‘twas said HARSH WINTERS made them harsh, and this, in the least, Nym believed she understood --- how could someone not be hardened by this lack of life?

        This wasn’t right. They shouldn’t be there, visiting the homeland and ancestral seat of house Stark, not after everything Rhaegar had done in the past. It wouldn’t end well; VIPERS were coldblooded animals, and the sun was needed for warmth. In this place, things would not go well for them, or their hosts. The Red Viper was venomous and eager to attack, too ( and if she knew her father at all, it was almost certain someone's blood would be spilled before they went back south ).

        “Can it possibly be any worse, though? I find it hard to imagine winter changing much of this place; it cannot harm much when most of this wasteland seems DEAD already. These northerners have an urgent need of people to bring in a little life and color.” Voice agreeable to his unspoken BITTERNESS; her cousin was impacted much more directly than she, of course, but the sour taste of this nonsense was not lost to her or her sisters. Father’s intensity inherited, she took to heart the feelings of her family, felt their struggles as almost her own. 

        “It is difficult to understand why we’re here, however. Such an UNAPPEALING land cannot have anything we couldn’t find elsewhere, closer to the capital.” Unless is is snow we seek, she almost said, preventing herself to do so in time of not sounding abrupt in ending her sentence. Second meaning of it lost to her in a first moment; perhaps it was SNOW they sought, after all. Even so, it felt an extreme exaggeration that the King would travel through the entire country to retrieve his bastard son --- couldn’t be solely it. Following words align with such second meaning as well; Rhaegar had a son and heir in the South, and Aegon was superior to any bastard prince. “Anything the North has to offer, we have BETTER in the South, after all.”

[kingsleytealeaf]

“The Rajput women are as much a warrior as the Rajput men.”

[petyrbaelishs]

“An old septon once claimed I was living proof of the goodness of the gods. Do you know why that is, Imp?” “No,” Tyrion admitted warily. “Why, if the gods were cruel, they would have made me my mother’s firstborn, and Doran her third. I am a bloodthirsty man, you see. And it is me you must contend with now.” ♦ requested by @dalekofchaos

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💥

[archiveakingslayerx]

I think everyone should post a “ 💥 ” and have their mutuals comment something they with a questions or questions they have about your muse. 

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❝ I mean, anyone would be lucky to date you. ❞

SENTENCE STARTERS: MISC. ROMANTIC TENSION !

            Expression softens, dark eyes glancing at Ellaria more gently. Nym liked her father’s paramour well enough; she had always been KIND to them, despite their multiple mothers, and she made father smile ( he LOVED her, and she loved him, and at times Nymeria wondered if she’d ever have something akin to it in her life ). 

           It had never been an issue to have someone share her bed, and at times things did go beyond simple bedding ( the Fowler twins were her closest friends, and Nym was most fond of Jeyne and Jennelyn both, but ‘twas not love, not like what she saw in Ellaria’s eyes when she looked to father’s face ). Could she ever have that? Could she ever have a family, like they did?

           Her father was a PRINCE, her mother the noblest blood of Old Volantis, yet she was BASTARD born; even if she was not, a woman could not marry another, and she wouldn’t be suitable to a lord, either. Anyone would be lucky to date her; kind words they were, yet truth remained unchanged.

           “ Thank you, Ellaria. ” She smiles still, for the other woman didn’t have to bother with her struggles, yet she did. “ — I’m uncertain everyone agrees, though. Most would prefer an innocent, HARMLESS proper lady, I believe, and I am none of those things. ”

[noblestsand-blog]

SHIPPING INFO // answer the following for your muse(s) so people know how shipping works on your blog.

REPOST. don’t reblog.

WHAT’S YOUR OTP FOR YOUR MUSE?

I don't really have one. That said, it is implied Nym has a close relationship with the Fowler twins, and I hella ship it. Other than that, fan fiction lead me to Nym/Willas and it's nice??? Otherwise I tend to the ship her more with women than men, but no otp as of now.

WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO RP WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING?

I think almost everything? I see Nymeria as being very open in terms of sexuality, as opposed to her feelings, that would take time and closeness to be developed and built. Angsty things are welcome, but so is slow burn niceness tbh. Mostly, Nymeria would hardly compromise to one person onl, as in, it just wouldn't happen easily; but developing it would be awesome, and delving into different ships and relationships too.

HOW LARGE DOES THE AGE GAP HAVE TO BE TO MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE?

I think more than ten years more or less, both being adults. I don't really like huge age gaps.

ARE YOU SELECTIVE WHEN SHIPPING?

Yes, a little. I really need the chemistry in writing with my ship partners, even if ooc I do ship the characters. Being close to the mun makes everything much easier, too, though it isn't really something I require (it has happened that I grew closer with the writing partners because we begun a ship anyways). I only really need to see my character in that setting without her being ooc, and chemistry existing both with the other character and in the writing.

HOW FAR DO STEAMY MOMENTS HAVE TO GO BEFORE THEY’RE CONSIDERED NS.FW?

I've rarely written smut, because for smut to happen I need to be 100% comfortable with the other mun. But I think I'd consider things ns.fw depending mostly on what exactly is happening and how they are touching each other, regardless of clothing on? Though as soon as clothes were taken off, that would certainly be ns.fw

WHO ARE OTHER MUSES YOU SHIP YOUR MUSE WITH?

So far none???? Guys give me ships lol

DOES ONE HAVE TO ASK TO SHIP WITH YOU?

Well, it's nice for sure, but not a must. Some threads lead things that way kind of naturally, and that's cool with me too, even if asking is always a good thing. And asking about it is a start to us discussing it and its dynamics, so that's a plus. Things happening naturally aren't at all the same as pushing a ship though. If you force a shippy situation out of nowhere, chances are you'll make me not want to ship it anyways. And when it comes to Nym, particularly, unwanted advances would be very directly rejected and pushing her would end badly for your muse so...

HOW OFTEN DO YOU LIKE TO SHIP?

Very often!! I don’t ship as much as I'd like to tbh. I love ships, I just rarely get to write shipping things. Like I've said, I have none with Nym at all :c

ARE YOU SHIP OBSESSED OR SHIP MORE-OR-LESS?

If I ship, I'm definitely ship obsessed while trying to keep cool because I'm afraid it'll scare people ushsushdush

ARE YOU MULTISHIP?

Multiship, though I prefer ship exclusiveness -- as in, if I ship with you, I'd prefer you not to ship with other Nymerias and I wouldn't ship with others of your muse.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SHIP IN YOUR CURRENT FANDOM?

Myrcella being my main muse, I love Myrcella x Trystane and Myrcella x Robb. Cersei x Jaime is otp too. I'm also Sansaery trash. Oh and Joanna x Tywin (his smiles belonged to her and her alone DUDE). Ashara x Ned is my guilty pleasure and I'm not sorry. Hmm... Oberyn x Ellaria and Ashara x Elia are also faves . As you can see, I'm big on shipping lol.

FINALLY, HOW DOES ONE SHIP WITH YOU?

Communication is key, as is chemistry. If you see it working, don't hesitate in approaching me to discuss it! As I said, I don't require asking for shipping, but it makes things much easier. So well, write with me often, talk to me maybe, and let's see how it goes?

tagged by: @faithserum ♡

tagging: anyone that wants to do it, feel free to steal it!

[aim-for-yourself]

Grief is forever. It doesn’t go away. It becomes a part of you, step for step, breath for breath.

The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson (via aim-for-yourself)