Brimful of Asha

ASoIaF side blog follows/likes from wynafryd-manderly *under construction*

[nymerias-star]

MYRANDA ROYCE

“I heard you were beautiful. I see that it is true.” Alayne curtsied. “My lady is kind to say so.” “Kind?” The older girl gave a laugh. “How boring that would be. I aspire to be wicked. You must tell me all your secrets on the ride down. May I call you Alayne?” “If you wish, my lady.” But you’ll get no secrets from me. “I am ‘my lady’ at the Gates, but up here on the mountain you may call me Randa.” - Alayne II, AFFC

[tasteofdreams-deactivated202201]

💖 Sansa and her snow castle 💖

[blasphemousclaw]

Benjen Stark for Night’s Watch day!! Happy Ides of Marsh 🗡

[nymerias-star]

I dreamt of a maid at a feast, with purple serpents in her hair, venom dripping from their fangs.

[kraehenkunst]

we are getting royal today 👑

on older Bran as king in the north and Argella Durrandon the storm queen, for two lovely anons 💕

[salty-wench]

A Gentleman’s Prerogative | Theon x Robb | M/E | Regency AU

Many would liken blue irises to the sea or pools one could find themselves lost in, but Robb’s are a clear summer sky, the colour of the heavens below which they have spent long happy days. They have him think of games below a beating sun, of scrumping apples they may have been gladly given had they asked, but that was all part of the fun, of lying back on the bank of the river dreaming of adulthood and their freedom. Theon could laugh at that now, their flights of fantasy. Some of his best memories were formed under the ether. For others only the blue of Robb’s eyes hung over him.

It has been over a year since Theon, Viscount Greyjoy, parted on cool terms from his school mate, the now styled ‘Earl of Winterfell’. With Lord Winterfell having returned from his travels across the continent, the pair are thrown back together at the season’s social events. With their attentions captured by one another, they find themselves somewhat distracted from goings on of the bon ton.

Chapters 1 & 2 now on AO3

[salty-wench]

The Lovers Gambit by Anonymous | Theon x Robb | Rating: T | 4140 Words

“An unconventional move in which one player knocks all of the pieces to the ground and then kisses their opponent.”

Tags: Chess, First Kiss, Friends to Lovers, Modern AU, Idiots in Love, Fluff, Light Angst, Theon POV

This was gifted to me in the anonymous gift exchange Wintersend and I loved it so much I had to share it on Tumblr. It’s a perfect mix of fluff, light angst, and humour. It’s perfect. Thank you so much ❤️ I will add the username after reveals

[gaya-the-k]

Dumb 3am drawing about grown up Edric

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[gaya-the-k]

Cannot...unsee...Keanu Reeves as Jon snow....

(+ resurrection vibes)

[gaya-the-k]

Northern girls from DwD. Lyra, Alys, Wylla, Val, Barbrey

Lethal lady

[aegonbeingfakeisracist]

A less meta question than what you’re used to (although how I love them!!!!!!) but what are (some) of your favorite Arianne’s quotes? Personally I do love the parallel in Arianne I TWOW between ‘i was a foolish willful /GIRL/‘ and ‘that was before when I was just a girl, /I AM A WOMAN NOW/, my father’s daughter, /I HAVE LEARNED MY LESSON/‘. Love how it shows she’s growing 😍

I love pretty much every single line in Arianne’s chapters. I will never stop gushing about how much I love the chapter of her in the tower, and like...I love her so goddamn much. Setting aside the obvious Nymeria’s star one for a sec,  “You have been disappointing me for years” and literally every line in her conversation with Doran gives me chills - my girl finally talking to her father about all the hurt that’s been festering for a decade? I love her.

“Arianne Martell was a princess of Dorne, and Dornishmen did not waste water lightly” is just SO GOOD. It’s such a cool way of indicating what Dornishpeople see as their most important cultural values, and she’s not just a princess, she’s not just a Martell, she’s Dornish and that matters. Like, I’m about to start wasting water right here...

“Standing was an act of love. Standing was an act of faith.” - Arianne understands her father so much. She can read him so easily! Once he finally gives her the missing piece, it all makes sense to her and she understands him so well??? And, like, one of the many tragic things about Quentyn’s death and Arianne’s years of believing Doran loved her brother more than her is that  while Ari and Quentyn essentially took on each other’s roles in Doran’s plan with Viserys’s death, but they would have been better suited for the ones originally planned for them? Arianne’s forceful personality and charisma were what led to her disobeying, challenging her father, formulating her own plot, demanding answers. Those same traits would have been valuable in terms of getting a marriage, while Quentyn’s obedience and trusting nature would make him so good at following his father’s will without needing to know all the details, and I just have so many Martell feels.

And “I was seven when Elia died”, too - this is a quote that makes it clear just how clearly Arianne sees the world, and it’s the one justification for the refusal to acknowledge Elia’s impact more. Arianne doesn’t know Elia. She didn’t know Elia. Her connection to her is through the father she loves, the father who prefers to not openly acknowledge his pain, and it’s just...Martells.

[pyat-pree]

BENJEN STARK

“His uncle dressed in black, as befitted a man of the Night’s Watch. Tonight it was rich black velvet, with high leather boots and a wide belt with a silver buckle. A heavy silver chain was looped round his neck.” A Game Of Thrones, Jon I

Gouache and metallic ink on paper. (11/?)

so… i hate working with black. i just can’t get it to look nice and detailed, so here’s this blobby inly mess. i apologize for this sporran, ugly as sin. the tartan is cute though, i like it. also, the members of the night’s watch have face tattoos now, thought it’d be neat.

[lunwil]

I’m still mad d&d denied us arianne martell okay. 

[sare11aa11eras]

“Let him be scared of me.”

[francy-sketches]

Sansa and Cat for @swishnflicks !

Ft.the most beautiful book cover ever

[mylestoyne]

i don’t think i ever posted the full version of this one either cause i was really unsatisfied with it…. i think sandor is cute though. just a metalhead and his only friends who are two teenage girls that he technically is babysitting 

[turtle-paced]

Some people argue GRRM has done Sansa a disservice by having her be so unlikable in AGOT, especially in contrast to the instantly likable Arya (whose first chapter is our introduction to Sansa). Do you agree with that?

I think GRRM did Sansa no more disservice in making her a naive and ignorant child in AGoT than he did to Jon Snow in making him a self-absorbed teenager in AGoT. Character development’s got to start from somewhere.

And hey, Jaime Lannister being a cold-blooded would-be child murderer in AGoT hasn’t stopped people from liking and appreciating his character and his arc. Eleven-year-old Sansa did nothing nearly as bad as Jaime shoving Bran out that window, and there’s nothing in AGoT to suggest that her character could not and would not overcome the childish flaws GRRM gave her. Her arc within that book alone sets her on the path to doing just that.