Nikolaj Coster-Waldau joined in the efforts to fundraise for those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires by recording Cameos, along with Jennifer Garner and other co-stars from The Last Thing He Told Me.
I asked him to share something he liked about Jaime and Brienne, and a memory of filming with Gwendoline Christie. Enjoy! ~~ M
That's our charming, goofy guy!
Plus he shared the (now announced) tidbit that there'll be another season of An Optimist's Guide to Saving the Planet.
This makes me wonder if the kiss was really meant to look this awkward or if they made it look awkward because they felt so weird kissing each other...
i've compiled a list of some of my 15 favorite fics for you all ! ASOIAF fics only for this one, GoT fics here (wip!). expect a part 2 (& 3... & 4...), in the future, as there are many more i'd like to add (wanted to keep it sort of short). this is not in any order whatsoever! some are canon compliant, some are alternative universe, etc etc.
check tags & archive warnings as always :)
➜ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ASOIAF Jaime/Brienne Fics
Souls to Hear by Albatros_assoiffe (M, 40k, Ch. 24/24)
“Brienne, you are a bad liar. Tell me the truth.”
The truth. That she failed him. Failed Lady Catelyn. Failed Renly. That her honor was slipping out of her, like the blood Stoneheart thirsted for, pooling out of Jaime’s severed neck. Like the tears she could no longer contain. Brienne turned away from Jaime and wiped them away, embarrassed, but they did not stop.
“Brienne, what happened? Tell me.”
Picks up Jaime and Brienne's story immediately after Jaime's chapter in ADWD.
The Opinions of Sheep by winterkill (E, 79k, Ch. 40/40)
Before he returned to Tarth, her father placed his large, weathered hands on her shoulders. “They’ll try and discourage you,” he said, “but you’re my daughter, so you won’t let them succeed.”
Brienne of Tarth is the first girl to enroll in the King's Landing Knight Academy and, due to Tywin Lannister's influence, ends up Jaime Lannister's squire in an attempt to embarrass him into quitting the Kingsguard. It does not go as planned. A Tamora Pierce's Protector of the Small fusion.
Swan of Tarth by laserisanacronym (MarquesGillette) (E, 52k, Ch. 8/8)
After losing his hand, home, and mother to a fire, Jaime's zest for life and muse are at rock bottom. He hears of an opportunity for a rustic retreat on Tarth and takes the first ferry there.
breath and bone by jencat (M, 12k, Ch. 5/5)
"You could just come home," Selwyn offers, although they both know how this conversation goes. "Your room's still made up."
"Too many stairs," Brienne says, tiredly. Home on Tarth is a tall, vague shadow on the other side of the headland, a well-worn path away. Close, but not too close. The key clicks into the lock of her grandmother's front door and she shifts her weight against her bag; balances the cane with her other hand. She thinks she should be used to this by now. "Someone needs to be here for the animals, don't they?"
Her dad sighs; shoulders the door up over the point where it always catches. "I don't know why she won't let me fix this. The neighbour's been feeding them. That mainlander."
***
Brienne comes home to say goodbye to her grandmother, and has an unexpected encounter.
The Tides by slipsthrufingers (M, 42k, Ch. 10/10)
Jaime Lannister, recently missing a hand, a white cloak and his purpose in life, is sent to Tarth to decide whether the Lannisters will loan them the gold they so desperately need to thwart a disaster. He expects to negotiate with the Evenstar, but is stuck with the dour daughter instead.
the perfect knight by djelibeybi (T, 14k. Ch. 7/7)
After hearing worrying rumours about his daughter, Lord Selwyn Tarth wants Brienne home and married. He does not expect her to arrive with the Kingslayer.
my lady love by EverythingsAvengers (E, 4k, Ch. 1/1)
“Don’t got two rooms,” the old woman is saying to his travel companion. “Don’t got two beds!”
“What do you have?” Brienne asks the innkeep as Jaime plops down in the seat across from her.
She frowns, “well, there’s the attic room. Only one bed though and barely a window. Gets dreadfully cold up there in the winters and cooks ya in the summers—”
“We’ll take it,” Brienne interrupts.
One Last Harvest by vitaminkenjoyer (NR, 41k, Ch. 3/3)
Brienne reached for her cup, taking a sip. "I'm not glum."
"You certainly are. Do you revel on the occasion by flagellating yourself, my lady?"
She lowered her cup, eyes narrowing. She looked like a great freckled bull with her nostrils flaring. "I don't revel, ser."
Featuring: Brienne's nameday in The Vale, a play, a struggle against despair, confessions, and Sandor Clegane living his best life.
Try a Little Tenderness by dreadwulf (M, 17k, Ch. 4/4)
After The Kingslayer collapses in the baths at Harrenhal, Brienne has to wash and dress him for dinner with Lord Bolton. She is in no way suited to this task, but she does her best to care for him until he’s back on his feet. Perhaps one day he can return the favor.
lover boy. by SeeThemFlying (M, 31k, Ch. 12/12)
Brienne is at the fabulously beautiful five-star Cinnamon Wind hotel in the Summer Isles, just outside of Tall Trees Town. She's lying on a deckchair by the eternity pool that overlooks the beach, wearing nothing but a sensible swimming costume, a shawl to stop her shoulders burning, reasonably priced sunglasses, and a big floppy hat Margaery bought her.
She comes down here most mornings just after sunrise to make use of the cool temperatures and read a chapter of her book, which is a very interesting exploration of maternal grief and the psychological impact of...
Oh, what the hells. She comes down here every morning to look at *him*.
A Love to Last by cardinalgirl75 (E, 82k, Ch. 9/9)
Two strangers meet in a bar, have a few drinks, and wake up married the next morning.
That's just the beginning of their story.
Afraid of Diving In by pearly_rose (E, 18k, Ch. 4/4)
The Isle of Tarth was a summer haven for the Westerosi elite. It was a place of sprawling estates and private beaches, drawing families like the Lannisters back to its shores every year with the promise of a few months filled with sun and relaxation. For locals like Brienne, the island was the only home she'd ever known, and working for one of those wealthy families was how her father earned a living. It was also how she first met Jaime Lannister.
At the Water's Edge by winterkill (M, 43k, Ch. 18/18)
"When Brienne sleeps with the book of folktales under her pillow, she dreams of swimming in the loch. The kelpie is there--golden mane glinting in the shafts of sunlight filtering through the water. It swims towards her as though bounding across a field, ethereal and otherworldly. I should be dead, her dream-self wants to say, only of course she can’t speak underwater. It’s incorrect enough that she can breath.
Galladon died, and I lived. But why?"
Brienne dreams of a kelpie who saved her from drowning when she was a girl. What she doesn't expect is for a naked man to walk out of the same lake over a decade later.
Weekend at Casterly by green_light (T, 26k, Ch. 1/1)
Jaime said, “We should withdraw from Westeros entirely, Brienne. Let’s leave this place and go to Volantis. We’ve played along with society long enough, but good gods, it isn’t for us.”
Teach Me the Courage of the Stars by Dialects_and_Costumes (E, 49k, Ch. 10/10)
When Jaime Lannister, Duke of Casterly Rock, is left to raise his niece and nephew all alone, he reaches out to an old friend for help. She in turn introduces Jaime to a fresh name in society: Tourmaline Bigsby, a respected, mysterious scientist with his own unique experience in raising orphaned children.
Little does Jaime know that Tourmaline Bigsby is more than he ever expected. And he won't discover all that Tourmaline is until he invites the reclusive scientist to pay a visit to his nephew's estate at Storm's End.
enjoy! don't forget to show your love to the authors! kudos, comments, bookmarks, go a long way :)
Gwendoline Christie attends the Apple TV+ Official FYC Event for "Severance" Season 2 on May 03, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
That she said that Larissa is the first role she felt beautiful in really stuck with me. Here is another example of this. I dunno, I just feel so happy for her. She feels beautiful and you can see it. I love this. ❤️
Bing Bang boom, Kakagai confession part 1 is done! Takes place during the 3 year gap between og narts and narts shippuden starting
Kid: Race you back! Kks: Let's go, Gai Gai: Papa
Kks: He's too important to risk Kurenai: You can push him away, kakashi, but that's /his/ choice to run back in. Punishing yourself will only leave you with regrets. Asuma: You and Gai have always been a pair
Dai: I don't have to worry about him knowing the two of you look out for eachother. Rin: You like him, don't you? Kushina: Have fun with Gaaaiii~! Kks: UUUGH Gai: Found a quiet place to space out, Rival?
Kks: Ooo!...Mm!
Gai: Do you not savor /anything/? Stop/doing/ that, you'll choke. I don't want to hear at all about your stomach hurting later Kks: Oh, I will. I'll have Pakkun track you down just so i can tell you
Kks: You didn't have to leave your brats. You looked to be having fun. Gai: Nonsense! They met up with their other friends! We always spend festivals together! Kks: Just letting you know
Gai: What's gotten into you?I knew you were up here brooding. Kks: I like watching you with them. You act like more of a dad. Reminds me of Dai
Kks: You just need a mustache Gai: I could never grow that beast. That's a relief! I thought you were mad at me. Ruined a date or something like that. Kks: A date? That'd be a first Gai: Eh? Kks: Never been.
Gai:... You've never been on a date? Kks: Not seriously. Never seemed appealing to me. Gai: People throw themselves at you daily! You could truly have anyone what do you mean?? Kks: I'm not interested in any of them/ I was also working non stop back then, you know that. Gai: Is there any person in this village you /do/ want to kiss?
Kks: Yeah Gai: WHO??? Kks: You seriously want to know?? Gai: Only if you want to! As your trusted rival, your secret would die with me! That's my self rule!
Kks: Fine
Kks: It's you.
Kks: Now you know... Gai?... Yup, ok... I made it weird. Sorry-
Kks: Forget i-
Tenten: GAI SENSEI!!
Tenten: I GOT THE TURTLE Lee: Can you believe it, sensei?! Tenten: [maniacal cackling] Gai: AAAAAAA!!
Gai: Excellent work, tenten! Tenten: Here ya go! Gai: For me? Tenten: It reminded us of you, so we had to win it! For the best sensei! Lee: Neji's idea Neji: Lee! Kks: Hm, Naruto gave me a frog in his pocket once Gai: I truly have been honored with the best students!!
Neji: The fireworks are starting soon Tenten: Kaaayy! Lee Right! LEt's go, kaakshi and Gai sensei! Gai: Uuhh Kks: Lead the way, Lee
"but carol and daryl were never meant to be a couple they're just bsf." *daryl's dying of jealousy* this was back in s9 btw where she told him about zeke's proposal
Correct, but never uttered marketing tactics for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
"We have always known there was something more between those two. Something truly special."
- Not Greg Nicotero
"The connection between Carol and Daryl is visceral. It's not deeper than sexual or romantic connection, it's all of those."
-Not Zabel
"We wanted Daryl Dixon season two to be all about Carol and Daryl, and finally give their complex relationship the time and attention it deserves."
- Not Scott Gimple
"We all know the risk of bringing a should they or shouldn't they TV-couple together, but we all thought it was worth the risk. We knew Norman and Melissa could pull it off."
- Not Greg Nicotero
"It was always heading here."
- Not Norman Reedus
Take the hint, AMC.
If you agree, spread this around to prove that this is a marketing tactic that would be prosperous. (As untrue as it has been, thus far.)
"There's a moment of sadness, but there's also. 'I'm not going to be you. I'm not going to destroy the family I have back home,' ... it just sort of makes him walk faster to the boat." ♡
“I think Daryl and Carol, they are truly…best friends. They are soulmates. And, that means that when you’re with the people that you love the most? You can also be the most honest with them, you can disagree with them, and I think that that is what makes their dynamic “true” because if it was all sunshine and roses, that means that that’s a shallow relationship. In these final episodes, there are gonna be moments where they are in conflict with each other and then there are moments where they are gonna be in lockstep with each other. And that’s just what it takes to have a really deep, meaningful relationship like these two have.“ –Angela Kang, Talking Dead 10/30/2022 (thanks to @my-mt-heart for getting this transcript)
