Part 2 of my ASOIAF sexiest sexy man poll (pt. 1 here!)
ASOIAF sexiest sexy man poll (continued)
Gerris Drinkwater 💦
Loras Tyrell 🏵️
Trystane Martell 🌞
That singer Dareon (spelling???) 🎶
Harry the Heir
Young Griff/ Aegon 🐉
Khal Drogo 🐎
Theon Greyjoy 🦑
Hyle Hunt 🍎 (not “hot” but I think he fits the vibe)
Marillion 😵
Ummm… Gendry? 🐂
Voting ended onJul 26, 2025
Does this include every man grr ever said was even vaguely hot? Probably not even close…but I tried lol
Also am I just imagining that Theon is attractive before he becomes reek or…idk but he’s here.
Also wait, how old is Gendry. I keep thinking about show Gendry but I’m realizing he’s prolly younger in the books 😭 if he’s baby pls just ignore him. That goes for all characters actually
AND FINALLY. Please 💀 I am just going off of male fictional characters GRRM states are attractive in some way. Don’t take this too seriously yall fr
“The Old Bear’s no fool,” Dareon observed. “You’re certain to be a builder, and Jon’s certain to be a ranger. He’s the best sword and the best rider among us, and his uncle was the First before he …” His voice trailed off awkwardly as he realized what he had almost said.
“Benjen Stark is still First Ranger,” Jon Snow told him, toying with his bowl of blueberries. The rest might have given up all hope of his uncle’s safe return, but not him. He pushed away the berries, scarcely touched, and rose from the bench.
“Aren’t you going to eat those?” Toad asked.
“They’re yours.” Jon had hardly tasted Hobb’s great feast. “I could not eat another bite.” He took his cloak from its hook near the door and shouldered his way out.
Pyp followed him. “Jon, what is it?”
“Sam,” he admitted. “He was not at table tonight.”
“It’s not like him to miss a meal,” Pyp said thoughtfully. “Do you suppose he’s taken ill?”
“He’s frightened. We’re leaving him.” He remembered the day he had left Winterfell, all the bittersweet farewells; Bran lying broken, Robb with snow in his hair, Arya raining kisses on him after he’d given her Needle. “Once we say our words, we’ll all have duties to attend to. Some of us may be sent away, to Eastwatch or the Shadow Tower. Sam will remain in training, with the likes of Rast and Cuger and these new boys who are coming up the kingsroad. Gods only know what they’ll be like, but you can bet Ser Alliser will send them against him, first chance he gets.”
Pyp made a grimace. “You did all you could.”
“All we could wasn’t enough,” Jon said.
A Game of Thrones- Chapter 41 (George R. R. Martin)
Jon's insistence Benjen's alive. (❁´◡`❁)
He doesn't eat when upset, but immediately gives away his yummy meal. (*^_^*)
The way he notices something's off and figures out what's bothering Sam.
And doesn't accept excuses even though he already did try to help the other boy, and no one could blame Jon for being done with the matter.
Heyy! if you’re still taking art requests and if you have the time, can you draw Arya killing Dareon?
“Did he ever find a ship to Oldtown? He said he was supposed to sail on the Lady Ushanora.”
“We all were. Lord Snow’s command. I told Sam, leave the old man, but the fat fool would not listen.” The last light of the setting sun shone in his hair. “Well, it’s too late now.”
“Just so,” said Cat as they stepped into the gloom of a twisty little alley.
-Cat of the Canals, A Feast for Crows
Hi nonny!! Sorry this took like. A month for me to actually sit down and start working on. Hope you like it!
Few notes under the cut!
When I sat down to re-read the scene, I was struck by how Martin’s narration skips over the actual killing, jumping ahead to Arya returning home that night. This is of course a dramatic tool, obscuring the murder from first time readers so that Arya revealing it at the end of the chapter is that much more striking, but I think it’s interesting from a writing standpoint that we don’t get to see Dareon die from her point of view here. We get none of her internal monologue, her rationale for the killing, just the conversation leading up to it and the consequences later. I really like this as a writing choice, as it leaves so much up to the reader’s observation and understanding of her character.
Visually it was very important to me to show the vair lining the inside of the cloak, a visual/color reminder that Arya makes this execution as an exercise of her Stark identity— he is a night’s watch deserter and furthermore he just make a remark about Jon. As a Stark, it is her duty to kill Night’s Watch deserters, and she likely feels a double duty as Jon’s sister. Vair is not consistently used to signify the Starks in the text— only 4/10 total instances of it, including this one, in the text are in reference to the Starks, two more are for the Freys, and one is for Cersei, so clearly it’s not a Stark-exclusive. Still, the grey and white vair on the inside of the cloak instantly struck me as a symbol of how Arya views Dareon in this moment as a Stark man who has betrayed her family.
I realize you might have hoped for a clearer depiction of Arya, but I had a few reasons for this layout. First, I wanted to obscure her face— obscure her emotions and motivations, just as the text does, leaving them to the audience’s deductive skills. Secondly, this was a pretty easy pose and it got me that visual piece with the cloak. And thirdly, the description of the scene emphasizes Arya stepping into the shadows, and I wanted to capture that ninja assassin mystique to the scene as it would have been from a personal point of view.
aliko-/alikon/alikoattractional - a term for experiencing (possibly exclusive or prioritized) attraction towards one’s alike others (a/os).
dareo-/dareon/dareoattractional - a term for experiencing (possibly exclusive or prioritized) attraction towards one’s daydream/daydreamy others (dareos).
diso-/dison/disoattractional - a term for experiencing (possibly exclusive or prioritized) attraction towards one’s dimensional others (disos).
exohian | ideon | rêvean
exoh-/exohian/exohattractional - a term for experiencing (possibly exclusive or prioritized) attraction towards one’s exohs (x/os).
ideo-/ideon/ideoattractional - a term for experiencing (possibly exclusive or prioritized) attraction towards one’s identical others (i/os).
rêve-/rêvean/rêveattractional - a term for experiencing (possibly exclusive or prioritized) attraction towards one’s rêve others (r/os).
"I was not born blind," he reminded them. "When last I passed this way, I saw every rock and tree a d whitecap, and watched the grey gulls flying in our wake. I was five-and-thirty and had been maester of the chain for sixteen years. Egg wanted me to help him rule, but I knew my place was here. He sent me north aboard the Golden Dragon, and insisted that his friend Ser Duncan see me safe to Eastwatch. No recruit had arrived at the Wall with so much pomp since Nymeria sent the Watch six kings in golden fetters. Egg emptied out the dungeons too, so I would not say my vows alone. My honor guard, he called them. One was no less a man than Brynden Rivers. Later he was chosen lord commander."
"Bloodraven?" Said Dareon. "I know a song about him. A Thousand Eyes, and One, it's called. But I thought he lived a hundred years ago."
"We all did. Once I was young as you." That seemed to make him sad. He coughed, and closed his eyes, and went to sleep, swaying in his furs whenever some wave rocked the ship.
