who: @steelandfrost context: i dont fuck with you by big sean
nasir manderly stepped onto the cold, wind-swept grounds of winterfell, the chill biting through his cloak as his boots sank slightly into the snow. the north had a way of making even the most hardened men pause, as if its vastness demanded respect. yet nasir was not here to admire the landscape; he was here to face edrick bolton. he had heard of edrick's opposition to the changes he had been pushing for in the north—an opposition that ran deep and stubborn as the roots of the weirwoods themselves.
nasir, ever the pragmatist, preferred to avoid unnecessary confrontations, but there were times when one had no choice but to speak, even with men like edrick.
the halls of winterfell seemed to swallow sound as nasir made his way through them, the stone walls thick with centuries of history. he could feel the weight of those who had come before him pressing down, their presence still palpable, even if just in memory. it was in these moments that he felt the full depth of the divide between himself and the northern lords—men like edrick bolton, who clung to the old ways with the fervor of a man holding onto the last thread of something dear.
"lord bolton," nasir began, his voice cutting through the quiet like a blade through thick cloth. there was no greeting, no niceties—just the directness that came from being a man of action. the memories of the recent great northern war came to mind, in which a certain bolton bastard fanned the flames of the border disputes between the manderlys and the boltons to the point where it ended in bloodshed and carnage. he simply stared at the man, as if to tell him he had not forgotten. he paused for a moment, the firelight flickering across his face, casting shadows on his sharp features.
"but i’m not here to argue about the past. i’m here because you and i both know the north cannot remain as it is. not forever." he leaned forward, his voice low but insistent. "i don’t expect you to agree with me. i don’t expect you to like it. but the north—your north—is being left behind. i’ve seen it. we have seen it. the rest of the realm is moving forward, and if the north wants to stand with them, we cannot afford to be stuck in the same old ways."