#gendrya

[theaisyapping]

[laurellerual]

Hey, i have, obviously, seen that you are an Gendrya shipper, even giving them kids and your ideas of them eloping and marrying. And i was wondering: How do you think Arya would go through the “process” of, by all means, choosing to spent all her life with Gendry, with Westeros power imbalance in marriages, not that Gendry would ever abuse it or her, and the risk of childbirth? Like, well, i suppose Arya would like it much more because she would genuinely love Gendry, just like, for example Rhaenyra or Lyanna probably would have if they liked their bethored, or if Laenor wasnt gay. Regardless, what i mean is, as an Arya fan, how do you think Arya would do when she’s in love, married and a mother?

A lot of my future!AU fanarts are based on one of my favorite "versions" of this couple. I like to imagine future!Aryas as a powerful woman with an important position, like Lady of Winterfell (or maybe Riverrun or Harrenhal). Or a member of King Bran's small council, pursuing important reformist policies. And Gendry is just there beign mostly supportive.

I don't hate Sansa at all, but I'm not one of those people who was surprised by the recent rumors that Martin's original plan didn't include her among the final survivors. My candidate for the final Stark in Winterfell has always been Arya.

I like the idea of ​​Gendry ending up in the North with the Brotherhood during the Long Night war. And that a desperate Stannis publicly recognizes him and offers to legitimize him in an attempt to save House Baratheon from extinction (after Shireen's death).

I like the idea that, during the war, him and Arya reconect and decide to consummate their love in an unconventional way, perhaps with an elopement. That their relationship grows in secret in a world where the dead walk the earth, dragons cross the skies and the rules of civil society are crumbling.

And finally, I'm partial to the idea that once winter is over, a new order is established with at least slightly different rules. So the marriage is made official, Gendry forever renounces the Baratheon name and all rights to Storm's End. He takes his wife's name and becomes the father of a new generation of Starks.

Regarding the power imbalance, in the couple dynamic I imagine Gendry would be "only" a consort. And as a former smallfolk-bastrad-outlaw-southerner he wouldn't have any real power over his wife because essentially all his power comes from her (and/or her brother). But I like to think that neither of them would use their power (as lady or husband) to impose themselves on the other.

Regarding the spending all her life part... It's not like she grows up in a place where hookup culture or dating exist. The relationship model in her head is Ned and Cat.

Regarding the risk of childbirth, I think it's inevitable; there are no 100% reliable contraceptives in Westeros. And if Arya really found herself in a situation where the survival of House Stark depended on her, I think she would take the risk. But obviously, I hope she survives. I have no interest in reading a story where the protagonist lives an incredible life, surviving against all odds, only to die in childbirth just as she's found a shred of peace.

As a mother, I don't know if she'd be super openly affectionate, but I think she'd be fiercely protective of her children and teaching them to be independent. She'd be a little paranoid about not be there forever. After all, she was orphaned at a very young age. And I think she'd encourage their natural inclinations and interests regardless of how unconventional they might be.

Keep in mind that many of my drawings on this blog aren't pieces of a single canon that exists in my head in a structured way. They're more situations inspired by this or that theory or fanfiction. So they're not very consistent with each other, nor do I consider them particularly realistic as final scenarios. @aisaac123 

[marytunno]

CHAPTER 3 - THE BAD ACOLYTE

“You are Arya of House Stark, who bites her lip and cannot tell a lie.”

ADWD - The ugly little Girl

All she wants to be is No One, and yet it is more difficult than she ever anticipated. After being a stranger to anyone for years, a girl is finally known again and it's more thrilling than she would have ever anticipated. All she wants is to stop feeling, to stop hurting, to shed her past forever but will she able to do it?

GUYS I'M ALIVE, SO SORRY IT TOOK THIS LONG TO UPDATEE

I really like how this chaotic chapter turned out, It contains some of my best writing and favourite stencences ( lol so humble), probably mixed with the worst idk ( I hope not I hope is all good)

Thank you for your patience. I'll see you on Ao3

[inthemoodforblastt]

heyyy what are your top 5 asoiaf ships?

1- Jaime x Brienne (OTP)

2- Arya x Gendry

3- Margaery x Sansa

4- Theon x Robb

5- Jon x Ygritte

[veilofmercy]

Favourite Arya ships?

1. gendrya

gendrya my beloved. this is such a sweet and beautiful ship. i’m a sucker for all the tropes and themes involved: princess and knight, lowborn/highborn, hidden identities, swanmaiden/wayland the smith, outlaws in the forest ect ect. we were served with a full course meal here. gendry was with arya all the way from king’s landing and knows and understands her better than most. gendry often takes her lead, complements her strengths and doesn’t shy away from her fierceness. he also isn’t scared to call her out when he’s unhappy about something she’s done. they are a team from the very start and can trust each other fully. even after he lost arya he somehow found a way to serve her undead mother. grrm gave them a song???? and a whole singer at their disposition so hopefully more are coming. and literally everyone in the brotherhood can tell something is going on lmao. their unequal ranks in society brings in real conflict and at the same time the injustices commoners suffer is a big theme in arya’s arc so i think it all fits neatly together. they’re also really funny together and bring some levity in otherwise incredibly dark chapters. grrm has said he is going to revisit them again so we know good things are coming. also gendry is my sweet cheese who deserves the world

2. jonrya

oops. jonrya is definitely one of the strongest bonds in the entire series. arya repeatedly wishes to find her way back to jon, never doubts his love and jon DIES partly because of his lunatic plan to rescue arya. grrm’s pen was on fire when he wrote i want my bride back three times. i have no idea what he intends to do about jonrya with him writing such heavy handed romantic undertones(?) so far along in the series if he’s completely scrapped them. and what in the hell was that varamyr chapter

3. nedrya

i think ned is a sweet boy and he’d probably be a good match for arya. they’re closer in age and it’s interesting that her father and his aunt may have been in love. i don’t care too much about nedrya because ned is not a very significant character but i think the ship is cute

[danndrea]

Arya and Gendry in the Regency.

Ned has postponed Arya's debut for several years; at 18, he can no longer postpone it. Catelyn is furious with him for being so permissive with his daughter. So, against her will, Miss Arya Stark debuts in London society in 1815. She has four siblings: Robb, the eldest and heir to the duchy, her sister Sansa who is engaged to Lord William Tyrell, her brother Brandon, who is studying at Oxford, and of course Rickon, the youngest brother who is at Eton.

But Arya also has a cousin: Jon Targaryen. Son of her aunt Queen Lyanna and King Rhaegar Targaryen. The King's first wife, Elia Martell, died a few years ago, leaving her two children with him, Prince Aegon and Princess Rhaenys.

Meanwhile in the South, Marquis Robert Baratheon had a very large family. His heir, Gendry, followed by Joffrey, Myrcella, and lastly Tommen. He is married to Lady Cersei Lannister; it is not the best of marriages. They were never a match for love, but they got married for convenience, because they had to fulfill their duty.

The Baratheons, the Starks, and all the most important houses of Westeros are summoned to the celebration of Prince Aegon Targaryen, which coincides with the beginning of the social season. It is said that King Rhaegar is looking for a wife for him among the ladies of the most important houses and families.

Basically a love triangle between Arya, Gendry, and Aegon.

[allybeardsleycamoshirt]

aries babe is 29, news at 11

[imnotalady]

just rewatched game of thrones for the first time in years and the 17 y/o nerd in me activated like a sleeper agent 😭 I got so nostalgic that I went through my old ao3 bookmarks to feel something again AND THATS WHEN I REALISED scrubclub deleted all of their fics????? oh my god??? this is my burning of the library of alexandria. we are literally losing the ancient texts