#thisbirdhadflown

[quinnallerton]

thebirdhasflown’s fic got me punching my bed due to sweetness and tension of john and paul and i teared up when they kissed but frowned that it was cut off WOOOOOOGHHHDGGG this writer is so good it’s like serving the fandom good buffet meal 👌

This writer➡️ @thisbirdhadflownx I am in awe of. Her works are beautiful. I seriously want these fics published into novels.

Sometimes a writer just gets it. This ☝🏽girl is going places.

[gizkasparadise]

Can you share some head canons about Jon and Dany's relationship in "the fury"? Their political marriage is uncomfortable, plausible, and weirdly compelling. Kinda like a train wreck.

yeah!!

lol this amuses me because my characterization of dany and dany+jon’s relationship has been the #1 thing people dont like/have complained about with the fury. BUT WHATEVER im sticking to it. i wanted to tackle this relationship, what dany’s new reign would look like, and the starks’ reaction to it realistically.

so generally speaking, dany’s put jon through some Traumatic Shit (tm), that’s made him unsure of her as a person. i absolutely do not believe that he and dany would have a perfectly fine relationship after she burned down king’s landing. regardless of his feelings, trust is gone there. were he not worried about how she would retaliate against sansa for attempting to go against her/releasing information of jon’s parentage, and arya who was still in king’s landing, he might have peaced out then and there

now, i also firmly believe that after the initial anger/adrenaline has passed, dany would regret her decision to burn down king’s landing. it’s not something she can outright state, because it will undermine her crown and actions and likely insight ANOTHER rebellion. she knows she fucked up. jon lowkey knows she knows she fucked up. they’re in a hotbed of bullshit of dany’s design.

SO SOME HEADCANONS. some that may or may not make it into the story proper:

dany’s not going to be magically cured of her infertility. if i ever write the fury sequel, them getting panicking about having an heir will be a chunk of it / a source of worry for Team Gendrya

dany really did only want to secure political alliances via stark girls’ marriages and wouldn’t have made them go through with it if they didn’t want to. no harm in throwing dornish bachelors at them until one sticks, though

she doesnt ship gendrya--not because of any reasons to do with them as people--but she can see political opportunists arguing for a stark/baratheon throne and the stormlands border the crownlands

jon likely would have left if dany married gendry as well. he’s probably at a 98% done at all times

dany didn’t super want to marry gendry, either. rather it was a thought she was entertaining/not something as fleshed out as sansa made it seem. sansa was trying to stir shit to get arya motivated/have the starks gain a foothold in the stormlands vs the targaryens

jon thinks about ned a lot as he’s appointed hand of the queen. he had his own private, freakout moment like arya did before the banquet

they don’t sleep together for at least a year after king’s landing is burned. probably more

dany’s advisors have suggested deposing jon and finding a husband from the reach instead (the north lost a lot of political/military power after The Long Night and sacking king’s land). she won’t budge on this particular point

despite his hurt/mixed feelings, jon is always quick to defend dany in public---not always her actions, but her intentions for sure. he knows the importance of them being a united front

dany has plot immunity and will survive the events of the fury

[angel-deux-writes]

23 and 62, pls

23: Strange habits?

I typed out this whole answer about how I don’t really have any, but then I realized that’s a lie: I totally do. Some of my original novels have their first drafts on Staples-brand spiral notecards. These guys: 

It started because, before I wrote on my phone, I would find myself with a lot of downtime at work, and I wanted to write, but I didn’t want my boss to think I was slacking. So I started writing on the notecards that I also used to take notes on the documents I was editing, so i was able to easily slip the novel work under the regular notes and look like I was just scribbling lots of notes to myself. Then, when I got home, I would work on copying them over to notebooks, which I would consider my second draft. I would type them up as my third. 

So now, even though I write on my phone, sometimes I still do it. Usually if I’m in fandom/working on fanfiction at the time, I’ll keep the original novels on the notecards at work and the fanfic on the phone, because it’s an easy way to separate the two mentalities. Also, once I transcribe the notecards, they all go into this box, no matter what the book is: 

They have their own naming conventions at the top corner so i can tell them apart. And then when the book is fully transcribed, I put them all aside like this: 

because I am a fucking weirdo.

62: Seven characters you relate to?

hoo boy that’s a tough one

1) Robb Stark

2) April Ludgate

3) Liz Lemon, like everyone

4) Jane Bennet

5) Leia Organa

6) Poe Dameron

7) Rosa Diaz

ask me questions! 

[janiedean]

13 and 82 for throbb, please!

detective au + second love

k so we’re back to 30s/40s au because I like that aesthetic: PI robb stark hasn’t really ever recovered from losing his wife jeyne westerling in what turned out to be an attempt on his life that her mother paid for because she hated him that much and he’s sure he can’t really fall for anyone else again never mind that he feels guilty af for jeyne’s death. on the anniversary of the attempt in question a new client walks into his office - miss asha greyjoy’s younger brother has been missing for months by now, her father seems to not give a shit and her mother is progressively losing it while her father keeps on not giving a shit and since there was a letter saying he was willingly leaving the police won’t do shit, so she’s hiring him. robb accepts also because it’s a damned job and he starts asking stuff around - balon is Not Helpful and actually seems to be hiding something, alannys can only ask him to please find her son but isn’t helpful either, he digs around a bit and finds out theon ran with bad company but still nothing that would mean disappearing and also his message sounds fake.

so he digs around some more, finds out that he had fallen in with this ramsay bolton guy, he asks his police contact and finds out ramsay was suspected of a few murders but somehow managed to always get out of it because of lack of evidence, he keeps on digging, finds some actual evidence that the evening theon disappeared he was supposed to do something with ramsay and his crowd, he considers his chances and then decides that fuck it, he’s infiltrating the place where he knows ramsay’s crew hangs out when they’re all out of town. he waits for a day where they’re off to do some crime that won’t be reported, slides into the place, looks around, finds evidence for other crimes until he hears strange noises and he finds theon chained in the basement not as bad off as adwd level but pretty bad off, so he gets him out but doesn’t go to the police at once because theon’s really adamant that they shouldn’t. so he goes to the office and makes sure he has a bath and new clothes and so on, then he calls asha ‘hey I have your brother this is the situation’, she shows up and it goes over well but then she’s like ‘yeah if I bring him home like this my mom’s going to have a stroke and our father will lose his shit listen what if I pay you to keep an eye on him until this entire situation dies down’, and robb who’s not an asshole says yes and after the first few rough weeks they actually warm up to each other and theon realizes that no robb is actually a decent person and your usual load of obligatory h/c until they end up frenching each other months later and post-ramsay’s obligatory arrest/demise theon is like BUT DON’T YOU NEED A SECRETARY and robb’s like weeell yeah why not and then he realizes that maybe he has recovered from losing his first love after all (that’s before he finds out he’s theon’s actual first himself *cough*) ;)

[elrhiarhodan]

Roxy Morton, 13 an 16

Thank you so much for asking!

13.  What gets them flustered?

Not much, but I think the sincere appreciation of her skills by an older woman - particularly someone she respects.  In an AU where Victoria Winslow from RED and Kingsman exist side-by-side, I can see Roxy as Victoria’s eager pupil, a bit starry-eyed and in love.

16.  Dark secrets/’skeletons in the closet’

Hmm, good question.  I think Roxy is terrified of failure.  That’s why she “shot” her dog.  Someone gives her an order, she responds unquestioningly.  But that sets up a chain of thought that is even more terrifying - is this an order that should be followed?  What if the dog had been a child?  Or a civilian?  Is she just a trigger finger or does she have the right to use her own judgment?  After all, war criminals will usually defend themselves by saying “I was just following orders.”

[anniebibananie]

Awwww just saw your Jon and Missandei aesthetic. I'm guessing Dany is the person Missandei's mourning? And you love to kill of Robb, dontcha? ;-) I'm a sucker for bonding through shared trauma, but at a certain point, it gets messy...

Yes, Dany is the person she’s mourning! It’s definitely a fic that would have some darkness, but I love people being able to bond and heal together so it offers a lot of interesting opportunities. 

...definitely could get messy though....

[langdonmels]

Cagamosis!

“cagamosis” - unhappy marriage

read on AO3

Theon had warned her, but Sansa wasn’t fully prepared for how much of a disaster dinner at the Greyjoys would be.

And after the third insult in ten minutes hurled at her boyfriend, Sansa struggles to remain cool. Theon has his arm around her chair, his fingers curled into her hair and that may be the only thing keeping her grounded.

Sansa takes in a deep breath, trying to stay calm. “Theon works with children every day - that’s hard work and he does a great job with them.” His hand stills for a moment before sliding to land on her thigh. Sansa rests her hand on his as she takes a drink of water. “I’m proud of him.”

If her voice is sharp, it’s not completely her fault.

To her left, Yara clears her throat. “The fish is really good, mum,” she says across the table, where Alannys sits, hunched over her meal.

“Thank you,” says Theon’s mother, quietly, a quick glance to her husband before her gaze falls back to her daughter. “I’m happy to share the recipe with you.”

Yara scoffs. “Better you give it to Dany,” she says, glancing over to her girlfriend, blonde and beautiful and smiling softly. “She’s the better cook - ”

“At least one of you can pretend to have a cock in the relationship.” Balon throws back a shot of some brown alcoholic beverage that stinks just as much as his breath from across the table.

Sansa catches Yara’s grip tightening on her fork out of the corner of her eye and Dany stiffening. Sansa supposes Yara’s hand drifts below the table, maybe clutching at Dany’s and squeezing in comfort. 

Meanwhile, Sansa isn’t really sure if Theon’s hand on her thigh is to keep her calm or to keep him steady - maybe both. Gritting her teeth, Sansa plasters on a fake smile. “Maybe all of us ladies can get together sometime,” she says, pointedly focusing her attention on Alannys.

Alannys smiles, straightening, her gaze stronger. “I would love that.” She sends her gaze towards Yara and Dany. “Maybe all of us could get together - ”

“Are you pregnant?” interrupts Balon. He’s glaring straight at Sansa. “Does my son,” he throws out the word like poison, like it disgusts him and Sansa doesn’t know how much longer she can restrain herself, especially when Theon flinches beside her, “have something on you? There is no way a boy like him could land a gorgeous thing like you - unless you’re as much of a slut as your aunt - ”

“Enough!” Theon’s fists bang onto the table and Sansa can’t even bother to flinch at the sudden noise. Instead, she immediately rests her hand on his shoulder. Exhaling deeply, Theon looks to his mother with a tight jaw and hard eyes. “Thank you for dinner, but we’re leaving now.”

Sansa squeezes his shoulder and takes his hand instead when he stands, taking her with him. She ignores Balon completely and smiles at Yara and Dany. “We should go on a double date sometime.”

Yara doesn’t smile, eyes mirroring her brothers, but Dany sighs and nods. “Definitely.” Her lips curl upward a little, not unkind, but it’s sad and defeated.

Sansa hates it.

Just when they push in their chairs and move to leave, Balon stands too. Sansa feels Theon’s chest against her back, hands still intertwined. She closes her eyes in preparation.

“No son of my mine would just walk away - but you’re weak, always have been. Run away little boy - you’re not - ”

“You don’t deserve him.” Sansa snaps, spinning to face the man - not Theon’s father, he doesn’t deserve that title - hands quickly resting on Theon’s chest as his arms come around her. She peaks over his shoulder, glaring, anger seared into her veins. “Theon is more of a man you’ll ever being - he is a loving, kind human being and has been through more shit than you can even imagine - he is strong and incredible and you’re a piece of shit.”

Sansa doesn’t wait for Balon’s reaction. Instead, she storms out of the house, breathing heavily. She thinks Theon says something, does something - but he quickly follows her out to the front door.

Before either of them can speak, Alannys slips out the door. “Theon,” she says softly. Her gaze rests on her, though. “Sansa - I can’t apologize enough - ”

Sansa shakes her head. “No need.” Biting her lip, she debates saying anything further. Eventually… “I’m sorry if I made things worse.” The red tinge is fading, but her heart still races in her chest.

Alannys tilts her head. It’s not a smile that fits on her lips, but something mixed with resignation and admiration. “You didn’t.” She looks to Theon, and there’s no mistaking the love there. “She’s special, Theon.”

Theon looks at her. No smile, completely serious, the sun and stars in his eyes. “I know.”

“Don’t end up like me,” says Alannys and finally the sadness fully captures her face. Theon moves towards her but she shakes her head, forcing a smile. “I’ll come to visit you soon. Be happy.”

Alannys steps forward, silently placing a hand to Theon’s cheek before studying her too. She squeezes Sansa’s free hand and leaves them there without another word.

Theon turns to her, gathering her in his arms as they move closer to their car in the driveway.

“I’m so sorry,” he whispers into her hair. “I knew this was a terrible idea - ”

“You have nothing to be sorry for,” says Sansa, watching his breaths as her heart calms down. “Your - that man - ” she shakes her head, shakes away the anger rising again. Her eyes capture his - he’s sad, resigned, and Sansa holds his face. “You know you’re none of that, right? You’re Theon Greyjoy and I love you.”

His forehead rests on hers and a small smile curls on his lips. “I love you too.” The smile fades though. “What if - ”

Sansa kisses him silent. “You are nothing like him.” Her whispers coast over his lips and she wants to crawl under his skin and never let go. “You don’t treat me like he treats your mum; you’d never think less of your sister for who she loves.” Theon searches her eyes and Sansa kisses him again, lightly. “You are nothing like him and you make me happy. Our marriage will be happy.”

The glint returns to Theon’s eyes and Sansa wants to capture it forever. “We’re going to get married?”

Sansa grins. “Eventually, yes. I’m not letting you go.” 

His arms tighten around her, his lips lingering at her temple and she can feel his smirk. “That’s my line.”

Sansa sighs into his embrace and Theon squeezes her tighter. 

[cat-stark]

throbb, "never have i ever"

have another stark siblings group chat!

ROBB: Never have I ever fallen in love with my best friend!

RICKON: Fuck you

SANSA: He just wants us all to take a drink

ARYA: but it’s also a goddamned lie, so robb has to take two shots

BRAN: Why is long distance drinking games a thing we do?

ROBB: Arya Stark! I have never lied a day in my life!

RICKON: You’re literally married to Theon

ROBB: Jon is my best friend

SANSA: You just made him tear up

ARYA: Gross

SANSA: But he also took a shot

ROBB: THAT BETTER MEAN HE WAS ONCE IN LOVE WITH ME!