#winter-fir

[istumpysk]

Here I am, haunting your halls again. Life got in the way but I noticed some interesting things in my reread and since I did threatened to come yell at you, TADA!!!

Ok, so in Portuguese they divided Game of Thrones in two volumes so I can't give you the pages numbers in case anyone wants to go check, but I'll do my best to provide context for the little bits I bring.

- So many hands: Ghost brings Jon the hand of one of the man that got killed by the Others. Jon burns his hand. Jaime cuts Torrhen's hand in battle. And then Eddard, the Hand of the king gets his head chopped off. Listen either George got a fixation with hands or the Jon part could be a parallel just like we had the Direwolf killed by a Stag.

- Arya's future as an explorer: In Sansa's chapter after Eddard tells them he is sending them back to Winterfell, Sansa is upset and Arya tries to cheer her up by offering to fix the dress but also by sharing her excitement of traveling by boat, examining that it would be an adventure.

-Bran the Broken: Bran's Chapter in which all the northern lords are at Winterfell and he goes to join them for dinner. Torrhen comments about Bran's disability which leads Bran to think "Broken,...Bran, the broken?"

-Sansa and staying true to herself: ofc I had to add something about Sansa!! So, Sansa is this character that is a lady at 3, but also a dreamer, in love with a world of heroes and legends. And she crashes with the horrible truth that the world isn't a song. And yet, despite everything she stays true to herself. When she is forced to send the letter to Robb, her brother asks what is wrong with her, to which Bran replies that she lost her wolf. That would make it seem like she is now less Stark or that she lost part of herself. Which in a way is true but Sansa is still herself, when she gets fetched to the Queen to write the letter she is polite to the ones that went to get her. She is polite at court even when she is scared, she is polite to Jeyne even if she is thinking less than nice things. She is a lady, she is courteous by nature, and she stays like that just like Arya stays wild.

Now the Arya and Bran parts could be coincidence, could be that the producers took the "Bran, the broken" bit and used it. But I thought it was interesting.

I will also say that Season 1 had something that I enjoyed and miss in the books, Cersei and Robert's conversation. I really love their scene together from the show. But reading Jon's chapters again? Seeing my smart, observant boy again? Loveee it!! And little Sansa ❤️

That is all for now, got to go back to join Robb's revolution!!! Sorry for the huge text!!

Never apologize, I'm glad your reread is going well.

You forgot Catelyn cutting her hand! He's such a weirdo, his fixation on hands won't stop for the rest of the series (pray for Arya).

It's so funny, the Arya ship stuff starts fast and furious right from the beginning. I don't know how some people manage to read her chapters and not see it.

I forgot the Bran the Broken aspect starts appearing so quickly.

I would argue that Sansa is the Stark who is most sure in her identity. So I guess you don't need a pet wolf to feel secure in who you are. Shocking!

Definitely don't think anything you mentioned is a coincidence.

Enjoy the revolution! 😊

[on-a-lucky-tide]

Omg, I'm loving your reactions to this whole thing Rawr!! just glorious!

I'm trying to read all your posts while catching up to the Con. And yeah...Eskel is disappointing to say the least :'( but your comments made me smile like a dummy

Lots of love <33

My rage is real, S.

I went from absolutely "stanning" (*quietly vomits at said word*) Henry Cavill's takes, to frothing at the mouth with rage when I saw Eskel. This man is meant to look similar to Geralt; he is meant to be so horrifically disfigured that a girl that has seen untold horrors already has to temper her scream of horror.

It has never been so abundantly obvious who Netflix want to draw in.

[a-kind-of-merry-war]

I know nothing about Eddie but you and your mom look soooooo cuteeeeee in that photo!!!!!! Love your hair ❤️

Ahhh, thank you!! That was back when I had a brightly coloured chelsea cut (so, heavy blocky fringe and all shaved at the back). Good times!

Also, allow me to EDUCATE YOU. Eddie Izzard is an incredible British genderfluid comedian and I love her so much. She’s also a big political activist in the UK, and does a lot of charity work.

Here’s (probably??) my favourite Eddie Izzard sketch from years and years ago, about beekeeping:

[tumbleweedtech]

Hellooo helloooo, allow me to be noisy and ask for number 9! <333

9: Are there any fics you’d love to see but don’t want to write yourself? What are they? For a few reasons, this isn't something I could write, and would have to be... oof. Delicately done? But I would love to see Pavetta and the storm. I love her, so much, but Emhyr is... An Issue for me.

spoilers under cut:

But someone delving into her thought process, leaving Ciri behind, knowing, getting on the boat. Preferably surviving. For many reasons, which you can ask me in dms if you can't guess, this would be heavy and hard for me. But I think it'd be beautiful

[randomingoftherandomness]

Listen here Gab, you drag me unwilling into this rabbit hole that is this Booker sandwich fest and now you won't let me leave because you keep posting such good stories!! So I would like to let you know that expect More! I don't care what verse, I love them all and I want more of them all!!! Thank you for sharing your stories and take was much time as you need to finish writing what you have planned!!

AHAHAHAHA ❤️

Listen. I need more people to sit in Hell with. If this is how I get you, then this is how I get you.

[nicolodigenovas]

I love how human they all are despite being immortal. They have flaws, and they feel pain and love, they make mistakes. It wasn't one of those movies where the character is immortal and when they get shot they barely react, or they have lived for so long that they think themselves better and above human matters. That one of the things I like about the movie, but there are manyyyyy others

Sofia hi!! Yes, their humanity is always there, in every moment. What I think they’d lost at the beginning of the movie was their connection to humanity, they felt disconnected after so many centuries (especially Andy), that’s why they needed Nile to find their place in the world again. But at the same time they never lost their humanity because they had each other UGH I’m emotional now

[fayet]

Hello!! So can I ask you about your fic "Lake", what is it about or a little sneak peek? The one you posted in the WIP ask meme thing!

Flattered by your interest! “Lake” is actually going to be called “These still water” and is a fic where we meet Geralt and Eskel as still youngish witchers, seven years on the path or something like that. It’s a mixture of a fun, crack-y thing with an entertaining monster (tentacles, anyone? No, not like this!), a flashback to their Kaer Morhen youth and boyhood love and some character musings and (very) light smut in the end. It’s currently in it’s final stages of editing, and for some reason the delightful @stillmadaboutpetra took it upon them to take it apart and truely, deeply (,madly, hehe) beta it - so, uhm, it’s gonna get a rewrite. Here’s a piece that might survive that:

=Lake/These still waters=

(Tags: Geralt/Eskel; Monster of the Week, Tentacles are fun, Crack and Fun)

"Setting it on fire won't work on a water creature."

Tilting his head Eskel spreads his hands in a gesture that's supposed to be a peace offering, being only slightly offended at the realisation that Geralt is well aware of his penchant for igni. Of course he is. Everybody from Kaer Morhen knows about Eskel and his love for a little arson.

"You can set everything on fire if you're just serious enough about it."

Geralt groans a little, but the prospect of not having to battle this thing personally in the lake is enough for him to return his silver sword to his back.

"Alright, enlighten me."

Eskel grins.

[flippyspoon]

Obi-wan kenobi, cuz you know how to cut a bitch in half

I do? YES,  YES OF COURSE I DO. I’M EXTREMELY LETHAL BUT ALSO WISE AND JUST AS PRETTY AS EWAN. FEAR ME.