Thea

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SHAYA by Dmitry Klyushkin

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brienne the blue

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[sodawizardo]

Brienne the beauty

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Ashara Dayne portrait from last week

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Like mother like daughter

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[bonyassfish]

It’s interesting though because in some ways hyle hunt represents what society would see as a best case scenario for someone like brienne. We have seen the worst possible options for her for marriages, a cruel man who insults her and openly despises her and an old man who will not allow her to pursue her passions (with the underlying threat of domestic abuse if she does not obey him). Compared to them, hyle doesn’t seem so bad. Sure, he organized a bet on her virginity and never bothers to apologize. But he has developed some grudging respect for her, he wouldn’t stop her from fighting or dressing as she chooses.

But brienne doesn’t want that. And the narrative doesn’t want us to just accept that for brienne either. Because she doesn’t just deserve someone who begrudgingly accepts her, who closes his eyes when he fucks her, who openly admits he only wants her for her titles and land. Brienne deserves love. She deserves someone who sees her for all she is (almost a beauty and almost a knight!!!), who loves and accepts all parts of her, who challenges her, who respects her, who wants her; not for land, not for a bet, not to abuse her, but to love and cherish her because it’s what she deserves!!!!!

Compare this with Jaime. In theory, Jaime could have pretty much any woman (and probably most men tbh) that he wants. He’s handsome, he’s rich, he’s a legendary sword fighter. As evidenced by his encounters with Pia and Hildy, many women don’t even seem all that bothered by the missing hand (except for cersei) but brienne is maybe the only one who knows him, really knows him. She has seen him at his ugliest, his weakest. She knows his deepest secrets. And she still wants him!!

Like it’s crazy you have two people who are presented with options for love and romance that society says they should settle for, but they don’t want it. And they have someone they aren’t supposed to love but they do anyway because of how deeply they know each other.

Jaime’s not supposed to want someone like brienne, an ugly woman who fails at performing her gender. Brienne’s not supposed to want someone like Jaime, a kingslayer whose foul deeds stand in contrast to her ideals of knighthood. But they know each other and they want each other anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s crazy grrm invented romance actually.

[sybil-line]

I don't think it's crazy at all. It's actually very simple.

They are both romantic people who don't want to be with someone they don't love. Ugly or beautiful, it doesn't really matter in truth.

The problem is that their world doesn't care about romance, especially for nobility. But they, especially Brienne, have the courage to hold to their beliefs. Brienne prefers to die the knight she isn't than to marry someone for the sake of propriety.

And Jaime chooses to be sexually inactive rather than be with someone who isn't Brienne he doesn't love.

The crazy, and sad, thing, is that in our world, people will prefer to "settle down" rather than being single. That's what I'd call bat shit crazy.

[ilynpilled]

Two evils face in the semifinals 😑

on the side of the slutty omega

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Bellingham <3

[ssolitairee]

It’s so funny how horny jaime is through affc/adwd like the man sees a women and just starts thinking....LMFAOO like hildy and the bath he has where he starts thinking about the bath with brienne. His conversation with lancel sends me when he doesn’t know whether to weep or laugh because lancel won’t fuck his wife HABDNS. CLOWN you had that life at the palm of your hands

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Is brienne the kind of person who gets jealous? Would she be jealous of Cersei?

i mean she doesnt show jealousy towards cersei (notably she knows about it. she doesnt even spare a thought to this shit like ever 😭) and i dont think shed really demonstrate possessiveness and jealousy like that bc to me she treats her love as just some unreachable star that she accepted to love and desire from a distance, be it renly or jaime. shes insecure in a way where she kind of refuses to dare to think that shed ever be wanted back bc the hope would lead to a lot more pain but i dont think thats expressed as frustration and jealousy at other women necessarily, she internalizes rather than externalizes. so ig the feeling would be there it just depends on what exactly u mean by it. u can see these feelings constantly e.g. the “thats what men wanted wasnt it” passage. id find it cute if she got possessive though lol especially once their relationship reaches a new stage, and i wouldnt say i find it unfathomable if she witnesses a jaime x hildy type interaction. since i am becoming a jaimehyle truther im subverting all the jbs’ jealous jaime theories about all that and turning it into brienne is pissed at hyle before she fujos out

[melrosing]

interesting post from Reddit!! the user has been to see GRRM’s manuscript pages in an archive in Texas, which include some changes to Jaime’s POV in both AFFC ADWD.

not going to recite it all as they’ve obvs put it better at the source but an alternate ending for Jaime’s POV (last we saw him) sees Hildy as a BWB agent who draws Jaime away from his army by stating she could lead him to Bryden Tully….

weird one as I imagine this would’ve seen Jaime meeting Brienne at the BWB as a fellow captive rather than Brienne being the one to guide him there under false pretences. I think it also doesn’t really work though, because why would Jaime go to pursue the Blackfish alone? and also I don’t think it fits as neatly with his arc - it’s more interesting to see Jaime following his oath to Cat into the woods, less so to see him just following the wild goose chase for Brynden Tully.

so I guess ‘sword or noose’ must’ve been a late stage blast of inspiration for GRRM, and I’m so glad tbh because it definitely works so much better for both Jaime and Brienne to have that betrayal as the emotional climax…..

anyway I thought this was interesting I might read again soon to see what else is there. also lol there’s a lot re. Dany and so on there too but who is surprised what I ended up focusing on

[nooooooooooooooooooooone]

She is such an innocent.

Jaime, of Brienne - Jaime V, A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

"And what is it you like in a woman, m'lord?"

"Innocence."

Jaime I, A Dance with Dragons

[melrosing]

did jaime start liking innocent women once he found out cersei was cheating on him or was that his type the whole time

i think this line can get misinterpreted lol like Brienne is not the only woman Jaime has ever been attracted to - he's attracted even to the woman he says this to, Hildy, who doesn't fit the definition of 'innocence' either. and Jaime has never believed Cersei herself to be especially innocent - I think here he's using it synonymously with loyalty and honesty. and his answer is framed within Jaime just being a bit churlish with Hildy, trying to imply he's not interested in her flirtations, he's a KG, he's above all that, while ofc by the end of the scene he's kind of like well. maybe i am interested maybe i'm not above all that. so it's two things at once really, Jaime trying to portray himself a certain way to others, Jaime's disappointment in Cersei's deceit, and the secret third thing which is like ok so who DOES have the word 'innocence' often associated w them, and so a subtle gesture towards Brienne. but I don't think it's about Jaime only being interested in virtuous virgins now lol even if the woman he's fallen for kind of fits the bill