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            travelling to winterfell against the wishes of tyrion and varys she walked the wood. this was her homeland, the place of her people. long ago the starks had sided with the targaryens and because of that they had retained their places as wardens of the north, but standing here in a forest that was made up of white wood and in front of a tree with a face in it she felt as if she was on another world. it was foreign to her — strange and mysterious and dangerous. the creak of wheels alerted her to a presence and as she turned to look at the second youngest stark her expression once again became it’s normal composed state as violet eyes regarded him. “hello.” // @wolfdreamt
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          the  mother  of  dragons   ;   with  blood  of  fire  and  hair  of  silver   -----   he’s  heard  much  of  her,   seen  even  more.   birthed  in  a  storm  and  again  in  the  flames,   come  to  the  cold  of  the  north   ;   the  weirwood’s  eyes  regard  her,   as  does  he.   it’s  peaceful  here,   but  he  visits  for  more  than  the  quiet   -----   the  trees  that  surround  him  feel  in  some  ways  more  home  than  winterfell  to  him  anymore,   the  place  of  the  old  gods   ;   visions  plague  him  here,   and  so  often  he  seeks  escape.   but  not  today.   today,   he  wishes  to  see  her,   the  woman  who  so  desperately  wants  to  be  their  queen   -----   and  so  eyes  of  deep  blue  will  find  her,   curious.     “     daenerys targaryen.   hello.     “

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the distinct      self assurance      of the young boy was glaring , even when he’d caught sight of the grim markings on the side of his face —— a long lasting gift from his oh so      loving brother      . brave boy you are .. a simple comment , acknowledging him , hardly a rarity for a boy of his age . but you wouldn’t want to      tempt     the gods now
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          hesitance,   then   -----   he’d  never  thought  to  tempt  the  gods,   but  winterfell’s  rooftops  are  more  his  home  than  the  ground  he  walks   ;   he’s  always  climbed,   for  as  long  as  he  could  remember,   and  he’d  never  fallen.  if  they  hadn’t  wanted  him  to  climb,  he  thinks,  they  wouldn’t  have  given  him  legs.   and  after  all     ----------         the  gods  wouldn’t  make  me  fall.   i  haven’t  done  anything  wrong.     “

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                she’d  been  expecting  his  answer  to  be  as  such.  bowing  her  head,  dark  curls  fall  past  paled  skin,  shielding  the  young  man  from  her.  tired  green  eyes  ran  down  from  the  white  wooded  tree  to  the  layer  of  snow  coating  her  boots.  her  mind  cries  out  to  know  how,  to  tell  her  how  it  happened,  what  exactly  he  saw.  but  he  wouldn’t  tell  her  how,  and  in  truth,  she  wouldn’t  burden  him  with  it  –  the  pain  is  all  too  real  for  him  without  having  to  recall  it  forward.  exhaustion  ran  rampant  in  her  bones,  not  leavened  at  all  by  the  continued  loss.  she  still  thought  of  her  brother,  decaying  in  the  snow  from  what  little  she  could  do  for  him.  and  it  wasn’t  right,  it  wasn’t  what  he  deserved.  he  deserved  to  see  their  home  again,  to  be  surrounded  by   trees  and  water  and  earth  in  a place  that  breathed life.  but  he  had  died  in  the  forgotten  wastes  of  the  world.  and  most  of  her  had  died  with  him
        above  her  the  red  leaves  shake  through  a  winter  wind.  the  only  thing  she  had  wanted  was  to  get  away  from  the  cold,  and  the  dark,  and  the  death.  but  it  followed  them  now.  and  often  times  she  found  herself  wondering  more  and  more  what  was  it  all  for?  her  heart  ached  to  reach  out  to  him,  to  provide  comfort  in  a  loss  that  he  carried  too  well.  though  she  could  tell  that  his  reserved  nature  wasn’t  out  of  numbness  or  a  lack  of  empathy.  her  brother  often  acted  the  same  way.  his  matching  green  eyes  deep  and  expansive,  told  of  things  unseen  and  the  look  that  she  had  seen  many  times  on  his  face  matched  bran’s  now.   a  terrible  knowledge  that  only  he  had  seen,  only  he  had  felt.  so  she  understood  –  and  the  boy’s  likeness  to  her  brother,   just  made  her  want  to  be  let  in  more.  she  wished  she  could  tell  him  that  he  didn’t  have  to  carry  it  alone,  he  didn’t  have  to  be  afraid.  
                  you  should’ve  told  me,  Bran.   there’s  no  bite  in  her  voice,  no  condemnation  or  anger.  she  understood  his  weight,  more  than  anyone,  she’d  understand  his  pain  too.   you’re  not   alone  in  this,  you  might  think  you  are,  but  you’re  not.  don’t  shut  me  out,           please .
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          he’s  a  hollow  thing  now,   he  tells  himself   ;   not  bran,   not  bran,   not  bran   -----   there’s  no  room  for  bran,   not  anymore,   not now.   how  can  there  be?   but  he  feels  it,   all  over  again,   and  it’s  cracking,   porcelain  shattering,   it’s  all  crumbling   -----   i’m  the  three - eyed  raven  now,   that’s  all  he’ll  be,   that’s  all  he’ll  ever  be,   that’s  all  he  can  be.   never  lord,   never  knight,   never  bran     ----------     but  why,   then,   are  there  tears  alight  in  his  eyes,   why  can  he  feel  his  heart  breaking  before  him,   like  it’s  never  been  broken  before,   like  it  hadn’t  been  full  of  pain  and  the  deaths  of  so  many,   like  it  was  fresh  and  new  and  untainted  and  raw,   why?   because  his  brother,   his  youngest  brother,   is  dead.   maybe  he  wouldn’t  be,   maybe,   maybe,   maybe,   if  he  hadn’t  sent  him  away,   if  he’d  let  him  stay.   the  lone  wolf  dies,   but  the  pack  survives   ----   then  how,  how  was  he  still  breathing?

          it’s  cold,   cold  as  he  looks  away,   that  must  be  why  his  hands  are  shaking   -----   the  cold.   he  blinks  it  all  away,   swallows  it  all  down  to  feel  it  all  rise,   warm  in  his  throat  again.   he’s  not  alone,   he’s  not,   but  how  can’t  he  be?   he’s  drowning,   smothered  by  it  all,   mother  and  father  and  robb  and  rickon  and  jojen  and  hodor  and  summer,   even  summer.   everyone,   but  meera,   meera’s  always  been  there,   for  as  long  as  she  could  be,   ever  since  she’d  first  come  north,   for  him,   though  she’s  lost  so  much  already,   lost  so  much  in  his  name,   her  own  brother   -----   he  couldn’t  bear  to  worsen  it,   not  for  anything.   he  should  have  told  her,   yes,   but  how?   he  couldn’t,   no,   he  had  to  bear  it  alone,   carry  it  alone,   be  strong  alone,   be  the  three - eyed  raven     ----------     alone.   you  will  never  walk  again,   but  you  will  fly.   he  wonders  when,   he  wonders  how,   he  wonders   ;   this  isn’t  what  he  wanted,   it’s  never  been,   never,   so  why?   why  him?   he’s  nothing  but  a  broken  boy,   a  boy  fallen  from  a  tower.

          “     i  am,   though.     “     and  he’ll  smile,   then,   something  sad  and  tired,   because  he’s  tired,   so  tired,   he  thinks  he  could  sleep  forever,   but  he  won’t,   because  she  must  be  tired  too,   and  here  she  stands.   he  wishes,   wishes  he  could  be  strong  like  her.     “     it’s  for  the  best.     “

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the snow drifted down and down,   all in ghostly silence,   and lay thick and unbroken on the ground.   it was a place of whites and blacks and greys.   white towers and white snow and white statues,   black shadows and black trees,   the dark grey sky above.   a pure world,   sansa thought.   i do not belong here.   yet she stepped out all the same.          ⸻⸻⸻          ind.   priv.   sel.   /   as written by meg.
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