rest in peace to the father of fun and laughter...William Birkin 🤲
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"he was never unfaithful to robert, was he?" - jaime, acok
ha. ha ha ha. the irony of this line is incredible. what's so striking to me is how one dimensional the realm's understanding of eddard stark as an honourable man is - honour itself is an incredibly complicated and unattainable ideal in asoiaf and i think ned as the stereotypical emblem of it encompasses many of the reasons why. because whilst he absolutely does consider acting in a conventionally honourable way important, he always prioritises those he loves. he defended cat's actions as his own without a second thought when she arrested tyrion. his main priority in king's landing is to see his daughters safe, not to secure the succession. lyanna is the prime example: jon's existence is not the result of the lapse of honourable ned stark, it was honourable ned stark choosing his love for his sister over his duty to his king. that and his personal ethical belief that the political murder of a child is never morally acceptable.
no one in the realm has the insight into his personality we get in the first book. none of his children, vitally, understand that he would always prioritise their safety over any honourable scruples. all of the starklings question what their honourable father would think of their actions - killing in self-defence, marrying jeyne westerling, sleeping with ygritte to name a few examples - without recognising that ned's true first priority was always his family's safety.
in fact, he betrayed robert far more than he ever betrayed cat and he would have betrayed honour for his family's safety every time.
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i have spent many hours thinking about the complexities of bella and arthur’s relationship and i’ve come to the conclusion that they were close friends who messed around when they absolutely should not have and that messed everything up
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A lonely former assassin who accidentally adopted a teenager (who she supposedly had to kill)
Duo challenge from @tricoufamily
Selena is a 42 old woman, a former assassin and now she is parenting.
stoic trait | long and light brown hair | freckles
Mia is a 15 year old teenager, heiress of the "hell" on earth and now has someone that she can trust.
gloomy trait | short and black hair | scars
Dynamic: The gruff loner and the teen they've somehow adopted.
Genre: Crime.
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its just that. i think they compliment each other
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