Comment fic meme #4
So, here's the post-exchange comment fic meme. The rules are the same as always:
- please include the pairing/character (and maybe a short prompt/kink) in the comment title - both for prompts and for fills.
- there are both show and book fans in this community, so please warn for book spoilers beyond ACOK in the comment title. Please also warn for ( Read more... )
- please include the pairing/character (and maybe a short prompt/kink) in the comment title - both for prompts and for fills.
- there are both show and book fans in this community, so please warn for book spoilers beyond ACOK in the comment title. Please also warn for ( Read more... )
Of all the fairy tales that Mother liked to read to Jaime at bedtime, only one had stood out from the rest in his mind; the tale of the Cat and the Knight. It was a typical sort of tale, filled with the adventures of a noble knight and ending with him saving a beautiful maid from a horrible fate. It was considered the southron version of the Dog and the Maiden, or so Mother claimed. The northern version of the fable was far darker, less suited for children and filled with the terrors of winter.
It was not precisely the idea of a knight falling for a princess that was disguised as a feline that had both confused and intrigued him. Rather it was the notion of how the knight knew there was a princess buried, hidden beneath the cat’s silken fur. How he could come to love her, despite her obviously unattractive appearance. Cats though beautiful, were still only cats. Yet the hero had come to love the cat despite her lack of human beauty, so much so that he was willing to sacrifice it all in order to free her. Curious about the notion, the young boy once asked his mother just what it was that made the knight come to love the cat.
‘How could the knight ever love the princess without knowing that she was a girl trapped in the body of a cat?’ he asked in dismay. His mother smiled as she brushed back a lock of blonde hair that had fallen into his eyes. He never forgot her smile, the way it would light up her face. His twin sister, Cersei, once claimed even Father could not say no to their mother whenever she gave him that smile.
‘Because in her eyes of blue, his heart had seen the truth, and that truth set them free,’ she gently answered. ‘Through your eyes you may see the world. With your heart you can see far beyond,’ she assured her son. At four years of age, Jaime knew not what his mother spoke of. Confused, he stared up at his mother in silence waiting for the answer or at the very least an explanation.
Kissing his brow she tucked him into bed and gave him another beautiful smile. ‘Sleep now, little one, and trouble yourself no further. In time you will understand, and when you do, you will know.’
Many years later, Jaime stood in the Lord Commander’s chambers of the White Sword Tower, staring at the biggest and most homely woman he had ever known. She was also the only person in the world he could trust; the only one he could almost call a friend. Brienne of Tarth was her name, or Brienne the Beauty as some liked to mock. In silence she stood; towering, all muscle and bone, clad in a gown of blue. Then her sapphire blue eyes met his gaze and for the briefest moment, Jaime was reminded of a tale he once thought had been long since forgotten.
‘Blue is a good colour on you, My Lady,’ Jaime quickly observed. ‘It goes well with your eyes.’ She does have astonishing eyes. At that thought a strange feeling crept into the pit of his stomach as the memory of his mother’s words whispered in his thoughts.
Through your eyes you may see the world. With your heart you can see far beyond… In time you will understand, and when you do, you will know.
Suddenly, he saw clearly what he could not before. As though sensing his unexpected revelation, Brienne shyly glanced down at herself, clearly flustered by the sincerity of his compliment.
At that moment, Jaime knew he could never look back .
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Anyways I'm so glad you liked it and that once more I was able to get close to the mark. I just love your ideas honestly you have the best ones so very inspiring! *G* I think that's one thing I love most about their relationship, though Jaime mocks her and regards her as ugly he can't seem to get enough of her eyes. ♥ It makes me think of that expression 'Eyes are the windows of the soul'. It just seems so perfect that he is drawn to that one thing that best reveals her beauty within.
Blathering aside thank you again for allow me to roll with your idea and to make it come to life!! You truly have such wonderful ideas!
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Oh my goodness I completely forgot about that site! Sure I'll post it over there its been a while since I've posted anything on a forum hopefully I'll get it right the first time around >_>
Thanks again! =D
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