OH GOD. OHHHHHH MY GOD. THE LEVEL OF HEARTBREAK THAT YOU HAVE ACHIEVED HERE IS JUST NOT OF THIS WORLD. MY SOUL IS ON THE FLOOR IN A MILLION PIECES. I NEED A FRICKIN' SHOP-VAC TO SUCK IT ALL UP AND TRY TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. SERIOUSLY, DUDE. WHAT DID MY SOUL EVER DO TO YOU????
WOW. I just have to say- I'm so honored to have you as a writer friend, because you are just so incredibly skilled. I feel that I can grow as a writer by reading and interacting to work like this, to work that's written on so high a level, both in terms of form and content. Your talent is inspiring!
This AU is so fully-fleshed and speaks to such interesting facets of these characters. OMG OF COURSE ROBERT LOVES THE FREE CITIES, AND THIS LIFE AS A SELL-SWORD. For him, it' s a second chance, a way to escape the pain that he left behind after Lyanna's death and the Rebellion, a way to live a less-complicated life focused on what he does best (killing people). AND NED PRETENDS THAT HE'S GOING ALONG TO KEEP ROBERT IN LINE, BUT REALLY HE NEEDS TO GET AWAY FOR A WHILE, TOO. BECAUSE HE SAW THE LIGHT LEAVE LYANNA'S EYES AND HE NEEDS TO ESCAPE THAT IMAGE OMG OMG AHRTEOISRPJHIASJTRIOASJRIOAPSR WHAT ARE YOU DOOOOOING TO ME?! But the fact that he never really takes to the East the way Robert does is so telling and SO SO NED. NEDDDDDDDDD.
AHHH AND THEN WHEN THEY COME BACK, EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT, AND IT'S NOT WHAT THEY FOUGHT FOR, IT'S NOT WHAT NED FOUGHT FOR, TO HAVE THE KINGDOM OVERTAKEN BY LANNISTERS. You know I'm the biggest Lanni-stan of them all, but this story makes even me go "Errrrr yeah, there's definitely such a thing as too much Lannister power." OMG JAIME AND CERSEI PLAYING AT TARGARYENS ON THE THRONE. AND IN NED'S EYES IT SEEMS KIND OF CREEPY, HOW IDENTICAL THEY ARE AND AHTAISEPRJAPSRJASIOPAPPRAPJRPAPR. WHOAAAA. BECAUSE IT WOULD BE. IT REALLY KIND OF WOULD BE.
AND CATELYN TYRELL. HOSTER COULDN'T WAIT ANYMORE OF COURSE HE COULDN'T. BUT ENNNNNNNNNF THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THEY THEY'RE ACTUALLY JUST PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER AND WHEN THEY MEET AFTER ALL THIS TIME THEY REALIZE IT BUT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN REALLY DOOOO BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT THE PEOPLE THEY ARE, EITHER OF THEM (UGH WHAT A GREAT LINE). SO THE SEX, WHILE IT WAS SUPER SEXY, BROKE MY HEART.
GUH and there are so many wonderful details- BENJEN OH MY POOR BB. NED LOOKING AT THE SOUTHRON GIRLS AND WONDERING IF HE SHOULD MARRY ONE BUT HE DOESN'T WANT THEM. AND OHHH THE END AND ROBERT NOT UNDERSTANDING NED'S FEELINGS ABOUT CAT OF COUUUUUUUUURSE HE DOESN'T.
Seriously, darling. This is absolutely incredible work, and you should be very proud.
I loved every word and look forward to re-reading this fantastic story many, many times.
I <3 YOU AND YOUR BRAIN FOR BRINGING AMAZING STORIES INTO THIS FANDOM!!! XOXO!!
THIS COMMENT MAKES ME SO HAPPPPPPY YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL. <3333 I am so glad we are fandom friends and I am so honored that you enjoy my writing because I love yours, and your writing makes me appreciate the Lannisters in a way I didn't before I started reading it. (Like, before I started reading your stuff I wouldn't have cared about who I put on the Iron Throne in Robert's place but you give me so many Lannisters feels that I was immediately all like YES JAIME AND CERSEI ON THE THRONE SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HAPPY UP IN DIS BITCH. XD)
When I read this prompt I was totally like WOW, Robert would truly LOVE THAT - just kill people all day, every day. And Ned would bitch about how hot it is and eventually be ready to go home, but Robert never would be. CONFLICT.
OMG you know if no one was there to keep them in check, the Lannisters would TAKE OVER EVERYTHING because there's just SO DAMN MANY OF THEM and they all WANT POWER. And everything is just weirdly beautiful and similar and just KINDA STRANGE. (BUT I REALLY WANT JAIME AND CERSEI TO BE LIKE TARGARYENS IDK IDK. XD)
I'm soooooo glad that you liked and relieved that you thought it worked because honestly, I think THIS WAS EVEN A BIGGER CHALLENGE THAN KINGSGUARD!NED, HE NEEDS TO STOP BEING SO FUCKING HONORABLE FOR LIKE FIVE SECONDS BECAUSE JESUS HOLY CRACKERS DOES HE RESIST THE SEXYTIMES.
I AM TAKINg A BREAK FROM AUs FOR A LITTLE BIT AND WRITING THESE TWO AS EFFING MARRIED BECAUSE NED MAKES ME TIRED. XD
Also SO MANY BENJEN FEELS, YOU KNOW HE WOULD WATCH WINTERFELL FOR HIS BRO BUT NOT TAKE IT BECAUSE HE IS AWESOME.
Thank you so, so much - your comments mean the world to me and I feel so lucky to have you a friend!!!! <333 =D
OH GOD. OHHHHHH MY GOD. THE LEVEL OF HEARTBREAK THAT YOU HAVE ACHIEVED HERE IS JUST NOT OF THIS WORLD. MY SOUL IS ON THE FLOOR IN A MILLION PIECES. I NEED A FRICKIN' SHOP-VAC TO SUCK IT ALL UP AND TRY TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. SERIOUSLY, DUDE. WHAT DID MY SOUL EVER DO TO YOU????
WOW. I just have to say- I'm so honored to have you as a writer friend, because you are just so incredibly skilled. I feel that I can grow as a writer by reading and interacting to work like this, to work that's written on so high a level, both in terms of form and content. Your talent is inspiring!
This AU is so fully-fleshed and speaks to such interesting facets of these characters. OMG OF COURSE ROBERT LOVES THE FREE CITIES, AND THIS LIFE AS A SELL-SWORD. For him, it' s a second chance, a way to escape the pain that he left behind after Lyanna's death and the Rebellion, a way to live a less-complicated life focused on what he does best (killing people). AND NED PRETENDS THAT HE'S GOING ALONG TO KEEP ROBERT IN LINE, BUT REALLY HE NEEDS TO GET AWAY FOR A WHILE, TOO. BECAUSE HE SAW THE LIGHT LEAVE LYANNA'S EYES AND HE NEEDS TO ESCAPE THAT IMAGE OMG OMG AHRTEOISRPJHIASJTRIOASJRIOAPSR WHAT ARE YOU DOOOOOING TO ME?! But the fact that he never really takes to the East the way Robert does is so telling and SO SO NED. NEDDDDDDDDD.
AHHH AND THEN WHEN THEY COME BACK, EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT, AND IT'S NOT WHAT THEY FOUGHT FOR, IT'S NOT WHAT NED FOUGHT FOR, TO HAVE THE KINGDOM OVERTAKEN BY LANNISTERS. You know I'm the biggest Lanni-stan of them all, but this story makes even me go "Errrrr yeah, there's definitely such a thing as too much Lannister power." OMG JAIME AND CERSEI PLAYING AT TARGARYENS ON THE THRONE. AND IN NED'S EYES IT SEEMS KIND OF CREEPY, HOW IDENTICAL THEY ARE AND AHTAISEPRJAPSRJASIOPAPPRAPJRPAPR. WHOAAAA. BECAUSE IT WOULD BE. IT REALLY KIND OF WOULD BE.
AND CATELYN TYRELL. HOSTER COULDN'T WAIT ANYMORE OF COURSE HE COULDN'T. BUT ENNNNNNNNNF THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THEY THEY'RE ACTUALLY JUST PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER AND WHEN THEY MEET AFTER ALL THIS TIME THEY REALIZE IT BUT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN REALLY DOOOO BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT THE PEOPLE THEY ARE, EITHER OF THEM (UGH WHAT A GREAT LINE). SO THE SEX, WHILE IT WAS SUPER SEXY, BROKE MY HEART.
GUH and there are so many wonderful details- BENJEN OH MY POOR BB. NED LOOKING AT THE SOUTHRON GIRLS AND WONDERING IF HE SHOULD MARRY ONE BUT HE DOESN'T WANT THEM. AND OHHH THE END AND ROBERT NOT UNDERSTANDING NED'S FEELINGS ABOUT CAT OF COUUUUUUUUURSE HE DOESN'T.
Seriously, darling. This is absolutely incredible work, and you should be very proud.
I loved every word and look forward to re-reading this fantastic story many, many times.
I <3 YOU AND YOUR BRAIN FOR BRINGING AMAZING STORIES INTO THIS FANDOM!!! XOXO!!
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When I read this prompt I was totally like WOW, Robert would truly LOVE THAT - just kill people all day, every day. And Ned would bitch about how hot it is and eventually be ready to go home, but Robert never would be. CONFLICT.
OMG you know if no one was there to keep them in check, the Lannisters would TAKE OVER EVERYTHING because there's just SO DAMN MANY OF THEM and they all WANT POWER. And everything is just weirdly beautiful and similar and just KINDA STRANGE. (BUT I REALLY WANT JAIME AND CERSEI TO BE LIKE TARGARYENS IDK IDK. XD)
I'm soooooo glad that you liked and relieved that you thought it worked because honestly, I think THIS WAS EVEN A BIGGER CHALLENGE THAN KINGSGUARD!NED, HE NEEDS TO STOP BEING SO FUCKING HONORABLE FOR LIKE FIVE SECONDS BECAUSE JESUS HOLY CRACKERS DOES HE RESIST THE SEXYTIMES.
I AM TAKINg A BREAK FROM AUs FOR A LITTLE BIT AND WRITING THESE TWO AS EFFING MARRIED BECAUSE NED MAKES ME TIRED. XD
Also SO MANY BENJEN FEELS, YOU KNOW HE WOULD WATCH WINTERFELL FOR HIS BRO BUT NOT TAKE IT BECAUSE HE IS AWESOME.
Thank you so, so much - your comments mean the world to me and I feel so lucky to have you a friend!!!! <333 =D
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