FIC: To Kill a Kingslayer, for avaadoree

[soiafxchangemod]

Recipient: avaadoree
Title: To Kill a Kingslayer
Author: violaswamp
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Jaime/Brienne, Brienne/Hyle
Word count: 2206
Summary: Jaime and Brienne: the end of the story.

Comments

[matitablu]

Omfg, first I get awesome gift art, and then the following entry is Jaime/Brienne CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY THIS YEAR. No, seriously, this is a very good fic, as heartbreaking as it always is for me to read about one of them dying (lol I'm a softie). Beautifully bittersweet - and also perfect Tyrion voice, by the way. He would totally notice and make innuendos!

[violaswamp]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed! And it's hard to sneak things by Tyrion.

[misstopia]

LOL I had a feeling matitablu would be a happy camper today XD

I love how Brienne wears the pants in her marriage, not just behind the scenes but pretty much overtly. She never really dreamed of ruling but it's her duty so she does it, and that gives her a sort of ungendered angst. Also I like that Hyle more or less finds "women's work" fulfilling to some extent.

I'd never considered before that killing Jaime would raise Brienne in Dany's estimation, but obviously it makes sense. And really emphasizes how bad Jaime still manages to be for any sensible girl ;__;

I love the part where they plan out how Jaime is going to die, and Jaime wants to go out in style, even that is bittersweet here. So much good bittersweetness, and I love how Brienne is not quite sure what Tyrion is sure of. Great job ♥

[violaswamp]

Thanks! Brienne is fun to imagine as a ruler, and I do like ungendered angst, so it was enjoyable for me to put some of that in there. Also Hyle strikes me as practical and self-confident enough to take the perks of being lord of Tarth without getting *too* hung up on having a conventionally-ugly wife who is technically his boss.

[purplean]

I loved Tyrion in this! Brienne is so busted. :) But he won't say anything, just drop hints, right?

This was fantastic. Their voices were all perfect and this was a totally believable scenario.

[violaswamp]

Tyrion's lips are sealed! He did love his big brother, after all.

And thank you very much!

[nagasasu]

I think it's an interesting choice that Jaime's death scene is very sparse, and that the planning and the ballad of it get much more time/description. It's a very realistic take on the politics, too, I think.

"and surreptitiously looked at a letter from the closest neighboring lord about sharing the latest harvest"
I'm a little curious if this is supposed to have some relation to the larger political circumstances of the time. But I'm probably over thinking this. XD

Anyways, I really liked this (and Tyrion as the Queen's Hand).

[violaswamp]

Thanks! And no, the mention of the letter was just supposed to reflect Brienne's determination to sort of get on with things, to get on with the life that she secured for herself and her child and Tarth at such a high price. I suppose I made that too detailed to get the message across, because the details draw attention from the general point.

[redcandle17]

This was the very definition of bittersweet. Good job.

[violaswamp]

Thank you!