MY OWN HEAD CANNON IS AS FOLLOWS, BC SEASON 8 WAS NOT REAL:
Jaime loves Brienne.
He left her at Winterfell to go and capture Cersi peacefully.
Arya killed Qyburn, stole his face to try and kill Cersi.
She witnessed Jaime learn Cersi wasn’t pregnant after all. Qyburn gave him herbs to spike her wine and knock her out. Arya is shocked he actually did it and realizes he is loyal to Brienne/the North.
Arya reveals herself to him andthey quickly devise a plan to get her to Winterfell for Sansa.
All the while Dany is prepared for yet another battle with the Golden Company. The battle is with them, not the Lannister Army who promptly surrenders after a speech, breaking the wheel thing,yada yada. Their queen is missing and they accept their inevitabile fate. They belong to her now. She’s got a dragon. Listen to the lady with the Dragon.
Jon is killing it in the Dragon riding game and helps Dany defeat the Golden Company.
Clegane Bowl happens almost exactly as it did, minus Cersi and Qyburn in the mix.
Yara pops up and slaughters Euron’s shit. Fuck Euron. Jon helps burns those ships right on up.
Bran is giving play by plays to Sansa.
Dany wins, gets the throne. Jon dunt wunt it, she’s his Kween. Although, incest totes ain’t cool and he books it North to be with his sisters.
Jaime makes it to Winterfell, with a captive. Arya rides in on that weird ass horse that ended up being Bran saving her from all those damn buildings falling.
Brienne is mean mugging the hell out of them, until she realizes it’s only Cersi tied up and Jaime freely hops to his feet and scoops her up and kisses her in front of everyone. She slaps him and he kisses her again. She breaks a smile. Cersi screams at him.
Sansa asks for Cersi to be locked up, Tyrian sees to this task. He does so without joy or smugness. She begs for his mercy, he looks at her sadly with no words and has the Starkmen close the door and lock her away.
Cut to Kit…I mean Jon, in the middle of the court yard reading from a scroll from Dany. He declares Sansa Kween by royal decree from Dany and even better the North is independant.
There is uproarious celebration.
In the midst of the celebrating Jon anounces to his siblings his intentions to go North until the Freefolk are settled and he will reform the Knights Watch to ensure safety and trading with the Freefolk and the Westerosi.
Quietly Arya also takes the opportunity to tell her siblings of her intentions to sail the open sea. (What’s west of Westeros? Ask Bran. Either way she wants to see it herself. )
Cersei’s trial has all in attendance, except Dany who doesn’t care bc she won. Cersi begs for someone to vouch for her. Jaime and Tyrion both leave the room after Sansa gives them an understanding nod to excuse them.
Tyrion leaves immediatly for Kings Landing.
Cersi is to be executed by beheadinng. Only The Starks witness it. Jon carries it out before morning light. (Que call back to episode one, Ned beheading the deserter)
In the morning Brienne is summoned to the great room with Podrick. She sees all the Stark children facing her. She does not know what she has done wrong. She looks panicked and fears it may be bc of her association with a Lannister.
Sansa releases Brienne of her duties. She has served faithfully, but Sansa needs her as an ally as the head of Tarth and she hopes on day that they will see each other again. Maybe after the long Winter.
Pod the Rod is head of the Queens Gaurd. As the room empties we see Podrick and Sansa staring at one another. He gives that ever genuine and oh so soft Podrick Payne smile, she stares at him, a bit too long then gives a very slight acknowledgment and she walks out of the room with him in toe.
Brienne and Jaime leave immediately at Brans advisement. He sees a storm further north.
They leave side by side on horseback. Heads forward, they are looking into the horizon. Not a single glance back. As they are just out of view of Winterfell, they turn to one another and smile.
“The two women moved off. She concentrated on Joanna, who was still patting the reindeer. Suddenly there was a click, and Brienne turned her head. Jaime, face flushed and grin wide, moved his phone from his face. “No, no, Jaime.”
“What?”
“I am not going on your Instagram account.” The day he’d set it up, hoping to show off his daughter in her lion onesie, Brienne had made it clear she was to never be featured. She didn’t do social media for a reason. “Delete it. Now.”
Jaime shook his head. “It’s not for Instagram. It’s for me.” He showed her his phone. Joanna patting the reindeer, held in Brienne’s arms whilst she had a huge smile on her face, was his new lock screen. “Not every photo I take is for them.”
The Knights Before Christmas: Chapter 5: "Instagram Ready” by @ddagent
I just can’t stop drawing scenes from your stories!!!
Sorry, it’s a different Lannister this time. Hehe ✌
They would totally be BFFs tho, right? She’d be Tyrion’s favorite person aside from Jaime and Brienne would totally be protective and soft for the little guy. ✨
“…Tears rolled down Brienne’s face as Jaime tenderly took her cheek in his hand and kissed her. He pressed his forehead to hers and wrapped his right arm around her waist, pulling her close to him.
“Now I really have something to stay alive for, and to come back to.” He smiled and kissed her again.
“You better keep that promise, Jaime Lannister,” she said, her voice shaking. “If you die on me I will hunt you down and kill you again.” ”
