ashotofjac:

I was re-reading A Game of Thrones, and several quotes from an early Tyrion chapter made me think of a post secretlyatargaryen wrote regarding Tyrion and the fantasies he used to harbor of his abusers (Tywin, Cersei) dying violently. It was met with negativity toward Tyrion, which I think perhaps can be negated with even the most superficial of readings. 

The following two quotes are from Tyrion’s chapter as he rides from Winterfell with Benjen, Jon, Yoren, and recruits to the Wall.

Tyrion pushed the bearskin aside and climbed to his feet. “I used to start fires in the bowels of Casterly Rock and stare at the flames for hours, pretending they were dragonfire. Sometimes I’d imagine my father burning. At other times, my sister.” Jon Snow was staring at him, a look equal parts horror and fascination. Tyrion guffawed. “Don’t look at me that way, bastard. I know your secret. You’ve dreamt the same kind of dreams.”

“No,” Jon Snow said, horrified. “I wouldn’t…”

“No? Never?” Tyrion raised an eyebrow. “Well, no doubt the Starks have been terribly good to you. I’m certain Lady Stark treats you as if you were one of her own. And your brother Robb, he’s always been kind, and why not? He gets Winterfell and you get the Wall. And your father…he must have good reasons for packing you off to the Night’s Watch…” (Tyrion, A Game of Thrones)

Tyrion was the last to retire, as always. As he stepped into the shelter his men had built for him, he paused and looked back at Jon Snow. The boy stood near the fire, his face still and hard, looking deep into the flames.

Tyrion Lannister smiled sadly and went to bed. (Tyrion, A Game of Thrones)

A pretty obvious parallel set up by GRRM, and within two pages of each other in the same chapter. Obviously, when Jon looks into the flames, he is not thinking of his father or sister as Tyrion did - Jon has been shown to have a loving relationship with Arya, and his numerous callbacks to Ned’s lessons imply a good relationship there as well - but Tyrion was on the nose in identifying the main two people Jon had (minor and major) problems with growing up.

This comes back around later when Stannis Baratheon offers Jon the north; Jon refuses under the excuse that Winterfell is Sansa’s, but his following chapters show he can’t help but think about Catelyn and Robb’s constant reminder of his bastard status and how he would never deserve or inherit the north as Ned’s heir, despite secretly wanting it.

All in all, no. It is not creepy that Tyrion had these fantasies. For any child being abused, I think perhaps it’s a coping method. These fantasies of dragonfire made Tyrion feel strong and mighty when all he has ever been considered is stunted, twisted, and ugly.

“Griff brought me up?“ He must hate me, or he would have let me die.

a redraw of a piece i did a few years ago of this scene….. one of my favorite moments ever. the fact that despite his dislike for tyrion, joncon jumped into the river to save his life and ends up with a disease that’s killing him because of it drives me crazy. I love how complex their relationship & the parallels between them are…. when the “this ineffable thing has tied me to him, tows me with a cable I have no knife to cut” hits

also grrm never said joncon DIDNT take his shirt off to jump in the river so I’m using my artistic liberty

Whoa! I’ve not been around for ages! If you’re looking for a canon-divergent fic with Jaime and Brienne, check this out! 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30399030/chapters/74945664

Part one is over here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24254380/chapters/58449235

Braime:

Gendrya:

Sanrion:

Sansan:

The Witcher 3 really is more grimdark than ASOIAF. Why? Because GRRM put Tyrion in a skycell and got him out alive. The Witcher 3 has Geralt find Tyrion dead in his cell:

I was finishing some loose ends and wondered if this was Tyrion. Based on the endless amount of YT videos on it, others thought so too lol

Lion Cub (GOT, Jaime/Brienne)

Lion Cub (13,863 words)
Fandom:Game of Thrones (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth, Jaime Lannister & Tyrion Lannister
Characters: Tywin Lannister, Brienne of Tarth, Jaime Lannister, Tyrion Lannister
Additional Tags: Tywin Lannister gets what he deserves, Kidfic
Series: Part 11 of Game of Thrones works
Summary:

Tyrion almost couldn’t imagine Father doing any of it. Except that it had worked, which justified all things.

I should note the pairing is a bit deceptive as this is primarily a story about, as the tags say, Tywin Lannister getting what he deserves. :P

With many thanks to lim for beta! <3

ETA: also thanks to lim for sharing the glorious information that once a year at the holidays Charles Dance reads things on Channel 4:

Therefore, Kindness is Bitch

“I still haven’t seen the show.” Kit Harington talks about the controversy surrounding the series finale of Game Of Thrones backstage at the Emmys.