arya stark.

Her eyes fall onto the other’s bare arm after she mentions her physical reaction to Arya’s display of skills --- And then she turns to face her ; hands tied behind her back .   ❛  Have you had any practice ?  ❜ She asks with genuine curiosity . It’s known that her brother was also skilled with a sword , but the typical lady of any high house was not often given the chance to do the same , but she makes no assumptions . Women were stronger than men , and in her eyes , none would ever be underestimated upon first glance . 

There’s a playfulness in her gaze as she watches him stumble over his words, struggling to form them into what she could only guess was his attempt at a compliment . ‘ You look good ‘ , he says , and her lips purse as he begins to correct himself . She could reply now ; make it a bit easier on him -- but she decides to tease him a little longer . Standing with confidence with hands tied behind her back , her flat expression then changes the moment he calls her pretty . ‘ Pretty ‘ was not often a word used to describe the girl , but it was particularly special to hear it from Gendry . Her brows loosen and lips part as she feels her heart skip a beat and with a quiet breath , she takes a few small steps to close the distance between them .   ❛  Have you always thought I was pretty ?   ❜ 

Her bow is dropped to her side and she gazes at the woman through the minimal light the mounted candles had to offer . Arya sees a familiar face and offers a small grin. ❛  You should be enjoying the party .  ❜ She says , though her tone is dull . 

who says you can’t be a cute jelly bean but also slice a man’s throat before he can even look down at you    ??     

this smol woof loves (1) ONE smol dragon queen & would kill for her   that’s just fact .

Arya doesn’t often think about her appearance . She does her best to keep up with hygiene , as most girls do . But , she doesn’t fuss over her femininity . Because of this , she doesn’t think much about how others physically or sexually perceive her . Arya doesn’t use her appearance , sexuality , or the fact that she is a woman , as a weapon , because she doesn’t really think about it being one .  Because she doesn’t embrace the typical ‘Lady’ image , with perfume’s , corsets , dresses etc: She doesn’t think of herself as a lady. She’s not often told she is attractive , beautiful , or other adjectives usually given to the girl’s next to her . So, if Arya is ever told she’s pretty , she doesn’t normally know how to respond . Sometimes she appears to be uncomfortable by the compliment , but although she won’t yet admit it to herself, the rare occasion that she does receive a compliment on her looks , Arya is flattered. She may not think about her physical beauty much on her own , but it touches her heart and does make her feel ‘pretty’ in that moment: Like her mother, like her sister . She doesn’t find it very important , but sometimes it’s nice to hear -- especially since she knows she doesn’t typically fit the standard of beauty in her society .  

Arya spends the next decade travelling the seas and stopping through any island she finds . She arrives in the Iron Islands to acquire peace & somewhat of an alliance with Yara Greyjoy , gaining a pair of ironborn who join her on her journey. Her alliance with the Greyjoys end up gaining her trust by the Farwynds when she arrives in The Lonely Light .  When meeting the Farwynds , she accumulates a larger crew and small fleet of her own who have sworn their loyalty to Arya and house Stark ; being descendants of the north, themselves. Through Arya’s exploration , she finds time every few years to sail North and visit her family . ( in the verse where daenerys is killed and bran is king , she struggles to visit king’s landing after it’s massacre and can come off visibly uncomfortable within the walls -- despite this, she still visits her brother ).  * Any threads taking place during this timeline , Arya is aged 19 - 30 , plot and verse dependent .   I am very open to any character being from these islands and joining Arya’s crew , or coming along for the journey at any point of this timeline . OLDER!FACECLAIM: poppy drayton .