In This Light

Alright, let’s start right away…

I don’t think I need to say much about @sigilbroken’s amazing stories. But I do need to tell you that my absolute favorite is the “In This Light” series. I love everything in these stories, but especially the Jaime-characterization. He’s so ‘raw’ for lack of a better word, as if his soul was laid bare for us. A perfect example of how beautiful writing meets a great plot.

@ladyinredfics has written so many great fics and I must mention at least four of them here, starting with the epic “Battle is the Great Redeemer”, which should be included in all Braime fic rec lists. Because it’s a genius way to fix the eighth season, because we get an amazing Arya/Jaime friendship in it (I especially love how Arya takes so much joy in killing Jaime over and over again. Lol) and because it is that good. Then there’s the fic “The Gift”, which is a truly magical story and a wonderful gift for any Braime fan. But my absolute favorite story is “Little Lion Man”. This one is so precious and adorable and simply purrfect! I love a great ‘Brienne or Jaime is turned into an animal for a time’ plot and this one is at the top of its game!

The third author is @angel-deux-writes whose writing is out of this world because she combines creative plots, perfect characterizations and great pacing with pure talent. We need to talk about quite a few of her stories here. First her series: “two halves of a sword” is a two-part series with the same story written both from Brienne’s and from Jaime’s POV. And this is done utterly brilliantly because the two fics complement and add so much depth to each other. It is writing ability at its best! Then there’s the five fics in her series “we should kind of forget about season 8”, each one of them proving that angel-deux should have written the damn eighth season and we would have all loved it! Also, don’t even ask me which of these five is my favorite as I couldn’t tell you. Because married Braime pining for each other! Because Jaime as king! Because bloody amazing Jaime/Sansa friendships (even though I’m not normally a big Sansa-fan). *chef’s kiss* Her third series is “Deliverer”, in which Brienne and Jaime have a daughter. This one will hurt, but then it will also mend your heart, and you’ll be left smiling at the adorableness that is Jaime with Cat and Brienne with Cat and Jaime with Brienne and all three of them together. As for her single stories, I definitely need to mention “for beauty is found within” because it’s the most perfect Braime/Beauty and the Beast mash-up with everyone being completely in-character. As well as her epic “Honor Compels Me”, which is not only one of the longest Braime fics in existence, but also one of the very best - holy heck, what a journey and emotional ride she’s taking us all on here! Sigh, I could go on and on, as there are so many more: You’ll find everything from Brienne being a spy over Braime accidentally getting married to Jaime temporarily being de-aged. Just make sure to read them all…

For these rec lists, I mostly choose authors who have stopped writing or are on a break (I really do hope that most of them are just on a break), but this time I needed to make one exception and mention Ealisaid as my last rec for today. Not only because “Valiant” was the gift I received for the Braime fic exchange this year, but also because it was a pawfect story! The characterization of Jaime and Brienne was on point and, on top of that, it’s all shown through a dog’s POV, whom you’ll all fall in love with on the spot.

Saying all that, just head over and read all the stories of these authors because my rec lists are too small to include all the magic they create.

Post Lady Stoneheart / Lady Stoneheart Confrontation

there are so many out there that there will probably be multiple parts to this one as well lol. here's most of them, though! this list includes fics that deal with the stoneheart confrontation & ones that occur shortly after.

enjoy! as always send love to the authors of these fics!

a kiss to seal our fate tonight by janie_tangerine (E, 6.4k, 1/1)

He has no idea why everyone in the Brotherhood thinks that Brienne is his whore out of everything, but it’s not what is making him feel dizzy. It’s what he said after. He knows that people think he’s some kind of heartless monster; they don’t call him Kingslayer for nothing. The only part of himself he could see in Brienne, maybe, it’s something of his fifteen-year old self, but that’s the entirety of it. What if she looked like Cersei? he thinks, and he feels sick when he realizes that maybe his sweet sister isn’t the only person who might be his mirror, after all.

mother merciless

Game of Thrones AU - The Lady and The Lion (Jaime/Brienne)

                This is your place… This is your  d a r k n e s s.

“A dream… only a dream.” Jaime stared at the camp around him, lost for a moment. “I was in the dark…”

The moonlight glimmered pale upon the stump where Jaime had rested his head. The moss covered it so thickly he had not noticed before, but now he saw that the wood was white.

Today, u/_honeybird posted on r/asoiaf, titling the thread:

I went to the Cushing Library and went through the entire 1600-page original ADWD manuscript. This is what I found. (Spoilers ADWD)

I suggest reading u/_honeybird’s entertaining post, and looking at all the pictures from the visit. The manuscript is marked with notes from GRRM’s editor Anne Groell, and of course with George’s responses. An old theory is actually debunked in those margin notes. 

But of most interest to me? The picture above from the end of Jaime I in ADwD.

While Groell asks Martin to help refresh reader’s minds on where they left Jaime last, both in the story and geographically, she also asks him to refresh reader’s minds that Jaime ignored Cersei’s plea for him to return to King’s Landing and that he burnt her letter. Given Groell’s three points, one wonders if perhaps this entire passage was drafted at her urging:

Past time this was ended, thought Jaime Lannister. With Riverrun now safely in Lannister hands, Raventree was the remnant of the Young Wolf’s short-lived kingdom. Once it yielded, his work along the Trident would be done, and he would be free to return to King’s Landing. To the king, he told himself, but another part of him whispered, to Cersei.

He would have to face her, he supposed. Assuming the High Septon had not put her to death by the time he got back to the city. “Come at once,” she had written, in the letter he’d had Peck burn at Riverrun. “Help me. Save me. I need you now as I have never needed you before. I love you. I love you. I love you. Come at once.” Her need was real enough, Jaime did not doubt. As for the rest … she’s been fucking Lancel and Osmund Kettleblack and Moon Boy for all I know … Even if he had gone back, he could not hope to save her. She was guilty of every treason laid against her, and he was short a sword hand.

Let’s just say season 7 inspired me to draw their season 8 reunion the way I want it to happen. I’m not back to drawing J/B art by the way, so please don’t be disappointed when there won’t be more anytime soon. I just thought why keep this to myself when it might make some of you happy :)

Looks like I’m making this my very last J/B drawing. Excuse the sketchy/unfinished look, just how I roll.

“Platonic Love”, By TheLionessOfTheNight 

UUUUUH, what’s happening? XD If you want to find out, check the full view of this piece on my twitter page.  (WARNING, it might cause spontaneus combustion of your monitor, have fun)

the wench looked as ugly and awkward as ever, he decided when tyrell left them. someone had dressed her in woman’s clothes again, but this dress fit much better than that hideous pink rag the goat had made her wear. “blue is a good color on you, my lady,” jaime observed. “it goes well with your eyes.” she does have astonishing eyes.

brienne glanced down at herself, flustered. “septa donsye padded out the bodice to give it that shape. she said you sent her to me.” she lingered by the door, as if she meant to flee any second. “you look…”

“different?” he managed a half-smile. “more meat on the ribs and fewer lice in my hair, that’s all. the stump’s the same. close the door and come here.” 

art by @flargied, can't believe i forgot to post my commission here!! thank you so much again!