#hidden-perceptions

I really have no idea where to begin estimating book lengths, not least of which because it’s irrelevant to me. I’m much more interested in the emotional depths to which GRRM plans to take us. 

You don’t know how eager I am to feel that sharp stab of grief at the death of Cersei’s next child, to be in Cersei’s POV and explore her pain at the next “He has Jaime’s eyes. Only he had never seen Jaime look so scared” moment. I want Tyrion’s depression. I want Jaime’s anger. I want passages as haunting and heart-wrenching as “In the dream his friends rode with him, as they had in life.” I want more lemon cake mountains for Sansa. I want to look through Sam’s eyes with wonder at all the mysteries the Citadel has to offer. I want to let go and drift on Bran’s psychedelic acid trip beyond the Wall like “Bright and many colored are the webs the dream spiders weave” (Dreamsongs). 

I want to feel the terror as the Wall collapses, all 300 miles of it, I want to hear it the way only GRRM can make you hear it. I want to hear the screaming, and even more I want to hear the deafening silence that comes as we turn the last page.

Thank you for this . 

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I definitely agree. But as a general overview he wants that feeling of accomplishment, and sorrow in the end. So I am certain there will be more significant deaths to come, and a great deal of climactic pain , but I also am firm in my belief that , to what lengths this constructed fate has gone through to bring Daenerys and Jon together , that the culmination of events and parallel story lines , that have LED them to BE together, it won’t end with them on a sour note. 

If anything it’ll be like Aragorn and Arwen ; there is a sacrifice to be made for their love. 

Though , truthfully , I don’t think they’ll rule as King and Queen ; even as they’d marry , because the whole premise of Daenerys being this force of nature isn’t to ~ be a slave to the Iron Throne, shackled in place, ( a dragon is not a slave ) which ran in conjunction to her discussion of being Queen, once all is said and done , her and jon will dismantle the wheel that their ancestors ( and his name sake ) built. But it will come at a great cost. re: her dragons , his direwolf, probably a great many people they care about.

Thank you for sharing your insight with me it was really helpful.

It’s sad that some fans don’t really care about Jaime’s arc or development and just use him as a tool to support their side on the nonsensical Sansa vs Dany fuss. And I’m calling it nonsensical because within the series there is no implication that those two are set up to be rivals. Sansa is the Lady of Winterfell and Daenerys is a Queen and both are on the side that will fight against the Others.

As for Jaime, it makes no sense for a son of a Great House (aka Lannister) to pledge loyalty to the daughter (or actually anyone) of another Great House (aka Stark). Unless someone truly believes that Jaime’s endgame is to stay at Winterfell in which case I guess we are reading different books.

I absolutely adore this idea and I love that quote! I’m probably going to wait until I watch 7x07 just to get a feel for the scene but I’ll definitely start it soon after that. I’ll tag you in it when it’s done.

I bet all of Hawks friends were All Might fans and he was the one Endeavor groupie

Lol endeavor is at least a decade younger than All Might

Is there any proof to this? It’s been a minute since I’ve read through the series, and all i’m finding on the wiki is that they hadn’t talked for a decade prior to the Sports Festival.