jaime 2!
2. Favorite canon thing about this character?
he is such a LOVERBOY i love how beautiful and romantic his inner narration is. in his very first chapter where he says the wind was as gentle and fragrant as cersei's fingers!! when he says that he will claim joffrey as his own son and heir and marry cersei in the sept of baelor!! his dream about brienne!! in this light she could almost be a beauty in this light she could almost be a night!! WHY would the stars want to look down at one such as me?! jaime thinks of himself as such a nihilist who is capable of anything. especially after losing his hand he feels himself totally untethered. he starts evaluating what he has permitted himself to do and how he has justified it and concludes (uncharitably imo) that he was truly capable of anything and had no value besides his physical prowess and capability. but imo that's just so demonstratively untrue!!! he is so passionate and romantic, and he feels things so deeply despite trying to make everything into a joke (likely thing for a theon fan to SAY) i LOVE. HIM. his coming of age arc at 35 oh MANY such cases. but none like him. there truly are no men like him.
he's also funny and charming i know the mcu quip is a tried and true sonoa staple but i think he's FUNNY wow i sound like someone trying as hard as possible not to admit that their crush is attractive and this blinds them to their obvious faults. don't you worry i love his obvious faults. my second favorite thing about him is how deeply he does not gaf about those stupid fucking kids.
my third favorite thing about him is the theme of having everything you are. everything about how you understand yourself. everything that gives your own life meaning, purpose, and direction. violently ripped away from you in an irreversible twist of stupid godless cold unfeeling fate. (likely thing. for a theon fan. to say.)
genuinely do not know what i will do if he doesn't survive lsh idt it's outside the realm of possibility it's just not something i would ever be able to get over. i am making a sweater about him (slowly. i hate making granny squares so i've made two and decided this shit sucks for now). there are certain lines of his i have highlighted and bookmarked and copied down in my diary because they mean so much to me that i can't bear to share them here. genuinely one of Thee characters of all time.

















