#nedlyn

February 2024 Romance Drawing Challenge

Day 18: Catelyn Tully and Eddard Stark

This is slightly confusing but I tried to make it make sense.

I find it very interesting how people react to shippers based on what they themselves think is the meaning of shipping. For me personally, it's a spectrum from finding a non-romantic relationship entertaining up to thinking the shipped people are soulmates.

I dont know how to draw guys lol, ned is ugly asf but I don't care, i'm all about my wifey

And since tumblr shat on the quality of this post here's a close up appreciation extract of mother.

‘His nostrils flare. Perhaps shocked at her conviction, maybe he doesn’t even believe her. Still he takes hold of both her shoulders, bending so there is no space between their faces, “Wait for me. Just wait for me, My Love.”

First of all, they are the 'foreigners' of the family: they left their birthplace at a very young age to get married, being welcomed less than kindly into their new home (Violet despised Cora, the northern lords frowned upon Cat)

They married two noble men and heads of families out of convenience, eventually falling madly in love. Let's face it, Robert is the grumpier, ball-breaking version of Ned (but long live Cobert and Nedlyn)

They made choices misunderstood by the rest of the characters (more Cat than Cora in this case)

They have children they don't fully trust (long sigh of disappointment): Robb won't listen to Cat even if they threaten him, Edith won't turn to Cora on the Marygold issue

They both have a somewhat hopeless younger brother who is always getting into trouble.

They have both seen a child die before their eyes, in two of the most traumatic scenes that exist in the cinematic and literary world (I defy anyone not to lose twenty years of their life to the red wedding and not cry at Sibyl's death)

Their names both begin with 'C' (sorry that last one was bullshit but it's worth it)