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 A đźđŻđ°đđŽÂ IN: kindness is wasted upon evil: feed the dog and it will still bite, "i'm a strange new kind of in-between thing, aren't i? i'm not at home with the dead nor with the living." the eternal hunger, that aches and yearns and claws for more. this is a dog eats dog world; the rotten earth bears rotten fruit, the wronged will always come back for more. i dreamed of you, on a midsummer day. you smiled at me; something pure and lovely that i'd never seen before. so i knew: ivory-born and honeyed, that this would never be mine . Â
đYBĂKE  RIVERS   *   of harrenhall .  she / her , #twenty4.  (  eylĂŒl kandemir  )Â
đźELRYSE FOSSOWAY *   lady of cider hall .  she / her , #twenty5 .  (  naomi scott  )
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steffon  had  spun  such  tales  to  aybĂŒke  that  even  they  were  unsure  of  what  was  true  and  what  was  folly.  this,  though,  was  deadly  serious,  and  their  shock  soon  dissipated  to  relief  at  looking  upon  his  friend.  sickness  had  descended  over  the  nobles,  had  stolen  his  eldest  sister  and  many  of  those  he  deemed  closest.  âaybĂŒke. are you welll ? â it  was  relief  that  the  afflicted  were  beginning  to  emerge,  a  light  in  endless  darkness  âŠÂ  but  steffon  refused  to  believe  it  was  down  to  the  hightowers  that  an  antidote  had  finally  started  to  work.  the  sickness  did  not  scare  him.  steffon  hurried  up  the  corridor,  closing  the  space  between  them,  lessening  the  chance  of  any  of  the  oldtown  rats  overhearing.  âthose  hightowers  are  not  to  be  trusted.  if  any  come  near  me  i  will  show  them  the  true  wrath  of  the  falcon.  i  will  not  hold  back.â  they  were  misty  eyed,  red - cheeked  ;  steffonâs  breath  was  thin  and  thready  and,  up  close,  they  were  trembling.  âi  need  to  protect  my  sister  from  them.  i  do  not  want  her  looking  upon  the  faces  of  the  family  that  tore  her  apart.  we  came  into  this  world  at  the  same  time.  i  am  meant  to  protect  her.â
QUESTION  is  considered,  nods  self-satisfied  at  the  prospect  of  good  news.  "  well  enough,  now.  unless  you  wish  to  worry  about  my  sleeping  habits,  then  that's  another  situation  entirely.  "  the  newly  bridged  gap  in  distance  makes  her  brows  knit  ââ  their  situations  are  reversed  now,  worries  about  them  flying  through  head.  she  knows  too  little,  has  not  bothered  to  learn  enough,  about  it  all.  the  hightowers  and  the  arryns,  the  twins,  her  friends.  it's  a  slow  acclimation  to  the  term,  though  she  finds  herself  quite  liking  it.  friends.  friend.  now,  there's  so  much  to  lose,  so  much  she  doesn't  quite  want  to  leave.  this  limbo,  standstill  of  the  kingsmoot  is  gladly  welcome:  anything  to  delay  the  inevitable  return  to  harrenhal,  with  it's  ruined  walls  and  suffocating  silence.  everything's  so  fast,  a  whirlwind  of  opportunity  unstopping,  slipping  away  from  her  fingers.  "  and  you  are,  i'm  sure.  she  is  alright,  yes?  i  truly  worry  for  you  both.  "  no  true  solid  opinion  on  hightowers,  never  seen  them  in  the  corridors  of  her  family  seat  before,  can  only  be  molded  by  the  words  of  others.  chewing  own  inner  cheek,  head  tilted  down  to  observe,  to  worry.  "  they  have  not  done  anything,  have  they?  "
though finally defeated,  the pestilence has left its mark upon the red keep.   even now,  with her mother and her sister recovered,  her relief seems fleeting,  breakable   â   as if any touch could shatter it,  no matter how kind,  or how gentle.   she cannot quite get rid of the sensation that another disaster lurks around the corner,  waiting for the perfect moment to strike.   that is why she drinks:   to soften the edges of her apprehension,  to forget she is even worried in the first place.   to pretend she has not been forced to attend a feast in honor of a man she never exchanged a word with.   perhaps,  the wine is how she notices selryse,  or perhaps she would have noticed regardless,  in any room or space that held her presence.   she had once become a habit,  and then a scar,  born from a wound of her own choosing,  but a wound nonetheless.   this first sighting is raw,  lightning striking skin after years of refusing to entertain the memories sheâd promised to bury.   lingering glances,  whispering touches,  kisses that had felt dangerous,  if only because she had wanted more,  more,  more.   then,  the severing of a bond.   that part is far less pleasant to remember.   instead of dwelling,  she finds her legs moving before her mind can put a stop to it,  the common sense she does not possess rapidly discarded.   by the time she reaches the other,  her mouth has shaped a tight line.      â      before you say anything,  i would like to state that i am approaching you in good faith.   whatever happens next shall reflect entirely upon your character.      â      inwardly,  she curses herself for speaking without contemplation,  but her expression betrays none of it,  a reluctant smile warming her lips and widening,  until she feels twenty years again,  young and foolish and unprepared to be hurt.   beneath it all lays persistent fondness,  the one she cannot get rid of.      â      you look exactly the same,      â      viserra blurts out.   she studies her,  letting out a laugh.      â      no,  that was a lie.   you look even more terrifying than you used to.   have you spent the last two years perfecting the art of the glare,  sel?      â                       Â
BENEATH  the  thin  veneer  that  is  (  was  )  her  vivacity,  something  worse  makes  it's  entrance.  it  digs  itself  up  from  six  feet  under,  no  regard  for  her  last  dregs  of  felicity,  even  less  for  the  brief  flash  of  an  easy  smile  before  dropping.  sometimes,  she  forgets  herself:  disremembers  the  past  that  has  been  dissected  in  her  head  over  and  over,  the  new  roles  shoved  onto  the  both  of  them,  because  the  want  for  before  is  overwhelming,  suffocating.  viserra  is  an  exception.  before  her,  selryse  and  getting  what  she  wanted  were  always  one  of  the  same.  trivial  pursuits,  comforts  and  confidants,  they'd  all  yield  to  her  eventually.  in  the  aftermath  of  it  all,  she  could  not  simply  deny  all  those  harsh  words  that  gave  her  gooseflesh  when  she  reminisced  (  rather,  when  her  mind  drifted  inevitably  towards  the  topic  despite  the  displeasure  it  brought.  it  was  the  bitter  aftertaste  of  her  own  medicine:  she  always  consorted  around  things  that  bit  back.  )  and  go  search  out  for  her,  yell,  bargain,  bribe;  but  it  would  bear  no  fruit.  she  was  clear  enough,  that  day:  she  did  not  want  to  see  her  again,  even  if  she  sent  a  thousand  letters  to  be  burnt,  attend  a  hundred  parties  by  herself,  what  change  could  it  bring?  "  do  you  really  think  so  little  of  me,  viserra?  "  double-edged  sword  rather  than  question,  rhetorical  in  all  the  wrong  ways,  she  doesn't  need  an  answer.  she  knows  it,  far  too  intimately  because  it  haunts  and  creeps  up  into  the  subconscious  far  too  easily.  but  people  can  change,  even  in  the  measly  course  of  two  years.  so  she  smiles  something  passably  bemused,  with  intentions  of  such  remarkable  manners  devolving.  "  i  think  terrifying  is  good.  scares  away  the  right  crowd  of  people.  "  but  not  you,  comes  the  afterthought.  "  and  maybe  i  have.  only  the  best  for  you,  after  all.  "       Â
they  have  made  a  spectacle  of  death,  a  revelry  of  blood.  she's  heard  all  the  whispers,  those  unfamiliar  and  familiar  claiming  they  knew  the  perpetrator  all  along:  it  was  only  a  matter  of  time  before  the  council  wised  up.  so  many  names  thrown  around,  all  of  them  wrong...  she'd  only  yawned  and  stretched  out  limbs,  pulled  furs  close  to  body  and  dozed  off  during  a  particularly  boring  monologue  about  such  an  imperative  need  to  tell  her  aunt,  lady  lannister,  oh  ry  ââ  wouldn't  you  be  so  kind  to  make  some  introductions?  of  course,  only  when  she  gets  back...  but  then  she'd  stopped  listening,  head  grown  heavy  and  shoulders  slumped.  but  now  she's  wide-eyed  and  insomnolent,  observing,  idly  curious.  there  is  both  a  certainty  and   unknowing  of  what  such  pursuits  could  bear:  anger,  sadness,  or  utter  disinterest.  she  thinks  it's  worth  something  to  test  the  waters,  then  sit  in  awkward  silence  when  she  takes  out  a  quiver  of  her  own,  situated  farthest  from  them.  (it  was  easy  for  her  to  pretend  nothing  was  wrong,  hum  a  surely  annoying  tune  and  complete  her  own  tasks  with  precision,  but  she  feared  for  the  greyjoy's,  perhaps  lack  of  such  skills.)  "  of  course,  of  course.  "  hands  raised  in  mock  surrender,  quick  footfalls  to  somewhere  she  surely  wouldn't  get  hit  by  a  stray  arrow.  of  course,  there  was  still  the  problem  of  if  it  was  on  purpose,  and  she  was  the  target.  they  wouldn't  miss,  she  herself  wasn't  blind.  "  how  are  you,  my  liege?  i  can  only  hope  target  practice  is  a  good  way  to  cope  with  grief,  i  really  do  not  know.  "Â
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desmera is hardly unused to selryse's company, but she heaves a sigh at the sound of her voice cutting through the morning silence nonetheless. in truth, she would have expected a ruder awakening from her niece â more in line with knuckles rapping on her chamber doors like they often did in cider hall. with the entirey of their house encased in one set of apartments, the proximity was more severe than ever. she had not been avoiding selryse, but still, desmera is surprised to be found. she stares, the dark of her eyes wide as she sits unmoving. after a moment, she blinks, her gaze finally moving from the other girl's visage. her arms cross over her torso, her chin pointed back in the direction it had come from. " they say that the keep rises with the king, you know, " she offers, voice matter - of - fact. " and seeing as there is no king, for he is quite dead â she sleeps eternally. " the cold does not bother her. cool early autumn mornings often gave way to warm afternoons when the sun rose to its highest point in the sky. the knowledge that the heat is on its way warms desmera from within. " come and join me, you crabapple. "
hums  low  as  grass  bend  into  themself  to  allow  the  weight  of  her  sitting,  folding  long  legs  underneath  airy  fabrics  and  wool  robes  bunched  up,  twisted  to  rest  upon  shins.  her  smile  is  wide  enough  to  crease  up  to  eyes,  to  reach  the  ends  of  the  earth  and  back,  to  show  pearly  canines  fully.  she's  slouching,  for  the  lack  of  a  suitable  thing  to  lean  against  showing  ââ  elbows  digging  into  thighs.  "  oh,  i  don't  know  how  i'm  going  to  beat  that  logic,  des.  "  there's  not  the  tone  of  mockery  when  she  says  such  words:  with  somebody  she  grew  up  with  alongside  apple  and  lemon  orchards,  how  could  she  possibly  lie?  (  there  was  an  additional  factor  that  the  best  she  could  pass  off  to  desmera  was  a  cleverly-spoken  truth,  a  lie  told  by  not  saying  the  truth.  )  too  many  years  had  passed  for  her  not  to  know  every  trick  in  selryse's  book  by  now,  every  knowing  smile  and  twist  of  the  tongue.  but  there's  no  lie  here,  no  new  trick  to  test  out  on  suspecting  victims.  "  perhaps  then,  we  should  say  that  whenever  i  roam  the  halls,  it  is  either  far  too  early  or  far  too  late.  rolls  just  nicely  off  the  tongue,  doesn't  it?  "
#ANS.  â  alternate  verse:  THE  NIGHTINGALE  OF  HARRENHAL,  A  DEAD  FATHER  INSTEAD  OF  A  GAPING  HOLE  IN  THE  HISTORY  BOOKS.  ;  A  TOWER  SUITABLY  LOW,  HANGING  OFF  A  WINDOWLEDGE  PREPARING  AN  ESCAPE  IN  TOW  WITH  THE  LAST  OFFCUTS  OF  NIGHT.
the  words  echo  hollow  through  the  walls,  a  new,  an  unwanted  change  from  scarcely  found  silence.  the  in-between  of  those  that  prowl  the  night  have  begun  gone  aslumber,  others  that  rise  with  the  sun  not  yet  awake.  there  is  only  a  slow,  agonizing  wait  for  it  to  be  broken:  but  she  had  expected  it  to  be  from  birdsong,  pleasant  enough  to  bear  moments  of  dissonance  â  but  not  her.  wind  blows  against  her  face,  heaves  a  heavy  sigh  as  fingers  curl  against  stone.  aybĂŒke  is  so  close  to  the  ground,  a  moment's  freefall  and  she  can  run  against  the  chilled  breeze  somewhere  far.  to  be  found  hours  later,  curled  up  in  a  tree  hollow,  unbounded.  but  today  was  not  the  day  for  such  lovely  things  to  happen.  "  seriously,  right  now  ?  "  this  is  the  tone  used  for  older  sisters  to  reprimand  those  still  too  tenderfoot,  used  for  a  idle  spectator  watching  the  a  disaster  in  the  making,  used  during  the  misfortune  of  rain  splattering  onto  head  despite  inside  cursed  halls.  but  then  there  is  still  a  fondness  in  them,  excavate  long  enough  and  found  buried  deep  within.  in  the  glint  of  starlight  reflected  into  brown,  a  bent  mouth  and  knees,  nothing  akin  to  it  lies  in  lady  of  harrenhal.  they  are  not  sisters;  once,  she'd  wished  they  could  have  become  something  close  to  it,  admired  the  way  it  seemed  she  could  attract  anybody  she  wished.  there  was  no  longer  a  need  to  be  wanted  as  time  passed:  in  a  sea  of  faces,  they'd  all  turn  to  her.  watch  her  with  a  hunger,  WANT  TO  BE  HER,  WANT  HER.  so  she  turns,  unwilling  and  regretting,  letting  long  legs  spill  free  from  half-crouch,  easily  touching  the  floor.  easily  laughs,  carefree  and  chiming.  "  you  could  have  waited  for  a  better  time  and  place.  perhaps,  somewhere  where  i  could  easily  flee  from  the  torture  of  having  to  hear  your  voice,  amerei.  "
the red keep has become a sort of tomb:   grief and worry hang from its walls,  clinging,  tainting whatever finds itself in their path.   servants move quietly,  whispered conversations end abruptly.   each knock on her door is ominous,  and she waits in constant anxiety,  convinced that this will be time horrible news are finally delivered.   her mother and her sister,  taken by the sickness.   such thoughts suffocate her   â   she has always despised feeling trapped,  the sanctuary of her quarters a prison she cannot wait to escape from.   thus,  she wanders.   she visits her family,  time and time again,  and when the maesters insist that there is nothing she can do for them,  when they practically force her out of the sickrooms,  she walks through the castleâs corridors,  memorizing them,  drifting past untouched nobles that she wishes were sick instead of hira or alysanne.   even she would gladly trade places with the two of them if it would guarantee their safety.   lost to her machinations as she is,  viserra fails to notice the figure ahead until they have almost collided.   it takes her a second to recognize the girl,  and for one bewildering moment,  she is certain the exhaustion,  the sleepless nights,  have caught up with her.      â      ay?      â      the name escapes her in a startled breath,  hazel eyes widening then narrowing in confusion.   before she realizes what sheâs doing,  she has crossed the remaining distance between them,  a smile blossoming on her lips.      â      what   âŠÂ   what are you doing here?   i did not see you at the harvest feast.      â      their times together come to mind,  full of quiet conversations and shared laughter.   nights were they were not required to be anything but themselves.   her fear melts away,  vanquished by the sight of an old friend.      â      have you been in kingâs landing all this time?      â                  Â
"  yes  ?  "  the  word  spills  out  instinctively,  lips  pulling  into  an  involuntary  smile  before  promptly  extinguishing.  only  one  person  ever  called  her  that,  but  one  of  many  that  she  was  trying  (  and  failing  to  )  evade.  the  halls  of  the  keep  seemed  to  fold  into  itself;  cloth  forcing  two  ends  of  the  fabric  to  touch.  she:  the  princess,  her  grace,  dĂŁrys,  alysanne  or  maekara  or  viserra  looks  different  in  the  warm  glow  of  a  flame.  but  she's  only  ever  seen  one  side  of  her,  with  the  cold  air  and  moonlit  skin,  quiet  laughter  and  nondescript  secrets.  oak-brown  hued  eyes  look  somewhere  behind  dĂŁrys,  at  the  never-ending  stone  or  at  the  shadows  creeping  up,  then  retreating  at  the  whim  of  the  flickering  of  torches,  unstill,  unable  to  be  still.  it's  a  creation  of  her  own,  a  rashly  and  barely  thought-out  plan  to  push  her  away,  speak  few  words  and  even  fewer  about  that  night  in  harrenhal,  let  it  be  buried  until  an  inevitable  return  digs  it  back  up  again.  thoughts  run  wild,  as  the  hare  through  the  shrubbery  and  fox  freed  from  metal  teeth.  maybe  she  should  make  it  so  that  dĂŁrys  hates  her,  cannot  look  at  her  without  thinking  horrible,  mean  and  blue  and  red-tinged  things,  have  to  push  her  away  (  and  then  maybe,  the  guilt  will  only  be  like  the  washing  of  the  tide.  overwhelming  and  suffocating  for  just  a  little  while,  then  it'll  all  go  away,  just  before  taking  her  back  under  again.  then  she'll  drown,  )  without  aybĂŒke  having  to  do  all  the  work.  this  is  selfish  â   she  should  probably  embrace  her,  laugh  and  say  something  about  how  long  it's  been  and  recant  all  the  little  calamities  littered  into  recent  months  &  days  and  hours.  but  she's  spent  so  much  time  thinking  about  all  the  worst  case  scenarios,  so  it'd  be  a  waste  not  to  put  them  into  motion,  wouldn't  it?  it's  not  convincing  anybody,  filmsy  excuse  against  another  waiting  to  topple  over.   "  oh,  me  neither.  such  a  shame,  isn't  it?  "  had  spotted  her  and  promptly  gave  her  a  wide  berth,  hoping  to  camouflage  into  the  walls  anything  her  head  seemed  to  turn  the  slightest  degree  in  her  own  direction.  it  was,  at  the  very  least,  nice  to  know  that  it  had  worked.  "  me  and  my  family  arrived  shortly  before  the  harvest  feast,  your  grace.  "
#ANS. SOMEWHERE WHERE TONGUES ARE ALLOWED TO BE LAX & PILLOWS ARE TO BE THROWN.
she's  in  her  natural  habitat,  clinging  a  pillow  against  chest  and  not  quite  sitting  upright.  here,  duty  escapes  her:  or  she  escapes  it,  the  fine  details  weren't  too important.  there  is  nothing  going  on  with  her  surroundings,  finery  could  get  boring  without  stupid  people  making  stupid  decisions  around  all  of  it.  so  he's  become  the  temporary  axis  of  her  world,  and  if  she'd  bother  to  stand,  would  be  circling  him  as  birds  of  prey  do  rodents.  "  i  hope  you  mean  that  as  a  good  thing,  ren.  "  head  tilted  to  look  at  the  ceiling,  metal  lining  of  the  chaise  warm  from  it's  sunlight  baths.  (  it's  not  uncomfortable  in  the  slightest  as  a  headrest,  but  blessed  with  the  ability  to  lie  and  overexaggerate,  she's  still  going  to  complain  about  it  later.  )  "  i mean, after  all  these  years,  my  virtues  have  only  prospered  more  and  more.  but  it's  a  good  thing  you've  not  suddenly  become  an  amnesiac,  i'd  hate  having  to  bother  with  introductions  again.  "
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㠀㠀㠀㠀㠀㠀fated for . . . open to all . located in . . . the red keep's godswood, early morning on the sixth day of cerion's body being in the sept of baelor .
in a nest created by the thick roots of the red keep's heart tree, desmera is curled into a vague semi - circle. knees pulled up, arms tucked in, she commandeers a pile of leaves as the pillow upon which to lay her head, the dim twilight sun only just beginning to warm the chilled tips of her nose, the tips of her fingers. to stand and stretch her limbs, the line of her spine long and curved, would mean to have to pick the remnants of the godswood from her hair, to descend from the heart tree's domed tangle of roots and prepare to join her father in the sept of baelor once again. she could not imagine staring at cerion's body for the third morning in a row, stones in places of eyes, her stomach empty and rumbling because she had yet to break her fast. the nobles close enough to hear her belly's lament may think she had formed a penchant for the taste of human flesh! that could not stand. so she remains, one eye cracking open at the sound of another's approach, a low hum in her chest. this was her spot, after all. " it is early to be disturbing others, is it not? the keep is still aslumber. "
she  makes  her  way  towards  her  aunt  in  short  strides  that  barely  let  heels  dig  into  dirt  long  enough  to  make  an  imprint,  stepping  a  few  extra  times  on  where  splatter  of  red  and  orange  leaves  lay  just  for  the  fun  of  it.  arisen  a  good  forty  minutes  ago,  gotten  suitably  ready  as  she  deemed  herself  (  ink-black  strands  still  stuck  to  skin  in  odd  directions  on  cheekbones,  hadn't  bothered  to  wear  any  rings  of  left  hand,  but  it  didn't  matter,  )  and  decided  to  knock  on  her  door,  mainly  to  bother  but  also  to  converse.  those  two  things  were  one  of  the  same  when  it  came  to  selryse,  only  with  varying  degrees  of  expletives  thrown  around.  deigned  to  surrender,  leave  for  momentary  pursuits  until  the  sun  came  all  the  way  up.  only  a  matter  of  happenstance  that  she  found  her  in  the  godswood,  always  treaded  near  the  edges  of  the  grove  &  never  this  deep.  "  perhaps  it  is.  but  i  am  awake,  so  only  most  of  the  keep  is  aslumber.  "  delights  in  her  own  words,  oscillating  smile  finding  their  place  squarely  on  face.   "  what  are  you  doing  out  here,  anyways?   if you insist on staying out here, i will at least have go fetch you some furs so you will not die before it is truly sunrise.  "
#BASIC INFORMATION.     full name: selryse fossoway . nicknames:  sel , ry. titles: lady of cider hall . date of birth: march twenty-two. age: twenty5.  birthplace: cider hall, the family seat.  home:  cider hall, the reach.  gender: cis woman.  pronouns: she and her.  orientation: pansexual, panromantic. monikers: the slumbering maiden, cider hallâs poison apple.  languages:  common tongue ( fluent ),  lyseni ( intermediate ) Â
#PHYSICAL INFORMATION.     faceclaim: naomi scott. ethnicity:  first men, dornishmen ( salty dornishmen ??????? ) . hair: medium length, black, wavy . is almost always put into a loose half-up half-down look, loose hairs framing face because she cannot be bothered to push them back.  eyes: dark brown.   height: one hundred seventy-one ( five foot seven )  build: an average, lean build; defined collarbones and bone structure. muscle in arms from indulging in swordplay, though not very defined. scent: nothing very notable or distinct; floral and powdery. i would say she smells like her bed but how does one describe that  dominant hand: right.  allergies: latex but do they have latex in asoiaf scars:  has a few minor ones on fingers from cuts from carelessly touching sharp things too often.  things of note:   obvious dark circles under eyes, though theyâve only recently reappeared after big daddy lorence announced that they were all going to the red keep. is not of extremely good health; prone to getting sick and having an extremely irregular sleeping schedule. horrific posture and is often barely sitting upright. likes to lean head against anything while talking. bites tongue without realizing.  has unnaturally good hearing, likes to anticipate people  walking up staircases or through hallways, already looking in their direction without them having to announce themself. clothing: light , loose clothing for running all over the place doing whatever she wants. layered and heavier dresses are worn during more formal events, with a variety of reds and purples and whites. lots of flower motifs , imported fabrics and whatever pleases her. favors having the bottom of her dresses turn into a more sheer fabric, form-fitting bodice lower waistline and sleeves and cutouts in the back or shoulders. has an assortment of rings that she wears. disorders: idiopathic hypersomnia.Â
#FAMILIAL CONNECTIONS. Â Â Â Â Â mother. cassella fossoway. father. edmure fossoway. siblings. armond fossoway ( adopted ) , tanselle fossoway , unnamed fossoway , future fossoway that her mother is pregnant with. grandmother. shireen fossoway. step-grandmother ( ? ). serenei fossoway. grandfather. lorence fossoway. aunts and uncles. desmera fossoway , rosalei lannister , alienor hightower . good family. cerion lannister, elyas hightower. betrothed / spouse. none.
       story.
the first few acts of the tale of your life are so reluctantly told; there is much regret spoken in the storyteller's tone, seeped with a love later found. it is both a sad and beautiful thing, when you entered the world. you must have not wished to leave a mother's hold, an embrace enough to last you a lifetime of loneliness. a gaping hole where a father should have been to bear witness to it; happiness of your presence. later it transforms into something real, both disgusting and heartwarming, a fairytale yet to be told. ( as you grow, you know: you'd prefer something with more teeth, but it is still a blessing in itself. love. stability. )
the expectations of future heir must beset your grandfather early on, the girl who escapes classes to sleep away the day, running away from handmaidens and refusing to speak to potential, valuable new connections. but you are studious when it pleases you, smart and charming with a knife-sharp tongue and idyllic hopes of a future without him. good things come from ambition, no matter the roots. quickly you become well-versed in socializing, dissecting secrets and aspects of friends. there is a certain allure of being somewhat unlikable, uncaring of the world and everything that comes with it. nobody knows you very well anyways, and do not pry anyways.
you spend your days this way: happy and following whatever catches your interest, into the groves of lemon and apples, flicking away at stray blossom petals that land on your shoulder. burrowing yourself into a cocoon of sheets or gnawing away at fruit as you read. it is peaceful, uninterrupted by any anguish. stay and come and go in those same halls, picking up a sword and sparring against guests to waste time, accompany younger siblings in their own whims and pursuits.
there is no true desire for the iron throne in your heart, never a seed planted long ago in heart. happy as you are here and now, only one or two fools desiring so much above their station. but it is entertaining in itself, and you do not wish to miss it. did not mind not attending at first, but if there was a chance: you were gripping it close too you. new faces, new names, surely one or two or three could be interesting enough to catch your eye.
       headcanons.
long story short she has a stable and happy family life but just turned out kind of evil. a charmer with ambitions of her grandfather dying bc she hates his guts. killing with kindness is so lame what if you killed them by unearthing their deepest darkest secrets and then heavily implying to them in conversation that you know their aforementioned deepest darkest secrets? that's her whole thing. kind of lonely because she doesn't have any very deep connections to people besides family. you could know her for years and not know her nameday. just likes to annoy people.
has a pet cat named ailan who she often is found napping with. they share similar sleep schedules sometimes. she personally holds the belief that ailan has been raised to only like people who r like selryse (take that as you will ) and uses him as a way to predict omens about others. he's a menace to everybody but her.
       wanted.
IMMOVABLE FORCE VS UNSTOPPABLE OBJECT.
somebody who has the blessed gift of being able to shut up selryse for an extended period of time. either so unsettled or intimidated that she literally cannot formulate a response. they get the privilege of peace and quiet, and selryse gets her worldview shaken a healthy few times every time they meet.
(FLIRTING) I HAD A NIGHTMARE ABOUT YOU.
forgive me when i say the best way to express this dynamic is matching each otherâs freaks. bad x worse ⊠up 2 debate which is which. somebody, the only somebody who she ever dreamed of so vividly after meeting just once. sure, it was a nightmare. but itâs a sign, sheâs sure! selfish, all-devouring and consuming love, destined for each other ( perhaps as a punishment ). they will find each other in every life, in the next and this one too. while this is a romantic connection, it could also be [insert relationship type] with benefits, one-sided, loved each other before it all changed/fading out of love/no longer in love, etc. etc. so many ideas for this, including negative + negative = positive and itâs so ⊠sweet in the best possible way that these 2 could ever have. devotion , acts of service ( not in a very wholesome way ), verbal sparring and actual sparring as a love language. or maybe you canât even tell that theyâre something other, because theyâre such assholes to each other that nobody is convinced they even actually like each other. see this.
FRIENDS.
- somebody who she sees as BORING!!! predictable, methodic, etc. the only reason why she can bear to be around them is simply because their reactions are too entertaining for her to miss.
- a stoic/nonchalant type who likes to systematically dismantle/try to goad a reaction out of. has dug into their secrets and past, listened to the flow of gossip in order to get a better grasp on this person. potentially, they could have been childhood friends but later on selryse forgot all about them, and the more she digs into their past the more sheâs like⊠wait do i know this guy (gender neutral) ?? do i ?????
- bad influence/good influence. for the bad itâs kind of obvious, isnât it? probably somebody who looks up to selryse, and asks her for advice to which in turn she gives out some batshit crazy stuff. itâs like asking your older sister for help texting somebody you like and she tells you something beyond the reach of common sense but it always ends up working out at the end! for good: donât go around spreading word about her good deeds, okay? even funnier if the person sheâs a good influence on isnât particularly an angel themself.
- somebody whoâs seen her vulnerable. theyâve known each other for a long time, and theyâve seen all her worst moments. they know far more than the average person about her, but sheâd still blackmail them for all of their worth if they ever told anybody else. unless theyâre a corbray and have no money. this is the most wholesome any of her friendships get. see this.
- somebody unwavering persistent in being friends with her, maybe even to the point of attempting to bribe her with money/material objects? but theyâre definitely using this relationship for an ulterior motive, for social status (?), connection, etc. selryse knows she shouldnât entertain this person but she canât bring herself to care too much. eventually, one day, there will a time when they speak for the last time. selryse will watch them leave, and know they will never come back. itâs inevitable, but itâs still a little bit soul-crushing.
if  able  to  stand  without  able  to  stand  without  clinging  onto  another  or  wall,  at  very  moment  wishes  more  to  tower  over  liege  lady  than  a  stable  recovery,  in  only  to  somewhat  establish  an  unconvincing  dominance  in  constant  discourse.  sickness  was  source  of  embarrassment  for  aybĂŒke,  how  she  could  not  fight  back  from  the  pitying  stares  and  words,  no  matter  how  real  they  were.  there  seems  to  be  a  kindness  to  amerei's  own  ministrations,  though  seemed  to  be  painfully  unflattering,  an  ill-fitting  garment  she  was  wearing.  actual  pink  silk  dress  seemed  to  suit  her  perfectly,  irritatingly.  many  things  disappointed  her  daily:  all  of  her  close  relatives,  those  with  grating,  loud  voices  and  obnoxiously  unaware  of  it,  harsh  wind,  amerei's  unfailing  ability  to  be  dressed  immaculately  despite  a  personality  less  than  pleasant.  half-scowl  metamorphoses  fully,  lack  of  percipient  onlookers  revealing  provocateur  tendencies.  "  how  virtuous  of  you  to  offer,  my  lady.  i'm  afraid  in  my  current  state,  the  only  possible  remedy  could  be  a  hundred  gold  dragons.  "  words  are  mean  to  be  nothing  more  than  mocking,  though  she  wouldn't  mind  if  it  was  actually  considered.
disturbingly,  she's  comforted  by  the  presence  of  a  familiar  face,  no  matter  the  urge  to  pretend  to  pass  out  to  avoid  further  conversation.  shoulders  loosen,  tongue  too  â  she  has  never  cared  for  pleasantries,  everlasting  of  the  many  facets  that  she  was  molded  to  become.  not  a  statue  with  life-like  features,  a  kiss  away  from  becoming  living:  but  ambiguous  in  which  what  was  to  become  of  her.  always  a  looming  expectation,  waiting  for  the  right  moment  of  doubt  and  unease  to  go  in  for  the  kill.  "  the  cat  has  scared  me  so  much  that  i  will  require  immediate  assistance,  of  course.  you  must  help  me,  out  of  the  sure  goodness  of  your  heart.  "  smile  splits  open,  paired  with  glint  in  eyes  that  so  rarely  shows  itself  in  recent  sennights.  perhaps  it  unsettles.  (  she  hopes  it  does.  )  aybĂŒke  is  not  the  type  of  person  that  amerei  should  be  around;  every  encounter  does  she  half-heartedly  WISH  IT  WILL  BE  THEIR  LAST,  ignored  by  the  gods  and  leaving  a  craving  for  another  taste  of  venom  on  her  own  lips.  not  even  a  sincere  hate,  simply  a  continued  theatre  for  her  to  indulge  in.  "  but  perhaps  i  should  take  you  for  that  offer.  some  tea  would  be  nice.  "  usual  guilt  for  asking  much  of  others  doesn't  set  in,  barely  grazes  her  psyche.  in  a  different  time,  perhaps  she  could  admire  her  for  such  kindness  (  even  if  spoken  with  condescending  words,  a  knife  held  behind  back  or  to  condescend  )  when  she  returns  so  little  in  turn.  "  thank  you.  "  it's  quiet,  &  there's  still  hope  out  that  lady  of  riverrun  does  not  hear  it:  now  would  be  a  good  time  to  turn  to  the  sept  and  start  praying  as  fervently  as  she  could that such a miracle could exist.  Â
can  do  nothing  but  simply  glance  at  him,  give  him  a  once-over,  then  a  twice-over.  "  they?  is there something i should be worried about?  "  the  idea  of  getting  caught  by  whatever  it  seems  to  be  is  unappealing,  immediately  halts  all  action  to  simply  stare  in  puzzlement.  the  formality  comes  as  a  learned  habit:  too  many  days  has  she  been  reprimanded  for  when  slipping  her  mind,  slippery  enough  to  rival  a  rabbit  escaping  the  clutches  of  the  wolf,  skittering  away  without  a  second  thought.  there  is  a  quiet  acceptance  to  his  excuse,  or  reasoning  for  the  unexplained;  does  not  fully  believe,  but  does  not  bother  enough  to  try  to  find  a  reason  to  believe,  to  have  faith  in  such  words.  there  is  a  fascinating  quality  about  him;  the  white  cloth  that  is  so  insistently  draped  to  cover  his  face  (  perhaps  she  should  have  a  maester  fetch  one  for  her  too,  the  serviette  seemingly  being  imperative  to  him  staying  in  the  sickrooms  )  was  something  she'd  wish  to  inquire  about,  in  the  next  happenstance  that  their  paths  would  intersect.   â  ah,  there's  no  need.  thank  you  for  offering,  though.  â  it's a constant  reminder  of  the  lack  of  a  panacea  in  her  reach,  to  immediately  clear  the  fog  that  wrapped  itself  around  the  world.  " why do you cover your face with that cloth? seems awfully tiring to keep on holding it up. "
ă â ă  STATUS  ïč  semi - closed.
ă â ă LOCATION ïč  pestilence, the hightowers are arriving.
ă â ă WITH ïč @firedreamt, @toothd, @theygods, @verithaunt, @woundedstatue.
âlet  me  at  them ! â  despite  steffonâs  attempts  to  look  tough,  to  shape  himself  into  something  bordering  intimidating,  they  simply  clucked  and  chirped  like  the  small  bird  they  were.  pacing  the  now - empty  halls  of  the  keep,  all  others  bedridden  or  tending  to  the  sick  or  isolating  from  the  threat,  his  thoughts  had  been  set  alight  ;  the  hightowers  may  have  been  arriving  with  tinctures  and  balms  to  rid  the  spreading  illness,  but  to  steffon  their  arrival  was  poison  in  itself.  âif  they  talk  to  me,  if  they  look  at  me,  iâll  â  well,  iâll  â  â  it  was  then  that  they  stopped,  motionless,  spying  the  shadowy  figure  emerging  from  one  of  many  doorways.  no  longer  was  it  simply  them  and  their  unruly  thoughts.  they  wondered  how  long  the  other  had  been  there,  how  much  they  had  heard,  whether  they  saw  the  threats  as  empty  and  thin  or  would  turf  steffon  out  into  the  streets  for  such  an  outburst.  so  instead  of  saying  anything  further  he  simply  stood,  hands  at  their  sides,  waiting  for  inevitable  consequence.Â
hands  find  grip  in  mortar  joints,  lifting  herself  along  with  the  wall  close  enough  to  be  in  earshot  but  far  enough  without  intrusion.  ill-advised  decision  to  leave  her  room  by  the  one  maester  that  she'd  bothered  to  ask,  suggestions  of  maintaining  a  safe  recovery  and  whatnot  unheeded.  squinting  produces  knowledge  of  just  who  was  soliloquizing,  curiously  observing  their  appearance.  â  yes,  you'll...?  â  common  sense  not  to  pry  into  these  sort  of  matters,  though  did  not  care  nearly  enough  to  stop  now.  steffon  had  been  a  well  of  knowledge  for  her,  always  with  such  interesting  stories  about  his  own  travels.  didn't  matter  that  such  tales  usually  attracted  raised  eyebrows  and  excessive  sighing  from  those  who  were  unfortunate  enough  to  hear  them  retold  by  aybĂŒke,  were  entertaining  enough  to  last  her  for  years  without  boredom.  â  whatever  you  say,  i  swear  i  won't  tell  another  soul.  â  voice  is  thinner  than  usual  and  pitches  awkwardly  at  the  wrong  moments,  unwanted  product  of  sickness  unshakeable  despite  innumerable  cups  of  tea  drank.  useless  suggestions,  those  maesters  loved  handing  out.  â  the  thought  of  gossiping  makes  me  nauseous,  anyways.  âÂ
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"It was a cat, AybĂŒke, nothing more." The Red Keep is littered with felines, their whooshing tails and pert whiskers a continuous sight, but it was not a cat. Not this time. Not in truth. Balon was well aware of the insidious truth of that but, with a fond smile, he brushed the fine hair back from his rival niece's face, and smiled fondly down at her. "I'm watching over you, little one. There is nothing to fear." But she was still hot to the touch.
Theirs was, perhaps, a strange bond -- a strained bond -- but a bond notwithstanding. Had he not whispered these same words to her as Harrenhal sighed and moaned on windy nights when she was but a child, her little hand holding his tight? And had he not said the very same, voice tight in anger, too, when his sibling had sent brother and daughter out into the Riverlands together -- a spectacle of heir and heir to be gawked at, laughed at, even, behind their hands? Yet, for all the strain, he'd not see harm come to her. Rivers or Strong -- did not the same blood flow through her veins, an unbreakable covenant?
"Do not let these folk see you gasp," he added, with warmth. "We're of braver stock, aren't we? What was our upbringing if not a lesson in courage? You're no stranger to banging in the halls, hm? And what can truly become of any of us, away from home?"
It was a strange belief in him -- there were those, to be sure, who did not put any faith in the supposed hauntings of Harrenhal, but Balon could not be counted amongst their number, no. He believed a stranger truth: the house had claimed their souls, long ago. There would be no seven hells to greet them at the end of their days, nor any heaven, either -- only the crumbling walls of their ancient, accursed home. They would never leave it. But, because he believed this, he gave little credit to the notion that they might die elsewhere -- the house would not let them.
"Show them you are brave, AybĂŒke," he said, softly. "Show them you are Strong."
not  fully  convinced  by  his  words,  but  doesn't  want  to  pry  further  âžș  would  have  to  push  and  shove  in  order  to  know  the  truth,  exhausting  herself  for  only  a  few  meager  words.  she'd  find  out  ONE  WAY  OR  ANOTHER,  if  not  directly  said  than  through  an  overeager  mouth  or  whispers  meant  for  one,  then  another,  then  for  all  to  hear.  she  is  glad  that  he  has  visited  her,  when  she  lays  in  the  sickbed  and  is  starved  for  entertainment,  to  divulge  her  interest  in.  balon  is  her  uncle,  if  not  in  name  than  in  blood  (  just  like  all  her  kin  were:  perhaps  in  the  annals  they  will  write  that  aybĂŒke  rivers,  the  strange  girl  who  lived  in  harrenhal,  acted  as  one  of  their  own  would  simply  always  be  the  bastard  of  strong.  the  name  strong  did  not  befit  her,  and  that  was  the  way  of  things,  and  she  was  rather  sure  that  he  did  not  want  such  to  change.  )  "  yes,  but  i  did  not  think  that  even  the  red  keep  was  haunted.  "  winces  then  as  pain  ricochets  through  head,  though  shoulders  are  loose  and  grip  of  sheets  slackened  at  the  presence  of  somebody  ubiquitous  since  childhood,  a  ever-present  figure  in  life  despite  the  ebb  and  flow  of  proper  familial  love.  in  those  familiar  black  stone  walls,  this  type  of  discordance  could  only  scare  away  visitors  with  hackles  raised.  heads  at  the  dining  table  would  not  raise  at  crashing  in  the  distance,  of  winds  that  howled  so  harshly  started  to  sound  like  screams.  all  born  at  harrenhal  would  perhaps  die  there,  for  the  castle  could  not  let  one  go  so  easily,  should  she  not  fear  of  the  looming  threat  of  death  unless  in  the  walls  of  home.  aybĂŒke  could  rest  easy,  knowing  that  the  knight  of  two  swords  would  protect  her  from  all  nearby  felines  during  her  convalescence.  "  yes,  i  will.  "  fiddles  with  hands  behind  her,  twisting  blankets  into  fabric  spirals.  "  be  strong.  brave.  of  course.  "  nods,  and  breaks  into  a  smile  mixture  between  something  grim  and  duchenne.Â