Game of Thrones/ASOIAF Fic: In Your Own Words

[bratanimus]

Author: bratanimus
Title: In Your Own Words
Fandom: Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire
Pairing: Jaime/Brienne
Word Count: 7,853
Rating & Warnings: M for drug and alcohol use, language, sex
Summary: Oral exams always seem to begin with the instruction, “In your own words, please describe …” But out of school, Jaime can’t find the words to define his

Comments

[gilpin25]

I read this again at the weekend after last week's GoT episode, partly because I owed you a belated review (sorry!) and because it would provide a timely reminder of what I love about the character of Jaime. And about his relationship with Brienne, which is wonderfully depicted here as not so much a handsome, fairy tale knight rescuing an out-of-place maiden in some distress (it's really the other way round, surely), but as a tale of how two very different people can understand each other and supply some essential element that the other lacks. It's such a contrast to his relationship with Cersei, where that twin reflects back only the characteristics he despises most about himself

[bratanimus]

I've been meaning to congratulate you on being the one and only reader of/commenter on my LJ, hee hee. There should be a prize for that. Does fanfic count? ;)

Seriously, THANK YOU so much. Given the recent turmoil in your RL, I truly didn't expect or wish for you to come back and review this, and I deeply appreciate your doing so despite your MANY distractions and obligations. You are FAR too kind. :D

I loved what you said: It's such a contrast to his relationship with Cersei, where that twin reflects back only the characteristics he despises most about himself. This is it in a nutshell, isn't it? This is what we al love about Jaime, that he's finally starting to see the Cersei reflection as the unhealthy one it is and now seeks a better one, and a better self. (OMG, I'm now thinking of that Justin Tiberlake song, Mirrors, lol

[gilpin25]

Hee, I was going to comment on AO3 but it's not so easy to highlight individual lines etc there when you ramble on as I am wont to do. Besides, I get individual chat here. ;) And Justin Timberlake song recs; oh my goodness, YES!:D