Comment fic meme #3

[gotexchange_mod]

Here we go for the post-exchange comment fic meme. (Posted on the mod account as usual because I don't want to enable anonymous comments on the exchange comm.)

A couple of rules:

- please include the pairing/character (and maybe a short prompt/kink) in the comment title - both for prompts and for fills.
- there are both show and book fans in this

Comments

Gratitude (is not bought, they say) 1/2

[heartlesskids]

It was night when he approached her, sitting awkwardly on her bed as Sansa pretended not to notice his discomfort. To acknowledge it would be rude, and Sansa was never rude. She was a queen but she was also a lady, and ladies did not take notice of their husband’s rather endearing gracelessness. So she waited for him, sitting next to him and smiling gently.
Finally, the king spoke.
“My lady,” Stannis said carefully, every word always the most forward one possible. His fingers were curled tightly around something in his hands. “It has been a year since we wed.”
“Yes, Your Grace,” Sansa said politely. Only a year ago she had been a scorned widow, he a widower king with hundreds of women clamoring for a place beside him. For a year, that place had been hers. For a year, the king had been hers. “I know that well

Gratitude (is not bought, they say) 2/2

[heartlesskids]

“Ohh,” she breathed. It wasn’t as gaudy as the jewels Queen Cersei used to wear but there was charm to its simplicity. She unclasped the necklace she was wearing (one of the few she had, a gold one gifted by Margaery on her wedding day) and tried to put it on. Stannis gestured for her to turn and he clasped it around her neck, fingere brushing gently against her skin

Re: Gratitude (is not bought, they say) 2/2

[linndechir]

I love Stannis' awkwardness, how tense he is, and how Sansa tries to accommodate him. His bluntness is also spot-on, how he gives her a gift while telling her that gifts are stupid. That's so him. Beautiful detail that the necklace belonged to Cassana, because it must really mean a lot, coming from Stannis, that he would give something like that to Sansa. And I love that she appreciates it for what it is. Thank you so much for writing this, it's absolutely great. :)

(Just one little thing: it'd be easier on the eyes if you left a blank line between the paragraphs next time. ^^ That doesn't make this fic any less awesome, of course.)

Re: Gratitude (is not bought, they say) 2/2

[heartlesskids]

I had a lot of fun with it. :)

(ugh, LJ's awkward spacing drives me insane. will remember!)

Re: Gratitude (is not bought, they say) 2/2

[tempisfugit]

this is just beautiful. the tension, the understanding, the little gestures and brushes of physical contact, how Stannis actually talks about his past? Perfect.

And Stannis even cracks a joke!! “I hope you do not presume to believe you are my mother" - oh Stannis, you are HILARIOUS.

And the parallels between Stannis and Rickon are simply heartbreaking. Two little lost boys, abandoned by their siblings, alone in a cruel world. Ugh, off to cry a million tears now...

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[emynithilien]

Gut reaction: Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...........

This was such a sweet story, and I loved how Stannis and Sansa interacted. I was surprised that Stannis picked out the gift himself, and the meaning behind it. See, Stannis, you CAN endear yourself to a beautiful woman, you just have to want to do it. I also liked your second to last line, the imagery great:

Yet as she looked, she thought of her mother and how simply she’d dressed, of the day Stannis had confessed why he put little trust in gods, how she had once worn the finest gowns in Westoros in front of a court that held no friends.

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[lydzi]

This is exquisite :).

Re: Gratitude (is not bought, they say) 2/2

[ellethill]

This was wonderful :)