gotexchange_mod | Comment fic meme #2

Comment fic meme #2

After the first round of

got_exchange we had a surprisingly successful comment fic meme going for a while (here's a list of all the fics that were written last time), so I thought it might be fun to do this again. (Like last time, it's posted on the mod account journal because I don't want to enable anonymous comments on the exchange community.)

I changed the layout to one that still supports comment titles. I hope it works for everyone. If there are any problems, please let me know.

A couple of rules, or rather guidelines:

- 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 on this comm, so please warn for book spoilers beyond AGOT in the comment title.
- anonymous comments are enabled, but I'd appreciate if we kept them to a minimum. If you absolutely want to go anon, okay, but I'd rather we kept this as non-anonymous as possible.
- all prompts are welcome: smut, gen, romance, fluff, angst, het, slash ... anything goes.
- and the usual: be civil, no character/pairing bashing, no kink shaming etc.

It's perfectly fine to repost prompts from the last comment fic meme or from the exchange.

As with any kink meme, this is only fun if people also fill prompts, not if there are only requests.

Filled prompts:
Jaime/Cersei: first time
Stannis/Davos: "like sailors, swimming in the sound of it (dashed to pieces)"
Queen Shireen: Shireen comes out on top of the Game of Thrones. Three heads has the dragon, and she is part-Targaryen, after all.
Jaime/Brienne: Modern AU as cops
Jon/Sansa: kissed by fire
Viserys, Elia, Rhaenys: leave me your wake to remember you by
Stannis/Jon: things he shouldn't think - or say
Robb/Theon: we had the greatest expectations (ADWD spoilers)
Roose/Robb, crack: The Young Wolf and the Leech Lord (ASOS spoilers)
Balon/Victarion: Faithfulness
Future!Rickon/Shireen: the last night of the world
Jaime/Catelyn and Jaime/Sansa: Jaime has a secret thing for reheads
Ned/Catelyn: when it became a love match
Petyr/Lysa: Her eyes closed
Jon/Val: In which Jon does end up with Val and Winterfell (ADWD spoilers)
Gendry/Arya: role reversal
Tywin/Joanna: dominance
Stannis/Davos, comfort: small undertakings
Stannis/Jon: things he shouldn't think - or say (second fill)
Roose/Walda/Stannis, crackfic: Pink Attack (ADWD spoilers?)
Petyr/Barbrey, bitterness: Ash (ADWD spoilers)
Brandon/Lyanna: belonging to Winterfell
Daenerys/Viserys: Just a Taste
Roose/Theon, Ramsay/Theon: Bad Blood (ADWD spoilers)
Stannis/Sansa: "I am a Stark, I can be brave."
Cersei/Ned: AU in which Ned did take the Iron Throne and Cersei ended up marrying him instead of Robert
Jon/Satin, crackfic: how Jon Snow learned to stop worrying and laugh at the insinuations
Elia/Oberyn: heart's desire
Euron/Victarion: pre-series hatesex
Lysa and Catelyn after the birth of Robb: lie by the river
Roose/Theon (hints of Robb/Theon): Another man's amusement (vague ADWD spoilers?)
Jaime/Brienne, dirty talk and consensual power play: with a wonder and a wild desire
Stannis/Sansa: wedding (sequel)
Stannis/Sansa and Stannis/Davos, dancing: Wishing to be in Two Places at Once
Brandon/Barbrey, Bethany: No True Knight (ADWD spoilers)
Ned, Sansa: "Sansa was a lady at three."
Daenerys/Robb, AU: Fire, Blood, and Honour
Roose/Victarion, crackfic: When all else fails
Robb/Theon, slight Robb/Jon: War is Not a Game
Stannis/Davos from Ned's POV (hints of Robert/Ned): Making You Smile
Catelyn/Petyr: Confrontation
Stannis/Jon, fantasies: and waked half dead with nothing (ASOS spoilers)
Jaime, Arya: The Shadow
Victarion/Asha: We do not sow
Ned/Catelyn, goodbyes: Songs written with swords
Ned/Ashara: winter song
Sansa - Stoneheart: confrontation
Jon/Sansa (AFFC spoilers, prompt is spoilery in itself)
Jon/Val: with you upon the wind (ADWD spoilers)
Daenerys/VIserys, AU: When the Blood began to Show
Stannis/Davos: six perspectives, six realities
Roose/Walda, crackfic: Leeches for Wolves
Jaime/Sansa, talking about Joffrey: Ignorance and Bliss
Sansa, Rickon: The last two Starks (ADWD spoilers)
Theon/Robb: Regrets (ADWD spoilers)
Cersei/Stannis, seduction fail: Persuasion
Jon, Stannis, Devan, mentions of Davos: Through the Eyes of a Child
Sansa, Brienne: True Knights (AFFC spoilers, prompt is spoilery in itself)
Stannis/Sansa: bedding & wedding night (sequel to this)
Catelyn, Jon (slight Jon/Robb), reunion AU: Lady of Ashes (ASOS spoilers)
Sansa/Robb, AU in which they do exchange her for Jaime: The Mercy of the Frozen Ground
Tywin/Joanna: dominance (second fill)
Jon Snow/Jeyne Westerling(/Robb Stark): post-series - tell me we both matter, don't we?
Robb/Jeyne: what was it like being the queen to a Northern king? (ASOS spoilers)
Robb/Roslin Frey: Robb upholds his vow and ends up with Roslin

Multiple fills are of course welcome.

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Stannis

He wished his arms and legs didn’t feel so stiff. If Sansa noticed, she didn’t say anything, just followed his lead. And he hadn’t stepped on her toes or tripped over her long dress—yet. Her hand was warm in his, and she was certainly a vision in a gown of white lace and cloth of silver, as befitted a Stark maid. However, what put him most at ease were her eyes—kindness simply radiated from them, and her shy glance was accompanied with a faint blush on her cheeks that reminded him much of how Davos would look at him when he didn’t think his king was looking. No, I must not dwell on that.

“What are you thinking about, my Lord?” questioned Sansa, pulling Stannis out of his reverie.

“Would you have my plain answer?”

“I would.”

“Then, Sansa Stark of Winterfell, I say to you that you are beautiful, and I have yet to meet at lady with such patience and such a gentle spirit as you, except for, well…” His thoughts went back to his childhood, of happier times at Storm’s end before his parents’ fateful voyage. I know that ladies loathe being compared to others, but I trust this one to be able to accept the truth.

“Yes?” prompted Sansa, with a quirk of her eyebrow.

“If it does not offend my Lady, I would say that you remind me of my mother, Lady Cassana Estermont. It was her certain kindness that won my father to her, and she always knew how to make everyone around her smile. I lost her when I was thirteen.”

Gods, she must think me overly sentimental now, thought, Stannis, but if anything, Sansa’s features softened and she gave him her first true smile.

“It is a wise man who holds his mother in high esteem and respects her memory. I am honored that I remind you of someone so dear to your heart. And if I may say so myself, if half of the tales are true about how you oversee justice, then you remind me of my father.”

Stannis stilled at that comment, and his lips curved into a smile—almost. Though he had never personally cared for Eddard Stark, there was no other man in Westeros he would be prouder to be compared to at the moment.

The music stopped, and Stannis lightly brushed his lips over Sansa’s hand. “Until later, my Lady.”

Davos

Davos found his King outside on a balcony, leaning against the wall starring into the depths of the sea, which matched the deep blue of his eyes. He wasn’t quite surprised, for Stannis was never a man to revel in the company of large crowds. And the hall could get stifling hot, despite its closeness to the sea. Davos felt that being the center of attention with crowds around you all the time would be enough to frighten away any sane man for the kingship. He wondered how Stannis would deal with it, for King’s Landing was far from being Dragonstone, or even Storm’s end.

He joined Stannis at the wall, standing as close as he dared.

“Your Grace, surely you will dance with Sansa once more before she retires? I believe she rather liked her time with you tonight, and it would much please her.”

“I’ve done my duty for the night.”

Davos shrugged. Stannis looked at him.

“You have something more you wish to say to me, something that’s troubling you. I can sense it. Out with it then.”

I’m sure that Sansa wouldn’t mind if you did more than your duty, much like I’ve always done with you, and what I will do to the end of my days. But this he would never tell his King. Instead, he asked, “May I have your leave to dance with her?”

Stannis must have understood who “her” was referring, for he gave the slightest of nods, though he didn’t quite believe that was the only question Davos wanted to ask. He then went back to staring out at the sea below him.

~

Back inside, Davos found Lady Sansa sitting at the high table, petting a white direwolf with red eyes. Ghost looked up at his approach.

“I see you have found company. Perhaps the wolf would like to dance?”

Sansa smiled. “I’d love for Jon to get him to try. I hear Ghost is a miserable juggler, though.”

“My lady, may I have this next dance? If the wolf doesn’t object,” Davos asked Sansa. Ghost turned his head to look at him, though he didn’t make any sound.

“Most certainly, Lord Seaworth,” smiled Sansa, as she took Davos’ proffered hand.

“I am afraid that one dance has tired my King, but with a partner as lovely as you I hope he has the stamina for many more in the years to come. He is not usually as standoffish to others as he might appear.” That’s the truth as I see it, even though others might differ with me. He just needs you to earn his respect. Sansa blushed at the compliment, and in combination with her auburn hair, the effect was quite lovely.

“Well, if I am to judge my betrothed based on the quality of those lords he keeps close to him, then I should have nothing to worry about, do I?” said Sansa with a smile.

Thank the gods she never met the Lady Melisandre, save her soul.

Stannis

On the opposite end of the dance floor, nursing a goblet of lemon water, King Stannis wished he could trade places with Davos. He has come back inside, and made another round of the great hall, exchanging some words with his lords. Men will never love me like they did Robert or Renly, but at least I can see to it that they respect me.

His eyes searched the dance floor, making note of which lords were dancing with which ladies. But there was only one couple he truly sought. Sansa’s auburn hair was shinning, and it seemed to dance as much as she. Davos was deftly leading her around the dance floor like he was born to do it, and he could swear that Sansa began to laugh when Davos spun her around.

I vow one day that Lady Sansa will be that happy with me, thought Stannis. His eyes wandered to his Hand, at the easy way he smiled and moved with Sansa around the floor. Davos stopped, and, in time with the music, dipped her low to ground to her evident delight. Davos’ eyes found his across the hall, and gave him a warm smile.

And for a moment Stannis wondered if he wouldn’t rather trade places with Sansa.

Who are you, you wonderful person who writes Stannis/Sansa, and where have you been all my life? This is beautiful.

I love the whole Stannis/Davos interaction in this. Davos reminding Stannis of what he should do, and his thought there that Sansa might teach him how to laugh ... <3 And I love how Stannis grabs Davos' hand possessively, because we all know he has a thing for that maimed hand. Also, it does seem very fitting that Stannis would be concerned with what Sansa thinks of him, no matter how much he always pretends he doesn't care. Oooooh, and Davos dancing with Sansa just makes me all kinds of happy (yes, I'm just scribbling down random thoughts I'm having while reading this).

This is just perfect. That last line ... all the Stannis/Davos feelings. This is amazing. Seriously, I had no idea there was someone else out there who ships my beloved royal OTP and is even willing to write about them. You're awesome. :D I have no words for how much I love this. I'm not even the original prompter, but thank you anyway. ;)

Edited 2012-03-08 22:01 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! I was smiling all the way through it, and it totally made my day ;). This is my first time writing in the ASOIAF fandom, so I'm glad that my characterizations and character interactions worked. I'd love to write more if I can find the time.

Where have I been? ;) Mainly lurking in this community for the longest time, reading all the awesome fic people have been writing, especially all the stories concerning Stannis/Davos/Jon in some sort of combination. All of your Stannis/Davos and Stannis/Jon stories are absolutely amazing and have perfect levels of UST subtley woven throughout.

Ironically, I hadn't seen the story you had posted for this same prompt until I uploaded this, and I had to laugh at the fact that we both chose Davos to be the one to convince Stannis to dance with Sansa, and for Sansa to be the one to get Stannis to "smile" his barely there smile.

The difficulty of this story for me was Stannis' interaction with Sansa. I wanted him to attempt to be aggreable and nice to her, but not so much where it would be out of character. He's downright glacial whenever we see him interact with Selsye and never tries to ingratiate himself to others in the series, but that doesn't mean he can't attempt to do it if he wants to. Stannis will never be a romantic, but I think he can eventually win over Sansa because he has the same dedication to duty and justice as Eddard did (and Jon too, to a certain extent, which is why I think Jon/Sansa could work given the right parameters/situtaion). He just needs to take baby steps...This might sound silly, but I imagine Stannis/Sansa developing how Ned/Catelyn did--awkwardness at first, the match made out of duty to their families and to keep the peace, but ultimately they ended up respecting and deeply loving each other.

I think mentioning Davos' maimed hand is required in any kind of fic between Stannis and Davos, for so much of their relationship is build around that moment and what that moment signifies. I'm sure a university level literary analysis paper could be written on the symbolism of Davos' hand...But seriously, I love reading about Davos and Stannis in the books because Davos is really the only one who can bring Stannis out of his brooding/sulking/contemplating moments and isn't afraid to offer him a new perspective. And can even get a bit cheeky at doing it.

I like to think that Stannis will indulge in fantasies about twirling Davos while dancing or vice versa, but naturally would never act one it because it would be improper and frivolous. *sigh*

You deserve all the nice comments in the world. :) I'd love to see more from you if you do find the time.

Thank you so much, I'm glad you like my fics. I'm way too obsessed with Stannis, but at least people enjoy the results. ;)

Davos is always the voice of reason and the good influence on Stannis. Of course you'd have to TELL that man that dancing with your betrothed/bride is generally expected. He can be so dense and stubborn at times.

No, it doesn't sound silly at all, I usually compare stannis/Sansa to Ned/Catelyn as well, even though the big age difference makes the situation somewhat more extreme. The way I see Stannis is that he's such a pain in the ass to most people because he just doesn't like them and he sees no reason to be nice to them. But when he marries Sansa ... I don't think he'd see someone annoying, but a frightened young girl who's as unhappy about the wedding as he is, and he's not heartless enough to go like, "shut up, woman, spread your legs and let me do my duty". I'm currently writing their wedding night, and mostly he's just awkward because it's his duty to sleep with her and he NEEDS a son, but he is just not the kind of man to flip a frightened girl over and rape her. I mostly think their marriage would work because, as you said, they'd both try to make it work out of duty, and then slowly learn to appreciate each other beyond that.

True, Davos' hand is so, so important, and Stannis knows that. I think touching Davos' hand is a reminder for him that Davos will always belong to him.

It's funny that you mention Davos bringing out a less moody side in Stannis. Just before I read your comment I had an idea for your prompt about how someone else would see Stannis/Davos, and it includes Davos trying to cheer Stannis up a little.

Everything is frivolous. He probably thinks that liking his pretty wife is frivolous.

Wow, this is beautiful and so well-done, and for some reason, it made me cry - maybe it's the Prokofiev, which I played as I read. I really love how you've managed to include such a nice balance of Stannis/Davos and Stannis/Sansa, and while their UST is always hot, and that last line especially poignant, I think that my favorite part is the comparison of Sansa to Cassana. When I think about this pairing, I always compare Ned & Stannis, and that is such an interesting parallel.

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you listened to the music; Prokofiev's 2nd violin concerto is a wonderful piece and the 2nd movement is a beauty, and I had the pleasure of seeing the same soloist in the video perform the piece live about two years ago.

Writing Stannis/Davos always seems to be about the right balance of UST, and I'm glad you thought I did okay with it.

Women to Stannis might as well be an alien culture, and I can't think of any who he would think fondly of except his mother. The death of his parents radically shaped Stannis' personality (for he goes on in the books how it made him lose faith in the gods) and left a permanent hole in him. I'd like to think that we would eventually find another woman to help heal his old loss and remind him what it's like to have a family again. And I also think Stannis envies Davos for that. (wow, I'm getting overly sentimental here...)

Awwwwww. This is so adorable. I could see Stannis/Sansa working and I'm a fierce SanSan shipper.

Also, Davos teaching Stannis to dance? *.*

Thank you very much! I guess after the nightmare that was Joffery, Sansa might have a hard time trusting a knight who simply looks handsome. She needs to trust in someone's inner beauty ;).

*dead from loving this, and you, too much*

I like your Stannis/Sansa interaction plenty. But it was the Stannis/Davos that repeatedly broke, mended, then rebroke my heart. Did things to my loins too, just sayin'. ; )

Really really, this is amazingly well written and perfect. All the love. xXx.

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