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[linndechir]

I really don't like Halloween, but this here looks like fun.

In honour of All Hallow's Eve, I'm inviting trick-or-treaters to my
'door.' Comment "trick-or-treat" to this post and...well, you know the
drill. Treats can be anything that strikes my fancy (pics of fave actors
or pairings, one sentence fics, graphics, a few words why I'm glad to
have you on my flist, etc. etc.). The more "houses" to visit the more
fun it'll be, so go ahead, open your journal and help spread the fun!

stolen from sternflammenden and outboxed and just about everyone else. Feel free to request stuff from me or whatever, or I'll just throw random Stannis rambling at you. Spam away. ^^

Comments

[sternflammenden.livejournal.com]

Trick or treat.
How about some Stannis/Jon? :)

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Here you go. ^^ It's not really Stannis/Jon, more like Stannis&Jon. I've had this scene going around in my head for a while, so I just typed something really quickly. It's short and overly simplistic (Jon would argue A LOT more if this were ever to happen), and I don't really know when this is (except that it's in a future in which Stannis won the war, but for some reason is at the Wall right now, and apparently the Others are not a big threat anymore? IDEK, happy future AU). I hope you can live with the lack of context. It's just a lil snippet written in 10 minutes. ^^

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Standing on the Wall always felt like standing on top of the world, and now that the war was over it made him feel almost triumphant. Jon cast a hesitant look at the King, standing next to him, staring down and obviously lost in thought. He did not know what King Stannis could possibly want from him, not anymore. Jon waited quietly, studying the king's stern face, the clenched set of his jaw, the way his eyes were narrowed against the sting of the wind. Half an eternity seemed to pass before Stannis finally turned to face him.

"Lord Snow," he said stiffly.

"Your squire said you wished to see me, Your Grace."

"I need you to return with me to King's Landing." Need, he said, not want. Jon was not sure if he had ever heard Stannis speak about what he wanted.

"Your Grace?" King's Landing? It made no sense, his place was here.

"I will have need of a new Kingsguard." Stannis sounded irritated, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"The Kingsguard? What do I ...?" Realisation dawned only slowly. "You want me on your Kingsguard?" Stannis did not reply, he just gave him another impatient look. "But ... I swore vows, Your Grace."

Stannis made an impatient gesture with his gloved hand. "There is precedent, under the Targaryens, of a knight who was released from his vows here to join the Kingsguard. The oath, the obligations are similar enough, I suppose."

"But ..." Jon's mind reeled. Bran had always talked about becoming a knight of the Kingsguard, but Jon had not even dreamt of it. He doubted that bastards had a place by the king's side. It seemed unreal. "But I'm not even a knight."

Stannis' frown deepened. "You are not?" He grimaced a little, grinding his teeth again. The king always seemed irritated by other people's shortcomings; for him they were nothing but annoyances that made his life more difficult. "I forgot. On your knees, then."

Jon stared. Stannis' hand went to the sword at his side - a simple sword, not the one the red woman had once given him. Jon was confused; he couldn't have angered Stannis that much.

"On your knees," Stannis repeated, drawing the sword. Jon met those blue, hard eyes, the eyes of a king who would not be defied. His knees gave out, and he felt them hit the floor before he had even thought about it. The wind was almost deafening up here, and Stannis' voice was strangely quiet, as if he felt uncomfortable about the words.

In the name of the Warrior I charge you to be brave. In the name of the Father I charge you to be just. In the name of the Mother ... There was more, but Jon barely heard it, he was too numb from the shock. Sometimes, as a little boy, he had imagined getting knighted - but it had certainly never been on the Wall, at the hands of a king who would not take no for an answer.The words barely seemed to matter, only the touch of the blade on his shoulders, right, left, right again. Jon looked up at Stannis, still barely comprehending what had just happened.

"Rise, Ser Jon." Stannis' voice was as rough as always, not welcoming, not friendly; more than anything he seemed annoyed by the delay. But when Jon reeled a little, Stannis' hand grabbed his arm and pulled him up, and even through the layers of clothing and armour the touch of those iron fingers seemed to burn on Jon's skin. Stannis' hand was gone as quickly as it had touched him, and for a moment the king would not meet his eyes.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

(part 2, because I can't write anything REALLY short for my life)


"The Night's Watch will have enough time to choose a new Lord Commander before we go South."

"I have not even agreed yet, Your Grace," Jon objected, finally finding his voice again. Leaving the Wall ... he had always dreamt of seeing more of Westeros, being a knight, being more than a bastard, but the Wall had become his home. His duty.

"But you will, Ser," Stannis replied, his voice sharp as he snapped the title. "There is no more work for you here. You will keep serving and protecting the realm of men, you will simply do so elsewhere."

Stannis did not wait for an answer, he merely turned and left. Ser Jon. It sounded all wrong in his ears. But the king did not seem to give him a choice, and Jon could imagine worse fates than spending his life in the service of the man who had saved Westeros.

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I don't really know what this is. I need to rewrite this scene properly some day. In character and with context. But this is all you get for the moment. ^^

[sternflammenden.livejournal.com]

No, this is awesome. Thank you! :)

Context doesn't matter! What a fitting end for Jon, and love how Stannis just does it, no questions asked, ignoring his silly protests.

I didn't expect this so soon!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked it. ^^ Matter-of-fact Stannis is always fun. Stannis ordering Jon to kneel is even better. ;)

It's 2am here, it's about the time where I know I should go to bed if I want more than five hours of sleep, and I don't want to go to bed, so I jump at every opportunity to procrastinate and find an excuse to stay up. I just get ridiculously awake after midnight.

[sternflammenden.livejournal.com]

Yeah, me too. I usually end up staying up until 3 or 4 and getting up at 7...there is just a certain point where you wake up again.

I'm always like, "Oh, let's read LJ...wikipedia...youtube..." and then a few hours later it's ridiculous.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I'm just too nocturnal for a normal life. I rarely sleep more than 5 hours during the week because even if I go to bed early I just lie in bed and am bored. There's a reason I'm working towards a job for no-lifes who want to work at home. ;)

Exactly. "oh, tumblr update ... oh, let's watch an episode of this show ... and another ... and now let's read some fanfic ... oh, lol, meme on LJ, let's repost it and then compulsively stay awake until somebody replies to it ..."

[sternflammenden.livejournal.com]

Me too. I got into the nocturnal habit in college, and years later, it's still natural. I'd rather stay up all night writing fic or playing video games, or something than lying in bed hoping for sleep.

Ha, I do that with memes too.

[outboxed.livejournal.com]

THIS SCENE. THIS SCENE. Jon in Stannis' kingsguard! Stannis' inability to ever speak of what he wants, only what he needs. & Stannis doesn't give Jon a single compliment which is just so right - most men would try to win him by flattery but Stannis never would and Jon understands that. Yes, yes, yes. Amazing. (All I want to do is sit around all afternoon and create more headcanon for this verse. I wish I could. Ugh. Why is your brain so perfect?)

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked it. ^^ Sometimes Stannis!dialogue just comes so naturally to me, IDEK. I wasn't even thinking about the compliments, but you are so right. I'm currently cleaning up this ficlet a little to repost it, and actually a tiny little understated compliment sneaked in there ("a lesser man can continue your work here"), but even that is not flattery but very Stannis, in my opinion. And of course it's not about what Stannis wants. ;)

THANK YOU SO MUCH. :D It means so much to me that you like it. Need Kingsguard!Joon in my life.

[outboxed.livejournal.com]

It's amazing! And, yesss, that is the only kind of compliment Stannis could give because it's so indirect and grudging and true. Stannis can't admit what he wants to himself, most of the time, let alone say it out loud. ;)

HOW COULD I NOT LIKE IT? IT IS SO GOOD. Kingsguard!Jon is the best destiny for him (if he can't be in the NW, anyway). Yesssss.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Wanting things is frivolous anyway. He only does his duty, he doesn't get to want things.

:D I'm all giddy here. I love this verse. IT NEEDS PORN!!! HALF-UNDRESSED STANNIS AND JON IN KINGSGUARD ARMOUR!!!!

[outboxed.livejournal.com]

True! God, Stannis and his duty. He neeeeds Jon there to tell him that he can have both.

:D I LOVE IT, TOO. HOW CAN WE MAKE THE PORN HAPPEN? I'm trying to think it through. IT HAS TO HAPPEN.

[direwolfdragon.livejournal.com]

Trick or treat :)

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

No particular wishes? Because then I'll probably just spam you with random pictures. ^^

[outboxed.livejournal.com]

Trick or treat!

sternflammenden beat me to it on the Stannis/Jon request, damn it. But you may grant me any treat you see fit. ;D

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Wrote some random, fairly shitty Stannis&Jon thingy for sternflammenden in the comment above, have fun. ^^

And just for you ... just some random pictures of pretty people I found on my photobucket:















Must stop before this turns into an insane Mark Strong picspam. Tadaaaa! Any other wishes? Just tell me. ^^

[outboxed.livejournal.com]

Ooh. So much pretty. ♥ Who is the guy in the middle with the cigarette? His neck freckles are amazing.

My only other wish is that you remain my Stannis/Jon partner-in-crime forever. ;D

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Glad you like. ^^ That's August Diehl, a German actor. On top of being gorgeous and having beautiful hands he's also an incredible actor. ^^ Want more pictures?

I will. <3 You and I will keep writing Stannis/Jon and spam everyone with it. ^^

[outboxed.livejournal.com]

Ooh. I'm curious now. :D I'd definitely be up for more pics.

We so will! We will spam them until they are converted. kahahahahaaa.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I'm still working on my fic right now, so I can't upload new stuff, but I have some pics on my LJ: http://linndechir.livejournal.com/17565.html#cutid1 and http://linndechir.livejournal.com/30410.html#cutid1 Oh, and there's this: http://augustdiehl.livejournal.com/1945.html

We will never stop. ^^

[outboxed.livejournal.com]

Ooh~ What fic are you working on? And thank you so much for the links. ♥ so much preeetty.

I'll hold you to that! ^ ^

[bela0103.livejournal.com]

trick or treat! Stannis/Sansa!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I didn't get around to this yet. :( I have a friend visiting for a week, so I don't think I can write something right away. But I'll write a lil ficlet for you as soon as I'm alone again, promised. Remind me if I forget, ok?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

[deborahkla.livejournal.com]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :-D

I know it's past Halloween, but is it still all right to "trick or treat" here? ;=D