kings who bore the sword || house blackfyre || d1 || closed

[august vance d7b [Bella]]

Name: Phresh

First choice: Brynden "Bloodraven" Fontaine (like fountain? lol)

Character ideas: The youngest of all his brothers and born prematurely, Brynden was seen by his family as the runt of the litter. When his family was plotting the downfall of the Darkfires, who ran a rival business, Brynden was one of those chosen to be entrusted with lies that would bring about the Darkfires' downfall, believing that he was the most expendable of their children in the event that he was found out. His parents were overbearing and often cruel, and they offered no helping hand in his upbringing except for a slap across the face when they saw fit. Loyal to his prestigious name but alienated by his family, he set his own path to becoming a self-made man, determined to best even his older brothers as a career and command the respect of his father. (This could potentially be something that attracts Shiera to him, that he's unlike the Darkfires but also unlike his own family.) Brynden originally tried to sleep with Shiera to get under Aegor's skin, but developed feelings for her later on and becomes rather smitten. Still insecure deep (deep deep deep deep) down about being rejected as being scrawnier than his brothers, he won't stand any insults from the Darkfires or being treated as "less than" by them. The eye to him was expendable, he keeps telling himself, and he would withstand more than that if he had to. He constantly has something to prove, even to the point of seeking out conflict with the Darkfires at times, possibly to make a martyr of himself. 

I also picture Brynden as having some cognitive dissonance about what he did, because he was used as a pawn in his family's agenda, but was still unloved by his father. The fact that he himself helped bring about the Darkfires' demise fuels the fire for his hatred of them, because every wrongdoing on their part is more justification for what he did. Does that make sense I stink at thoughts

Second choice: Daena

[kousei ♚]

Brynden Bloodraven goes to august vance d7b [Bella]

[alex 🐺]

Name:alexxx

First choice: Daena Darkfire

Character ideas:You would sneak out too if your parents were murdered in front of you. You would drink to numb the pain. You would party and take the drugs du jour. Don’t think you’re better than Daena and scoff at such a tactic. You would do exactly the same if you were a teenage girl and your parents were stolen from you. Her brother, Daeron has retreated into himself, even more so now that Aegon and Aemon have endlessly taunted him about screams in the night and sheets drenched with sweat. Daena and Daraon aren’t as close as they used to be and she misses that bond that one has with their twin, but everything has changed. Her anger is fire and her wrath will be surgical.

He copes with his artistry – crafting stones and gems into gorgeous pieces. She envies his ability to create something beautiful. She copes by fighting. Every day is another war and she will certainly be the victor in that battle. She screams – she screams as loud as she can to the stars when no one is around, bottles cracked and broken against tree trunks, her favorite sword settled up against the bark as her arm tires from the numerous hits against the wood. Nothing she can do will bring them back. Nothing will remove the pain of losing them.

*I imagine her having a very fuck it attitude, getting into fights, breaking things, general chaos and disorder. The love of her siblings is always going to be there, but the anger is too intense to bear and she puts that before love. Revenge over everything. I’ve already reserved Sophie Cookson because she’s amazing, but let me know if you have other ideas for FCs for her.*

[kousei ♚]

FINALLY

Daena Darkfire goes to alex 🐺