kingcrow-snow:

According to Clapton, Cersei wears lots of jewelry when she’s not feeling confident, her new look is simple and sleek—she’s feeling confident.

“Black was the obvious choice,” Clapton added. “Yes, it is for mourning her children, her father … but it’s more than that. To me, it represents a deadness inside her – the overwhelming desire for power at any cost. The multi-layered effect created by mounting the leather onto silver brocade gives a more complex feeling, implying that nothing achieved is ever simple.

Even the metallic adornments were chosen to reflect this deadness inside Cersei—“because there is a coolness/ sharpness to it.

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“I chose to make [Cersei’s royal crown] in silver with just wisps of gold to try to show her isolation, her mental disentangling from her family. There is no reference to [her late husband, Robert] Baratheon; there is no need anymore. She doesn’t have to try and prove a link. The center of the crown is the lion sigil abstracted — its mane represents the Iron Throne, her desire. She has made it her own — she is reborn.” –   GoT costume designer Michele Clapton 

Rules: Post ten songs you’re currently into and then tag ten friends. 

I was tagged by @theredandwhitequeen. Thank you, my lady.

1. Andra Day – Rise Up

2. Love is Alive – Lea Michele

3. When We Were Young – Adele

4. Fight Song – Rachel Platten

5. Wait For It – Hamilton

6. The Sound of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel

7. Hold On – Chord Overstreet

8 Bye Bye Love (cover) – Billy Gilman & Adam Levine

9. What’s Up – 4 Non Blondes

10. Running Home to You – Grant Gustin

I’ve been on sporadically lately so I don’t know who has already done this and who hasn’t, so if you’re reading this and you’re interested, consider yourself tagged.

ramavatarama-o-rama:

I’ve been thinking about Lyanna a lot, specifically her side as a warrior, as speculated with her being the knight of the laughing tree, so of course, I have gone AU!

Linearts so far! These two are of the same universe adult Lyanna (30-35) where Robert’s Rebellion is aborted when Aerys dies before killing Rickard and Brandon. Lyanna rises Jon on her own and never marries due these events, following a path that makes her Ned’s right hand, and a vicious fighter. Known to the smallfolk as the Wandering She-Wolf, Lyanna and her forces patrol the edges of the Wall for wildling incursions. After years of rumours and blame set her way after her “kidnapping”, Lyanna has grown into a quiet and stern woman within the walls of Winterfell, but living for the thrill of the hunt and her pack outside. Loving her son Jon fiercely, she will do anything to keep him safe and away from King Rhaegar.

On fantasy terms, I wanted this Lyanna to be more of a “rogue” agile and lethal; using one dagger (Fang) and a shortsword/dirk (Frostbite).Cutting her teeth fighting against wildlings, she knows how to move to close quarters and dispatch them quickly with precise lethality.

Also working on another AU Lyanna, one that survived childbirth but couldn’t bear with everything that happened, leaving Jon to be raised by Ned at Winterfell while Lyanna was only saved from despair by an altogether darker path.