The Shadow Queen of Tywin Lannister

Interviews - II

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Interviewer: "There have been, obviously, a lot of relationships forming during the filming, both romantic and friendly. The strongest relationships are between Kit Harrington with Rose Leslie and Charles Dance with F/F/N F/L/N. From those two, which ones were the most shocking to find out about? 

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 Their first guests were the two Stark sisters, portrayed by Maisie (Arya) and Sophie (Sansa). The two young women exchanged a look, an amused smirk on their lips since they had quite an adventure trying to find out as well.

In the end, Sophie chose to speak first. "Definitely the one between F/F/N and Charles," she answered, earning a head nod from her co-star. 

 "I mean, the relationship between Kit and Rose was kind of...obvious", Maisie commented, glancing at Sophie, who nodded in agreement. 

"You could literally see the two of them just falling for one another, especially when there was no acting." The interviewer leaned slightly forward. 

"Didn't Charles and F/F/N show any signs?" Sophie shook her head faintly. "Not really. I mean, those two were always so professional with one another, even when we would wrap up filming." She explained. "Sure, they did have chemistry during filming, but we all assumed it was because both were seasonal and good actors." 

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 Of course, one could not blame the two young actresses for not noticing early. After all, they got more time with the seasoned actors during later seasons to observe them. 

 Thus, the interviewer addressed the same question to a trio who had spent most of the scenes with them since the beginning. 

 Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau often took interviews together, which was a fitting and ironic image of the three main lion siblings in the show. 

When asked the same question, their faces indicated that their answers would be different from others. 

 "Definitely Charles and F/F/N", Peter answered, earning nods from his taller fellow co-stars. 

 Nikolaj took the lead right after. "I mean, it was perhaps the most surprising twist that ever happened behind the scenes. You could not imagine them any different." 

"Not really", Peter argued. "It was sort of expected, I would dare say."

 "Why is that?" The interviewer asked next.

"I mean, there is simply that much one can that intimately without starting to develop feelings for one another truly."

"Yeah, that is true", Lena agreed. "I mean when it was officially revealed to us... it was shocking. But then you think back to all those times they spent together during and after filming. With the time they were in each other's presence, I think deep down we all expected something would develop between them."

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 Interviewer: "So, Pedro, the relationship between Charles and F/F/N has been the one that shocked your fellow cast members the most. Were you also one of them? Considering your friendship with F/F/N" 

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 Of course, an interview on such a question would only be complete if one questioned the very same actors who inspired it all. 

 This time, F/F/N was accompanied by both Charles and Pedro Pascal, and she sat between the two male actors. 

 The actor smirked faintly. "I am afraid I had the luck to learn it rather early, compared to others" he explained, glancing at the female sitting next to him. "The topic was brought up during coffee before I even got offered the role of Oberyn. I knew something was odd, and F/F/N eventually told me." 

 F/F/N glanced at her lap momentarily, feelings slightly odd with the more personal question, even though the age gap between her and Charles was not big. She did not look her age, and that was known as well. 

 However, she could not help but feel amused by the fact that she had gossiped about her latest relationship with another man. 

 A bigger hand was placed on her lap, belonging to none other than Charles. The move was made without him taking his eyes off the interviewer but meant the same to her, making her feel more confident and reminding her she was not alone during that interview. "

What about you, Charles? Did you get affected at all by this friendship?" The interviewer asked. 

 The British actor did not seem to mind the question, his face never giving away his thoughts. He had been sitting slightly sideways, one hand on the back of the couch, right behind F/F/N. He did not withdraw his hand either. 

 "I was not jealous if you expected me to say this. There is a thick line between Charles Dance and Tywin Lannister," he answered, earning an amused smirk from the two actors by his side. "We are all mature adults, not children playing around. Such petty feelings are trivial in our age." 

 The interviewer turned to Pedro. "What about you, Pedro?" 

 He leaned back on the couch, crossing his ankle over his other knee. "I never minded it as long as F/F/N was happy. However, I did meet up personally with Charles one day after the shooting. We only talked, and I mentioned that I would break his bones if he dared to break her heart." 

 Apparently, F/F/N did not know this information because she could not control her expression. She parted her lips in disbelief and looked at Pedro, expecting him to laugh and call it all a joke. 

 When he didn't, she dared turn to Charles, who met her gaze. "Is this true?" she asked him. 

Charles nodded. "Yes, he did approach and chose to express himself in such a way", he admitted, not truly minding the fact that he did not tell her. "Honestly, this was perhaps the moment I truly started respecting Pedro the most. I was actually glad to know you had such a loyal friend to look after you, something rare nowadays." 

The interviewer observed their interaction, clearly intrigued and invested in the drama between the three actors. "This is quite ironic," he commented, earning their attention. What Pedro did was such an Oberyn move," he pointed out, earning a sheepish laugh from Pedro. Believe it or not, it seems your real-life relationships between the three of you are not that different from the ones of your characters."

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[A/N] - So, I know that Pedro Pascal is like... a freaking cinnamon roll, but I could imagine him saying those words when it is about someone he really cared about.

I have also noticed a few of Charles' Dance interviews, and surprisingly, he is always very calm and rather serious, so I chose to embody this as well.

And yes, the actors of Visenya and Tywin fell for one another in real life. It's a little cliche, I know, but I liked the idea, and I hope you do, too.