Flight of a Goshawk ~ Stannis Baratheon

"Did you know, a Goshawk is not born to soar, but rather to glide at the treetops of rich forests?"

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"I hear Stannis Baratheon, brother to the king is going to be married soon."

The people gossiped in the streets, their baskets hiding their faces, their voices, hush, disappearing when the sound of hooves rang in the distance.

Riders appeared from afar, of a young man, thin but tall, his face stern and unforgiving, with black hair and blue eyes, along with several of his men appearing into view, heading toward Red Keep.

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"I am not the most cheerful, or the greatest warrior, nor do I have any iron claim, but..."

He paused, looking down at her while her eyes stared into his.

A faint blush appeared on his cheeks before he continued.

"I seem to have fallen for you."

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I have wondered, what if Stannis was happy? Because the idea is so foreign, I have never found a fanfiction expressing this idea, nor even one about his early life, so I have decided to write a little something for my AU version of Game of Thrones.

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I do not own the artwork nor the original storyline/characters, but I do own this storyline and any OCS I may add-in.

And this may differ from the tv show because finding anime or cartoon-styled representations of characters, spares me the job of finding actors or ppl online whose permission I do not have to use the picture as an example 😅.