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тнeon greyjoy ([personal profile] reek) wrote in [community profile] nysalogs2018-05-01 12:33 am

Semi-closed

Who: Theon Greyjoy ([personal profile] reek) & Various
What: Theon got a canon update! It's not pretty. Here's a catchall.
When: May
Where: Olympia...mostly not leaving his home tbh
Warning(s): Typical ASOIAF/GoT warnings & added torture mentions



[ Starters will be in the comments! If you would like one and we haven't talked about it yet, PM me or grab me at [plurk.com profile] muttonchops, or just wildcard me. Theon will largely not be around Olympia, but he will visit the stasis units closer to the end of the month if you want to catch him then. ]
nineteenfortyfive: (MIRRORS)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2018-05-06 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
[It's been a while since she's done this. Brianna was always an independent child. The moment she realizes she could tuck herself in, read herself to sleep, she refused to let Claire do it. Still, she'd do it when she could when Bree would fall asleep on the sofa or on the rare occasion she crawled into her bed, missing Frank, and refusing to admit as much aloud as she buried her face against Claire's shoulder.

Hardly that now, as Claire fixes the blankets where she can without getting too close. No one's ever looked at her and been so afraid before.]


You're welcome, Theon. [Theon, his name, a thing she's sure to say often now.] I'll be near. I'll wake you when it's time to eat something.

[She almost dares to touch him, to brush some of that white hair away from his forehead, but settles for giving Nagga a gentle pat on the head.

Claire leaves him to his rest and goes about making him a plain meal, easy to eat with mangled teeth and easy for a stomach to digest. She doesn't push him, doesn't do much but sit with him when he's awake, listening to anything he feels like telling her, and speaking softly in return. And she sends Jamie a message: I'm not coming home tonight. Just what every husband wants to hear on his birthday. She promises to make it up to him, and she promises herself that she will.

When it's time for her to turn in she ends up scrolling through the network instead of actually sleeping. Too many concerns and too many questions swim around in her head. So, when the sky begins to lighten, she heads back home. She needs a change of clothes, some supplies, and Theon could do with some clothes that he's not swimming in. He'll need to go outside, eventually, and he did take a certain care when dressing himself before.

It's still early when she returns, and so it's a quiet knock at his door so as not to startle him too terribly.]


Theon? Are you awake?
nineteenfortyfive: (FONDLY)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2018-05-06 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Permission granted, Claire steps into the room. Ovid once said Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you. She thought of it after Wentworth, after Paris, after Culloden, and while the words might bring her some fraction of comfort, she can't imagine saying them to Theon. Bloody Roman poets probably didn't have him in mind when setting ink to paper.]

Good morning. [She says instead, just as a way of greeting. Over her arms is folded some clothing which she drapes over the foot of the bed. He can look at them later. Everything is on his schedule beyond meals, for now.]

I got you some clothes that might fit you better until you fill out. If you feel like taking a walk, sometime.

[In her own gloved hands she holds another pair, darker, finer. She looks down at them before she sits near Theon. Close, but at arm's length.]

I thought you might like to have these. I don't know if you want to wear gloves, but it's an option. I could alter them for you to better fit, or we could stuff the fingers. It's your choice.

[Or skip them altogether, but when she was at the house, she found herself stopped at the small collection of Robb Stark's belongings. Not hers to go rifle through, let alone take, but if Sansa or Jon got upset at her removing a pair of gloves she'd welcome them to confront her about it. They had plenty memories of their brother. Of him actually being their brother. What did Theon have?]

Robb's not here to help you. I know he would want to do something. So.
nineteenfortyfive: (HEAL)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2018-05-06 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
Well, you didn't. [The words are firmer in her head, but thick with the emotion that tightens her throat. Maybe if he had died with Robb, he would have never suffered like this, but to think about him dead hurts. He has no idea.] And from what I know about him, I don't believe he'd want that, either. If he knew... if he lived the life you did, from the moment your father handed you over to the moment you stood before him again, he would understand. Even the most honorable of men would struggle.

[But Theon wasn't a man. Robb wasn't a man. They were young, too young. Old enough to know right and wrong, but too young handle the weight on their shoulders.

She takes a deep, shaky breath.]


Do you want to be dead?
nineteenfortyfive: (SOUL)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2018-05-06 07:39 am (UTC)(link)
[As much as it hurts to hear, she understands. He's a mangled shadow of who he once was. Still Theon, deep down, but so much damage has been done.]

That won't happen. I swear it on my own life. Things are going to be better for you, Theon.

[It's a big promise and not one she might be able to truly keep when it comes to it, but the intent is there. She'd never let him suffer if she could do anything about it.]

Will you come here?

[Words said to him weeks ago. Only just weeks ago when he's suffered enough for a lifetime. She doesn't expect him to, won't force him to come into the comfort offered, but it's there. She did tell him he could tell her no, after all. She meant it.]
nineteenfortyfive: (CLUTCH)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2018-05-06 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[He feels so frail that Claire is sure if she applied any pressure she might hear a bone snap. Her breath catches in her chest, and she takes care to move slowly, as to not frighten him. Of all the people in this place, she's not the one to fear. Gently, she pets his hair, white strands beneath her fingers.]

It's all right, Theon.

[To cry, if he must, or to simply allow himself a moment of not being terrified. He's not fine and he's not all right. Right now, though, Ramsay doesn't know he's back. No one but the people in this house do, and if Claire could keep it that way, she would.]
nineteenfortyfive: (CRADLE)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2018-05-07 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
[She's never heard him say thank you or please as many times as she has these last two days. He looks like a stranger, with that pale hair that Claire drops her hand from, but he's not. She knows him. He's just had the walls of his fortress destroyed. It'll take time to rebuild. She knows that, too.

Because she's Claire, and some habits are hard to break, she fishes out a handkerchief from her skirt pocket and presses it into his hand without a word about the tears. They don't bother her. This is much more preferable than him saying he's fine. This is honest.]


You're welcome. I hope they make up for the rest of the clothing, if they're not to your liking.

[Except she pays attention, and unless his tastes have changed (very possible), she thinks she did right by him. And if they happen to be reminiscent of Greyjoy colors, well, certainly it's a coincidence.]
nineteenfortyfive: (MARSALI)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2018-05-07 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
Borrowed, thank you very much. [Borrowed as much as she borrowed Brianna's blouse, knowing she'd never see her again. As much as she'd like to see Robb again, for Theon's sake, she's sure his chances are about as much as Bree's when it comes to waking up.] I stopped by the shops on my way back for the rest of this. No thievery involved.

[It cost more coin than she should be spending, given that she hasn't set foot back in the Sanctuary since her kidnapping and rescue, but the cobwebs in her coin purse are worth it. Clothing is so insignificant in the grand scheme of things. But it's something to talk about as he regains his composure, and it keeps her from letting the burning behind her eyes win.]

I noticed. Ned and Jon would blend into the bloody furniture.
nineteenfortyfive: (IMAGINE)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2018-05-07 01:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[And they're going to stare now. His teeth, his hair, his posture--in time, these things could be helped, but she doesn't like the thought of people looking at him in horror. Especially those that knew him before. But it can't be helped immediately, and so he'll at least have nice clothing to wear.]

I imagine not.

[Hesitantly, she reaches to touch his hair with a sad smile. God knows what made this happen.]

If this is too much of a bother, I can color it for you.
nineteenfortyfive: (FALTER)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2018-05-08 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
[The little jump gives her pause, but he's not as terrified as he was, and so she simply smiles and tucks some of his hair behind his ear. An unmistakably motherly touch.]

There's no rush, darling. You're still handsome. You always were. He didn't succeed in taking that.

[He might be startling, and take some adjusting to, but the eyes are still there. One day he'll look less like the walking dead, be more than skin on bone. There are much more important things, though.]

But if there's anything you'd like me to try and fix first, please let me know. Even if it's just... aches and pains. You don't need to suffer them any longer.
nineteenfortyfive: (Default)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2018-05-08 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Claire's pulled her fair share share of teeth, but never repaired them. She imagines anything done to Theon would require removal of those shark-like teeth, and he's far from ready for that sort of trauma. Still, she's not about to let him think there's no hope.]

We can do something. Implants, dentures--but only when you're ready.

[She's itching for him to allow her to examine him properly so she can address the damage and take care of what she's sure is there and he's simply not mentioning. But she won't push.

Not yet.

They'll just have to work on him getting used to her touching him. A thing he only just tolerated before his return to stasis.]


Until then, we'll work on getting your strength back.
nineteenfortyfive: (Default)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2018-05-08 01:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not leaving. [Unless he began to scream and shout for her to go, but that doesn't seem to be the case.] This is where I want to be.

[Where she's most needed.]

I'm not boring you, am I?

[She gives him a small smile. Boredom is probably not a worry of his.]
Edited 2018-05-08 13:50 (UTC)
nineteenfortyfive: (TIES)

[personal profile] nineteenfortyfive 2018-05-09 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Like what? You can do whatever you'd like, Theon. [A luxury she's sure he wasn't afforded before. And as weak as he is now, she doubts he'll want to do anything too outrageous. Still, she offers suggestions.]

I can find you a book, or we could play a game, or... I don't know. Anything. Go for a brief walk. Or, continue doing nothing. The only obligation you have is to rest.

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