Title          ✷          The Native of the Northlands
Universe          ✷           House of the dragon / Fire and Blood
OC           ✷          Ynys Val
Face claim          ✷          Rachel Zegler
Love interest          ✷         Jacaerys Velaryon
Status          ✷          Available

SYNOPSIS.

i.                   The late Larra would tell awful stories; drenched in sweat, some colour smeared on her lips and breath hot with alcohol. Her daughter would notice the blue tint just by her left eye but no one else seemed to notice. Nor did anyone notice the urgency that Larra had to leave the world behind. She would tell stories of the dead – of the ghosts that trailed the paths of their village, of those whose stories were far from being finished. Oddly enough, all the ghosts shared the name Larra. It should've been obvious but it wasn't.

ii.                  Larra would've curl her daughter in three blankets and close to her chest whenever a storm would rage outside. Both were scared of it; the thunder reminded Larra of her every day and it would remind her daughter of her father's rage. The other children would sit around and listen to Larra's tales. She'd sing often to them too. She'd sing, Lotho would make bread, Jeyne would sew another pair of blankets, Willam would softly play on the guitar somewhere in the back of the small room. Maybe life wasn't so bad at those nights.

iii.                Larra died sometime in 117 AC. Ynys isn't sure if it was the morning or night. She remembers a town man coming to her when she played in the field with a doll: "mother died." She's not sure what she felt when she was returned home (or, at least, in the building that she called home) or what was happening when Lotho cut the ropes around the girl's neck and laid her on the floor. Or when Jeyne would urge her out of the room, covering her eyes and ushering the children in the living space. She remembers Willam playing the guitar. It was a sad song; The Ballad of Saera Targaryen.

iv.                Ynys was packed upon the old and creaking wheel cart. They owned it for generations before and it showed. She never saw the town again nor the people. Her mother was buried by the river. Ynys likes to believe Larra would've liked it. But, in truth, she didn't know what her mother liked. Who she was, really. The world felt too large for the mind of a child.

v.                  They arrived to King's Landing sometime in 117 AC. It was a festival all around – the town celebrated the birth of the princess' third child, another boy. Only then did Ynys find out they had a royal family. They wouldn't stay for long: a few moons maybe. It's what they did – travelled, picked some work, gained some coins and then leave. But they never did. Ynys Val grew up in King's Landing among the dirt, rats and terrifying people.

vi.               But among those things, Jacaerys Velaryon stood out like the sun.

NOTES

-         The group is heavily inspired by The Covey from TBOSAS which are inspired by Romani culture! Before you start writing I'd heavily suggest you do some research on Romani culture! :,)

-         on the family! the children are not actually related to anyone in the group. ynys is obviously the daughter of larra. the group is basically adopting children who have no family members left alive or were kicked out of their homes, etc. and take them in their care. they're a travelling group that goes from city to city and do little jobs to survive!

-         on jace & ynys!! my poor sweet summer children🙁🙁 ynys is older than jace — so when they arrived to king's landing, jace was around three years old while ynys was was around five so there's a two year difference between them! ynys also has ZERO idea who jace is or the fact they have a royal family because hello?? baby grew up in a random village in the north the girl has no idea what was happening outside that place😭

-         okay anyway Ynys secretly turns to the Madame while in King's Landing to earn some money which none of the group members know because they'd never allow her to do it

-         Ynys and Jace first meet when Jace sneaks out of the Keep and wanders the streets of KL where he sees her and some of the members of her family perform. When they meet, she has ZERO clue who he is (because she just always imagined the royals to have the significant Valyrian look: the silver hair which Jace obviously doesn't have)

-         They spent the night together among the streets of KL just having fun before Jace has to return to the Keep before anyone notices

-         Just an extreme slowburn & friends to lovers :,)