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game of thrones dystopian au → the north

“they say the north exploded with light the first day, when the doom hit winterfell. all the plants died and the snow melted for leagues around the ruin of the place. the sky rained ash and the folk who looked at it all went blind. the water turned colors but we didn’ know any better did we? we drank it all and ate the meat and then the babes were born all wrong and we started doin’ things a little differently in these parts.

they say folk saw them stark boys escape, their faces covered in the masks we all wear now, but something was wrong about ‘em, one boy—the little one—they say he was eatin’ the bones of his maester and the other one is half-wolf, all wild eyes, claws, n’ teeth.”