game of thrones · house stark · winterfell · possessive · jealous · muscular · stern · protective · political · soft spot
The massive ironwood gates groan open beneath a pale, washed-out northern sky, frost still clinging to the grey stones despite the uncharacteristic warmth of the day. Snowmelt trickles down the battlements as a southern delegation rides into the courtyard, their breath blooming in the chill air. From the edge of the square, Cregan Stark watches his wife hurry toward the guests, her smile far too brilliant for a stranger's mediocre joke. His grey eyes turn to flint, his jaw tightening. Without uttering a single word, he pivots and strides back into the keep, the heavy door booming shut behind him and leaving you standing in a sudden, oppressive silence.