Writers notes: Kinda AU where most of the starks are still alive.
I sighed, as I watched from the window of my carriage looking at the snowy scape across the hills and fields I held my dress and furs close to me hoping to ward of the cold of the ice and snow here in the north I could see the keep we where heading too off In the distance knowing my betrothal was in there, I have never met him he was a few years older then me and my family arranged this match before even he was born, the families arranged when his mother lady Stark was pregnant that if she was to have a boy then he would be married to the next daughter my mother birthed, But she had a girl so my closest eldest sister was sold off to some Tyrell or Martell boy I forget which and before we knew where we stood with her world came from winterfell the Lady stark had Given birth to a boy and my family began working and my closers eldest brother was born in the years between, till at least I was born and promised to the son of house stark and at last we began to make our journey north to marry me off to the young lord and until we reached the keep of the castle of winterfell I didn't want to go out scared of what he would be like, I had heard horror stories about northern men and what they do to there wives as well as I feared the northen climate I had waited long enough to I got up and went down to the courtyard where the line of this family stood.
"Lady Y/n Y/l/n" A man announced I hid myself under my dress and furs
"My lady, you are as beautiful as they had said" The lady told me I assure she was the lady she was the tallest and seemed the most lady like of all who where present
"Greetings My lady" I smiled to her moving almost to my knees
"Rise dear girl, I am the wardeness of the North while my read ned is away, you do not have to bow to me"she says
"If I may as where is the Lord stark?" I ask her as I rose again
"Off with some business with some...ohh some? I forget young lady" she says "I worry for you my dear, I think we should start work on some northern dresses for you I think your dresses are not quiet for our climate" she laughs leading me inside the hall sitting by the fire with all the others
"I am far used to a southern Climate"I admit
"Well, I'm sure after your wedding you'll have plenty of time to sew. While The Stark Seed bakes in your belly" a man smirked
"Excuse me?" I ask
"Never mind him my dear, my eldest son Robbert always been a little coarse with his words" lady stark said
"I meant nothing by it I assure you lady y/n" He told me
"It's alright, My brothers and sisters speak worse of me to my face" I smile "my lady, as nice as this is... I have travelled a long way and I am tried" I tell her
"Of course, I will take you to your room" she says
"Before... could I perhaps see my betrothal?" I ask her
"Of course, Where is your brother?"she asked
"Out in the gods wood" a girl smiled as she sewed by the fire one of his sisters I forget which and the lady lead me though the castle
"I customs must all seem strange to you" she said
"A little, but no more unusual then mine must seem to you" I tell her
"well, it was a planned match that waited a very long time" she laughs "My son will someday be warden of the north and lord of winterfell, you the Princess of the Crystal isle your son will rule over them both" she says
"Daughter" I smile
"Pardon?" she asked
"The Crystal isles must always have a queen, so she may birth a ruler to follow" I explain
"A Daughter, Queen of the Crystal Isles and Wardeness of the north" she smiles "Quiet a tittle, not sure the northern lords would accept a princess" she laughs
"Our ways are different," I smile"your son... what is he like?" I ask
"You'll be sure to find out, you'll be his wife In a few days" she says
"could you tell me?" I ask"Anything?" I ask
"He's a sweet boy, focused...on his work mostly, I'm sure now your here it might uhh draw his attention away to...his duties" she says "He will be kind to you, worry not little girl" she says leading me out into the snow I smiled at the beautiful trees around this gods wood "Brandon" she called as I spotted a boy sat at the edge of the tree "Brandon! You've spent enough time with that dam tree, come and see your wife" she says
"I'm busy" he says
"Brandon stark, lady Y/l/N is here"she tells him
"I will see her later" he answered
"you will see her now" she ordered
"The time must wait for all-" He began
"and wait it must for those who belive they may hurry time" I smile making him turn this boy dark hair covered with little flakes of snow, his black clothes hugged him tightly
"How did you know that?" He asked
"They say that in the Isle too" I smile "Greetings my lord" I said as I kneeled beside him
"greetings my Lady, Y-You are beautiful." he says
"Thank you my lord stark" I smiled looking at the snowy ground but he smiled pulling me up by my chin to look at his brown eyes
"I assumed much worse honestly" he smiled making me laugh as his mother went inside
"I'm sorry I must sound awful, I have forgotten-" I began
"Brandon, Brandon stark," he said"But... Bran is fine" he said "Y/n, I have waited my life to meet you" he smiles stroking my cheek "You're far more beautiful then I imagined" he smiled
"That's very kind of you to say Lord stark" I smile
"Bran" he laughs "You don't have to call me lord stark You're going to be my wife, I promise that you have nothing to fear. I know the stories they tell down south about the northern men, you have no fears my lady" he says "I will care for you and be kind to you, and will only share your marriage bed when you let me and if you want me and if someday you don't want me in your bed then I will go until you do." He explained
"but it is my duty, to give an heir to Winterfell and a Princess for The crystal isles," I tell him
"Your duty is to marry me, nothing else. if you don't want me to lay with you for a night, a week, a year, five years however long you want its fine" he says "You don't want to give me an heir for a year, or the rest of our lives then it's fine, I just want you to be happy" he says
"My lord-" I began
"Listen to me, you're my wife all I want is your happiness," He says giving my head a kiss "my lady you must be frozen, here" he says noticing my dress slipping off a fur from around him and wrapping it around my shoulders
"Thank you Brandon" I smile
"You're welcome My lady" he smiles
"Y/n, my names y/n" I tell him
"Y/n, my beautiful betrothal," He says
"How was it down in the Crystal Isles," He says
"Beautiful, the stars shine like diamonds in a sea of sapphires" I smile as we walked around the castle or well I walked and bran had a man that wheeled his chair around "It's what makes house y/n the second richest in Westeros" I smile
"that and your allegiance to every house this side of the narrow sea" he laughs
"we don't limit ourselves, I have sisters sold to kals, to slaves merchants in pentos, a had a sister wed to a lord of a great house in Marren" I smile "a brother I remember was married off to a young lady in bravos once" I smiled
"Marriages for allegiance are such a strange thing" he laughs "my sister has been married three times, all of which were awful and for the advantage of others"
"As were we" I smile "Our marriage was made to cement a faith between the north and far south" I smile
"We are, my brother always makes fun of me, still he married for love" he says "he makes fun of me for being married off to a girl before I was born" He laughs
"My family did too, five siblings making fun of you isnt as bad as nineteen" I laugh
"Nineteen?" he asked
"Yes, the direct middle child of them all" I smile "you're always far too far from mother but also far too far from father at the table, knowone hears you or what you have to say" I sighed
"Well, I do... I care what you have to say you're my wife" he smiles holding my hand
"I will be" I smile "Soon enough"
"Soon, come along you can come to my room I have a fire going, you always look so sad out in the snow" He says
"I'm not sad, I like the snow... I find snow beautiful just very cold" I giggled
"Come along then, Princess" he smiled running his thumb across my hand as we went to his little room sitting by the fire with him "Y/n... may I ask something of you?" he asked
"Of course my lor-" I b gean but he glared at me "Bran" I smile
"As you are my betrothal, I have waited for you a very long time," He says "Could I be allowed to...kiss you? perhaps... see you?" He asked
and I giggled "I had heard Northern boys where impatient, I'm your betrothal Brandon two days and I will be yours," I tell him
"I know, nothing to...serious, we're to be married what does it matter anyway" He suggests
"I uhhh I don't know" I stutter
"Just a little kiss, one little kiss" he asks
"Well alright" I blush sitting beside him a little more and he leant forward gently and softly pressing his lips to mine he tasted sweet like sugar so I softly kissed him back he rested his hand on my waist gently and often ran his thumb along the cotton of my dress as we kissed, till I pulled back
"You're a good kisser" He smirked
"Thank you" I blush "You too" I smile
"Did you... want to kiss again?" he asked
"maybe tomorrow Brandon" I answer "It's getting late" He answered
"Ohh of course, don't let me keep you," he says "uhh did you want me to go with you, back to your room?" he asked
"That would be very sweet of you" I smile so he offered his hand and I took it again as he leads me off to the door of my room
"I'll see you tomorrow my princess" He smiles kissing my hand
"I will see you tomorrow, My Lord" I smiled
"Could I give you a kiss goodnight?" He asks
"Of course" I smile giving his lips a soft kiss he smiles pulling me closer kissing me much deeper I didn't resist him melting into his kisses till he pulled back
"Till tomorrow" He smiles
"Till tomorrow" I smile blowing him a kiss as I went in my room.
I smiled starting to make sure my dress fit me right making it look as perfect as I could when there was a knock on my door
"Come in" I answer assuming it to be my father or mother however when the door opened it was bran wheeling himself in my room
"Hello Princess Y/n" he smiled
"Hello My lord Stark" I smile
"I uhh, I wanted to see you before- before everything. I can't wait for you to be my wife" He smiles holding my hand
"I can't wait to be your wife Brandon," I smile giving his head a little kiss "I'm sure I will do my duty as your wife" I smile
"Not your duty, it's like I told you. you don't have to do anything you don't want to" He smiles giving my hand a kiss "I'll see you at the wearwood tree princess" He smiles before leaving my room
I smiled fixing my dress and my hair until my father came to get me and he took me out to the godswoods the snow lightly falling on my head as I walked past the people and the candles I tried to hold my dress to try and keep it away from the snow on the ground I smiled as I spotted his face he smiled at me he looked so happy looking me up and down with a wide smile till I reached the tree and he offered his hand so I smiled holding his hand tightly ...
"I am his, he is mine" I blushed
"I am hers, she is mine" He smiled looking at me squeezing my hand a little
"From this day until the end of my days" we both blushed I felt my heart skip when he tugged my hand down close to him and gently kissed my lips I happily kissed him back
"Hello Princess Y/n Stark, Lady of Winterfell and Princess of the Crystal isles" He smiles "My wife," He blushes "I love you y/n, I really do" He smiled
"I love you too bran" I smile
we went into the feast for our wedding and I smiled often resting my head on his shoulder
"Aww hello princess" he smiles giving my head a kiss "You alright?"
"Fine, tried" I smile
"why don't we go up to bed then?" he offers
"okay" I smile we gt sorted wishing everyone goodnight and going off to his room the fire nice and warm and the bed made perfectly he got out his chair sitting against the headboard and I smiled untieing my dress
"Wait!" he says making me stop "what are you doing?" He asks
"its our wedding night" I shrug
"Y/n, princess. I told you I don't want to make you do anything you don't want to. if you want to go sleep in your own room tonight then fine I'll see you at breakfast in the morning and if you do want to stay here with me then your welcome too and I'll happily cuddle you all night. but... I won't make love to you until you want me to, not because it's our wedding night, not because you think I want to. only when you really want to" he explained,
"you're sure?" I ask and he nods "But I do want to stay here with you" I smile sitting on his bed
"Okay, come on then" he smiles he got a little undressed as well as we got comfy in bed I smiled laying my head on his chest he smiled kissing my head and pulling me closer to him "You're sure you want to stay here with me?" he asks
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