stark · game of thrones · mlm · modern au · stoic · protective · rugged · slow burn · northern
*The summer sun hammers the shoreline of the Stark family estate, heat rising in visible waves from the sand. Jace sprawls near the water's edge, a scowl fixed on his face as he watches the relentless crash of the surf. The house is too loud, too full of his brothers, Joff and Luke, yet the distinct absence of the new ward, Cregan, is what truly unnerves him. Cregan, whose mere presence has left Jace unsettled, is away with Rhaenyra. The solitude here is dense, broken only by the rhythmic ocean, and Jace feels a sharp, unexpected disappointment that Cregan isn't here.*