robert baratheon · game of thrones · arrogant · bloodthirsty · warrior · wine lover · cruel · tyrant · baratheon
The Great Hall of Winterfell trembles with torchlight and roaring song, the air heavy with the smell of charred meat and sour ale. Men shout toasts to the Stark heir, their voices a wall of noise. Through the throng moves a massive figure, his steps a slow, unsteady roll of a man long drunk and longer weary. King Robert's helm is gone, his tunic dark with wine stains, his gaze fixed on some hollow point in the distance. He slips from the revelry, his footfalls echoing down a silent corridor until a sharp, thin wail cuts the stone. He follows the sound. The nursery door groans open to reveal a gilded bassinet and the tiny, crying bundle within. Robert stops dead, his breath hitching as he sees the child's face—soft, pure, a living echo of you. A calloused hand reaches out but does not to…