hiddleslloyd:

10/10 +

Human beings, right? We’re people. Which means that we deserve each other’s respect.

summergarde:

LOOKING BACK ON TODAY
└ AU, Loras as a free spirit, Renly as an old acquaintance with conflicting dreams ^(insp.)

          ”So you hate your job.”
          ”I don’t hate it, I just—” He sighs. “It’s just… complicated, is all.”
          ”So you do hate it.”
          Renly flashes him a surly look—one that he’s missed, Loras realizes, even if it is directed at him. “Just get me a drink,” he says.
          But the only thing Loras gives him is a knowing smirk. “If you hate your job so much, why are you still here?” When he doesn’t get an immediate response, he draws closer, leaning over the polished oak of the counter. “If you could go anywhere you wanted—right here, right now—would you?”
          Despite his bitterness over the unexpected dip into his personal life, a laugh bubbles from Renly’s throat, leading Loras to grin in victory. “And where would I go?” There’s a hint of sarcasm in his voice, but his eyes are twinkling.
          ”Paris. Italy,” Loras suggests flippantly, settling his chin in the palm of his hand. “Japan. I hear it’s nice this time of year.” Unconsciously he leans closer, his voice lowering conspiratorially. “We could go together.” It is the first time he says such a thing. It strikes something deep within him, and when he wonders why he realizes it’s because he means it.
          An indescribable emotion flickers in Renly’s eyes before he smiles, one that seems to hold a promise and one that Loras wants to keep. But then: “Maybe someday,” he says.
          ”Or,” Loras suggests meaningfully. “We could go when I leave. Straight there. To Italy, Japan. Wherever.” He pauses. “Come with me.”
          Renly laughs, shakes his head. “I couldn’t. Your sister wouldn’t like me leaving so soon.”
          ”Margaery? What’s Margaery got to do with this?”
          An awkward silence settles between them before it is punctuated with a small chuckle from Renly. “Well,” he begins, breaking his gaze from Loras to trace a wooden swirl on the countertop with a finger, “I’m sure you’ve heard, but I—We’re marrying, Loras. Her and I.”

Since finishing college, Loras Tyrell has never stayed in one place for long. With little regard for obligations and a small pack as his only companion, he goes from place to place—taking up odd jobs, looking at the sights—but never staying for more than a week.

Family matters have him returning to his hometown after five years where his sister, Margaery, is about to be married. There, he reunites with an old acquaintance Renly Baratheon, whose family business has left him firmly fixed, his dreams set aside “for someday.” And, for the first time, Loras thinks of staying.

Oh, but Renly happens to be the groom, too.

lookattheredredchangesinthesky:

Current favourite brotp: Gethin Anthony & Finn (Terence) Jones

• After Elton: “What’s it been like working with Finn Jones?”
  Gethin Anthony: “Honestly, just fantastic. When the casting happened, it was about a year ago and when it went public, I think it was Facebook actually, I got a hold of Finn’s Facebook because we have a mutual friend in London and I wrote him and said, ‘Look. Do you want to meet up and sort of hang out? Because we’re going to be playing these characters and it would be nice to have a relationship before we get on set.’ So I sort of took him out to watch football with a couple of friends, you know that kind of thing, and we just had a few drinks here and there and that was great, really nice and Finn was totally up for that. It was great.” (x)
• Interviewer: “How was your relationship working with him?” […]
  Finn Jones: “Great! Really good, man. When I got the part, Gethin sent me a message on Facebook, just kind of saying, ‘Hi, I’m Gethin. Would you mind coming out for a drink?’ I thought ‘Great!’ We met up for a drink and we got on really well. I mean, we’re really good friends. He called me this morning when I was in bed, asking for a drink next week, but I was too tired *hushed* so I put it on silent. But, yeah, we get on really well. It’s really good that we’re very good friends because of the scenes. Because we have to be lovers, I think it really helps that we’re very…what’s the word…kind of—”
  Interviewer: “Comfortable with each other? At ease?”
  Finn Jones: “Yeah, exactly.” (x)

• “The really special piece thing for me was getting to work with Finn, because we had built up a great relationship. That was great.” - Gethin Anthony (x)

• Fan: “Gethin looks glamorous, very royally!”
  Finn Jones: “Yeah, my boy’s got that whole king thing down!” (x)

• “He can sing, he could do something, but he is generally very, very pretty.” - Gethin Anthony (x)