first dream | video/action.

[climbed]

[ bran stark has been told through all of his life that his family's curse is just that--a curse. growing up with the lidells had not been a bad life, save for a terrible fall that left him crippled from the waist down, but it was often a lonely one. while the family was big, they only had each other, and they lived that way because their curse wouldn't allow them to touch anyone who was their opposite gender, or a terrible thing would happen.

but here was the thing: for bran, it wasn't that terrible.

when he bumped into a girl in the middle of the hallway, it had only somewhat been an accident. he didn't quite recognize her, but bran was thrilled with the puff of smoke that followed, because he left his wheelchair (and his clothes) far behind. for as a raven his legs were still useless, but his wings?

his wings stretched on, catching the wind above the great house they've been spending their time in and sailing out through the windows. whoever he ran into would simply have to wonder where he'd gone, as when he was stuck as a raven? well, he could fly.

so, he does, out of the window and through the skies towards the tallest part of the mansion. he used to love to climb as a kid, and this is that but a thousand times better, and he soars through the mansion, ducking down to tug on the occasional dog's tail, feeling light and, well, free as free could be.

all that comes to an end though, and when bran feels the pull of being human again, he alights down on top of the roof. there's a poof and he's back to normal--and very stuck. he sends out a video message that shows just his face, showing a skill with the device that definitely wasn't there before today. there are six or seven ravens around him, just visible in the video feed, cawing and occasionally picking at his hair. bran seems completely unbothered by them as he speaks.]

Hullo. [ how to start this. ] I'm, um. Stuck on the roof. Would someone be able to help me?

[ how embarrassing. ]

{ this will serve as a catchall for the event! if you don't want to reply to the video post that's more than fine--just lemme know you want something different! feel free to run into him as either a raven or a person, although there isn't much "running into" to be done to a kid in a new wheelchair that i can assume he got since this is an AU event ♥. }

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[screeee]

I am a cousin.

[She says. Partly an answer, mostly to identify herself to her distant relative.]


I will carry you. I will be there shortly.

[climbed]

Okay. [ he relaxes immediately, not at all threatened, and nods, though she couldn't see it. ] I'm over by the chimney.

[action!]

[screeee]

[She normally would proceed straight from the beach, still in her diving gear, and climb up the Mansion's walls. But they told her to be more careful with the family secret, to try harder to blend in, especially for her cousins. Some of them were not as comfortable with displays like hers. She listened, because she was a good girl and she loved her family.

So, she does not climb up the walls, and she does not wear her diving suit. She changes into a plain white dress, and while her hair is still damp and messy from the salt water, and while her skin is still clammy and her eyes are still a glowing yellow, she looks like a normal person as she takes the stairs to the rooftop. She has a bag over her shoulder of supplies, just in case, and a robe in her arms.

And as the boy had said, he was by the chimney. The small group of ravens helped.

She approaches him, crouches, and offers the robe without so much as a 'hello'.]

[action!]

[climbed]

[ when the door opens, bran looks up from where he was tending to one of the ravens--he recognizes her now, as one of his distant cousins, and bran notices the robes in her arms. feeling just a little self conscious, he reaches for it when it's offered, murmuring a soft -- ] Thank you.

[ --as he'd always had his proper manners drilled into him. carefully, bran starts to maneuver himself into the robe, kind of relieved for its presence; it's a little easier to get into than pants, and he shooes the ravens around him so he can tie it around the waist, so he's at least covered up properly. ] It was kind of you to come to me.

((ahhhh sorry for disappearing ^^: ))

[screeee]

[She nods. He is polite, which is good. She is not good at being polite, but she tries, turning her head as he puts his robe on. When he is done, she reaches for him, sliding her arms under him to pick up her younger cousin.]

Family is important.

[That is her response - he says it was nice of her to come, but she had to. Family was important, and while some of her cousins were cruel or foolish enough to try to leave or to avoid the others, she understood the importance of staying close and watching out for one another, especially Alice.

She stands, slowly and carefully, and begins to walk back to the door.]

Where is your room?