* 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝.

⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ the 𝓫astard of a 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘆𝗷𝗼𝘆, ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀now that’s a 𝓼𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆 story. ’ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀

[* 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝. @astutisms]

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[* 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝. @astutisms]

+ keeps a knife sheathed in her boot, and is proficient in using it.

[* 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝. @astutisms]

⠀⠀ ━──┈ for sake of appearance ;
long tresses ; tinted from chestnut to dirty blonde, are usually worn in messy, tangled curls, and resemble chaos when they are not kept. —— skin is often dirtied, though it does not distract from unusual, but distinct features, +

[* 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝. @astutisms]

+ is on travels, the clothing she steals, aids in further blending in with the aesthetic of the location.
at first glance, there is little that seems to appear as threatening about the ironborn, —- except perhaps the sadistic smirk she oft wears, but she also +

[* 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝. @astutisms]

+ ever touch her. however laena often toes the line between honour and sin, when it comes to bloodlust, —— her views marred by the resentment that lurks within.

[* 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝. @astutisms]

⠀⠀ ━──┈ bastard daughter of victarion greyjoy, and an unknown wench who died shortly after the birth of laena.

laena’s birth occurred when victarion was considering taking the wench as a salt wife, but alas, none were fortunate in any legitimacy. such meant that +

[* 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝. @astutisms]

+ how worthless she is, and a reminder as to how she could,—should have been something more.
as most ironborn do, she takes instinctive dislike towards green landers, and follows other traditions set by the drowned very closely, —- using this as her excuse should consequences +

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sometimes being offered tenderness feels like the very proof that you've been ruined