Lucky_Knucklebone Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I've been loitering here for a while and figure it's time I create a new topic. I'll start with something lighthearted. Does Stannis have any hobbies? We know Robert lives for drinking whoring and fighting. We know that Renly is a social butterfly who enjoys the pageantry of a life at court. But Stannis? His only interest seems to be obsessing over slights and his his claim to the throne. He's not passionate about typical male activities (hunting, fighting in tournaments). He’s no scholar. He certainly doesn’t enjoy human interaction and politics. I get that Stannis is generally a joyless person and consumed by his perceived duties, but he can’t literally sit around brooding and grinding his teeth 24/7. So what does the guy do for fun? Or at least to distract himself? Maybe GRRM has written something about Stannis’ interests, but I certainly don't recall anything. I see Stannis as the kind of guy who’d love assembling model train sets if they existed in Westeros (he has that meticulous, OCD quality). Maybe building things; woodwork? Perhaps he paints; it would have to be still lifes because he’s no abstract, creative thinker. I’m sure he’s a neat freak, so cleaning might give him some satisfaction. Maybe he has an amazing, soulful singing voice and that’s how he expresses his repressed emotions in private. Maybe he’s an accomplished knife-thrower (I’m sure he’d practice on pictures of Renly and Robert.) Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowCat Rivers Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Sex with Mel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game Of Thrones Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 He plays Chess Cyvasse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Idle Raven Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 He grinds his teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little and Less Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Reading and memorizing table maps, Playing with wooden knights and devising new field strategies Coming up with funny nicknames for other characters Throwing daggers at his older brother's picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stags Man Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Close down whore houses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter's Knight Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Counts his wrongs. One for the brother who mocked my hawk,Spurned my friendship and game me a rock.Two for the brother who laughed at my wife,He took my rights and I took his life. Accompanied by the world's smallest violin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game Of Thrones Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Counts his wrongs. One for the brother who mocked my hawk, Spurned my friendship and game me a rock. Two for the brother who laughed at my wife, He took my rights and I took his life. Accompanied by the world's smallest violin. http://www.oddee.com/item_96508.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Mac Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Reads old maps, memorizing troop numbers, imagine he's lord of Storm's End. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 He judges other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Onion Sleight Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Drinks some lemon water (or yummy water with a pinch of salt) - his healthy counterpart to Robert's alcohol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion of the West Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 He grinds stone with his teeth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhaenys' kitten Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 He grinds his teeth. He grinds something else for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsc Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 whine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Of The Night Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Isn't it obvious..... He breeds and grooms ponies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyBanana Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 He breeds and grooms ponies... Proudpony? No! He's secretly rescuing injured hawkes, nurses them back to health and trains them to fight the Others! (they will fly Bran to safety after he's vanquished the Other's source of power, much to the joy of all the plothole fetishists and smartasses in this world) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous22 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Stannis is never 'fun'. That's always been hiss massive weakness isn't it. Nobody wuvs him.... :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Bean Corbray Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Stannis comes across like the "I had fun once. It was awful" type. Which is why we pegged him as Capricorn months back in a "match ASOIAF characters to astrological signs" thread. Unfortunately for Stannis, he has a knack for rather clever deadpan witticisms but almost no one in Westeros is into that brand of humor so it goes over most everyone's heads, with the possible (and part-time) exception of Jon Snow. Poor Stannis, nobody else is into his hobby as much as he is :frown5: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous22 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Stannis comes across like the "I had fun once. It was awful" type. Which is why we pegged him as Capricorn months back in a "match ASOIAF characters to astrological signs" thread. Unfortunately for Stannis, he has a knack for rather clever deadpan witticisms but almost no one in Westeros is into that brand of humor so it goes over most everyone's heads, with the possible (and part-time) exception of Jon Snow. Poor Stannis, nobody else is into his hobby as much as he is :frown5: Yes, THIS, exactly. Spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salafi Stannis Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Winning epic battles, fighting for the sake of the realm, brooding, being a boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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