@insomniarama even though he has hopes of her having a more traditional life ned stark supports his daughter being different and lets her explore her interests but nooo, sansa, who is embarrassed by her sister is the one who’s more of a parent to her. okay.

“One day she came back grinning her horsey grin, her hair all tangled and her clothes covered in mud, clutching a raggedy bunch of purple and green flowers for Father. Sansa kept hoping he would tell Arya to behave herself and act like the highborn lady she was supposed to be, but he never did, he only hugged her and thanked her for the flowers. That just made her worse.”

I’m tired