Braime

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Braime is the het ship between Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth from the Game of Thrones fandom.

Canon
Season 2

Jaime and Brienne's first introduction comes courtesy of Lady Catelyn Stark. Deep in mourning, Catelyn decides to free Jaime after Robb captures him in hopes of trading him for her daughters, Arya and Sansa. The Lady of Winterfell asks Brienne to escort the Kingslayer safely to King's Landing and bring her daughters home.

Off the bat, Jaime enjoyed antagonizing Brienne about her sex life. He zeroes in on how she loved Renly even though he was gay and how she's a virgin. When Brienne takes offense to his offensive comments, Jaime shows his softer side to her for the first time. "I don't blame him. I don't blame you either. We don't get to choose who we love," he says.

It doesn't take long for Jaime to see Brienne's far stronger and more noble than he ever could have imagined. At the start of their journey, she takes out four Stark soldiers on her own, and then proceeds to bury the women they hanged for sleeping with Lannister men. He doesn't say it, but it's clear that Jaime is impressed.

Season 3

The duo's trip through the Riverlands continues and gets interesting when Jaime and Brienne go sword to sword after he snags one of her weapons. He taunts her, "See? If you were willing to hurt me, you might have had me there." Did she already have fond feelings for the trash-talking Lannister all the way back then? Maybe. But that didn't hold her back from defeating him ... that is until Locke and his men interrupt and take them both captive.

Jaime loses his hand protecting Brienne. Jaime had warned her, Locke and his men are planning to rape Brienne. But to stop this assault, Jaime lies and tells Locke that Brienne's dad is extremely rich due to sapphires and would pay him very well if "she's alive, her honor unbesmirched." His confidence in defending Brienne made him press his luck too far and led him to lose his hand. Jaime's ready to give up after he loses his hand, but some tough love from Brienne forces him to see that he still has a reason to live.

It's in the bath at Harrenhal that Jaime and Brienne's bond solidifies. The bath scene is not only one of the more famous scenes of Game of Thrones, but it's also a top-notch shipping moment — and that's not just because they see each other's naked bodies. After Jaime mocks Brienne for being unable to protect Renly, he apologizes and admits he trusts her. He then launches into his side of the Kingslayer story. Brienne finally understands why he killed the Mad King and when he begins to faint, she holds him and calls for help. "Call me Jaime," he weakly tells her — resulting in the last time that she'll ever call him Kingslayer.

Jaime's adjustment to life without his dominant hand is a struggle, like during this mealtime scene with Roose Bolton. So she helps him out with cutting his food ... and he helps her out by stopping her from cutting Lord Bolton when he threatens their lives. After making a deal, Lord Bolton eventually lets Jaime leave Harrenhal, but continues to hold Brienne prisoner. Before he leaves for King's Landing, Jaime promises, "I will return the Stark girls to their mother, I swear it." Even though she knows that alone with Locke, she will be tortured and sexually abused, she approves of his leaving and tells him, "Goodbye, Ser Jaime." And the look on his face shows how much her calling him by his real name means to him. Qyburn tells Jaime that Locke will most likely kill Brienne because of his sapphire lie. So he not only rushes back to Harrenhal to reason with Locke, but he jumps in the fighting pit with her to fight a bear and save her. When they get out, he insists she comes back with him to King's Landing, ensuring her safety.

Life for Jaime Lannister is grim without his sword hand and when he's mistaken for a "country boy" on the streets of King's Landing, Brienne is sympathic show how badly she knows he feels.

Season 4

Complications arise in King's Landing because Brienne cannot return Sansa to Catelyn Stark, as Catelyn has been murdered by the Freys, and Jaime argues that Sansa who is now married to Tyrion is safer staying in King's Landing. At Joffrey's wedding, Cersei instantly goes for the jugular by accusing Brienne of loving Jaime. Brienne's silence says it all and it leaves Cersei more jealous than ever. At the wedding, Brienne witnesses Joffrey's death by poisoning. Even after Sansa was suspected of killing his son Joffrey, Jaime wanted Brienne to uphold her promise to Catelyn Stark. So he gave Brienne his Valyrian steel sword that had been forged from Ned Stark's own sword. "You'll use it to defend Ned Stark's daughter. You swore an oath to return the Stark girls to their mother. Lady Stark's dead. Arya's probably dead too, but there's still a chance to find Sansa and get her somewhere safe," he tells her. He also gives her new custom made armor and a squire in Podrick. She promises to find the Stark girl not only for Catelyn, but also for Jaime.

Season 5

While Brienne continues her search for the Stark girls, Jaime and Bronn travel to Dorne in secret to retrieve Princess Myrcella. On the way to Dorne