Game of Thrones: What Happened After?

And thus, Game of Thrones has come to an end.

But what became of Westeros and the surviving characters in the aftermath? What future awaits the Six Kingdoms and independent North, good or ill? Who went on to prosper, and who sank into failure?

Let us take this journey....

The Six Kingdoms enjoy a period of peace under King Bran for some years, but Dorne—since the North did it—demands their independence. The resulting conflict turns ugly. Blood is spilled.
They're eventually subdued, but the trouble changes Bran. Using his abilities as the Three-Eyed Raven, he begins a brutal policy of preventing crime and sedition before it happens.

Slowly, 'Bran the Broken' becomes better known as 'Bran the All-Knowing' and he is regarded with fear by the people of Westeros. Highborn and common-folk alike speak in hushed whispers of their emotionless King who knows all and sees all.

They say he spies with his ravens. They say he wargs into beasts and kills those that oppose him. Bran relishes the tales told about him. After all, the scary stories were always his favorite when he was young.

Bronn, seeing which way the wind is blowing, pilfers Highgarden and tries to flee east. But Bran foresees his betrayal and has him eaten by wolves.

Brienne, ever the true knight, remains loyal to her King. But eventually even she cannot abide this tyrant. In a tragic irony, she too becomes a Kingslayer when the cruel reign of Bran the All-Knowing ends by her sword.

Pod is selected King and what follows is a new golden age of peace and prosperity.
Hot Pie serves as his Hand.

Davos will have already retired by this point. He served for the good years, called it in, and moved with the wife (yes, Davos has a wife) to Braavos where they have a daughter he names Shireen.

Sam caught Greyscale and was sent to live with the Stone Men.

Gilly inherits Horn Hill, and when Bronn is killed, Highgarden, too, becoming the Warden of the South.

Gendry does well as Lord of Storm's End, but he's looked down upon due his former bastard status. He finds comfort in a pretty bastard girl from the Vale named Mya Stone.
He's very confident in this relationship and can't foresee anything going wrong.

Tyrion, distraught he'd backed yet another tyrant, sinks into a deep depression. He drinks constantly and squanders whatever's left of Casterly Rock's wealth.
He eventually ends up across the Narrow Sea where, fittingly enough, he finally finds where whores go. And it's there he's reunited with Tysha.

Is their reunion happy? Does she forgive him? Can they reconcile?
Alas, friends, there are some things even I don't know.

Meanwhile, Yara Greyjoy—salty about the North's independence & the betrayal of Daenrys—begins raiding the North again.

Since the North is not part of the Six Kingdoms, no one feels obligated assist Sansa. Still weakened from the winter and war against the White Walkers, they suffer embarrassing defeats as the Ironborn pillage at will.

Sansa's reign never recovers from this, and the North eventually turns on her. This leads to several years of infighting and civil war among the Northern lords before they're eventually integrated back into the other kingdoms.
Meera Reed emerges as the new Warden of the North.

Arya's voyage west doesn't go well. Her ship is slammed with violent storms and she quickly runs out of supplies.
Emotionally distant, she pays no heed to her crew's pleas to turn back. They eventually mutiny and dump her body in the ocean. The surviving crew turns back to Westeros, but are sunk in another storm, leaving no one to know Arya's fate.

Jon lives well enough north of the Wall. Having had his fill of leadership, he defers to Tormund and is content to play catch with Ghost. Ghost, though as good a boy as ever, bites Jon's right ear off. Jon considers it fair.

Grey Worm leads the Unsullied and Dothraki across the sea. Many wars and feuds did Grey Worm fight. Honor and fear were heaped upon his name, and in time, he became a king by his own hand. But that is a story for another time.

And finally, Drogon flies Daenerys to Asshai where she is resurrected by Kinvara.
Deciding Westeros isn't worth her trouble, she settles down in the house with the red door and lemon tree, enjoying life and the occasional booty call from Daario.

The End