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After earth-shattering misfortunes tumbled Aelinor Mertyns into a hole of grievous uncertainty, she had to climb out of her cave of comfort, leaving the serenity of the rainwood for the towering silence of a foreign keep near a mountainous lake to bind herself to her betrothed Lord Allard Waynwood. Guided and protected by her sworn sword, Ser Steffon Storm, Lady Aelinor traversed along the Kingsroad, only to be stopped at the imposing place of immortal doom, which closed the doors of fate for those striving for man-made greed but opened itself to the unlikeliest seeking the ease of solitude. Though a place of Harrenhal's nature feeds on souls such as the one of Aelinor Mertyns, and as the Lady of Harrenhal, Rhaena Targaryen has to nurture the walls that protect her. If only there wasn't this steely, wide-eyed stare on her, filling her with warmth she hadn't felt ever since the sun chose to follow the western winds.
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Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live?
(Mary Shelley, "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus")—
What's left of a creation forged in the shadows of deserted alleys once their creator, a being of chaos and blood, leaves them in the darkness for eternity with an echoing manic laughter and never-ending bloodlust as the only inherited remembrance?
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Harvest of the Hreremus by rottengrowls
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
01 Nov 2025
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Tol-in-Gaurhoth, accursed and captured, where beauty gets collected and harvested for Sauron's twisted designs in the name of the Dark Lord, Morgoth.
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The Golden King and his Lord of Flies by rottengrowls
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
28 Sep 2025
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Aegon Targaryen, the Golden King of the Green Court, burned and twisted from the sorcery of dragon fire, guided by the Lord Larys Strong, who has made the dark his domain, mends his wounds in the ashes of the remnants of the ancient Fae of Old Valyria, rising to face the dragon dancing on the sinking moon.
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Oath of Blood and Swords by rottengrowls
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
27 May 2025
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On the coast overlooking the Blackwater Bay, the breeze carries whispered promises over the sea, drowned out by the chuckles of hopes for simpler fates.
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The Laughing Storm & The Serpent Queen by kingsmakers (summersaints)
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV)
28 Jan 2026
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Myridian Martell accompanies her husband, Lyonel Baratheon, to the tourney at Ashford. Known for their decadent parties and lavish lifestyle, the married couple are adamant on having a good time. Yet in a political climate fraught with the tension of Dorne having just joined the fold and the recent Blackfyre Rebellion, Myridian finds herself the object of scorn just as much as admiration. As events unfold at the tourney and beyond, Myridian finds she will have to take a stand, and the realm may well suffer for what her wrath unleashes.
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30 Jan 2026
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Honour Among Fools by mattsmithinawig
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Game of Thrones (TV)
29 Dec 2025
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The raven came informing them of Lord Domeric’s death. Less than two moons later, Ned watched a woman of eight and ten namedays be declared heir by her father and she swore an oath to him before a weirwood that she would be loyal to her liege and his heir, call the banners when needed, offer council when asked and dispense the King’s Justice in the name of House Stark. Ned lost a good daughter and gained a bannerman.
Once betrothed to Robb Stark to be the next Lady of Winterfell, Lady Rana Bolton is made the heir apparent to the Dreadfort after the death of her brother Domeric. However, when King Robert Baratheon visits the North to name Eddard Stark his Hand, far from home, she learns that her father is dead and her bastard half brother has usurped her position.
With the Northern Banners called and the King and his would be hand firmly planted in Winterfell, Rana must prove that her rightful claim to her ancestral seat is worth fighting for under the gaze of those who oppose her. Love, duty, honour and sacrifice are all tested in a war of kin for Westeros’s bloodiest house, all the while a lone stag has departed for Dragonstone while mockingbirds, snakes and roses rule King's Landing.
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21 Apr 2025
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Blood In The Water by kingsmakers (summersaints)
Fandoms: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
16 Jun 2026
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Delylah Tully, only child of Edmure, finds herself in the midst of a war consuming Westeros. But the Riverlands is the heart of the seven kingdoms, and Delylah is the key to the Riverlands. Yet the lineage of old gods worshippers and witch queens mingles in Delylah’s veins, and the little fish may be more formidable than she seems.
Aegon VI Targaryen is raised in Dorne, a dragon amongst serpents. His life depends on him living as one of Oberyn's bastards, yet the unseated heir is hot-blooded and impatient. When the North declares war, Aegon sees the perfect opportunity to form alliances. His greatest secret is not his identity, but Toad, the first dragon in over a century.
Fire and blood collide as war rages across Westeros, and both Aegon and Delylah find that their choices will shape the future of the embattled continent.
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21 Dec 2025
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The Princess and the Dragonknight by EmilyKaldwen
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, House of the Dragon (TV)
11 Mar 2026
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Canon Divergent Fix-It Fic Trilogy with a HEA.
A disastrous wedding. A looming war. A castle echoing the screams of its past. Dalton Greyjoy and his kraken fleet threaten war upon the Riverlands while the machinations of politics at home and in the capital keep playing their tune, pulling Aegon and Abrogail into a dance they wish to escape. The pair must navigate the pressures on their marriage, and hold onto one another as the rivers rise and the flames threaten to burn them all.
Second in a Trilogy. Summary of previous story posted inside.
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- Part 2 of The Maiden and the Drowning Boy
Bookmarked by rottengrowls
13 Dec 2025
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Clipped Wings by sunlitstorm
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones (TV)
15 Jun 2026
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When righteous meets dishonorable, surely there can only be loathing?
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Sickly from first breath, Alayne Arryn had lived a sheltered upbringing in the capital as daughter of the Hand. Upon the death of her good and noble father Lord Jon Arryn, she is left defenseless and desperate for answers to the meaning of his foreboding last words, and the dubious manner of his passing. Schemes unravel, the mighty fall, and Alayne is forced to choose between standing behind her virtues and morality, or abandoning everything in hopes of uncovering the truth.
Witness to it all, a man without honor endeavors to save the woman with too much of it to lose.
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14 Sep 2025