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    King Aerys Targaryen's extreme paranoia delays Rhaegar's betrothal to Elia Martell until he is twenty-two. But when the King suspects the Starks of plotting against him, he breaks the betrothal to promise his eldest son to the noble house's only daughter, Lyanna Stark.

    The arrangement does not sit well with either party. The fourteen year old Lyanna resists her cage and her new husband; the older Rhaegar finds himself discomforted by her immaturity and willful nature. The king's madness worsens, and intrigue further interrupts the already volatile atmosphere of King's Landing.

    In the North, Brandon's reckless behavior puts him, and Ned, in an uncomfortable situation, while thousands of miles south, the Martells stews over the insult paid to Elia. Somewhere in the middle, a storm lord still desires the girl he was meant to have while a lioness plots her way into power.

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    Lyanna marries Rhaegar and everything happens except love at first sight.

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    17 Apr 2018

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    "I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood."
    A Feast for Crows, Chapter 11

    Robert Baratheon died quickly--his rebellion, less so. The scattered army of the Trident knows better than bend a knee and pray for a dragon's mercy. And so begins the fight for scraps between the royalists and the rebels...
    Edit as of chap. 32: This story is my analysis of RR characters if they lived to see the consequences of their actions. Questions that are/will be raised—how did Lyanna react when she learned her father and Brandon had died? If Rhaella survived, what would her relationship be to Rhaegar? If Tywin does not order the deaths of Elia and her children, would the Martells focus their anger instead on Rhaegar and/or Aerys? How will Jaime mature without the “Kingslayer” name? How would Catelyn’s character change if she was confronted with how the patriarchy fails her sooner in her life? What was the relationship between Lyanna and the 3 Kingsguard? How would young Stannis view his duty to his liege with no Robert? What exactly were Rhaegar’s changes to be made that he mentioned to Jaime? The list goes on…so, if any of these questions interests you, welcome!

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    13 Apr 2018

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    She didn't have need for an assassin, but she couldn't very well reject the gift without angering the Serkonos regency. They were a traditional people with a traditional mind. She'd have to work around it.

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    23 Jun 2016

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    I adore this fic! Politics and romance are my favourite combination.

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    "She spins, plucking strings, matching wits and words, an admiral who will never send ships of her own."

    In which Cullen quits lyrium, falls in love, plays chess, falls out of love, finds himself a fool, and goes to war with Josephine Montilyet.

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    23 Jun 2016

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    My favourite fic. Amazingly crafted tension and perfect characterisation <3

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    short rey/kylo fic :)

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    20 Jan 2017

    Bookmarker's Notes

    The author expresses powerful sentiments with such poetic brevity. A truly masterful fic :)