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   Heavy is the Crown by Anonymous

   Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Game of Thrones (TV)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   19 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Robert Baratheon/Cersei Lannister
   • Other Relationship Tags to Be Added
   • Stannis Baratheon/Ashara Dayne
   • Barristan Selmy/Rhaella Targaryen (Wife of Aerys II)
   • Robert Baratheon
   • Cersei Lannister
   • Jon Arryn
   • Ned Stark
   • Lyanna Stark
   • Rhaella Targaryen (Wife of Aerys II)
   • Elia Martell
   • Rhaenys Targaryen (Daughter of Elia)
   • Aegon Targaryen (Son of Elia)
   • Jon Snow
   • Viserys Targaryen (Brother of Daenerys)
   • Daenerys Targaryen
   • Stannis Baratheon
   • Kevan Lannister
   • Catelyn Tully Stark
   • Robb Stark
   • Oberyn Martell
   • Melisandre (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Ashara Dayne
   • Arthur Dayne
   • Renly Baratheon
   • Tywin Lannister
   • Brynden "Blackfish" Tully
   • Howland Reed
   • Barristan Selmy
   • Jaime Lannister
   • Other Character Tags to Be Added
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Cersei Lannister Has Children by Robert Baratheon
   • King Robert Baratheon
   • Politics
   • Westerosi Politics (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Self-Insert
   • Isekai and Transmigration
   • POV Robert Baratheon
   • Westeros (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • POV Multiple
   • Political Intrigue
   • Political Marriages
   • Political Alliances
   • Slow Build
   • Self-Indulgent
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Emotional
   • Emotional Baggage
   • Past Lives
   • Plot Twists
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Elia Martell Lives
   • Rhaenys Targaryen (Daughter of Elia) Lives
   • Rhaella Targaryen (Wife of Aerys II) Lives
   • Rhaella Targaryen (Wife of Aerys II) Deserves Better
   • Elia Martell and Aegon Targaryen (Son of Elia) and Rhaenys Targaryen (Daughter of Elia) Live
   • Not a Fix-It
   • Shakespearean Tragedy
   • Lyanna Stark Lives
   • R Plus L Equals J | Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen are Jon Snow's Parents
   • Jon Snow is a Stark
   • Heartbreak
   • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
   • Smut
   • Rare Pairings

   Summary

   Fresh from the battle of the Trident, Robert Baratheon recovers from his wounds. Only for another man to awaken in his bed.

   Guided by what he knows and armed with his own convictions, he must navigate his way through Westeros in times of peace and turmoil, through schemes and plots for power, and hold the realm together for one purpose.

   Survive the Long Night, and live to see Spring.

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   Bookmarked by camz11

   04 Jul 2026

   Bookmarker's Tags:

   • Self-Insert