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Why did you leave me ? by Katsuragi_Triss (Lexyan)
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
29 Mar 2024
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"Mother also says you're not friends anymore. Why?"
When Alicent lowered her gaze to Joffrey, she read no reproach in the little boy's eyes, merely innocent curiosity. Why weren't they friends anymore? There had been so much pain, so many elements beyond her control that had led to this situation that Alicent had never clearly dared ask herself the question, as if the answer couldn't possibly be simple anyway. And yet the words came to her naturally, like a breath too long held in her lungs.
"Because we hurt each other, mutually."
"Why?"
"Because it was so decided."
"I don't understand," muttered the child.
"I don't understand either," was all Alicent could reply.
It had been four years since Driftmark, since Aemond's lost eye and Rhaenyra's blood. Four years to pray and forget.
Four years after Driftmark, when Alicent thought she had finally forgotten, the maester announced that little Jaehaerys' lungs were sick and that only Dragonstone's sea air could cure him. And, once again, Alicent was forced to remember, to confront a past that was far too heavy, an echo of all she had lost.
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17 Jul 2025
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And even if getting Rhaenyra in as a soloist was a staggering show of nepotism, she was still the best concert pianist on the planet. It was like when Dmitri Junior recorded Shostakovich’s second. You could get mad about it for a bit, but it was ultimately fair game. Alicent had already reached all these conclusions because Viserys had spoken to her weeks ago about programming the Concerto, which only had the unwanted effect of giving her time to turn it over in her brain like a particularly nauseating Rubix cube. Each solution of the puzzle led her to the same conclusion: she would be seeing Rhaenyra imminently, and there wasn’t a damn thing she could do about it.
After ten years apart, Rhaenyra Targaryen re-enters Alicent's life for a set of solo engagements with her orchestra. Things go about as well as expected (not very).
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- Part 1 of on rachmaninoff's birthday
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12 Apr 2025
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The Song of Green and Black by DiscipleOfBrad
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
13 Jan 2025
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How might Fire and Blood and The House of the Dragon have changed if Alicent Hightower made a different choice? When Rhaenyra Targaryen finds her in the Great Sept of Baelor, still wanting to find a path to piece, how will the Song of Ice and Fire shift if Alicent stays for just a few moments longer?
Basically how can these two lovesick lesbians save the realm by finally admitting their feelings? Set at the end of 'The Burning Mill' and diverges from there.
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12 Apr 2025
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re: where is your boy tonight? i hope he is a gentleman!
Rhaenyra Targaryen is on track to burn out after college—sure, she studies business to appease her father, but all she wants to do is fuck around and play the drums and make it to graduation. Enter Alicent Hightower, the prissy younger sister of her bandmate, Gwayne, who shares a class with her. She's far too mean, reminds Rhaenyra of every girl that would have bullied her in high school, has a douchey boyfriend, and listens to terrible pop music and nothing else. Couldn't be more opposite of Rhaenyra if she tried. However, when the two of them exchange notes and homework for their shared class, both of them discover that maybe they were wrong about each other. This, of course, is terrible news for everyone involved.
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09 Jan 2025
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Anticipating You (Part One) by catebelivet
Fandoms: Carol (2015), The Price of Salt - Patricia Highsmith
21 Nov 2022
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“I don’t suppose you’d like to spend some time with me Sunday night,” Mrs. Aird dipped her chin, a lock of blonde hair falling out of place. “Would you?”
“Yes,” Therese answered immediately, a rush of breath in the midst of this seduction. “Yes, I would.”
Part Two coming soon.
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- Part 1 of The Anticipating You Series
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08 Nov 2024