17 Bookmarks by swiftsailing
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the one time in actual ages that alicent hightower indulges herself in a one-night stand ends up being with a woman who shows up at the other side of the table as opposing counsel in the biggest case of her career.
the universe has a fucking terrible sense of humour.
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- English
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14 Jun 2026
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the level of obsession i hit with this fic is a testament to its good writing i was making theories every time a new chapter would come out one of the best in the entire tag
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The issue Alicent has with Rhaenyra’s ego is simple—as a driver and a mechanic they have two very different jobs. Alicent’s job is to understand Rhaenyra’s relationship to the car and how it affects the build. Then, she has to accommodate. Alicent is always watching. Every turn of the wheel, every crash, every race start, every press of the pedal, Alicent is watching. It’s her job to count the flecks of rubber flying off the tyres at 360 KM/H. Rhaenyra, despite this, thinks she knows every fucking thing there is to know about her car. Alicent knows you can only see so much from inside. That’s something Rhaenyra refuses to understand.
Rhaenyra Targaryen is one of the most outstanding drivers in the world, with three F1 championships to her name and another season just kicking off. Alicent Hightower is the woman behind the car itself—the Number One Mechanic. Every build goes through her from chassis up. For two years, she's been working with Ferrari—specifically on Rhaenyra's car. The only problem with this is the two of them spend most of their time in the garage trying not to bite each other's heads off.
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- Part 1 of headlock
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- English
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- 133,118
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- 23/23
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09 Jun 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
if there really existed a F1 female driver and her #1 mechanic having a sordid affair across multiple countries and continents for many months i would be the biggest F1 fan but alas
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“Who better to stand in my stead, to stand as the Crown,” Viserys raises his hands, like he’s about to shock them all with his wisdom, “Than its trueborn heir.”
Rhaenyra preens at the praise, the recognition. “Thank you, Father.”
“And the Queen.”
The smile drops from her face.
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[Post-1x06] The King sends Rhaenyra and Alicent to strengthen ties with the North. Alicent lasts two days with a chill that reaches her bones; and then she finds a solution.
(the bed-sharing fix-it that wonders if dragon blood really runs that hot)
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- English
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- 36,635
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- 2/2
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09 Jun 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
it’s just too good, their dynamic here drives me absolutely crazy
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Everything about Alicent is rage inducing. The way she’s so awkward she can barely make eye contact, the way her hands shake when they’re together in the same room, the way she looks at Rhaenyra like she’s the first person she’s seen in years. Oh, yeah, and the way she locked her in a freezing underground bunker.
BUNKER AU
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- English
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- 101,996
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- 10/10
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09 Jun 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
this fic is without a joke the craziest fanfic reading experience i’ve ever had i started at 10 pm and finished at like 3 am just couldn’t put it down, it has some of the most insane moments i’ve ever read in a fanfic like i’m talking my jaw fully dropped and i said “oh my god” out loud. congrats to the author for being this creative.
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“It’s only the first year,” Rhaenyra used to say, broken down at the breakfast table by the window in their London flat with her head in her hands. “It’ll get better, after this. We just need to right our ship.”
It was loving in the beginning.
(a collection of snapshots before it falls apart // a schematic of reconstruction after)
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- Part 1 of grey ridge (ríl liatroma)
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- English
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- 89,467
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- 8/8
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16 Jan 2023
Bookmarker's Notes
the BEST modern AU rhaenicent by far, this fic genuinely changed my thoughts on romantic love that’s all i gotta say.
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cleopatra by dontaskmedude
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
31 Oct 2022
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But I must admit it, I would marry you in an instant
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you aroundOR
sometimes a family can be a lesbian, her stepdaughter, her gay husband, his lover and their eight children
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- English
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- 8/8
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06 Nov 2022
Bookmarker's Notes
the BEST rhaenicent fix-it, we love queen rhaenyra and her queen consort alicent (privately of course) in this house
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It had been a simple dare, one that had made sense when Emma had been two drinks away from passing out. She doesn’t know what exactly Ruby had done to bind it– is still very new to magic as a real thing, flowing through Storybrooke– but it’s now a dare she can’t back off on.
Ruby had laid out the rules, more and more smug as she had gone on. “So if Regina wears a red dress, you have to pick a fight with her.” Emma hadn’t questioned that one. “But if she wears blue, you have to give her a compliment. And if she wears grey, you gotta call her Your Majesty.” She’d been a little drunk, too, enough that she’d gotten bold. “Light colors mean you have to tell her whatever’s on your mind. Whatever.” Her eyes had narrowed in ominous delight. “And for black…for black, you have to flirt with her.”
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- 35,459
- Chapters:
- 5/5
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- 1
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24 Aug 2022
Bookmarker's Notes
I love how this seems like a very goofy fic but it’s like one of the most romantic swanqueen fics out there
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Emma has never wanted to be a princess. Her whole life seems to be going on without her. Until one day, when on a mindless walk in the forest, she stumbles upon an evil Queen who has been under a sleeping curse for years and years
And accidentally marries her.
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- English
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- 49,344
- Chapters:
- 3/3
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24 Aug 2022
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I wish we could have an animated movie with this exact plot (and a few more adventures)
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“I said I love you. It physically hurts to breathe sometimes because when you’re around my lungs take in fluttery feelings instead of oxygen and, oh my god, I am so fucking in love with you. I close my eyes, I see you. It makes the darkness bearable. In silence, I hear your laugh. The fucking annoying, high-pitched laugh that’s music to my ears. I’m trying not to, I really am. But, god, you make it so easy to fall in love with you and I’m not that strong not to.”
Silence, with heavy breathing echoing in the locker room.
And then, “No, no, no. You can’t love me, not like that.”—
A childhood friends to lovers trope, the ‘it’s you, it’s always been you’ trope, the requited-love-but-they’re-idiots trope, because [gunshot].
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- Part 1 of counting
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Kara isn’t dating. Lena isn’t dating. Kara and Lena try not dating each other. Even if the lines start to blur a little. Even if they do the most girlfriend things.
They won’t date.
They won’t.
Or: Everyone is convinced that they’re dating. Kara drunkenly makes out with her best friend one day. Lena doesn’t make a big deal out of it. So why should Kara?
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- English
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- 151,305
- Chapters:
- 13/13
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- 6
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- 1,711
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07 Jun 2021
Bookmarker's Notes
not usually the biggest fan of friends to lovers (unless it’s childhood best friends) but this is so well written i had to sit down and read it all the way through
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Increments of Longing by QuickYoke
Fandoms: World of Warcraft, Warcraft - All Media Types, Warcraft III
29 Jan 2019
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The Zandalari trolls have joined forces with the Amani, and Prince Kael’thas seeks a new military alliance with the seafaring nation of Kul Tiras by arranging a marriage between the Ranger-General of Silvermoon and the sole Heir to the Kul Tiran Admiralty.
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- Part 1 of Age of Sail
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 106,425
- Chapters:
- 5/5
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- 416
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09 Aug 2020
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I have no idea about anything going on with WOW but this fic is so well written it doesn’t even matter.
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Every child is born with the name of their true love in the palm of their hand, but the marks on the palm of Elsa's hand are broken and meaningless, and it must be kept secret.
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- English
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- 15,292
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- 11/11
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- 552
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23 May 2020
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I never thought I would like this couple but good writing can really make anything happen
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You Still Make Sense to Me (Your Mess is Mine) by wherehopelies
Fandoms: Pitch Perfect (Movies)
07 Jun 2015
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"Chloe fills up all of the spaces inside her that she didn’t even know existed until Chloe was there."
orrrrr the one where it takes a fake-engagement and being domestic as hell for these two idiots to realize they're in love. Set two years after PP2 and mostly canon compliant. Title taken from Vance Joy's "Mess is Mine"
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catch me if you can (if you wanna see me again) by forbiddenquill for xylomylo
Fandoms: TWICE (Band)
31 Jan 2020
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Fake Dating AU: Nayeon needs a date for her friend's wedding—thankfully, Mina arrives right on time to save the day. As she always does.
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“Can you pretend to be my girlfriend for a wedding?”Mina stares at her. “What?”
“Be my girlfriend,” Nayeon repeats with every ounce of patience she can muster, “Just for three days. It’s my friend's stupid wedding and she invited my ex along. I really don’t want to show up looking single so you know—”
“So you’re asking me—” Mina points to herself with her face growing increasingly confused “—to fake date you so that you won’t look miserable and lonely while your ex is with someone else, right?”
-(or alternatively, Nayeon dives into a fake relationship with her co-worker, without realizing that Mina has been in love with her for a while now.)
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- English
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- 135,602
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- 10/10
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- 1
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25 Feb 2020
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Having just relapsed by kissing Penelope Park on her birthday, the absolute last thing Josie Saltzman needs is enchanted mistletoe to start showing up over school with a convenient excuse to kiss people she shouldn't. It's a shame, for her, that it is exactly what has happened.
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- English
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- 61,597
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- 12/12
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- 604
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11 Jan 2019
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haven't you heard what becomes of curious minds? by coalitiongirl for SgtMac
Fandoms: Once Upon a Time (TV)
18 May 2018
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Post-finale. Regina returns home to Storybrooke after years away to find that very little has changed in the years since she'd been gone. She still has a son there waiting, struggling to adjust to a new world. She still has a partner, a best friend in a turbulent marriage who looks at her with far too much raw affection in her eyes.
But Emma also has a little girl now, an infant with Regina's eyes and Regina's magic, and soon, all of Storybrooke as Regina has known it will change irrevocably with her arrival.
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- English
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- 46,968
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- 9/9
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- 608
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16 Sep 2018
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Emma Swan is deep in debt, working for a boss who hates her, and has just been dumped by a guy who didn't deserve her in the first place. When Regina Mills - millionaire, high-flying art dealer and the most beautiful woman Emma has ever seen - swoops into her life and offers her a world of luxury in exchange for pretending to be her girlfriend, Emma can't possibly say no.
Modern-day AU set in New York. Based on Sarra Manning's 'Unsticky'.
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- Part 1 of For Love or Money
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 204,592
- Chapters:
- 38/38
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- 7
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- 3,958
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24 Aug 2018
Bookmarker's Notes
*sighs* where is my hot rich gf with severe mommy issues and an adorable kid