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1. the things we don't say by h3llnah

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

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

   21 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Robert Baratheon/Ned Stark
   • Robert Baratheon & Ned Stark
   • Catelyn Tully Stark/Ned Stark
   • Jon Arryn & Ned Stark
   • Jon Arryn & Robert Baratheon
   • Lyanna Stark & Ned Stark
   • Robert Baratheon
   • Ned Stark
   • Jon Arryn
   • Catelyn Tully Stark
   • Lysa Tully Arryn
   • Rhaegar Targaryen
   • Cersei Lannister
   • Aerys II Targaryen
   • Tywin Lannister
   • Elia Martell
   • Stannis Baratheon
   • Renly Baratheon
   • Jaime Lannister
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Canon Divergence - Robert's Rebellion Against the Targaryens
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Light Angst
   • Eventual Smut
   • Eventual Romance
   • Religious Guilt
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
   • Sexual Tension
   • Blow Jobs
   • Author Is Sleep Deprived
   • Blood and Violence
   • Slow Burn
   • Character Study
   • Robert is an idiot
   • Mutual Pining
   • English Is Not the Author's First Language
   • Underage Drinking
   • Consensual Underage Sex

   Summary

   Robert and Ned have sex once by a stream in the Vale.
   They never talk about it.
   Years later the rebellion forces them south together. Battles, near-deaths, and the marriages waiting at the end of the war only make the silence heavier. Robert drinks and fucks his way around the memory. Ned prays for forgiveness and does his duty anyway.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   41,400

   Chapters:

   8/?

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