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East meets North by ninjaxzz
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones (TV), Fanfic - Fandom
16 Apr 2026
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In Yi Ti, the Mandate of Heaven is not a metaphor. It is Heaven’s sanction to rule — and history remembers what happens when that sanction rests on a woman’s head.
The last Empress, the Amethyst Empress, was legitimate, Heaven-favoured, and crowned — and still her brother rose against her. Her reign did not fail for lack of right, but because right has never been enough to still ambition.
Since then, every woman who stood too close to the throne has been measured against that bloodstained precedent.
So when Princess Ruyan is born marked — a spirit-walker of the imperial line — the court does not see a blessing.
It sees a repetition.
Even if she refused the crown, others would raise it for her. Even if she stood aside, men would marry her into claims and call it Heaven’s will.
The Emperor cannot crown her without inviting the same war that ended the Amethyst Empress. He cannot keep her close without letting history gather its knives again.
Hence he sent his daughter away for stability for his kingdom but also for her to fulfill his plans for his empire.Series
- Part 2 of Yiti ASOIF
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27 May 2026
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We Are as the Gods Made Us by seeing_blue
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
19 Sep 2024
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She was born Rhaenyra Targaryen, but she should not have been.
Westeros will bow to change under the rule of the Grey Queen.
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- Part 2 of ASOIAF Fics
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- 36,597
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- 2/5
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09 Jan 2026
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Make My Way Across the Flame by K_R_Closson
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), Game of Thrones (TV)
03 Nov 2025
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When the War for the Dawn is lost, Jon Snow and Sansa Stark are given a chance to fix things by traveling back to when Targaryen power began to wane - the Dance of Dragons. While trying to remember their history, they find themselves embroiled in the battles of a court and wars of a Westeros that isn't all that different from their own.
Will their combined strength be enough to set Westeros on a different, and better, path?
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22 Dec 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
I am not normally a fan of Jon/Sansa fics. But this was an excellent story. Sansa's insight of each person around her was succinct, and the author has a gift for not lingering too long on each step that advances different plots within the story. Sansa's machinations are realistic. Even impatient readers will stay engaged as the threads of each plot weave together.
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What if Elia, Rhaella, Aegon, and Rhaenys survived Robert's Rebellion and a negotiation was reached between the royalists and rebels? This series follows the Starks, Targaryens, and Martells through this premise.
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16 Sep 2025
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Daemon Snow by ChelleyPam
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
18 Sep 2023
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He had never truly believed in gods or in hells. Had never really given much thought to what happened after you died.
He certainly had not expected to reborn into a new life. Into a Westeros that barely resembled the one he’d left behind when he’d met his nephew over the Gods Eye.
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13 Sep 2025