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For those who may not remember, I posted here a few months ago after having found out that my fic "Viserys the Ancient" which I only had ever been published to alternatehistory.com had been ripped without my permission and posted it on A03.

After several months, I'm happy to report that the Abuse and Policy Team took down the old Viserys the Ancient fic. I had hoped to keep it up with the authorship recredited to me, but unfortunately, that was not possible. I didn't want to leave everybody in a complete lurch. As such, I've decided to republish it under my own name.

Title: Viserys the Ancient

Author: JuliantheUnknown

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Length: 1,784

Status: Completed

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/87964461

Summary: Despite his illness, Viserys Targaryen continues to live and people begin to forget what everybody was so mad about in the first place.

OK, I know technically there’s Jon Arryn but he dies
before a game of thrones even starts. We also have sweet robin ( who I actually like unpopular opinion, I know) but he is only a child and while he’s relevant, I wouldn’t say he’s particularly interesting. I know there’s lady Jane Arryn but like besides that I can’t think of any. The vale has to be the least relevant part of the seven kingdoms when it comes to characters

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Aerys infamously had mistresses before the birth of Viserys. What if a bastard of his saved him from Duskendale before Barristan managed?

Would it have to be an Aenys I situation where he erroneously says to "name his reward," or is it something Aerys could think of on his own?

Do you think it's just unrealistic for Aerys to legitimize a bastard regardless of the circumstances?

Would this hypocritical legitimized bastard be able to take the name Targaryan and a prince/princess title or would it have to be the same situation as thr bastards of Aegon the Unworthy?

Let's suppose that in the midst of Robert's Rebellion, Cat gave birth to a Stark-looking boy whom she named Samwell. And that, in contrast, Melessa Florent gave birth to a Florent-looking boy whom she named Robb.

Both grew up as heirs in a martial culture, but since Ned is a much better father than Randyll, I highly doubt Sam would have a hard time. He's still forced to train, but he isn't humiliated.

Randall, for his part, has the heir he always wanted. He's even more than satisfied because he recognizes Robb's skill as a strategist early on.

What do you think would happen in this scenario? Would Ned allow his heir to become a maester? Or would he convince him to be the heir despite his dislike for martial training?

Otherwise, he would get along very well with Sansa, and it's likely that Jon would be his protector.

Robb, for his part, would be better off, although he would be Paxter Redwyne's squire, perhaps betrothed to Desmera, and isolated with Paxter during the War of the Five Kings. He might even accompany the twins to King's Landing and remain there as a hostage.

In any case, he would maintain a good relationship with his siblings, especially Dickon.

So, what do you think or suggest?

So there’s 3 (technically 4) options that I’ve decided to pick from and they all have different pros and cons and would take the story in slightly different directions. Aegon II, Laenor, Daemon, and Gwayne. I believe Daemon and Gwayne would be the best options but I’m still open to Laenor. (Also I’m basing most of it on the show.)

Aegon II: It would solve a lot of the political strife however Aegon, in my opinion, is too young for her (if they married when he was 16 she’d already be about 31) and there would still be plots to make him king instead of prince consort. It could be really interesting to explore how Rhaenyra could manage him, manage the Hightowers/Aegon supporters, and still maintain power and control but I’m not quite sold on it yet.

Laenor: Since this is based off of the show he would be gay which would cause problems for heirs but I’m sure I could come up with a work around for that but one of the other major problems is that he wouldn’t be happy and would eventually want to leave which would leave Rhaenyra in a complicated and unstable position. Their children would also be Velaryons instead of Targaryens. However, the support of the Velaryons would be fantastic since they also have dragons and were already slighted/passed over several times. It also would probably be easier for me to write since I don’t have much experience writing romance.

Daemon: He is a lot older than Rhaenyra, chaotic, and violent. Daemon is a very complicated character and I’m not sure I could do him justice. He has always been one of Rhaenyra’s most staunch supporters, he is also an excellent fighter and dragon rider. Plus Caraxys is a great dragon to have in Rhaenyra’s side. It would be really useful for Daemon and Rhaenyra to combine their lines. I also have trouble with trying to figure out how to get them married because Viserys is not supportive of their relationship, like at all. I also worry about writing their relationship since it’s so complicated.

Gwayne: He’s a Hightower and was raised devout to the seven and the patriarchy. I honestly don’t know if he would support Rhaenyra’s right to rule over his own. And there’s no way that at least some people wouldn’t try to put him over Rhaenyra, similarly to Aegon. But marrying him would be a great way to get Otto and the other Hightower’s support, plus he was never going to be the lord of Hightower so he could join Rhaenyra’s house and have their children be named Targaryen much easier than with Laenor. There is potential that he would support Rhaenyra’s claim over his but I’m not completely sure. I also am not sure just how devout he is to the seven or how much he follows/listens to Otto which could cause complications. He is at least a decent knight though. It would be easier for me to write him over the others because in comparison we see so little of him which leaves so much more up to interpretation. Once again I worry about writing the romance aspects.

Sorry this is all word vomit lol. Please don’t mind the misspellings, bad grammar, and repetitiveness.

Anyways, what do you guys think?

So if Jon Arryn never gets poisoned. Ned doesn’t have to become Hand and (Bran doesn’t fall.)So Ned and Cat would maybe have talks about Warding the children to different great Houses. If I was Ned I’d send Robb to Ward at Riverrun and squire for Ser Brynden Tully Bran I’d send to White Harbour and Squire for Lord Wyman Manderly, Ayra I’d send to Dragonstone to Squire for Lord Stannis

Now the Starks do follow the Old Gods, however Cat is from a southern House and she follows the Faith of the Seven so maybe she and Ned can have a discussion about the children becoming Knights

I want to know about the fics that haunt people. 👻
Not necessarily the “best” fic.
Not necessarily the most famous fic.
I mean the one that crawled into your brain, unpacked a little suitcase, rearranged the furniture, and said:
“Actually, I live here now.” 🧳
For readers:
What’s the story you keep coming back to?
The one you can reread a million times because it hits exactly right.
The one you can’t reread because it emotionally dropkicked you into the Trident and left you there. 🫠
The one where you still remember a single scene, a single line, a single choice, years later, like some tiny cursed raven tapping on the window of your soul. 🐦‍⬛
For writers:
What’s the fic you have tried to write…
And tried to write…
And tried to write…
Only for it to look you dead in the eye and say:
“Wrong genre. Wrong timeline. Wrong emotional arc. Start over.” 🙃
The one that began as “I’m going to stay close to canon this time.”
A reasonable plan.
A sane plan.
A plan with structure.
And then Stannis showed up. ⚔️
So you said:
“Fine. It’s an AU now.”
And then the characters got weird.
Not bad weird.
Not even necessarily wrong weird.
Just… suddenly they’re making choices you did not approve, the politics are breeding in the walls, the ships have unionized, and everyone is three conversations away from becoming wildly OOC. 👀
So now the fic exists in your head as this beautiful impossible thing.
The version you would love to write one day.
The version you probably won’t write.
Because somehow the imperfect fic in your head feels better than the perfect fic you’d actually have to put on the page. 💀
The abandoned outline.
The cursed AU.
The self-indulgent ship.
The political nightmare.
The “this was supposed to be canon-compliant and now I need a spreadsheet of succession laws” fic. 📊
The fic you are not writing.
The fic you are definitely not writing.
The fic that is somehow still writing itself in your head at 2:14 a.m. while you are trying to sleep like a normal person.
So tell me:
As a reader, what ASOIAF fic has stuck with you the hardest?
As a writer, what ASOIAF fic have you tried to write but can never make work?
And why?
I want the brainworms. 🪱
I want the emotional damage. 💔
I want the fic ghosts.
And why does it always have to be Stannis? lol

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So, I'm trying to make it so that there is one dragon around the time of Daeron II's reign so I made a kid of Jaehaerys and Alysanne who has a dragon but dies young falling off of said dragon, and it goes into "hiding" in the westerosi wilderness.

But I know if the Targaryens knew there was still a dragon alive after the dance they would have tried to get it back one way or another, so I need it to be a sort of legend or myth, but I don't really know where to hide him, because everywhere there would be tales if a large dragon appeared every few years or even months...

I was thinking maybe in a mountain of the Vale, but idk how it could stay really out of the people's eyes.

Also, in a bit more than a hundred years I guess the dragon would have made eggs ? Idk how dragon reproduction works tbh but maybe I should think about that...

It's an AU where one of Daeron's sons or grandchildren finds this dragon and it strengthens his claim on the throne, and there are less Blackfyre rebellions, and Baelor lives and etc...

I know it would change the outcome of the series drastically but it's a fanfic.

Does anyone know of any fanfics that take place in Essos or Sothoryos? I recently read an AU where, after the Rebellion, Ned and Catelyn are exiled to the Free Cities, and I loved it . I also think Essos is a really cool setting. Even though the vast majority of Dany's story takes place there, I'd love to see how different characters interact with it.
I'm fine with any characters!

While the biggest part of Spotlight Sunday is about giving new fics , we want to spotlight other parts as well.

Therefore for this, I want ye to tell us about all about the rare and underappreciated. Whether that be ships, tropes or themes.

This is a post for discussion, but you are welcome to send in fic recs of whatever your favourites are in terms of underrated ships, tropes and themes.

After finishing Purple Days by baurus (my first fanfic ever) I genuinely started wondering if there’s more stuff out there written at that level, or if I just struck gold on my first try. So here I am, humbly asking for your guidance while I try to navigate this endless ocean of fanfiction without falling down the rabbit hole of edgy, cheap, or badly written stuff.

In general, my main interests are strong world-building and meaningful character development.

Hello everyone! I was thinking about the romance subplot between Rhaena and Daeron in my Dance fic and I realized I had a problem.

You see, it’s two years after the Dance and this forbidden love storyline finally is ready to reach its endgame. The issue is, however, is that Daeron is betrothed to Ellyn Baratheon. The real issue is that Aemond had arranged for himself to marry Cassandra, their OC brother to marry Ellyn, and Daeron to marry Floris (Maris conveniently wants to be a Septa). However, the OC has a one-sided obsession with the fic’s protagonist (Daemon and Laena’s daughter), and he throws a fit about his betrothal despite the protagonist being betrothed already. When the protagonist is captured in battle, the brother coerces her into accepting a betrothal with him in exchange for her younger brothers being spared.

All this to say is that Daeron going “oh, I know I was marrying Ellyn but hey, my team didn’t win so it doesn’t count” probably won’t go over well.

What options do the main characters have? For the record, the Rhaena and Daeron marriage is the most widespread accepted of the marriages the sisters make, but…

Thanks in advance!

Edit: I forgot to mention that Cassandra and Ellyn were invited to court to be Helaena’s ladies-in-waiting and this arrangement was extended when Baela took the throne.

Any fics where Daeron The Daring survives and becomes king?

Im new to fanfiction in general, but I just finished ADWD again and I just wanna see more of these chars. As of now I’m reading a Jon x Satin one, but I’d like to read some on my favorite characters, like Loras or maybe a younger Jaime or Barristan. Really, any good one based on one of the young knight characters would be swell 😼

Basically in this fic Arya doesn't escape the red keep and ends up a hostage with Sansa, However she's still defiant and Joffrey (who in this fic is somehow more psychotic) ends up executing Sansa and Arya along with Ned.

This results in Robb and the rest of the northern forces skipping the twins and rushing south, ignoring the siege of Riverrun and going straight to the green fork. Tywin ends up dying and all the western hostages end up getting executed (This includes Tyrion) (It's a bit OOC for Robb so im thinking of having Roose have them executed instead, but im not sure just yet) this ends up having great consequences leading to a bloodier WOT5K.

I've figured out the majority of the Riverlands/Westerlands plotline, but im still figuring out the Renly/Stannis stuff and kinglanding. The ironborn and the rest of Westeros are a nightmare as well.

What do you all think and what ideas do you have? I'll be happy to see any suggestions.

Hola comunidad!

Ando iniciado el proceso para escribir un nuevo Fanfic, escribo las ideas y frases/acciones que tengo en mente y ya luego creo la historia apartir de esas notas iniciales, y me surgieron 2 dudas que vengo a ver si alguien acá me puede ayudar.

La historia se centra en la casa Baratheon en el inicio de la guerra de los 5 reyes. Crearé un OC que será un hijo bastardo de Robert, el cual fue legitimado por Robert pocos meses antes de ir a Winterfell.

Por desgracia la casa Baratheon no son mucho de repetir nombres.....no tienen un nombre como Aegon o Brandon. Algún nombre que suene Baratheon que me sugieran ?

Además, una duda un poco más general.

Cuál es su tamaño preferido para los fanfic ?

Al menos a mí me gusta leer mini historias, y cuando veo un fanfic con muchos capítulos me parece aburrido.

Pero eso es solamente mi opinión...ustedes que prefieren ?

Pensando como lector, creo que si veo una historia con 8 o 10 capítulos, lo que me vendría a la mente es que el autor tiene poca imaginación o lo que quería contar no daba para mucho.

Pero a la vez, encontrar una historia que tenga la misma extensión que un libro de GRRM, puede ser tedioso.

Saludos y gracias de antemano.