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A Condition of Motherhood by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
03 Jun 2026
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Queen Alicent has given the king only daughters. With the help of her secret lover, Princess Rhaenyra, she raises them alongside her sons as the future inheritors of the realm.
Their eldest daughter, Princess Aemma, is seen as the perfect example for every lady to follow but, in truth, carries her own darkness born of resentment. When a tryst with a knight forces Aemma's secrets to the surface, her fraught relationship with her mother is put under strain that threatens the stability of the entire family.
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- Part 3 of The Four Flames
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The Acolyte and the Dragon by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
20 May 2026
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In the halls of the Dragonpit, Alicent works as a lowly dragonkeeper, devoted to serving the mighty beasts of Old Valyria and the house of those deemed closer to gods than to men. When she sparks an unexpected friendship with the heir to the Iron Throne, however, Alicent finds her budding feelings at odds with everything she understood about her place in the world.
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In the midst of a heated battle for Homecoming Queen, a pair of shocking breakups rattles the school. Buffy becomes fearful and determined to figure out what could've possibly happened between four of her closest friends as it threatens to tear the Scooby gang apart.
3x05 rewrite of the Xander/Willow cheating storyline into something a bit more fun.
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A Slice of Eternity by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
31 Oct 2025
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Rhaenyra wanders, cold, alone, and lost in the streets of King's Landing, after Daemon leaves her at the brothel. Something follows her in the darkness, watching with a predator's gaze, hoping to share its gift with a Targaryen princess.
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The Mistress of the Red Keep by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
29 Jun 2025
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When the king passes suddenly and Princess Rhaenyra ascends the Iron Throne, Alicent Hightower, the former paramour of Viserys, is left in an uncertain position. Alicent navigates her new life at court, intent on protecting her children, and finds herself growing far closer to the new queen than she ever expected.
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The Widow's Disease by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
01 Aug 2024
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Aemond Targaryen is a kinslayer. He wears the title proudly now, secure in his position as Prince Regent. When his mother goes missing from the keep however, Aemond's mask slips as he rushes to the Kingswood to bring her home.
A reimagined, much more angsty take on Alicent's lake scene from 2x07.
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To Be Without Sin by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
24 Jun 2024
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Criston Cole confesses the truth of his plan to the Dowager Queen. Alicent spirals as the possibility looms over her head that Rhaenyra may already be dead.
Spoilers for Season 2 Episode 2 "Rhaenyra the Cruel"
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The Sapphire Princess by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
15 Jun 2024
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Queen Alicent has given the king only daughters. With the help of her secret lover, Princess Rhaenyra, she raises them alongside her sons as the future inheritors of the realm.
The third of these daughters, Princess Alyssa, lives in the shadow of her sisters and longs for more than needlework and court gossip in her life. She wants only to join her valonqars in the training yard and become a knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The plan she sets in motion, however, shakes the foundations of her life.
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- Part 2 of The Four Flames
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Daughters of the Dragon by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
03 Mar 2024
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Rhaenyra Targaryen grows isolated in the Red Keep following her mother's death and her father's remarriage. She can hardly stand the sight of her former friend, swollen with her father's new child. And yet, when the day comes for the baby to be born, Rhaenyra finds she cannot ignore the pained screams echoing through the halls.
In which Alicent has only daughters and it changes the course of her relationship with Rhaenyra.
For Day 3 of A Very Rhaenicent New Year Event: Reconciliation
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- Part 1 of The Four Flames
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Vows of Love and Affection by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
03 Sep 2023
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Viserys holds a feast in the wake of the tragedy at Driftmark, demanding unity between the Blacks and the Greens. Alicent finds Rhaenyra's vow of love holds more truth than she expected.
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Dream of Knighthood by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
22 Jul 2023
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Returning home after years fostering in the Vale, Rhaenyra reunites with her family and dearest friends. With Queen Rhaenys' tourney approaching, Alicent makes an unexpected confession to her childhood friend and the two hatch a plot that will bring them closer than ever.
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Black Amidst Green by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
09 May 2023
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Lucerys returns from Storm's End, well and alive and the queen makes a choice that could either save or doom her family. Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen returns to King's Landing as Aegon II's Hand, navigating the uncertain peace in the realm with Greens and traitors all around her and grappling with feelings she long thought dormant.
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Child of Lightning by DMCMercy for TheReadingWriter
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
10 Apr 2023
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Rhaenyra's life is entirely upended when she discovers there's more to her deadbeat father than she once knew and must adjust to her new surroundings full of demigods and monsters.
The Percy Jackson-inspired AU, in which Rhaenyra is the daughter of Zeus. Snippets of her life in Camp Half-Blood.
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Last Request by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
02 Mar 2023
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Alicent has found some peace in her life, with the atypical but loving family she's cultivated with Rhaenyra. On the night of Jacaerys and Helaena's wedding, Viserys makes an unexpected request.
Sequel to "Don't Tell"
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- Part 3 of The Worst Kept Secret
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People Like Us by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
06 Feb 2023
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Months after Rhaenyra and Harwin separated, Laenor Velaryon finds his wife has found someone new to warm her bed.
Prequel to "Don't Tell"
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- Part 2 of The Worst Kept Secret
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A House Divided by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
15 Jan 2023
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How much different can one sentence, or a lack thereof, make? The five words that damned Daemon Targaryen, "The Heir for a Day", in this life, were not heard. Can such a small difference prevent the ruin of House Targaryen? Or is war the only fate they can ever know? Alicent and Rhaenyra are caught in the center of a thousand dangerous plots to replace the crown prince and if they do not win the game of thrones, an even more bloody war may follow.
A reimagined House of the Dragon where Rhaenyra is not named heir in Episode 1.
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Let's Spend Every Year Like This by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
12 Dec 2022
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Rhaenyra Targaryen spends the holiday season with the Hightowers for the first time, learning all of their quirks and traditions, with hopes to grow closer to her girlfriend's family.
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Dear Brother by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
10 Dec 2022
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Helaena and Aegon are wed according to the traditions of their house against their wishes, and they struggle to navigate through the first years of their miserable and uncomfortable marriage.
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A Test from the Seven by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
15 Oct 2022
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From an early age, Alicent Hightower had learned that her feelings for other women were wrong, a disgusting and vile sin in the eyes of the gods. Even love that felt as right as the kind she shared with Rhaenyra Targaryen.
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Don't Tell by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
07 Oct 2022
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The princess and the queen have, in a few short weeks, gone from the bitterest of rivals to the dearest of friends. This odd change in behavior has not gone unnoticed and those closest to the women seek answers and insight into their renewed relationship.
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- Part 1 of The Worst Kept Secret