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Ruin by ValNotThatVal
Fandoms: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
06 Sep 2023
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A post S8 GOT story.
Canon (tv) except for a few changes:
Sansa is chosen by Tyrion instead of Bran.
Jaime survived the cave-in, was unconscious not dead. Hightailed out of there because he assumed Daenerys would execute him. In hiding, goes to Essos.
Arya gave Jon the Catspaw dagger and he killed Daenerys with it.
Daenerys is resurrected but the trauma of what happened left her with no memory of it.
Rhaegal did not die because that was just too easy and Viserion is resurrected by magic.
Jon finds out in the North that there is a greater enemy by far than the being Arya killed that night.
An exploration of how D&D left Westeros and Essos a mess and what (my perception of) the characters will do about it.
Self indulgent crackfic, based on show but expanding into book lore.
Seemed to me Dany, Jon, Sansa, Jaime, Tyrion and Arya were pretty much butchered in S8. Just my opinion. I wasn’t expecting a happy ending, but I wanted something satisfying. Since instead we got that, now I want a happy ending!
This fic is just for fun.
These characters and the storyline on which this fic is based belongs to George R.R. Martin, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, HBO.
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Ashes by ValNotThatVal
Fandoms: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
03 May 2021
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This is probably a one shot. Definitely a crackfic.
This is S8E6 but with some changes that are more reflective of the reality in the story, in my opinion.
Maybe you agree, maybe you disagree. Feedback is welcome but be respectful, please.
Dany was supposed to be “paranoid”. And it's not paranoia to think people are plotting against you if they are plotting against you. Then it's just deductive reasoning, right?
Anyway, what kind of paranoid “mad queen” doesn't wear armor under her clothes?
Makes more sense if she's wearing armor when Jon stabs her.
I also think some relationships were shafted but again, it’s only my opinion.
The following is what I think would have happened based on my own understanding of these characters.
This story is not centered on ships, but ships play a role in the characters’ motivations so I've tagged them.
All characters and places mentioned belong to George R.R. Martin, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. I’m just playing with their toys.
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I feel like the world of GOT needed to be blessed with more Hot Pie. Also pursuing the idea of what happened to Melisandre’s necklace, which I am imbuing with powers not previously mentioned. Hot Pie is a pure soul who can wield such magic, and he will start having prophetic dreams as well. I’ve also decided he is a Targaryen loyalist. Enjoy!
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A Desperate Chance by magicmusicandmorality
Fandoms: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
25 Nov 2025
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Arya Stark does not survive the destruction of King’s Landing and is sent back to where it all begin. With the chance to save her family in her grasp, Arya must defend them against the threats that will arise, including one Daenerys Targaryen. But when Arya finally meets the young dragon queen she can’t bring herself to kill her.
Across the great grass sea, and the cities of slavers bay. Over the ocean, and throughout Westeros. A new player has entered the game and she isn’t afraid to burn down the world to keep her family safe, both those in Westeros, and the family she is beginning to create with Daenerys.
Mostly show canon
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Se dāria zaldrīzoti (The Queen of Dragons) by ecrivian11
Fandoms: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
18 Jan 2026
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"You're a dragon. Be a dragon."
Daenerys Targaryen did not conquer the Bay of Dragons to be painted as a poor strategist.
Dany sets foot on Dragonstone—the first Targaryen to do so since Robert's Rebellion—and gets to work. She sets her sights on King's Landing while whispers of the Long Night are growing louder. While the Red Priestess is insistent on Dany's role in the Azor Ahai prophecy, Dany will not give her Southern enemies a reprieve to fight a myth.
But Dragonstone offers more than just a place to dock for the last Targaryen. In the keep built by the Conqueror, Dany finds traces of her family's past. With her new knowledge of dragonlore, Valyrian history, and blood magic, she's ready to take back the Iron Throne.
Until a white-haired, red-eyed Jon Snow arrives on her doorstep, fresh from his resurrection yet it appears some of him was left behind.
Or: How seasons 7 and 8 would have looked like if anyone bothered to pay attention to GRRM's written word thus far.
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04 Oct 2025
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What Jon Should Have Said in the Crypt by Wardown for the_samovar_is_hot, alperez, WhiteDragonWolf, chss, ReganX, Morrika
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Game of Thrones (TV)
29 Apr 2021
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All the Ashes in My Wake by supergirrl
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Game of Thrones (TV)
25 Jun 2025
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Westeros bleeds as its many kings battle for dominance over the continent, and though Missandei and Daenerys have kept aloof from the conflict thus far, a Lannister ship has been spotted approaching Dragonstone...
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- Part 10 of Missandei Dragonspeaker
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16 Jul 2025
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The Thousand Days by Wardown for Sploot, PirittaVlasta, chss, Morrika, NowGodsStandUpForBastards, Wolfson, ValNotThatVal, ThatBishLizzie, Not_So_Dark_One, JenniferH, Her Majesty The Bomb (TargaryenPug)
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Waterloo (1970 film)
07 Feb 2026
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After years of War, the Crownlands have been defeated. The Baratheons, deposed in the Crownlands Revolution, have now been restored. The victors and the vanquished meet at Oldtown to discuss terms.
The setting is early nineteenth century, and attitudes are Georgian. Those present are mostly royalty, or high nobility, and marital fidelity is expected of none. These are decidedly not, the gentry and bourgeoisie of Jane Austen, who must adhere to a different moral code, but whose values, in a couple of generations, will become dominant.
Gregory King, who invented statistics, drew the excellent distinction between The Great, and those who are merely The Rich. The Great can openly profess atheism, practice adultery, and even (discreetly), be gay. For the Rich to so would mean social and economic ruin. These characters are definitely The Great.
This iteration of Jon Snow is a better person than that in my previous story.
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30 Jun 2025