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  1. Rec 32

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    During WWII, reclusive marine researcher Alicent finds herself the reluctant guardian of an evacuee boy; as he worms his way into her heart, she finds herself thinking more and more about the woman who once held it completely.

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  2. Rec 81

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    Weeks go by after Rhaenyra breaks things off with Harwin before she remembers the bracelet. In a blind panic, she rush-orders a new one and shows it to Alicent the following morning as she’s hauling in their groceries.

    “I should have asked you first, I know, but it’s only temporary and it’s only for emergencies anyway—” because there’s Rhaenyra’s new bracelet, fresh out of the packaging and looking exactly like the old one except for the name Alicent Hightower engraved on the inside, with Alicent’s phone number underneath. “No, sure,” Alicent says, “That’s fine.” And it is. It’s fine.

    (In which Alicent may or may not be in love with her roommate, and may or may not get a bit too curious about said roommate’s knotting toy.)

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    13 Sep 2025

  3. Rec *

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    It was entirely unfair, Alicent thought, that on this day (a day where she was hungover, had no make-up on, was sweating to the point that she could feel it beading on her temple and upper lip, and her shirt was sticking everywhere) she would come face-to-face with the most gorgeous woman she had ever seen.

    “Hi,” the object of Alicent’s frustration said amiably, standing behind the till in the Student Union’s coffee shop. “How are you?”

    In which Alicent Hightower drinks coffee, makes small talk, and really, really fancies her favourite barista.

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    15 Jul 2025

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    And even if getting Rhaenyra in as a soloist was a staggering show of nepotism, she was still the best concert pianist on the planet. It was like when Dmitri Junior recorded Shostakovich’s second. You could get mad about it for a bit, but it was ultimately fair game. Alicent had already reached all these conclusions because Viserys had spoken to her weeks ago about programming the Concerto, which only had the unwanted effect of giving her time to turn it over in her brain like a particularly nauseating Rubix cube. Each solution of the puzzle led her to the same conclusion: she would be seeing Rhaenyra imminently, and there wasn’t a damn thing she could do about it.

     

    After ten years apart, Rhaenyra Targaryen re-enters Alicent's life for a set of solo engagements with her orchestra. Things go about as well as expected (not very).

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    31 Dec 2024

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    everyone in the world should read this

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    “Alicent, we can’t just,” She whispered, “Kiss again and act like this year wasn’t strange. I don’t want to ruin our friendship.”

    Alicent sat on her feet and looked away. She gnawed on her bottom lip, figuring out what she wants to say.

    “We can just,” Alicent let out a long breath, “We can just make this our secret at camp. And it doesn’t have to exist outside of here.”

    or: I try to make a Brokeback Mountain AU for two women who have never been blue collar ever in their lives

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    03 Nov 2024