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    “Marry me instead,” Jaime said.

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    19 Apr 2026

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    In early spring of 209 AC, on the cusp of his heat, Lyonel Baratheon takes the hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall to his bed. It ought mean nothing. But when Baelor Breakspear survives the Trial of Seven, the hours Lyonel spent with the hedge knight and the babe that comes of them set in motion a cascade of changes that warp the fate of the realm.

    Plague, drought, politics -- Duncan has little opinion on any of them. He only knows that somewhere, at the point where the sky meets the sea, Lyonel is waiting for a true knight to return to him. But to become a man worthy of Lyonel Baratheon requires growth, and the Red Keep is quick to grind its heel upon the unwary.

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    22 Mar 2026

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    Amazing worldbuilding, beautifully tender and complicated, and also I LOVE limited third person.

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    There are easier people to want than Hans Capon. Henry knows this, has known it for a while now. Yet Hans keeps showing up anyway, and Henry keeps letting him, and they almost never say anything about it.

    But plague has a way of making cowards brave enough to do stupid things, and the thing about ‘almost’ is that it’s so much worse than nothing.

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    15 Mar 2026

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    insanely well-written and beautiful oh my godddddd

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    The rush of warmth that swoops through Dunk’s gut at the words would stagger him if he wasn’t sitting. He reels, lips parting soundlessly as he tries to reach for something to respond with and comes up empty. Good boy. Lyonel Baratheon thinks he’s a good boy.

    In which Lyonel picks himself a new plaything, and Ser Duncan the Tall learns a couple new tricks.

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    16 Feb 2026

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    He mutters, "I'm not letting go until you tell me what you're going to do when you've crossed state lines."

    "I told you," Robby huffs, "Beer. Hot apple cider. Maybe a chicken pot pie on the porch of some good Samaritan who takes pity on me."

    "Yeah? Chicken pot pie?" Jack hums, raising his eyebrows, receiving an affirming nod from the other. "Gonna go on a stereotypical-ass spirit journey? That's what you're going to do, Michael? That's the reason you hugged me like that? Like you were savoring it?"

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    And Michael Robinavitch would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for Jack Abbot.

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    15 Feb 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    now that's some good whump and hurt/comfort