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The issue Alicent has with Rhaenyra’s ego is simple—as a driver and a mechanic they have two very different jobs. Alicent’s job is to understand Rhaenyra’s relationship to the car and how it affects the build. Then, she has to accommodate. Alicent is always watching. Every turn of the wheel, every crash, every race start, every press of the pedal, Alicent is watching. It’s her job to count the flecks of rubber flying off the tyres at 360 KM/H. Rhaenyra, despite this, thinks she knows every fucking thing there is to know about her car. Alicent knows you can only see so much from inside. That’s something Rhaenyra refuses to understand.
Rhaenyra Targaryen is one of the most outstanding drivers in the world, with three F1 championships to her name and another season just kicking off. Alicent Hightower is the woman behind the car itself—the Number One Mechanic. Every build goes through her from chassis up. For two years, she's been working with Ferrari—specifically on Rhaenyra's car. The only problem with this is the two of them spend most of their time in the garage trying not to bite each other's heads off.
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12 Aug 2025
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alicent hightower grew up watching princess rhaenyra targaryen of valyria from a distance; through headlines, scandals, and her head-of-the-global-council father's word-of-mouth. years later, she's assigned to oversee the peaceful transition of power in valyria to find that rhaenyra targaryen is precisely as intractable as the media and her father promised—
and far, far more dangerous to the order alicent has built her entire life around.
(or; a modern royalty au with political optics, assassinations, absolutely no geographical accuracy, and a doomed sense of professionalism)
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25 Jun 2025
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Alicent holds her eye contact for a moment longer and follows with “You didn’t tell me you were going to cut it”. Again with the haircut. She shifts her focus with the shirt in her hands.
“Didn’t know I was. Just woke up one morning and got sick of myself,” Rhaenyra replied, “You should try being spontaneous,” she said after a beat. “It suits you.”
“I am spontaneous,” Alicent said, sitting up indignantly.
“You schedule your spontaneity.”
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just two oblivious idiots in paris
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12 Jun 2025
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mysteriously missing moiraine by eve_is_obsessed
Fandoms: Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan, The Wheel of Time (TV)
13 Jun 2024
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This fic seeks to answer a burning question - what was Moiraine doing in chapter 22 of The Fires of Heaven during the Darkfriend/Shadowspawn attack??
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29 May 2025
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The Proper Care and Feeding of Pufferfish by Rae325
Fandoms: The Wheel of Time (TV), Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan
02 Apr 2022
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Four vignettes about Moiraine and Siuan through the years, from their time as novices to after the Last Battle, centered on the meaning of food and love.
This story was inspired by a quote from Rosamund Pike, who, when asked what Moiraine's favorite food is, replied, "I don't think Moiraine cares too much about food (Rafe thinks she likes Buffalo wings). She eats to live."
This story is about the other reasons Moiraine eats, and the deep meaning that food can carry.