Stories by congratsyou'vegrownasoul

Variations on a Common Theme by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

"A little brother may live to be a hundred, but he will always be a little brother." Three younger brothers, and their siblings.

Fear is for the Winter by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

Shireen and Melisandre talk about fear and the darkness.

Ten Steps Back (One Step Forward) by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

"Jeyne cries herself to sleep on her wedding night, and drifts in darkness, lost, a thousand shattered, scattered pieces of herself." ADWD spoilers.
My lord and my lady; Eddard and Catelyn; Ned and Cat.
"She pictures purple crocuses pushing their way up in the ruins of the Red Keep, reaching towards the sun."

As the Snow Falls by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

The red woman bids farewell to her king.

Fire, Poison, Steel by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

"I stood at the foot of the Iron Throne in my white armor and white cloak…" The beginning, the middle, and the end. Three weapons; three deaths.

Do What You Must by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

Stannis arrives on Dragonstone after learning the truth about Cersei's children, visits his daughter, and reflects on fatherhood, inheritance, and bravery.

Before the Dawn by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

"They had waited a long time to make a child together, both of them wondering if they were suited to it. Brienne has found that her hands care for her daughters just as well as for a broadsword."

And Time Marches On by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

"We ought to think about having a sword forged," Jaime announces, completely out of the blue, after the two of them finish sparring one afternoon. "What do you need another sword for?" He laughs, the sound low and coarse deep in his throat. "Not for me. For Joanna. She ought to have a sword now that she's to begin training."

Of Minds and Souls and Summer Days by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

I count the measure of that fateful summer as a string of golden days, and many rainy ones as well, spent huddled indoors with only the boundless possibilities of each other's thoughts, before I knew the truth of you...

A Lion Still Has Claws by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

A singer from the North comes to Tarth, bringing old resentments and strange songs. Joanna has questions for her father about family history. (Post-war Jaime/Brienne family fic. Will almost certainly be AU by the time the series is over.)

A Man in Torment by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

"Doom comes for you in your seventh year, wraps you in flaming shackles and brands you monstrous."
"For eleven long months now the Tyrell forces have feasted and drank in their silken tents, and the time for battle is past. Although the common people of Storm's End sought refuge in the hill country before the siege began, the garrison left within the city can do naught but starve."

Do the Minstrels Sing? by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

"The age-old story tells of a noble knight and his fair maiden. This is not that story."

Of Storm and Ruin by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

"When peace comes creeping back to the waters, they will go and do battle with the ocean, pry great Windproud's wreckage from the rocks and look for survivors, if the gods are merciful."

Illo Tempore Bonum Consilium Videbatur by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

The events of September 1, 1971 through November 1, 1981-first day of first year through Lily and James's deaths and the aftermath-from the first person POV of Sirius Black.

Mourning in a Time of War by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

Remus visits Tonks in hospital after Sirius's death. Hints of Remus/Tonks, possible Remus/Sirius if you're in a certain mindset.

In the Arms of Our Mothers by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

An exploration, in mirror format, of Nasuada and Murtagh's relationships with their mothers, and with their own daughter.

In the Paths of Our Forefathers by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

The king's right-hand man and the rebel leader. Both Murtagh and Nasuada play the same part their fathers once did, with varying degrees of willingness, and varying results. Oneshot.

A Light in the Darkness by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

At the end of the First War, amidst celebrations, the headlines blare tales of murder. The news throws Andromeda Tonks and her family's lives into disarray.

The Night Before by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

"Tomorrow, the forest clearing will be lit with clear pale golden sunlight, the rows of chairs that stand empty now filled with guests." A quiet moment between Ron and Hermione, awaiting their wedding. One-shot.

Photograph by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

Kingsley Shacklebolt's evolving views on the Sirius Black case, on justice and on injustice. "While other Aurors see the opposite side of the War Against Voldemort as a data file-Sirius Orion Black, born November 22nd, 1959. Thirteen counts of murder-Kingsley has always found it hard to forget faces, stories."

Awakenings by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

The passage between life and the afterlife looked like King's Cross to Harry Potter, but it resembles a different place for every person. What does limbo look like to Remus Lupin?

Shattered Glass by congratsyou'vegrownasoul Stale Result (Last seen: )

A poem. Partly about Bellatrix's infatuation with Lord Voldemort. Partly about her descent into madness.
Remus's immediate reaction to Sirius's escape. Somewhat angsty. Marauders nostalgia. General feelings of betrayal. No slash. POA time period. One-shot.