History Fanfic / ABalladOfTheDragonAndSheWolf

* DreamWalker: Arya encounters her wolf Nymeria and other dreamers, additionally Daenerys mentions being visited by Quaithe similar to how she was in the books.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19181383?view_full_work=true The Dead At Our Doorstep]]'', formerly known as "A Ballad of the Dragon and She-Wolf", is a ''Series/GameOfThrones'' fanfic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Weirwood_Bonsai weirwood_bonsai]].

It takes place within a hybrid continuity of the show and books, and diverges from the canon of the show after the events of Season 7. A major element is Arya and Daenerys become close friends, which profoundly affects the politics of the show as well the mindsets of the characters. Several book characters appear, many as cameos but others have strong relevance to the plot.

* MedievalFantasy: Besides the canon examples of dire wolves and mammoths, mastodons are found on the Isle of Faces and Morna mentions there are ''Megaloceros''-like elks Beyond the Wall.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19181383?view_full_work=true A Ballad of the Dragon and She-Wolf]]'', later renamed as ''The Dead at Our Doorstep'', is a ''Series/GameOfThrones'' fanfic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Weirwood_Bonsai weirwood_bonsai]].

* RememberTheNewGuy: While the story mostly follows the plot of Season 8 in BroadStrokes, several characters who weren't present in the show, like Val, Morna, Arianne Martell, Victarion Greyjoy, Edric Storm and Edric Dayne are all introduced as if they had been there all the time.

* ScheduleSlip: Initially multiple chapters were posted a few weeks, but over time grew increasingly scarce and sporadic.
* SeriesHiatus: The aforementioned schedule slip culminated in a year long hiatus due to a tragedy faced by the author.

* AnAxToGrind: House Glover's weapon is Pugilist, a Valyrian steel ax with a a clenched fist pommel.

* BourgeousBohemian: Arya and Arianne both have shades in this, both of them hail from Great Houses but live scandalous and unconventional lifestyles involving things like casual nudism.

* ProngsOfPoseidon: Contains the canonical examples of House Manderly troops and Tumco Lho, in addition to Malazza's slave soldiers.

* AmazonChaser: Tormund, who like on the show is infatuated with Brienne.
* ApothecaryAlligator: Qyburn has an apothecary lizard lion in his laboratory.
** The Seneschal of the Citadel also has one in his office.

* CoolBigSis: Daenerys becomes this to Arya

* CoolMask: Several examples

* TattooedCrook: Yara and many other Ironborn are this.

* WarElephants: The Golden Company has these, which the author uses as a selling point for the fic since they famously didn't appear on the show.

** The Army of the Dead has undead harpies as well.

* {{Mooning}}: Yara flashes her ass at a cranky watchman at Southshield, who is not amused.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Hagen's daughter, one of Asha/Yara's crew members in the books whose name was never given, is named Helga here.
* NobleBigot: Lord Glover makes casually racist comments about Freefolk, Crannogmen, and Kulungu's Summer Islander heritage. Despite this he is shown to be capable of heroism when the time comes.

* TrialByCombat: Ellaria demands one in order to avoid punishment for killing Doran Martell

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Podrick Payne is killed fighting wights and Bronn is executed by Jon for trying to kill Jaime and Tyrion.]]

* TheRemnant: Harrenhall is the last stronghold of the Faith Militant, all other members having been killed by Cersei before the fic's divergence from show canon.

* DeathByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Podrick Payne is killed fighting wights and Bronn is executed by Jon for trying to kill Jaime and Tyrion.]]

* DirtyOldMan: Qyburn isn't above admiring the scantly clad bodies of females, but can keep it to himself most of the time.

* EatingTheEyeCandy: Some characters can't help but admire or check out attractive bodies.

* NamedByTheAdaptation: Hagen's daughter, one of Asha/Yara's crewmates in the books is named Helga here.

* {Druid}: Howland has shades of this, he is very close with animals and nature and seems to be rather mystical.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19181383?view_full_work=true A Ballad of the Dragon and She-Wolf]]'', later renamed as ''The Dead At Our Doorstep'', is a ''Series/GameOfThrones'' fanfic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Weirwood_Bonsai weirwood_bonsai]].

* BathtubBonding: One chapter has Arya and Daenerys share a bathtub. They have a deep conversation and their nudity parallels their frankness.

** One subplot involved the rediscovery of Valyrian steel and two swords Daenerys commissions.
*** One for her with a dragon bone hilt and pommel carved like a dragon's head.
*** Another for Arya with a weirwood hilt and pommel carved like a wolf's head.

* DarkHorseSibling: Jon is this in spades
* DreadlockWarrior: Howland Reed, Morna, and Black Balaq all have dreadlocks

* DreamSequence: Arya has dreams where she visits the aforementioned Dreamlands and all have a coherent, if ambiguous, narrative.

* EroticDream: Tormund has one about a past love.

* LemonFic: It's rated [[ExplicitContent explicit]] and the tags don't leave [[TooMuchInformation much to the imagination]]. However all the four chapters with ExplicitContent are tagged.
** The explicit tags have since been deleted.

* SpaceWhale: These appear in the Dreamlands.
* SpellBook: Qyburn has whole shelves of these in his lab.
* StraightGay: Jon Connington / Griff lacks any stereotypical gay traits, much like in the books. However his sexuality has yet to be discussed.

* ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld: Another thing that appear in the Dreamlands.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19181383?view_full_work=true A Ballad of the Dragon and She-Wolf]]'' is a ''Series/GameOfThrones'' fanfic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Weirwood_Bonsai weirwood_bonsai]].

* Druid: Howland has shades of this, he is very close with animals and nature and seems to be rather mystical.