History Fanfic / AlysanneLadyOfWinterfell

** Downplayed with Willem and Myranda Hogg. They only sleep together to conceive children (so far, they have two with possibly a third on the way) and take long breaks between the births and new attempts at conception. Since

* InSpiteOfANail: [[spoiler:Lord Rogar's War]] still ends with the crown's victory, albeit it's achieved less easily without a dragonrider.

* WhatIf: The story deviates from canon because Jaehaerys catches the Shivers.

* TheQuietOne: Lady Mara Manderly is a quiet, reserved girl who prefers reading and embroidery to talking.

* RealityIsUnrealistic: InUniverse. Aemon thinks that Alarra's story about the floating castle of the crannogmen is one of her least believable ones, while really the crannogmen do have floating homes which are even built without any magical powers.

* RomancingTheWidow: An unusual example since the party planning the romancing is already married to said widow. At first, Alaric is ready to hide his feelings for Alysanne for the rest of his life, but later he decides he'll reveal them to her once time somewhat heals her grief.

** Alaric swings between GreenEyedMonster anger at Jaehaerys and the resigned feeling of never being able to measure up to him. Jaehaerys died a year before Alaric's wedding to Alysanne. Meanwhile, Alysanne feels guilty at marrying another man at all after Jaehaerys's death, and even more guilty as she gradually becomes fonder of Alaric.

* FaintInShock: The queen in the Sunflowers' version of ''The Royal Penance'' faints after learning her children are to join the begging brothers.
* GenderIsNoObject:

** Lady Florence says that to cope with its financial problems, the Citadel will have to employ senile archmaesters, which is exactly what we observe in ''Literature/AFeastForCrows''.

* ObliviouslyEvil: The chosen line of defense of Aemon's legitimacy is ultimately that [[spoiler:his parents genuinely believed incest wasn't a sin, therefore, their marriage was legal]].
* ParentWithNewParamour: Of the Targaryen and Stark younger generation, only Alarra is genuinely excited when Alaric and Alysanne marry. Her brothers Roderick and Edwyn feel awkward around Alysanne because she is just a couple of years their senior, while Aemon is intimidated by Alaric.
* ParentalHypocrisy: Mandon Chelsted is surprised when he's told Alarra Stark, [[DeliberateValuesDissonance aged thirteen]], is too young for courtship. After all, her stepmother [[Literature/FireAndBlood got married at that age]]!

* WhiteIsPure: The court spends Warrior's Day ascetically (to save up money for funding ''The Royal Penance'''s production), and roughspun white robes are prepared for everyone to wear.

* ForWantOfANail: The story deviates from canon because Jaehaerys catches the Shivers.

* PoliceAreUseless: After losing many good men the Shivers, City Watch of King's Landing is way too small for the city, and a lot of its current members are outright incompetent. Not to mention that it's led by Robert Redwyne who is only in his early twenties and has troubles controlling the men.

* SexlessMarriage: Offered by Alaric for Alysanne's sake but defied by Alysanne herself. First, she needs a fully consummated marriage from the political standpoint, second, she believes that marriages really are much happier when they include the sexual relationship.