History FanFic / TheDragonOfHarrenhal

* {{Adorkable}}: Carik initially had no idea how to talk to girls, initially telling Alyssa Whent that he's a dragon (while in human form) [[InnocentInnuendo and that she can ride him]]. Ashara overhears this, takes pity on him and teaches him how to woo girls properly.

--> (When Carik transforms into a dragon to scare of three squires) "I hadn't realized you could get so big so quickly."

* SmittenTeenageGirl: A bit downplayed as while [[GenderFlip Carik]] is very much smitten with Ashara, he has no problems actually speaking with her. He does, however, gain a spring in his step after she kisses him on the cheek.

''The Dragon of Harrenhal '' is a crossover fanfic between ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' and ''VideoGame/DivinityDragonCommander'' by [=CaekDaemon=] (also known for FanFic/TheManySonsOfWinter that can be read [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4026826/chapters/9053008 here]].

* BerserkButton: Ashara is sick and tired of hearing ''Florian and Jonquil'', to the point where she sics Carik on Hendry Bracken when he was about to start with the song, despite originally trying to deescalate the situation (where he and two others were bullying Howland Reed).

* DragonHoard: Alluded to. When Carik gets drunk and flies off after a night of feasting, he inadvertently crashes into Harrenhal's treasury and sleeps there in dragon form.

* IdiotBall: For much of the early part of the fic, Elia and Ashara are of the belief that Rhaegar is holding this. Having arrived at Harrenhal, where the various lords he's been courting for his coup against his father are gathering, and the first dragon seen in over a century is in his party, he opts to speak to neither and holes up in the library to read books about dragons. Later, he has a talk with Carik on the great many differences between Valyrian dragons and Rivellonian dragons, so he decides to read on Valyrian dragon myths. While he's established some good initial rapport with Carik, the lack of further interaction leads the latter to befriend Ashara Dayne, Robert Baratheon and King Aerys, leaving him with only assumptions and uncertainties. Elia eventually gets fed up with this and has his books taken away so that he can actually interact with the other lords.

* ImportantHaircut: Carik tells Aerys that he's not going to let the king ride his back until he gets a shave and a haircut. He does and then scares his family, bodyguards and acquaintances with the intelligence and charm hiding behind his scraggly head.

* TheMultiverse: Maxos travels across many different Earths, Rivellons and Westeroses to look for his specific Carik. He even ends up in [[Franchise/DragonAge Thedas]] at one point.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Carik doesn't usually show it, but he's rather affected by knowing that he's the bastard son of Emperor Sigurd of Rivellon, with said father giving him no attention of any kind. Maxos fills in as a ParentalSubstitute, but he's still a bit bitter.

* BerserkButton: Ashara is sick and tired of hearing ''Florian and Jonquil'', to the point where she sics Carik on Hendry Bracken when he was about to start with the song, despite trying to deescalate the situation (where he and two others were bullying Howland Reed).

* ImportantHaircut: Carik tells Aerys that he's not going to let the king ride his back until he gets a shave and a haircut. He does and then scares his family, bodyguards and acquaintances with how much intelligence and charm his scraggly head actually hides.

* IdiotBall: For much of the early part of the fic, Elia and Ashara are of the belief that Rhaegar is holding this. Having arrived at Harrenhal, where the various lords he's been courting for his coup against his father are gathering, and the first dragon seen in over a century is in his party, he opts to speak to neither and holes up in the library to read books about dragons. Later, he has a talk with Carik on the great many differences between Valyrian dragons and Rivellonian dragons, so he decides to read on Valyrian dragon myths. While he's established some good rapport with Carik, the lack of interaction leads the latter to befriend Ashara Dayne, Robert Baratheon and King Aerys, leaving him with assumptions and uncertainties. Elia eventually gets fed up with this and has his books taken away.

* MoodSwinger: King Aerys, though somewhat less so since Carik came along. He's still rather mercurial around most people, but his attempts to get on Carik's good side have led him to being a bit more consistent.

** There is also the part where Carik joins the tilting.

** When Carik actually tries out some of what Ashara has taught him, he immediately charms Lysa Arryn.

* IdiotBall: For much of the early part of the fic, Elia and Ashara are of the belief that Rhaegar is holding this. Having arrived at Harrenhal, where the various lords he's been courting for his coup against his father are gathering, and the first dragon seen in over a century is in his party, he opts to speak to neither and holes up in the library to read books about dragons. Later, he has a talk with Carik on the great many differences between Valyrian dragons and Rivellonian dragons, so he decides to read on Valyrian dragon myths. Elia eventually gets fed up with this and has his books taken away.