The Path to True Love
is a A Song of Ice and Fire fanfic that places the middle generation (Eddard, Catelyn, Brandon, Cersei, etc.) in a high-school setting.
Tropes that appear in this fanfic:
- The Ace: Ashara Dayne. She's mentioned to be an excellent cheerleader, nice to everyone and a great student.
- Age Lift: Since the story is a high-school setting, the characters are aged down. For example:
- Brandon: 18
- Ned and Catelyn: 16
- Lyanna: 15
- Benjen: 13
- Cersei and Jaime: 17
- Edmure: 10
- Alpha Bitch: Cersei Lannister ticks a lot of the boxes. Proud Beauty? Check. Girl Posse? Check. The Bully? Check. Part of a wealthy and influential family? Double check.
- Amicable Exes: Brandon and Catelyn after Chapter 6.
- Berserk Button: Don't call Lyanna a slut. Or a tramp.
- Girl Posse: Cersei with Melara Hetherspoon and Jeyne Farman.
- Hot-Blooded: Lyanna. Ned has to prevent her from fighting Cersei Lannister. Then, Lyanna winds up in detention offpage for... getting into a fight with Cersei.
- Produce Pelting: Cersei, Melara and Jeyne dropped a carton full of eggs on Catelyn.
- Slut-Shaming: Cersei says that Catelyn wants to be with all of the Stark boys. Presumably, that includes Benjen.
