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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7522783/1/Of-White-Trees-and-Blue-Roses ''Of White Trees and Blue Roses'']] is a fanfic set in George R. R. Martin's [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire ''A Song of Ice and Fire'']] series. It's a series of POV chapters of the few years leading up to Robert Baratheon's rebellion in the main series. In particular, it focuses on Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen. Many [[PosthumousCharacter posthumous characters]] from canon were featured as well.

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[[https://www.''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7522783/1/Of-White-Trees-and-Blue-Roses ''Of Of White Trees and Blue Roses'']] Roses]]'' is a fanfic set in George R. R. Martin's [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire ''A Song of Ice and Fire'']] ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' series. It's a series of POV chapters of the few years leading up to Robert Baratheon's rebellion in the main series. In particular, it focuses on Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen. Many [[PosthumousCharacter posthumous characters]] {{posthumous character}}s from canon were featured as well.
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Lord Rickard is dying of heart failure.

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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Lord Rickard is dying of heart failure.failure.
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* ArmorPiercingSlap: Ashara gives one to Brandon after he deflowers and then rejects her.
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* ButtMonkey: Ned. He’s unremarkable compared to his elder brother Brandon (the heir to Winterfell) and sister [[{{Tomboy}} Lyanna]], Brandon and Robert make fun of the fact that Ned’s still a virgin, Ashara Dayne rejects him, he gets blamed for getting Ashara pregnant, Robert makes fun of his poetry, and then he loses his father and eldest brother.

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* ButtMonkey: Ned. He’s He's unremarkable compared to his elder brother Brandon (the heir to Winterfell) and sister [[{{Tomboy}} Lyanna]], Brandon and Robert make fun of the fact that Ned’s Ned's still a virgin, Ashara Dayne rejects him, he gets blamed for getting Ashara pregnant, Robert makes fun of his poetry, and then he loses his father and eldest brother.
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* IllGirl: Lysa Tully spends much of the Tourney at Harrenhal ill due to an unknown ailment.
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* VowOfCelibacy: Despite his firm belief that he must fulfill a Targaryen prophecy by having three children, Rhaegar refrains from having sex with Elia, not wanting to put her fragile health at risk with a third pregnancy.
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* MistakenForCheating: After the tourney, [[ProperlyParanoid Elia believes]] Rhaegar has much deeper feelings for Lyanna than he's willing to admit.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Ned when he tries to write poetry about Ashara Dayne, much to Robert's amusement.

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* LoveDodecahedron: Between Ashara Dayne, Barristan Selmy, Brandon and Eddard Stark. Like in canon, Barristan had his crush on Ashara. [[spoiler:Ashara had a crush on Brandon, and Eddard had a crush on her. Ashara rejected Eddard's feelings for her, while Brandon dropped Ashara faster than a hot potato after a one-night stand. However, he fathered a bastard, as mentioned under FandomNod.]]

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* LoveDodecahedron: Between Ashara Dayne, Barristan Selmy, Brandon and Eddard Stark. Stark, Catelyn and Lysa Tully, and Petyr Baelish.
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Like in canon, Barristan had his crush on Ashara. [[spoiler:Ashara had Ashara.
** Ashara [[spoiler:had
a crush on Brandon, and Eddard had a crush on her. Ashara rejected Eddard's feelings for her, while Brandon dropped Ashara faster than a hot potato after a one-night stand. However, he fathered a bastard, as mentioned under FandomNod.]]
** Catelyn had a crush on Brandon, to whom she was betrothed. [[spoiler:She would later be promised to Eddard after Brandon's execution.]]
** Like in canon, Petyr had a crush on Catelyn and lost a duel to Brandon over her.
** Also like in canon, Lysa had a crush on Petyr and lost her virginity to him. [[spoiler:That this union got her pregnant with a boy, whom she later miscarried after drinking moon tea, helps Hoster Tully get Jon Arryn to agree to marry her.
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* ButtMonkey: Ned. He’s unremarkable compared to his elder brother Brandon (the heir to Winterfell) and sister [[{{Tomboy}} Lyanna]], Brandon and Robert make fun of the fact that Ned’s still a virgin, Ashara Dayne rejects him, he gets blamed for getting Ashara pregnant, Robert makes fun of his poetry, and then he loses his father and eldest brother.


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* NamedByTheAdaptation: The Frey that the Knight of the Laughing Tree faces is established as Aenys Frey.
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* FetishFuel: In-universe. The whole Knight of the Laughing Tree incident gives Robert an idea for a "game" with a brunette and a suit of armor, dressing the brunette in the armor and stripping it off.

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* FetishFuel: In-universe. {{Fetish}}: The whole Knight of the Laughing Tree incident gives Robert an idea for a "game" with a brunette and a suit of armor, dressing the brunette in the armor and stripping it off.

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* FetishFuel: The whole Knight of the Laughing Tree incident gives Robert an idea for a "game" with a brunette and a suit of armor, dressing the brunette in the armor and stripping it off.

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* FetishFuel: In-universe. The whole Knight of the Laughing Tree incident gives Robert an idea for a "game" with a brunette and a suit of armor, dressing the brunette in the armor and stripping it off.



* OverworkedSleep: Rhaegar is pouring over papers given by Pycelle when he falls asleep, leading into a dream with a burning table, sparring with Lyanna and observing a young Night's Watchman who calls himself Lord Snow.

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* OverworkedSleep: Rhaegar is pouring over papers given by Pycelle when he falls asleep, leading into a dream with a burning table, sparring with Lyanna Lyanna, a blue rose at the Wall and observing a young Night's Watchman who calls himself Lord Snow.



* SiblingTeam: Lyanna and Benjen. [[spoiler:They're both responsible for the Knight of the Laughing Tree.]]

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* SiblingTeam: SiblingTeam:
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Lyanna and Benjen. [[spoiler:They're both responsible for the Knight of the Laughing Tree.]]]]
** Lord Rickard has planned on having Ned act as NumberTwo to Brandon when the latter became Lord of Winterfell.



* TheSquire: Benjen was going to be sent to be Roose Bolton's squire
* StabTheSalad: Ned impales a piece of paper with a spear.
* TakeMeInstead: Rickard planned to offer himself up to secure Brandon's release. It doesn't work out.

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* TheSquire: Benjen was going to be sent to be Roose Bolton's squire
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* StabTheSalad: Ned impales a piece of paper with his poem about Ashara Dayne with a spear.
* TakeMeInstead: Rickard planned to offer himself up to secure Brandon's release.release, since Rickard is dying. It doesn't work out.

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* BastardBastard: [[spoiler:[[{{Jerkass}} Gerold Dayne]], who in this fanfic is the son of Ashara Dayne and Brandon Stark, will become one of these.]]

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* BastardBastard: [[spoiler:[[{{Jerkass}} Gerold Dayne]], who in this fanfic is the son of Ashara Dayne and Brandon Stark, will become one of these.these, even though no one knows he is a bastard.]]



* EvilIsPetty: [[spoiler: When Rhaegar suggested reviving the ancient tradition of Targaryen polygamy in order to stop Robert's Rebellion by wedding Lyanna, Aerys vetoed the idea simply because he had not thought of reviving the tradition himself in order to hold on to Joanna Lannister. The other reason is to not "infect the bloodline with wolf-blood", which is just as bad.]]

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* EvilIsPetty: [[spoiler: When [[spoiler:When Rhaegar suggested reviving the ancient tradition of Targaryen polygamy in order to stop Robert's Rebellion by wedding Lyanna, Aerys vetoed the idea simply because he had not thought of reviving the tradition himself in order to hold on to Joanna Lannister. The other reason is to not "infect the bloodline with wolf-blood", which is just as bad.]]



* FantasticRacism: King Aerys has a great amount of scorn for the North, for some reason. This gets worse after the Tourney at Harrenhal.



* TheUnknownRival: Ashara Dayne for Catelyn Tully. The reason why Ashara rejects Ned's feelings for her is because she would always be looking at his shoulder at Brandon.

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* TheUnknownRival: UnknownRival: Ashara Dayne for Catelyn Tully. The reason why Ashara rejects Ned's feelings for her is because she would always be looking at his shoulder at Brandon.
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* CharacterTics: After Robert gets a cut on his neck from Brandon, he rubs it from time to time.


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* ChekhovsGun: In a sparring match with Brandon, Robert gets a cut on his neck. When Robert wants to go to King's Landing after Lyanna is taken by Rhaegar, Ned pricks Robert in the same spot, ending Robert's plan.


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* FetishFuel: The whole Knight of the Laughing Tree incident gives Robert an idea for a "game" with a brunette and a suit of armor, dressing the brunette in the armor and stripping it off.
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* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Melisandre]] appears in one of Rhaegar's dreams, as do [[spoiler:Jon Snow]] and [[spoiler:Coldhands]]. Greatjon Umber appears early on in one of Benjen's chapters.

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* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Melisandre]] appears in one of Rhaegar's dreams, as do [[spoiler:Jon Snow]] and [[spoiler:Coldhands]]. Greatjon Umber appears early on in one of Benjen's chapters. Boros Blount appears during the Knight of the Laughing Tree's second joust.
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* Mythology: [[Literature/TalesOfDunkAndEgg Ser Humfrey Hardyng]] is mentioned when Brandon warns Benjen not to drop Robert's hammer on his foot.

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* Mythology: MythologyGag: [[Literature/TalesOfDunkAndEgg Ser Humfrey Hardyng]] is mentioned when Brandon warns Benjen not to drop Robert's hammer on his foot.
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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Robert is able to lift his hammer with one hand, while Benjen can barely pick it up and waddle with it.


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* Mythology: [[Literature/TalesOfDunkAndEgg Ser Humfrey Hardyng]] is mentioned when Brandon warns Benjen not to drop Robert's hammer on his foot.
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* MarryForLove: Rickard Stark had considered allowing Ned to marry who he wanted; as the second son, he was unlikely to inherit. Of course, events transpired to change those plans.


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* TheSquire: Benjen was going to be sent to be Roose Bolton's squire
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Robert's idea of torturing someone to death? Make them write an essay written by Jon Arryn.

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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Robert's idea of torturing someone to death? Make Send them to Jon Arryn to write an essay written by Jon Arryn.essay.

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* CrushBlush: Ned does this quite a few times

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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Robert's idea of torturing someone to death? Make them write an essay written by Jon Arryn.
* CrushBlush: Ned does this quite a few timestimes whenever Ashara Dayne is around.

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* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Melisandre]] appears in one of Rhaegar's dreams, as does [[spoiler:Jon Snow]]. Greatjon Umber appears early on in one of Benjen's chapters.

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* CallForward:
** Robert is shown writing an essay on how Dothraki would fare against knights and castles.
** Once again, a Lord of Winterfell is suggested as Hand of the King.
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Melisandre]] appears in one of Rhaegar's dreams, as does do [[spoiler:Jon Snow]]. Snow]] and [[spoiler:Coldhands]]. Greatjon Umber appears early on in one of Benjen's chapters.chapters.
* CrushBlush: Ned does this quite a few times



* DissonantSerenity: In one of Rhaegar's dreams, several things happen as rats scramble about on a table while the Small Council seems undisturbed by.

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* DissonantSerenity: In one of Rhaegar's dreams, several things happen as rats scramble about on a table while the Small Council seems undisturbed by.undisturbed.

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* AmazonChaser: Robert, at least towards Lyanna. He entertains the idea of bedding a woman with her wearing armor.



* BigBrotherMentor: Oswell Whent towards Lyanna while she's at the Tower of Joy.



* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Melisandre]] appears in one of Rhaegar's dreams, as does [[spoiler:Jon Snow]].

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* DejaVu: Rhaegar when he arrives at the Tower of Joy where [[spoiler:Ashara]] gives birth to her child.


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* HasAType: Robert notes to Ned that he wants a girl who he can grow to love.


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* SiblingTeam: Lyanna and Benjen. [[spoiler:They're both responsible for the Knight of the Laughing Tree.]]


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* TheUnknownRival: Ashara Dayne for Catelyn Tully. The reason why Ashara rejects Ned's feelings for her is because she would always be looking at his shoulder at Brandon.

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* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Melisandre]] appears in one of Rhaegar's dreams.

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* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Melisandre]] appears in one of Rhaegar's dreams.dreams, as does [[spoiler:Jon Snow]].



* DissonantSerenity: In one of Rhaegar's dreams, several things happen as rats scramble about on a table while the Small Council seems undisturbed by.



* KickTheDog: Brandon when he drops Ashara after a one-night stand.

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** Aerys II by naming Jaime to the Kingsguard. Afterward, he parades him about, like a hunter with a trophy on display.


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* FemaleMisogynist: Cersei, who scorns Robert Baratheon's attraction and betrothal to the {{Tomboy}} Lyanna Stark.


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* NumberTwo: After the Tourney at Harrenhal, there's a short debate over who should be Hand of the King after Tywin Lannister's resignation. Someone suggested Lord Rickard Stark, which eventually sends King Aerys into a frenzy over a possible conspiracy.


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* TheParanoiac: King Aerys. Good Gods, King Aerys.
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* TheGenericGuy: Ned is distinguished by being relatively unremarkable compared to his siblings. Hoster Tully even forgets his name.

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* DeadlyPrank: [[spoiler:The whole Knight of the Laughing Tree incident in hindsight.]]



* EmptyShell: Lysa after she recovers from her mysterious illness, heavily implied to be a result of being [[spoiler:forced to take Moon Tea.]]



* ExactWords: Cersei points out to Jaime that his oaths as a Kingsguard make no mention of celibacy regarding extramarital affairs.



* HomeSweetHome: [[spoiler:In a TearJerker fashion. Brandon Stark's last thoughts are of his home before he strangles himself to death.]]



* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Ned's the only one of the Starks who doesn't know about the Knight of the Laughing Tree's identity.



* ParentalMarriageVeto: [[spoiler:King Aerys puts his foot down on a marriage between Rhaegar and Lyanna because he didn't think of it himself for Joanna Lannister and he doesn't want to [[FantasticRacism "pollute his house with wolf blood"]]. He's even jealous that Rhaegar even ''tried'' a solution in the first place.]]



* TakeMeInstead: Rickard planned to offer himself up to secure Brandon's release.

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* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Melisandre]] appears in one of Rhaegar's dreams.



* EvilIsPetty: [[spoiler: When Rhaegar suggested reviving the ancient tradition of Targaryen polygamy in order to stop Robert's rebellion by wedding Lyanna, Aerys vetoed the idea simply because he had not thought of reviving the tradition himself in order to hold on to Joanna Lannister.]]

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* EvilIsPetty: [[spoiler: When Rhaegar suggested reviving the ancient tradition of Targaryen polygamy in order to stop Robert's rebellion Rebellion by wedding Lyanna, Aerys vetoed the idea simply because he had not thought of reviving the tradition himself in order to hold on to Joanna Lannister.Lannister. The other reason is to not "infect the bloodline with wolf-blood", which is just as bad.]]
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The real reason why King Aerys kept Elia Martell and her children in King's Landing? He was planning on killing them once he had fathered a daughter to keep the bloodline pure.

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