"Castling the King
is a Game of Thrones fanfic by broken tombstone
where the Tyrells decide to betray the Lannisters and ally with Robb Stark at a crucial moment before the Red Wedding can occur.
Completed.
Tropes that appear in this fanfic:
- Dictionary Opening: The first chapter features a definition of the term castling as used in Chess.Castling the King- A special move in chess that refers to moving your king two spaces to the right or left and allowing the rook to take up a defensive position beside it. In other words, a move which, when done right, can guarantee victory.
- Fingore: Jaime suffers infections in three of his fingers and they have to be amputated.
- Frame-Up: The Tyrells frame Littlefinger for smuggling Sansa out of the Red Keep.
- Plot-Triggering Death: The story has two that occur near simultaneously which serve as points of divergence.
- Roose Bolton has Talisa Maegyr kidnapped and murdered.
- Tommen Baratheon dies of sickness before the Purple Wedding, leaving no viable alternatives for Margaery to marry should the Tyrells poison Joffrey.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Sansa upbraids Catelyn because Robb left her to die in King's Landing without trying to rescue her. Combined with Calling the Old Man Out.
