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1. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Brielyse95, CEPetriWrites, pinkb00bsocks for WilliamTheGirl, pinkb00bsocks, reddishwork

   Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms  

   • Explicit
   • Underage Sex, Major Character Death
   • F/F, F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   02 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • Underage Sex
   • Major Character Death
   • Aegon II Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Alicent Hightower/Viserys I Targaryen
   • Criston Cole/Alicent Hightower
   • Alicent Hightower & Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Harwin Strong/Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Aemma Arryn/Viserys I Targaryen
   • Daemon Targaryen/Laena Velaryon (Daughter of Corlys)
   • Helaena Targaryen/Jacaerys Velaryon
   • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen/Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra)
   • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)/Joffrey Velaryon
   • Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Aegon II Targaryen
   • Helaena Targaryen
   • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
   • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
   • Viserys I Targaryen
   • Otto Hightower
   • Harwin Strong
   • Larys Strong
   • Daemon Targaryen
   • Gwayne Hightower
   • Criston Cole
   • Aemma Arryn
   • Aegon Targaryen (Son of Baelon)
   • Alicent Hightower
   • Jacaerys Velaryon
   • Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra)
   • Joffrey Velaryon
   • Baela Targaryen
   • Rhaena Targaryen (Daughter of Daemon)
   • Urchin of Lys
   • Secret Relationships Not Tagged
   • Shakespearean Comedy-Tragedy
   • I wrote this with the explicit intention of ripping your hearts out of your chest cavity
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Targaryen on Targaryen violence
   • touches ground
   • Something bad happened here
   • Smut
   • there's so much smut in this
   • they're whores your honor
   • they're not just whores your honor
   • they're emotional whores
   • there's plenty of beds but they're not all getting used
   • Not Team Green or Team Black But A Secret Third Thing
   • rhaenyra still gets eaten
   • this was supposed to be crack but the parasites (my mutuals)
   • Dornish are Mexicans
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Driftmark Valyrians are Ecuadorians
   • Mystery
   • Romance
   • Age Difference
   • Older Woman/Younger Man
   • Vaginal Sex
   • Oral Sex
   • Anal Sex
   • Vaginal Fingering
   • Depictions of Abuse
   • death of a child
   • Cancer
   • someone still loses an eye
   • Luke still gets swallowed
   • Autistic Helaena Targaryen
   • someone gets finished off inside of Vhagar
   • Forced Proximity

   Summary

   Twenty-two years ago Rhaenyra Targaryen left her family home and never returned. Now she’s back for the holidays to see her younger brother become the newest CEO of their family company. This would be less awkward had she not picked him up at the bar the night before.

   The youngest Targaryens have grown up hearing about the tragic story of their older half sister. A girl in her prime, whose life was destroyed by their lecherous uncle. Now the prodigal daughter has returned, and with her, the mystery of her continued estrangement. What caused the rift between her and their father? Why has she continued to stay away? Will she disappear again?

   Little do they know that unforeseen circumstances will force the family to chaotically unravel the mystery and confront the reasons behind a two decade long grudge.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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