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WIP Wishlist Round Twenty

WIP Wishlist

make yourself another by aliveanddrunkonsunlight @aliveanddrunkonsunlight (1,200 words) 

Posted to Tumblr only, as far as I found. There are several other posts with more bits scattered around this tag.

Jaime x Brienne, arranged marriage, Joanna Lannister lives and changes some, but not all, things.

Things I Love: Arranged marriage stories, Jaime’s voice, Jaime and Joanna’s relationship, sweet young Brienne when they first meet, Brienne’s love for Tarth, the politics around Tarth and pirates.

when the sun shine, we shine together by cardinalgirl75 (9,340 words, first posted 15 March 23, last updated 28 March 23)

Summary: Brienne spent one incredible weekend with hockey superstar Jaime Lannister, only for him to break her heart when it was over. Four years later, she's moved on with her life and made a name for herself as the lead choreographer for one of the hottest shows on television--Lip Sync Battle. The last thing in the world she wants is for the show's creator to announce that he's pursuing Jaime to be one of the contestants.

Things I Love:  Brienne and Jaime’s voices and characterisations, Brienne the choreographer, the setup of the story, this iteration of Jaime and Ned’s long-standing feud, Jaime and the Flea Bottom kids, social media in fic, the Jaime and Starkling social media snarky conversation, the rhythm of the writing.

A king’s decision by Musing_and_Music @musing-and-music (5,958 words, first posted 21 Feb 23, last updated 31 March 23)

Summary: In 252, king Aegon V Targaryen decides to name prince Duncan as his heir once again. This decision will have long-term consequences for the kingdom and the royal family.

Things I Love: This sort of premise where Duncan and Jenny are set to inherit the throne, interesting, twisty political and interpersonal connections, Alysanne and her sweet flower crowns, the conversations, the quick whip of short chapters, Genna Lannister.

marvel at flowers you’ll have made by jellyb34n @nossbean (5,398 words, first posted 5 Jan 23, last update 24 Jan 23)

Summary: Since Jaime and Brienne were last together, the world has fallen apart and is starting to come together again. Going north to check in on the Winterfell settlement gone mysteriously dark, they travel a Westeros whose people are making sense of life when the dead walk, when flowers are used as protection against them, and where some don't care for the gentler approach. Brienne and Jaime navigate their own fractured history, the things they've done when apart, and discover that hope continues to grow between them, even after hurt, distance, and an apocalypse.

Things I Love: The sweet tension and pain between them, Jaime’s humour, the flowers, the world building, Brienne and the children, the history simmering between them, the way Brienne sees Jaime.

On the Breaking (and Keeping) of Oaths by auntie_social (2,620 words, first posted 2 Jan 23)

Summary: A masked man in a blue top hat has been orchestrating broken betrothals in King's Landing's high society for years. Though women throughout the ton had him to thank for their rescue, when Jaime Lannister begged for him to help his sister his pleas were coldly rejected. Jaime has long harbored thoughts of revenge, but when he finds himself forced into an unwanted betrothal there's only one man who might be able to help.... 

Things I Love: The world building, arranged marriage, the hero of the women throughout the city, highborn and smallfolk alike, the tone and pacing of the writing, the building thrill of the plot.

[ao3feed-briennejaime]

On the Breaking (and Keeping) of Oaths

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by auntie_social

A masked man in a blue top hat has been orchestrating broken betrothals in King's Landing's high society for years. Though omen throughout the ton had him to thank for their rescue, when Jaime Lannister begged for him to help his sister his pleas were coldly rejected. Jaime has long harbored thoughts of revenge, but when he finds himself forced into an unwanted betrothal there's only one man who might be able to help....

Words: 2620, Chapters: 1/3, Language: English

Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Game of Thrones (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Brienne of Tarth, Jaime Lannister, Tywin Lannister, Selwyn Tarth, Joffrey Baratheon, Cersei Lannister, and a bunch of side characters you know and love

Relationships: Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Victorian, Arranged Marriage, Duelling, Broken Engagement, (plural) - Freeform, (many), (like that's the whole point), Joffrey Baratheon is a Little Shit, Jaime's a little confused but he's got the idea (eventually)

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/Vef2g9o

[ao3feed-tywin]

On the Breaking (and Keeping) of Oaths

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/9ns2QBK

by auntie_social

A masked man in a blue top hat has been orchestrating broken betrothals in King's Landing's high society for years. Though omen throughout the ton had him to thank for their rescue, when Jaime Lannister begged for him to help his sister his pleas were coldly rejected. Jaime has long harbored thoughts of revenge, but when he finds himself forced into an unwanted betrothal there's only one man who might be able to help....

Words: 2620, Chapters: 1/3, Language: English

Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Game of Thrones (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Brienne of Tarth, Jaime Lannister, Tywin Lannister, Selwyn Tarth, Joffrey Baratheon, Cersei Lannister, and a bunch of side characters you know and love

Relationships: Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Victorian, Arranged Marriage, Duelling, Broken Engagement, (plural) - Freeform, (many), (like that's the whole point), Joffrey Baratheon is a Little Shit, Jaime's a little confused but he's got the idea (eventually)

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/9ns2QBK

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Fic Exchange Roundup: Historical AUs

1926 by tuliptoes for ImberReader

One year after a mysterious illness swept the world, Jaime journeys to Tarth to visit Brienne and find out her true feelings about him.

I'm Betting Everything I've Got On You by ilikeblue for KendraPendragon

The silence after was thick with tension. It was Brienne who finally huffed and walked to the sideboard, filling a tumbler with ice and whiskey. After a large sip, she sighed. “I believe we have additional matters of breeding to discuss, gentlemen. Best get on with it.” Jaime was halfway through his own swallow; he choked until it burned. “Brienne!” Selwyn was red-faced. “That’s no way to start–” “Come on, Father. We’re all adults here.” She turned to Jaime, and for the first time he noticed her eyes. They were endless blue, the color of sunny, summer skies. He was held in their still certainty. “Mr. Jaime Lannister was caught by the housekeeper in bed with his married cousin, so his reputation is in shambles.” She had the gall to follow that statement with a gentle smile. “And while I might be the least coveted filly in this trade, I can offer him an out.”

Headlong by sea_spirit for winterstale24

Miss Brienne Tarth doesn’t mind watching the social whirl of the season from the periphery. She would rather go riding or to the races than attend a ball, and she enjoys Lord Pennytree’s Sporting Weekly far more than any of Sansa Stark’s favored society papers. But when the Duke of Casterly returns to Westeros, her old friend sees what others do not—forcing Brienne to reckon with him, their past, and the secret she's been keeping from them all.

what spring does with the cherry trees. by SeeThemFlying for paintingcranes

You are here. Oh, you do not run away. You will answer me to the last cry. Cling to me as though you were frightened. Even so, at one time a strange shadow ran through your eyes. - "Every Day You Play" by Pablo Neruda.

Illicit Affairs by Ladybugbear2 for LibKat

They married in secret Not because they were ashamed He certainly wasn’t ashamed But she worried So they made a plan

you who know what love is by cardinalgirl75 for Octamercuria

In order to secure his brother's happiness, Ser Jaime agrees to remarry someone his father deems suitable for a man of his station. His neighbor's spinster daughter, Lady Brienne, is not one of his options.

Such a Fuss Over So Little by auntie_social for Aviss

You are cordially invited to a series of increasingly ridiculous masquerade balls, in which Miss Brienne Tarth and Ser Jaime Lannister meet, dance, quarrel, and are eventually maneuvered to a reconciliation not so much because of their siblings' intervention as in spite of them.

[swordmaid]

[...] She meant to shout “You did it! Congratulations!” into his ear. She’s sure of it. Instead, before the words can travel the miles from her brain to her mouth she realizes her lips are already occupied. With Jaime’s. Jaime’s lips. Lips of Jaime.

Slowly her mind catches up, hampered by her complete focus on where their mouths meet and-- oh, yes, tongues as well. Her awareness slowly radiates outward from that point of contact. He’s clinging to her, arms around her neck, and she’s-- oh gods, she’s actually dipping him backwards, clutching his body against her own. They’re panting and sweating and in pain and honestly disgusting but it’s clear from his arm clutching at her shoulders and his hand in her hair that neither of them has any desire to stop what they’re doing.

excerpt from Love Isn’t a Sprint; It’s a Marathon by auntie_social / @im-auntie-social

JB marathon au featuring Brienne’s awfully relatable monologue, Jaime’s short shorts and the perils of running 26.2 miles. Such a delightful fic, really big rec! Anyway, make sure to click for details (-:

[im-auntie-social]

So I just realized I never posted this after the author reveal for the exchange. Whoops.

Anyway, when I saw that @bussdowntarthiana​ wanted a Firefly AU it was clear that my moment had come. Genre shenanigans with bonus nostalgia? Sign me up. I had to stretch a bit, having never written more than three characters at a time for this fandom, but the crew is so galdern lovable they made it (relatively) painless.

The easiest part? The title, for once. Every line of the theme song would make a good fic title.

[writergirl2011]

Jaime X Brienne Fic Exchange 2020 Recs

So after I juuuuuuuuuust managed to get my own fic exchange story posted under the deadline for the author reveal, I decided it would be only fair to read everyone else’s efforts.  I finished that endeavor yesterday (or was it the day before??) and thought I’d offer a few recommendations for those not crazy enough to tackle reading over 100 stories ranging in size from 1008 words to 58,182.

The Evenstar Job by Miera:  When I saw that someone had given a prompt for a Leverage AU, my first thought was, “Damn, why didn't I think of that?”  This story is amazing.  You don’t need to have seen the show to read this fic--the author gets the story setup very fast.  It’s a story of found family, Robin Hood-type antics, and of course, a romance between Jaime and Brienne.

Federation Fliers by Ladybugbear2: This author took less than 2200 words to create an entire world.  This story is so beautiful and Jaime understands Brienne perfectly that I wish there was more to this universe.

To a Distant Stranger by LadyRhiyana: I love this story, with rockstar Jaime taking a job as a bartender at Brienne’s bar because he’s so fascinated by her.  I love the image of Jaime playing a guitar shirtless in his hotel room the morning after he’s been with Brienne.  *chef’s kiss*

The Riverlands Gang Go to the Zoo by NaomiGnome: A team-building exercise finds Hyle trying to make a move on Brienne and finding her attention constantly monopolized by Jaime.  This story was hilarious and includes a bear, a mean-tempered lioness named Cersei, and Hyle Hunt being totally clueless.

Codename: Kingslayer by LibKat.  Jaime’s a jewel thief being pursued by recovery agent Brienne...but things take an interesting twist toward the end.  A fun, light-hearted story.

The Knight and the Thief by ddagent: Another story featuring Jaime as a thief who breaks into Brienne’s home at a most unfortunate time for Brienne.  I love their conversation between the wall and the ending is just delightful.

Innocent by PrioritiesSorted:  Gods, this story is amazing and heartbreaking and, at the end, romantic.  It has one of the best lines I’ve read in a fic: I am a woman and I lost my innocence with my first blood. The world said my girlhood was done and I could never be innocent again. If you asked your sister I imagine she’d tell you the same.  Yowza.

Jaime, Brienne, and the Bachelor Party on Wheels by EmpressM: If you’ve never seen a bunch of drunken fools pedaling around town on a party bike, you’re missing out.  This is a hilarious story about one such party.

The One That Got Away by angelowl: Just when Brienne thought she’d finally get a chance to put high school behind her, she finds out part of it followed her to college: Jaime.  A series of drinking games leads to them talking about “the one that got away,” with one of them being completely clueless about who the other is talking about.  Angelowl’s stories are always incredible, and this is no exception.

Love Isn’t a Sprint, It’s a Marathon by auntie_social: I am in awe at how the author was able to hit the major beats of Jaime and Brienne’s canon trip through the Riverlands throughout a 26.2-mile race.  Amazing and hilarious--and there’s now artwork to go along with it!!

Rain of a Thousand Dying Stars by Cerulean_Phoenix7: This is a story I might not have taken a look at if it hadn’t been part of the fic exchange because I’ve never seen Blade Runner.  Now that I’ve read the story (and I really do hope that the author writes a sequel!), I’ve got Blade Runner on my list of movies to see.  :)

because of you (I took my time to come around) by Weboury: Oh my God--it’s Jaime, Brienne, and Cleos (that’s right--Cleos!!!) on a modern-day road trip through the Riverlands, with a guest appearance by Vargo (the Goat).  I couldn’t stop laughing through this story!

Try a Little Tenderness by dreadwulf: There’s just so much tenderness and caretaking in this story--on both Jaime and Brienne’s parts--that melted my heart.  So, so beautiful.

Right Off the Bat by hillaryschu: Take Jaime and Brienne as rival Little League baseball coaches and give them anonymous Twitter accounts--where they’re starting to fall for each other--and what do you get?  This wonderful story!!!

Dancing with the Wind by majoris: well of course I’m going to give another plug to the story that was written for me!!  Inspired by Strictly Ballroom, but again, you don’t need to have seen the movie to enjoy this story. *draws hearts around this fic*

I know I’m missing out on recommending a ton of great stories, but I wanted to highlight some of the ones that really stood out to me.  :)

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Have you ever participated in a marathon or run in a race?🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏼‍♀️

If the answer is yes, this fic will bring back good memories of adrenaline and feeling powerful ( at least that happends to me😬).

"Love isn't a Sprint, is a Marathon" by auntie_social is a pefect choice to have fun and laught about the typical Braime dynamic we all falling in love❤️.

We also include a beautiful fan art🥺 that I found on Tumblr, if anyone knows who it is from, tell us to give the credits🙏🏻.

We hope you enjoy it, and have good weekend☺️

Summary :

When Brienne signed up to run a marathon with her friend Pia it had been with the intention to get out of the lab, push her body to its limits, and cross something off her bucket list. Then Pia dropped out. And Dr. Jaime Lannister showed up.

It's going to be a long 26.2 miles.

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[ao3feed-briennejaime]

Shade of the Evening

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by Anonymous

Jaime Lannister, living the hippie dream in Qarth, picks up hitchhiking holidaymaker Brienne O'Tarth and her massive dog Podrick. It ends up being quite the encounter!

Written for auntie_social for the JB Fic Exchange 2020.

Words: 6330, Chapters: 1/2, Language: English

Fandoms: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Jaime Lannister, Brienne of Tarth, Podrick Payne, Lysa Tully Arryn

Relationships: Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth

Additional Tags: Modern AU, Recreational Drug Use, Jaime's a hippie, lots of smut, Fluff and Angst, Pod is a dog, Summer Vacation, Hitchhiking, Beach Sex, Face-Sitting

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/33V2Q1U

[jaime-brienne-fic-exchange]

Fic Exchange Roundup: Fantasy and Sci-Fi AUs Pt. 1

The One Where... by LadyRhiyana for EmpressM

5 times Brienne solves Jaime's problems. And one time he returns the favour.

Dead Romantic by winterstale24 for greenmtwoman (WIP)

“Keep me true, Lady” he whispered into the chill air. “Help me be worthy.” And he would be. But it was over 700 summers until he got the chance.

Calling the blame, let me own it by LadyRhiyana for Entireoranges

Do you truly regret none of it? A voice asked. If you had the chance, if you could choose one moment to go back to – would you do anything differently? I don’t regret anything, he told the voice defiantly. But if I must choose, well, why not choose an opportunity for foolish chivalry? It will hurt, the voice warned him. All knights must bleed, he said. ** Or; Jaime is given a second chance at a redemption arc.

Mend by languageintostillair for auntie_social

Tarth Repairs, declares the unassuming hand-painted sign across her shopfront, and a smaller neon sign that lights up at night. Its flickering glow, so different from the other ageing holographic displays on the outer edges of Cobbler’s Square, illuminates the tagline: “We can fix anything”.

Mirror Mirror by EmpressM for Renee561

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom, and in that kingdom, there was a palace. In that palace, there was a great hall with a gilded mirror next to the royal throne. The throne would glow in radiant light for the rightful ruler of the land, but that light had not been seen in some time. A humble footman hurried past that throne in the night, carrying no candle or lantern, pausing to listen for voices. There were none nearby, but there was someone else listening and watching. Or: Brienne searches an enchanted castle for Lady Sansa.

In the Quiet at the End of the World by gypsyscarfwoman for elizadunc (Ladybugbear2)

When the world as they know it suddenly changes, Brienne and Jaime set off on a journey through Westeros that involves far more teenagers and other unexpected twists in the road than they signed up for…

like a river flows (surely to the sea) by fckloyalty for Mel_Sanfo

Brienne is an ordinary teenager. Well, not really. Because Brienne is also... a mermaid. When the merman bachelor, THE heir to the throne is throwing his 18th birthday party Brienne couldn’t care less. Until he, Jaime Lannister, suddenly starts getting closer to her and she’s not so sure anymore if she’s immune to his charm.

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Fic Exchange Roundup: Fantasy and Sci-Fi AUs Pt. 2

guide me on my way amongst the stars by NaomiGnome for ice_connoisseur

The both of them walk in space and time and the intervals in between them--it was their duty and their honor to keep everything in balance, to be agents of the Three Eyed Raven. There was no room for--whatever this was---they both knew it.  “You don’t need to go,”  He laughs and climbs atop his horse, “You’re a terrible liar, Blue.”  Four times that that Time Travel agents Jaime and Brienne meet by chance and the one time they don't.

Keep by LionStar (Mel_Sanfo) for majicienne

After a close call Jaime confronts Brienne.

Finest, Furthest, Most Unknown Edge by captainellie for leakypaintpen

For the rest of her days, Brienne will never know what causes the crash. All she wants, more than her own survival, is for the Stark girls to be safe. Instead, they're trapped on an alien planet filled with unknown danger. Then she finds the man, bound, and battered, and broken. The biggest threat may not be the planet itself but whatever horrors follow a fallen Lannister.

Shangri-la beneath the summer moon (I will return again) by LadyRhiyana for djelibeybi

“What does he have on you?” she asked her future-self, bristling protectively. “This is some kind of foul Lannister scheme, isn’t it? Blackmail? Coercion?” She gripped the hilt of her sword, outraged at the thought. “Did he defeat you in a duel and force you to marry him? Let me protect you!” There was a moment of silence. “Dear one,” the Kingslayer said, his eyes dancing with wicked laughter, “I’d forgotten how intense you were.”

Guaranteed Perfection by languageintostillair for auntie_social

Oathkeeper had a reputation for making every couple’s dream wedding come true. It was the company’s promise: Guaranteed Perfection. But nothing was going to save this wedding. Not even time travel.

stars around my scars by Roccolinde for theworldunseen

It takes Brienne Tarth three applications and a formal complaint to get her admission letter to King's Academy. She lasts less than a year. It is only the beginning of the story.

A Moon of Me by catherineflowers for lilsherlockian1975

It's a Modern AU with magic, but Brienne and Jaime meet in the most mundane way.

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Here she is with two uninterrupted days of fluorometer time, ready to test the basic principle. If this experiment turns up negative, her long-held theories go down with it, but at least they’ll do so quickly and she can move on to the next hypothesis. If it comes out positive though….

She loads her 96-well sample plate into the Oathkeeper and she’s pretty sure she programmed the right settings, though the user interface on the connected computer leaves a little to be desired. Holding her breath, she clicks “run.”

Boy howdy she sure had run last week, hadn’t she?

The grand finale of science-bros-to-lovers is here! Will these two nerdy kids make it work?

(Of course they will, we all know they will, but it’s fun to watch every time, right?)

[im-auntie-social]

Did someone ask for a Welcome to Night Vale JB AU? No? Well I wrote one anyway!

This is just episode 1-- the plan is to post episodes as I finish them (lol) as parts of a series rather than as a 1/? multichap. Enjoy!

[im-auntie-social]

The prompt I got for the fic exchange was “romantic pursuit” and the first thing that popped into my head was literal running. (My second idea was cycling pursuit, which is an utterly hilarious event and having these two goobers banter at each other while on bicycles going 0.1mph would have been fun, but it would have required me to actually learn about the thing and that sounded like work.) And thus, Jaime somehow coincidentally buys his way into the marathon that Brienne is running, giving him 26.2 miles to get her to figure out he’s been flirting with her for months. Behind the scenes peek: I am Pia and Pia is me. World’s Okayest Runner here. Super ultra special thanks to @nossbean​ who made the delightful banner! She even found a picture of the running salmon from Bay to Breakers, which is where I got (stole) the idea for River Chi’s activities (River Chi themselves were loaned to me by @samirant) and subsequent bear attack! Also: Jaime’s bun. That’s all I have to say about that.

[im-auntie-social]

There’s one present left under the tree, but it is so small Brienne is worried Jaime might not see it.

Then again, she may be just as worried that he will see it.

My contribution to the JB Festive Festival Exchange is (finally) done and posted! I got prompts from @kiraziwrites and, while it turns out me + one-shots = STRUGGLE TOWN, it was a good experience to write. Enjoy the festive fluff!

[im-auntie-social]

Chapter 3 of the better-late-than-never 7sins/virtues science-bros-to-lovers fic is up now!

Jaime pours beer into two thin plastic cups and shoves one at her. “Brienne, this isn’t patience, it’s moping.”

“I don’t see why it can’t be both,” she retorts, earning her an indelicate snort. “He’s appealing the decision. There was something sketchy about the decision that looks kind of like Stannis set out to kill Renly’s shot at tenure. The committee will see that. We just have to wait.”

I am at like 50% brain function today so hopefully I did the editing/formatting/posting correctly 😅😅😅