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• The Alchemy of Small Mercies by BattaBing

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

  • Not Rated
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
  • F/F, F/M, Multi
  • Work in Progress

  08 Jun 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Rape/Non-Con
  • Aegon II Targaryen/Original Female Character(s)
  • Aemond Targaryen/Original Character(s)
  • Helaena Targaryen/Original Female Character(s)
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Aegon II Targaryen
  • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
  • Helaena Targaryen
  • Yandere
  • Modern Character in Westeros (A Song of Ice and Fire)
  • Slow Burn
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Isekai and Transmigration
  • No One Is Truly Good in Westeros
  • TargTower siblings do not get with each other
  • Chemistry
  • Not completely scientifically accurate
  • Ages are vague because I am bad with time
  • Extremely Slow Burn
  • Jocelyn aligns with the TargTower faction
  • They are children for a very long time

  Summary

  Jocelyn Darklyn was born with another life in her head.

  In that life, she was a chemist. In this one, she is the granddaughter of Jonquil Darke. An orphaned relic of a legitimized bastard line, too useful for House Darklyn to discard and too powerless to protect herself. In the Red Keep, Jo learns to turn ash, grease, cracked hands, and women’s whispered bargains into power.

  She does not mean to belong to the Greens. She does not mean to become useful to Queen Alicent or interesting to her strange, hungry children.

  But small mercies have a price in Westeros, and Targaryens are not gentle with the things they decide to keep.

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  English

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