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To Wake a Winter Heart by darknessdescends
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
17 Jul 2025
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Born under Amarantha’s brutal reign, Nephele has never seen the world beyond temple walls. Raised in isolation at Cesere’s edge, her life has been one of ritual and restraint—until Hybern’s forces raze her sanctuary, leaving her with nothing but ashes and grief.
Rescued by her court’s High Lord, she is brought to the House of Wind, where ancient magic stirs and winged warriors fly under starlit skies. But even there, peace eludes her. Blood-stained dreams and a pull toward something unknown haunt her sleep in the quiet of the library.
As war looms, Nephele draws the attention of Rhysand’s Inner Circle. His spymaster, Azriel, cannot understand why his shadows linger around her. His general, Cassian, feels a strange familiarity in her presence. Amren scents forgotten magic in her blood. And Mor watches the threads of fate tighten around a girl who may unravel everything.
Something long-dormant stirs in Nephele—power she never knew, truths hidden beneath a life of lies. To stop what’s coming, she must uncover what was taken from her… and decide what, and who, she’s willing to fight for.
What will it take to awaken the winter within her heart?
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Lily of the Night by xxarrowwolfxx
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
07 Jul 2025
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I was named after the night lilies that bloomed on the far side of the Sidra.
The large pale, cream colored flowers with veins of plum midnight that entwined paths through their velvet soft petals. The same flowers that were said to grant wishes on Starfall. Father always said it was those flowers that gave him me...I never meant to resurrect that bird in the garden that evening and never meant to start the chain of events that nearly lead to the destruction of not only Prythian but the world.
Post-Acowar following the life of Feysand's daughter and her journey to find her way home and stop the wrath of the Mother and the Cauldron. Includes numerous OC's and canon characters. Story will follow both the main characters and OC's. *Canon only through ACOFAS*
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The Path of Shattered Skies by tb_ll57
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
25 May 2025
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The Band of Exiles starts off more like a Band of Misfits. Their journey across the Continent to raise an army against Hybern covers some five hundred years of painful history, relations between the humans and the fae, and tears at family bonds. They don't belong anywhere else, so it only makes sense they find their way together.
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- Part 4 of Love Unravelled
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Set in the aftermath of ACOWAR and through ACOFAS, Ivy follows Elain Archeron as she navigates healing, identity, and a love that feels as inevitable as it is forbidden. Once promised to another, now trapped in a world she never chose, Elain finds herself drawn to Azriel, a male who is not her mate but who sees her in a way no one else does. Their growing friendship feels like something fragile, something forbidden.
Like ivy creeping over stone, their bond forms quietly, persistently, in the spaces between grief and longing, between duty and desire. And once it takes root, there is no stopping it.
Oh, goddamn
My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand
Taking mine, but it's been promised to another
Oh, I can't Stop you putting roots in my dreamland
My house of stone, your ivy grows
And now I'm covered in you
Clover blooms in the fields
Spring breaks loose, the time is near
What would he do if he found us out?
Crescent moon, coast is clear
Spring breaks loose, but so does fear -
Slow Dancing In The Dark by millie_dej17
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
29 Apr 2025
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“‘I have no regrets in my life, but this.’ His voice shook with every word. ‘That we did not have time. That I did not have time with you, Nesta.’
She didn’t stop him as he leaned up and kissed her—lightly. As much as he could manage.
Cassian said softly, brushing away the tear that streaked down her face, ‘I will find you in the next world—the next life. And we will have that time. I promise.’”
- Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Wings and Ruin)Nesta Acheron has been through some serious shit. She lost her sister to the Fae, she lost her humanity, lost her mate.
But, time heals all wounds. Right?
While Nesta is in therapy and has made many new friends, her life is still somehow off. Dreams of Cassian plague her day in and day out, and she is sick of it.
With some unexpected help, she will learn to use and control her peculiar powers and maybe, just maybe, find the love she has been craving. -
what is bred in secret longing by paroxysmal
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
27 Apr 2025
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Elyssia is born among the cruelty of the Illyrian Mountains and, after finding solace at the hands of an otherworldly creature, she dedicates her life to give her fellow females and their wings the safety she was blessed with - only to have it all shattered by the well-meaning but, in her eyes, clueless aid of the Night Court’s general and the Inner Circle he’s a part of.
Life, and the clusterfuck of drama Cassian brings with him, would’ve been easier to navigate if the mate bond hadn’t snapped the second they crossed eyes…. or if he didn’t have a lover at home he refuses to part with.
Now Elyssia has been thrown into the thick of heartache and unavoidable longing while trying to remain faithful to her self-imposed duties and keeping her distance from the found-family of the mate that doesn’t want her.
Add in a mix of High Lords drama with their unresolved issues, weird demonic creatures breaking havoc all over Prythian, and seductive High Fae that have no issue expressing interest in what Cassian so carelessly dismissed, and you have the making of the perfect recipe for absolute disaster.
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Lucien has committed himself-- not just himself-- to this path. Now they have to walk it, straight into Beron's hold.
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- Part 3 of Love Unravelled
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And Now She Becomes Death by TheTeaQueen
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
19 Mar 2025
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Months and months have passed since Nesta Archeron cut the King of Hybern's head off.
In that time, the River House has been built, Velaris is once again vibrant, and everyone is enjoying the happiness that was hard earned, and at great cost. Well, mostly everyone.
Nesta, who spirals further and further into her own grief with every passing day, has instead burrowed into her tiny apartment in the city, intent on drinking her sorrows away.
But when she goes missing, a concerned neighbor shatters the relative contentment the Inner Circle had been enjoying. Now, faced with the very real possibility that she is once again in the clutches of the enemy, they must stop at nothing to get her back.
For Cassian, that means tearing the world apart, until he has the chance to make sure his mate comes home safe.
But Nesta is no damsel. She was taken by Hybern once, they will not succeed twice. Now is the time for vengeance, and she will not stop until every last one of her enemies is vanquished.
A post-ACOWAR revenge plot AU, in which Hybern kidnaps Nesta as revenge for the death of the King.
Written for Nesta Archeron Appreciation Week 2024 Day 7: Free Day
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- Part 6 of Nesta Archeron Appreciation Week 2024
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A Dance of Silver Flames by maevelin
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Silver Flames - Fandom
09 Mar 2025
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When Nesta Archeron is presented with the choice of being confined in the House of Wind and training along with Cassian or being exiled to the human lands she turns the tables on the members of the Inner Circle of the Night Court and chooses her own path leaving Velaris and her sisters behind as she enters a new chapter in her life.
Two centuries later nothing is the same.
Dreams of cracks in the lake and Koschei rising alert Prythian that a new devastating war is looming in which Nesta Archeron vehemently refuses to participate. Despite her resistance fate seems to have other plans in store for Lady Death.
Only problem is that Nesta Archeron no longer believes in fate, other than the one she alone can forge for herself. -
Meet Me in the Shadows by thrillerwhore
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
06 Jan 2025
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It’s been three months since the war against Hybern officially ended, and Prythian has settled into temporary peace since claiming victory. The Inner Circle are living their lives back home in the Night Court and trying to find their own ways to move on and cope with the things that still haunt them — from things even before the war.
And then one day, an old childhood friend returns to Velaris and their whole lives begin to change.
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(BEING EDITED!) by thrillerwhore
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
06 Jan 2025
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It’s been three months since the war against Hybern officially ended, and Prythian has settled into temporary peace since claiming victory. The Inner Circle are living their lives back home in the Night Court and trying to find their own ways to move on and cope with the things that still haunt them — from things even before the war.
And then one day, an old childhood friend returns to Velaris and their whole lives begin to change.
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Briar, among the fae by numericalpie
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
16 Dec 2024
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Viviane's pregnancy Does Not Go Well.
Briar, damnably mortal, does her best to help.
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- Part 2 of Winter Court Week
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 3,094
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 11
- Hits:
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A Night of Longing and Loneliness by Meraki_Moonglade
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
09 Nov 2024
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It's been almost a year since the war with Hybern ended and Nesta Archeron distanced herself from her family and the Inner Circle. After they both have rough nights, Elain Archeron and Cassian find themselves alone at the townhouse and bonding over loss and feelings of not quite unrequited love.
3 chapters, 3 POVs: Cassian, Azriel, and Elain.
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- Part 1 of Chiaroscuro
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A Court of Shadows and Nightfall by Lady_Clow
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
25 Sep 2024
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The war has ended, and it took from Feyre the most precious thing — Rhysand. She is ready to do anything just to get him back. And she's not alone in this. However, forces beyond her and beyond anyone else have their own plans for what is happening. And just one moment of delay, just one flash of bright light, just one look at what remains, is enough to understand that their nightmare is only beginning.
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beasts and moonflowers by thelastcreativewriter
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
27 May 2024
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In the aftermath of war between Hybern and Prythian, Tamlin remains solitary, forever alone in his court. Until an emissary is sent on Lucien's orders and a new story writes itself
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Will You Let Me Hold You? by TheTeaQueen
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
24 Apr 2024
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“You want to hold me?” Nesta asked, almost as if he was speaking a different language.
The implications of it broke his heart, just a little more.
“Yes,” Cassian answered.
“Just hold me?”
“Yes, Nesta. Hasn’t anyone ever held you, just because they could?”
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Aka 5 times Cassian shows Nesta affection through physical touch, and one time she returns the favor.
Written for Nesta Archeron Appreciation Week 2024 Day 4: Lover
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- Part 3 of Nesta Archeron Appreciation Week 2024
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I Know What You Need by Born_to_Riot
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
13 Apr 2024
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Amren comes up with an unorthodox solution to one of Nesta's problems....and by unorthodox I mean Amren and Varian invite Nesta to share their bed for the night.
A story that was inspired by this message: I think there is a sore lack of vamren in the community and shall I fix that by having them invite a third? Shall it be Nesta? Shall Amren show her how to harness her potential by taking it out on a needy overstimulated Varian?
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Always, Feyre Darling by AEgast
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
01 Apr 2024
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Rhysand’s heart is breaking while Feyre takes her last breaths. One thousand years was not nearly enough for him 💔
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Sacrifice by flamesandshadows
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
11 Mar 2024
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Rhys gave all of his power, and his life, to reforge the Cauldron. By some grace of the Mother, or the frantic actions of his mate, he's been brought back, to enjoy the peace. But when his magic doesn't return to him, he struggles to figure out what his life will look like now, and how to be a High Lord, a friend, and a mate without having almost unlimited power.
I wanted to write one story in which it's not the female character who loses all her powers, and I'm interested in exploring who Rhys would be if he were not all-powerful and a literal mind reader. Basically, this is the "what if ACOWAR didn't hit the reset button and restore Rhys to life as if nothing happened" fic that no one asked for.
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A Court of Shadow and Flame by Heavilycaffeinatedwriter
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
26 Feb 2024
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Azriel had never been chosen.
He loved the Morrigan for over 500 years yet his attempts at wooing her had never been fruitful. Elain Archeron was perfect yet unattainable. The females he sought after never seemed interested in him.
Ariadne Vanserra never had a choice.
Her entire life had been carefully crafted by her father and his ambition since she was a baby. No actions she took were ever her own and the war had left her even more broken than before.
What happens when when the worlds of flame and shadow collide and the two find themselves juxtaposed against one another in a battle of wit and words after the youngest Vanserra decides to help her estranged brother win over his mate?
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- Part 1 of A Series of Hope and Redemption