HOTD Comment Exchange Fest

quick summary about our events, with credit to @alicentyes for the graphic. thread of relevant links in one handy place below! ⬇️

‘skin’ by saffronswirls – a thoughtful little character study centred on alicent’s loneliness in season one, ending on that moment of grasping warmth in 1x08. archiveofourown.org/comments/95093…

‘slipping through my fingers’ by finerandbonnier. really sharp characterisation delivered via virginity testing w/ spurious motive. as put by the author in the notes: “women construct intricate rituals to allow them to touch (fingerbang) their friends.” archiveofourown.org/comments/95095…

My fifth comment is on the first chapter of @rhaenalyra beckon me in languages I’ve never heard Excited for this fresh and subversive take on Rhaenicent ABO and an extremely rare #alphacent siting archiveofourown.org/comments/95111… @hotdcomxchange #teampurple

to walk where i please — @alicentyes (slowclimb on ao3) i adore this fic so much, if u like a little gut-wrenching canon divergence fic with some hot secks, this fic is definitely for you link to my comment: archiveofourown.org/comments/95106… @hotdcomxchange #hotdcommentfight

woah… guys… just bookmarked a new (to me) fic…. the count now stands at 8. ‘purity bracelets’ - scintigraphy, rhaenyra finding alicent at a uni activity fair, having not seen her since a bitter school break up. wonderful (sad) stuff spoilery comment archiveofourown.org/comments/95101…

4th is for @ailaikjedi’s ‘Playing with Fire’ link to the djs of all time: archiveofourown.org/works/59649715… if you like dj rhaenicent’s b2b, boy do i have a comment for you: archiveofourown.org/comments/95067…

In which @rhaenalyra 's 'beckon me in languages I've never heard,' makes me an incoherent mess, featuring alpha Alicent, Targaryen-flavor omegaverse lore, and transgender metaphors done right. Truly a pleasure to read. #hotdcommentfight archiveofourown.org/works/68087896…

This is one of my absolute favorite fics ever (everyone go read !!!) it's “Protector” by RayByAnotherName <3 @hotdcomxchange Link to my comment: archiveofourown.org/comments/95085…

second comment for Lady Hightower's Hand by Tokay featuring a very hot, very gallant rhaenyra dueling for alicent's hand link: archiveofourown.org/comments/95063… #hotdcommentfight @hotdcomxchange

back in action with a comment on ‘beckon me in languages i’ve never heard’ by boundwithpurple (@rhaenalyra). what an immense feat of targaryen omegaverse world-building. first chapter & such an interesting, considered, creative take on the genre already archiveofourown.org/comments/95087…

My fourth comment is on floodonthefloor’s Wide Eyes Did you grow up gay and Catholic? Did you waste decades without the love of your life because you were so emotionally stunted and scared? This fic is for you! archiveofourown.org/comments/95052… @hotdcomxchange #teampurple

"beckon me in languages i’ve never heard" by boundwithpurple. canon divergent alpha alicent / omega rhaenyra with magnificent vigorous worldbuilding to set the stage #hotdcommentfight archiveofourown.org/comments/95038…

"shiver (right through me)" by heathersapples. snowstorm au exes to lovers which inevitably leads to glorious smut 🙂‍↔️ #hotdcommentfight archiveofourown.org/comments/95032…

"I Knew You Twice" by anonymous. modern au-au where alicent dies and but then a year later rhaenyra awakes to an alternate universe where alicent is alive again, but also hating her. and they work in tech too 😔 #hotdcommentfight archiveofourown.org/comments/95018…

"i'm gonna do 3-4 comments today" WRONG! i did two. wide eyes chapter 4 again for our friend ao3 user floodonthefloor. a deeply complicated and beautiful story of a "missed opportunity" love spanning decades. #HOTDCommentFight archiveofourown.org/comments/95050…

beckon me in languages i’ve never heard — @rhaenalyra (boundwithpurple on ao3) i see alpha alicent tag i click, loving it so far!! link to my comment: archiveofourown.org/comments/95049… @hotdcomxchange #hotdcommentfight #teamyellow

my first comment was on gpickle16’s The Dragon’s Lair!! 😁 link to fic: archiveofourown.org/works/60856036… link to my comment: archiveofourown.org/comments/95040… @hotdcomxchange (both links should work now 😭😭)

My next comment on @rhaenalyra ‘s new fic. Ive never seen a fic that so carefully and intricately considers the actual implications of omegaverse on a biological level- the world building is fantastic and the prose is to die for. Link to comment: archiveofourown.org/comments/95043…

another boundwithpurple comment bc they posted the first chap of their incredibly intriguing rhaenicent omegaverse experiment of which i have been terribly excited about archiveofourown.org/comments/95040…

Now that I’ve figured out how this works - my 2nd comment was on sturdy, solitary @lesbiansyrax Companion piece to BBMau that will rip you to shreds. Easily one of my favorite series rn archiveofourown.org/comments/94902… @hotdcomxchange #teampurple #hotdcommentfight