Index post: Kat (High Queen)



Always tagged c: Kat (even if she doesn't personally make an appearance)

Gloriana Katerina, keen to prove her worthiness as the first High Queen in living memory, goes on the traditional Grand Tour with some of her closest friends and allies.

Fighting a curse, an ill prophecy, disturbing dreams, the disdain of those who think a woman unworthy to rule, and her own flaws, Kat travels the world around her and finds it is both worse than, and better than, her rather sheltered existence back home.


I've tried to arrange the fics chronologically within the story timeline rather than the order they're written in, but this order isn't final.

Fiction

Title: A Close Call
Pairing/Characters: General Series
Rating: R for one use of strong language
Word Count: 1233
Summary: Shortly after becoming High Queen, and before the Tour, Kat is goaded to the point of releasing the curse.
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply.
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Title: Bad Dreams
Pairing/Characters: Kat, Honor
Rating: PG-13
Type: Artwork and Fic (889 words)
Prompt: For the trope bingo prompt "sharing a bed"
Summary: The dream is always the same save for one detail; the blood is always there, haunting her.
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply.
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Title: Stargazing
Pairing/Characters: Kat, Cal
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1014
Prompt: For the cottoncandy_bingo prompt 'admission/confession'
Summary: pre-Tour, Kat confides her ambitions to Cal, and he makes an admission about his own future plans
Warnings: None
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Title: Grand Plans
Pairing/Characters: Kat, Honor, Mairenne
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1057
Prompt: For the 100_tales prompt 059. Trust.
Summary: Kat tells her grandmother she plans to go on the Tour.
Warnings: None
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Title: Titles
Pairing/Characters: Kat, Honor, Cal
Rating:PG-13
Word Count:1250
Prompt: Originally for the writerverse amnesty prompts "Bowl of Fruit", "Traditions", "Moodiness", "Marine", "Understanding"
Summary: Kat prepares to bestow a title for the first time
Warnings: none
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Title: Seduction
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 228
Prompt: For the writerverse challenge 'Luck of the Irish'. The words given randomly to me by the generator were glass, shyness and create.
Summary: Kat and Honor watch Cal flirting and discuss the truth about seduction
Warnings: None
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Title: Friends and Acquaintances
Pairing/Characters: Honor, Cal, implied/unrequited Honor/Kat
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 107
Prompt: For the writerverse drabble prompt "just friends"
Summary: The Old Tongue has several words for 'friend' as Honor discovers
Warnings: None
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Title: Prophecy
Pairing/Characters: Kat, Honor, Cal
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2727
Prompt: For the 100_tales prompt #069 Dark
Summary: An ill sounding prophecy was the last thing Kat needed throwing a shadow over her plans for the Tour
Warnings: None
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Title: Instruction
Pairing/Characters: Honor, Cal, Tara
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 335
Prompt: For the 100_tales prompt #097 writer's choice - skills
Summary: The Tour requires a balance of skills
Warnings: None
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Title: Ryan
Fandom: Original
Verse/Characters: Kat
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1395
Summary: pre-Tour; choosing a retinue isn't just about picking the strongest fighter. Filtered post - please see original fic filter@DW/@LJ
Warnings: None
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Title: Thoughts and Feelings
Pairing/Characters: Honor, implied Honor/Kat
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 795
Prompt: For the writerverse prompts 'oxymoron' and 'character death'
Summary: Honor reflects on his own feelings about the prophecy, Kat, and Cal. Takes place sometime after 'Prophecy'
Warnings: None
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Title: Not One For Traditions
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 610
Prompt: For the writerverse challenge 03a
Summary: As the first High Queen, Kat will choose which traditions she follows.
Warnings: None
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Title: Blessings, Curses, and Contrition
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1522
Summary: Kat took a deep, shuddering breath. "It's not fair. We never asked for these hated things; our names, our jobs, the curse." Note: despite the timeline this was written much earlier; Kat and Honor are not exactly the same here as I write them now.
Warnings: None
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Title: Princesses Don't Practice
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 1586
Prompt: For the 30 days of fiction meme prompt #19 in the marketplace and the 100_tales prompt #055 Kindness
Summary: Sometimes one moment of kindness is enough to restore your faith in humanity.
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Title: Nine Otters
Fandom: Original Fic
Characters/'Verse: Kat
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 637
Prompt: For the 30 days of fiction meme prompt #16 write a scene on horseback; and the 100_tales prompt #090 Travel
Summary: Another village, another speech. Note: despite the timeline this was written much earlier; Kat and Honor are not exactly the same here as I write them now.
Warnings: None
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Title: Hypocrisy
Pairing/Characters: Honor, Kat, mentioned Cal/Ryan
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 692
Prompt: For the writerverse prompt 'hypocrisy'
Summary: Honor doesn't think members of the Tour should be romantically involved. Kat thinks he's a hypocrite.
Warnings: None
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Title: Ghosts and Dragons
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1130
Summary: In a draughty castle, after a night of ghost stories, Kat tries to get some sleep.
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Title: The Song of the Warrior Queen
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1441
Summary: A visit to a tavern and a song that contains some actual and disturbing potential parallels for Kat and Honor.
Notes: The song was written as part of a writerverse challenge; the unadulterated lyrics and cover art are listed separately. This puts the song into context within the universe itself.
Warnings: minor character death mentioned
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Title: A Day At The Beach
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2783
Summary: A quiet day at the beach. I've been working on this for a while but I decided to finish it up and post it as part of my planned fics touching on attitudes to sex and relationships (tagged orig fic theme: caras)
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply.
Author Notes:: The timing isn't fixed, though it's probably around the Summer Solstice; this takes place after Caitir (not yet written/posted) and Larae has joined the Tour, working mostly with Sorleigh (he heads up the advance/support squad that supports the tour group). It's before Vellesca.
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Title: A Taste of Paradise
Pairing/Characters: Kat/Rafiq
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 843
Prompt: For the writerverse prompt lyrics of 'China Roses' by Enya
Summary: During a stop on the Tour, Kat discusses religion and finds a moment of contentment
Warnings: None
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Title: Risks and Precautions
Rating: Teen. Discussions of, but no 'onscreen', sex
Word Count: 1235
Prompt: For the writerverse prompt 'Capricious'
Summary: Honor confronts Kat about the risks she takes with her future.
Notes: Takes place after 'A Taste of Paradise'
Warnings: None
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Title: Contrition
Pairing/Characters: Kat, Honor, brief appearances by/others mentioned
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 904
Summary: Takes place after Risks and Precautions; Honor takes a stand.
Warnings: None
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Title: Love or Romance
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 526
Prompt: For the writerverse prompts 'Friends Falling in Love', 'A Deep Breath'. 'Queen of Hearts', 'Lip Biting', 'Mistrust'
Summary: The party discuss love, friendship, and a puzzling nickname
Warnings: None
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The Vellesca Series
Rating: PG-13, Content Notes: Discussion of suicide. Past minor character death. (Elyse written for the dark bingo mini round prompt 'suicide'
Title: Judgements
Word Count: 1403
Summary: The ancient rite of Tribunal at Vellesca brings personal issues to the fore.
DW / LJ
Title: Elyse
Word Count: 1817
Summary: Cal relates the tragic story of Honor's mother.
DW / LJ
Title: Choices
Word Count: 1212
Summary: Kat and Honor discuss the events of the present, the past, and how Kat might improve Zayn's future
DW / LJ


Title: In vino veritas
Pairing/Characters: Kat, Cal implied Kat/Honor
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1856
Prompt: 100 tales prompt 078 Truth
Summary: Kat and Cal share some wine and some thoughts
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply.
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Title: Greetings
Pairing/Characters: General Series
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 465
Prompt: For the thirty days of flash fiction 17) Write a scene with a character in a foreign land, unable to speak the local language
Summary: Cal gets the chance to prove his worth as a linguist
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply.
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Title: Prayer
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 339
Prompt: Originally written for the writerverse prompt A Little Help From the 90s; I choose "Bitch" a song which draws upon similar dichotomies within its lyrics as are evoked in the prayer within the ficlet
Summary: Honor prays to the Lady
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply.
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Title: To New Friends And Long Lives
Pairing/Characters: Kat, Honor, others
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1502
Summary: When a courtier makes unwanted advances to her, Kat lets loose with the curse for a second time on the Tour
Warnings: None
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Title: Curses, Coincidences, and Concoctions
Pairing/Characters: General Series
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1470
Prompt: For the 100_tales prompt "yellow"
Summary: After meeting MacBride, Kat and Honor discuss the curse. Over breakfast, Cal tells them about a wondrous drink he sampled.
Warnings: None
Notes: Takes place after "To New Friends & Long Lives". See below for amended version.
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Title: Curse or Coincidence?
Fandom: Original
'Verse/Series:Kat
Pairing/Characters: General Series
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 914
Summary: After meeting MacBride, Kat and Honor discuss MacBride, Simkins, and the power of the curse.
Warnings: None
Notes: This takes place immediately after the events of "To New Friends And Long Lives" (A shorter and less polished version of this originally made up the first part of "Curses, Coincidences, and Concoctions")
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Title: A Wondrous Concoction
Fandom: Original
'Verse/Series: Kat
Pairing/Characters: General Series
Word Count: 867
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Over breakfast, Cal tells Kat about a wondrous drink he sampled, and MacBride once again proves helpful.
Warnings: None
Notes: A shorter and less polished version of this originally made up the second part of "Curses, Coincidences, and Concoctions". It takes place immediately after the events of "Curse or Coincidence?" and before "Diverse Skills"
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Title: Diverse Skills
Pairing/Characters: General Series
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 925
Summary: Kat gets to know MacBride a little better.
Notes: Takes place after "To New Friends & Long Lives" and "Curses, Coincidences, and Concoctions". Filtered post - please see original fic filter@DW/@LJ
Warnings: None
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Title: Morning Mist
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1319
Prompt: It goes with the picture Morning Mist
Summary: Winter roses bloom despite the frost. Kat and Honor regain the closeness that recent events (and one person in particular) have put a strain on.
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply.
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Title: The Sun and the Moon
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 815
Prompt: For the LJ Idol prompt "The Copernicus Effect"
Summary: Honor, the High Queen's vice-regent and close companion, discusses her with the newest addition to their group, the charming and somewhat ineffable MacBride.
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply.
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Title: Mistranslation/Diplomacy
Pairing/Characters: General series
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1228/609
Prompt: Mistranslation for the trope bingo prompt 'languages and translation' ; Diplomacy for the original fic bingo prompt 'diplomacy'
Summary: Two ficlets. In the first, Cal argues with a librarian over a translation, and in the second, there's reflection on the day's events and some damage control.
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply.
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AU fics

Title: Soul Mate
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1625
Prompt: For the trope-bingo prompt "matchmaker" and the <100_tales prompt "purple"
Summary: AU. Kat consults a mystical matchmaker. (Henri lives, Honor does not exist)
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply.
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Title: Injustice
Pairing/Characters: female!Honor/male!Kat (Honora/Catalin)
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 297
Prompt: For the OTP meme #14 Genderswapped
Summary: King Catalin is fighting a matriarchal society for his right to rule, alongside his loyal right hand woman Honora, and dear friend Kalinda the bisexual librarian.
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply.
Notes: Catalin is a rare male form of Catherine
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Bonus materials, non-fic (meta, graphics etc)

Graphic: Honor is a Scorpio
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Winter Solstice meta
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Title: Morning Mist
Prompt: For Day Five of the blogging challenge I made a manip for the OTP challenge prompt 1: Holding hands; Kat/Honor
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Title: Apologies / Assurances
Characters: Honor
Word Count: 300
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: For the writerverse challenge: have a character write a letter
Warnings : none
Summary: The first letter is addressed to Honor, apologising for an incident that took place during the Royal Tour. The second letter is his response. Intended as a look at the incident rather a part of the overall narrative.
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A vigorous tavern song, 'Warrior Queen
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Artwork - poster
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Personality types and star signs Filter-locked discussion post – please see original fic filter

Tarot Filter-locked discussion post – please see original fic filter

Current Writing Meme - here

Meme
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