LINKDING

<blockquote>In which House Cordonah happens to own the DNA of the scion of a Betan political dynasty, and By and Rish are sent off to Beta to investigate ... without having any very clear idea what they are supposed to be investigating.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Padma goes a virgin to his wedding night.</blockquote> au where Padma is Ezar's heir ➤ about a non-romantic partnership

<blockquote>Alys leads Simon out of a maze.</blockquote> ➤ "Everyone needs some completely plotless hurt/comfort right now, yes?"

<blockquote>Simon Illyan likes to live dangerously. It's a bad habit for the Chief of ImpSec.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Simon doesn't remember.</blockquote> ➤ au of what happens post-chip. I have a lot of feelings on Simon's behalf since he doesn't know what he ought to be feeling!!!!

<blockquote>"Lady Therese Vorkalloner," Esterhazy announces. He ushers her in and then makes a discreet retreat. Aral pushes himself up higher in the chair and looks at his ex-wife. He can't recall when he had last seen her. Their circles haven't crossed very much since her remarriage and, when they have, she's made it clear that they've already said all they've needed to each other. But she's not the first one of Aral's old enemies to come see him on his sick bed.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Regret . . . And what if she and Miles had met at twenty, instead of she and Tien? It had been possible; she'd been a student at the Vorbarra District University, he'd been a newly minted officer in and out of the capital. If their paths had crossed, might she have won a less bitter life? - pp. 534, A Civil Campaign</blockquote>

<blockquote>Ekaterin isn't going to settle for anything less than what her aunt has. Author's note: So, I got incredibly snarky about how the custody policy presented in two (2) of the books would, ad absurdum, mean that Ekaterin would go to the Vorthyses after her mother died and the Vorvaynes wouldn't have any hold on her. Then I was like, screw it, let's take canon at its word and write that. </blockquote>

<blockquote>For Lady Alys, it's a way to get rid of unwanted suitors. For Captain Illyan, it's a way to reduce the likelihood of usurpation plots. If there's anything more to it, neither of them have any intention of saying so.</blockquote>

<blockquote>No-fault divorce comes to Barrayar -- not without a few legislative snags.</blockquote>

<blockquote>After Vordarian, it takes time to rebuild, both buildings and trust.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Not every Cinderella gets to marry a prince.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Miles is dying, nobody is listening, and Ekaterin is doing her damndest. "It's alright," she says to Nicol and to Roic beside her. "We'll find a way through this. Even if I have to dangle Miles like a marionette in front of the comconsoles myself.”</blockquote> ➤ eyyy, I really like this look at Ekaterin getting things done

<blockquote>The first thing Tej thought, with a guilty twist of her stomach, was how good Ivan Xav looked.</blockquote> ➤ preparing for Aral's funeral

<blockquote>In which Dono Vorrutyer flirts very briefly with convention, and breaks up with convention to flirt with Olivia.</blockquote> ➤ author's note: <blockquote>There is a lot of very well-written Dono / Olivia fic out there that explores Serious Issues of Gender Identity and Sexuality. This ... turned out not to be one of those stories. This is the story about why Olivia is wandering around Vorrutyer House with three pieces of parchment and a smudge of dust on her nose when Miles calls, and about who came up with the idea of slipping Countess Vormuir a packet of Betan aphrodisiacs and why. Hey, there had to be one of those too...</blockquote>

<blockquote>Alys and Simon take that seaside holiday, after Memory, and stumble across some amateur terrorists.</blockquote>

<blockquote>“Er, was Shiv an exceptionally glamorous ... space pirate, then?” Morozov rubbed his chin. “I’m afraid even ImpSec has no explanation for women’s tastes in men.” – Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, chapter 3</blockquote>

<blockquote>Byerly begins his new life on Jackson's Whole. His first mission: locate the Baron and Baronne's daughter Topaz by going undercover as an itinerant lichen-scrubber.</blockquote> ➤ sequel to A Bit Too Much Good Work, Byerly beginning to find his place in his new life on Jackon's Whole

<blockquote>Ivan discovers that starting your first child is a bit more complicated if your in-laws are Jacksonian barons. Byerly attempts to help.</blockquote> ➤ part of the "A Bit Too Much Good Work" 'verse

<blockquote>Behind the scenes of Captain Vorpatril's Alliance, Byerly grapples with bomb threats, Council of Counts politics, fallout from a previous case, and the difficulty of maintaining a romance when one's profession blurs the lines between lovers, colleagues, witnesses, and suspects.</blockquote> ➤ the main story in this series. and GOSH it's like this fic was written JUST FOR ME, I have so many hearteyes. Lots of fictional politicking, and a main character who hits just about all the notes necessary to make a character particularly dear to me. so great.

<blockquote>A young scientist is lured away by a treacherous lover. (A Vorkosigan-influenced space AU.)</blockquote> ➤ space au of the Outlandish Knight ballad (the one where the girl drowns the man who had intended to kill her and had killed 7 girls before her)

<blockquote>In a time of conflict between the Republic and the Separatist Confederacy, a Jedi Knight and a Separatist officer met on the frozen world of Hoth.</blockquote> ➤ the story of Cordelia and Aral rewritten in the Star Wars universe

<blockquote>Simon used to be afraid of getting lost. A collection of missing scenes from the events of Memory.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Laisa and Gregor explore the Residence and each other. raising ghosts along the way.</blockquote>

<blockquote>He wasn’t the man she had meant when, the morning after the first ball of the season in Vorbarr Sultana, she had swept into her mother’s sitting room and announced, “Maman, I want that one.” Alys has a gentleman caller.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Cordelia deals with a conspiracy.</blockquote>

<blockquote>The personal is always political, on Barrayar</blockquote> ➤ cordelia and alys talk about why alys doesn't have a partner

<blockquote>Aral's first impressions of Beta Colony, in the AU where he moves there to be a judo instructor.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Illyan combines security and sociopolitical investigation, much to Alys's discomfiture.</blockquote> ➤ On the Vor/prole divide, and being mistaken for a servant outside of uniform

<blockquote>The one where they're all in fandom.</blockquote> ➤ ...Goddamn, I read this and it BREAKS MY HEART that the links are all face because OH MY GOD I NEED THIS BARRAYAR FANDOM TO EXIST. Reading posts like this are EXACTLY how I get into all of my fandoms, and doing it for a fandom that doesn't actually exist and yet sounds awesome is just...TRAGIC. Because this fic has totally pimped me hard into the nonexistent Barrayar