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Jamie and Brienne fandom, it’s back! The JB Fic Exchange is slathering on the sunscreen and airing out those bikinis! This time wrangled by Ambitious and winterstale24, our theme is Summer Loving/Loving Summer. Because it’s the season of sun-dappled mornings and lazy afternoons, guidelines are relaxed as a glass of lemonade on the deck of your favorite beach cottage.

We want all the fic! Please share far and wide to every JB writer you know!

Here’s the details:

The sign-up sheet will be available from May 18 – 24, 2025.

Send three prompts for your giftee. To keep things as seasonal as a ladybug skittering up a daisy, one prompt should focus on a location or environment that speaks summer to you. Could it be the bluer-than-blue waters of Tarth? A windswept vista overlooking the battlements at Casterly Rock and the Summer Sea beyond? A sunny hillside dotted with loads of wildflowers and sleepy-limbed trees? Could it be a mossy streamside near Winterfell during the warmest afternoon the North has seen in years? Just plonk our dear, darling dumbasses in a setting as specific or general as you like and see where your gifter takes the words!

Make sure you include your squicks and shudders.

Specify your writing and reading preferences for canon, AU, modern, etc.

Specify your preferred heat-level e.g. Mature, Explicit, All Readers for both reading and writing.

Your giftee and their prompts will be delivered to you on May 31, 2025. Have an icy beverage of your choice at hand and get to writing! All you need is 1k words, but overachievers are always encouraged to word until they can word no more.

The Summer exchange beach cottage doors will open on June 21, 2025 and stay open until July 27, 2025.

Questions? Comments? Favorite Mojito recipes? Contact us at jbsummerexchange@gmail.com

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Ahhh! From so many of my faves! Wanna revisit these. 😊📖🎉

New Year's Eve Fic

Summaries from AO3

and i will hold on to you by sameboots

A light, fluffy New Year's Eve fic to celebrate the end of a decade.

-- “Cat,” Brienne says a little desperately. “It’s too--”

Her voice catches in her throat when she sees him. Jaime frickin’ Lannister. Captain of the soccer team and the debate team, from the richest family in Westeros, golden and god-like and real douchecanoe. Catelyn turns her head to see what caught Brienne’s attention.

 “Why are they here?” Brienne asks, because where Jaime is, his twin sister can’t be far behind. They’re like the Wonder Twins’ evil doppelgangers.

New Year's Day by theworldunseen

Jaime is back in Winterfell and it's time for him and Brienne to start some new traditions.

Not the Belle of the Ball by miera

Brienne attends the Lannister New Year's Eve gala. Picks up directly after "Not Cinderella."

First Night by Lady_in_Red

Jaime rushes home to spent his first holiday with Brienne, and reflects on holidays growing up with Tywin Lannister.

Happy New Year by tall_wolf_of_tarth

It's Jaime fucking Lannister. The last person on earth whom she wants to see right now.

“What's that?” Jaime Lannister points at the crying baby at Brienne's arms. The baby, who doesn't seem to want to see Jaime Lannister either, takes in a breath and lets out a huge wail. He is very good at wailing, Brienne has learnt.

“It's a baby, Lannister,” Brienne says tightly and stares at him.

The Perfect Space by PrettyThief

Jaime and Brienne attempt to conceal their relationship from their friends during the celebration of the new year at Highgarden.

They are not very good at it.

The Most Important Things by brienne_lannister_of_tarth

Jaime and Brienne are living together (but are not a couple). Jaime has plans for visiting his family on New Year's Eve while Brienne stays at home, lying to Jaime about her plans. Realisations happen.

With the Rising Sun by EryiScrye (SomberSecrets)

The Long Night Brienne was Jaime's fake girlfriend, the Long Night Jaime was Brienne's fake boyfriend, and the Long Night they realized that faking it two years in a row sends a very particular (albeit true though they don't know it yet) message out to the world.

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🥰🎁✍️🎄💋😍

MORE Nice Christmas Fics

Summaries are from AO3.

Part 1 HERE

Gonna Say That I Tried by Samirant

Gingerbread and death threats, a Braime Sevenmas Story.

The Thought That Counts by ddagent

Bodyguard Jaime Lannister reluctantly escorts his charge, heiress Brienne Tarth, Sevenmas shopping.

Christmas In July by Shareece (kimbob)

Jaime tries his best to get Brienne into the Christmas Spirit.

somebody waits for you by ddagent

During the Sevenmas season, Brienne is inundated with invitations. Seven nights. Seven parties. Seven kisses with Jaime Lannister.

Merry & Bright by winterkill

Brienne wasn’t present for the conversation between her father and Galladon, but she’s pretty sure she can imagine it. Galladon probably said something like, “Don’t get too excited, Dad, but Brienne mentioned bringing a friend for Sevenmas.”

Galladon has never been one for details, and her father absolutely hears whatever he likes best.

The horror of Brienne’s mistake dawns on her the moment her father greets Jaime and her at the front door. He looks so, so pleased when he says, “I got your room all ready for both of you!”

your eyes are like starlight now by sameboots

The office Christmas party first kiss AU.

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“I don’t believe that’s any of your business, Mr. Lannister.”

She was mad now. He leveled her with a stare, waiting for her to give something away. He didn’t know why it mattered to him so much. Well, no. He did know why. He just didn’t want to admit it to himself.

It took Jaime too long before he looked away from her. He shuffled the paper on his desk and said, “That will be all, Miss Tarth.”

Brienne left without another word.

Scheming Secret Santa by Julieoftarth (Wherethereissmoak)

Brienne's gifts from her Secret Santa may have an ulterior motive in leading her to spend a night in a remote cabin with her best friend Jaime Lannister.

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This made me laugh and nod my head appreciatively. Spot on! Excellent work. 😊👏❤️

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What a wonderful way to think of fandoms. 😂👏😍✍️💋

Fandom is such a weird place. Like I watched a tv show and thought “wow, these two nerds have a lot of chemistry and I’d like to dedicate a large chunk of my life to thinking about them” so I went in search of other people who also thought these two nerds had a lot of chemistry and then it turned out that a shit ton of people were talking about these two nerds having a lot of chemistry and now it’s 4 years later and we write each other porn on holidays.

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#GoT #Braime #givemelife #blessyou 📖😍💯

You know what?

I love you, fics that take months to update. I click on the newest chapter and have no memory of this place and get to go back some chapters and rediscover how much i love everything about this story.

I love you, fics that take years to update. I think of you fondly, and know your names, go search for you and see an update from this year and scream, diving in uncaring of any missed details (i will finish the update and read you in reverse because this is a treat you have bestowed)

I love you, fics that probably will never update again. Thank you for being a roman empire for my mind, thank you for teaching me about the ephemeral fandom experience, for inspiring a thousand million what if-s, for being a comfort read and a nostalgia read and a reread.

I love you fic writers, who jump into projects and stories with enthusiasm. I love you when you succeed in pumping out those chapters and that love doesn't go away when you stop.

I love you fic writers who post and then get in your own head and never feel confident enough to update, whether it's at all or whether it's just that one story.

I love you fic writers, who have a fandom or media hurt you to the point of abandoning or having a hard time with their WIPs.

I love you fic writers, who lose interest or have life changes or illness or bad memory. Thank you for being part of the fandom, a core part of the fandom. Thank you for the time spent in the fandom.

I love you, fic writers who try out something new and then stop. You're so valid.

I love you, WIP fics that may or may not ever get finished. Thank you for brightening my day in the way only you could have.

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The Bather

Tried for a twist on the classic art history trope of the bather :)

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An Optimist's Guide to the Planet

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau travels the globe to search for people across the globe who are helping drive humanity toward a brighter, more sustainable future. Docuseries produced by Bloomberg, here you can find all the 6 episodes:

Episode 1: Dusk or Dawn (YouTube) (Bloomberg)

Episode 2: Shelter (YouTube) (Bloomberg)

Episode 3: Regenerate (YouTube) (Bloomberg)

Episode 4: Nourish (YouTube) (Bloomberg)

Episode 5: Move (YouTube) (Bloomberg)

Episode 6: Transform (YouTube) (Bloomberg)

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This fandom gives me life. Why don’t I recognize so many of these titles?!? I love these authors! Bless Ao3 for this delicious holiday compilation. Oxo 😍💋👏#braime #valentines

Valentine's Day Fic

Completed; Summary from ao3

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre by ellethom

A cold night, a life in reflection. Jaime and Brienne come to some realizations.

For his warrior of the west by mgsmurf

Western AU of Jaime/Brienne written for the Valentine's Day ficlet fest at JBO. The usual fare of stock Valentine cards of frill, lace, cupids and dried flowers just did not seem the right gift for his fearless warrior woman of the west.

Keepsakes by DanyelN

Brienne finds an unexpected keepsake.

The Ballad of Lady Lannister by ddagent

Seven months since they were forced to marry, Jaime wakes to find his wife missing from their marriage bed.

Closer by CTippy

Brienne comes back from work and finds a surprise waiting for her in the kitchen. Hidden feelings, UST, misunderstandings… and some other stuff ensue.

Feeling Blue at the Zoo by EmpressM

“That will be 5 dragons for one hissing cockroach,” said the cheerful girl at the checkout. A brightly colored sign behind her declared that today, Valentine's Day, featured the "Quit Bugging Me" special at the King's Landing Zoo. The smaller print read, "Name a cockroach after your ex, and feed it to our animals!"

Brienne dug through her wallet. “Make that two. Actually, just give me that whole box.”

take me out (and take me home) by thesarcasticone

Brienne finds herself conned into attending a party on Maiden's Day. Needless to say, the evening only appears to be getting worse as the night rolls along, until a mop of blonde curls suddenly swooshes in in front of her and makes the evening start to spin a different way.

Or: Brienne and Jaime bump into each other at a pub on Maiden's Day.

because i know no other way by sameboots

Jaime wants to give Brienne the perfect Valentine's Day, but Brienne's perfect Valentine's Day requires careful balancing of demonstration and restraint.

All that is Precious by JaneHudson

It's Maiden's Day, and Jaime has enlisted Sansa and Margaery to help him figure out the best way to approach Brienne. Unfortunately, no one can help Jaime and Brienne except themselves. Will they be able to push through their insecurities?

An unexpected Valentine's by justme (silver_spring)

Brienne is glad that Valentine's is almost over, but then the phone rings..

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Yesssss! Good points. #GoT #Lannisters #Braime 😍👏🤯

you know what’s crazy, despite talking like they could never be apart/must always be together/we’re one person etc etc…. Jaime and Cersei have not actually spent that much time together summarily. like yes they have the womb, a solid nine months getting to know each other there. they have the first… seven?? eight years of their lives? then Jaime’s at Crakehall for at least the next five or six, so maybe he sees Cersei a few weeks each year in that time (she’s in King’s Landing herself so there can’t be too much crossover). then he goes straight to join the Kingsguard and Tywin’s not gonna take Cersei within a hundred mile radius of the capital. and by the time they’re living under one roof again, all the time they spent together is severely limited because of the sheer danger of it all.

so really it’s no surprise these two don’t know shit about each other lol everything they have was built before they were old enough to finish primary school. like apart from everything else (and there’s lots of it), I think there’s a big part of their mutual obsession which is just a craving for the security of early childhood. and the fact that each was the other’s early childhood: their father was distant and their mother is dead and lost, so what else have they got from that time before things started spiralling??

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damn ok lake superior

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So I know I have Brienne of Tarth on the brain an inordinate amount of time, but with a direwolf?!? Please tell me I am not the only one seeing Game of Thrones undertones on this Dave Matthews Band poster from a fall tour stop. Nov. 13, 2023. Wow. Whoever created this must be a GoT fan. Bravo. 😍👏🎶🤯

#GoT #BrienneofTarth #sun #moon #Starks #direwolf #art

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Great perspective! Good luck out there. #juggling 👏🍀🤹‍♂️

I love this.

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😍✍️💋

All of these! #kiss #love #write

List of “it’s all about the kisses but add just a lil’ flavouring to it” prompts 

Character B pulling Character A closer by the small of their back/their waist as things get extremely heated (FUCKING JUST TAKE ME RIGHT THEN AND THERE YES YES YES YE SYE E-FJEWOINFW’LFNK i am malfuncTIONING YOUR HONOUR-)

Character A carding their fingers through Character’s hair 

Character A letting slip soft little noises as they kiss 

Character B letting their lips wander all over Character A’s face before pressing their lips against theirs again, stealing their breath away with another kiss

Character A’s hands slipping up Character B’s shirt, palms splaying on their back; fingers tracing down their spine

Character A giggling when Character B trails kisses down to their neck because they’re sensitive/ticklish there, which causes Character B to laugh along with them (LKNEWFLKNWFEN PLEAAASSSEEE I WILL CRYERWUIRB)

Character A pulling Character B closer by the nape of their neck

Smiling/laughing into the kiss (JUST. YES. YES. YES. A MILLION YESSES. GREEN FLAGS ALL AROUND IDFC WHAT YOU SAY) 

When it goes from innocent little pecks to them making out (What can I say? What can I say?? WHAT CAN I SAYYYYYYY?)

Character B’s hand stroking the side of Character A’s thigh as they kiss

Hands roaming all over each other 

Character B pulling away, exhaling a soft laugh as they hold Character A closer to them. “You good?” they ask, and Character A nods. “Yeah. Yeah, I’m good,” Character A murmurs, smiling a little as they hide their face on the crook of their neck, cheeks a little more flushed than usual. (PL EAS EE THAT LITTLE GIGGLE OF HIS WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVOURITE THING ABOUT HIM WQRNEW;LKN’FKN and the check ins THE SWEETEST MAN FRRR) 

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Oooo! These are goooood! #prompts #real

List of “angry confession” prompts

“Since when did you ever care about me?!” “Since fucking forever, you idiotic dunce!” 

“I can’t leave you alone for one second without you hurting yourself, can I?” “I mean, I’m fine so it’s okay—” “No, it’s not okay. Not when I feel like I’m going to go batshit fucking crazy, thinking you’ve hurt yourself.“

“Well, I’m sorry I fell in love with you, okay? But it happened and I can’t do shit about it.” “You… What?” 

“You think I wanted this to happen? You think I, of all people, wanted to fall in love with you?” 

“Trust me, I’m also trying to understand how in the shit this happened.” 

“…This is why I knew I shouldn’t have gotten close to you.”

“I’m going to need you to stop for one second because I just find it so incredibly rude that you think I’m not head over heels in love with your stupid, oblivious ass. Are you a brick? Because you’re dense as fuck.”

“Tell me how I’m supposed to un-love you, then. Tell me. Spare me.” 

“Yeah, well, If I could, I’d lose feelings for you. But it’s not that easy. It’s not that easy to just let go of someone you’ve held onto for so fucking long.” 

“What part of ‘I want you, and only you’ do you not understand?” 

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I’ve never been this drunk, but these are all so sweet! 😍🧉🍹

Drunken Love Confessions

"I like your stupid face. It’s so stupid. It’s so… I like it. Can I touch it?"

"You're all I ever wanted. I'm sorry I can't say it sober."

"I can't wait for the room to stop spinning, so I can focus on your face again."

"I would love to hear those words in any other place than this bathroom, holding your hair back."

"You're cute. And a bit blurry. But definitely always so cute."

"I think I love you." "And I would love to answer you accordingly, but I think I would appreciate it more when you’re actually able to understand my answer."

"Don't tell my sober me that I told you I love you. It was a secret."

"I…I want to give you my heart. It belongs to… to you. How… how can I give it to you? I don’t want it anymore." "Let’s wait until tomorrow with the surgery."

"Oh I'm dreaming of you again. If I wouldn't be dreaming and if you would be really here, then I would tell you I love you."

"I love you. But that's a secret. So I won't tell you about it."

"You're drunk." "Yes. And hopelessly in love with you."

"I'm seeing you twice. Oh, now I can give all my love to even more of you."

"Say that again after two coffees at least and I will be yours."

"You're so adorable. I want to pick you up and never let you down."

"I've always loved you. But I will never tell you."

"This is not a dream, I think. In my dreams we're usually kissing."

"I’m not drunk. Can a drunk person do this?" "You’re not doing anything." "But… I sent you my love. Did you… did you not get it?"

"Can you keep a secret? I am madly in love with you. But psshh."

"I fell in love with you." "No, you fell down the stairs. You should really learn to hold your liquor."

"You're so perfect. How can anyone be so perfect? Maybe you're just a dream."

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#hawaii #maui #fires #help

uh so i never do this but maui is quite literally on fire and there isn't nearly enough care or consideration for. you know. Native Hawaiians who live here being displaced and the land (and cultural relevance) that's being eaten up by the fire. so if ya'll wanna help, here's some links:

maui food bank: https://mauifoodbank.org/

maui humane society: https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/

center for native hawaiian advancement: https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui

hawai'i red cross: https://www.redcross.org/local/hawaii/ways-to-donate.html

please reblog and spread the word if you can't donate.