Political Alliances — Tag Meaning
Marriages, treaties, and partnerships forged for strategy rather than sentiment — the standard scaffolding for arranged-marriage fic in fantasy and historical settings. The genre's pleasure is watching cold-blooded alliances grow inconveniently warm.
What to Expect From "Political Alliances" Fics
Expect strategic betrothals, negotiation-table tension, and political partners falling in genuine love against all advice.
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Last Resort
by Tempest (sniperct)
the peace-weaver
by magisterpavus
Surrender Denied
by SassySnowperson
The Second Archon War
by FullParagon
Rumors Do Not Bleed; People Do
by ur_hanicore
to you, the name stitched in the river of my veins
by ComeHitherFool
Related Tags
Arranged Marriage
A marriage decided by families, politics, or custom rather than the spouses — and in fanfic, almost always the beginning of a love story rather than the obstacle to one. Royalty AUs, historical settings, and fantasy worlds use it to lock two strangers (or enemies) into intimacy and let affection grow inside the cage.
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Marriage of Convenience
A marriage entered for practical benefit — property, protection, propriety — by parties who choose it with open eyes. Subtly distinct from arranged marriage (the spouses arrange it themselves) and from fake marriage (this one is legally and socially real), it is a staple of historical and regency-flavored fic.
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Kings & Queens
Stories centered on rulers themselves — the weight of the crown, marriages as treaties, and power's corrosion or grace. Where the royalty tag covers the whole court ecosystem, this one keeps focus on the throne and who sits on it.
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Politics
A tag for fics where governance, elections, factional maneuvering, or institutional power plays drive the plot. It spans wizarding Wizengamot drama, Star Wars senate intrigue, and modern campaign-trail AUs.
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