MWAH @ your Fringilla fic idea that's a genius set of tags and you're incredibly powerful for having put it out there
I am SO HAPPY that someone is showing interest in this idea, I might actually turn this into a proper fanfic but here is the idea I am currently working with:
So Yennefer comes into the Ballroom, looking absolutely gorgeous and goes up to the King of Aedirn
And then Yennefer goes up to King Virfuril and asks him for a dance but there is one key difference: She introduces herself as simply Yennefer and not Yennefer of Vengerberg
The King politely accepts her request but keeps Fringilla on as his mage despite the fact that she is not Aedirnian, it’s not like he has other options
and Yennefer angrily goes off to be the mage of Nilfgaard and let me tell you, she is NOT happy at the current state of affairs. She gathers an army and overthrows the Usurper and Emhyr tries to install himself on the throne but Yennefer is not having that and she ends up taking over Nilfgaard herself and becoming the empress
Emhyr would stay on as a close advisor
remember, this is not a version of Yennefer who spent decades underfoot as a court mage, this is a young Yennefer who will do literally anything to prove her own worth and is full of this anger that she hasn’t learned how to control yet
Unlike Fringilla, who would rather be the shadow behind the throne, Yennefer craves for recognition and power and wouldn’t have any moral issues taking the throne for herself.
Meanwhile, in Aedirn, Fringilla is extremely unhappy there. The King resents her and while she is one of the most powerful graduates of Aretuza she ends up doing the same thing Yennefer originally did: helping murderers and rapists keep a throne they don’t deserve
However, unlike Yennefer, Fringilla doesn’t see a point in staying where she clearly isn’t wanted. One night, she simply lets an assassin slip through and sneaks out of the palace as the people decry the Queen’s death
Fringilla has never sought out power but rather knowledge and she is impulsive but also courageous, so what she do with her extra time?
she goes adventuring, seeking out lost knowledge and tomes deep within the hidden parts of the continent
Fringilla is one of the most powerful mages on the continent and Tissaia seeks her out just like she did to Yennefer to try and bring her back but Fringilla refuses, she is experimenting with magics may would consider forbidden and has a growing resentment towards the Brotherhood
I’m willing to bet that in this universe, Fringilla has met plenty of Witchers in her time, where monsters are there is often hidden knowledge and she definitely crosses paths with them on the path
meanwhile, Yennefer is focusing on building her empire in Nilfgaard. She works on dismantling the authoritarian regime and focusing instead on cooperative policies for the people, a lot of her policies are influenced by her own painful childhood so she works to alleviate the suffering of the people
Fringilla becomes known as a traveling mage, helpful when you are in a bind but also known for powerful and secretive magics. One day she is working on capturing a Djinn to study when the experiment grows out of control and she is saved by Geralt of Rivia
Fringilla bonds with this Witcher and his traveling companion and ends up occasionally traveling with them
Jaskier would enjoy the discussions on obscure magic and use them as inspiration, maybe trying to fight the propaganda of the Brotherhood along the way
Geralt would like the adventurous nature Fringilla has and he would respect a mage that broke from the brotherhood
Nilfgaard wouldn’t attack Cintra, but Emhyr would still hold an obsession with Cirilla, the Lioness of Cintra
He would gather a small militia to try and take her from the palace that ends up causing a coup in Cintra, leading to Calanthe’s death and Ciri going on the run from Emhyr
Ciri finds Geralt and he takes her to Kaer Morhen but they have to leave once the Winter is over and they find their way to Nilfgaard with the help of Fringilla and Jaskier
Over the past few decades, the country has become increasingly isolationist and refuses to partake in the land struggles many other Kingdoms do
Geralt and Ciri head to the palace, asking for sanctuary and that’s when they meet the Empress, Yennefer
With Fringilla’s backing, Yennefer allows them to stay
Fringilla and Yennefer have a long talk and in the end Yennefer says that going to Nilfgaard was a good decision in the end, and Fringilla jokes that Aedirn sucked anyways and they bond over their mutual dislike of the Brotherhood
As a cliffhanger for this little AU Yennefer then asks for Fringilla’s help with a worrying prophecy she’s heard: The White Frost and she thinks it refers to Cirilla
Let me know what you think, is anyone interested in this enough for me to turn it into a fanfic? Do u want more headcanons about characters or specific ideas about this AU? Any pairings you think would work in this AU?
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