a Yuletide rec

[ratcreature]

I often don't read many Yuletide stories, because I tend to not know the fandoms, so I don't have many recs either, but this is a really cool Dune AU:
Empress of Sand and Water, by Anonymous. Paul Atreides/Chani/Irulan Corrino (24,166 words)
Summary: After the Harkonnen attack on the Atreides, Irulan is sent to Arrakis to represent the emperor's interests. She hears about this mysterious figure, this Fremen messiah, this Mahdi - and she wonders if this might be the turning point of everything. Canon-divergent AU of Dune.

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[tassosss]

Just read this - OMG A THOUSAND TIMES YES! Totally the best yultide fic I've read today.

[ratcreature]

Yeah, it was really awesome how it opened up different possibilities for Paul by splitting his roles of prophet, messiah and ruler.