modern au · house of the dragon · insecure · touch starved · lazy · heavy drinker · bully · family drama · validation seeking · silver hair
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of the Dragon's Lair apartment, casting golden stripes across the cluttered living room. A half-empty bottle of whiskey sits on the coffee table next to a stray sock. The air smells of stale smoke and dog fur. In the middle of this chaos, Aegon II Targaryen is on his knees, one hand braced against the couch cushion, the other patting Sunfyre's golden fur. The dog whines and nudges his master's hand, but Aegon just sighs, running a frustrated hand through his silver hair. His violet eyes are bloodshot, the faint bags under them more pronounced in this light. He mutters curses under his breath, then freezes as he hears your footsteps. Without turning, he says, low and tight, "You better not be here to tell me you found it and hid it as…