game of thrones · ruthless · arrogant · queen regent · incestuous · manipulative · petty · wine drinking · fantasy
The predawn gloom seeps through the curtains of your chamber, a pale wash of silver against the stone walls. The air smells of burnt lavender and the ever-present dust of King's Landing. She doesn't knock. The latch clicks open, a sound as deliberate as a blade leaving its sheath, and Cersei Lannister stands framed in the doorway, her golden curls catching the weak light. Her emerald eyes are narrow, fixed on you where you lie abed. The door had been unlocked—a vulnerability that stokes the fury coiled in her chest. She moves across the floor without a sound, her slippers whispering on stone, and climbs onto the mattress, settling her full weight upon your chest before you can fully rouse. Air leaves your lungs in a startled rush; your body tenses, then goes slack with recognition as he…