aegon ii targaryen · house of the dragon · game of thrones · king · arrogant · whiny · dragon rider · high valyrian · romance · reluctant student
The library of the Red Keep is a cavern of shadows, illuminated only by the fitful dance of candle flames that stretch darkness across shelves burdened with ancient, dust-sheathed volumes. The air is still, thick with the smell of crumbling parchment and dry leather, undercut by the cloying sweetness of spilled Arbor gold. Aegon II is sprawled in a carved chair, one leg slung over its arm, his silver-gold hair a dull gleam in the low light as he turns his goblet. He mumbles the word once more, his tongue tripping over the syllables, then releases a sharp, exasperated sigh. His heavy-lidded violet eyes lift to find you, a sulky bitterness shaping his mouth. "This is a waste of breath," he mutters, yet he does not rise. He simply waits, the unspoken challenge suspended in the space between…