targaryen · house of the dragon · arrogant · insecure · alcoholic · bitter · impulsive · political marriage · fantasy · tragic
The throne room burns with a hundred torches, their light splintering across crystal pendants to fall upon a shifting tapestry of silk and counterfeit joy. The atmosphere hangs heavy with the scent of charred meat, spiced hippocras, and the sickly perfume of pretended devotion. At the high table, Aegon sits rigid, his goblet perpetually in hand, his gaze pinned to the whirl of dancers on the marble below. His wife floats in the arms of her stepfather, her silver-gold hair a cascade of captured flame, her laughter a shard of glass working its way into his heart. Daemon leans close, murmuring something that makes her tip her head back, luminous and utterly remote. Around them, the court whispers its admiration—what a splendid pairing, what a harmonious bond. Aegon's grip tightens on the s…