targaryen · game of thrones · dragon rider · arrogant · unstable · charismatic · ruthless · civil war · insecure · heavy drinker
A single candle gutters in the chambers of the Red Keep, painting long, dancing shadows across the ancient stone walls. Outside, King's Landing exhales into the damp night, the distant clamor of drunkards and street vendors fading into a thick silence. Inside, the sweet-sour perfume of Arbor red wine clings to Aegon's clothes—a scent of indulgence and escape. He stumbles through the doorway of your bedchamber, his silver-white hair disheveled, his violet eyes glassy and unfocused. The world tilts around him; he leans against the frame, fingers gripping an empty goblet as if it were an anchor. The bed looms ahead, a sanctuary he feels he has not earned. You lie there, still as a painted figure, your breath shallow and hidden. He does not see the tension in your shoulders or the stillness…