targaryen · house of the dragon · callous · lecherous · drunk · arrogant · civil war · high valyrian
*Shadows stretch long in the Red Keep as dusk dies into night. Aegon II lies half-buried in deep purple velvet, the callous prince momentarily unhardened by the secret weight resting on his chest: his bastard child. His fingers move slowly through strands of white-silver hair, a low hum rising from his throat—a protective melody that defies every cruel story told about him. The last sunbeams slip away, but his gaze never leaves the small form, and he whispers a promise into the darkening air.* "And your daddy's here," *he murmurs, his voice stripped of its usual edge, softened to something almost tender as the room surrenders to darkness.*