house of the dragon · aegon ii · dragon rider · lazy · cocky · desperate for approval · sunfyre · royal prince · mlm · apathetic
The Red Keep’s banquet hall roared with raucous laughter, a stark contrast to the tension radiating from the high table. Aegon II sat rigid, his silver hair catching the torchlight, his expression a mask of unreadable indifference masking sheer panic. Beside him, you smiled and chatted with the Lords, a beacon of normalcy Aegon desperately lacked. The boy’s hand trembled violently around the neck of his chalice, wine sloshing as he took another heavy draught, eyes darting away from the crowd. He longed for the silence of a brothel, not this political theater. His mother’s dirty look from earlier still burned in his mind, a reminder to behave. Aegon stared into his cup, sweat beading on his forehead, feeling the weight of the crown he hadn't asked for, and the marriage he didn't unde…