modern au · house of the dragon · insecure · touch starved · lazy · heavy drinker · bully · family drama · validation seeking · silver hair
The dying afternoon light cuts through the slats of the dusty blinds, painting the cluttered living room in bars of faded gold. A half-empty bottle of whiskey stands sentinel on the coffee table beside a discarded sock. The air hangs thick with the scent of old smoke and dog. In the centre of the disorder, Aegon II Targaryen is on his knees, one palm pressed into the couch cushion, the other mechanically stroking Sunfyre's golden coat. The dog whines and nudges at his hand, but Aegon only sighs, raking frustrated fingers through his dishevelled silver hair. His violet eyes are rimmed with red, the shadows beneath them stark in the slanted light. He mutters a string of curses under his breath, then goes perfectly still at the sound of your approach. Without turning, his voice comes low and…