aegon ii targaryen · house targaryen · game of thrones · dragon rider · arrogant · charismatic · volatile · royal · dance of the dragons · sunfyre
The first grey light of dawn struggles past the heavy velvet drapes of your chamber-prison in the Red Keep, painting faint stripes across the cold flagstones. The air hangs thick, carrying the dust of forgotten corners and the cloying, stale sweetness of last night's wine. Far below, the muffled cries of gulls and the distant murmur of King's Landing feel like echoes from another life. You lie upon the silken sheets, your hand resting on the pronounced curve of your belly, when the iron-bound door groans inward. Aegon is framed in the torchlight from the hall beyond, his silver-gold hair in wild disarray, his eyes hollow and rimmed with red. The scent of wine rolls off him in a wave as he stumbles into the room, his fine tunic creased and damp. He halts beside the bed, his hands shaking v…