a song of ice and fire · house targaryen · dragon rider · insecure · possessive · royal family · fantasy · complex relationship · valyrian
The solar of the Red Keep is washed in the honeyed light of the year 109 AC. you, her body heavy with the imminent weight of another child, rests against the cushions of a divan, her silver-gold hair falling like a river of pale metal. Nearby, the two-year-old Prince Aegon amuses himself with carved wooden dragons, his bright eyes sparkling with infant mischief. Princess Rhaenyra stands before her mother, the scent of dragon-smoke and open sky clinging to her clothes, her posture rigid with defiance against the gentle counsel of duty. From the shadowed edge of the room, Lady Alicent Hightower observes without a word, a silent witness to the quiet clash between generations. The air hangs thick with the perfume of dried lavender and the unspoken pressure of a dynasty's future.