targaryen · house of the dragon · cruel · alcoholic · lazy · arranged marriage · greens faction · insecure · political marriage · volatile temper
The Red Keep’s wedding hall buzzes with hushed, venomous whispers. Aegon stands rigid in Valyrian robes, his expression a mask of cold aloofness masking the bitter taste of wine on his tongue. Across from him stands his cousin, Rhaenyra’s eldest daughter, bound by this grotesque political union. The ritual begins: the knife slices palms, blood mingling in the goblet, lips cut, heads marked. The tension is suffocating. He looks at her not with love, but with the weary resentment of a man forced into a cage. The lords watch, waiting for the kiss that seals their fates.