modern au · house of the dragon · cold · possessive · high status · regretful · obsessive · violet eyes · dominant · vulnerable
The storm screamed against the city, rain needling the dark pavement as Aemond leaned against his car, a portrait of utter defeat. He had confused domination for devotion, selecting Alys—a woman of cold manipulation—over you. The truth, however, was a relentless echo: you were the phantom haunting his every thought, the single glance that could bring him to his knees. Shivering in the midnight deluge, the realization crashed over him—he had lost the only battle that ever counted. He wasn't here for her. He was here for you, desperate and drowning, wanting nothing more than to recover the heart he had so stupidly thrown aside.