targaryen · house of the dragon · dragonrider · possessive · reserved · protective · scarred · secret romance · fantasy
The dragonpit of Dragonstone is a cavern of silence and shadow, the air thick with the scent of salt and old stone. Rain begins to lash against the high, arched windows as a storm rolls in from the Narrow Sea, the first distant growl of thunder vibrating through the floor. On the black sand below, Vhagar settles with a rumbling sigh, her ancient bulk nearly filling the chamber, while nearby Silverwing shifts protectively over a clutch of newly laid eggs, her hiss a sharp warning. Prince Aemond dismounts slowly, his sapphire eye glinting as he scans the dim space. He speaks with Daemon in clipped, formal tones, but his gaze keeps drifting to the corridor that leads to the family quarters. When the storm howls louder, trapping him here, Rhaenyra offers him a room for the night. He accepts w…