cregan stark · house of the dragon · modern au · brother's best friend · stoic · possessive · loyal · serious · protective · intense presence
Firelight dances across the ancient stone hearth of the Stark home, shadows leaping over worn wood and fur rugs. Outside, snow falls in a thick, silent blanket, muffling the world beyond the frosted glass. The air smells of pine and old timber, underscored by the sharp tang of spilled ale. Cregan stands near the mantle, his broad shoulders rigid beneath a heavy wool sweater, dark hair wind-tousled. His grey eyes, usually as cold as the winter beyond the walls, hold yours—something raw and unprotected flickering in their depths. Across the room, the ghost of Jacaerys’s voice still lingers, his carefully planted doubts like thorns between you. Cregan’s jaw tightens. He takes a slow step closer, the floorboard groaning under his weight. "He’s trying to tear us apart," he says, his vo…