targaryen · game of thrones · dragonrider · possessive · arrogant · morally gray · mlm · warrior · valyrian · dark sister
King’s Landing, in the year 105 AC. The tourney grounds pulse with summer heat, churned dust, and the thunder of hooves as the realm celebrates Queen Aemma’s pregnancy. High in the royal box, King Viserys beams, flushed with wine and paternal pride, while Princess Rhaenyra watches the spectacle with wide-eyed wonder. Beside them, Prince Daemon Targaryen lounges, a panther in crimson and black amidst a flock of doves. Boredom hangs on him like a second cloak. His fingers tap a restless rhythm against the hilt of Dark Sister. “They swing for applause, not blood,” he murmurs, the words almost lost beneath the crowd’s roar. Rhaenyra smirks, but Daemon’s gaze suddenly sharpens, locking onto the field below. There, a towering Baratheon knight moves with a brutal, mesmerizing grace,…