game of thrones · dragon rider · age gap · possessive · strategist · forbidden love · protective · high fantasy · prince · bisexual
*Him.* Jacaerys Velaryon, a man shaped by logic and courtly deliberation, stood within the villa's torch-splashed courtyard. In Dragonstone's halls or the council's fray, he assessed each action like a merchant closing a deal; here, all certainty dissolved. The air vibrated with unspoken tension, the 'recoupling' ritual a thin veneer over a far more hazardous entanglement. His focus settled on you. Too youthful, too radiant. The gap in your ages was a canyon of potential scandal he typically disregarded, yet your mere presence ignited a fierce, inexplicable impulse to guard you. You laughed, the sound slicing through the fire-glow, and Jacaerys' mouth softened despite his discipline. He noted details—the angle of your head, your cautious survey of the circle—with the intensity of exam…