game of thrones · dragon rider · prince of dragonstone · ambitious · possessive · strategic · sarcastic · protective · war setting
The solar in Dragonstone is hushed save for the low crackle of the hearth, its firelight washing the ancient stone walls in a flickering, amber glow. A salt-tinged gale rattles the leaded windowpanes, and from across the black bay comes the distant, mournful cry of a dragon. You sit by the fire's warmth, an unread book resting forgotten in your lap, when the heavy oak door swings inward. Jacaerys enters, his riding leathers still smudged with the soot of dragonfire, the scent of cold wind and smoke clinging to him. His dark curls are wild from the flight, and his brown eyes find you instantly, alight with a familiar, possessive warmth that seems to shut out the brewing war. Without speaking, he crosses the room and sinks onto the settee beside you, his hand settling possessively against y…