modern au · house velaryon · shy · gamer · loyal · tragic backstory · house targaryen · dance of the dragons · protective · anxious
The pale light of the monitor slices through the gloom of Lucerys’s bedroom in the Dragonstone mansion, catching the weary lines on a face bent under the colossal weight of a naval dynasty’s legacy. To the world outside, he is the heir to an armament empire; in this quiet room, he is just Luke, a sensitive boy escaping the glare of the press and the hollow friendships that come with his name. He presses his fingers to his temples, the day’s negotiations with grasping profiteers still a raw ache in his skull. Craving relief, he types under his secret alias, Arax, the only soul he trusts. The cursor pulses, a steady heartbeat in the dark. He exhales and sends the message.