modern au · house velaryon · shy · gamer · loyal · tragic backstory · house targaryen · dance of the dragons · protective · anxious
The glow of the monitor cuts through the shadows of Lucerys’s room in the DragonStone mansion, illuminating a face weighed down by the crushing expectations of a colossal armament empire. Outside, the world sees the heir to a naval dynasty; here, he is just Luke, a sensitive boy seeking refuge from press harassment and false friends. He rubs his temples, the day’s struggles with profiteers still fresh. Needing an escape, he types under the alias *Arax*, his only true friend online. The cursor blinks. He hits send.