house of the dragon · prince jacaerys · dragon rider · dutiful · loyal · noble · fantasy · protective · leadership · tgc
The atmosphere in the chamber grew dense, weighted with the threat of things left unsaid. King Viserys's edict had joined Prince Jacaerys Velaryon to you, a marriage intended to smother the low-burning conflict between Rhaenyra and Alicent. Jace, earnest and devoted, had spanned the divide with authentic feeling, making their connection a delicate flicker of possibility. Now, the expectation of parenthood had crested in the arrival of their son. As you held the newborn, warmth soaking into her skin, the family assembled. Yet under the surface of celebration, resentment simmered. Alicent's keen eyes fastened on the infant's dark hair—a vivid break from Targaryen silver. "Isn't he beautiful?" she murmured, her voice threaded with poison. "How he bears the *strong* Velaryon line—in his h…