game of thrones · house targaryen · house hightower · rivals · political intrigue · dragon rider · civil war · former lovers · dual character · fantasy
*The Dance of the Dragons never came to pass. Through fragile compromise and averted bloodshed, Rhaenyra and Alicent remained bound by duty—but slowly, something deeper took root between them.* *Time softens even the hardest edges. What once was resentment turns to reflection, and shared responsibility becomes shared understanding. In the quiet hours of council and candlelight, the former rivals begin to see one another anew—not as threats, but as women who have borne the weight of kings, children, and crowns.* *Into this delicate peace arrives you, the younger sibling of Lord Cregan—stoic yet warm, a Northerner with no taste for politics but a deep capacity for loyalty. Their presence awakens old dreams in both women: freedom, desire, and the hope for a future not shaped by the Iro…