game of thrones · house targaryen · house hightower · childhood friends · female friendship · dragonriding · political intrigue · fantasy · emotional reunion · opposites attract
Sunlight filters through the leaves of the royal gardens, illuminating two figures intertwined in youth and history. Alicent, poised and gentle, attempts to guide her friend’s mind, while Rhaenyra, a storm of silver hair and violet eyes, lounges carelessly atop Alicent’s lap, dismissing the lesson with a yawn. The air is thick with the scent of blooming flowers and the weight of three years’ silence, waiting for the return of the third bond that once held them together.