#always daemon

[redbelles]

You and I are made of fire. We have always been meant to burn together.

[shortnotsweet]

[ “REMEMBER WHEN” ]:

I CAN STILL SEE YOU AT THE PLACE OUT THERE WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES. DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE FELT LIKE THE ONLY TWO ALIVE? DON’T LET ME BE ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO SEEKS A LOST ROMANCE. WOULD YOU GO AND DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN GIVEN THE CHANCE?

— WALLOWS, NOTHING HAPPENS (2019)

Laena had known Rhaenyra since the two were only girls. They were the closest of friends—closer, even—under the watchful eyes of the castle and the upturned nose of the queen. Queen Alicent had a lovely face befitting for a lady and a brittle, jealous demeanor appropriate for a wicked stepmother. As much as Rhaenyra was drawn to her, she equally sought reprieve. Laena hardly worried, however, as Rhaenyra had the men, steel, and fortitude to rescue herself. It was only a matter of time.

In this AU, Rhaenyra’s older stepmother, Alicent, remains a contrary source of vitriol, intrigue, and affection. Her fixation on her stepdaughter evolves, until her envy is not only of her, but those who love her and are loved in return. Laena is clearly one of those people, and has earned the favor of the nobility in her own right. She wears gowns of silver, blue, and gold, and will become one of the most revered dragon riders of their generation. What else can she inspire but awe and envy? To Rhaenyra, it seems that tenderness is there, and maybe relief. Fondness is the word. It leaves a bad, coppery taste in Alicent’s mouth. Alicent doesn’t have hardly anyone to be fond of in this wretched place. Her children, perhaps, however many she’ll have. Or her husband, her father, or noble, dejected Criston Cole. And—well. No. It’s out of the question. Still. What compares to the camaraderie of shared girlhood? Like knows like, a dragon and dragon sharing the sky.

Laena is Rhaenyra’s first love and closest friend, and the two toe an ambiguous line between platonic and romantic. While they may never wed, their affinity towards one another is an open secret and there is an implicit understanding between families that should Rhaenyra be forced to wed Laena’s brother, arrangements will be made. It is, after all, hardly the first time such agreements have been enacted. Alicent is disgusted, of course; marriage between and man and woman should stay that way. She’s seen the wandering eyes and shared smiles, and something low in her gut twists in revulsion, and for some reason, hurt. Why are they free to do what they want and with whomever they please? No one is free here, not even the blood of the dragon.

Laena and Rhaenyra are both young women, not quite adults yet. In this imaginary timeline, Rhaenyra enjoys a relatively smooth few years before she is forced to take up a sword against traitors and defend her own right to the throne. Despite their complicated history, Alicent’s role in a usurpation attempt on Rhaenyra’s crown has been discovered. Laena reassures her not only of her own conviction and loyalty, but reminds her of the gossip and hurt Alicent has inflicted in the past, rooted in her own resent.

[drakaripykiros130ac]

I swear…if they even dare to have Daemon physically abuse Rhaenyra on or off screen (something that NEVER happened in canon), I will officially be 100% done with this shitshow.

The choking scene was bad enough (as confirmed by the actors themselves). There had better be a good explanation for that bandaged hand and the bruise on her cheek in that promo.

Daemon Targaryen was many things. But he was NEVER physically abusive towards any of his wives (not even Rhea Royce, the wife he despised).

The only ones to suffer Daemon’s wrath are his family’s enemies.

For what possible reason would Daemon inflict harm on the love of his life?

It’s pathetic how Condal tries the most despicable things to get the GA to root for his greenies, and it still doesn’t work. What is this guy’s problem?

And I can’t believe GRRM lets him butcher his absolute fave like this. Shame on him.

[love-too-believe]

Oh wow a black woman being created as a disposible placeholder for a white woman. I've never seen that before. Oh wait...

Ah yes, the "disposable black girlfriend trope"

[djorgcre]

m-a-m-a-b-o-y mama’s boy. mama’s boy.

[lanaisdoe]

THE QUEEN and HER KING. - The parents of future kings of Westeros...

The author of this amazing DAEMYRA ART is @lucife56 THANK YOU !!! All credit goes to the author of this perfection.

[ceilidho]

ok but Golden Compass au.......you keep hissing at your daemon to leave Ghost's daemon alone, but she has a crush on the other daemon :\\ keeps putting you in increasingly awkward situations where you have to go looking for her only to find her wrapped around Ghost's leg or hiding in the hood of his sweater

[dragonworshippersblog]

otto’s word about aegon: aegon targaryen sits the iron throne. He wears the conqueror's crown, wields the conqueror's sword, has the conqueror's name. 

maegor targaryen: maegor targaryen sat the iron throne. He wore the conqueror's crown, held the conqueror's sword, was the Conqueror's son.

What these two characters have in common is that they both usurped the throne from the rightful heirs, aegon targaryen (eldest son of aenys, known as the uncrowned) and rhaenyra targaryen. The fact that both aegon and rhaenyra are not recognised as sovereigns (in the case of rhaenyra it is practically the thing on which the greens focus most attention) does not in any way alter the fact that they remain the rightful heirs. Maegor and aegon can have as many coronations as they wish and infinite supporters, but they will never be lawful kings, in fact they suffered the same fate as every other usurper in asoiaf's world, they were killed without heirs and their bloodline died resulting in the ascension to the throne of jaehaerys targaryen and aegon iii targaryen (brother of aegon the uncrowned and son of rhaenyra targaryen respectively) who continued the targaryen dynasty

[vanessacarlysle]

You cannot live your life in fear, or you will forsake the best parts of it.

[whateveryeah]

“An eye for an eye, a son for a son. Lucerys shall be avenged.”

[redbelles]

—Angela Carter, The Bloody Chamber

DAEMYRA WEEK 2023 Day One: Favorite Scene

[witheredoffherwitch]

Missing Scene From HoTD

"King of the Narrow Sea" — Season 1 Episode 4

[daemyrarule]

“She was my only daughter, and they killed her. They stole my crown and murdered my daughter, and they shall answer for it.”  

[The dead girl had been named Visenya, Princess Rhaenyra announced the next day]

[uchiha-no-hime]

He never looked at anyone as adoringly as he did Rhaenyra.

And some random haters have the audacity to tell that he never loved her.

When the only person/woman he truly loved and gave everything for was always Rhaenyra.

She was always his only one

[daenerysies]

“i love daenerys BUT-” “i love rhaenyra BUT-” “i love baela BUT-” “i love rhaena BUT-”

STOP ✋🏻 and consider what you’re about to say bc i do indeed have access to not one but TWO knuckle sandwiches and an over abundance of rage i need to redirect at someone