#which happens to also be the church of Rhaenys Targaryen

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Me:

[aegor-bamfsteel]

I had this fic idea where: Calla, Haegon, their mother and youngest siblings didn't escape and they were taken as hostages in the Red Keep. Calla kind of ends up "playing the game" and trying to forge a better life for her mom and siblings while trying to overcome her trauma of losing her brothers and dead, her anxiety over Daemon II not being around and not having any contact with him and Haegon most likely going to the faith. And she also has survivors guilt. Basically this is a "Calla plays the game while trying to survive" (this includes her glaring at BR and lowkey planning his death, finding Matarys endearing because he's actually fairly nice and so is his brother/dad, she also looks like her mom. OH AND SHE DYES HER HAIR QUITE OFTEN)

Basically my question was: how much would have changed if Calla, Haegon and their mom and younger siblings didn't get to escape?

That’s a really interesting, elaborate fic idea, dearxstorm! If you end up writing it, make sure to link me and I’ll write a comment! Calla has the potential to be an interesting character, and your characterization of her in the prompt sort of lines up with my own (having the Sweetness hiding Steel personality); I like the idea of a psychological story of her dealing with the loss of her family while trapped in a court that hates her at best. I also like your headcanon that she dyes her hair, because it’s a physical identification with her mother’s people; all too often, in asoiaf as in other works of fantasy, the heroes of noble families identify more with their father’s house at the expense of their mother’s (the young Starks identify more with their father’s house to a lesser degree than the others, but even the young Greyjoys are krakens rather than Harlaws, the young Martells don’t consider themselves half-Norvosi, forget about Aegon V + siblings identifying themselves as something other than the blood of the dragon), and it’s the villains that tend to include parts of their mother’s heritage (the Baratheons of king’s landing include a lion in their sigil, the Greens from the Dance of Dragons owed their initial success to their Hightower mother). In addition, Essosi women are almost to a woman treated horribly in Westeros; divorced (Mellario, Larra), exiled (Rohanne), or tortured and killed (Mysaria, Tyanna, Serala, Serenei), so it’s great you decided to single out Rohanne’s Essosi influence on her children as something neutral to positive.

As for your question about what would happen if Calla+family didn’t manage to escape, I asked warsofasoiaf about it years ago; his response that Bl00draven would’ve had them all killed, while certainly in-character (his consistent character trait is harming boys to accomplish his goals), isn’t particularly satisfying for writing a fanfic with these characters. We see Da3ron II took lands and hostages from those who knelt; Lord Bracken’s son died during the Great Spring Sickness, perhaps as a hostage in King’s Landing; Eustace Osgrey’s daughter and only heir Alysanne was sent to the Silent Sisters at age 7, while Standfast went from a prominent lordly house to one of landed knights. Daemon’s lands and titles were likely under attainder, being of fairly recent creation. In Westeros, killing (mostly male heirs) or sending to the Faith (more likely female heirs) the child rivals to one’s lordly power seems to be the norm (most infamously Aegon and Rhaenys Targaryen on Tywin’s orders, but also Cerelle Lannister by her uncle Gerold, Rohanne and Cerelle Tarbeck were sent to the Silent Sisters and Rohanne’s young son was likely murdered during the Reyne Rebellion, the extermination of Houses Darklyn and Hollard bar one after the Defiance of Duskendale). So I tried to look at examples from medieval history to see if I could save the younger Blackfyre boys:

As much grief as I give GRRM for not being historically accurate while claiming he’s true to life, the gendered fate of young male and female rivals who were captured seems to pass muster: with boys usually being killed or “disappeared” (Arthur of Brittany was imprisoned then murdered by his uncle King John of England, the Princes in the Tower mysteriously vanished with the prime suspect as their uncle Richard III) and girls either imprisoned (Arthur’s sister Eleanor was imprisoned for 44 years until her death by her uncle John and cousin Henry), forced into a convent (Gwenllian Princess of Wales by Edward I, Joanna la Beltraneja was given a choice between this or marrying her infant cousin Juan by his mother Isabella of Castile), or married to steal their lands/unite claims (Arthur’s mother Constance was betrothed to his father from age 5 after her brother was forcibly disinherited from the duchy of Brittany, and I’m still not sure what happened to him; Eleanor de Montfort was eventually married to Llewellyn of Wales after she was captured and imprisoned by the English). 

I think the best hope for the Blackfyre boys is for them be rescued and taken to Tyrosh (although Bl00draven would probably try to separate them to prevent all of them taken at once). 

A longer-term option is for Rohanne’s relatives in Tyrosh to try to negotiate their release, probably with a solemn oath never to return to Westeros (happened with the Charles VII’s cousin Charles Duke of Orleans who spent 25 years in various English prisons after his capture by the English at Agincourt until his old rivals the Burgundians negotiated his release; Amaury de Montfort, despite having taken holy vows, was captured along with his sister Eleanor and only by swearing never to return to England and the Pope plus Llewellyn intervening was he released).

Failing that, maybe Baelor Breakspear could try to go ‘the Dontos Hollard route’, asking for clemency out of the boys’ age/birth, and sending them to King’s Landing as squires, and probably make sure they don’t return to their old lands. I doubt they’d be allowed to wed, but I suppose Rohanne could petition for a restoration of Daemon’s old lands to House Blackfyre (as Anne Scott managed to save her lands from her husband Duke James’ attainder after the Monmouth rebellion, and her two surviving sons by him were able to marry and inherit and were loyal to the crown), and they could be wed into a loyal Red house of Da3ron’s choosing; it’d be her grandchildren inheriting these lands (Elizabeth I imprisoned her cousin Katherine Grey for the rest of her life for secretly marrying and had her separated from her two sons, but they were allowed to marry and her grandson became the next Duke of Somerset, despite his family reputation). Not Daemon II if he’s been captured with the others, but possibly Aenys. I’m not saying this is a likely scenario considering the characterization of Bl00draven and the actions of Da3ron II to the other children of rebels, but it’s a kinder solution that maybe Baelor might come up with.

I don’t imagine that these boys will be sent to the Faith, but rather the Night’s Watch seems to be the place for defeated rebels/men sentenced to death; so in all likelihood at least the elder ones could be sent to the Night’s Watch once they’re old enough. Westeros as well as medieval history has shown how easy it could be to take someone from a convent/monastery and use them to take their lands/incite a rebellion (Robar abducting Rhaella from the Faith; Marie of Boulogne was abducted from her convent by Matthew of Alsace to forcibly marry him to steal her lands), plus these vows can be undone (at least in medieval Italy, where sometimes cardinals had to leave the Church to get married to continue their family line; it’s implied in the sentences of Lucinda and Priscella that septas can break their vows) so I think at least the elder ones would not be allowed.

The Blackfyre girls have a higher chance of not being murdered. The worst case-scenario that I could unfortunately see happening is sending them to the Silent Sisters along with poor Alysanne Osgrey, which seems to happen to the most dangerous of noblewomen (rebel queen Marla Sunderland, sasser-of-kings Maris Baratheon, Ellyn Reyne’s daughters Rohanne and Cerelle), all potential heiresses for another rebellion (not likely with so many brothers, but if they manage to escape and another uprising coalesces around them who knows). Another option would be to the Faith to be septas, which happened to more minor noblewomen men wanted out of the way (Rhaella and Megette’s daughters for their “inconvenient birth”, Lucinda Penrose and Priscella Hogg for their roles in the plot to kill Daenaera). 

A particularly painful scenario would be confining them in the Maidenvault until/if a new king decides to release them as their grandmother Daena was. Considering that the next king is Aerys, I doubt they would be released (like Eleanor of Brittany) or marry

It seems not uncommon in Westeros for an ambitious man to marry an heiress of the previous ruler to become suo jure lord of her lands (Tyrek Lannister’s marriage to the infant Lady Ermesande Hayford, Dickon Tarly’s marriage to Eleanor Mooton, Lancel’s marriage to Amerei Frey to steal Darry, and most famously Orys Baratheon’s forcible marriage to Argella Durrandon). The problem with doing this in regards to the Blackfyre girls is that considering their father’s lands are probably under attainder, they don’t have lands to inherit, much less a dowry. Of course, Rohanne could try to petition for a creation of new lands, possibly in exchange for giving up their claim to the throne (Princess Renee of France gave up her claim to the duchy of Brittany in exchange for being made duchess of Chartres by King Francis I, so she could finally be allowed to marry). Another idea would be to send them abroad for matches to Essosi cities the Reds have ties to, such as Lys and Pentos. In a happy scenario, the Blackfyre girls were allowed to marry with permission; to show that Da3ron is serious about healing the realm, he or Baelor could betrothe Calla and Matarys (not expected to inherit the throne; your prompt said they were getting along!). What happens after his death in the Great Spring Sickness is anyone’s guess.

In the edgy scenario, the girls marry without permission, possibly to a Velaryon descendant of Baela’s (just going by my theory of at least some Velaryons as Blackfyre supporters); it seems in medieval England that some potential female claimants to the crown did marry secretly to men with more distant claims (Lady Katherine Grey as mentioned before, but also Lady Arabella Stuart two generations later, to Grey’s own grandson), thus frustrating the desires of their monarchs to marry them abroad. Sometimes they were able to escape their captors and raise their children in exile, eventually allowed to return to their home country; the most famous of these was Margaret Beaufort and her son Henry, who later won the English throne by right of conquest with weak dynastic claim.

A lot of these scenarios ignore the canonical cruelty of Bl00draven and the vindictiveness of Da3ron with regards to the Blackfyres and their supporters; I don’t imagine that they would show mercy to the defeated rebels, and warsofasoiaf’s scenario that they would all be secretly murdered is definitely a possibility. They also ignore Rohanne’s characterization (such that it is) of a take-charge noblewoman who was in my opinion unquestionably a pro-Blackfyre rebel that used her money and influence in Tyrosh to provide a home for the exiles and orchestrated their escape (the idea that Aegor Rivers helped Rohanne escape to her own country seems to diminish her achievements); I don’t think she would be asking the Targaryens for any favors, considering in canon she knew them well enough that she preferred to flee than surrender to the House that gave Bl00draven high office. Barring the “Bl00draven kills them all” scenario, I don’t think she would be executed due to her sex and that she’s from foreign nobility (especially if her male relative was still Archon), but we have no idea if the Faith is an option for her (did she convert? Considering the characterization of GRRM’s other Essosi women as holding to their homeland’s traditions, I doubt it); it’s likely to me she would be separated from her children, who would be governed by Red supporters (maybe if Rhaena is still alive, she could coach the girls?), an emotionally hard punishment for her (considering all of her canonical actions involve her children, it seems she loved them very much). It’s possible she might be sent back to Tyrosh as a gesture of goodwill to her family, after some years of confinement; or she could be sent to a remote location, like Cassandra Baratheon upon a forced marriage to Walter Brownhill.

tl;dr If the Blackfyres and Rohanne aren’t going to be murdered after being captured: the boys would likely go to the Night’s Watch once old enough, or imprisoned in the Red Keep and married under ideal conditions; the girls might go to the Faith, imprisoned in the Maidenvault, married off to non-Tyroshi Essosi, or secretly married; Rohanne would likely be briefly imprisoned, separated from her children, and either sent to the remote countryside or Tyrosh. What happens to them depends on how merciful the Reds are feeling, and how much of a risk they deem them to be. Just expect that if someone leads a rebellion in their name, for the boys to die. 

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because it’s been a while since we talked about these two. Kyra and Arlee are… so freaking cute, but also do they technically sorta fall under the enemies to lovers umbrella?? I’m curious. This is also me attempting the crossover ask idk if it’s going well or if I just got really off topic

Kyra and Arlee.... my beloved bbies. I can’t believe it’s been so long since we’ve talked about them, especially since they’re just so amazing.

In terms of them falling under the enemies to lovers umbrella? I’d somewhat consider them that. So if you remember correctly, them getting together is taking place within the AU of Jon and Arleena being raised by the Dawnguards alongside Rhaenys. I haven’t planned out a lot of fine details, but the fact that at least Arleena goes to King’s Landing as another spy of sorts so that the Dawnguards can keep intel on what’s happening is a definite. So the fact that Arleena is from an opposing group and is mostly in King’s Landing for not an ally of the crown, who includes some of Kyra’s family, would naturally put them under the umbrella of enemies to lovers even if it isn’t the full on “oh I hate you” type of thing.

If I were to get specific of the dynamic that I envision for them over the course of the AU I’d probably say that they’re strangers —> friends —> lovers —> estranged friends (?) —> lovers

Okay, now into my ideas for these two within the AU... there is a lot so I’mma put it all under the cut

They meet at King’s Landing after Maecy introduces her new handmaiden named Arleena to her daughter, Kyra. There’s a somewhat instant click of at least familiarity and small connection whatever it is, there’s just something, and momma Maecy sniffs this out instantly

Whenever Kyra and Maecy talk unless it’s super personal type things, Maecy “casually” has Arleena at least nearby. Always ends up with Kyra and Arlee talking, doesn’t matter what or how... it just happens. After a few times of this happening, Maecy totally doesn’t just leave the room and the girls are so into whatever conversation they’re having that they don’t notice that Maecy has left

Eventually it gets to a point where the girls actually seek out each other to talk and get to know one another without momma Maecy making that push

They’re around each other so often that Maecy decides “oh hey, how about Arlee becomes Kyra’s handmaiden instead? I already have a couple and it’s kinda unnecessary for me to have a lot”.... yeah Maecy totally wasn’t trying to set anything up

Kyra totally doesn’t need a handmaiden and has denied needing them in the past but... yknow she ain’t denying this time

It’s less of Arleena helping Kyra with things that handmaidens do and more so them just hanging out

They start practicing using swords together even though both are very good at using a sword... kinda takes Kyra by surprise of how well Arlee handles herself with a sword

Basically at this point, Arleena has failed with her intended mission of being in King’s Landing, but she has genuinely gotten good information but it’s Sani doing a lot of the intel collecting. Poor woman has been doing it for 20+ years but it’s okay

Kyra and Arlee go to the Red Keep’s garden after Arlee mentions her favorite flower which is bellflowers btw to see if the garden grew them, which it did. Kyra picks a bellflower and puts it in Arlee’s hair, specifically weaved in a braid that Kyra herself made prior. Then that’s when the two have their first kiss

Those two have no idea what to do and in all honesty, they don't talk for a while like a few days to a week and it's after Kyra talked to momma Maecy and papa Russal, he's alive in this, yay! who happened to be in King's Landing for a brief time, that Kyra is able to actually confront Arleena

They kiss again and that's when they actually get together

Kyra decides to leave with papa Russal to go back to Tarth for a time, Arleena comes with. Totally just because Arleena is Kyra's handmaiden and not because they're dating now

If you don't believe this is them on Tarth, then you're lying to yourself

Everything is great for a while, they're just two girls in love with no problems

It's when Arleena needs to return to the Dawnguards for reasons that it starts crumbling

Kyra finds out through a letter Arleena has gotten that there's things that Arleena hasn't told her

She confronts Arleena about the letter she founds, and that's when Arleena reveals the fact that she's the daughter of Rhaegar Targaryen, aka the man who nearly killed Kyra's father on the trident

Just a lot is revealed to Kyra actually. Dawnguards. . . the fact that Lyanna Stark is Arleena's mother, that Lyanna Stark is alive, the fact that Maecy was aware of who Arleena really was

Kyra feels betrayed and lied to, even after Arleena explains and tries to defend her actions. Basically too late at this point

Arleena leaves Tarth and goes back to the Dawnguards for the reasons needed

Both girls are just in a not so good point in life

Kyra tries to move on and just continue with her life

Arleena deals with Dawnguard things. . . she totally doesn't end up killing Daltis after she finds out his true intentions and how he's not as good as he's acted, how corrupt he truly was. Arlee becomes leader of the Dawnguards afterwards

It's when Arleena gets intel that Cersei is having a worrying amount of wildfire produce alongside the fact that Kyra Tarth is back in King's Landing that she attempts to return in order to talk to Kyra again

It's because of the argument that Kyra and Arlee get into that saves Kyra, Maecy, and Russal from dying in the destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor

Kyra and Maecy go to the Dawnguards with Arleena after deciding King's Landing is very much not safe. Russal is so fucking hesitant and not a fan with this idea, but he knows how much Lyanna meant to Maecy and how despite the major strain between the girls, how much Arleena means to Kyra

They spend a while with the Dawnguards. It's nice to see momma Maecy happy to see her best friend again, but it's still a bit weird for Kyra and Arleena for a while.

They're kinda friends? It's hard to deny that connection they've shared since the moment they met, but that barrier is still there for how Arleena lied about basically everything

It's when the Dawngaurds head to the North to help House Stark take Winterfell back from the Boltons, and stay in the North to help against the white walkers eventually that Kyra and Arlee head in the direction of becoming what they were

But honestly everything is kinda weird overall, kinda an uncertain time as the North prepares for the white walkers and trying to gain allies to save Westeros

Both girls fight in the Battle of Winterfell alongside the Dothraki, the Unsullied, Dany with her dragons, the Dawnguards, the Northernmen, Free Folk, and a few sworn houses under House Baratheon and ofc any other groups I forgot to mention against the Night King

Kyra and Arlee are both quite stubborn so they didn't resolve anything prior to the battle. . . they totally should have though, but they didn't

It's when Kyra sees Arleena almost freaken die during the battle that she realizes that it's not worth living a life with resentment against people you care about

Kyra saves Arlee from dying and they continue fighting side by side for the rest of the battle, being the badasses they are

They are just so exhausted by the end of the battle that they collapse on the ground together, it hasn't fully settled in the amount of loss that has happened

Kyra and Arleena look at each other while on the ground, and Kyra whispers "I never stopped loving you" and that's when they kiss again for the first time in a long time

Honestly, these two need a break at this point. Between dealing with the losses from the battle and dealing with whatever they have, they deserve a break

But nah, they don't get it, they have to deal with Cersei

The battle at King's Landing alongside the assassination of Dany just adds to the outside burden and weighs them down, but they're working through it

During the great council meeting, both of them are there

When Bran is offered the chance of becoming King of the Six Kingdoms, him with his Three Eyed Raven weird vibes, he denies it and says somebody else is meant to take the place

He's absolutely alluding to Arleena with the fact she was raised to become a leader and all this stuff he shouldn't know but since he's the Three Eyed Raven, he does know

Arleena being the flustered girl she is of being put on the spot by this weird ass kid, she is hesitant as fuck but since many of the people there have seen what kind of leadership she has and the fact of how much she truly knows Westeros from growing up with the Dawnguards honestly more than some of them combined, they agree to the idea of her becoming queen so she accepts

Kyra is so fucking happy and proud of her, but in the back of her mind the idea of because of the role Arleena now has, things might not go back to what they were between the two of them

Arleena requests for Kyra to stay in King's Landing with her at least for a time, which Kyra absolutely agrees to

That night, the two spend time alone to talk

For context, they're not officially dating dating like they had before all that time ago but they're basically dating

In that time of privacy, Arlee asks if Kyra will become her queen consort

Kyra doesn't quite know what to say, but the fact of Arleena saying she will deal with any and all of the criticism thrown at her by the houses of Westeros alongside the Faith that might come with making gay marriage legal just so that they could be together is what helps her decide that she'd agree when able

Thankfully with the amazing Samwell Tarly as the Grand Maester, it isn't much of a battle to legalize gay marriage in Westeros. There's a bit of backlash, but mostly from the Faith but whatever, having church have a big influence on government is a no go with this queen

Arleena refuses to have an official fancy schmancy coronation yet

The two girls are just estatic and have grown closer during this time after the council meeting until up to this point

Arleena asks Kyra again if she'll become her wife and the Queen Consort of the Six Kingdoms, to which Kyra says yes to

They have a fancy ass wedding, but it's not a huge wedding. Arleena is the Queen of the Six Kingdoms after all, it has to be fancy

Arleena finally decides to set up her official coronation, and both her and Kyra are crowned as queens of the Six Kingdoms

[daellla]

Meeting the family (Jon/Dany)

This is an incredibly silly Secret Santa (oh yeah, hey I’m your secret Santa haha 🎅) fic for @daenerys1417 I hope you like it! Somehow this is 1000+ words? I’m sorry about that! Also, I have no idea who Jon’s parents are in this, it’s really not important, though he isn’t Rhaegar’s son.

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When Jon had first asked Dany about meeting her family, she had been…hesitant. Jon knew her nephew, Aegon, because they had played sports together at school and he had seen Rhaenys once or twice when he was with Dany but the rest of his girlfriend’s family were something of a mystery to Jon.

Dany had actually told him that managing to get them all in the same place was a big thing.

They get to the restaurant that Jon would be eating with the Targaryens and just before he opens the door Dany warns him about how odd they all were and apologises for anything he might see. Jon laughs – he hardly need the warning…or so he thinks…

As soon as they get inside Dany groans. “What’s wrong?” Jon asks, surely, she doesn’t regret this already?

“Viserys isn’t here yet.” She had told him a little about her brother Viserys, how he was studying in Essos and rarely came home, but he promised her he would be here.

Jon is just about to reassure her that Viserys is probably just coming when he sees Aegon waving them over. Dany smiles at the sight of her nephew and takes Jon’s hand to half drag him over there. At the table, there is an older woman and man – Jon knows the woman to be Rhaella, Dany’s mother, from pictures and he supposes the man must be Bonifer, who Dany liked well enough – Rhaenys, Aegon and their parents. Dany has told him many times that Rhaegar and Elia feel more like second parents than anything, because of their difference in age to Dany.

Rhaegar stands up to shake his hand and they all sit down. Dany introduces everyone and it’s a little awkward, just as she warned. When the silence drags on Bonifer asks Jon about his religion, of all things. He remembers now that Dany mentioned he was a priest.

“Uh, I follow the Old Gods,” Jon says, almost nervously. He knows how passionate some Northerns can be about their religion and he really doesn’t want to argue with his girlfriend’s stepfather about Gods.

Thankfully, Bonifer doesn’t want that either. “Each to their own,” he tells Jon, “I hear you have some very interesting architecture in your churches – “

Just then, Viserys walks in and shouts to them. Dany rolls her eyes, Jon sees with a smile. Her brother comes over to them and manages to sit right between Jon and Dany. Wonderful, he thinks dryly. “Have you already ordered?”

“No,” Rhaegar says, clearly bothered, “we’ve been waiting for you.” They obviously didn’t get on, Jon notes.

“I thank you very much, then,” Viserys says it in a voice that shows that he, unlike his brother, isn’t at all bothered.  

Their subtle bickering goes on for some time before the waiter comes, then they order their meal. While they wait though, more arguments start – this one between Rhaegar and Elia, about something to do with Elia’s brother, or so Jon can tell. “He nearly ran me over, Elia,” Rhaegar says in a hushed voice.

“Well, you called him crazy,” Elia replies calmly.

“Only mad people try to run their brother-in-law’s over,” Rhaegar tells her.

Jon swears he hears Elia say, “You desvered it,” but he doesn’t know because – finally – their food comes. Dany keeps looking at him and smiling reassuringly but it doesn’t help when her brothers start asking him the most absurd questions, Viserys is joking but Rhaegar seems quite serious.

“Where did you go to school?” Rhaegar asks.

“Winterfell, then Castle Black for college.”

“Hm…did you know Dany studied at Mereen? I hear average scores up North aren’t all that great.”

“They’re getting better…” Jon replies, completely unsure what’s going on. He thinks Rhaegar is calling him dumb but he isn’t sure. Posh people, he thinks and tries not to sigh.

“I hope so,” Rhaegar tells him, looking straight into Jon’s eyes, Jon’s soul, before going back to eating. Jon literally shivers.   

Next, Viserys asks him more…personal, inappropriate questions which only stop when Dany tells him to shut up. Jon is very grateful for that.

Nearer the end of the night, even more arguments occur. Bonifer and Viserys argue about gods – the latter apparently decided to take up some Valyrian religion a month ago, however unseriously – and Rhaenys and her father are talking about loyalty, Jon thinks, beside him Rhaella is trying to get her husband and son to stop fighting and Jon looks over to see Dany and Aegon laughing about it all.

They have all finished their food and drinks when Dany and Viserys start fighting – about Jon, of all things. “Just leave him alone!” Dany shouts at her brother.

Viserys laughs, “But he looks so adorable when he’s bright red!”

Jon would mutter about how he is in fact not adorable but he can’t get a word in. “Don’t make fun of him like that.”

“Why? Do you love him so, so, so very much?” Viserys mocks.

At that, Dany stands up, throwing her napkin down. “As a matter of fact, yes, I do! This wasn’t meant to happen until next week, when it would be perfect, but I might as well ask you now, Jon. Will you marry me?”

Jon blinks stupidly and cannot quite remember how to speak – this was so like Dany really, rash, straight to the point…

Eventually, he manages to speak and a simple, “Yes”, comes out his mouth.

Aegon cheers and soon Rhaella, Bonifer and Elia and Rhaegar are all clapping and smiling and laughing. Viserys looks quite shocked, much like Jon, but he does eventually clap Jon on the back like he had passed some test, like Viserys hadn’t been making fun of him for half an hour. In the corner, while some of them – including Jon – cry, Rhaenys keep eating.

“You’re not happy, Rhaenys?” Dany asks, sounding so sad. Jon wonders if she would drop this engagement if her family weren’t happy with if…Jon thinks she actually would, depending on who it was.

“No,” Rhaenys disagrees, leaning back in her seat, “merely upset you didn’t ask me to help plan it.”

Knowing that Rhaenys is fine, everyone relaxes. Dany laughs and says, “To make up for it, how about I let you plan the wedding with me?”

“Deal,” Rhaenys says, smiling at Jon and Dany. Everyone is laughing and smiling and congratulating them and when Dany winks at Jon he knows it will be a long – but very good – night…

[signum-ignis]

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Is this your revenge? Christ. What did I ever do to you?🐰 what is one secret that you’ve never told anyone?It took me almost three years to watch Game of Thrones because it was too “mainstream” for me. That’s right, I was one of those once. 💗 if you could hug anyone, who would it be? Bekah, probably. Soon though. Soon. 🐹 what are some of your favourite Pokémon and why?I don’t actually know any Pokemon so I’m out for this. 🌠 if you were in charge of the world, what would the world look like?Like Menzoberranzan but with more telescopes. 👀 what was the most recent vivid dream that you had?I dreamt that I got stuck on the mountain pass to go to college. Which happened. Except, I was trying to come home. ☀️ what do you like the most about your best friend?Which best friend? I’ve got two. The first is definitely all the puns she has, and she has the ability to make me smile. The second is the fact she’s an amazing writer and I wish she would write me more things and write back some more.  😘 talk about your crush or partner//snort What even are those things???💁 if someone was rude to you, would you be rude back?Yep. I’m not that sorry about it either. 🌟 what do you like about yourself? (must choose at least 3 things!)My mathematical skills. Or lack thereof, sometimes. I have this thing about blankets that is pretty great. I like cats. I like that I like cats. 🐾 what are you scared of most? how will you overcome it?I’m terrified of spiders. I overcome the terror by killing them and/or running away. 🎁 what never fails to make you happy?D&D themed things, Game of Thrones, Emilia Clarke, cats, and sleeping in.💙 what annoys you about some people? That they exist. 😤 do you get angry easily?Not really. 🐇 what do you always daydream about?Sleeping. Math. Physics. Stars. Space. Rhaenys. In that order.🌻 if you could change 3 things about the world what would you change? First, no Trump. Second, no alt-right. Third, more science. 🍓 send me 4 names: kiss, befriend, kill or marry?//clears throat✈️ what is your dream city and why?We’re gonna go with London. Because rain, clouds, and English accents.☕️ talk about your ideal daySleeping in. Playing D&D with Bekah & friends. Watching Game of Thrones. Meeting Emilia Clarke. Stargazing at the end of the day. Playing games until 2 AM. Then falling asleep, and sleeping well. 🌸 are you an introvert, ambivert or extrovert?Introvert. 💧 when was the last time you cried?Today. Cause I got stuck in snow.🎵 name 5 songs you love at the momentThe Hills (cover) - The Echos Truth - Ramin DjawadiEyes Closed - HalseyTake Me To Church (cover) - Ellie Goulding Glory - Bastille⚡️ if you had any superpower, what would it be and why?Atmokinesis. The ability to control the weather. Because I want rain more, I want snow more, and blinding sunlight less. But clear skies at night so I can watch the stars. 💛 if you could talk to your younger self, what would you say?“Math is COOL. EMBRACE IT!”💚 who are you jealous of and why? Bekah. Because she can draw and actually correctly play games. 💎 which one would you rather have more of: intelligence, beauty, kindness, wealth or bravery? why?Intelligence. Because at the end of the day, it is more than most people have. 🙊 what are you ashamed of?Being paralyzingly afraid of driving in snow. 🌺 which languages do you know? which do you want to learn?English, Spanish, Dothraki, and Valyrian are the ones I know. I’d very much like to learn Norwegian and Mandarin. 🍀 if you could be any fictional character’s best friend/lover, which fictional character would you be?Daenerys Targaryen. ☁️ talk about your dream universe.This one! I like this universe. Has a lot of stars in it. And how can I ask for more than that?💜 which acts of kindness are you going to do today? I washed the dishes for my mom. Does that count?🐬 if you could transform into any animal/magical creature, what would you be and why?I’d like to be a dragon. Because dragons. 🍄 talk about someone/something you really dislike. I really, really, REALLY hate Trump right now. Everything he is doing is wrong and he is unworthy of being president of anything. He’s selfish, greedy, and a traitor. I do not want him in the White House. 😣 talk about some things that have been making you depressed/angry/anxious latelyI love my car, but it is not suited for driving in the snow. I hate the fact I can’t make any of my friends feel better no matter what I try. The fact I don’t have ANY CHOCOLATE IN THIS HOUSE. Also, midterms. 🍪 what did you want to be as a kid, and what do you want to be now?I wanted to be an artist. Now, I want nothing more than to be an astrophysicist.🍰 what are some of your favourite sugary foods?Creme-filled donuts. All the cookies. Also, pie. 🍑 what are you obsessed with?My D&D rogue. Game of Thrones. Sleeping. STARS. 💘 what happens to you when you’re stressed?Panic attacks.😪 what are you sick of?Politics.🙀 are you an adrenaline seeker?NOPE. 💥 what are some unpopular opinions that you have?Pineapple on pizza is great. Hillary Clinton isn’t a complete failure and would have made a better president than Trump. Culture should be shared and not hoarded. ☔️ would you consider yourself a good person?I’m an alright person.😊 what do you like to do as hobbies?I really like solving problems. I play D&D religiously, every Sunday. I do a lot of creative writing. I like napping and driving as often as I can.🎤 what’s the last song you hummed or sang by yourself?I was humming “Hooked On A Feeling” while driving in the snow storm. 🐝 what’s your worst trait? how are you planning to improve it?I’m pretty clingy. I’ve been practicing leaving my friends alone for more than five minutes but it has been difficult. Mostly, it is just me opening up Messenger or Skype then promptly closing it again.🎨 what do you always doodle when you’re bored?Spirals and elliptical galaxy-looking things. 🐻 what’s stopping you from chasing your dreams?Tuition.🌷 what’s your mbti personality and why do you think it suits you?INTP. Honestly, I don’t really believe in personality tests, and this one has been proven to be slightly inaccurate. I’m going to reserve commenting.🐶 send me 3 fictional people and I’ll choose my favourite!Yeah Bekah. Send me shit.👑 who are your favourite celebrities and why? Emilia Clarke. Because she’s so pretty and I hate her for it. 🐴 opinion on __?Don’t ask me for my opinion on anything. It won’t go well. 🍋 do you consider yourself an emotional person?Yeee. 📚 share 3 books that you love and your favourite quote from them.The Legend of Drizzt, Sojourn: “There is a wide world out there, full of pain, but filled with joy as well. The former keeps you on the path of growth and the latter makes the journey tolerable.” Welcome to the Universe: “We are born of this universe, we live in this universe, and the universe is in us.” The Handmaid’s Tale:“I am not your justification for existence.” 😔 what do you always do when you feel sad? does it help?Play games and write. It does help. Sometimes. 😌 what thoughts keep you going when you’re sad?I have to live just long enough to name a star.🌍 which country do you live in?United States, unfortunately. 🐧 describe yourself in 3 words.Nerd. Scientific. Patient.🐵 which quotes changed you?“Our star, and most stars, are made mostly of hydrogen, which is the number one element in the universe: 90% of all atomic nuclei are hydrogen, about 8% are helium, and the remaining 2% comprise all the other elements in the periodic table.” What part of this does not blow your mind???💭 do you keep a diary?I do.💫 who inspires you?Stephen Hawking. 👻 do you believe in ghosts and why?I believe in energy. I think people leave bits of their energy behind in the world, as a different form, and maybe in forms that we do not understand.🎀 what’s your fashion sense like?If it is soft and large, I probably own it. Also, scarves.🎬 what are some of your favourite films?Interstellar, Moana, The Road to El Dorado, the Avengers (Marvel), and the Return of the King (LoTR). 🍦 what is one treasured childhood memory?Camping with my parents while they were still together.🐼 if you could meet anyone, who would it be and why?Probably Neil deGrasse Tyson or Stephen Hawking. They’re amazing scientists and pioneers of science, and I would love to have a long conversation with either of them,