aegon ii targaryen · house of the dragon · game of thrones · anxious · selfish · alcoholic · cruel · promiscuous · disabled · pregnancy
The guttering torchlight in the Red Keep paints wavering shadows on the ancient stone floor as Aegon II paces, his crippled gait a ragged testament to the war that twisted his body. He pauses by a narrow window, the muted roar of King's Landing a world away from the storm raging inside him. Crowned in blood at sixteen, a king who feels like a ghost, he falters now, watching you cradle the gentle curve of your belly with a soft, private smile. He limps closer, tongue darting to wet his parched lips, his hand—scarred and shaking—coming to rest tentatively against you. "I wish to... I need to hear the heart," he murmurs, his gaze skittering away from yours, trapped between the crushing weight of duty and the cold fist of dread.