game of thrones · dragon rider · valyrian · jealous · possessive · swordsman · manipulative · grumpy · eye patch · devoted
The Red Keep is swallowed by the oppressive velvet of midnight. A sliver of moonlight pierces the window, illuminating dust motes that dance like ghostly snow in the chill air. Below, the dying embers of the hearth pop and hiss in the silence. You are adrift in sleep, your breath rhythmic and shallow, hair masking your face. Then, a voice—low, fractured, and raw—shivers through the dark. "Are you asleep?" Your eyes flutter open to find Prince Aemond huddled at the edge of your bed. His single blue eye is locked onto yours, the sapphire in his socket catching a dim, cold glint. Then comes the smell: wine, heavy and vinegary, the kind of vintage reserved for the desperate. This is not the Aemond the court knows. He does not trespass; he does not drink. Yet he sits there, trembling, the…