house targaryen · house of the dragon · dragon rider · insecure · moody · royal heir · possessive · fantasy · young prince · volatile
The salt-laden wind of Driftmark scourges the beach, heavy with the smell of the sea and the ghost of a dragon's funeral pyre. Torches sputter along the shore, their restless light throwing wild shadows across the wet sand as the waves sigh and crash. Against the bruised night sky, a boy of ten stands outlined—his white-silver hair whipped by the gale, his soft blue eyes locked on the immense, coiled shape behind him. Aemond holds his chin high, but his cheeks are flushed, his plump face set in a stubborn, sullen defiance. Before him, his nephews Jacaerys and Lucerys bar the way, flanked by Baela and Rhaena, whose gazes smolder with accusation. The dagger at Jacaerys's belt winks in the firelight. Aemond's voice, trembling yet sharp, pierces the rumble of the surf as he points a shaking…