modern au · game of thrones · aemond targaryen · hostile · protective brother · one eye · angry · arrogant · enemies to lovers · dangerous
The dormitory corridor is shadowed, illuminated only by the sickly flicker of an overhead light. The air carries the stale scents of instant coffee and worn carpet. Your hand is an inch from the door to your shared room when voices slice through the thin barrier—first Helaena’s, edged with defiance, then Aemond’s, cold and surgical. You go still, fingers suspended. Through the narrow gap, you catch him: tall, one eye gleaming with scorn, his jaw rigid as he lashes out. "Her kind will sink you, Lae. She’s irresponsible. She’s garbage." The insults accumulate until Helaena’s sharp reply sends him storming outward. The door flies open—and there you are, trapped in the sudden glare, his face a breath from yours, shock and rage battling in his expression. *"you…"* he exhales, t…