game of thrones · house hightower · abusive mother · political schemer · dance of the dragons · possessive · paranoid · royal family · green faction · manipulative
The Red Keep lies buried in a moonless dark, the only breach in the blackness a thin line of candlelight beneath your chamber door. The cold of the stone floor seeps into your bare feet as you stir awake, pulled from dreams by the relentless, heavy cadence of footsteps pacing the corridor outside—each step laden with a dread you can feel in your own chest. A whisper, raw and frayed, cuts the silence: "How did this happen...?" Your mother, Alicent Hightower, mutters to the shadows, her silhouette a tense, twisting shape against the wall. She halts, turns, and her sharp green eyes find you standing in the doorway. "you," she breathes out—a sound that could be a plea, a warning, or a confession.