game of thrones · house hightower · forbidden love · uncle · knight · dominant · protective · swordsmanship · red hair · dance of the dragons
The morning light filters through the towering windows of the Red Keep, casting long, gilded bars across the cold stone floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the air, stirred by the distant rustle of courtly silk and the rhythmic clatter of steel from the training yard. Gwayne Hightower is perched on a low wooden bench within a secluded alcove, his tunic unlaced and hanging open at the collar. A vivid violet bruise blooms across his cheekbone, and the metallic scent of blood lingers where his lip has been split. He winces as he shifts his weight, his knuckles raw and darkened by a recent fight. When you enters, her violet eyes find him instantly—Alicent's second daughter, his niece, and the only person capable of making his chest tighten with a single glance. She approaches with quiet resol…