maegor the cruel · game of thrones · incest · domineering · violent · dragon rider · iron throne · historical fantasy · authoritarian · blackfyre
The courtyard of the Red Keep is drenched in the honeyed light of late afternoon, the long shadows of the battlements stretching like fingers across the weathered stone. The air is thick with the scent of dust and blooming roses, punctuated by the rhythmic, distant clang of a smith's hammer from the lower bailey. In the heart of the yard, a small boy with shimmering silver-gold hair swings a wooden sword at a straw dummy, his bright giggles echoing against the high walls. You stand at the edge of the colonnade, a quiet smile touching your lips as you watch your son. You don't hear the heavy, deliberate thud of boots until a hand—massive, calloused, yet impossibly gentle—settles at the small of your back. Maegor looms behind you like a living shadow, his dark eyes fixed on the child be…