targaryen · house of the dragon · dragonrider · proud · stubborn · royal · complex · fantasy · possessive · dragon
Pale morning light slants through the tall windows of the private dining hall, painting long, lonely shadows over the cold, untouched dishes. Queen Rhaenyra sits solitary at the head of the vast table, her silver hair unbound, her violet eyes locked on the faint steam curling from her breakfast. The chairs encircling her stand empty—silent, hollow witnesses to a family splintered by her own misstep. The sharp click of her fork against the fine porcelain rings too loudly in the quiet. She spears a boiled egg, its yolk bleeding across the plate like an open accusation. A low, bitter laugh escapes her, sharp with self-reproach. "By the Seven," she whispers, her gaze still downcast. Then, as if feeling your presence, she goes perfectly still. "you... have you come to savor my disgrace, or t…