#Daeron x nettles

[thetullystark]

Daeron and Nettles

[ride-thedragon]

Alyssa x Baelon and Nettles x Daeron.

Baelon the Brave and Daeron the Daring.

Bawdy Alyssa and Foul-mouthed Nettles.

A strange likeness for a crackship to draw.

[wlwocprincess]

I just know Nettles is one of the “many a young lady” taken with Daeron because somewhere not onscreen he’s serenading her while playing the lute

[blackcat419]

Thinking about ships for Daeron when he does show up (please god let Daeron be real). These are my top two options right now, Baela Targaryen and Nettles

For Baela, they have the same appeal that Aemond x Rhaena has for me. Star crossed loves on the different sides of the battle field. You also have Baela as the heir and ruler of Driftmark and Daeron being her malewife supporter who defends her right to her home over anyone else.

For Nettles, they kind of have the same star cross lovers thing but more like the Prince falls for the enemy general kind thing. Also Daeron being super bashful and shy around Nettles because she’s very outgoing and a little crass. Also Daeron asking Nettles which targaryen she’s related to and her saying she’s not related to any targaryen and he’s just like, “you approached a dragon, without being part targaryen, and got it to bond to you? You’re so fucking cool”. Also I love the idea of Alicent wanting Daeron to marry for love and her and him having secret weddings with their chosen person (Criston for Alicent cause I’m a filthy Alicole shipper). Also k like Nettels being with someone her own age and not a creepy old man.

Hope we get some nice ship material for Daeron! Hope we get Daeron

[chicken-wayng]

I've seen your recent posts with the tag"House Rhaenicent AU" and I NEED to know more. I'm begging. Is this a story you're writing?

No it's not a story I'm writing but one I want to write and don't have the time for and I don't think anyone would like it. But here's what I headcanon for my House Rhaenicent AU:

Daemon and Rhaenyra did get married (before Viserys died) to act as each other's beards. They are not together, or in an open relationship, they were acting as the other's beard until Viserys died and Rhaenyra became Queen/law of the land

Harwin and Laenor are alive and commonly found in Pentos, when not on one of their adventures, where they reside at Laena'a castle.

Helaena likes to take the twins and Maelor on dragon rides to Laena'a home in Pentos.

Aegon is Rhaenyra's Hand and was able to get a divorce from Helaena and pass a law stating no child should be married before 16, and a betrothal is required regardless of age of marriage (so even if they're both 60 they need at least 6 months of betrothal/courting).

Helaena is in a courtship with Alys but is crushing on Baela.

We all know how Jace became Heir, but what you may not know is that Helaena gave up the status.

Criston and Daemon are in charge of scouring the kingdom for worthy Knights. They find Nettles (whose storyline is not given to Rhaena in this AU, because she has Morning)

Baela and Jace are married! They have an open relationship that is what every open relationship strives to be. Jace is dating Cregan and Baela is crushing on Helaena

Aemond and Luke live at Summerhall, but are constantly taking trips to find books and scrolls and coming back with satchels full of things Luke (definitely not Aemond, he has a reputation to uphold) saw and thought one of his family members would like

Rhaena and Daeron are engaged for a spring wedding

I'm at work right now so I can't really remember/think of much more.

[lady-clouves]

Idc what anyone says but the real rulers of The Seven Kingdom’s should be Nettles and Daeron.

[witheredoffherwitch]

This is the anon who was talking about tropes and themes being able to be criticized when it comes to fanfiction. I’m not really sure what you’re not condoning tbh, I definitely don’t think any hate should be sent to people by any means but I do think it’s okay for readers to offer critical and not always positive feedback when it comes to different works. I think that can lead to many productive reflections and conversations among readers and writers and I personally do not see how this is the same as “hate” at all. Also do people actually believe Nettles/Daemon’s arc will be given to Aemond/Alys? I don’t see how that would be the case at all and that honestly seems absurd to be frank. Just seems like fans creating imaginary scenarios to get mad at. Their relationship is open to interpretation obviously but 1) Definitely don’t see Daeron OR Nettles being cut and 2) These are two very different dynamics and stories so I don’t see how those can be conflated…..

Hi nonnie,

I was 'not condoning' the previous anon post you referenced (where the individual reached out to some fanfic writers to express their disappointment about the misogynistic depiction of Alys in their fics). I am sorry - I probably should have made that more clear. I thought you were endorsing those said tactics of taking one's personal gripes with story arcs/tropes to the fanfic writers. My bad!

To your other point, I DON'T KNOW 😩😩

Every logical thought in my head says that Daeron and Nettles won't be cut from the show - it would such a glaring mistake on HBO's part. Moreover, we've had GRRM's own admission about Daeron's inclusion in season 2 -- and then there had been leaks floating around online about "dragonseeds" and an actress on set who looks just like the description of Nettles. So I don't know what to believe tbh.

The leakers are fairly reliable and my cynical ass won't allow a bout of reassurance even when they make little to no sense. BUT my last confession in your ask has now opened my inbox to few anons who have assured that these changes will not make sense narratively - and quite frankly, I AM GRATEFUL FOR THAT! 😣🤧

[crazyaboutto]

The pain of being a book reader that’s been made into a show

The writers and directors literally have completed series in their hands. They have the writer’s feedback as well or at least they initially said so in season 1.

Why the fuck are they deviating from canon so much? I’m trying to think HOTD as high budgeted fan fiction but damn it’s so hard. You’re getting paid a lot and working on one of the most well known series and you just fuck up

I was already pissed with Aegon’s dream nonsense as well as Rhaenys bursting out of coronation just for shock value but it’s going downhill fast. That dream leads to absolutely nothing. We don’t even have NK like the GOT version in the books. Also, still prefer book version of Alicent both age and character wise.

It was so fast paced in season 1 and now they’re dragging the story. They’re also deviating from the canon a lot

Why does Alicent actually believe “that’s what Viserys wanted”? She wants the throne for her bloodline and that’s it. It’s her wish for power, not for actually believing in whatever Viserys was saying.

It also feels like Rhaenyra would be fine with Aegon’s usurping if Luke didn’t die. She is the throne. The war started when the greens hid the death of the king.

Why is Daemon tripping for so long? He took harrenhall and that’s it. He raised the armies 3 times before the Dance. He’s a fearsome and competent general but he’s basically just a random dude who took acid trips. Ryan saying Daemon doesn’t have the skill set to raise an army lmao give me a break

Perhaps, they do not want to show cruel side of Rhaenyra by ordering the death of Nettles and not harming Daemon after Mysaria told Rhaenyra? on one hand, Daemon might have cheated with Nettles, or it was father-daughter relationship like Mushroom thinks. It feels like they’re wasting our time with Daemon’s trips like him fucking his mother nonsense to erase Nettles.

Why are they trying to erase the connection between Valyrian and dragons? No normal person can bond with a dragon. Be it Valeryon or Targaryen, you need Valyrian blood. And the whole stupid “illusion” thing in the show.

They also wasted Laena so badly in season 1. If they’re all for sapphic representation instead of just creating buzz on internet, they could have gone for Laena x Rhaenyra moments. I’m not even sure if the adult versions were on screen together. Soon after we got older Laena, she died. It’s literally book canon that Rhaenyra was “very fond” of Laena. It’s also pretty much implied that there were things between them and ot3 with Daemon

Not to mention they erased the lesbian fighter character who loves killing men and kissing women. I’m talking about Sabitha (Frey) and her lover Alysanne Blackwood. Would rather (want to) see them acting like they’re “very close friends” than a Alicole sex scene

We don’t even have Daeron lol

We haven’t seen Haelena’s mourning well instead we saw random things. Blood and Cheese wasn’t even done properly. If you’re slowing down the pace and will end the Dance in season 3, at least show more of Haelena’s mourning. Show the sibling interactions between the greens.

Another thing, who the hell is Aeriana? Her?

I’m just reminded of how after the books ended, D&D took liberties with characters and we got the clusterfuck of season 7-8. Now I feel like they’ll do the same thing in season 3

And I fear what they’ll do with Aegon the conqueror. Like maybe he tricked Visenya and Rhaenys into marrying him and conquering the 7 kingdoms? Maybe the sisters didn’t want to kill but were forced to because they’re such angels? Or Visenya can’t fight well

Why does HBO keep making shows about the house it abhors?

[pessimisticpigeonsworld]

If Nettles was white, she would be as popular as Lyanna, Brienne or Arya, and y’all know it.

She grew up a homeless orphan (which is why it’s so insulting when people try to act like she’s a freaking idiot who doesn’t know how to bathe herself yet she can tame a dragon🤦🏽‍♀️ Put most of the highborn women in her position and they wouldn’t survive a day in her shoes).

She’s the only known non-Valyrian dragonrider who claims a wild dragon. A prince who believes in Valyrian supremacy falls in love with her to the point where he’s willing to sacrifice his life for her. Nettles singlehandedly disproves the whole idea of Targaryen exceptionalism and their blood purity. She slowly earns a dragon’s trust by bringing him sheep, and gradually he lets her closer, and then forms the dragonrider bond and lets her fly. up until this point, nobody had tried a strategy like that before.

Nettles is self-made. She’s self-taught. She’s loved for herself. She survives a freaking war and becomes a fire goddess/witch. Who wouldn’t want her ? Who wouldn’t want to be her ? Unlike Rhaenyra and Alicent, she’s the final girl of F&B.

Once again, I don't understand where you got that I'm anti Nettles? I'm anti Nettles x Daemon, but other than that theory, I very much am a fan of Nettles as a character. I won't say that there isn't racism and unfairness that happen regarding Nettles' character (though I haven't seen it personally), because people can be really shitty. But me personally, again, I'm not anti Nettles, I just dislike certain groups of her stans.

Again, I don't deny that Nettles was a strong woman. She endured many things most characters in F&B don't and most likely survived the Dance. However, I do disagree with some of the ideas you're stating as fact.

For starters, we don't know if Nettles is non-Valyrian; that's one of the many theories surrounding her, but it's not confirmed, so stating it as fact is misleading. Just because she lacks traditional Valyrian features doesn't means she isn't a dragonseed.

Jace and his brothers don't look Valyrian but they very obviously are of Valyrian descent. Rhaenys, the queen who never was, had black hair; Duncan the son of Aegon V looked like his mother, Betha Blackwood; Aegor Rivers also had black hair; Baelor Breakspear had dark hair; Daeron son of Maekar had sandy brown hair; Rhaenys the daughter of Rhaegar had her mother, Elia Martell's features.

Moving on, Daemon's relationship with Nettles is ambiguous. We don't know if they were in a romantic relationship or if his attack on Aemond was purely to save her (though I'm sure that was part of his decision). Again, you are stating a theory you believe as fact, even though it's unconfirmed.

I'm not going to touch the whole thing of Targaryen exceptionalism, because, as I said earlier, Nettles' parentage is unconfirmed. But the whole blood purity thing still hasn't been disproven at any point of GRRM's works; they intermarried to preserve their magic blood, the magic blood still exists in ASOIAF due to the incest.

Nettles is an important character in the story of the Dance, but she isn't the "final girl" you claim she is, let alone of the whole book. There are several dragon riders who survived the Dance and thrived. Rhaena is the ancestor of the Tyrells in the main series. Aegon III is the ancestor of Daenerys, the Baratheons, any remaining Blackfyres, and possibly Jon Snow and Young Griff. Baela and Alyn are the ancestors of Aurane Waters and the Velaryons.

The book of F&B is so much more than the Dance of the Dragons. Saying that Nettles is the "final girl" of the book doesn't make any sense when she only appears in a few sections. That's like saying Alys Rivers is actually the main character of the book. Nettles disappears after the Dance and doesn't appear in any other event. She does nothing else after her disappearance and has relatively little impact on the history of Westeros post Dance.

I have absolutely no idea where you're getting the whole "fire goddess/witch" thing. However, you have already been throwing out theories and your personal biases as fact, so I don't think it matters. I'm not trying to control who your fav is, I totally understand wanting to be a certain book character. But that doesn't mean you can act like everyone else is wrong for not having the same fav as you.

It's that kind of entitlement, thinking you're better than everyone else that makes people not like Nettles stans. It's almost on par with stansas and Alicent stans. People like you project so hard onto your favs, you take any perceived insult, critique, or argument as a personal attack. It's exhausting interacting with people like you.

[ride-thedragon]

No, because if we put pen to paper, finger to keyboard, Nettles and Daeron are almost Baelon and Alyssa coded.

[wlwocprincess]

Thinking abt Daeron and Nettles as Romeo and Juliet and kicking my feet giggling and squealing

[witchthewriter]

Ep 6 is my all time favourite episode of HoTD! Spoilers ahead -

THIS EPISODE WAS DRAGONS GALORE AND YOU KNOW YOUR GIRL LOVES HER DRAGONS!

We have baby Stormcloud, Seasmoke kidnapping his new rider, mentions of Daeron's dragon, scenes of Caraxes, Syrax & Rhae Rhae going to see whats up w/ Seasmoke's kidnapping of Addam -

I also loved seeing Viserys again! Daemon getting some closure; but ultimately I just love Alys. She is my girl. Torturing a man with a literal dragon, he could've retaliated but he didn't. She scared him that much (that's MY opinion).

Although, I am getting the sense that Rhaena is taking Nettle's storyline (if it's true I'm going to be so upset. I want Morning! Rhaena is supposed to have hatched the last dragon).

THE RHAENYRA X MYSARIA KISS OMG. I'm here for it. Get it Rhaenyra!

Also, at the start of the season I decided to hate Gwayne but I LOVE HIM. Telling Alicent she did her best. I mean ... she did what she could with what she knew. What I think is that she loves her kids but she isn't a good mum ... soz Ali.

Loved Larys being called a toad and then going to Aegon so he could litERALLY manipulate someone. He got his feelings hurt :')

But I hated that Helaena was attacked by the smallfolk. She is my angel babygirl pure sweetheart.

And Alicent getting a wound in the same spot she gave Rhaenyra ... mmhmm

[lady-clouves]

I’m coming back on my bs but I’ve been thinking about it lately and I really do just have to make an Au for Nettles and Daeron. Cause you know what?I do run on my delusions and I’m quite happy.

[ride-thedragon]

Thank you @bohemian-nights for the tag.

Nine lines, Nine characters.

I have had a habit of leaving my work alone for months and starting new ones. As a sign of good faith, I do work on them, I just don't edit anything.

Nettles x Daeron: Wasteland! Baby:

“As long as Rhaena wishes to stay.’ She turned towards the other dragon twin who was certainly vexed by the implication.

“You abandoned me.” She stated with anger in her voice, Nettles was unsure whether to apologize in front of Helaena.

“You’re being rude.” Jace said to her, she never liked to find herself in the company of fighting lords and ladies. It always seemed like someone would use her helplessness when it came to hiding her discomfort against the other person.

“We could leave after I speak to the dowager queen.” She looked down to the empty hall she’d just passed through almost anxious at the implication. No matter what her friends wished, none of them held any real power in the decision.

Daeron should’ve been here, she reminded herself. She didn’t like these issues between them all being left just to her. She’d bare the brunt of any of Her Grace’s disliking or rejection towards the arrangement with less needs being able to be met by everyone involved to begin with."

Tags with no pressure added: @aemma-velaryon @lady-clouves @backjustforberena

And anyone else can tag me, no one needs to know.....

Tag games

Nine lines, nine people

Thank you for tagging me @starstrucksnowing 💞 Loved the little excerpt you shared. Reminds me I have to catch up with the Phoenix King on ao3 😅

This is something I've been working on (actually abandoned) for a while. It's from a one shot I'll write someday for Alicent. More of an excerpt instead of nine lines 🤷

She feels as if she’s floating through the hallways, gliding like an apparition, haunted beneath the giant seven pointed star she’s adorned with, clinking musically with each step. Each movement forwards is filled equally with purpose and defeat. She has a goal in mind that she strives to achieve. To protect her family, serve the realm, tend to her husband and muster as much dignity and grace each day to go about her duty. 

The word itself tastes like ash in her mouth. 

The years spent in the capital should have her accustomed to it by now, surrounded by dragons both withering and soaring simultaneously, yet it has only deepened her dislike for it all. Ash signifies victory to a house built on glory, praised so often one forgets about the aftermath of conquests forged in Fire and Blood. Fire leaves nothing but destruction in its wake with no ghosts left to haunt the halls.

I haven't really edited it that much but I'm hoping this inspires me to complete it 🙈

Tag list (absolutely no pressure) : @boundlessfantasy @barbieaemond @fatherforgivethem @bohemian-nights @valeskafics @ewanmitchellcrumbs @mejcinta @witheredoffherwitch @hieronymph and anyone who wishes to participate 💙

[horizon-verizon]

If people were really against Nettles being a Valyrian because they want someone to stand against Valyrian “blood supremacy”, they’d also be against Jon Snow being secretly half Targaryen. And yet!

And it’s not enough for him just to have Targ blood in that case, he’s also secretly, impossibly, been legitimate this whole time too! He is the Head of House Targaryen! And no one will find a problem with Jon who learns to take pride in his bastard identity not even being a bastard this whole time, AND belonging to the old dynasty at that.

What is different w/Jon, for them, is that Jon embodies Stark features and perceived/conventionla behaviors to people more so that their IDEAS (real or perceived, mostly the latter, many that they refuse to acknowledge are just Westerosi noble stuff) of a Targaryen AND thus they feel justified into thinking that Jon would either "redeem" the Targs or be their final, symbolically ironic & mocking end. And they are praying and hoping, STILL, that their fav will still be Azor Ahai/the orince that was promised to destroy "woke media", or some bullshit, under the prospect and obvious observation that instead of a male it's Dany.

Weird thing is that Jon would LOVE somehow bein connected in some closer way to Daeron I (ironically, bc of what this guy almsot did to Dorne [colonization and how bastards in Dorne might have suffered]). AND Nettles obviously did not hate being a Targ's by-blow enough to try to rebel, as if she had some sort of grudge against Targs in general. Nettles, like most people, WANTED to be a rider very bad, and she of all the Dragonseeds seemed to have a very special bond w/her dragon, treating the dragon more as another being and equal rather tha a war-beast. For her, yeah bein a part of Raenyra's army as a Seed was partially motivated from needing to get out of the streets, but there is much implied love and trust and respect for the creatures and magic itself...which she cannot access w/o Targ blood. Not saying she will/should love Targaryens, but she's never goin to willfully try todenigrate "being" a Targaryen by-blow or that aspect of Targness that these people hate. bc it would be hating herself, and for what, when you can definitely "use" dragons positively (Daenerys Stormborn) or at least "neutrally"? And because these are often the same people who value "humility" as a smokescreen over the actual desire for conformity towards conventional systems of value and power and "sameness". No one gets to be "too" special, similar to how many white women (esp older or at least Gen X) the States apparently see "high beauty" in white women who aren't that striking in any way appearance wise but are "pretty" (Jennifer aniston, Emma Watson, etc. instead of Salma Hayek or Beyonce or even Meghan Fox).

And, once again, Targ "blood supremacy" is not more "supremacist" than any other Westerosi lord's BECAUSE "FEUDALIST" SYSTEMS OF HIERARCHY DEPEND ON INHERITANCE PRACTICES WHERE THE OFFSPRING MUST BE TRUSTED TO HAVER A LINEAGE OF WARRIORS STRETCHING BACK YEARS ON BOTH MOM AND DAD'S SIDES FOR THEM TO BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE ARISTOCRATIC CLASS, WITH ALL THE PERKS.

If we try to use Valyrian slavery: ONE, slavery as it existed in Valyria and everywhere in Essos now does not exist in Westeros--not before nor during nor after the Targs's rule--and TWO, Valyrian/Essosi slavery was not and never was and still isn't based in racial profiling or castes. So it can't even be metaphorically "Nazi" just as the Romans and Greeks and Egyptians, Sumerians, etc. were nt and can never be considered "Nazis" or racial colonizers.

If anything, the girl's likely to have beef w/Rhaenyra alone, and we don't know or see if she ever developed any sort of resentment bc she was not goin to stay! So those people are admitting to not understanding the story.

Jon, too, has little real interest in undermining the actual evils or exploitative systems of Westeros or the aristocracy. His concern is the Others, wights, and having his own family/"home", which means unifying the realm whatever means necessary. Again, they are wadting their and everyone else's time.

It's ironic bc they'll say that the Targs need to go and that's thae actual BIG BAD of the story--they never speak about the necessity of magic and how we need DRAGONS against the Others--and not the feudalist monarchy NO MATTER WHO sits the throne when they complain about some behaviors and traits Targs have that create evils they try to belittle when you point out to them that what feudalist monarchies do. they're just bad faith -sts.