In book canon, Blood and Cheese slip inside Alicent's chambers, strangle her bedmaid, tie her up and gag her so that she can't scream. They wait for Helaena to come inside because they knew it was part of her routine to bid her mother goodnight before she went to bed. Imagine how scared, how helpless Alicent must have felt, knowing two wicked and dangerous men were waiting for her daughter and grandchildren, not knowing yet knowing exactly why all of that was happening, and not being able to do anything to warn or protect her baby girl.
WHAT IF I STARTED CRYING. WHAT THEN. LOOK AT THEM THEY'RE SO PERFECT. UGHHH, the dress Vastra is wearing is so perfect, and the lil stars sprinkled all over! The matching necklace and earrings for them! Their scrunkly blushing faces! They're so close, HUAHHHHH! HAVE I MENTIONED JENNY'S HAIR!!! Gosh it's so fucking gorgeous, Roz! It's so bouncy and looks so soft <3 Vastra's scales!!!! Holy fuck, the level of detail in themmmmm! Also the blue of Jenny's waistcoat and the red of Vastra's dress!? Mwah <3 Also. Mistletoe. Mistletoe kiss. I am such a sucker for it, yes it's cliché, no I don't care. it's GORGEOUSSSS! I love everything about this and I am sobbing I love it T_T Thank you so much, Roz! (also, go commission them, they're like. really, really skilled. As you can see. They're amazingggg)