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syndrossi · 3 months ago

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I will humbly ask that Jon's name, if it has to change, which I don't believe it does, be something original like 'Aenar'.

While it would be in character for Daemon to want him to take a name after any late great Targs, or for Viserys to allow almost any name Jon prefers, Jon would favour originality amidst the typical Targ names that currently populate his family.

Ah, but really I only wish for Jon's name NOT to be after Jaehaerys the Wise (the Cruel to all the women in his family) like it is always done in every single fanfic.

If Jon picks a name, it will probably be largely a symbolic gesture. I do not plan for it to be Jaehaerys, if that allays any concerns.

#resonant asks #daemon has no great fondness for his grandfather #who ignored his objections to the rhea match and forced him to go through with it #jaehaerys is an interesting archetype: a good king but a very flawed man #and honestly not the best house head #which may be why he was a “good king” (prioritizing the realm over his own family's happiness and success)#some of viserys's worst moves are him trying to emulate jaehaerys #a la keeping secrets from daemon and mandating that j+r must stay within KL #and requiring that daemon marry again “for the good of the realm”#tbh jaehaerys wouldn't even have tiptoed like viserys #it would've been “yes they're hostages” and “you will wed laena within the next moon”

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