#ch:. alicent hightower

[kentstoji]

ㅤㅤCRYSTAL.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤparing. platonic hotd x reader. + male!oc x reader.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤsetting. house of the dragon. ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤㅤㅤtype. headcanons (tw. future yandere)

ㅤㅤㅤㅤthe battle of a woman was waged in her birthing bed, surrounded by blood and sweat. alicent hightower forced herself to accept this reality when her father officially made her a political pawn in an endless game of manipulations. the prize was the hightower blood immortalized in the twisted metal of swords forming the iron throne.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤaegon was an easy birth, without concerns. fragile helaena presented herself to the world silently, carrying a tranquility that would follow her later. and y/n was fire and blood —perfectly embodying the words of her house, her father's house.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤconsidered a jewel in the eyes of the court and engraved in the memory of popular imagination, y/n was the third child of the union between viserys targaryen and alicent of house hightower. she inherited her father's gentle and pacifistic nature, trying to cling to blood ties to avoid conflicts.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ(and when her mother whispered in her ear that helaena—or even she—would be the queen, the young girl looked away, coldly ignoring the treacherous poison. however, in her heart, she lacked the strength to stop loving her mother.)

ㅤㅤㅤㅤshe was often seen in the company of her siblings, helaena and daeron. despite loving and respecting her relatives equally, aegon made her feel disproportionately uncomfortable, and aemond easily left her aside, seeking acceptance from rhaenyra targaryen's children for not having a dragon.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ"no, thank you!" y/n declined with a plastic smile when her mother suggested accompanying aegon to keep him in line. "i promised to help my sister, with little joffrey."

ㅤㅤㅤㅤand, as usual, she pretended not to feel the dissatisfaction emanating from the queen at the mention of the realm's delight.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤcriston cole made it his personal mission to escort the princess to the vicinity of princess rhaenyra's chambers. and she had to admit that he at least tried to conceal the growing disdain in his stern features. he even managed to control his cruel tongue, much to the young princess's relief. deep down, she was aware of the vision cole had crafted regarding her: immaculate, chaste, and flawless.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤthe maiden herself.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤy/n's confidant, addam celtigar, chuckled upon hearing the youngest princess's account. his broad shoulders shook violently as whispers flowed through her lips, revealing an unpleasant revelation.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ"and who will protect our little princess from criston cole?" addam inquired, not losing his characteristic good humor.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ"you're terrible!" there were no courtesies or falsehoods between them. there never were.

[kingsroad]

Stop asking me questions! I'd hate to see you cry! Mama, we're all gonna die!!

[levithestripper]

The AUDACITY to open with Corlys crying just ripped my heart out I think that would be more pleasant. Corlys only had two scenes this episode and yet he loomed over the episode like a blanket of angst.

Aegon’s injuries are horrifying. All that priceless Valyrian steel was ruined, melted to his skin, and practically fused to his body. Alicent sitting by his bedside, watching him, probably praying over him off-screen. Aegon is Alicent’s baby, her firstborn, her baby boy who came into this world without fuss, now burned and broken and barely alive.

Melos reminds me of Qyburn. He seems to be more than just a “maester” and more like a modern-day doctor. If Aegon suffered these injuries in GOT’s timeline, Pycelle would’ve simply declared him past help and let him die.

First of all, Alyssa Targaryen is just as gorgeous as I knew she’d be. Second of all, why the seven hells is Daemon having Sigmud Freud’s wet dream?? I understand Daemon’s having hallucinations concerning his ambitions and his guilt, that’s all well and good, more power to him for attempting to work through his issues. But why does Daemon wishing he was born first need to be shown by him having sex with his mother? He’s hallucinated others before so why couldn’t he have hallucinated Baelon and Alyssa instead?

Aemond is slaying as always. His scene at the small council table is impeccable and really speaks to his character. Quietly, but forcefully taking the power he believes he’s deserved.

Alys Rivers my absolute BELOVED. She is so interesting every time she’s on screen and it always leaves me wanting for more. Alys asking Daemon about Alyssa makes me think that she sees the hallucinations Daemon’s been having. She’s also probably the cause of them.

Helaena asking Aemond if “the price was worth it” as he stares at the Iron Throne was priceless. She knows what Aemond did to their brother and she believes it, unlike Alicent who doesn’t wish to belive it no matter how much she knows it’s true.

[hyacinths-bridgerton]

SNOW ANGEL, Renée Rapp

[stromuprisahat]

The Dowager Queen Alicent of House Hightower, second wife of King Viserys I and mother to his sons, Aegon, Aemond, and Daeron, and his daughter Helaena, died on the same night as Lord Westerling, after confessing her sins to her septa. She had outlived all of her children and spent the last year of her life confined to her apartments, with no company but her septa, the serving girls who brought her food, and the guards outside her door. Books were given her, and needles and thread, but her guards said Alicent spent more time weeping than reading or sewing. One day she ripped all her clothing into pieces. By the end of the year she had taken to talking to herself, and had come to have a deep aversion to the color green. In her last days the Queen Dowager seemed to become more lucid. “I want to see my sons again,” she told her septa, “and Helaena, my sweet girl, oh…and King Jaehaerys. I will read to him, as I did when I was little. He used to say I had a lovely voice.” (Strangely, in her final hours Queen Alicent spoke often of the Old King, but never of her husband, King Viserys.) The Stranger came for her on a rainy night, at the hour of the wolf.

Fire and Blood (George R. R. Martin)

[alicentdeservesbetter]

House of the dragon - fashion for characters- Alicent Hightower

[scribare-archive]

@mythsonly : do you think we were meant to be together?

a hollow feeling he left behind. there, in her chest. asked her to leave with him and she isn't sure he knew, that he took her heart with him that day. and she isn't sure she could take it back now. not sure her heart would recognize who she had become. not sure he recognize who she had become. because she did change. change more and more, until she became a whole other woman. one that could survive in the red keep. did she think they were meant to be together ? once upon a time. yes, she did. truly believed it would be the two of them. given her a moment & she would have gone with him. she would have stood by his side, even as he left this place. but she never got the choice, not truly. her father made sure of that. made sure he could use her, just as he wanted. swallow softly as she looks over to him, and she think, it's a little harder to breath. a little harder, because there is a lump forming in her throat.     ❝   i guess we will never know.   ❞

[agoldenlily-archive]

@dragynfire​

Having been in King’s Landing for a short while Elayne was glad that there were somethings to keep her attention. Usually she found the city dull and somewhat boring but ever since she had sworn her fealty to King Viserys, Elayne found that she was trusted. Perhaps it was the grain that her family provided from The Reach but she felt like trust was something that wrapped itself around her. She was glad for it. Especially since she found that there were little ones in the Red Keep. She had always enjoyed children and had always wanted to be a mother but, being without a husband, she hadn’t had any yet. 

After gaining permission from the King she began to spend short spots with the children in the Keep’s nursery, playing with them as she did. They were beautiful children. Their pale hair marking them as Targaryen’s and yet there was also a difference to their disposition as well. Something that she supposed belonged to their Mother’s side. Their Mother, the Queen, Alicent Hightower. She had spoken to her a few times and she was rather glad that she had met her. She found her to be a wonderful, if lonely, woman and Elayne wanted her to see that she had a friend in her.

The doors open and Elayne looks up in time to see Alicent standing there. Softly she smiles at her as she allows little Aegon to toy with one of the toys she had brought with her. “I hope that you don’t mind...” she trails off as she stands, smoothing out her skirts. “...will you stay awhile?”

[inmydrcams]

@fyredreamt​ 💚 cont.

             Alicent wants to be happy for her daughter, she knows a babe is meant to be a joyous occasion. But no matter how deep she tries to search for that glee she cannot seem to find it… Instead her mind is full of worries, of fears. She remembers when she realised she was carrying Aegon, she remembers wishing it wasn’t so and then she remembers only fear. The pregnancy came and went in a blur, any memories of it barely registering and then suddenly she was with child again. It wasn’t until two years after Daeron’s birth that she begun to find herself again, that she felt again like a person and not a thing to be used to make babies.

             Carefully Alicent reaches out for Helaena’s hand but she does not touch her just yet, instead she hovers. It doesn’t seem like a occasion for unwanted touches but still she wants Helaena to know she’s there.  ❝ I think you might be. And I think the king your father and Aegon will be very happy for it. But I also think that you are the one carrying the child so it all should be done in your own time and if you wish to delay the news I shall assist you. ❞  She needs to see who were the servants assigned to Helaena in the morning, make sure to switch them up often so no one notices the lack of moon blood.  ❝ And you? Are you happy for it, my dear? ❞

[acipaer-at-scribare]

@mythsonly . continued from here .

her first love . it was pure & true . perhaps young , but there was a certainty about it , or so she thought . young and naive . stolen kisses and empty promises and lingering looks . and he had left her still . her one true love . and he had left before she could ask him to stay . before she could agree to go with him . a cautious child . nerves on edge , liked to play by the rules . listen to her peers . and venture into the world , it was terrifying at first . but when he had left , being without him , it was even worse . she stayed loyal to her father : even now . but her heart would always belong to isaac & no time or distance could change that . words should not have been spoken however . always had her feelings upon face , heart on her sleeve . hand go to her own throat , trying to remember to breath as she shift on her feet . said in a moment of weakness . should not have said anything , because he near close the distance & she simply can't blink away the tears quick enough .    

❝   then why did you leave ?   ❞      words tumble out , small and broken before she can stop them . and she wish she can turn back time & stuff them back down . the question she had wondered all these years . more so now , when he came back and . . . he is here . and he is so close . and he say he never stopped loving her , but he left . he still left . ❝   then why did you leave me all alone ?   ❞

[kingsroad]

𝐈 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐓, 𝐈 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐓, 𝐈 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐑𝐔𝐍 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐌𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘.

[levithestripper]

aemond was really hot this episode. i like seeing him desperate and pathetic <3 i really don’t think aemond would kill aegon like larys suggests, i think that’s just larys trying to manipulate aegon.

sunfyre being dead makes no sense. it better just be aegon thinking sunfyre is dead instead of it being a confirmed death.

CORLYS NAMED HIS SHIP AFTER RHAENYS KILLING ME WOULD BE LESS PAINFUL.

oh my god poor tyland is going through it my poor little meow meow.

i love that they show the dyed hair in essos.

DAENERYS???? im sorry what the hell was that vision. we didn’t need that it was pointless. targaryen’s have been misinterpreting dreams of dragons for generations this isn’t of any importance for the dance. showing visions of daemon’s impending death is so dumb, leave us in suspense please???? if you have to talk about how he dies, do it how helaena does with aemond.

not getting a rhaenicent kiss is homophobic 👎🏻

very cool ending montage. i like seeing all sides of the war gear up and get ready for shit to get real. very pretty cinematography.

TESSARION???? WAS THAT TESSARION???? IT LOOKED LIKE HIM DOES THAT MEAN WE FINALLY GET TO SEE MY BOY DAERON NEXT SEASON????

[hyacinths-bridgerton]

— FRAGMENT ON SAINTHOOD, by @trickstersaint   (August, 2022)

[stromuprisahat]

Alas, the king was not of a forgiving mind. Urged on by his mother, the Queen Dowager Alicent, Aegon II was determined to exact vengeance upon those who had betrayed and deposed him. He started with the crownlands, sending forth his own men and the stormlanders of Borros Baratheon against Rosby, Stokeworth, and Duskendale and the surrounding keeps and villages. Though the lords thus accosted, through their stewards and castellans, were quick to lower Rhaenyra’s quartered banner and raise Aegon’s golden dragon in its stead, each in turn was brought in chains to King’s Landing and forced to do obeisance before the king. Nor were they freed until they had agreed to pay a heavy ransom, and provide the Crown with suitable hostages. This campaign proved a grave mistake, for it only served to harden the hearts of the late queen’s men against the king. Reports soon reached King’s Landing of warriors gathering in great numbers at Winterfell, Barrowton, and White Harbor. In the riverlands, the aged and bedridden Lord Grover Tully had finally died (of apoplexy from having his house fight against the rightful king at Second Tumbleton, Mushroom says), and his grandson Elmo, now at last the Lord of Riverrun, had called the lords of the Trident to war once more, lest he suffer the same fate as Lords Rosby, Stokeworth, and Darklyn. To him gathered Benjicot Blackwood of Raventree, already a seasoned warrior at three-and-ten; his fierce young aunt, Black Aly, with three hundred bows; Lady Sabitha Frey, the merciless and grasping Lady of the Twins; Lord Hugo Vance of Wayfarer’s Rest; Lord Jorah Mallister of Seagard; Lord Roland Darry of Darry; aye, and even Humfrey Bracken, Lord of Stone Hedge, whose house had hitherto supported King Aegon’s cause.

Fire and Blood (George R. R. Martin)

How badly do you need to piss off the Lords, for Brackens to defect and join the same side as Blackwoods of their own free will?

[alicentdeservesbetter]

[scribare-archive]

she would never get it back, her first kiss. wants it to mean something, to herself. because she knows . . . deep down, she knows that marrying for love is probably not in her cards. this however, this she can do. she can give her first kiss to someone she cares about & someone she loves. because no matter how young, she is sure that is what this is. love. she loves him, there is no doubt in her heart about it. so she isn't scared or nervous, because it feels like home. still tentative however. never done anything like this before. still she push herself up on the tip of her toes to become more at height with him : her hands resting against his chest. and she leans forwards, gaze locked with his before tracing down to his lips. soft press of her lips against his, trying in nature & eyes fluttering closed, fingers lightly curling into the fabric of his shirt.

@mythsonly : 🎲 + a tentative kiss.