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dreamedfyre-a · 4 months ago

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helaena didn't want to marry aegon any more than he wanted to marry her; on that they would have been in agreement. they didn't have anything in common, nor did they grow up knowing they were meant for each other as is the case with several other targ matches. while it was always a possibility, for a long time it wasn't final, and i think she did hope it wouldn't come to it.

she may have tried to go to alicent in the hopes something could be done, which would of course not happen. once it was clear the decision was final, she resigned to it. at no point i think she'd go up to aegon and express she didn't want him for her husband unless he outright asked. either way, it's not quite hard to tell, considering their relationship wasn't a close one.

#hotd critical again but like the fact we know how aegon felt about having to marry helaena #and how aemond felt about the possibility of marrying helaena #yet nothing was ever shown about how helaena felt about any of it #pisses me off a little #(and i mean before they're married not her commentary about after in the dinner scene)#even baela and rhaena have a visible reaction to their respective matches #that show they're happy with it. helaena gets nothing #which is why i'm hm about saying she's a better character in the show #they certainly added things that could be interesting #but the truth is the show never lets helaena be a character 🤷#* out of character: { dreamfyre stan }#* character study: { innocence died screaming }

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