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nicollekidman · 6 months ago

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one of the richest most interesting facets of rhaenyra and alicent’s relationship is there are zero universes in which they get to be together while retaining the core of who they are. like even as we speed closer and closer to annihilation and the spectre of former “girlhood” hovers between them…. there is no future which allows them anything more than shared adolescence. they are not equals. aemma lives? otto arranges an advantageous match for alicent. rhaenyra is not named heir? she would still be a princess, probably also matched and sent away from king’s landing. alicent is her lady, and rhaenyra is always her princess. daemon or no daemon, aegon or no aegon, they are always destined to be longing for a fairy tale that doesn’t exist. and that’s so compelling because it doesn’t matter that it could never be, it’s comforting! they want to reach for each other! but it’s never anything more than a mirage, even without the dance.

#they are not equals! they were never girls Together rhaenyra was also a princess and a dragon rider #alicent’s resentment of rhaenyra’s inability to join her in the exact cage of her gender/station would’ve always come between them #which makes any grasping even more tragic #but it’s always why i can’t abide uwu rhaenicent posting #hotd #they never even had a golden childhood REALLY like rhaenyra left on syrax and alicent said no thank you!#rhaenyra’s fairytale of being alicent’s knight and flying across the sea with her wouldn’t even have happened bc alicent would NOT have #gotten on dragonback! like OOOOOOH it’s so rich #they have never been on the same page ever and Yet!

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