#helaena targaryen headcanons

[madame-fear]

Can you write some hcs for Heleana w/ a bard s/o? Please?

: ̗̀➛ I know that Helaena with a bard!reader would be the most absolute delighted. Especially, if you're a bard and her other half.

: ̗̀➛ Hearing the way you softly pull your harp's strings forming a dulcet melody accompanied by your soothing voice reciting poems and lyrics is like a miracle brought by the Seven themselves.

: ̗̀➛ Most of the time she will always have you by her side. Sweet girl can be sewing some insect patchwork either in her chambers or in the gardens, and she will be totally thrilled to have you next to her with your harp.

: ̗̀➛ The way you are able to so smoothly combine music and poetry is charming enough for her to be completely heart eyes for you, absolutely mesmerised. A true heartwarm. You're her little poetic lovebug and she adores you to no end.

: ̗̀➛ Even on the family dinners she will have you there, softly singing and playing your endearing melodies in the background.

: ̗̀➛ And if you sing poetry and play music to her children in the background while they're playing or simply interact with them that way? PLEASE. Her blue eyes will be admiringly placed on you the entire time, and a dumbfounded grin on her lips.

: ̗̀➛ Honestly she just deserves someone like you that brings her peace amidst the chaos. And she is grateful to have your tranquil presence with her.

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@tickle-euphoria @capellaadara @kyuupidwrites @tchatso

[howyouloveyourdragon]

Short HOTD Valentines Day Headcanons

Rhaenyra

she likes to spend the evening with you after work so you can fully unwind in each other's embrace

there's a chance she'll skive work but only if you have a day off, she'd hate to be alone all day

she'd like to stay in and cook dinner together but not just any dinner, she wants to make it like the fancy four courses she ate when she still lived at her father's place with appetizers, dessert etc

she'll have a playlist on made specifically with your tastes because she wants to celebrate her perfect love

i think she's the type to remember special dates but leaves it to the last minute to buy gifts so sometimes

Alicent

bae wants to spend the whole day with you, nothing can keep you from her

i think she makes her gifts for you, her family had her well-learned in home-making skills

i also think she would take a genuine interest in how things are made, she wants her gifts to express her love and something bought from some store can't do that

i think she also would like to have dinner at home with you but spend the day going out and doing things (she would die if you made an elaborate setting with her, she's such a romantic at heart)

she likes it when you cook for her and surprise with what it is

Daemon

i think he initially wouldn't care much for valentines day but when he met you, that all changed

suddenly he's floundering three months in advance to find the perfect gifts for you

chocolates, flowers and sentimental reminders about your time together

i could see him buying you expensive jewellery and engraving it with your initials together

he would make reservations for you at a fancy restaurant and be grinning slyly as they show you to a private room

Laena

i think she enjoys valentines but doesn't like the idea of going too extravagant or extreme

she likes to go out to dinner and spend the night cuddling in each others arms

will agree to small meaningful gifts

she'd like to have something booked to do with you whether it's on the actual day or the next time neither of you have work

she doesn't mind how you celebrate so long as it's together

Jacaerys

he gives me vibes that he would forget valentines day was a thing that happened until he sees it online and he's like "ah shit"

4am valentines epiphany

he would immediately run to buy you a million flowers, searching all over for the perfect and freshest ones

100% if you're in school still, he handwrites a thousand valentines notes and letters and slips them into your lockers so when you open it, a sea of heart confetti and love shoots out, he's extra like that (he also just thinks it would be very funny to witness)

invites you over so he can make you both dinner (albeit very charred but it's the thought that counts, right?)

Aemond

this man has had this planned out for the past 5 months maybe even before you started dating

pinterest board set, gifts wrapped, handmade sweet treats–all the works and more

definitely decorates the little cabin they have at the end of their garden especially for you

if you're in school together, he doesn't succumb to pda but he does whisper in your ear about all the 'big plans' he has lined up for you

you both go home separately until he picks you up later, after he's had time to lay out the food in the cabin, dressed all fancy and puts on the fireplace

Aegon

this man gets you the sexiest lingerie he can find

are we surprised? absolutely freaking not

but that's not all he does, he actually asks you whether or not you want reservations somewhere, he'd honestly prefer to get take out at home but anything for his partner

(if you're in college/school) he usually bunks off but on valentines he'll show just to spend some extra time with you

he pouts in the corner if anyone tries flirting with you and will wrap his arms around you like a desperate puppy

he'll also get you some flowers albeit not as many or extravagant as some of the others but they will be your favourite ones

Baela

my girl loves valentines day

chocolates, decorations, she loves it all she doesn't doesn't particularly love doing it along so she whips it all out on the day with your help

her parents help out as well making little snacks for you both

she gets really excited about hanging up the decorations so you agree to make them together as well

she likes you both to just hang out in your pajamas and watch movies after even if they're not rom-coms

she will cling to you like a puppy the whole week

Helaena

sweetie forgot it was valentines day but it's okay because everyday you've been dating she's written on these sweet little post-it notes the little things she loves about you

when she remembers though she gets this cute little dopey grin on her face and brings them out in this pink wrapped box and you can see all these little expressions of love, she hides under her hair

she doesn't shy away from the attention you give her though and all the little love bug facts she uses to compare with you both. her person favourite is 'worms have five hearts and i want to give you all of mine' which is a lot sweeter than it sounds

you start calling her your little lovebug and she blushes so hard

definitely gushes all about your day afterwards with aemond

Corlys

bae loves valentines day

it's the perfect time to have an excuse to spoil you

instantly lines up sentimental gifts of your relationship around the house, it could be anything between the perfume you wore on your first date to the

he gets you as many flowers as can fit in your home and takes you out to each meal

he might organise a way for you both to spend the weekend away on holiday

Rhaenys

my girl will wake you up with breakfast and your preferred jewellery encrusted with a ruby (her birthstone) and your own, intertwined so that you always have a piece of her with you and as a symbol of your hold over her heart and being

smothers you until she goes to work

sends you sweet messages when she's on her way back home to you

buys some flowers on the way back

you spend dinner at a restaurant and when you get home you curl up together for the rest of the night

Requested

Maegor

this man knows what's expected of him and follows it down to a t

he likes to take you out for the day and treat you to whatever you see while there

he'd like to take you to dinner with his parents whether it's at your place or at a restaurant doesn't matter, he honestly loves to show you off

will find a long jewelled necklace so he can tug you into kisses without the worry of rejection

he'll cling to you, always keeping an arm safely secured around your waist

Jaehaerys I

he would like to take any excuse to travel with you so he'll likely make sure that you are both free to spend it on a boat trip or cruise

he'll buy you some meaningful gifts but he mostly values spending your time together, he might even reject material gifts in favour of keeping you in his embrace

after the day's festivities, he will sit down with you in bed and read to you with his head in your lap while you braid his hair

will enjoy a day of calm by your side

Baelon

you already know our 'spring prince' is getting you flowers in every colour and size; daisies, peonies etc (including snapdragons of course)

like his future grandson he likes the lustier elements of life so he buys some interesting toys for the bedroom and lingerie he just knows you'll love

he might also want to spend some of the day with your friends but he will make sure you both have personal time together as a couple

will probably take you out horse-riding

spends the whole night spoiling you in kisses and affection

[venusbyline]

"two cisgender women cannot procreate together" ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT????

ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE ABOUT THAT?????

("Cisgender women" is about their CHARACTERS, not the actors. Please, respect Emma D'Arcy and Emily Carey)

[bugshideaway]

[yandereunsolved]

Yandere Helaena being adorable moments

"I-I had to have that man killed. He wanted to hurt you. Do you still love me?"

"A vision. It was of us getting married. Aegon was dead and you were all mine."

"Would you love me if I were a tarantula?"

"You remind me of a Phyllium bioculatum. You're just as adorable. You can almost hide as well as it." a fit of giggles ensues.

"I must be tree sap because I'm stuck to you."

"In-between my legs ache. Would you like to come and help alleviate it?"

"Sometimes I worry that you'll leave me. I realize that you can't. I'd kill us both if you tried."

[serymn31]

I'd like to think this happens a lot. I just love that Helaena has her kids' schedules in order and gets annoyed when Aegon comes up with another idea that takes them away from their routine. But you know, she eventually gives in since the kids love him ;)

[witchthewriter]

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐚, 𝐑𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐧𝐚, 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐞𝐧𝐚 & 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩

⤷ female, ambiguous race, and any size reader. Requests are open, thank you for reading!

ᴹᵃˢᵗᵉʳˡᶤˢᵗ | ᴹᵃˢᵗᵉʳˡᶤˢᵗ ᴵᴵ

𝑺𝑭𝑾🌿

・Girlhood is defined by the people you experience that time with. And in this world, as you grew up as Rhaenyra's daughter. You were surrounded by a confusing family.

・Technically Helaena was your Aunt...

・And the Dragon Twins were your step-sisters...? If I have that correct.

・But those titles were forgotten - especially when the four of you were together, off in your own little world.

・At times it was difficult.

・Alicent was not happy that Helaena had found a companion in the offspring of Rhaenyra. She was not as harsh on Baela and Rhaena. But Alicent seemed to have it out for you.

・Her motive was something that you never understood and often went to Rhaenyra about.

"Why does she hate me so?"

・Helaena had even told her mother to stop it.

・So then your outings were on dragonback. A wonderful way to escape the eyes of the court and smallfolk.

・Helaena on Dreamfyre, Baela on Moondancer and you always wanted Rhaena to ride with you on Vermithor.

・Maybe Alicent did have something to fear with all three of you around Helaena. You definitely influenced her. Her clothing colours changed from greens and blues to reds and blacks.

・You and Baela always wore red and black to represent your House.

・But Helaena also had an influence on the three of you aswell - she made you see the small things in life. Especially the bugs.

・There's been multiple heart to hearts. Pointedly surrounding the fact that Rhaena was without a dragon.

"You'll have one. Do not fret." Helaena commented one sunny afternoon.

・You had spent the day near a flowing river, catching fish and lounging with your dragons at your backs.

"How do you know?" Rhaena had whispered back.

"Oh...well... you know..." Was all Helaena could say. And you all understood. It took quite a while for the three of you to see that Helaena was a Dragon Dreamer.

・But figure it out you did.

・And whenever she has a dream; you all listen.

・Even you had started carrying around a notebook to write it in.

・It meant a lot to Helaena that you all listened and believed her. It gave her a new sense of confidence.

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔

Enemies to Aquaintances to Close Friends

𝑷𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆

Families At War

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈

Sweet Carolina by Lana Del Rey

[dr3amfyr-e]

ever protected by the frankincense fumes of her faith, alicent favors jasmine scented bath oil. from the lush gardens of the reach, floral is home — where she takes refuge. jasmine is less offensive and quieter then other florals, and she wears it like a sigil.

consequently, all of her children grown into the same scent pallet.

aegon doesn’t really care. the servants can put whatever oil into his bath that they chose, and he will not protest. jasmine just hasn’t left the warm water since he was a child, bathed in his mothers safety. it mixes with the syrupy sweet smell of grapes and spice, mulled wine, that drips from his tongue when he opens his mouth.

helaena likes the smell of jasmine, it makes her think of her mother — and when her mother was happy. it compliments the earthy scent that sticks to her skin from hours spent in the gardens looking for creatures in the dirt. petrichor and rosemary follow suit, dancing through the smooth strands of her silver hair.

of alicent’s children, aemond is the most fond of the floral scent. jasmine oil flows heartily into the water of his methodical bath. it gives him an obsessively clean scent, mixed with the heavy lye soap he scrubs his skin near raw with.

rhaenyra never favored overly ‘feminine’ scents. if she smelled like dragon and smoke, she was keen to lean into fragrances that covered that. cetalox and amber bear enough ambiguity to cover what she does. the frankincense smoke that sticks in her hair on the worst days revelas more than it covers — a yearning for something lost.

ever his mothers son, jacaerys follows in her amber scented footsteps. warm and heady, sweet spice and patchouli mark his presence. they blend well with the smokey scent he can’t quite scrub from his skin — too much time on dragon back. hair is cherished on dragonstone, and the lavender oil that soaks his curls every fortnight softens the intoxicating fragrance of his being.

cregan is ever bound to the north, the smell of pine trapped in his hair, and under his skin. warm and grounding, cedar wood and vetiver make his embrace even safer, crowing his thick furs with the smell of home.

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viserys — lily, nettle, lavender

otto — oolong, jasmine, mugwort

alicent — frankincense, jasmine, rose

aegon — jasmine, black currant, honey

helaena — jasmine, petrichor, rosemary

aemond — jasmine, lye, leather

gwayne — patchouli, bergamot, satinwood

criston — frankincense, jasmine, allspice

rhaenyra — cetalox, amber, frankincense

jacaerys — amber, patchouli, lavender

lucerys — bergamot, sandalwood, pear

daemon — leather, pepperwood, ambretone

baela — palo santo, pamplewood, amber

rhaena — pamplewood, honeysuckle, blood orange

rhaenys — lemon grass, vetiver, hazelnut

corlys — sandalwood, ammophila, beech

laenor — green patchouli, vanilla, nootka

laena — vanilla, pear, pamplewood

addam — manuka, sandalwood, elderberry

alyn — ammophilia, manuka, sandalwood

cregan — pine, cedar wood, vetiver

alys — elderberry, clay, sage

larys — oakmoss, anise, chamomile

[jelloholic]

HotD Characters at School Headcanons

(That I may or may not have also posted on other apps)

Aegon:

Super senior

In the yearbook committee for fun

Skips most classes

Surprisingly chill once u talk to him

Aemond:

Most hated tutor

Head of debate club

Says cringe quotes to look mysterious

A common 'hear me out' crush'

Helaena:

Wears cat ears to school

'Popular loner' because she's very nice

Has a palm and tarot card reading side-hustle at lunch

Jacaerys:

Victim of many "ur mom" jokes

Guy every girl has a crush on

He gets in many fights despite trying his best to control his temper

Star football player

Lucerys:

Teacher's pet

Still bullied for calling a teacher "mom" a year ago

In science concentration

No one dares fight him because of the 'eye incident' with Aemond

Joffrey:

Bites

Older girls dote on him

Surprisingly high grades

He cried on the first day because he didn't want his momma to leave

Baela:

Best track athlete

She gets into a huge amount of political arguments

Every lesbian's first crush

Rhaena:

Theater kid

Befriends losers because she feels bad for them, it always ends badly

A secret stoner, everyone freaked out when she got caught

[lullaebies]

I'm still thinking about Aegon affirming verbally that Helaena is the Queen in episode 1. I'm still thinking of what we could've had if Helaena was allowed to care about being pushed aside in her own role as Queen by everyone else - her own mother taking her seat in the council; about how helaegon could've connected over being unseen in the height of their preceived power, and perhaps even try to work together to show everyone they are worth it, more than Viserys, more than Alicent, more than Rhaenyra, more than Daemon, more than anyone who they are compared to. Even if it would be for a little while, even if it's just before B&C shatters their perceptions and their worth again, for a moment they could've found redemption for themselves, for a moment they could believe they could be something everyone told them they can't be.

[sverupintola]

When they are a couple made up of a slut and an autistic !3

[targayrenss]

LISTEN TO ME

eddie with a girlfriend who has vibes of helaena targaryen and luna lovegood

how cute would it be for eddie to collect bugs for his girlfriend, who keeps them in jars that decorate her entire room

Eddie is usually a pretty loud person so when he is with his girlfriend he has to control his tone of voice because he knows he can scare her if he shouts too much

[laenyrasdarling]

Hiii! Can i ask for an Haelena/ fem! Targaryen reader headcanons? No nsfw but romantic. Reader is the daughter of Rhea Royce and Daemon

.ೃ࿐helaena targaryen x fem!targaryen/royce!reader 

✦ some notes on the setting; pre-dance, with helaegon and the twins (+ aegon’s debauchery) still present, daemyra being alluded to whilst he’s married (frostily) to rhea and she to laenor, vizzy t’s in a somewhat fortunate state of health, i am here for helaena her only and the worldbuilding Shall reflect it

ׂׂૢ having spent much all of your formative years residing in the grassy hills and wild thatches of runestone with your mother and her family, your varyingly absent father’s request to depart to king’s landing not long after your coming of eight and ten felt like something not very far between a dare and a terror. 

ׂׂૢ as abbarantly furious as this suggestion had initially made your dear mother and grandsire, over the course of some weeks your gentle insinuations that some winters in the red-roofed capital may be of benefit to a silver-haired, violet-eyed lady such as yourself before she returned to her homeland to continue her path ontoward ruling runestone in her mother’s footsteps, you successfully found enough cracks in your doting family’s bronzed armour to see them abate. 

ׂׂૢ so armed with enough belongings to last you from late spring to the following summer and the strongly pressed guidance from your grandsire that this temporary dalliance was only so you’d return equipped with better skills and knowledge with which to one day rule over your true homeland, you set sail for king’s landing. knowing all at once that you were only permitted to embark on this journey for varying ploys that were not yours - your grandsire’s to see you evolve to a competent ruler, your father’s to better his standings in your all but estranged uncle viserys’ eyes - you tried to not let these meddling hands of fate dissuade you from also using this time for your own endeavours.

ׂׂૢ and none so prevalent was that mission made to you than when you first laid eyes on the princess helaena upon your arrival to the red keep.

ׂׂૢ this was around the time you first found yourself thankful for your father’s meddling, as his suggesting in his letter that you make yourself of use to your hosts and aid the lady helaena in her childrearing and courtly duties meant that you arrived pre-prepared with a reason to find yourself in her company so often. as frostily as things began, with you nervously hovering around the edge of the room as the twins played and she sewed stiffly, with suppertimes just as cold with the added intrusions of her fool husband and snide-tongued younger brother, summer had barely begun to depart on your first year when things began brightening.

ׂׂૢ your transition from outcast to dearly-held began in benign ways - jaehaera growing familiar with your shadow-still presence in the family’s quarters and growing bold enough to beckon you forth with a chubby-fisted hand, that held aloft a dragon figurine for you to join her in play with. then came your wine-fuelled back-and-forths with aemond at the dinnertable, earning you both your cousins’ delicately-balanced respect, along with that of ser otto - and later, when helaena would find herself peering from over parapets to catch a glimpse of you besting even some of the kingsguard in the training yard with your bow skills.

ׂׂૢ the gradual quality with which you immerse yourself into her life escapes even her, until she begins to find herself noticing when your relentless energy and imaginative ploys are absent from the twins’ mornings and when you deem to take ale with aemond and his goons instead of joining her and alicent for supper. 

ׂׂૢ her status as a crown princess, and one betrothed to the king’s eldest son at that, taken into account, means that it’s probably once in a blood moon that helaena needs to ask for anything. which is what makes it mean all the more than it already does when she starts asking for your company.

ׂׂૢ and oh, how unendingly glad is she that she did.

ׂׂૢ her droll mornings become filled with your endlessly interesting talk of runestone, and your studies, and the things you’ve noticed since your arrival here (much of which she may not quite understand, but loves to listen to all the same). you’re by her side for each meandering stroll through the gardens that seems to take longer and longer each passing day, for every family meal that you manage to instill life and laughter into, for each lavish ball that she no longer fears now that she has you on her arm to keep her grounded and safe.

ׂׂૢ it’s the confident ease that you carry yourself with that endears helaena to you so much. how no task, no conversation, no idea is below or above you; that you’ll see the good and the worth in everything and everyone like it’s as easy as breathing.

ׂׂૢ so really, it’s no wonder that when it’s drawing late one night and you haven’t swung by her quarters with that darling smile of yours to wish her goodnight like you always do that when she goes in search of you, she finds you having dismissed the handmaids for the night and taken to tidying up the twins’ toys and study materials yourself. in the light of the still-flickering hearth, you look as heavenly a woman as helaena’s ever seen; so she’d be forgiven for finding herself kneeling so very close to you on the stone floor as she helps you stow figurines and charcoals away, and for losing herself in your lilac eyes that she doesn’t realise she’s leaning in until her lips are already on yours.

ׂׂૢ from there, it’s another slow descent - but helaena ensures not to miss a second of it this time around.

ׂׂૢ linked arms as you stroll through the gardens become held hands and guiding palms on the smalls of backs when no-one’s looking. the sewing lessons she’s insisted on walking you through end up looking more like you sitting back against her legs, as she loops her arms around yours and guides you through each stitch with her own hand, and now it’s a heatwave in the north before you’ll trade an evening with her for drinking with her fool brothers.

ׂׂૢ and you best believe, that’s only the very beginning.

ׂׂૢ she has dreamfyre saddled for two, and laughs through your terrified screams as she takes you so high into the clouds that you fear she’ll never possibly find her way back down. but really that’s your fault, as if you didn’t hand so tight onto her waist and bury your face into the crook of her neck, she would have no reason to delight in your flights as much as she does.

ׂׂૢ none of the articles of clothing you arrived with are now without alterations from her hand. a tiny, glittering arrow on a dress sleeve, a bronze-threaded neckline that seems to merge with an emerald-toned green as it sweeps down your back, all so subtle but done with love that they ease a smile onto your face every time they catch your notice again. and that’s not even taking into account the garments that are her design and commission alone, which now make up more than half of your wardrobe - rich, silken robes in every colour you could dream of, soft undershirts better suited to the warm climate of king’s landing than the heavy cotton ones you brought with you, gowns to match hers for all the balls she now drags you to on her arm.

ׂׂૢ her demure nature accounted for, she personally rejects any talks of vows for your hand - right down to seeing to it that all visiting noblewomen who appear to find too much interest in your bright eyes or warm laughter won’t find themselves having any business being in your company again.

ׂׂૢ on nights where she really just can’t bear to part with you until the morning, she’ll have her most trusted maidservants beguile her guards with a lie about her feeling poorly and asking you to stay with her for company; ensuring there’ll be no questions if anyone were to find the princess and a noblewoman entwined in bed together, cuddled so close it’s doubtful they could ever be parted.

ׂׂૢ it’s in moments like those, so sweet and so sacred, where the safety of your arms emboldens her so that she’ll dare to speak beyond the here and now. about her dreams of renouncing aegon, of taking the twins and you and flying as far as dreamfyre will take you, until you find a place that’s safe. safe for her to take you as your wife, for all the issues of succession and war to be a distant memory, where she can be a seamstress and you a farmer and the twins whatever they so want to be.

ׂׂૢ and torturously, those moments where she feels brave enough to speak plainly are the ones you find you just don't have the heart to give her the same honesty. so you kiss her forehead, brushing back silvery strands of hair as you settle in against one another and pray that your dreams lead you both to the same place where you may be able to live out that fantasy if only for a night.

[venusbyline]

Spreading some love in the HotD fandom. Share your favorite fic that you've written recently, and your favorite that you've read? Or tag a fellow writer you'd love to show some love to ♡

omg tysm for show me this HOTD fandom's trend <3 <3 <3

my fav fics that I wrote recently:

⚠️: some of these fics contain dark content/dead dove: do not eat content and tw for rape/non-con or dubcon

Butterfly — Helaena Targaryen x brothel worker!reader x Aegon II Targaryen

— summary: You are Aegon's favorite prostitute and finally meet his wife during one of your special visits to the Red Keep.

Fates — Dark!Jacaerys Velaryon x wife!reader

— summary: Jacaerys Velaryon had become the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and you had become his Queen Consort. Grief, sacrifice and pain carried the weight of crowns. The daily tragedies would happen forever until one of you died. This was the true destiny of the Greens and Blacks. There were never victors after the war. The eternal unhappiness was the only conquest.

Sickly — Rhaenyra Targaryen x daughter-in-law!reader

— summary: Motherhood was sickly, sickly enough for a grieving mother to mourn her son's death while kissing her widowed daughter-in-law's lips.

Sleep — Dark!Jacaerys Velaryon x twin sister!reader

— summary: Jacaerys was determined to make you his wife, forcing his mother to marry him to you, even against her will. Or against your will too.

my fav fics that I read recently:

@annwrites — Give Me Your Wrists (Dark!Jacaerys Velaryon x female reader)

@aphroditelovesu — Yandere Aegon II/Aemond Targaryen Headcanons (Aegon II Targaryen x Aemond Targaryen x gn!reader)

@entitled-fangirl — Never Happier (Gwayne Hightower x wife!reader)

@idkyetxoxo — A Night on Silk Street (Aegon Targaryen x brothel worker!reader)

@jacesvelaryons — Saving Face (Jacaerys Velaryon x Targtower!reader)

@princessbellecerise — Baby Blues (Cregan Stark x wife!reader)

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A Family Affair 🔥| House of Dragon Headcanon

Being the cousin of Viserys I, Daemon, & Rhaenys would look like: 

You're the youngest of the bunch, born roughly five years after Daemon in 86 AC by one of the many offspring of King Jaehaerys I and his wife Queen Alysanne Targaryen and were raised in the Red Keep alongside your family members. Despite being younger, you were close with your many cousins, specifically Rhaenys, Viserys, and Daemon. Clinging to them like a little shadow and viewing the three more like older siblings than cousins. 

From a young age, you displayed courageous and sometimes controversial characteristics. Claiming the mighty Silverwing as your mount on your ninth name day, henceforth you were dubbed "The Daring," by the Court and the Seven Kingdoms. The nickname applying as you got older for your sharp tongue to the Lords and Ladies of Westeros, as well as fighting on the frontlines during conflict in the name of your King & Gransire. 

You were highly more favored by the Court opposed to your older cousin, Daemon, aka the Rogue Prince. The vision of duty, honor, and loyalty, you were what every Targaryen upheld. So much so that some believed you should have been a contender as Jaehaerys' heir. But unlike Rhaenys and Viserys, who were the eldest grandchild and eldest male relative, you were unmarried with no children. Something you had no interest in obtaining and was your main criticism by the Court. Had you been, then the Lords of Westeros may have drawn to your favor as the future ruler of Westeros. A fierce warrior and respected member of society. 

But you can't lie, you and Daemon were more alike than what the Court desperately tried to ignore. Where Rhaenys and Viserys were on one side of the coin, you and Daemon were on the other. The only thing that made Lords and Ladies believe otherwise was the fact in public settings you two were constantly at each other's throat. Constantly bickering, exchanging childish insults, and calling the other out. To them, you both despised each other. Unaware that behind closed doors Daemon is the first person you go to when you're suspicious of someone and vice versa. And when Viserys is crowned King, naming both you and Daemon to his small council, you two know better than to trust anyone else than each other. Not blind to the cunning snake that is Otto Hightower. 

Speaking of Otto Hightower, he's not your biggest fan as you can expect, but he tolerates you far more than Daemon. Otto hates that you, like Daemon, can see through him and verbally question him during council meetings. But unlike Daemon, Otto doesn't have to worry about you causing scandal and knows you would never bring dishonor to the Targaryen name. Really you two ignore each other, and only exchange pleasantries when in public at Court. And Otto knows better than to cross you. The one time he suggested Viserys try to arrange a marriage for you, you hunted him down and made sure he thought twice before ever trying to rid you of the Red Keep ever again.

"Next time it crosses your mind to plot schemes against me, my Lord Hand, remember what happened to the last man who tried." There was rumor the last Master of Coin had been murdered, coincidently after suggesting you had no place on the small council. Otto had his suspicions, but never questioned aloud. "You would not dare." "To not, would be an insult to my name." 

As your cousins had children you became an aunt/uncle figure to them. Rhaenyra in particular loved to be around you, trailing you like a little shadow like you once did her father and uncle. She liked to stand close to you during small council meetings and accompany you to the Dragonpit or training yard. And you were quick to notice her affections for Daemon as she grew, something you brought to Viserys attention to which he brushed it off as her being young and having a silly crush. When the King named her heir, you bent the knee and swore to her as the rightful heir to the Iron Throne. As for Laenor and Laena, you sometimes surprised them at Driftmark to which Rhaenys was grateful. Each time you brought gifts from Kings Landings and your travels, as Viserys tasked you with maintaining domestic and foreign affairs by visiting the Great Houses and Essos. 

You were no fool when Viserys announced his intent to marry Alicent Hightower following the death of his beloved and your cousin, Aemma. Alicent was Rhaenyra's closest friend, therefore there were times she joined you and the Princess at Court. She was a young, sweet thing, and it filled you with rage that Otto had enlisted her to seduce him in his goal to merge the houses and hopefully put Hightower blood on the throne. But most importantly, you were furious with Viserys, "She is a child, cousin, and your daughter's best friend, nonetheless! How could you do that to Rhaenyra?! Do you not see what place you've put her in?" And when you openly accused Otto of scheming Viserys was quick to shut you up like he did Daemon the year before. By the end of the heated argument, which the maids and guards feared could turn violent, you expressed your disappointment in your cousin before taking leave. Finding Rhaenyra to say goodbye, leaving her tear-stricken and taking Silverwing to head for the Stepstones to help Daemon and Corlys with the war. 

It would be years until you returned to Court, alongside Daemon following the victory against the Triarchy. Viserys welcoming you two back with open arms, and you resumed your place at his small council. You met his young children Aegon, Helaena, and Aemond, then little Daeron came along. And you were quite displeased with your cousin after observing how closed off he was with them, the children displaying happiness whenever you were near and trailing you like a little shadow. Reminding you of when their half-sister and cousins were their age.

Aemond liked to shadow you more than his siblings, as did Daeron before he was sent to Oldtown. Which is no surprise given Aemond wanted to be a skilled warrior like you and Daemon. Pleading with you to teach him how to wield a sword and claim a dragon. Helaena liked to show you her bugs, and while you didn't understand her riddles you never treated her like others in her family. You'd sit with her in the gardens or the library and keep her company in between her lessons. As for Aegon.....he was a sweet child who turned into a menace resulting in you having to knock him down a peg. You knew it was due to his mother and grandfather's influence, but that didn't excuse his behavior. While you never laid a hand on him, all you had to do was give him a look and it sent him running with his tail between his legs. 

This trait of being an aunt/uncle continued as Daemon had daughters with Lady Laena, who you visited in Pentos at least twice a year, and Rhaenyra having sons with Laenor. Again, you were no fool. It was obvious the parentage of Rhaenyra's sons was questionable due to their physical traits. But you kept your tongue silent and loved them, helping raise them as Targaryen Princes. Lucerys clung to you if his mother wasn't present. You dotted on him, as he was the more emotional one of his brothers. Especially when the topic of his future to Driftmark was brought up. "Worry not, my sweet nephew, you've a long way before taking your seat on the Driftwood throne. Until then enjoy your youth. Leave all the politics and boring stuff to the adults." 

Though the children were technically not your nephews and nieces, you viewed them as such and would go to war for them. Sometimes trying to hide them from the harsh reality of what it means to be a child born into the Royal house of Targaryen. Their future was something you feared but didn't show. And whenever you, Daemon, Viserys, and Rhaenys found yourselves in the rare company of each other, it reminds you there is no stronger bond than the blood of the dragon.