#hotd comparatives

[alvsanne]

House of the Dragon S02E05, S02E01, S02E02 and S01E04 // "Labour" by Paris Paloma // "Astyanax taken from Andromache" by Louis Desplaces // "Fire and Blood" by George R. R. Martin // "The Anger of Achilles" by Jacques-Louis David (detail of Clytemnestra with her daughter Iphigenia)

[emptyportrait]

𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛'𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎.

[franzkafkagf]

and i believe that, yeah, dad, no one is perfect. but i believe that you were pushing your luck.

the front bottoms, father / house of the dragon s02e02

[sugurugetos]

History will paint you a villain. A cold queen, grasping for power, and then defeated.

DOWAGER QUEEN ALICENT HIGHTOWER — House of the Dragon Euripides, from Medea; tr. by Oliver Taplin / Andrei Tarkovsky, Journal 1970-1986 / Elekra, Sophacles; tr. Anne Carson / Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects / Autumn Sonata (1978) / Heather Havrilesky, Medium (2013)

[bietrofastimoff23]

i know these two cripples were fighting outside the door who would visit the cripple king first. “your feet look so much like your mother's in certain lights”. “our sister's dream. she called it "the song of maelor the missed”. aegon just wants those freaks to leave him ALONE.

[emmaxrosa]

aegon & alicent; do you love me?

house of the dragon — ryan condal & george r.r. martin / least favourite only child — leanna firestone

[grandkhan221b]

Late to the party but I saw the dunk and egg show casting and holy shit aerion is perfect

I hope they make him wear appropriately over the top fire-themed clothing

[lunasglow]

As a Targaryen, the easiest course of action you have when faced with a problem would be to simply get on your dragon and burn defenseless people.

Which is why Jace setting off and establishing diplomatic relationships with major houses will always be more impressive to me than the 19 y/o who burned a whole region in a pissy fit or his brother who took part in the bloodiest sack in Westerosi history.

Killing is easy when you’re on a beast high above the air facing people who can’t even outrun your flames, but convincing people to pledge their loyalty and men to your cause with words alone is hard.

[tragicsiblings]

Cargyll twins in House of the Dragon // Cain smiting Abel with God's Expulsion of Cain from the Garden of Eden – Marco & Sebastiano Ricci

[aeriondripflame]

jaehaerys the conciliator & his daughters

george r.r. martin, fire & blood. sigmund freud, totem and taboo (chapter iv). flowers in the attic: the origin (2022). giovanni gerolamo savoldo, tête de vieillard. johann hofman, leda and the swan. dacia mariani, dreams of clytemenstra. lolita (1997).

[emiliosandozsequence]

accusa segreta by francesco hayez (c. 1847-1848) / house of the dragon (2022-present) cr. george r. r. martin & ryan condal

[michaelsgavey]

it’s the same energy!

[emptyportrait]

[franzkafkagf]

House of the Dragon S01E06 „The Princess and the Queen“ / Warsan Shire — How to Wear your Mothers Lipstick / House of the Dragon S02E01 „A Son for a Son“

[lady-corrine]

Daemon and Rhaenyra // Wuthering Heights

[bietrofastimoff23]

the funny thing is that aegon, bedridden, is still more successful at making friends than aemond.