#i need a story about luke standing by aegons side during the dance

[aegosh]

This is a Lucegon story idea that won't leave me alone.

Lucerys is Aegon's prisoner of war. When Aemond chased him down in Storms End, Vhagar killed Arrax, but Luke survived and was brought back to Kings Landing.

Aegon didn't like it, not from the moment his brother brought their nephew through the doors, unconscious and soaking wet. Unlike Aemond, he and Luke had no true bad blood regardless of what happened at the dinner last time they were together. Hell, he even sort of liked Lucerys, though he wouldn't admit it.

Rhaenrya and Jacaerys were uptight and judgmental, too far gone in their own self-righteousness to care for Aegon, but Lucerys wasn't like them. Aegon admired how fiery his nephew was, too. He enjoyed his mirthful nature and sense of humor, not to mention he was impressed by the bravery it took for him to stand up to Aemond, not twice but three times total.

He also knew how much his brother wanted Luke, however it was unclear how he wanted Luke. Sometimes it would seem like his brother wanted Luke dead, eyes taken, and guts splayed for all to see his bastard blood but other times it seemed like he wanted him in more carnal ways. It was in the way Aemond looked at Luke, the way his pupils dilated and traveled across him. It was the same way Aegon gazed at his favorite Arbor wine or at a particularly beautiful whore. He knew it well.

Aemond was definitely filled with some form of desire for Lucerys, it was just impossible to tell what that desire entailed, and that desire made the king fear for his nephew's safety.

It gets worse when Alicent and Otto propose the idea to force Lucerys to wed Aemond in an attempt to join their houses and stop Rhaenrya from attacking or declaring war.

Aegon agrees it's a good strategy to hopefully avoid blood-shed. Only, Aegon doesn't want to see Lucerys wed to his brother. He doesn't want to see harm come to him and regardless of which way Aemond wanted Luke, it was a certainty that he would harm him. It was in Aemond's nature.

It takes the council by surprise, himself too for that matter, but to save Lucery's from that fate, he declares he will follow in the footsteps of Aegon the Conqueror and marry Lucerys too. He will take him as his husband in front of the whole city, and Luke will join Aegon alongside his wife Helaena.

Luke would hate it, of course. He would curse at Aegon and degrade him out of fear. Not just for this but also for taking his mother's throne. While Aegon can't fight the throne argument, despite the fact that he doesn't even want the damn thing, Aegon explains to him that it was either marry him or marry Aemond.

That is what settles the younger man, the fact that Aegon saved him and at least this way he can spend time with Helaena and her children. He doesn't believe Aegon will be kind to him, not really, but after the marriage that's exactly what he is. Kind. Protective.

Then que the slow build where Luke begins to grow actual feelings for his husband, all the while having to avoid Aemond who still preys on him. Then there's the war that still threatens their foundations despite the marriage.

Aegon grows feelings for him too in this time. His nephew is pretty, intelligent, patient, fun, and dangerous. Eventually, after they grow to understand each other, his nephew aids him in becoming a better ruler, even if he doesn't support his claim.

I could really keep going here, get into what would happen with the war and with Rhaenrya. Explain how Luke would feel torn between his loyalties. Go deep into how Aegon would feel broken, like he's never good enough. Explain how he fights not only against Rhaenrya but also against his own brother who wants what he has.

Buuuut you get the idea...

[angelqueen04]

Have been lurking around liking everything in sight and this ask (and a few others) has just made me have thoughts and OMG I can’t help myself. 

I could see the whole ‘Blood and Cheese’ incident happening very differently than in canon, book and however the show handles it, if only b/c of Babey’s presence. She too is devastated over Luke’s death, no doubt she’s enraged. But at the same time, she is very much the bridge between the Blacks and the Greens, having the affections of practically everyone on one side, and a few key members on the other. I cannot see Babey ever being okay with the idea of Daemon sending Blood and Cheese into the Red Keep to torment Helaena and murder one of her children.

If one brings in the other anon ask about Helaena possibly fleeing King’s Landing with her children when Viserys dies and the Greens launch their coup, then odds are, she’d make it there even before Luke headed for Storm’s End in any case. It could just as easily be Helaena who delivers the news of Viserys’ death instead of Rhaenys. 

But anyway, Helaena and the kids are there, Helaena acknowledges Rhaenyra as the true Queen, Luke leaves, Luke *dies*. People are screaming for blood, for retribution, but even if someone had the balls to suggest that they kill little Jaehaerys, Babey herself would shut that right TF down. She’s just lost one nephew, they are not going to kill another one. What if she instead redirects everyone? Daemon’s got some people who can get into the Red Keep and kill someone? Okay, let’s use that, and be fucking smart about it, particularly since there will be only one chance to do something like this. Who better to kill to cause emotional devastation (for Alicent, anyway - I don’t think the kids are that attached to him given how little mind he seems to truly pay them) but also to weaken the Greens immeasurably than Otto Hightower himself? He’s the freaking puppet master. His death this early on would be a huge blow to the Greens’ cause.

Honestly, it shocks me that the Blacks didn’t take advantage of the opportunity that Blood and Cheese afforded them in canon. Instead of going for straight revenge, they could have gone for revenge and also doing something to aid in their cause. But no, better to just send someone to torment an innocent woman and murder her child. *facepalm*

And some other thoughts regarding the anon ask about Helaena. When Babey makes the offer to Helaena to have her come to Dragonstone if “something bad” happens, Babey may not even be thinking of a potential coup. Perhaps she’s worried that Aegon might be abusing Helaena? While Babey is aware that Aemond is very protective of Helaena and acknowledges that he would do all he could to keep Aegon from hurting their sister, there are limits, particularly in a society and culture such as this. As Helaena’s husband, Aegon technically has the right to do whatever he wants to her (ick). But Babey loves her sister and would not be willing to stand for something like that and would definitely lay out that offer of sanctuary, and browbeat Rhaenyra into backing her up if necessary. 

So with that lifeline in place, Helaena decides that Viserys dying, Rhaenys being imprisoned, and her family deciding that putting a crown on her useless husband’s head is the best idea ever all constitutes as “something bad”. Heck, Helaena’s own sight/dreams may push her down that road as well, giving her the feeling that if she stays in the Red Keep, she will die, and her children will die too. Going to Dragonstone at least offers *some* hope that that won’t happen. So she plucks up her kids, jumps onto Dreamfyre, and hightails it.

Of course, if the story dictates that Aegon’s family still needs to die, Helaena and the children staying on Dragonstone won’t necessarily mean that they survive. Dragonstone is pretty safe for most of the Dance, but it does eventually suffer a coup. What if, during the fight to take it, little Jaehaerys is killed? Like a Green loyalist thinks he’s gotten his hands on one of Daemon and Babey’s kids and decides he’s going to make them suffer that loss (or Alicent or Aegon orders that Babey and Daemon’s kids be killed). Helaena loses it and later commits suicide, and something also eventually happens to little Jaehaera. :( So, overall, nothing really changes - Alicent’s bloodline is wiped out (except for maybe Daeron, if he manages to survive as a supporter of the Blacks), but Babey does manage to prevent Daemon from ordering the murder of an innocent child and instead focuses his murderous rage upon a much more deserving target (Daemon’s only regret would be that he didn’t get to kill Otto himself).

So... yeah. Like I said, I had thoughts. *blush*

Ooooooh. What about if blood and Cheese happens but its ordered by Larys Strong as a means of assassinating Daemons reputation and driving a wedge between Babey and her half siblings so that the green kids won't defect to the blacks? Just an idea.

Thanks!

I do kinda like this idea; been struggling with how to approach it. At the moment, my lazy out is to see how the show handles it - I may well decide bloodthirsty assassin-ordering Daemon is too seksy not to incorporate, so we'll see, haha!

Thank you so much for the idea, anon!