#morgan hightower

[asoiafandotherbooks]

TWOIAF/Fire & Blood: The Beginning of 44 AC

Warning, Spoilers Ahead…

It is 44 AC and Maegor has put down rebellions by the Faith of the Seven and Aegon the Uncrowned.

The building of the Red Keep continued but his court was “grim and cheerless”.

Maegor bedded one of his three queens nightly but remained childless.

He was called “Maegor the Cruel” and “kinslayer” but not in his hearing.

In Old Town, High Septon Pater died of natural causes and a new High Septon was elected. The new High Septon wisely “spoke no word” against Maegor or his queens. However, there was still enmity between Maegor and the Faith. Hundreds of Poor Fellows had been hunted down, their scalps delivered to the king, but thousands still roamed in the woods and wild places of Westeros. One band even crowned their new High Septon, a bearded brute named Septon Moon. A few Warrior’s Sons endured led by Ser Joffrey Doggett, the Red Dog of the Hills.

The Warrior’s Sons no longer had the numbers for open battle, so Joffrey sent them out as hedge knights to “hunt and slay Targaryen loyalists and traitors to the Faith”. Their first victim was Ser Morgan Hightower (the man who “guarded” the pre-Pater High Septon and was later pardoned by Maegor). Other victims were old Lord Merryweather, Lord Peake’s son and heir, Davos Darklyn’s aged father, and Blind Jon Hogg. The Warrior’s Sons were hidden by the smallfolk and peasants of the realm, “remembering what they had been”.

“Remembering what they had been” is the key part of that sentence. The Warrior’s Sons might have once been noble warriors who guarded the Faith but now, they are bitter, vengeful outlaws who are murdering people as part of a vendetta. Two elderly men and a blind man? Seriously, that’s embarrassing for so-called “warriors”.

As for the death of the Morgan, it seems the Warrior’s Sons realized he was a double-agent for the Hightowers. Did Morgan travel with guards or by himself? I would think Morgan would have guards since he was a) noble and b) the antagonism between the various sides was still fresh. The Warrior’s Sons either had the strength to take out a knight and his guards or Morgan chose a bad time to be careless with his personal protection.

One final note: the order to “hunt and slay Targaryen loyalists and traitors to the Faith” sounds like an ill-defined witch hunt. Those never end well.

On Dragonstone, the Dowager Queen Visenya “had grown thin and haggard, the flesh melting from the bones”. I’ve seen speculation that Visenya’s rapid decline was a case of “only death can pay for life” but the timing doesn’t seem to work out. Any speculation seems to involve Tyanna of the Tower – either as the cost for healing Maegor or for aiding in Alys to conceive. In both cases, the timing is off. In the most well-known example of “only death can pay for life” in the series, Daenerys loses Rhaego while Mirri Maz Durr is actively “healing” Khal Drogo. It has been over a year since Tyanna woke Maegor from his coma and Visenya has only recently become ill – it was only a few months ago that she was on Vhagar setting the Riverlands aflame. As for Visenya’s decline being linked to Alys’ conception, she lived for weeks after Alys and the baby died. I think Visenya’s rapid decline was due to cancer. It’s not as fun to speculate on and it pokes even more holes in Jaehaerys’ “Targaryens are so superior to normal humans, you can’t judge us” spiel but cancer is the most likely cause to me.

Dowager Queen Alyssa Velaryon remained on Dragonstone along with her two-youngest children, Jaehaerys and Alysanne. Viserys, Alyssa’s fifteen-year-old son, stayed in King’s Landing as the squire to Maegor. Viserys had a member of the Kingsgaurd always shadowing him, “to keep him well away from plots and treasons”. I imagine the Kingsguard assigned to shadow Viserys must have felt the same way the Kingsugard assigned to guard Elia/Rhaenys/Aegon during Aerys’ reign: “Yes, a day away from the violent/crazy one!”

Up next, the downfall of House Harroway

[alicentwhore]

The thing is, I do have thoughts on Alicent and Criston and their Guinevere and Lancelot parallels (like Criston is so so Lancelot coded it’s wild) but also the last thing I need is for my unhinged Guinevere thoughts to meet my unhinged Alicent thoughts. But also Rhaenicent is very Vulagte Morgan/Guinevere coded to me.

I don’t personally ship Alicole but I’m just saying if there was a scene where Rhaenyra saw Criston and Alicent having matching rings like they used to I’d be so insane about it.

[mistoffeleesisawitch]

A Rhaenicent Blood Marriage except it’s a mix of the Valyrian blood magic and whatever Lovecraftian shit is going on with the Hightowers.

[bunbunbl0gs]

𝒕𝒂𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 ⊹ ︶︶ ୨♡୧ ︶︶︶ ⊹

𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒎 𝒎𝒆

𝒏𝒉𝒍 𝒐𝒃𝒙 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒑 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒅 𝒕𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒉𝒔 𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒘𝒐𝒍𝒇 𝒕𝒎𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓

[all-that-glitters-is-goldfish]

Santa Aegon was saw running away from the keep, what do you think he and his helpers we're running from?

Aegon couldn’t be late for Alicent’s Christmas party!

They drank a lot

But then Viserys made them take a family photo

Aegon drank too much so alicent had the kingsguard escort him to bed

[advitameternal]

tags.

[fromtheboundlesssea]

Inspired by @murmel-malt and @j-morgan-fly to draw my HotD of Valaena Velaryon from All Wars Must End with the other royal women of House Targaryen (his good mother, the Queen Mother Alicent Hightower, and her stepdaughter, Princess Jaehaera Targaryen).

I truly cannot draw children. I just need to get back into drawing. Lol.

[saintirulan]

tagged by the loveliests @fakrichie @toyourlovemp3 @stevethehairington @dr-aegon to make a poll with 5 of my all time favourite characters. thank you all so much, this should be interesting!!!

as always, no pressure tags 💕 and as usual i wish i could tag all of my mutuals who want to do this, so if i haven't but you want to do it, feel free to say i tagged you 💖

@letojessica @affable-square @nynazenik @collectate @cashmere-caveman

@morgan-the-lonely-brick @razerecherche @nigesakis @chiaki-c @nerendus @tadpal @pendragora

@veilguards @lesbianalicent @alistairs @franzkafkagf @alysscoven @shivrcys

@saintharrowhark @vanoefucks @lanternheart @capricious-magician @ronandreams

@emiliosandozsequence @rui-nova @lestogrifoni @tommishelby @irulancorrino @lestatlioncunt

[renren-006]

Original Masterlist

I hope you are enjoying these stories Enjoy the Kermit Clip! 💖

Started: 7-29-22 Updated: 9-27-24

Story count: 62

❀Stories❀:

(*** Means it is a requested story)

Ryan Gosling✧

ONE SHOTS

Officer K

Heart of Gold

Driver

Get Away Driver

unworthy goodbyes

Sebastian Wilder

La vie en Rose

Sierra Six/Court Gentry

Double Trouble ***

Turning Tides ***

Rematch ***

Prince Charming ***

Protection Squad ***

Homework Problems ***

Polaroid

The Spy Next Door ***

Jealous Reader ***

SONG INSPIRED

Sierra Six/ Court Gentry

Loved *** (You Are Loved by Taylor Swift)

SMUT

Sierra Six/Court Gentry

Far Away

All you had to do was ask

Shy Boy ***

Ethan Hunt✧

ONE SHOTS

Promises

Reckoning ***

Lazy Saturdays ***

Falling in Love in France ***

Complete ***

Fallowing Along

Guard Dog ***

Daryl Dixon✧

ONE SHOT

Jealousy ***

Prisoner and Savior

Sunshine Optimist

"I Know"

Savior

Over the Years

Rainy Night Kisses

Y'all Didn't Know? ***

Gates

Angel ***

Helmets and Leather Jackets ***

DRABBLE

Keep Her Safe

SMUT

The Hearts Want

After

Henry Cavil ✧

ONE SHOTS

Geralt Of Rivera

Sleepovers

Wounds and Kisses ***

Preference ***

Clark Kent / Superman

Photo Worthy

MARVEL:

Wanda✧

ONE SHOT

Magnets

Love Knot

I Knew you in another life

Bucky✧

ONE SHOT

Car Troubles

The Book

SONG INSPIRED

Pickin Boys (Slim Pickings by Sabrina Carpenter )

Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield)✧

ONE SHOT

Skyscraper

OTHER: Bruce Wayne✧

ONE SHOT

The Love of a Bat

No More Secrets

Geralt✧

ONE SHOT

Sleepovers

Wounds and Kisses ***

Preference? ***

Jeffry Dean Morgan✧

Negan

ONE-SHOTS

Prisoner and Savior

To Love and Trust

SERIES:

Love Lost

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3?

John Winchester

ONE SHOT

Hunt

Dean Winchester✧

DRABBLES

Deans Playlist

ONE-SHOTS

Fezco✧

ONE SHOT

Anger and Love ***

You Did a Bad Thing Twice ***

Theseus Scamander ✧

SMUT

Magic Hands ***

JJ Maybank✧

ONE SHOT

Bruises

Alicent Hightower✧

ONE SHOT

From the Castle Walls

[coineagan]

Queen Ceryse Hightower

Daughter of Lord Manfred Hightower.

Sister of Lord Martyn Hightower & Ser Morgan Hightower.

First Wife of King Maegor I Targaryen. She was his first wife.

Ceryse had no children with Maegor.

Reigned as Queen Consort from 42 - 45 AC.

[asoiafandotherbooks]

TWOIAF/Fire & Blood: The Death of the High Septon

The High Septon, a man of three-and-fifty, in robust good health, known for his strength, died in the middle of the night. Unsurprisingly, there were many rumors of the cause of the High Septon’s death.

The various theories:

1)            Suicide – either as a sacrifice to save Oldtown or he was too cowardly to face the wrath of Maegor.

2)            The Seven struck him down for the sin of pride, heresy, treason, and arrogance.

3)            Murder

Suicide could be the answer. The High Septon would hardly be the first cult leader to kill himself to avoid the consequences of his actions.

I have to go with the murder theory. The Hightowers have proven they will not let Oldtown be destroyed. The High Septon’s life would be a small price to pay in their eyes to keep Oldtown safe. It can’t be a coincidence that Morgan Hightower oversaw the High Septon’s protection. Lady Patrice Hightower, Lord Martyn’s maiden aunt and a reported witch, also paid the High Septon a visit at dusk. Others suggest the Archmaesters at the Citadel assassinated the High Septon. The Citadel may not like Targaryens but they would like their impending death by fire much less. Still others thought it the work of Visenya Targaryen, a rumored sorceress. We can eliminate Visenya – she would have used Vhagar.

As soon as the High Septon was declared dead, Lord Martyn Hightower had the Warrior’s Sons disarmed and arrested, including his own brother. The city’s gates were opened, and Targaryen banners raised along the walls. Lord Hightower’s men had the Most Devout rousted from their beds and marched at spearpoint to the Starry Sept to choose a new High Septon. All of this was accomplished well before Vhagar was seen approaching Oldtown.

The election of the new High Septon was easily accomplished. All septons voted for Septon Pater: an blind, stooped, and feeble, the ninety-year old was famously amiable. High Septon Pater had no problems anointed Maegor Targaryen in the Starry Sept.

Visenya returned to Dragonstone after Maegor was anointed in the Starry Sept but Maegor remained in Oldtown for the last half of 43 AC, holding court and presiding over trials. Maegor gave the captive Warrior’s Sons a choice: execution or the Night’s Watch. Three-quarters of the captives chose to join the Night’s Watch. Seven of the remainder, famous knights and sons of lords, were executed personally by Maegor. The rest were beheaded by their own former brothers-in-arms. Was this the soon to be members of the Nght’s Watch? Only one member of the Warrior’s Sons received a full pardon – Morgan Hightower. What a surprise! Well played, HIghtowers!

High Septon Pater formally dissolved the Warrior’s Sons and Poor Fellows – from now on, the Crown would guard the Faith. Maegor gave the surviving members until the year’s end to give up their rebellious ways – after that, bounties would be placed on their heads – a gold dragon for a Warrior’s Son and a silver dragon for a Poor Fellow.

Maegor reconciled with Ceryse Hightower, his first wife, while at Oldtown. Ceryse agreed to accept Maegor’s other wives while he restored Ceryse to all the rights, incomes, and privileges due her as wedded wife and queen. The Hightower held a great feast and even a second bedding/consummation so all men “would know this a true and loving union”.

To be fair, while Maegor took a second wife he didn’t divorce Ceryse. Aenys forced the separation when he exiled Maegor and Alys. We don’t know if Ceryse was given the option of accompanying the duo to Pentos. The nature of Fire and Blood doesn’t allow us insight into Ceryse, Alys, or Tyanna. We don’t know their feelings towards Maegor or how he behaved as a husband. So curious! I don’t include the Black Brides into the equations as their marriages were coerced and they didn’t have favorable opinions of Maegor.

Up next, the doomed rebellion of Aegon the Uncrowned.

[bluebellhairpin]

for your curiosity, (OR BEFORE YOU VOTE. EVEN.) a lil summary of each WIP is below if you wanted more details before voting <3 (and perhaps consider reblogging so others can vote too? 🥺👉👈)

"Dead Girl Walking" - Prequel to 'Maneater'. Would again be very dead dove do not eat. Dark themes. Pre-marriage. Stalking. Gathered inspo from THE DINER by Billie Eilish. Mostly from Erwin's POV. Mostly vibes rn tbh.

"Devil's Inferno" - Sequel to 'The Devil's Favorite'. Reader moves away from secretary into muse. Fashion show will make an appearance, as would the paparazzi. In my head this is also mostly vibes.

"Prologue; Dusk" - Part 1 to what I hope will be a 7-8 part series. Based off the video game 'Until Dawn'. Would take place about ten years after the events of the game. Would be very plot-centric, includes the attack on titan veterans (Levi, Hange, Erwin, Mobilt, Miche, Nanaba) as the main cast.

"105 AC" - The first part of a house of the dragon series. Selfship inspired, Harwin lives AU. Reader could come off a bit op but that's half the fun. Will be written with each part being a year in the life of Reader. Will have very hotd-type of dark themes included.

"Candle in the Dark" - So far only one part, if it were to be more it would come across like a drabble set. Reader is married to Gwayne, and adores her neices and nephews. Basically would be what hotd would be like if it was nice to Helaena. (I'm just projecting. I want to be married to Gwayne, and I want Helaena to live without pain.)

Notable mentions are; the next part of "the kings gambit"; the next part of "the girl who knew the end"; arthur morgan fic called "wandering star"; pacific rim au bakugo fic. (if you've voted, but would still like to see one of the mentioned fics being published, please lmk. I'll have no reason to post them if I don't know anyone want's to read them T-T)

[saberlight1]

— who i write for

disclaimer: most of my stories are fem!reader, but i will write gender neutral, just let me know. i write angst, fluff, and smut. i am a bisexual female, so i will write about both female and male characters. i am mostly comfortable with writing anything, so don’t be afraid to send in whatever you’d like. my inbox is always open for anything, you can write your thoughts on characters, shows or movies, or my works! much love!

masterlist

supernatural —

dean winchester

sam winchester

castiel

the hunger games —

peeta mellark

finnick odair

katniss everdeen

coriolanus snow

lucy gray baird

tigris snow

johanna mason

billy the kid —

billy bonney

jesse evans

harry potter —

remus lupin

sirius black

james potter

lily potter

bellatrix lestrange

blaise zabini

tom riddle

regulus black

yellow jackets —

lottie matthews

natalie scatorccio

taissa turner

shauna shipman

van palmer

travis martinez

jackie taylor

red dead redemption —

arthur morgan

sadie adler

john marston

charles smith

karen jones

star wars —

anakin skywalker

padme amidala skywalker

ahsoka tano

luke skywalker

leia organa skywalker

the last of us —

ellie williams

joel miller

tess servopoulos

dina phantasmagoria

jesse jeon

the walking dead —

maggie rhee

rick grimes

daryl dixon

shane walsh

michonne grimes

glenn rhee

rosita espinosa

negan smith

tara chambers

king ezekiel

sasha williams

magna

marvel —

wanda maximoff

pietro maximoff

natasha romanoff

yelena belova

bucky barnes

tony stark

scott lang

steve rogers

frank castle

bruce banner

ava ‘ghost’ starr

loki laufeyson

king valkyrie

sam wilson

marc spector

steven grant

layla abdallah el-faouly

matt murdock

miles morales

miguel o’hara

hobie brown

carol danvers

peter parker

gamora zen titan

peggy carter

king t’challa

game of thrones / house of the dragon —

daemon targaryen

rhaenyra targaryen

laena velaryon

jon snow

harwin strong

alicent hightower

sansa stark

helaena targaryen

criston cole

jacaerys velaryon

daenerys targaryen

euphoria —

rue bennett

jules vaughn

elliot hill

lexi howard

fezco o’neill

maddy perez

chris mckay

daisy jones and the six —

daisy jones

warren rhodes

graham dunne

eddie loving

camila dunne

karen sirko

outer banks —

jj maybank

john b routledge

kiara carrera

pope heyward

sarah cameron

cleo grant

shameless —

carl gallagher

fiona gallagher

lip gallagher

veronica fisher

kevin balls

svetlana yevgenivna

adding more soon!

[meg-noel-art]

10 Characters, 10 Fandoms

RULES: List your ten favorite characters from ten separate fandoms, then tag ten people!

Thank you @foibles-fables for the tag <3

Kyoshi (ATLA)

Miles Morales (Marvel)

Arthur Morgan (RDR2)

Talanah Khane Padish (HZD)

Alicent Hightower (HOTD)

Miranda Lawson (Mass Effect)

Freddie Bandi (Stray Gods)

Harley Quinn (DC)

Steph Gingrich (LiS)

Piper Wright (Fallout)

Tagging: @mudslide-sailor @tarmaarn @bookmancer-legendarium @finrays @http-mandy

[all-that-glitters-is-goldfish]

My wife and my boy toy in your pfp, I see

Your wife!?!?

Sorry but you are mistaken. She is mine. They both are mine. Stay away, mistress. Final warning 🗡️

[simplegenius042]

Music Monday

Tagging @socially-awkward-skeleton @direwombat @adelaidedrubman @strangefable @strafethesesinners @shallow-gravy @cassietrn @chazz-anova @josephslittledeputy @josephseedismyfather @bitchofedensgate @nightbloodbix @afarcryfrommymain @inafieldofdaisies @carlosoliveiraa @skoll-sun-eater @henbased @trashcatsnark @corvosattano @wrathfulrook @g0dspeeed @minilev @softtidesworld @deputyash @dephellseed @deputy-morgan-malone @snake-in-the-garden @derelictheretic @ladyoriza @florbelles @fourlittleseedlings @la-grosse-patate @megraen @onehornedbeast @voidika @titiagls @redreart @starsandskies @thewanderer-000 and @vampireninjabunnies-blog

Three songs for three series, The UnTitledverse, Far Cry The Silver Chronicles and Life, Despair & Monsters, underneath the snippet below:

During some time in The Omniscience Rule saga, Joaquin Cobalt finds himself at the mercy of Archibald Thanatos, the current Head of House Thanatos, of which the patriarch has a deal for the boy; face his untimely death or become his Count because the heirs of House Thanatos are shortly staffed. The irony here is that Joaquin is on the receiving end of being convinced to do or join something, with the exact same song he used no less.

"Right here, right now I put the offer out I don't wanna chase you down I know you see it You run with me and I can cut you free Out of the drudgery and walls you keep in So trade your typical for something colorful And if it's crazy, live a little crazy You can play it sensible, a king of conventional Or you can risk it all and see

Don't you wanna get away From the same old part you gotta play 'Cause I got what you need So come with me and take the ride It'll take you to the other side 'Cause you can do like you do Or you can do me Stay in the cage, or you'll finally take the key Oh, damn! Suddenly you're free to fly It'll take you to the other side."

"Okay, my friend, you want to cut me in Well I hate to tell you, but it just won't happen So thanks, but no I think I'm good to go 'Cause I quite enjoy the life you say I'm trapped in Now I admire you, and that whole show you do You're onto something, really it's something."

...

"So go and do like you do I'm good to do like me Ain't in a cage, so I don't need to take the key Oh damn! Can't you see I'm doing fine I don't need to see the other side."

I was listening to Camila Cabello's "Shameless" when I wrote the fight between Silva and her Bliss hallucination of a former opponent from the Apostles, Zhan Tiri, that will occur in Silva's Hope (it's not really her old foe, merely a manifestation an overexposure of untamed Bliss is projecting through Silva's own psyche/trauma), which I showed in this snippet post here.

"Don't speak, no, don't try It's been a secret for the longest time Don't run, huh, no don't hide Been running from it for the longest time

So many mornings, I woke up confused In my dreams, I do anything I want to you My emotions are naked, they're taking me out of my mind

Right now, I'm shameless Screaming my lungs out for ya Not afraid to face it I need you more than I want to Need you more than I want to Show me your shameless Write it on my neck, why don't ya? And I won't erase it I need you more than I want to Need you more than I want to

No, uh, uh, don't wanna do this now No, uh, uh, don't wanna do this now No, uh, uh, don't wanna do this now No, uh, uh, don't wanna do this now."

And here's a song for The Thorned Crown Of Iron Thrones, focusing on Corvus Targaryen's relationship with his sister, Rhaenyra, their friend Alicent Hightower, his uncle who he despises, his cousin Caecilius "Cecil" Royce, as well as the rest of his family and friends (Viserys, Laenor, Laena, Rhaenyra and Alicent's children, and Otto when the older man is tolerable), as he tries to make sense of the tragedy in the making while out on a ride on his dragon Stormreign (and later Maleficent), as well as resist against the Court King squats rent free in his head.

"If you're not the one for me Then how come I can bring you to your knees? If you're not the one for me Why do I hate the idea of being free?

And if I'm not the one for you You've got to stop holding me the way you do Oh honey, if I'm not the one for you Why have we been through what we have been through?

It's so cold out here In your wilderness I want you to be my keeper But not if you are so reckless

If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently Don't pretend that you don't want me Our love ain't water under the bridge If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently Don't pretend that you don't want me Our love ain't water under the bridge Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-whoa, oh-oh Say that our love ain't water under the bridge

What are you waiting for? You never seem to make it through the door And who are you hiding from? It ain't no life to live, like you're on the run Have I ever asked for much? The only thing that I want is your love

If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently Don't pretend that you don't want me Our love ain't water under the bridge If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently Don't pretend that you don't want me Our love ain't water under the bridge Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-whoa, oh-oh Say that our love ain't water under the bridge."