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hotd men ; apologies.
+ . various x f!reader
synopsis. how the house of the dragon men apologize.
3 + . contents. angst. manipulation. gaslighting.
⋆.˚ DAEMON TARGARYEN.
daemon knows when he is right and when he is wrong – even if he seldom admits to the ladder. yet still, when time calls for apologies and your forgiveness, daemon will not so easily provide it. like razors through his throat or barbed wire around his tongue, apologizing is more difficult than taking sixty men head on. but daemon still yearns to comfort you, to ease you without the need for the words “i’m sorry” or “forgive me”. daemon will not show himself apologetic either, he will show nothing to indicate remorse or guilt. instead, daemon will come to you when he can’t stand the guilt in his chest and he’ll first wrap his arms around your waist. whether you melt into him or refuse, you’ll eventually cave when his hand slips up your dress and the other around your throat. daemon does not want to admit his fault, he does not need you to forgive him or pardon him because then that would mean he did do something wrong. all daemon needs, all he does to apologize is to fuck you until you forget of his wrongdoing.
⋆.˚ SER CRISTON COLE.
criston needs love, he yearns and vies for adoration and affection. should criston need to apologize, he will do so. criston will grovel and he will grasp at your dress with tears in his big brown dornish eyes and criston will beg for your forgiveness. but criston will only do such a thing once. criston believes that asking for a pardon, for forgiveness, it is a one time thing. should you deny him, reject him, criston will find any way he can to pin the fault on you entirely. to quell his guilt or to soothe his rejection, criston will grovel and he will beg and cry but should you deny him he will think he’s done all he could to right what was wronged. if you do decide to forgive criston, he litters your face in kisses and ghosts his lips along your palms and up your fingers. criston seldom actually feels a true and real guilt, what drives his apologies, his need for forgiveness is his need for love and validation. for affection.
⋆.˚ AEGON II TARGARYEN.
aegon does not – or rather cannot – apologize in words. not because aegon doesn’t want to, because he doesn’t know how. raised beneath a cold mother and father that hardly deserves the title, aegon doesn’t know how to apologize. all aegon knows is that he cares what you think, he cares about whether or not he is to lose something in his lack of apology. so, aegon uses whatever he can. whether it be his tears in big doe eyes of lilac or anger and threats with the power he wields, aegon will do anything and everything to bring you to him to let bygones be bygones. anything and everything except utter an actual apology. though, that isn’t aegon’s first resort. manipulation and gaslighting isn’t aegon’s first choice, his first is to gift you something. something aegon thinks you may like or something expensive and flamboyant to try and weakly compensate for his sin. if it doesn’t work, aegon will use manipulation like a blade.
⋆.˚ AEMOND TARGARYEN.
aemond’s way of apologizing is entirely dependent on whether he himself believes to be in the wrong. if he believes he’s in the wrong, aemond will apologize to you simply. aemond will simply ask for your forgiveness and if you don’t accept it, he’ll ask for a way to show his apology to you and fulfill it to the best of his capabilities. aemond will usually kiss the corner of your lips or top of your head after taking accountability in his apology. however, if aemond does not believe himself to be in the wrong you will never get a single semblance of an apology. any confrontation and aemond will deflect, he will impose blame on you or call you dramatic or hysteric. if aemond does not think an apology is necessary, than an apology you shall never get. whether you’re angry, sad to tears, or giving him the silent treatment, aemond will never concede. even if it means aemond will live in the chill of your cold shoulder forever. if aemond thinks he did no wrong, then he did not.
⋆.˚ JACAERYS VELARYON.
jacaerys doesn’t think apologies suffice in the mere words of “i’m sorry” or “forgive me”. when you two have a disagreement, an argument – something to bring about the need of apologies then jacaerys will first insist on space. insist you both take air before you come together to talk. then jacaerys will listen to you, your words and feelings before he provides his own. the entire time jacaerys will have a hand on you somewhere. cupping your cheek, holding your hand, resting a hand on your thigh, jacaerys must be touching you throughout the mature conversation. but it won’t always be like that. sometimes jacaerys will lose his patience, he’ll never raise his voice but he’ll storm out and or insist that he isn’t in the wrong but be will reassure you sharply and angrily that him not being wrong doesn’t mean you are. still, jacaerys will return to apologize, he will return cooled and he will murmur an apology forehead to forehead with his hands holding your face. once all is forgiven, jacaerys is more than content to forget the topic. or learn from it.
Blessing
Pairing: Aegon Targaryen x Fem!Reader
Includes: mentions of past rape, toxic relationship, denial, thoughts of murder
Summary: You visit an unconscious Aegon.
You take in a deep breath before entering Aegon's chambers.
The pit in your stomach grows heavier as your eyes land on him. He lays atop what used to be your shared bed — you've moved into one of the guest chambers unable to be around him for more than a few moments. One of his legs is propped up and bandages cover his entire body.
It isn't until you stand next to his bed that you can see all of his injuries. Whatever burns that aren't covered, horrify you and you must shut your eyes before looking back at your husband.
Your eyes wander up to Aegon's scarred face. He looks strangely peaceful for what has happened to him.
He could die, you realize. The thought doesn't seem real and you aren't sure what to make of it.
If Aegon died... he wouldn't be able to hurt you anymore. He couldn't hold you down during the middle of the night, the taste of wine on his tongue as he forced it past your lips.
But you didn't want Aegon dead! Of course not... He was your husband and King. And at times, he was nice to you.
You take a seat on the chair next to Aegon's bed.
Has anyone else visited Aegon? Not many people liked him, but surely his mother and siblings had.
You stare at Aegon. You think again of how peaceful he looks. These days when Aegon is awake, he's either tired or stressed or both. Perhaps this was a good thing. He can finally rest.
His silver hair is splayed out over his pillow and it would be so easy to just grab it and smother him.
You scoot closer to the bed and gently push a few tiny hairs away from his face, before moving it away and gripping the pillow that rests under him. Your other hand tenderly holds onto his bandage covered arm.
There's nobody else in the room. There are a few guards posted outside of Aegon's chambers, but they'd never know. Nobody would think it was you who did it. Everyone would just think he succumbed to his injuries.
You don't notice when Aegon's lips part just the tiniest bit, until he lets out a whisper of your name.
Aegon Targaryen Masterlist
One-Shots:
Blessing
Headcanons:
Aemond and Aegon ii Targaryen’s reaction to You running away
Jealousy Headcanons
How They Mark You Headcanons
Hotd characters x Sick!Reader
House of the Dragon characters with a s/o that hates Targaryens
House of the Dragon Incorrect Quotes
You: Are we fighting or flirting? Aemond: I'm pinning you against a wall with my hand around your neck- You: Your point?
You: I feel like doing something stupid. Aegon: I’m stupid, do me.
You: Crushes are the worst. Whenever I’m near mine, I start acting stupid. Aemond: You always act stupid. Aemond: Aemond: Wait...
Alicent: Did you wash the dishes? Aegon: I thought you wanted to do that... Alicent: *chuckles* You were WRONG.
Aemond: People tell me I have a unique way of lighting up a room. You: It’s called arson and those people are called witnesses.
You: Are you ever going to listen to me? Daemon: Yes. Absolutely. You: When? Daemon: When you're right.
Aegon: We have a problem. Aemond: No, YOU have a problem. I have an idiot who keeps making them.
You: I still have no idea how I’m attracted to you... Daemon: Yeah, well, you’re stuck with me, and no take backs, honey.
Aegon: I committed all 7 deadly sins in 30 minutes. You: Wow, I've gotta hear this. Aegon: I was angry and envious of my neighbor so I lazily seduced his wife and ate all his groceries and didn't share. You: You forgot pride. Aegon: No, I'm pretty proud of this.
Aegon: What do you call people you go out with but don’t try to sleep with? You: ...People?
Daemon: This is bothering me. You: Well, you are digging up a corpse. Daemon: No, not that. That's, uh, pretty par for the course, actually.
House of the Dragon characters with a s/o that hates Targaryens
Warnings: Yandere behavior, violating boundaries, mentions of bullying
Rhaenyra and Daemon Targaryen:
Daemon and Rhaenyra take great pride in their Valyrian roots, so they get considerably annoyed whenever you complain about Targaryens and their traditions (Daemon more so).
Though they understand why, they will still try to get you to fall in love with their Targaryen heritage and traditions.
Rhaenyra and Daemon will take you on dragon rides, read you stories about their ancestors, and Daemon may sing to you in Valyrian. Though Daemon will only get to hum a song to you on days you are considerably more tired and can’t bring yourself to argue with them.
If you still continue to reject them, they’ll just have to take full control of the situation and disregard your wants.
They’ll send a letter to your mother and father, saying that they want your hand in marriage, and what fool would reject such a proposal from the Queen and Prince Consort?
Aegon Targaryen:
Aegon enjoys the luxuries that come with being a Targaryen prince, but he hates a few of the things that come with it; like the expectations, and being forced to marry Helaena.
Many other Lords and Ladies have tried getting on his “good” side because of his status, but not you. You avoid him whenever he is near, and have told him (as nicely as you possibly could) that you’re not a fan of him or his family.
Aegon finds this much too entertaining, and will try to seduce you into forgetting your “vow” of never getting into a relationship with a Targaryen.
Aemond Targaryen:
Aemond is desperate to be accepted by you. Though he is a Targaryen, you have never failed to show him respect even though you are not a fan of his family.
Other people have made fun of him for not claiming a dragon, or for only having one eye, but you haven’t.
Though Aemond won’t give up his full interest in his Targaryen ancestry, he will tone it down when around you, and will hope that would be enough for him to be an exception for your hate for Targaryens.
Aemond can’t change the fact that he's a Targaryen, just like how he can’t change the fact he has one eye, but he hopes you will love him like you would any other man.
A/N: this was requested but I accidently deleted the ask😭😭
House of the Dragon Incorrect Quotes
Aemond: If we don’t get out of this alive… If we’re both about to die… I love you, y/n! *Neither of you die* You: … Aemond: … You: So do you wanna talk about somethi- Aemond: No thank you.
Aegon: Why should I make my bed, when I'm just gonna unmake it to sleep in it anyways? Alicent: Why should I feed you if you're just gonna die anyways? Aegon: Aegon: I'll go make my bed-
You: Aegon won’t wake up, what do I do? Aemond: Did you try kicking him? You: Yes. Aemond: I’m out of ideas.
You: Your Honor, I hereby submit the following to the court: You: Aegon, what the actual FUCK?
Aemond: Y/n, I am nothing if not a man of principle. Aemond: Now let’s break into this apartment.
Daemon: I'm a reverse necromancer. You: Isn't that just killing people? Daemon: Ah, technicality.
Aegon: I was arrested for being too cool. Aemond: The charges were dropped due to a lack of supporting evidence.
You: I want to wake up with you every day for the rest of our lives Aemond: I wake up at 4:30 AM You: You: I want to see you at some point every day for the rest of our lives
Aegon: Change is inedible. Aemond: Don't you mean inevitable? Aegon, spitting out coins: No, I did not.
Aemond: What the fuck is wrong with you?! Aegon: Wow, you could start with a 'good morning'. Aemond: Good morning. What the fuck is wrong with you?!
You: We’re getting married, bitches! Daemon: And we're about to make it everybody else's problem.
Aegon, struggling to keep upright in his 1 inch heels: Yeah, I-I don’t really think heels are for me Rhaenyra, pointing at them and walking flawlessly in sparkly golden 6 inch heels: WEAK.
House of the Dragon characters x Pregnant!Reader
Warnings: mentions of death, mentions of child death, pregnancy, mentions of sex, mentions of threesomes
Daemon has trauma from what happened with his past wife, Laena. He's terrified that you'll die during childbirth, and will have a Maester check up on you every moon.
Daemon loves to gently press his forehead against your stomach, humming a song under his breath as you fall asleep.
He'll pick out a few dragon eggs for you to choose from for your guys' baby.
If there are any complications during the birth, he'll threaten to put the Maester's head on a spike if you don't make it out alive.
He'd rather you survive than the baby. You can always have another baby, but there's only one of you.
It was no surprise that you got pregnant since the both of you were constantly fucking.
b i g b o o b s
His hands and mouth are constantly on your breasts and once you begin lactating it will probably get worse,
Like Daemon, Aegon would choose you over the child if it came to it. You are one of the only things that bring him some version of happiness and he'll be damned if he losses you.
Aemond has thought of being a father before. Of course, since he was the second son, he would need heirs. He had also sworn that he would be a better father to his children than Viserys was to him.
Aemond does get a bit possessive when your pregnant and would prefer to be the one helps you bathe and gives you massages when you complain about back pain.
Though Aemond is usually reserved and shy about his touches, once he finds out your pregnant, he becomes more confident. Something that should of been a simple kiss, would end up with his hands wandering towards your breasts.
Ser Harwin probably got you pregnant during one of the multiple threesomes you have with him and Rhaenyra.
She's over the moon when she finds out your pregnant.
Her hands are constantly on your stomach.
Rhaenyra has a lot of experience when it comes to pregnancy and childbirth. She'll be there for you, listening to your worries and reassuring you.
She'll go throw a list of baby names with you, and you'd land on Aemma and Baelon being one of your top picks.
Buys you long necklaces and new dresses that show off your breasts, and gives you a cheeky smirk when you catch her looking.
How They Mark You
Pairings: Aegon ii Targaryen, Daemon Targaryen, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Aemond Targaryen
Warnings: nsfw, bruises, female reader, mentions of pregnancy
Aegon ii Targaryen:
Aegon leaves marks on your skin. Usually hickies, but sometimes he’ll lightly bite your skin or leave marks that resemble fingers.
Aegon makes it obvious that you’re his.
He is openly affectionate with you in public. And there have been multiple occasions where a servant has walked in on you two being in certain erotic positions.
And though Aegon doesn’t purposefully do this, he usually leaves your clothes ruffled after dragging you away throughout the day to make out with you or more.
Daemon Targaryen:
Daemon gifts you jewelry. He’s given you necklaces, rings, bracelets. He loves to see you wear them.
At times, he’ll reach out to grab them so he can fidget with them.
Loves to leave hickies on you. Especially in places you can’t hide.
Daemon smirks when he hears you complain about how long it’ll take you to cover the marks he left on you.
Rhaenyra Targaryen:
Rhaenyra is more subtle about how she marks you since you’re both women.
Wherever you both go, she makes sure that your arms are interlocked with each other.
Or her hand on your back, gently guiding you to wherever she wants you to go.
Rhaenyra, like Daemon, will buy you jewelry —usually necklaces — to mark you.
Rhaenyra loves to leave hickies on you, though she does so on places that are easier to hide.
Aemond Targaryen:
The way Aemond marks you isn’t in a way that anyone else but you both would know.
Aemond buys dresses for you.
From Dorne, Essos, anywhere you’d like.
Your wardrobe is full of them.
He loves to see the clothing he’s bought cover your body in a way he can’t.
When you’re pregnant, he’s quick to buy you more clothes to fit you.
Jealousy Headcanons
Pairings: Aegon ii Targaryen, Daemon Targaryen, Aemond Targaryen
Warnings: Jealousy (duh) Possessiveness, Insecurity, light nsfw, female reader
Aegon ii Targaryen:
You would never intentionally make Aegon jealous, because of how he acts when he is.
He’s possessive over you, making sure that everyone knows your his.
If another man comes up to you, flirting with you, Aegon takes that as a slight against him.
At first when a man comes up to, flirting, making you laugh, he pouts, jealousy sparking inside of him.
That jealousy quickly turns into anger.
He’s impulsive and may say something rude to the man who’s flirting with you.
Is quick to drag you away from that man, and into a secluded hall or room.
His eyes are a bit teary as he reminds you that you’re his.
Aegon is very much insecure. He knows that there are far better men than him out there and what if one day, you’ve decided that you’ve had enough of him & his problems?
Aegon is pushing you against a wall, and undoing your dress, not caring if anyone else walks — No, he’s hoping that the man who was flirting with you would walk into this scene —
Aegon needs you to reassure him that you’re his and that you won’t leave him.
Daemon Targaryen:
He’s more amused than jealous.
You? Trying to make him jealous?
He’ll watch you from across the room, sipping on a glass of wine.
Smirks when he sees you glance over at him, to make sure he’s watching.
Afterwards Daemon is dragging you off to your shared chambers, teasing you about how you tried to make him jealous.
If you and Daemon aren’t officially together but you both still obviously have feelings for each other, he’s still amused, though there is an insecurity prickling inside of him.
You two aren’t together. What if you decided to run off with another man instead of him?
Afterwards, Daemon drags you to his chambers to remind you and himself that you’re his. And after that, he’ll press his forehead against yours & bask in the moment.
Aemond Targaryen:
Aemond trusts you, but can’t help but feel a bit insecure when he sees another man flirt with you.
Aemond has one eye, and he knows that quite a few women find him unattractive.
Aemond will calmly come up to you & the man who’s flirting with you, to take you away from him.
He’ll deny being jealous if you tease him about it.
But, if the man is aggressive towards you and won't take no for an answer, Aemond will throw a punch.
Hcs about how Aemond and Aegon(separate) would react to the reader running away and getting pretty far from Kings Landing? I really love your works btw.
Aemond and Aegon ii Targaryen’s reaction to You running away
Warnings: spoilers, possessiveness, murder
Word count: 1.3k
Aegon ii Targaryen:
Being a seamstress’s daughter, you helped your mother create dresses for Princess Rhaenyra and Queen Alicent.
Your mother had been young when you both moved to King's Landing, having just given birth to you. She’d been close to Princess Rhaenyra, having conversations with each other when she was taking the Princess’s measurements.
As you got older, you helped your mother make dresses for the royal family.
When Rhaenyra moved to Driftmark with the rest of her family, you both were stuck making clothing for Queen Alicent and at times, the other royals.
Prince Aegon & you hadn’t met until it was around the time of his nameday.
Queen Alicent had chosen you and your mother to create a suit for Aegon, for him to wear on his nameday celebration.
Your mother put you on the job of taking the prince’s measurements.
Though Aegon was a bit drunk, he still found it in himself to flirt with you. You, of course, had politely tried to shut down Aegon’s advances, but you soon found yourself taken with him.
Your affair had begun from then on.
When King Viserys died, Aemond found Aegon in your bedroom, begging you to run away with him.
After Aegon was crowned king, your mother had forced you to quickly pack a bag with the items you needed before leaving the castle, saying she wouldn’t support and usurper as a king.
Hours after you left, Aegon had come to visit you.
Your door was open, which hadn’t alarmed Aegon until he walked into your room.
It was a mess.
Clothes were strewn on the floor, various fabrics and sewing supplies were left on chairs or tables.
The drunk prince sobered up when he realized quite a few of your personal items were missing.
Aegon called for his guards to go looking for you as he went to Alicent’s chambers.
When Aegon realized that you were missing, his mind jumped to two possibilities. One, that you had been taken as hostage by the blacks, since Aegon had never been quiet about his relationship with you. Or two, that his mother had something to do with you leaving.
Alicent had tried talking to Aegon before about ending his affair with you. Calling the relationship a disgrace and asking if he had no respect for his sister-wife. Saying that she was using him for his wealth.
Aegon had argued against her and in the end didn’t end his affair with you.
Now, Aegon thought that she may have paid you off to leave King's Landing.
Once he had gotten to her chambers, it was clear to Alicent that something was wrong with Aegon. His cheeks were red and he looked to be in a rush.
When Aegon asked if she had anything to do with your disappearance, she denied it, but said it was good that you were gone. That you would have been nothing but trouble.
Aegon believed her, though defended you when she insulted you.
Over the next couple of days Aegon had been drinking more since your disappearance. When you were still here, he would help him with his drinking problems, but now that you were gone, he had fallen back into his hole of depression.
Since you were gone, Aegon found himself missing you more and more. He got out of bed and walked —or more like stumbled —to your room.
Guards followed him. There were more of them since the war between the blacks and the greens.
He lay down on your bed and breathed it in. It still smelt like you.
Aegon was about to cry over you, when he noticed a small paper half covered by one of the pillows on your bed.
He grabbed it and read through it.
The letter was written in an obvious hurry, the writing messy & jumbled.
In the letter it said that your mother was making you leave King’s Landing in support of his half sister Rhaenyra. And — perhaps stupidly— you wrote that your mother was taking you to Essos.
He clenched the note in his hand. This meant you didn’t actually want to leave him right?
He felt anger towards your mother. She was the one who took you away from him
Aegon decided that he was going to get you back. It wasn’t going to be up for debate.
Aemond Targaryen:
Before the war with the Greens and the Blacks, your father had taken you to King’s Landing to meet Aemond Targaryen.
King Viserys had sent a letter, hoping that he would agree to betroth you to Aemond.
Your father, of course, had jumped at the chance to accept.
To marry a Targaryen would be an honor, he had told you.
You had found yourself upset that you would be forced to marry, but he convinced you to stay on your best behavior.
A celebration was thrown for you & your father.
Your house was quite respectable and wealthy, as you were known for your silk.
You met Aemond at the dinner party, and were surprised by how respectable he was. And you weren't going to lie, he was nice to look at.
You had heard stories about how unattractive the prince was, but you disagreed.
And as much as you didn’t want to admit it, you felt your cheeks heat up when the prince kissed your hand.
During the whole celebration, Aemond was respectful and seemed kind. And you thought that you both seemed to get along just fine.
There was no doubt in your head that you were going to get betrothed after that night.
For the rest of the time you were to spend in King’s Landing, Aemond had courted you.
You both would have tea together while being supervised, and spend time in the library.
Aemond was intelligent. That much was obvious.
You would watch as he trained using his sword & Aemond himself found that he was taken by you.
You didn’t shy away from his gaze like the other ladies-in-court have.
You were intelligent yourself & were eager for him to teach you High Valyrian.
You both got married not long after.
Once the war Between The Blacks & The Greens had begun, you had begun to worry quite a bit over Aemond.
The war had truly begun when Aemond had killed Lucerys Velaryon.
He had claimed it was an accident, while Alicent & Otto had reprimanded him.
Though conflicted, you had decided to believe Aemond when he said it was an accident.
Later on into the war, Aemond was sent to retake Harrenhal.
Once word got back to you that Aemond had ordered the executions of The Strongs, you felt disgusted.
He ordered the death of innocent women & children.
You began to question if the murder of Lucerys was truly an accident.
The more you thought about Aemond, the more you were disgusted by him.
War had changed him. Or had he always been like that?
You decided you were going to leave. You couldn’t share a bed with a man who didn’t think twice about ordering the deaths of children.
It wasn’t as difficult as one would think to leave the castle.
Aemond had taught you about the hidden passages & the layout of them.
You packed a bag and stuffed a pouch with as much gold and diamonds that would fit in it. You put on some of your valuable jewelry as well, in case of an emergency and you need to sell them.
You put on a cloak and grabbed your bag and left, taking a ship to Dorne.
Once Aemond had heard about your disappearance, he returned to King’s Landing as fast as he could, putting Ser Criston Cole in charge of Harrenhal.
Once he had returned to King’s Landing, he hurried to your shared chambers to make sure that what he had heard was true. And it was. You wear no longer in your chambers.
Had someone snuck into the castle and taken you hostage? It was possible.
He soon noticed that some of your jewelry and dresses were gone.
Had you left? To go where? It wouldn’t be to visit your parents. You were far too smart for that.
Aemond Targaryen’s wife was missing and he was going to find you.
And once he does, he was going to make sure you weren’t going to leave him again.
“The grief and rage of losing a child could burn down the world”
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"Do you know what the most dangerous piece on the board is?
A pawn that refuses to stay one."
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Petyr Baelish never told me I was shaped.
He didn’t have to.
The thing about growing up in the shadow of a man like him is that you begin to understand silence better than words. You learn the meaning of a glance, the weight of a pause, the way power curls itself around a room like smoke, barely visible but impossible to ignore.
I was ten the first time he let me sit beside him while he played cyvasse against a visiting merchant.
It was not a lesson, not officially. Petyr never wasted time on things so direct.
But when the game was over and the merchant had left, my father turned to me and asked, as if it were nothing, “Did you see how I won?”
I hesitated. “You trapped his dragon.”
He laughed, shaking his head. “No, sweetling. I let him believe he was winning. Until he wasn’t.”
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I learned quickly after that.
Petyr never told me to watch. But I did.
I watched the way he spoke to lords, all soft smiles and careful charm. I watched the way he moved through a room, unassuming yet ever-present. I watched the way people underestimated him, the way they dismissed him as nothing more than a minor lord with a sharp tongue and sharper ambition.
I watched the way he let them.
And I watched the way he won.
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The first time I played cyvasse against him, I lost.
I was eleven, and I had thought myself clever. I moved my pieces with confidence, mirroring the strategy I had seen him use before.
He beat me in seven moves.
“Why? I asked, frowning at the board. “I did everything right.”
His fingers traced the edge of a pawn, thoughtful. “Did you?”
I looked again.
And then I saw it—the mistake. The opening I had left without realizing it.
The moment I had lost, before I even knew the game was over.
Petyr smiled, reaching out to smooth a hand over my hair, his touch as light as his voice. “You learn quickly, Rowan. But so do your enemies.”
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I did not trust my father.
I respected him. I studied him.
But trust? No.
Petyr Baelish was not a man who inspired trust. He inspired awe, perhaps. Caution. Admiration, in the way one might admire a well-forged blade.
But never trust.
And he knew it.
Which was why, I think, he never asked me to.
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I let him shape me. But only so far.
I let him teach me how to speak, how to smile, how to make a man believe I was harmless even as I unraveled his secrets.
But I also watched.
I watched him as much as he watched me.
Because if he was making me into a tool, then I needed to know what kind.
A dagger is not the same as a key. A shield is not the same as a lockpick.
And I did not intend to be used blindly.
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“You are too clever for your own good,” he told me once, when I was twelve.
I only smiled. “I wonder where I got it from.”
He laughed at that, shaking his head.
But he did not answer.
Because he knew.
And so did I.
Greetings, Dreamers and Readers ✨🌸
This chapter focuses heavily on Rowan and Petyr’s dynamic—the push and pull of power, trust, and manipulation between them. She plays the role he expects, but beneath it, she’s always watching, always learning. It’s a complicated relationship, built on something that resembles loyalty but is laced with too much calculation to be love.
I wanted to explore that tension—how much of her father’s influence she accepts, how much she resents, and how much she quietly resists.
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Let me know what you think! Does their relationship feel as layered as I intended? Feel free to comment, share your thoughts, or ask any questions about Rowan!
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"They call me Baelish’s girl. A whisper behind silk fans, a name spoken with knowing smirks and hushed amusement, as if I am some pet my father keeps in his pocket, trained to play his games. But I am not a pet. Nor a pawn. Nor a fool. I am something else entirely—though, if I were wise, I would not admit to what."
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I was born in a brothel, though no one in court would ever say it aloud.
They would whisper it, of course, behind painted fans and smirks, in the same breath that they called me Baelish’s girl. Not quite a lady, not quite a bastard, something between a shadow and a secret.
My mother was a whore. She had hair like autumn and eyes like the first bloom of spring—Catelyn Stark’s ghost in a cheaper dress. She was beautiful in the way that made men reckless, and that, I suppose, was her first and final mistake.
I do not remember much of her. A voice, soft and humming. A hand, cool against my forehead. The way she smelled—lavender and something warm, something fading. When I try too hard to summon her, she dissolves into candlelight and smoke.
She died when I was four.
No one ever told me how. Some said illness, some said an accident, some said a jealous man who did not take kindly to her affections being divided. Maybe it was all of them. Maybe it was none. I used to think that if I asked my father, he would tell me, but I never did.
And perhaps that is the truest thing about us—our relationship was built not on what was said, but on what we both refused to say.
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Petyr Baelish took me in, but he did not raise me.
No, I think I raised myself.
I learned early that silence was my strongest armor. That men would mistake beauty for softness, that kindness was only currency, that power was not about strength, but about knowing which strings to pull and when.
I watched my father, listened to him, memorized the way he twisted words into something sweet and sharp all at once. I learned when he lied and when he only made people think he was lying. I learned that truth is a weapon like any other.
And I loved him, in my own way.
How could I not?
He was the one who took me from the filth of that brothel, who dressed me in silk, who gave me a name that people whispered with something like fear. I could have been nothing. I could have been dead.
Instead, I was here. In the capital. In the court. In the game.
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The first lesson my father ever taught me was this: Power is an illusion, and the best illusions are the ones people choose to believe.
He told me this when I was seven, sitting across from me at a table too grand for two people alone. His fingers toyed with the stem of his wine cup, a casual gesture, but I knew better than to think my father’s hands ever moved without purpose.
"Tell me, Rowan," he had asked, voice soft, almost amused, "do you know why men follow kings?"
I had hesitated, uncertain. Because they must? Because the king commands them? Because that is how the world works?
But even then, I had understood that my father rarely asked questions to hear simple answers. So I did what any good daughter of Petyr Baelish would do.
I smiled and said, "Because they choose to."
He had leaned back, his expression unreadable. Then, after a long pause, he had nodded. "Smart girl."
I had known then that I had pleased him.
But what I did not know—what I could not know—was how much that lesson would shape me.
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Court life was a performance, and I was a fast learner.
At first, I was merely the little shadow at my father’s side. A girl with clever eyes and a too-sweet smile, always listening, always watching.
The lords dismissed me. The ladies pitied me. But Myrcella Baratheon found me interesting.
It was not a friendship in the way of stories— no promises of forever—but I was her lady-in-waiting, and she was the closest thing to a true friend I could afford.
She looked up to me, I think. She liked how I carried myself, how I never shrank away.
I exist in the spaces between. A girl who listens more than she speaks, who watches more than she acts. I am careful. Cautious. A shadow in silk.
And yet, I am not invisible.
She calls me her dearest friend, her wisest lady-in-waiting, though she is far too young to understand what wisdom truly costs. She clings to my arm and tells me her dreams, her hopes, her childish fears. I listen. I nod. I smile when required.
“You’re not afraid of anything,” she once told me.
And I smiled, because I had already learned that fear was not something you showed. It was something you used.
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Joffrey liked me too, in his own way.
Or perhaps he just liked that I was never foolish enough to cower before him. I knew how to speak to him. Knew when to flatter, when to feign laughter, when to let him think he had won.
He once asked me if I was loyal to him.
“Of course, Your Grace.”
It was the only answer he wanted.
But later, when I was alone, I thought of my father and all the times I had asked myself the same question.
Was I loyal?
To whom?
my father?
To myself, I decided. That would have to be enough.
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People think power is won in battle, in blood, in steel.
But I knew better.
Power was a whisper in the right ear. A secret traded at the right time. A name spoken in the right room.
It was knowing when to smile and when to strike.
And I was my father’s daughter, after all.
Even if I was trying, so desperately, not to be.
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Greetings, Dreamers and Readers ✨🌸
So, here it is—chapter one of Life and Lies of Lady Rowan Baelish. Honestly, writing this introduction felt like stepping straight into the viper’s nest that is Westeros. Rowan’s childhood, her mother’s death, and her first real taste of court life—this chapter lays the groundwork for everything she’ll become.
I wanted it to feel real, not just as an origin story but as a reflection of how survival shapes people differently. Do you think it captures that? Does it need more? Less? Let me know your thoughts—I’d love to hear what you all think.
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Comment, ask questions, or just scream about the chaos to come. I’m here for all of it lol.
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: Life and Lies of : ~Lady Rowan Baelish~
"The court loves a tragedy, but the audience? Oh, they're worse. You all watch with bated breath, waiting for the fall, for the blood, for the spectacle of it all. You’re no different from the vultures that circle the Red Keep—except you do not even pretend to mourn. But then again… what’s wrong with being a little wicked, hmm?"
—Lady Rowan to Viewers
(A jest, perhaps. But there’s always truth in a well-timed jest.)
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Rowan Baelish learned young that silence was a weapon sharper than steel. She had been a child of quiet corners and half-heard whispers, of watching men lie and women smile as they twisted the knife. 'Clever girl,' her father had once murmured, pride curling in his voice like smoke. But cleverness was a double-edged thing.
Once, when she was very small, she had asked a whore in her father’s brothel if the world was kind. The woman had laughed—a soft, bitter sound—and kissed her brow. "No, little bird," she had said. "But if you learn how to sing the right tune, the world might pretend it is."
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Born: The only acknowledged daughter of Petyr Baelish, a girl born on the fringes of power and raised within its shadows.
Age: 13 years old at the start of A Song of Ice and Fire
Titles: “Baelish’s Girl,” “The Mockingbird’s Daughter” (Later: Lady of Highgarden)
Appearance: Warm copper-colored hair, mint-green eyes, favors dark blue and green gowns
Personality: Socially charming, observant, strategic, kind-seeming but never naïve
(a girl who understands that power is not just taken—it is earned, owed, and wielded.)
Role in Court: Lady-in-waiting to Princess Myrcella, navigating the world of power and deceit
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Petyr Baelish – The father she respects but does not trust, the man who shaped her but does not own her. A lesson and a warning, all in one.
Loras Tyrell – A husband in name, a friend in truth, a partner in ambition. A marriage of convenience that became something more—an unspoken understanding, a promise of survival, a bond that no bedchamber could define.
Aegon VI (Young Griff) – A love written in stolen moments, in hands that reached but never held for long. A romance that could never be, a longing burdened by duty. In another life, perhaps. But in this one? Love is a sacrifice, and kings do not keep what does not serve the crown.
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She is the daughter of a man who built his fortune on whispers and deceit, a girl raised not on lullabies but on half-truths and well-placed smiles.
Born from a fleeting moment of want and accepted only when it suited him, Rowan Baelish grew up learning that love and loyalty were currencies—rarely given freely, always traded for something.
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Greetings, Dreamers and Readers ✨🌸
Alright, after seeing the polls (tf it was a tie 💀) ( after much internal screaming and debating), I’ve decided to officially step into A Song of Ice and Fire! And what better way to do that than by introducing an OC I’ve been obsessing over for way too long?
Of course, I’ll still be writing my usual one-shots and headcanons, but I really wanted to dive into a full character study because, let’s be honest—I’ve been consumed by ASOIAF for years now.
So, meet Lady Rowan Baelish. Petyr Baelish’s only acknowledged daughter, a girl born into manipulation and ambition yet trying to carve her own path. She’s everything I love about morally complex characters—sharp, observant, deeply self-aware, and walking that fine line between survival and power.
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I hope you all like her! Feel free to send in questions, theories, or just yell at me about her—I’d love to talk more about the world I’m building around her. First chapter should be up tomorrow, so stay tuned!
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