Daemon twines their fingers together over Jaceās mark. The heat burns through him, flushing his cheeks as his heart pounds. Heās caught in Daemonās gaze, back pressed against cold stone and the warmth of Daemonās body looming over him. His hair glows silver in the shadows, gently brushing Jaceās cheeks as Daemon leans his face close to his own. Lips glance against his, whispers of hot breath heating the air around them.
āLittle dragon is there something you need to tell me?ā murmurs Daemon. His eyes flicker to Jaceās lips, but his gaze settles firmly on Jace.
Jace stares wide-eyed and mute. He thinks of how these words have chased him through all his life. He looks carefully into the faces of all those he meets. As much as he enjoyed Aegonās company when they were children, he knew the man was capable of enjoying the torment of others. Aemond was proof of that. Aemond, Jace thinks. When his uncle held that rock over their heads, he thought he was bringing the doom thatās been inked into his skin since birth. The terrible glee and triumph in Aemondās face had scared Jace, not just for his life, but that the Gods were so cruel to fashion him to a boy so filled with hatred. Would he be yoked to that hatred himself? Would he be pushed into the deepest pits of himself and delight in otherās humiliation? It was a relief that Luke had defended all of their honor, Jace and his dear cousins both when he took that knife and only ripped Aemondās eye out. Jace wonāt ever regret that only an eye died that night.
But Aemond still haunts him. Following him throughout the Red Keep in his last visit, his lone eye fixed firmly on Jaceās every move. Now he chases Jace. Heās taken Luke. Thereās no body, no remains of either him and Arrax. Jace wakes gasping from tormented sleep, face wet with tears and clawing at his skin, hoping he could rend the words from himself. Everyday has been filled with dread and waiting to hear those words from a man heāll die hating. A man heās destined to kill. And yet.
Daemon still stares at him, heās violet eyes dark and hungry as he waits for Jace to respond. Jace breathes in shakily, half hope half agony. Heās traded one kinslayer for another, and one wed to his mother. This pushes him to shake his head. No, he wonāt be the cause of his motherās ruin.
Daemon stills. Neither moves for a long moment, before Daemon lurches forward ripping Jaceās doublet open. Jace tries to squirm away, but Daemon already has the words exposed to the nightās air. Gooseflesh scatters across his skin, the cool air brushing against him. Daemonās hands grip his naked hips, fingers hot brands around the dark words. Daemon presses a nail against the first letters, lightly scratching the mark. Jace shivers, face hot and his pants tighten. He realized in rising humiliation that Daemonās hold has awakened him from the misery heās been living since receiving the news of Luke.
Daemon hums quietly. āAh, this is what has been keeping you from sleep, byka jorrÄelagon?ā Daemon clicks his tongue. āJacaerys if you ever hide yourself from me again, you will not like what happens next.ā
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If thereās anyone who is going to Mansplain, Manipulate and Murder itās Daemon and the gaslighting is going to be off the charts. Hilariously what Jace doesnāt know is that Rhaenyra knows about Daemons contingency plan because sheās the one that first thought to do it š«£š¤ *whispers* with Harwin and Laenor š¤š¤š¤
Ps I was flirting with you š„° everyone needs a bedtime story filled with gaslighting and dark hallway trysts š hope this also makes your heart pound as much as Jace here š¤
anon, anon my love you can't do this to me i'm actually getting heart palpitations from this omggg jace babe you should probably run away but goodness knows your stepfather loves a chase. i'm not even in this but i feel seduced *fans self rapidly like a victorian woman who just glimpses a man's collarbones for the first time* (ALSO LMAO RHAENYRA BEING THE OG AND DAEMON PULLING A HER I LAUGH)
truly you have bewitched me body and soul fjsks *blushes from head to toe*ā¤ļøāš„ā¤ļøāš„
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