i had an idea for a fic regarding the fallout of s1e07: “Driftmark” but it’s been long enough that i’m probably not gonna write it. so, here’s my thoughts regarding luke’s punishment: kill arrax.
that whole fight between the kids started over aemond’s successful claiming of vhagar. If aemond had to spend the first decade of his life without a dragon, then luke must spend the next decade of his own without one. arrax was still presumably a hatchling at that point, so have the dragon-keepers chain him up and shove him at the cannibal.
furthermore, banish luke from both KL and Dragonstone. he may not get to return home to rhaenyra, but you know what? he can be “imprisoned” (read: fostered) on Driftmark under the supervision of corlys and rhaenys, especially if the former is so insistent on keeping up the charade of luke being a Velaryon. whip his little ass into shape so he can be the next lord of the tides by the time he reaches the westerosi age of majority. It still keeps him the line of succession for however long, but also demonstrates to him (and everyone else) that he cannot put his hands on the son of the king without facing severe consequences for his actions. and if/when the dance kicks off, you know who won’t be at storm’s end to be vhagar’s lunch? little luke strong.
is it cruel? yeah, but anon wanted creativity so here it is.
Oh.
OH.
OH WOW.
I'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT ONE. It sounds brutal and strict and righteous at the same time, like never actually getting to claim a dragon for the next ten years? Tragic. Karma. I'd eat that shit up.
Now that I think of it, it has its logic. If Aemond thinks that an eye was a fair exchange for a dragon (even if he said that to prevent Alicent from getting hurt, but oh well), then the opposite can work as well. You take an eye, a dragon is taken from you.
As for the imprisoned fostered part, I think training him would work as well but I'm not sure if it would be enough for the Velaryons to accept him as Lord of the Tides. He's a bastard, after all. It's what the Silent Five were mostly complaining about in the books, and I don't doubt that they'd do the same if they were in the series (which they aren't, at least now as we speak). Discipline the little shit? Of course. Making him rise to power? Would turn the Seven Kingdoms around like a sock, in a very bad way.
So far, it would be cruel, no doubt. But he'd come out a different man in the end. Maybe it'd be some kind of blessing in disguise.
Also please, if you're planning to keep on writing, then please PLEASE tag me when it's over. My good lord (neutral) we are starving. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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