#dynamic: alicent rhaenyra

[shortnotsweet]

#rhaenicent #rhaenyra targaryen #alicent hightower #house of the dragon #rhaenyra x alicent #hotd #the reference photo for the first sketch is based on lamia and the knight #this is also like a hybrid v of the show and the book #it’s like. like partial longing partial hatred and power dynamic but it’s set into motion by the oppressive forces around both of them #but Rhaenyra gets to be a knight in some capacity or maybe it’s part of Alicent’s daydream #where she grants her stepdaughter the power to save them both and fly them far far away for the rest of their days #this is loosely connected to that other sketch I did of them #in every universe they’ve got smt going on like a little something for spice #my art

[nonbinarylesbianherb]

their hand holding after a reunion is very special to me actually

#rhaenyra targaryen #rhaenicent #young alicent #rhaenyra x alicent #young rhaenyra #hotd #alicent hightower #pining #ship dynamics

[prideprejudce]

what do you mean that’s not how it went

#alicent hightower #rhaenyra targaryen #rhaenicent #rhaeynicent #alicent x rhaenyra #rhaenyra x alicent #house of the dragon #hotdedit #hotd #this is is. this is their relationship #this is the alicent and rhaenyra dynamic in hotd don’t boo me im right

[daenerysies]

“alicent making homophobic remarks the night of laena’s funeral isn’t cool considering laenor was shown to be heavily grieving his sister and didn’t deserve to be attacked during it (not to mention it was an obvious ploy on alicent’s part to divert attention from her committing literal treason).”

“b-bUT WHAT ABOUT DAEMON AND RHAENYRA FUCKING-“

i’m not gonna lie i don’t particularly care that they had sex that night. was it disrespectful? for sure. did it harm anyone for them to do it? it, in fact, did not. two consenting adults having sex away from prying eyes and keeping to themselves < an entitled boy purposely calling a girl at her mother’s funeral (whom he had never interacted with before) a pig and ridiculing her grief. laena’s storyline was cut short because the writers decided she wasn’t important enough to make into a proper character that isn’t at the mercy of other characters (it’s something i’m forever going to be salty about, daemon and rhaenyra loved her with all their hearts and were absolutely devastated when she passed) but out of those two scenarios who do you think she would be more upset with?

the people who bring this up in retaliation cannot handle alicent taking any criticism whatsoever. in all honesty i wouldn’t even care if her fans would just say ‘yeah, it was shitty. don’t really care though.’ it would at least save me the time of reading think piece after think piece on why alicent deserved to get her lick back against rhaenyra for her lot in life (caused by otto and viserys) by focusing on her pain rather than her son’s. these are the same people who try to claim that most of rhaenyra’s children and step children secretly hate her, due to wanting ‘complex and nuanced relationships’ to occur (they actually also can’t handle that rhaenyra was a great mom all around to all of her kids, and that maybe they need to be focusing those feelings on the green kids with their parents instead). let’s be serious for just one moment: it makes more sense that the children who were neglected by one parent and abused by the other having complicated familial feelings than children who were (for the most part) raised in a relatively stable and loving environment.

#house of the dragon #rhaenyra targaryen #daemon targaryen #pro team black #anti team green #anti team green stans #anti alicent hightower #the ‘relatively stable’ environment comment is bc of alicent and criston’s abuse against the velaryon boys #i blame the writers entirely for these shit takes #‘the conqueror trio secretly hated each other’ #‘the team black kids secretly hate each other’ #‘all of rhaenyra’s kids secretly hated her’ #sounds like an allergy to let anyone you dislike have healthy family dynamics #have you all ever thought that maybe the kids who have horrible parents secretly hate each other? #be so fr you want the greens to be a happy-go-lucky #striving to beat the odds family #when that’s literally daemyra’s blended family #CANONICALLY #their parallel’s are the starks for a reason #i’m fine with people saying that maybe there’s some resentment building up but outright hate? #delusional #all of rhaenyra’s kids were willing to fight and die for their family #can the greens say the same?

[lhazar]

Thinking about Alicent and and Visery’s wedding day.

Everyone in the realm is set to attend the kings wedding. The expectation to put on a happy face is high, but everyone loved aemma and it hasn’t even been a full year since her death. Rhaenyra has to attend of course but she’s loathing every second of it and makes it known to everyone, especially Alicent. Corlys and Rhaenys don’t even attend and it’s a huge point of gossip. Even worse is that daemon *does* attend and makes things so much worse by the drinking and loud complaining he does. Viserys at first tries to curb his attitude but eventually gets worn down (and they later get so drunk together you’d think it was someone else’s wedding) and eventually just lets him run loose. The gossip between attendees is insane. Alicent is more alone and younger than she has ever felt in her life, wearing a wedding dress that is both too big and far too suffocating for her. When Otto sees her ready for the ceremony he’s painfully reminded of his own wife and has no words for his young daughter he’s about to give away. She holds her breath as if waiting for a final moment where he says she won’t have to go through with it, that he loves her, that it’s all a bad dream, but all he says as he offers his arm is ‘the kingdom is waiting’. Rhaenyra doesn’t look at her through the entire ceremony despite the desperate looks she sends her way. Alicent wears gloves to hide her bleeding fingers but speckles of red show through the fabric as she takes her new husband to be’s hand before the sept.

When it’s time to consummate the marriage later that night she bleeds and bleeds and bleeds on the marital bed and Viserys doesn’t stay the rest of the night

#txt #hotd #house of the dragon #alicent hightower #rhaenyra targaryen #otto hightower #viserys targaryen #daemon targaryen #corlys valeryon #rhaenys targaryen #hotd fanfic #I guess #lol I just can’t stop thinking about this dynamic #the tragedy of Alicent Hightower #game of thrones #got #anti viserys i targaryen #hotd meta #hotd critical #writeblr #is it critical to focus on the unsaid narrative of Alicent suffering

[gothicwill]

Why is shipping lucemond so controversial in this fandom babe this is the war criminal dragon show. This is the least insane thing I could like.

#god forbid I want to expand on this interesting dynamic #hotd #house of the dragon #lucemond #lucerys velaryon #aemond targaryen #alicent hightower #rhaenyra targeryan

[seance]

I HOPE THAT YOU WILL FIND YOUR WAY / I HOPE THERE WILL BE BETTER DAYS

#hotdedit #gotedit #asoifedit #house of the dragon #rhaenicent #rhaenyra targaryen #alicent hightower #rhaenyra x alicent #userbecca #edits #coloring this show is like torture and desaturating it is somehow even worse #but this song fits them so well and i had to do something about #hopefully getting more familiar with the lighting will ease the process next time #(cause there will be a next time. you can easily imagine which dynamics i've been rotating in my head like a rotisserie chicken) #if you said the green sibs and daemon and viserys you'd be right #but these two! god! #so so glad the cast and the writing decided to go for this more personal route betweent hem #it gets a thousand times more emotional every time something happens #angst really is my fave genre ♥

[ravenclairee]

Even in fury, there is still a desire to be as close to one another as possible. They’ve not seen each other for such a long time, since Alicent attacked Rhaenyra. Alicent has been alone in that castle with all these men, and she’s probably been festering and thinking about that for a very, very long time. — Olivia Cooke We had an amazing conversation, in advance of shooting the episode, about it being sort of set in a hospice [for the dying King Viserys]. Proximity to death can alter your chain of priorities; it offers a canvas for forgiveness where there wasn’t one previously. Going in, we really wanted to make sure that that moment at the end felt honest, that we could buy that these two people get there. It’s not an “all is forgiven” moment, but it’s a gesture to forgiveness. — Emma D’Arcy They’re really seeing each other for the first time since they were children — probably since the first time Rhaenyra found out that Alicent was marrying her dad. It’s unification in grief, and recognizing each other’s inner child in this loss. — Olivia Cooke [x]

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON — 1.08 “The Lord of the Tides”

#hotdedit #house of the dragon #hotd #rhaenyra targaryen #alicent hightower #alicent x rhaenyra #rhaenyra x alicent #hotdsource #targaryensource #cinematv #cinemapix #filmtv #tvandfilm #paletmblr #mysticalpale #userpastel #dailytvgifs #hotd spoilers #mine #their dynamic makes me insane actually

[dracodazaii]

The Green Queen And A Greener Future

Chapter 5 Excerpt

Alicent sat down, stewing in anger in her chambers, as her maids fretted about, worried about their beloved Queen.

Viserys upon arriving home to Kingslanding, had said absolutely nothing regarding Aegon’s rightful passage to heirdom, just boiling in his rage toward Rhaenyra.

While Alicent declared her intentions to gain numerous nobles to join her entourage to him, King Viserys mindlessly agreed, his mind choosing to focus on arrogant Rhaenyra’s actions rather than the politicking needed for the Realm, or any bonding with Aegon, other than attempting to feed him wine before the maids prevented so, and showcase him off to nobles.

Visery could, indeed, stay a hypocritical coward.

Rhaenyra was still heir.

How infuriating it was for Alicent, to watch that hubristic brat walk around arrogantly, as if unaware of the birthright she stole from her brother, Aegon the rightful heir to the Iron Throne.

Luckily her father had arrived, shooing away Alicent’s entourage of ladies and maids with a firm smugness in his steps as he stood forward to confront his daughter.

“Did you enjoy the hunt, Your Grace?”

“Well enough.” The Queen retorted, reluctant to speak, after the noteworthy strides taken for Aegon’s cause, which ultimately failed as Viserys kept Rhaenyra as heir.

“How fared my grandson?”

“The ladies Lannister and Baratheon were quite taken with him.”

“As they should.” Otto spoke smugly, intent on uplifting Aegon’s reputation within the realm and glad of this success within the noble ladies social circle.

Continuing on, Alicent’s father spoke further, “He’s the future of the realm.”

Alicent scoffs, interrupting Otto’s tirade, “If only his father could see that. He’s too focused on his arrogant brat of a daughter. When he has a perfectly fit heir right here!”

Her Hightower father looks on at her with a gleeful shock plastered on his face. His daughter has realised the truth, no longer clinging to the curtails of her once-beloved friend’s past affection and finally understood the depths of the situation: that her selfish childhood companion is unfit for the crown and has hubristically stolen the birthright of her son Aegon, and doesn’t even care for the position.

With a rare showcase of emotion, Otto pressed his hand on Alicent’s shoulder, love in his gaze. His dearest daughter understands now; he just isn’t some overreaching ambitious man, but more than that.

A loving father.

While Alicent resented her father for clinging her to the man who became a neglectful rotting corpse, she couldn’t ever deny that he brought her immense power.

Power, she never wanted.

All Alicent ever wanted was to live a comfortable life with a handsome courageous knight and have a peaceful existence. Yet after living her previous life, she had to forsake those girlhood wishes, all for the children she loved dearly, yet pressured with expectations and duty. Just like her father.

As a woman of a mature mind, Alicent understood her father’s wishes for her. Who wouldn’t want their daughter to be Queen of Westeros?

She did the same to Helaena. Yet now she understands. They were both girls forced into positions they never wanted. While Alicent grew to become a woman suited for her title, cunning and political. Helaena remained the whimsical yet reserved darling she always was.

She cannot fix her own life, as the time she returned, Viserys’ want to marry her was already implanted within his mind, and she felt an obligation to bring her children back to life, or else this god-given blessing would be useless. But she can fix her daughters, and any other maidens she meets.

The power Otto had implanted onto his Hightower Queen was vital for her and for that she was thankful.

With the position he afforded her, alongside the Seven’s favour, Alicent could save the realm from the ruinous actions of the conceited Targaryens.

These Valyrian supremacists who flaunt their arrogance and bask in the glory of Westeros, while demeaning the importance of the true Westerosi men and women, who sustain and build on the realm, unlike them: Rhaenyra and Daemon. Two Valyrian-obsessed leeches who reep the benefits from Westeros while demeaning every aspect of the Realm.

Otto was glad, his daughter was shaping up to be a vital figure of Westeros, “How pleasing. You’ve changed Alicent, you now understand that Rhaenyra has stolen your sons right as heir.”

“I may have loved her before. But the hypocrisy she and Viserys spew is torturous! They were perfectly fine with Aemma Arryn’s sons or lack thereof.” She snarked, snidely bringing up the Arryn women’s misfortune in childbirth and fertility. Due to her inner resentment for the innocent Queen that has haunted her life, yet Alicent knows from the true depths of her soul that poor Aemma Arryn was another innocent girl ruined by Viserys’ ignorant actions.

“But they disregard Aegon? What right do they have to pick and choose which son of the King can be heir?” Alicent continues, waves of fury flushing through her words, unravelling her anger with the one person who could understand: her father.

“Targaryen arrogance my darling. They spread their racist rhetoric that they’re better than all of Westeros, when it is us so-called simpletons, who uphold the law and truly rule the realm.”

Otto continues, displeased over the disastrous monarch he serves, reminiscing on the past royals, “Prince Baelon and the Old King were great, respected men, Alicent.” His mouth twistens, turning spiteful and bitter, “Yet their descendants spit on the hard work of their ancestors!”

They both quieten themselves for a while, shock at their outward blast of emotion.

This loud eruption of lingering animosity was unlike their usual selves, hiding it all for the sake of the Realm.

Never showing their hatred, yet together, the father and daughter could expose their true emotions to each other.

Alicent then softly shatters this silence with a vow, “Not all their descendants, father. I will never let my children be alike to Rhaenyra and Daemon. Their arrogant stature, abandoning duties and demeaning the people of Westeros!”

“I know the truth now.” The Hightower woman speaks, no longer the naive girl wishing to reconcile with her old companion who would ruin her children’s lives. Becoming a crazed, conceited harlot, indulgent and ruinous for the Realm.

“Im not a little girl anymore. How could I stay friends with the arrogant princess stealing my son’s birthright?” She retorts.

“Exactly.”

“This is why you must guide Viserys to reason.”

“I’ve tried. He clings on to his guilt regarding Aemma Arryn, forgetting that the true reason he named Rhaenyra heir wasn’t to placate her but to prevent Daemon from reaching the throne.”

“Sooner or later, he will surely see.”

“I feared I was too harsh on you, my daughter.” He speaks, continuing this rare look into his mind. Yet instead of anger towards Targaryens, he’s illustrating the love hidden within his overreaching actions. “Your marriage to Viserys was monumental for our household,” The Hand speaks aloud, believing in a need to regain the political standing his house deserves, as the heirs to a kingly magical dynasty far greater than a slave-owning incestous lineage. “Yet I couldn’t help but think that I had pushed you too far.”

He continues further with this heartfelt tirade, apologetic in his tone, ”Wanting the best for my daughter but destroying her in the process.”

“But now I see you for who you are, and I believe you have the drive to win.” Otto thus concluding his resentful-turned-remorseful rant with a declaration, illustrating his trust in Alicent.

The Hightower Queen couldn’t help but tear up.

She’d proven herself to her father, and just as he sees her, she finally sees him for who he is: more than the father who forced her into an unwanted duty, but a complex man, indeed driven by a greed ever so strong, but a man with love in his heart.

He was not the monster she once thought he was.

The man may be ambitious but Alicent now truly knows he loves her and their family.

#hotd #asoiaf #house of the dragon #game of thrones #team green #got #alicent hightower #hotd fanfic #anti viserys i targaryen #anti rhaenyra targaryen #i love rhaenyra but its bashing time girlie #otto hightower #otto hightower and alicent’s dynamic is more complex than ppl think and in this essay i will #house of the dragon fanfic #anti targaryen #slightly?? and pro andals??

[epsilonchi]

I really think the fandom should finally accept that Show!Alicent is NOT gonna be a Cersei, at least for the early stages of the show. She is much more compassionate, much more selfless, probably the most selfless character of the entire show so far. She always tries to find a compromise between the ambition of her father, her friendship with Rhaenyra, and Viserys' whims, barely thinking of her own position, despite her political awareness. You can tell by her looks to Rhaenyra and to Viserys she sees how much empathy she has for the both of them, in their discussion with them how much she wants the best for them, despite the fact it doesn't benefit HER, or her father for that matter. Heck, we even see her disobey by proxy to her father, by not talking about succession shenanigans to Viserys after she read Corlys' letter. Her empathy is her biggest strength, and her biggest flaw in this game. And it is fascinating to watch her evolve at court, playing this incredibly tough balancing act between her father's ambition and her love for Rhaenyra and Viserys

#house of the dragon #hotd #alicent hightower #rhaenyra targaryen #rhaecent #rhaenicent #otto hightower #viserys targaryen #i should point out i DO NOT ship alicent and viserys #for obvious reasons #but their feelings for each other are truly interesting to analyse #alicent doesn't love him romantically #but she is happy to give her support because that's what a good wife does #and viserys probably sees her as the only person at court who doesn't sees him as the king #it's such an interesting dynamic #because viserys is so naive and craves support that is not political #but alicent KNOWS it IS political #but she can't show it #anyways point is : alicent hightower has me on a chokehold

[mistoffeleesisawitch]

To think all of this could’ve been avoided if Rhaenyra had just gone to sleep with Alicent or Harwin that night

#alicent hightower #harwin strong #rhaenicent #harwin x rhaenyra #rhaenyra targaryen #they both would've been more than eager #and there wouldn't have been any weird dynamics #and harwin would keep that shit to himself

[voidgenesis]

this. THIS. THIS. I keep hearing the sentiment of "rhaenicent?? alicent deliberately caused the death of rhae's children and her downfall!!!" WE KNOW! and it's absolutely heart wrenching to see that it lead to that.

like I haven't seen any rhaenicent stan who genuinely wants to see them together again? because we are all very well aware that ship has sailed and what remains now are the tragic remnants of two people who once loved each other. THE ANGST. THE PAIN. THE TRAGEDY THAT COMES WITH IT. from what I can see that's what RAs are here for, the idea that it's possible for two people whose souls used to be so closely binded to destroy each other ultimately is just.... intriguing and compelling to some.

most of us are rooting for moments to come that shows "the love was there, maybe it'll always be there but this hatred and pain is so much bigger. and the both of us have to deal with that." they will hurt and tear each other mutually so bad in the future, both parties will wish for the head of the other. AND WE ARE VERY WELL AWARE OF THAT. I'm not here to hope for some lovey dovey-ride in the sunset, sudden redemption moment, alright?

I know the writers has said something about maybe there's still "hope" for Ali and Rhae in the future being foreshadowed by that torn paged Ali kept all these years. But personally, I think it's way past that. I don't think it'll be good to go down the route of "ooo maybe I can still forgive her!!1! kyahhh!!" when Rhae literally lost Visenya and Luke bc of the Greens. If the writers see it that way, I think most of RAs don't share those same sentiments. Don't lay that on us, we're just here for the childhood sweethearts to ultimate nemesis pipeline.

#lmaooo pls don't start any arguments tho i dont have energy for if I'm just here rambling #also stop bringing up the book source WE KNOW THAT IT DIDN'T EXIST THERE but show! Dany/Missandei is a thing tho?? #even tho in the books they have a motherly dynamic just like how book! alicent/rhaenyra was #rhaenicent #rhaenyra x alicent

[parvatisshallow]

People already complaining about house of the dragon changing things from the book when the book isn’t even completely accurate in the first place

#it’s exhausting dont watch if it bothers you that much #plus they were always going to age up characters that’s a given and I like the Alicent/Rhaenyra dynamic change #house of the dragon

[kingcunny]

helaena being the most like viserys out of all of his kids re: the people pleasing. sometimes it occurs to her that alicent/rhaenyra only ever seem to want to talk to her abt the other one, always seem to be humoring her when she talks about *her* interests, and those are Bad thoughts because theyre the only ones who pay her any attention at all and if *they* don't like her then- but then alicent and rhaenyra are there and petting her hair and calling her sweet names and its okay and shes Obviously just being silly love just makes you feel scared and alone and used sometimes its all okay 😌😌

Of Course alicent and rhaenyra love her! they *said* they love her, so it must be true. if it feels like they hurt her sometimes its just because thats how love is. :) its better than being alone

#this was SUCH a good encapsulation of their dynamic i was struggling to add more #<3 #giving you a gold star for grooming #alicent x helaena x rhaenyra #alicent x helaena #helaena x rhaenyra #AHR #helaena targaryen #asks

[feydrautha]

Larys: So I heard the princess Rhaenyra calls you babygirl?

Harwin: ?!?!?!?! Why does the queen call you babygirl, thats the much better question?

#rhaenyra and alicent each got one half of the brothers strong in the divorce and while their dynamics are wildly different #the strongs are still their bottom bitches #rhaenyra x harwin #larycent #otp: rare blooms in a hostile environment

[thaliajoy-blog]

So, which direction ?

#rhaenyra targaryen #alicent hightower #valyrianscrolls #asoiaf art #house targaryen #house hightower #love their dynamic & all my little headcanons #one is polite hostility the other is rhaenicent vibes