#he loves them and rhaenyra loves them

[charlottedabookworm]

Ser Criston: *mockingly* not very Strong of you, is it, Jacaerys?

Aegon: ...yes, Ser Cole. the boy half my age loses against me in a sparring match and his strength is the issue. come, Jace, you need to work on your footwork

---- Otto: you shouldn’t be lowering yourself to associating with their kind, Aegon.

Aegon: ...because it’s lowering myself to spend time with my nephews who are SECOND and THIRD IN LINE TO THE THRONE. yes. of course.

----

Aemond: such Strong boys-

Aegon: *sighing* I know you want more sparring partners, Aemond, but Jace and Luke are both younger than you. give them time, valonqar

----

Alicent: *beneath her breath* how can no one see that they’re bastards

Aegon: ...didn’t Ser Cole beat a man to death at my sister’s wedding to Ser Laenor?

#and i didn't like the ending verse #hotd #legend of the sword #the hightowers (+ aemond who egg regrets letting their mother near atm): aegon is oblivous #aegon: one - stop #i don't want anything to do with the thorne #*throne #two - i was a BROTHEL BOY what do i care if my nephews aren't laenors? #he loves them and rhaenyra loves them #and they're her HEIRS #at least jace is being raised to be king one day (and he'll be a good one aegon thinks) #aegon acting completely oblivous and publically undermining everything the hightowers are planning #absolutely on purpose #is just my favourite thing #he's hoping one day his grandfather's heart will give out - it hasn't happened yet but aegon has hope

[loutino94]

They are the same picture. Period Milly with Ryan vs Emma with Ryan

#he makes them laugh #harwin strong #ser harwin strong #rhaenyra targaryen #house of the dragon #ryan corr #emma darcy #milly alcock #my gifs #they love him

[lovl3igh]

why do people watch the scene when lucerys says rhaenyra is perfect and their reaction automatically is "no boy, she isn't", yeah we know it and we should not care atm. it's luke's opinion. how much does it say about rhae??

she is so kind and loving mother. loves equally her sons from both fathers AND daemon's daughters. she taught them well and respects the children no matter for their age and gender, she supports them and helps with their future responsibilities

she clearly is good for people in the dragonstone cause her ladies were horrified and crying during her labor, every little scene we saw the people respect and like her, elinda massey is great example

she must be a good ruler, even if just on the dragonstone but we also know she was an active member of small council and has supports and sympathy of lords (those who are not against her just bc of her gender), especially those who know her personally like lord caswell or lord beesburry

she is perfect in the eyes of her kids and when luke says that, your instant reaction doesn't have to be "nah, she's not", bitch, did he ask for your opinion

#like what is your problem with luke loving his mother so much #he's 14yo boy who's putting his mama on pedestal bc she clearly deserves it in his eyes #and honestly i love that for her #for both of them #and all of her children #cause that speaks volumes about their relationship #rhaenyra targaryen is THE mother #lucerys velaryon #rhaenyra #rhaenyra targaryen #fire and blood #hotd #house of the dragon #luke velaryon

[ninacarstairss]

malewife manwhipped manslaughter

#daemon is literally the definition of malewife #he invented whipped culture #just look at him #look at them #they’re so in love #i’m not okay i won’t recover #house of the dragon #hotd #daemon targaryen #rhaenyra targaryen #daemyra

[he-is-everything-11]

No one Loved Viserys more than his Brother Daemon. Had Viserys chose to trust on his own blood and shown the faith he showered on Otto Hightower on his Own Brother there would have never been a war.

Daemon would never have betrayed him or Rhaenyra. Daemon deserved being the HAND.

Time may have created a distance, but Viserys and Daemon will always be brothers. One of the most beautiful scenes of the season! It made me cry. I will miss them so so Much!😭

#my poor heart #he loved and adored his brother so damn much #i want more of them #house of the dragon #daemon targaryen #daemon x rhaenyra #hotd #rhaenrya targaryen #viserys targaryen

[lanaisdoe]

No but... No one LOVES Viserys more than Daemon and Rhaenyra...

Helping him sit up...

devastated Daemon seeing his brother suffer...

wanting to inform him about what's happening behind his back... but at the same time not wanting to make him fee worse :"(

^ introducing him to his grandkids, having named one of his grandsons VISERYS in his honour :")

devastated Daemon again... unable to digest the pain his brother's in, the state he's in...

^ helping him to his medicine, no one else's there to help, Viserys seems to be lonely most of the time...

checking the contents of what is given to Viserys, worryng about his condition and potential harm caused by those surrounding him...

talking about Viserys, worrying about him...

Letting it known that they do not like the way Viserys is treated or changing the decorations he's always loved..

Daemon helping him get up to the throne and putting his crown on him, "Come on.." :"(

Watching him, caring about his well being during dinner

Being very worried when they see him be carried away by the guards due to his bad state.... :"(

These two are the ONLY ONES that genuinely loved him, and they loved him so much :"( ...it's heartbreaking :"(

Had Viserys noticed this LOVE all those years ago... he would have made Daemon his Hand, give him Rhaenyra to take to wife, wed them in the tradition of their house, and together they would turn House of the Dragon to its proper glory, make it GREAT AGAIN.

They had all it took, Daemon and Rhaenyra loved Viserys, and they loved each other. They would've been a force no one would dare stand against... :"(

This is so heartbreaking... Viserys was so good... loving... but ultimately blind and easily manipulated... should've trusted his loved ones despite the fact neither Daemon nor Rhaenyra were perfect. But both of them saw right through Otto and the council RIGHT AWAY and wanted to help Viserys not be fooled or misguided. And they had what others surrounding Viserys never had: the undying and deep love for Viserys :"(

#viserys #viserys and daemyra #viserys and daemon #viserys and rhaenyra #targaryens #targaryen family #daemyra family #daemyra 1x8 #hotd 1x8 #they loved him so much #and he loved them #daemon and rhaenyra #daemon and rhaenyra and viserys #daemon x rhaenyra #goodbye Viserys... i hope you get to be with Aemma now... :"(

[livinginmyhead23]

“Princess Rhaenyra was a different matter”

#his expressions in this scene were so cute shame we couldn’t see them #he’s so down bad like I love an evil man in love #house of the dragon #hotd #hotd season 1 #daemon targaryen #team black #matt smith #rhaenyra targaryen #daemon x rhaenyra #daemyra #emma darcy

[lady-corrine]

The way grrm combined so many themes of queenship, motherhood, tragedy, reputation, controversy and ambition from so many historical queens in creating Rhaenyra is honestly iconic 💅

#i'll make a more detailed post on this eventually HOWEVER #I don't agree with the idea that Rhaenyra is an Empress Matilda rip off #the idea of her being declared heir and her right usurped it's obviously taken from there #but she has many traits from other different queens #her execution for example - matilda was not executed #that's obviously an anne boleyn mary queen of scots katherine howard jane grey etc. factor #her motherhood and one of her sons being considered dead until he miraculously reappears #it has elements borrowed from the rumours surrounding the princes in the tower and the pretenders that claimed to be them #her secret marriage for love #her first husband being murdered which cleared the path for her second marriage #the rumours of bastardy surrounding her children #her ambition and politicking #and so many other things #are a combination of various things that george clearly took from multiple queens from history #rhaenyra targaryen #asoiaf #hotd

[dirtytransmasc]

no one spoke for or protected Rhaenyra from the court like Alicent. Alicent protected her claim until she made herself a threat to her children, and even then showed her the most mercy and care out of anyone. sometimes Alicent did more to protect her than Rhaenyra did herself, and most certainly more than anyone had ever tried to do for her.

#before anyone yaps on about Viserys #he never used his words for anything but damn near empty threats #he never said anything of actual substance #he was king and blindly held Rhaenyra's claim never doing anything to truly protect her after he married her off #Alicent fought for her many a time #risking her standing #protecting her when it was unwise for herself snd her children (not wanting them to be killed or imprisoned. namely) #she was angry snd frustrated with her for years #after all the pain and suffering she caused her #after having bastards and doing whatever it took to keep her lies intact #after abandoning her in her greatest time of need #alicent loved her and would not harm come to her #when she was never given half the care or mercy or kindness #not once #alicent hightower #pro alicent hightower #queen alicent #pro team green #hotd #house of the dragon

[sunnysideaeggs]

We spent 8 seasons watching how everybody south and north of the wall scorned Jon for being a bastard and how even the doubt of the future king being illegitimate (while having the very plausible excuse of looking like his mother) burst a giant war where almost everybody dies and now we are supposed to believe Rhaenyra putting bastards (that don’t even look like her) on the throne has no political repercussions whatsoever?

#oh how we’ve changed #i think the change from the main audience of got and hotd have made an awful difference of how they portray the characters #for example in got we had littlefinger and cersei #and they were awful but people loved them bc they were smart and knew how to play the game #and characters like ned #people love him but they know he made stupid choices that killed him #and the main audience of got was older millennials and gen x or baby boomers #but in hotd most audience is younger millennials and older gen z #and it shows #so much faux feminism and fear of making a character unlikable if they aren’t perfect #they wanna make Rhaenyra a girlboss that never does wrong but she makes dumb choices too #and the narrative doesn’t acknowledge that #why is everything a misunderstanding or a mistake #let them be evil #even daemon got watered down #we have no conflict this is a hero vs villain story done wrong #good girlboss rhaenyra vs evil r*pist aegon #anti rhaenyra targaryen #Rhaenyra Targaryen critical #hotd #anti hotd

[lilacandgoooseberries]

darling boy — most precious , most loved ; i tell the stars about you .

#this family makes me weep #i love them so much #jace healed so many parts of rhaenyra and made her fall in love with motherhood #he is so damn special to them im just asdfghjkl #rhaewin #rhaenyra targaryen #harwin strong #house of the dragon #hotd #game of thrones #harwin x rhaenyra #rhaenyra x harwin #milly alcock #ryan corr #fire and blood #jacaerys velaryon #prince jacaerys #jacaerys targaryen #my edits

[alicent-targaryen]

MERMAID!RHAENYRA x SAILOR!DAEMON ▸ The Little Mermaid!AU aesthetic board

#it's the little mermaid's except daemon was once a merman and he ran away to the human world because duh he's the rogue prince #princess rhaenyra (now heir to viserys the sea king since daemon is gone) is trying to get uncle daemon to come home #she was young when he left so she doesn't remember much about him #and of course viserys is livid when he finds out fate brought them together #then they fall in love marry and rule together THE END 🥹 #matt smith #daemyra #hotd #house of the dragon #daemon targaryen #rhaenyra targaryen #milly alcock #tv #daemon x rhaenyra #rhaenyra x daemon #moodboard by ria #the little mermaid #the little mermaid au

[alicentes]

Did everyone collectively forget that Rhaenyra also felt neglected by viserys for the first 14 years of her life when his main focus was getting aemma, who had miscarriage after miscarriage, pregnant because he was desperate for a male heir, she even said “i wonder if during those few hours that my brother lived, my father found happiness… I will never be a son” similar to Aegon’s “father wouldn’t want me to be king he didn’t even like me” don’t you think? They both felt neglected as certain points in life. Rhaenyra didn’t believe she was enough for viserys and he only named her heir after daemon made dead baby jokes about baelon and he only became a doting, loving father to Rhaenyra after the deaths of Aemma, who seemed to be the parent Rhaenyra had the best relationship with, and baby Baelon. I think part of why he changed towards Rhaenyra was probably the guilt over taking her mother from her and the fact that she was the only part of Aemma (the dutiful wife he loved but also put on a pedestal) that he had left.

#remember this is the daughter he always loved and she still felt like he didn’t love her enough but people choose to only see the good parts #rhaenyra targeryen #anti viserys targaryen #house of the dragon #hotd #remember the hightower kids and alicent had it worse than this because he outright neglected them and only cared for alicent when she was #fulfilling his desires by being his dutiful queen who submitted herself to him when he wanted sex #then he ignored the children he made her have so she raised them alone #i could talk all day about the impacts of neglect and i think i have talked about the eye issue enough #but yeah rhaenyra nation do not forget how she once felt #this pushed her further into daemons arms too

[bbygirl-aemond]

i find the takes about who won the dance to be really interesting because isn't the entire point that no one did?

rhaenyra wins in that her son eventually gets to sit the iron throne, but she loses in that he only does so as aegon ii's heir, and that none of her descendants ever acknowledge her as anything more than a princess. even our fave daenerys doesn't.

aegon ii wins in that he is remembered throughout history as the true king, but he loses in that his entire family perishes, including all of his siblings and all of his children.

#like rhaenyra never actually succeeds in being recognized as a queen #meanwhile aegon loses everyone he loves #neither of them are happy #that's the entire POINT #anyways #hotd #house of the dragon #rhaenyra targaryen #meta #hotd meta #aegon targaryen #aegon ii targaryen #aegon iii targaryen #aegon the elder #aegon the younger #aegon #aegon ii #aegon iii #rhaenyra #team black #team green #fire and blood

[lovl3igh]

"but daemon killed jaehaerys, poor helaena"

NO

you don't get to say this if you ever said that luke deserved to die, rhaenyra deserved to lose visenya, daenerys deserved to lose rhaego

you don't get to pick which child was innocent and which mother was rightfully punished by losing her children

"cersei is a monster, good that she suffers" fckers, she deserves to die, joffrey did, what myrcella and tommen did to you. "catelyn was awful to jon and that's why she lost children" NO, "ellaria killed myrcella, it was only fair to kill her daughters" NO

#blame people for their mistakes #not their parents #and no mother deserves to lose a child she loves bc of her mistakes #if she even made them #joffrey's death scene is so satisfying bc he was a monster #rhaenyra targaryen #daenerys targaryen #cersei lannister #catelyn stark #ellaria sand #mother #anti green stans #helaena targaryen

[mistoffeleesisawitch]

@alicentsgf ‘s post about how Rhaenicent wouldn’t really work with a male Rhaenyra kept giving me thoughts about Rhaenicent if Alicent was born male.

Honestly while I do think being born a man would obviously change Alicent in some fundamental ways, I do think some of her general traits would stay the same.

I feel like male Alicent (I’ll call him Alaric) would still be more scholarly and wouldn’t be much of a fighter. He’d make a very pretty and chivalrous knight but doesn’t like to fight. I also definitely think in this world Alaric would probably have planned on becoming a maester (after all Otto has many sons and is a second son himself, so it’s not like Alaric would really inherit much), until he develops a friendship with Rhaenyra and Otto start to think he can arrange a betrothal.

Also the dynamic shift would be interesting. Alaric is a man, but Rhaenyra is the princess and I think that might balance their relationship a bit, while also changing how they interact. Still close to the point of dependency, but aware of a wall between them. And just the way I view Alaric as not really fitting the ideal Westerosi lord and Rhaenyra not really fitting as an ideal Westerosi princess would create an interesting bond.

Also I like to think Alaric has Thoughts about his gender and maybe he wouldn’t mind if he was called a girl (mirroring Rhaenyra) and now I think I’ve just turned it into into a Trans Alicent AU instead. Oh well I like both. Trans or not I know Alaric has Gender IssuesTM

#this was supposed to be an Rhaenicent post but it turned into an alicent post #I just think that while Alicent’s questions on her gender identity are mostly based on how manhood would bring her safety #and the ability to protect her loved ones #male alicent definitly actually wants to be a woman and thinks he’d be better as a woman #he and Rhaenyra share a heart and a gender #and maybe sometimes he thinks about how if he was a woman he could be with Rhaenyra in a way being a man doesn’t allow them to #no matter their genders they will never consider themselves close enough #also now I’m just thinking of trans Alicent #rhaenicent #alicent hightower #dragon show #alicent my beloved #rhaecent #AUs