I AM KING.

[ ACT V. THE KING RETURNS. ]

[2ndruler]

𝒟emetrius's 𝒜𝑒𝑔𝑜𝓃 𝒯𝒶𝓇𝑔𝒶𝓇𝓎𝑒𝓃 exclusive with @alicence and @helaene

[moompl]

Aegon and Larys are genuinely one of the best duos in this show I was dying at their scene this episode

[jace-targaryen]

aegon II targaryen ↳ house of the dragon 2.02

[angelamcss]

2.02 | 2.05

[2ndruler]

" Is that blood ? " @helaene

Aegon looks down at himself as though he'd nearly forgotten he had a body. The crimson staining his sleeve has already begun to dry, dark against the pale silver embroidery his mother had insisted he wear that morning. He prods the tear in the fabric with two fingers before shrugging one shoulder, entirely unimpressed by the damage. It had seemed far more dramatic when it happened. A tumble from Sunfyre's back during training, a sharp stone, Ser Criston barking loud enough to wake half the castle. The cut itself had barely been worth remembering. "Hm?" Only then does he glance toward Helaena — following her gaze back to the blood. "Oh." A crooked grin tugs at his mouth. "I suppose it is." He says it with all the casualness of a boy discussing rain. After a moment, his expression softens. He notices the way Helaena is still looking at the blood rather than at him, and something in his usual swagger gives way to an older instinct —the one that belonged only to brothers and sisters before crowns and prophecies found them. "Fret not dearest sister, it is mine," he assures her quietly. "Only mine." Aegon's smile returns, smaller this time, almost amused. "I've still got plenty left."

[cryptinspo]

– 𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗦 !

"Don’t look back."

"I missed you."

"It’s too late."

"Please don’t go."

"You promised me."

"Who did this?"

"I forgive you."

"We were gods."

"Leave me alone."

"They found us."

"Trust me, please."

"I need help."

"Run. Don’t stop."

"It wasn’t me."

"I remember everything."

"Burn it all."

"Tell me why."

"You never called."

"It’s just rain."

"You owe me."

"She’s not breathing."

"Is that blood?"

"You were right."

"It ends now."

"We start over."

"Stay with me."

"Nothing feels real."

"I hate this."

"Do it now."

"They're watching us."

"Make it stop."

"It's not yours."

"I was waiting."

"He’s behind you."

"They’re all gone."

"Time is up."

"Bring them back."

"It’s our turn."

"This is wrong."

"Don’t let go."

"We are cursed."

"No one knows."

"You're not real."

"Don’t say it."

"I saw everything."

"Nothing ever changes."

"Call it off."

"What are you?"

"I found it."

"Let me in."

[cyypress]

me when another dragon dies on the show about how all the dragons died

[2ndruler]

Aegon had spent the better part of the feast being discussed as though he were not sitting three feet away. Lords debated the future of the realm, ladies speculated over alliances, and somewhere between the third course and the musicians, someone had begun openly discussing what sort of wife Baela would make. It was enough to drive any man to drink. Unfortunately, Aegon had already tried that solution and by the time he slipped away from the hall and found her alone upon one of the sea-facing terraces, the irritation still lingered. "You've become very popular tonight," he remarks as he approaches, leaning casually against the stone railing beside her. The sunset paints the water below in shades of gold and crimson, though Aegon pays it little attention. "Lord Celtigar thinks you'll rule me within a year. Lady Redwyne is convinced you'll stab me before then. Personally, I think they're both giving me far too little credit." The corner of his mouth lifts slightly. "Tell me honestly, Baela. Are you half as unhappy about this arrangement as everyone keeps expecting you to be, or are they all just disappointed you haven't tried to throw me off a balcony yet?" For once, there is something genuine beneath the teasing. The betrothal had been decided months ago, spoken into existence by kings and councils and mothers who believed themselves clever. Jacaerys would marry Helaena. Aegon would marry Baela. The realm would remain whole. How simple, how neat, and how very convenient. Yet the more people insisted upon telling him how he ought to feel about it, the more he found himself wondering what Baela actually thought. "Because if we're expected to spend the rest of our lives together," he continues, his voice lowering slightly, "I'd like to know whether I'm marrying someone who merely tolerates me or someone actively plotting my murder. It seems an important distinction." @saintspoetic

[lonelyvampx]

crying about being pathetic just to spit and say fuck you to an order five minutes later. oh i miss our babygirl

[2ndruler]

@saintspoetic ❝ in spite of everything, i don’t hate you. not entirely. ❞

Aegon's smile came slowly, crooked and familiar, though it never quite reached his eyes. For a moment he simply looked at her, studying her as though she had spoken in a language he had long since forgotten. Then a short laugh escaped him, low and rough around the edges. "'Not entirely,'" he repeated. "Gods, Baela, you always did have a talent for making a man work for his victories." The jest was easy enough, but there was something else beneath it, something quieter. His gaze drifted away for a moment, toward the darkening horizon beyond the window, before returning to her. "I think I would have preferred it if you hated me completely." The confession slipped out before he could stop it. For all his attempts at levity, there was a tiredness to him then, the kind that came from carrying old wounds so long they had become part of the body itself. He leaned back slightly, shaking his head as if at some private joke. "But you never do anything by halves, do you?" he murmured. "Not your loyalty. Not your anger. Not your forgiveness." His violet eyes met hers again, sharp and unreadable, though something vulnerable flickered there for the briefest of moments "I suppose I cannot hate you entirely either."

[astaticworld]

you imbecile

half of my heart is in your chest/aemondstark/holly black/alicenthightowerwife/chen chen/alicent-hightowers/lady bird/dailyhotdgifs/half of my heart is in your chest

[2ndruler]

@ordyneir i’ll carve you limb for limb for this. for everything.

"Oh, sister." The title drips from his tongue. "You give me far too much credit." The spoiled king rises from his chair and wanders toward her with all the careless confidence of a man who has spent his entire life assuming the world will move out of his way. Maybe because it always has. Silk rustles around him. Rings glint in the candlelight. Somewhere beneath all the arrogance and wine and dragonfire there is still the spoiled prince who never expected to be king and resents everyone for making him one. "You speak as though I invented this mess." A faint scoff. "As though I woke one morning and thought, you know what would be most entertaining? Committing treason. " The smile never leaves his face. "If I'd wanted excitement, I'd have found a brothel." His gaze drifts over her for a moment, dangerous. All he sees is red. The blood of his son, the tears of his mother. "You think I stole something from you." Is this not what this is? Theft? "You were Father's favorite before either of us could walk. You had the crown before either of us knew what a crown was — half the realm worshipped you. The other half feared you." Jealousy is such an ugly color, green uprooted into his very veins. "You threaten me because it's easier than admitting we're both standing in the ruins of the same house." The ruins of our father. A father who chose you over his own son. His heir. "But if you're planning to kill me, dearest sister, at least wait until after dinner." He lifts the wine again, suddenly pleased. "I'd hate for my final memory to be one of your speeches."

[edenmemes]

hades 2 sentence starters

❝ since when did i even care what anybody thinks of me? ❞ ❝ a few true friends are better than a thousand friendly-feigning faces. ❞ ❝ curse these old wounds of mine…i once was stronger than this. ❞ ❝ look at yourself, you are too calm. suppressing your anger for the illusion of control. ❞ ❝ in spite of everything, i don’t hate you. not entirely. ❞ ❝ forgiveness is like a special healing ointment, to be applied sparingly. ❞ ❝ better to be modest than a braggart, i suppose. but you might aspire to be somewhere in between. ❞ ❝ there is a stir of something different in the air tonight…you feel it too, yes? ❞ ❝ when tears well up, let them spill forth; they’re not so precious that they need to be contained. ❞ ❝ i have outsmarted you…and i shall overpower you as well. ❞ ❝ my pain i can handle fine, who cares? yours, i don’t think i could live with. ❞ ❝ you really do care about me, huh. for the longest time i just wouldn’t let myself believe it. ❞ ❝ tell me you killed the bastard? drove your staff into his wretched skull, slid a dagger in his gut? ❞ ❝ you’ve a defiant streak in you. one you’d be wise to hold in check. ❞ ❝ you gods never forgive; why then should i? ❞ ❝ you cannot break me; that i know. ❞ ❝ if suffering brings about a better tomorrow, so be it. ❞ ❝ loyalty is either earned or bought, and it makes little difference either way. ❞ ❝ we are most powerful when we remain obscure; when we are underestimated. ❞ ❝ as you begin your next attempt at the seemingly impossible, know that i shall be with you to the bitter end. ❞ ❝ good thing i can drown my sorrows here, and guess what? so can you! ❞ ❝ if my safety is now your concern…you can begin by showing yourself out. with all due respect. ❞ ❝ if you undermine my authority, you shall suffer the consequences. simple. ❞ ❝ let’s not talk about the past, all right? i much prefer the present. ❞ ❝ even in a place of sorrow such as this, there’s beauty…gentleness. ❞ ❝ power always contains the secrets of its own undoing. ❞ ❝ for you? i shall not hesitate to pierce the heavens and the earth alike. ❞ ❝ i feel sorry for you. really do. we always want what we can never have. ❞ ❝ that was one of the worst sentences i think i’ve ever heard. ❞ ❝ gods do not go quietly, and history repeats. ❞ ❝ you got into my head. i want you out. ❞ ❝ sounds like you’ve had quite an eventful night. ❞ ❝ i don’t know, this sounds a little treasonous. ❞ ❝ we get to know each other, you’ll live to regret it. happens all the time. ❞ ❝ what are you fighting for? what do you hope to prove? ❞ ❝ my pain i can handle fine, who cares? yours, i don’t think i could live with. ❞ ❝ if there is some bad blood between us, i would like to know the cause. ❞ ❝ in this world, you can’t rely on anybody but yourself. ❞ ❝ spilled half my blood back there… ❞ ❝ quickly now, tell me but this: have you been…are you well? ❞ ❝ why do the gods do anything at all? simply because they can. ❞ ❝ spare not a single wretch that dares to stand against you. ❞ ❝ look at you, it’s like, just…wow. don’t even have the words. ❞ ❝ love and hate! the most powerful emotions, and the underlying causes of war. ❞ ❝ i am no stranger to the punishment of gods. ❞ ❝ you know who i am, and you know why i’m here. ❞ ❝ get up. you get off that stolen throne. ❞ ❝ must we always have to take a blasted side in everything? ❞ ❝ stand tall and show no weakness. ❞ ❝ the bigger they are…the harder they fall. ❞ ❝ come on, we all have fantasies. ❞ ❝ if i can’t see into the shadows, i’ll cut through. ❞ ❝ come to think of it, i’ve never seen you angry. ❞ ❝ things were quite recently much worse, and we’ve weathered worse storms. ❞ ❝ it’s commonplace to fear what we don’t understand. ❞ ❝ truths are only truths if they’re believed. ❞ ❝ oh, i don’t get offended…i get even. ❞ ❝ the more we wander, the wiser we get, hey? ❞ ❝ if you insist on siding against me, then i insist on making you regret it. ❞ ❝ appreciate the silence. we will have company any moment now. ❞ ❝ for all the dread and despair everywhere i turn, you’ve come to be a welcome sight. ❞

❝ i love you, too, of course, with all my heart and soul. far more than i could ever love myself. ❞ ❝ you goddesses, you wield your beauty like a blade. ❞ ❝ i may kind of like you, but that won’t stop me from doing what needs to be done. ❞ ❝ now, go on, grab yourself a cup and mingle with the crowd. ❞ ❝ you have inherited your father’s strength. ❞ ❝ all right, all right, i’m going. bye. ❞ ❝ there is no fury like that of a parent bereft of their child. ❞ ❝ one outcome awaits as you continue down this path. ❞ ❝ a small ripple can become a big wave. ❞ ❝ ooh, i love a good threat! ❞ ❝ you are even more than i imagined. ❞ ❝ time drags on when things are bad, goes too quick when things are good.. ❞ ❝ were you just…speaking to your own reflection there? ❞ ❝ a proper army needs to be driven by glory, if not fear. ❞ ❝ about ready to give in? you don’t have the fire. ❞ ❝ was that a trace of jealousy? ❞ ❝ really? looks like you could use all the aid you can get. ❞ ❝ you don’t know who you’re dealing with. ❞ ❝ couldn’t resist giving one of your pep talks, huh. ❞ ❝ you wish for me to step aside, make me. ❞ ❝ my name and business are not your concern. ❞ ❝ save your pity for another soul. ❞ ❝ please…don’t go telling anyone about this. ❞ ❝ how could you be so cruel? ❞ ❝ you, who stalks me as a nightmare…begone! ❞ ❝ but one small misstep and i shall char you to a crisp. ❞ ❝ i live in your nightmares. i thrive on them. ❞ ❝ i got us into this, i’ll find a way to get us out, ok? ❞ ❝ you’re safe now, you’re all right. ❞ ❝ i’ll carve you limb for limb for this. for everything. ❞

[welightthewaysource]

What new dragons are you most excited to see in both House of the Dragon and Rise of the Dragon?

I'm can't say I'm particularly eager for any one dragon, although I do describe Sunfyre as the most beautiful dragon that anyone has ever seen. He looks like he's not a real dragon, but a dragon made of gold. His scales and armor are bright gold, like a flash in the sun. So let's try to capture that when we see him on-screen.

-GRRM interview with Hollywood Spotlight

[mcflymemes]

PROMPTS FROM THE LITTLE MERMAID *  assorted dialogue from the 1989 film, adjust as necessary

i can't make out a heartbeat.

this has got to be, without a doubt, the single most humiliating day of my life.

look! he's breathing. he's so beautiful.

you really delight in these sadistic strains on my blood pressure, don't you?

a girl rescued me.

she was singing. she had the most beautiful voice.

i think you've swallowed a bit too much seawater.

we're just gonna forget this whole thing ever happened.

hmm. teenagers. they think they know everything. you give them an inch, they swim all over you.

my nerves are shot! this is a catastrophe!

don't you shake your head at me.

now look at me.

you'll have your looks, your pretty face. and don't underestimate the importance of body language.

i'm surrounded by amateurs.

you want something done, you've got to do it yourself.

first we've got to create the mood.

if only i could make him understand.

i just don't see the way he does.

i just don't see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad.

look at this stuff. isn't it neat?

i just don't know what we're going to do with you.

it was ruined! that's all! completely destroyed!

now thanks to you, i am the laughingstock of the entire kingdom!

you went up to the surface again, didn't you?

how many times must we go through this?

they are dangerous.

i'm not a child anymore.

don't you take that tone of voice with me.

if you would just listen...

so much for true love!

i consider myself a reasonable person.

i set certain rules, and i expect those rules to be obeyed.

is it true you rescued a human from drowning?

he would have died.

one less human to worry about.

you don't even know him.

know him? i don't have to know him. they're all the same.

have you lost your senses completely?

the solution to your problem is simple.

the only way to get what you want is to become a human yourself.

gee, you must have really been through something.

i can't stand it. it's too easy!

i'm really looking forward to this performance.

listen to me. the human world is a mess.

are you sure about this?

have i ever been wrong? i mean, when it's important?

this... i haven't seen in years.

do you think i was too hard on her?

we haven't dicussed the subject of payment.

i'm not asking much. just a token really, a trifle. you'll never even miss it.

life's full of tough choices, isn't it?

do you hear what i'm telling you?

i hope that you appreciate what i go through for you.

you gotta look your best.

you gotta bat your eyes. you gotta pucker your lips.

you are hopeless. you know that? completely hopeless.

i've never seen a human this close before. he's very handsome, isn't he?

i'm going inside.

have you noticed she's been acting peculiar lately?

i know you've been keeping something from me.

i feel really bad not knowing your name. maybe i can guess it.

you're under a lot of pressure down here. come with me, i'll take you home and get you something warm to drink.

any sign of them?

what have i done?

isn't this great? the salty sea air, the wind blowing in your face. a perfect day to be at sea.

perhaps you haven't been looking hard enough.

believe me, when I find her, i'll know. without a doubt it'll just... bam, hit me like lightning.

time to come out. you've been in there all morning.

where are you going?

she's a demon! she's a monster!

there's something different.

i lost her once! i'm not gonna lose her again!

you've gotta get away from here.

no, i won't leave you!

[bladeofdreadfort]

AEGON II TARGARYEN + BOOK QUOTES

alicent / aemond