Gia

[anomalyyart]

The ladies

And their men

[rlandh]

Women of House Targaryen: the wives

All those women who married a member of House Targaryen and never became queen: Jocelyn Baratheon (wife of Aemon T.), Rhea Royce (1 wife of Daemon T), Laena Velaryon (2 wife of Daemon T), Larra Rogare of Lys (wife of Viserys I), Jenna Dondarion (wife of Baleor T.), Alys Arryn (wife of Rhaegel T.), Dyanna Dayne (wife of Maekar I), Kiera of Tyrosh (wife of Valarr and Dareon T.), Jenny of Oldstones (wife of Duncan T.), Princess Elia Martell(wife of Rhaegar T.) and a special bonus for Rohanne of Tyrosh (wife of Daemon I B.)

[snowdazzle]

well, shit

[rlandh]

Women of House Targaryen: the princesses

Here are the princesses of House Targaryen, all those who never became queens but whom we love anyway!

As always, all drawings are inspired by existing (medieval/Renaissance) works.

[aethrabellis]

happy brat summer to Maekar, this is you summer. Go King

[tooersh]

i am so intrigued by their family history. being so close in age and all trained by the same master-at-arms... i wonder what they were all like as children.

also learning how to draw armour is a difficult challenge, but i'll do it for love lol

[aethrabellis]

I’ve finally started working on character sheets for my Dunkaerionlings Brightflame AU.

Raised on tales of Dunk and Egg, Maegor Brightflame came to believe that honor, duty, and perseverance could mend any wound. Burdened by the conviction that his father surrendered a crown so he might have a future, he spent his life striving to be the son Aerion deserved. A man forever chasing the world as it ought to be, he fails to see that his family is already slipping beyond his reach.

Daeron Brightflame spent his life chasing a childhood that no longer existed. A brilliant warrior, a volatile man, and a fiercely devoted son and brother, he mistook possession for love and loyalty for safety. Beneath his pride and fury lay a terrified child still reaching for the family he lost at seven years old.

Saera Brightflame learned early that power is never truly given, rarely earned, and almost never offered to women. If she wanted something, she would have to claim it herself. Clever, ambitious, and fiercely devoted to her father and to the family she deemed truly loyal, she spent her life gathering wealth, allies, and influence for House Brightflame. She refused to let her family’s flame gutter out in the shadows of history.

Born with a mark upon her face and raised in the shadow of brighter siblings, Viserra Brightflame learned early how easy it was to be overlooked.

As Lady of Nightsong she finally found a life that belonged to her, only to discover that family could be as binding as any chain. Quiet, perceptive, and stronger than most believed, she fought not for crowns or glory, but for the right to choose the life she wants.

Stay tuned, the rest of the siblings are coming 🔥

[orientalld]

[aethrabellis]

thinking about my Brightflame Rebellion AU, in which Aerion marries Dunk, fathers way too many kids, after Maekar legitimizes him and his descendants but with the condition that Aerion must renounce his claim to the Iron Throne, and creates a new branch of House Targaryen, the resplendent Brightflames.

Maekar always favored his grandchildren, granting them lands, incomes, offices and prestige, but when Aegon takes the throne, with his policies in favor of the smallfolk, part of the nobility begins to turn to the Brightflames, following the discontent caused by the privileges and favors stripped away.

What happens in 238 AC, two years after the Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion? It seems the Brightflames must swear anew their renunciation of the Iron Throne.

«The lords and ladies of the realm called it the Second Yielding, or the Dragon's Kneel, and wrote of it in dry and measured terms, as a matter of little consequence, as maesters are wont to do. Yet those who had known Aerion Brightflame in the fullness of his power called it the Dimming, and spoke of it only in hushed voices, taking care that none of the prince's friends — nor any of his numerous offspring — might overhear.

It is said that when Maegor Brightflame knelt before his uncle, King Aegon the Fifth, and spoke the words prepared for him, his father turned away and showed the Iron Throne his back. Ser Duncan the Tall stood at his son's side, tall as a castle wall and twice as still, whilst the two men whom King Maekar the First had seen fit to legitimize ceased that day to meet one another's eyes.

Maegor Brightflame bowed his head with every appearance of humility and looked upon his royal uncle with such warmth that many at court were moved by the sight. Others were not. His younger brothers followed in turn, swearing their oaths before the assembled lords of the realm, though some accounts suggest they did so with less grace than their elder brother.

Yet the resentment of a humbled dragon is no light thing. When Aerion Targaryen, called Brightflame, departed the throne room, it was said that a storm wind rose from the Narrow Sea and beat against the walls of the Red Keep.

Whether this be truth or merely the embroidery of later singers cannot now be known. What is certain is that peace purchased through humiliation seldom endures.»

And here's the Brightflame family tree because I've clearly put way too much thought into this AU. I'd really like to start writing it soon.

[aethrabellis]

Guys, leave Finn Bennett’s characters alone

[mrsvnk]

the same vibe

[aethrabellis]

Okay, I’m writing a dunkaerion fic where Aerion has come back from Lys… changed (read: dark magic, things happened, and now he can read people’s minds, but not in a fun way). A Blackfyre Rebellion is about to happen. first person he meets is Daeron, what kind of scene are you expecting?

Daeron clocking immediately something is wrong

Daeron genuinely happy to see his brother

Daeron being his usual drunken, depressed self

Daeron acting “normal” but clearly off

Voting ended onApr 18

[aethrabellis]

The sheer amount of fics that should exist about Dunk as a babysitter, and yet they still haven’t written themselves 😔

If you have any suggestions, please send them my way ✨

[aethrabellis]

Do you see what I see?

[aethrabellis]

So I had this random and silly idea on how I see Maekar and the maekerlings as inside out emotions

daeron is sadness.

he understands how things will happen, and that they will be terrible. he knows how everything is going to end, and he has no power to stop it. daeron isn't crazy, he's just someone who feels everything too deeply... and can't do anything about it.

i feel like sadness can sometimes make people feel powerless, unable to act. and that's what i see in daeron, he feels crushed by fate, unable to escape his fears and his own emotions.

aerion is disgust.

it shows in the way he looks down on others, in the contempt he feels for anyone he considers beneath him. disgust has a purpose it protects us, keeps us away from what could harm us.

aerion does the same: he keeps his distance from anything that doesn't meet the expectations placed on him. maybe because of his own insecurity.

maekar is rage.

he is always rigid and severe, and i think part of his anger comes from not being able to control the situation, or his sons. most of the time, that anger feels directed at himself.

and after baelor's death, that internal rage only grows stronger.

sometimes i think that, more than feeling sadness for dyanna or baelor's death, maekar is trapped in anger and guilt. as if being the only one left is the punishment he deserves.

egg is joy.

even though he has already seen part of the cruelty of the world he lives in, he still holds on to his innocence.

he follows dunk because he believes in the chivalric, noble ideal of the hedge knight, and he believes things can get better, if we try to make them so.

[9everwhere]

This idea won't leave my mind, so I'll put it out there. For some reason, Aerion is starting to hear others' thoughts about him. Perhaps after the Trial of the Seven, where he took a couple of blows to the head. And overall, he's not surprised by anything. He knew many hated him, and he doesn't care about the riffraff. To his surprise, his brothers and sisters, despite thinking him a jerk, still love him. Except Egg, he hates him, and Aerion knows it's deserved. He's also sure his father despises him for almost losing Baelor because of him (yes, he's alive). And Maekar is genuinely mad at him, but still loves him so much that it astounds Aerion. All this information about himself from others gives him a lot to think about. And then, at one of the family dinners, Dunk, now Egg's personal knight, is present. And Aerion tried all this time not to think about the tall idiot who had beaten him to a pulp and who he was sure didn't care about him. But imagine his surprise/shock when Dunk thinks about him and thinks things that make Aerion blush to the roots of his hair. He is absolutely outraged and embarrassed by such inappropriate thoughts about himself. Of course, he's not some kind of virgin or a prude, but there must be some boundaries in that wooden head! Aerion can't even eat anything, because Dunk in his head has already completely laid him out on this table and is doing horribly hot things to him. And no one even knows about it! Everyone is calmly eating and chatting, and Aerion is actually fighting for his life and honor. And most importantly, the damn knight himself stands there with his stupid and innocent expression, as if he is no longer fucking Aerion in his head in front of his entire family. Dirty pervert!! Aerion has to skip dinner under the stupid pretext of indigestion. He needs to think about what to do with this information now and how to use it to his advantage (of course he'll fuck Dunk)

[aethrabellis]

a duo I just made up