I've been waiting for weeks for a rise in the number of jacaerys fanfics, it's CRIMINAL that hardly anyone is writing for him, so I decided to take this matter into my own hands. Please keep in mind that this is my first time writing for tumblr and that English is not my mother tongue, so be kind. That being said, constructive criticism and advice are always welcomed.
When the fire has burn and the blood has dried, our love will remain strong (Pt 1)
Warnings: violence, spoilers to house of the dragon, spoilers to fire and blood, canon divergence
Ps: i'ts been a while since i read fire and blood so there will be a lot of inconsistences in the timeline
Ps2: The characters are slightly aged up (only a couple of years)
Ps3: this work is not proofread, because of my college assigments i barely have time to write, but i will try to post every day or every other day, if anyone wants to volunteer to proofread my work i would be grateful, but this is the best I can do for now.
Ps4 (last one I promisse): I intend to make this a two part story (so a "two shots" i guess) and I think that I'll be posting the last part in a few hours on in 24 hours, no middle ground
Pairing: Jacaerys Velaryon × reader
Summary: Your relationship with jace through the years
It's no secret how fond you and your cousin, Jace, were of each other, your mothers sometimes joke that you've been best friends since you were both in their womb. You being the daughter of the now lord Arryn, the younger brother of Queen Aemma, princess Rhaenyra late mother, it was only natural that your father and Jace's mother would try to cultivate a friendship between you two as a way to bring your families closer and fortify the bond between them. When you were nothing but eight years old, your father was called by King Viserys to serve in the small council as the master of coin, an offer your father gladly took.
You remember how excited you were the day you arrived at the red keep, it was huge and so full of new people, you could not wait to explore every inch of the palace. That was when you saw Jace, he was less than a year older than you and only 1 inch (2,5 cm) shorter, it was of course not the first time you had met the young prince, he visited the Eyrie a few times with his parents and younger brother, Luke, and you would exchange letters with each other (mostly with the help of your mothers)
—JACE! - you screamed running away from your parents towards the boy
Jace turned at the sound of his name being called and his face light up when he saw the owner of the voice
— y/n! - he bearly finished speaking when you threw yourself at him, one second later you were both at the ground laughing
Your parents caught up with you a few seconds later and threw a look of fake disappointment at you
— y/n, please get up my love, this is no way for a lady to behave, what will Prince Jacaerys think? - your mother said to you with a small smile on her face
— Oh, my dear friend, let the children play, it's been a while since they last saw each other - Princess Rhaenyra who had just turned around the corner was the one that said
Jace got up first and held his hand to help you do the same, then he looked at the princess.
— Mother, may I take y/n to her new quarters? I can show her everything and then we can play
— Of course, my love, but make sure you're not late for supper
Jace then gave you the brightest smile you had ever seen, took your hand and, not for the last time, guided you through the way.
You were looking everywhere for Jace but simply couldn't find him, it was like he had vanished from the castle. You were playing hide and seek and it was his time to go seeking for you, but after more than 30 minutes waiting for him to find you, you started to feel that maybe something was not right. That was nearly an hour ago, now you had grown seriously preoccupied with him. You had considered calling his mother or his father but you knew that they would send the guards to look for Jace and that he would hate that, and you did not want him to be mad at you, so you decided to keep looking for a bit longer, at least until the sun was set, only then you would warn the adults about your worries. You decided to go to prince Lucerys' chambers, maybe he knew where Jace was, you thought, maybe he went to his younger brother to ask for help in the game. You turned around the corridor where his chambers were at almost at the same time the prince was getting out of his room, he saw you and ran excitedly at your direction
– So, y/n, did you win the game? - he said before you had the chance to let your own words out of your mouth.
— No, Luke, I was actually wondering where your brother might be, he stopped looking for me a while ago and I can't find him anywhere.
— That's weird, he came to my room an hour ago asking if I knew where you were hidden, I told him that last time we played together you hid in the training yard, so I thought you were there again.
— I wasn't, but thank you, Luke. You helped a lot. Please make me a favor and don't tell anyone about this conversation, I'd rather this stay between us.
You didn't stay to hear his answer, your feet dragging you to the training yard. You were not used to go there, your training lessons were held in a more private place by Ser Hawin Strong, it was not well perceived that a woman would know how to use a sword, so you and your family preferred that you wouldn't train with the boys in order to evoid the gossip. When you got to your destination you did not find the one you were looking for, but unfortunaly for you, Aegon Targaryan, the King's oldest son was there and had already seen you. You did not like Aegon, not at all. He was always trying to mess with you a most of his jokes were not funny. He believed himself to be better then any other living creature and thought that he had the right to do anything because of his position, his mother always enabeling his behavior. You had to try your best to not roll your eyes when he started walking towards you
— y/n, what brings a small and fragile lady to such a dangerous place? You should be careful you know, this swords are pointed, you know? I would hate if you'd stumble and fall on them.
— Please, Aegon, I have no time for teasing now, I'm looking for Jacaerys and-
— Oh, are you now? What happend? Did your boyfriend leave you for another?
— He is not my boyfriend, you know that. We are simply playing hide and seek
— In this case, I believe he has abandoned you, my lady. You see, I saw he leaving the yard, running towards the door not too long ago. Perhaps he remembered of an appoitment with a girl more interesting and pretty than you
You decided you had heard enough and simply turned your back to the prince and left to the same place you came from, you could hear Aegon laughing, thinking he had somehow affected you with his comments. Of course you knew that he hadn't. None of what he said was true, you knew Jace would not simply leave you to play with someone else, you also knew that beauty was not your lack, at least that was what people told you, but most important you knew that Jace was not your boyfriend. Of course not, you were friends and nothing more, you did not like him like that... And even if you did, and you totally don't, you knew that there was no way he liked you like that. Absolutely not, Jace would find a girl one day, one that he would love more than anything, one that he would marry and have children with, she would be his Queen and his best friend. The thought made your heart ache like it never had before, perhaps a part of you already knew that the nature of your feelings for the prince weren't completely platonic, but you burid this sentiment deep into your chest and stopped in your tracks. That's when you realized that there was only one place where Jace could be hiding for so long, the place you both would go when you wanted no one else to find you, you felt so stupid for not thinking of it before. He was on the roof.
It took you 10 minutes to get to the roof but only 10 seconds to spot Jace sitting in the corner with his knees under his chin and his arms around his legs. The sun was almost completely set.
— Jace! - you called for him and smiled when he turned his head at you. Your smile quickly faltered when he looked back down at his feet.
You sat beside him and put your hands on his shoulder
— What happened, Jace? I was waiting for you to find me - you will yourself to cast another small smile at him, trying your best to lighten up his mood
He looked at you again and now you could clearly see his red eyes and the wet traces that went all the way down his cheeks. Your heart clenched at the sight
— I'm sorry. I was looking for you, I went to the training yard but then-
— Then what? Please, Jace, tell me. I only wish to help you.
Jace knew that he couldn't keep anything from you if his life depended on it, one look at your pleading face and he spilled everything he had only let out through his eyes. How he could feel everyone at the yard staring at him, whispering and gossiping about him and his family. How his uncle had walked towards him with a smirk on his face and commented, not for the first time, on Jace and Luke's hair, on how they were not similar to their father. How Aegon had implied that Jace could not be a Targaryan king when he didn't even look like part of his family. And how he just had to get out of that place.
There were tears streaming down his face when he finished, you brought your hands towards him to wipe them out and threw your arms around his shoulders, bringing his head to rest in the crook of your neck. It was not the time you had this conversation with Jace, his notable differences with Laenor Velaryon were a main topic of gossip in court, and unfortunaly his ears had not been spared. Jace knew the truth, of course he did, he was not blind and neither were you. This was not the first time you held him while he cried and you had a feeling it would not be the last.
— Aegon doesn't know anything about you, he doesn't know how kind and brave you are. But I do, and I know that Ser Laenor is your father and that he loves you and lucerys more than anything, it doesn't matter what you look like, he is just jealous because his own father doesn't have any love for him. And most importantly, I know that you will be the best king this realm has ever seen - you pushed away from him just enough to be able to look into his eyes and held his face - you believe me, right?
— Yes, I do. Thank you, y/n, I don't know what I would do without you.
— Well, thankfully, you don't have to, I'll be around for as long as you'll have me by your side
— Good luck putting up with me forever then - he said laughing, you laughed as well.
— Should we go get ready for supper? You know, before our parents send all of the guards to look for us? - he laughed again at that
— Yes please, got forbid Ser Criston finds us, I think he would have my head for making him leave the queen's door.
He then got up and took your hand in his, but this time you were the one to lead him through the now dark way. Oh, if only you could have seen the look on his face staring at you..
Hey, I hope someone will actually read this and enjoy it. Like I said before, this will be a two part story and I will be posting the second part soon. (Spoiler: It will be following the events of episode 8) In the mean time, I would really apreciate your feedback, it's been a while since I actually wrote anything and I have no idea if this is good. Feel free to request one shots, imagines and headcanons for Jace, Luke, Aemond, Aegon, Alicent, Rhaenyra and Daemon. I would like to make this a house of the dragon only blog but I'm not opposed to writing for other pieces of media, just send me an ask and I'll see if I'm able to write for said character or not 😉.
(also the gif used is not mine)
God, I really hope someone will actually read this...
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