Flufftober Dragon!Hybrid!Aemond work. Bringing Warmth
Note: All of my Aemond meeting seems to be spent in the courtyard… I should really work on that...
Warning: OOC a little bit. Soft!Aemond. Soft!Fem!Reader. Reader has hair. No description of skin, hair or eye colour. Loving!Alicent (is that a warning?? Just in case.)
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I'm riding on the wave of @sylasthegrim from their post, this made me think as well.
“I need to talk about Aemond being in love. Aemond falling in love with a lady he admires and respects, and hoping she secretly admires him in return. Aemond challenging all the knights in the Keep to duels so she can see he has the strength to protect her. Aemond tutoring his nephew and niece in the gardens so she can see he has the skills to be a good father. Aemond humiliating a lord in view of the whole court because the man made an inappropriate comment towards her.”
The slow easing of your presence in Aemond’s life had been a relief washing over Alicent, every day a little more. She’d fear her son would battle, not that it was in his habit, he was more of a quiet rebel himself, but the news of his betrothing has shut Aemond off completely. Alicent had not being used to her favourite son’s ignoring. But seeing the two of you slowly coming to an understanding, acceptance of each other, dare she say, a quiet friendship, had been more than what the queen regent had even hoped for.
Aemond had known you were beautiful. It was something required of women marrying into royalty (or so Aegon told him). Aemond had thought you would be insipid and dull, because one could not be beautiful AND bright, that was not right. What a shock he felt when he first had a conversation with you. You seem to be interested by everything he was too. Then again, a perfect, royal, wife would too. Lies, his mother had once told him, where one of the few weapons a woman could wield. But every time he met you, he seemed to be captivate by your being just a little more.
And Vaghar also.
The old dragon sharing his mind appreciated the soft, but very real confidence you exulted. The delicacy of your movements and the sharpness of your reflexions. If Vaghar approved of you, maybe your weren’t all that bad…
Aemond found himself taking your thoughts into consideration whilst doing… anything, really. All of his actions where made with, for sole design, to get approval from you, in any shape, words or form he could get. He would spend more time around you, between his duties and studies and practices, all of his free time was spent with you. And when he was, however, busy and you walked passed him, his attention diverted towards you.
“Charge!” Ser Criston’s voice echoed in the courtyard, leading Aemond and the soldier he was practicing on, slam into each other, metal colliding with metal.
Sword in hand, sweat rolling down his back from the exercice, the prince used the new tactic he’d read about to flatten his ‘enemy’ to the ground. He’d placed no importance to the sounds of feet walking around him, the courtyard had always been open to people of the court, lord and ladies, help or family alike. It was the gasp and the chiding following it that made the prince look up in the direction of the sound. One of your ladies had lowered her head and you seemed to be rolling your eyes at something she (or another) had said, when you eyes met his.
Aemond had always pride himself over his emotional control. The volcanic irruption and the tsunami of (seemingly) falling organs into his lower belly once you smiled at him shook his perception of control. His chest puffed of its own volition, leathery wings coming out of nowhere, extended, to show… what exactly?
His pride? His talent?
“My lady.” He greeted, letting the air he had been holding, out as he spoke.
“My prince.” You greeted back, bowing your head slightly. A brooch Aemond had gotten you shone under the sun when your head came back up to its original place. You’d place the little ruby dragon on your shoulder, to help your cloak still. Vaghar purred with appreciation into his mind at the sight.
Aemond left the soldier he was fighting up until then on the ground, walking closer to you.
“How may I be of service?” His question made his cringe back internally. He was a prince, what service could he possibly provide himself. How stupid a question that was.
Your smile, however, didn’t falter.
“I am to have tea with your sister, this afternoon. And couldn’t decide on what present I should offer her.” A small pout moved your lips and Aemond had to restrain himself so to not raise his hand and caress them.
“I’m sure whichever present my sister receives from you would bring great pleasure to her.” This made you flush, and Aemond sense the corner of his lips twitch upward.
The compliment implied in his comment had reach the desired effect, and the subtil proof of the importance of his vision on even such trivial matter ad for you made his insanely pleased. A gust of wind, harsh, and strong, made you stumble. Hair pushed forward onto your face. Aemond reflexively caught your arm, one hand coming to brush the hair away from your face at the same time.
“Prince Aemond.” Called a voice, Aemond didn’t care whose it was, quite frankly. He waved his hand, effectively shutting the speaker up.
When you tried to look at who was speaking looking away from him, darkening the day, Aemond shifted with you. His wings extending again to block you view of the affronting speaker. He would always do anything to keep your gaze on him. Your attention was like oxygen. Your eyes settled on his face once more and to Aemond, it felt like the sun started to shine again.
“A present wouldn’t even be needed, my lady.” He assured you quietly. His arms was still holding yours, but the hand on your face had dropped now. His comment made you chuckle.
“Helaena’s just had a babe. I feel I should bring something to show how happy I am for her.”
A smile softened Aemond’s face and he shifted his weight from one feet to the other. “What are your choices of presents?”
You mirrored his smile, a gleam shining in your eyes. “I have a little bug that I have delivered from Essos. I know Lady Helaena likes bugs. But I also had made a shawl…”
“Prince Aemond.” Came the voice again. This time Aemond turned toward the voice, a frown etched to his face. Ser Criston lowered his gaze, taking a step back. The living through the ire of the prince was not worth the precious minutes of peace the soldiers had while he was engrossed in his conversation with you.
Aemond turned his attention to you, once more. He would rather help you through every little problem you could experience.
It pleased Alicent, to see her second son open himself to the world. Watching him play with Helaena’s twins warmed her heart more than she could ever explained outwardly. But seeing Aemond take glimpse toward where you and his sister were sitting, the little newborn, Maelor, in your arms, seeing the warmth that overtook his gaze was the highlight of Alicent’s day. The knowledge that at least one of her children would experience happiness in his marriage was a comforting thought.
Jaehaera was placing flowers into his hair. Aemond had never before worn flower in his hair. But the smile on his niece’s face had made Vaghar melt so much that he’d been force by the dragon spirit for sit down, in the dirt. Jaehaerys had undertaken to find the most gruesome bugs he could manage to capture, and beamed with pride every time Aemond agreed it was a most peculiar little creature.
Aemond had never been quite fond of children. They were always sticky and blubbering and leaking. He wasn’t against them, and he loved his nephew and niece. Vaghar loved kids, which made the matter easier to ignore his dislike of the sticky. And all of this was worth seeing your smile as the children happily showed you (and his sister) their work and findings.
“Jaehaera, darling, I believe your uncle as no more space for anymore…” You chuckled, waving the little girl away from him, and towards you instead. You’d left Maelor to Helaena, walking to his niece and taking her into your arms. “How would you like to decorate my hair next?”
You sent a smile to Aemond, which he responded to in kind. The necklace he’d gotten you the week before glimmering under the sunlight, making pretty pictures of coloured shadows on your skin. A purr rumbled through the prince’s chest, pride swelling inside of him, like fire in his veins.
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