Dragon’s Reign, A Song of Ice and Fire AU
Inspired by @fromtheboundlesssea’s Into the Unknown series and @j-morgan-fly‘s fic, The Snow Bound Dragon. Rhaegar lives and Aerys and Rhaella’s other children also lives.
Rhaegar, Viserys and Daenerys are the only children of Aerys and Rhaella who grew to adulthood, their other siblings died young. But, what if all their children lived?
Robert’s rebellion is crushed and the Targaryens still rules the Seven Kingdoms. After the death of King Aerys II, the new king, Rhaegar, pardoned the rebels, including the Lannisters, for their crimes against the Crown.
Rhaegar’s younger siblings and his children knew what he had done. What Aerys had done. Ever since then, they atone for their family’s sins, in their own way, to secure the peace in the kingdom.
But peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it. And... winter is coming. Will the Seven Kingdoms unite against the imminent threat to the North before it’s too late?
Children of King Aerys II and Queen Rhaella Targaryen:
Headcanons I:
Aerys thought of betrothing Shaena to Rhaegar, but she refused, insisting that she doesn’t wanted an unhappy marriage like her parents. So, she married Daeron, her younger brother, who she has a close relationship with. This prompted Aerys to find a bride for Rhaegar of “proud Valyrian blood”.
Tywin refused the betrothal between his children, Cersei and Jaime, to Oberyn and Elia, because Tywin wanted his daughter to marry Rhaegar.
Tywin proposed a marriage between his daughter Cersei and Prince Rhaegar. Aerys reject the offer rudely, and instead betrothed Rhaegar to Princess Elia Martell, to spite Tywin (because he’s crazy).
In this AU, Rhaegar took advantage of Lyanna and abducted her before she could marry Robert.
When they heard that Rhaegar ran off with Lyanna, they’re enraged. Rhaegar’s younger siblings symphatize with Elia and took turns in taking care of her and her children.
The Targaryen siblings already HATED their father, and later, Rhaegar, for their actions sparked a rebellion.
Robert died in the battle. Lyanna died in childbirth. Elia lives.
Stannis becomes Lord of Storm’s End and Renly as his heir.
Viserys isn’t mad in this story. He has a mother-figure (Shaena) who took care of him, the same with Daenerys.
Viserys, with the help of his older siblings, withstood the abuse he received from his father. He’s suffering from night terrors ever since.
Daenerys is currently chillin’ in Dorne.
Whatever Rhaegar’s scheming (because of his obssession with the “three-headed dragon” prophecy or TPTWP), they always thwarted it in their on way.
They’re DONE with Rhaegar’s bullsh*t and they tolerate his shenenigans when they’re in public.
Next is Rhaegar’s children: Rhaenys, Aegon, and Jon. Yeahhh. Tamzin Merchant is my fancast for Daenerys.
Sorry for any mistakes in grammar and for my crappy editing. I hope you like a brief summary of this AU.








