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Strengthening cooperation between Vietnamese and Cuban women

On June 19, Vietnam Women’s Union President Ha Thi Nga had a meeting with Lianys Torres Rivera, ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Vietnam, and conferred the merit medal “For the Development of Women in Vietnam” on Nancy Coro Aguiar, deputy head of the Cuba Mission in Vietnam. The meeting contributed to nurturing the close relationship between the women of the two countries.

At the meeting, VWU President Ha Thi Nga emphasizes that the Vietnam-Cuba relationship is very special and it has been constantly cultivated through generations of leaders, people and women of the two countries. The VWU, in collaboration with Vietnam Television, has finished a documentary film on the relationship between the women of the two countries on the occasion of 60 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Cuba (1960-2020).

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 18/? Fandom: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen & Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Aegon II Targaryen & Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Jacaerys Velaryon & Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra) & Seasmoke, Addam Velaryon & Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra) Characters: Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen, Aegon II Targaryen, Alicent Hightower, Criston Cole, Vhagar | Visenya Targaryen's Dragon, Arrax | Lucerys Velaryon's Dragon, Otto Hightower, Helaena Targaryen, Jaehaera Targaryen, Addam Velaryon, Alyn Velaryon, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Seasmoke | Addam Velaryon's Dragon, Daemon Targaryen, Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon, Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon, Joffrey Velaryon, Aegon III Targaryen, Viserys II Targaryen, Baela Targaryen, Rhaena Targaryen (Daughter of Daemon) Additional Tags: Episode 10 spoilers, Finale spoilers, Mild Gore, Eye Trauma, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Hostage Situations, King's Landing (A Song of Ice and Fire), The Dragonpit (A Song of Ice and Fire), Lucerys loses an eye, Whump, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, awkward family time!, One-Eye Luke, Luke becomes a hostage, (the Sansa Version. RIP), Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra) Lives, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, (some comfort eventually), Animal Death, POV Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Reunions, Fix-It of Sorts, The Dance of the Dragons | Aegon II Targaryen v. Rhaenyra Targaryen Era, Lucerys Velaryon claims Seasmoke, Alternative Universe - Different Dragons, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies, Fluff and Hurt/Comfort, Plot Series: Part 1 of oh, how the dragons were dancing Summary:

At Storm's End, Luke doesn’t want to die. He makes a different choice. An eye for an eye seems a decent trade.

[Dance Rewrite from Luke POV after Luke follows Aemond's demand of an eye]

Chapter 18 is here!

Rhaenys nods slowly. “I cannot know how it is to lose my dragon, and if the Gods are just I never will. But I know how it is to grieve those I love the most, and I can tell you: it will never quite stop hurting, and there will be days when the hurt will have teeth so sharp you wish to do nothing but weep. And yet.” Her other hand pushes lightly against his chest, atop his heart. “We are dragons. We endure where others falter. We triumph where the rest falls. Grief may never hinder us for long, for our fire and blood burn hotter than all else. It is in our nature to not give up.”

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friendly reminder that someone hated my Luke POV Storm’s End AU that much that they went to my friend’s fic to call it the worst fucking fic in the fandom ❤️

anyway if you want to go and read it you can do it:

very well, uncle (an eye for an eye)

At Storm's End, Luke doesn’t want to die. He makes a different choice. An eye for an eye seems a decent trade.

[Dance Rewrite from Luke POV after Luke follows Aemond's demand of an eye]

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 17/? Fandom: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen & Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Aegon II Targaryen & Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Jacaerys Velaryon & Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra) Characters: Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen, Aegon II Targaryen, Alicent Hightower, Criston Cole, Vhagar | Visenya Targaryen's Dragon, Arrax | Lucerys Velaryon's Dragon, Otto Hightower, Helaena Targaryen, Jaehaera Targaryen, Addam Velaryon, Alyn Velaryon, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Seasmoke | Addam Velaryon's Dragon, Daemon Targaryen, Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon, Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon, Joffrey Velaryon, Aegon III Targaryen, Viserys II Targaryen, Baela Targaryen, Rhaena Targaryen (Daughter of Daemon) Additional Tags: Episode 10 spoilers, Finale spoilers, Mild Gore, Eye Trauma, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Hostage Situations, King's Landing (A Song of Ice and Fire), The Dragonpit (A Song of Ice and Fire), Lucerys loses an eye, Whump, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, awkward family time!, One-Eye Luke, Luke becomes a hostage, (the Sansa Version. RIP), Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra) Lives, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, (some comfort eventually), Animal Death, POV Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Reunions, Fix-It of Sorts Series: Part 1 of oh, how the dragons were dancing Summary:

At Storm's End, Luke doesn’t want to die. He makes a different choice. An eye for an eye seems a decent trade.

[Dance Rewrite from Luke POV after Luke follows Aemond's demand of an eye]

Chapter 17 is here!

“I wanted to ask about something,” Addam says quietly and then stops with a frown. He holds out a hand. Vermithor tilts his head until Addam’s hand comes to rest against his lower jaw. The dragon likely doesn’t really feel the touch, but evidently it’s still pleasing to both him and his rider. “It’s silly,” Addam adds with a sigh, “but…”

Luke raises his eyebrows and studies him for a moment. “Addam, where dragons are concerned, few things are ever silly. Please ask.” It’s only natural that Addam might have questions; he didn’t grow up being taught by Mother and Daemon and Rhaenys, and they can’t force the knowledge of several years into Addam’s head over just a few weeks.

Addam scratches at the edge of a loose scale. “It’s just that—well, sometimes it feels like Vermithor can… can understand me. Not only with the Valyrian commands, but—in my head?” He laughs shakily and then shakes his head. “...like he somehow knows my thoughts.”

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Every option on that poll has me so excited; i would love to read any of them if you end posting!

Though the Lucemond war edition has me intrigued. What kind of flavor would that be, considering the whump Aemond put him through before the timeline diverges?

[Ask is about very well, uncle (an eye for an eye), a Luke POV multi-chapter Dance Canon Divergence AU where Luke gives Aemond the eye he demands at Storm's End]

Hi anon! Thank you so much for the question.

First of all, congrats! It seems most people agreed with you ;)

(the color stripe is once again to hide my own vote lmao)

I'm gonna put the rest of my answer under a Read More for MAJOR spoilers for the main fic and the planned-ish remix! I was rambling a bit so you get thoughts on both of the Lucemond remix ideas XD

So. the Lucemond remix hostage edition would have obviously diverged from the main fic rather early on when Lucerys is still a hostage in King's Landing. I think one of the main reasons for that divergence would actually be that Aemond's thoughts on Lucerys having stabbed out his own eye would just be sliiiightly more... hm. Leaning towards him actively seeking out talking to Lucerys? Which we saw in the main fic, just a bit, but it would start earlier and they would have quite a lot of talks(/"talks" where Aemond says a lot of angry things and Lucerys goes "...wtf dude" at him). That means a) Aemond might not as readily follow Aegon's command to beat Lucerys after getting the letter about Lord Borros, and b) when B&C come visiting, Aemond is still in the room. Which unfortunately means we get no actual rescue BUT a potentially injured Aemond. Things go from there...

The Lucemond remix war edition of very well, uncle however... yes, it would diverge from the main fic either right about now or even further in future chapters. Yes, that means Arrax is still dead, all that whump happened. Ouch. I'll be honest, the way I see/write Lucerys and Targaryens in general, I don't think that's something you can just forgive.

If anyone's counting, Lucerys' "debt" was an eye, and now he paid an eye and his dragon. So it's Aemond who now owes him a debt

And I also really think Rhaenys deserves to have her solo go/a round with different odds at Vhagar & Aemond.

If you add all these things together, the flavor you get is... well. I'll leave you with a mini-snippet:

“A dragon for a dragon,” Luke says quietly. “Is that not a fair trade between us, finally?”

“And yet you say those words commanding a new dragon, bastard,” Aemond hisses.

Luke twists in the saddle to meet Aemond’s eye, half swollen shut as it is. “My Father’s dragon.”

That shuts his Uncle up. Luke can practically see the scathing retort on the tip of Aemond’s tongue, and yet—they both sit astride the very proof of his Father’s love.

Only one of them in chains.

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Just a little poll for funsies If I were to write a spin-off/remix for very well, uncle (an eye for an eye) [link below] what should it be?

very well, uncle (Luke sailor remix)

very well, uncle (Lucemond remix, hostage edition)

very well, uncle (Lucemond remix, war edition)

Don’t you have enough things to write already??

Something else I’ll tell you in the comments or tags

Voting ended onFeb 22, 2023

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 14/? Fandom: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen & Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Aegon II Targaryen & Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra) Characters: Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen, Aegon II Targaryen, Alicent Hightower, Criston Cole, Vhagar | Visenya Targaryen's Dragon, Arrax | Lucerys Velaryon's Dragon, Otto Hightower, Helaena Targaryen, Jaehaera Targaryen, Addam Velaryon, Alyn Velaryon, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Seasmoke | Addam Velaryon's Dragon, Daemon Targaryen, Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon, Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon, Joffrey Velaryon, Aegon III Targaryen, Viserys II Targaryen, Baela Targaryen, Rhaena Targaryen (Daughter of Daemon) Additional Tags: Episode 10 spoilers, Finale spoilers, Mild Gore, Eye Trauma, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Hostage Situations, King's Landing (A Song of Ice and Fire), The Dragonpit (A Song of Ice and Fire), Lucerys loses an eye, Whump, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, awkward family time!, One-Eye Luke, Luke becomes a hostage, (the Sansa Version. RIP), Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra) Lives, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, (some comfort eventually), Animal Death, POV Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Reunions, Fix-It of Sorts Series: Part 1 of oh, how the dragons were dancing Summary:

At Storm's End, Luke doesn’t want to die. He makes a different choice. An eye for an eye seems a decent trade.

Now with Chapter 14!

“Bastards are treacherous by nature, it is well known,” Grandmother adds stiffly, and Luke wonders if he only imagines her eyes narrowing when she glances at Mother.

Regardless, Luke yanks his hand out of Mother's and shoves his chair away to stand up. “It's not their fault they're bastards, is it? If someone is to blame, then surely it is their father and mother.” More the father, he thinks viciously, it's not like a common woman has much choice when a lord or knight comes visiting.

He meets Mother's gaze. “Half the Realm has called me  and my brothers bastards for as long as I can remember,” he spits out, angry. It comes dangerously close to something none of them can or should ever admit out loud, not even in private. “Forgive me if I find it distasteful to mistrust men who have done nothing but help me so far, simply because of the manner of their birth.”

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 14/? Fandom: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen & Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Aegon II Targaryen & Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra) Characters: Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen, Aegon II Targaryen, Alicent Hightower, Criston Cole, Vhagar | Visenya Targaryen's Dragon, Arrax | Lucerys Velaryon's Dragon, Otto Hightower, Helaena Targaryen, Jaehaera Targaryen, Addam Velaryon, Alyn Velaryon, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Seasmoke | Addam Velaryon's Dragon, Daemon Targaryen, Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon, Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon, Joffrey Velaryon, Aegon III Targaryen, Viserys II Targaryen, Baela Targaryen, Rhaena Targaryen (Daughter of Daemon) Additional Tags: Episode 10 spoilers, Finale spoilers, Mild Gore, Eye Trauma, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Hostage Situations, King's Landing (A Song of Ice and Fire), The Dragonpit (A Song of Ice and Fire), Lucerys loses an eye, Whump, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, awkward family time!, One-Eye Luke, Luke becomes a hostage, (the Sansa Version. RIP), Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra) Lives, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, (some comfort eventually), Animal Death, POV Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra), Reunions, Fix-It of Sorts Series: Part 1 of oh, how the dragons were dancing Summary:

At Storm's End, Luke doesn’t want to die. He makes a different choice. An eye for an eye seems a decent trade.

Now with Chapter 14!

“Bastards are treacherous by nature, it is well known,” Grandmother adds stiffly, and Luke wonders if he only imagines her eyes narrowing when she glances at Mother.

Regardless, Luke yanks his hand out of Mother's and shoves his chair away to stand up. “It's not their fault they're bastards, is it? If someone is to blame, then surely it is their father and mother.” More the father, he thinks viciously, it's not like a common woman has much choice when a lord or knight comes visiting.

He meets Mother's gaze. “Half the Realm has called me and my brothers bastards for as long as I can remember,” he spits out, angry. It comes dangerously close to something none of them can or should ever admit out loud, not even in private. “Forgive me if I find it distasteful to mistrust men who have done nothing but help me so far, simply because of the manner of their birth.”