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  The Dragon's Shadow by Saigebush

  Fandoms: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV), House of the Dragon (TV), Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  21 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Maekar I Targaryen/Original Female Character(s)
  • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Maekar I)/Original Female Character(s)
  • Maekar I Targaryen
  • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Maekar I)
  • Aerys I Targaryen
  • Brynden "Bloodraven" Rivers
  • Baelor "Breakspear" Targaryen
  • Aerion Targaryen (Son of Maekar I)
  • Valarr Targaryen
  • Aelor Targaryen
  • Aelora Targaryen
  • Rhaegel Targaryen (Son of Daeron II)
  • Aegon V "Egg" Targaryen
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Post-Baelor Breakspear Death
  • Spring Sickness Aftermath
  • King's Landing (A Song of Ice and Fire)
  • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
  • jealous husband
  • Failure to Consummate
  • Court Whispers
  • slow seduction
  • hands on throat
  • Possessive Sex
  • Grief Sex
  • Angst
  • Tragic Romance
  • Death
  • Child Loss
  • Slow Burn
  • Mutual Pining
  • Eventual Relationships
  • Age Difference
  • Miscarriage
  • Politics
  • Uncle/Niece Incest
  • Cousin Incest
  • Heavy Angst
  • Dialogue Heavy
  • Yearning
  • Sexual Tension
  • Power Imbalance
  • Obsessive Behavior
  • House Targaryen (A Song of Ice and Fire)
  • Smut
  • Erotica

  Summary

  After the death of her father, Prince Baelor Breakspear, the court of King’s Landing feels colder than ever. Vaella Targaryen is left adrift, her brother taken by the spring sickness, her husband Daeron Targaryen lost to wine and whorehouses, and the Iron Throne now ruled by a king who is not her father. In her grief, she finds solace where she should not: in the quiet strength of her uncle, Prince Maekar.

  Bound by mourning and sharpened by loneliness, their comfort deepens into something far more dangerous. He tells himself it is duty that keeps him near her; she tells herself it is survival. But longing does not heed reason, and dragons have never bowed easily to the laws of gods or men.

  In the shadowed halls of the Red Keep, where whispers travel faster than ravens, a single misstep could mean ruin for her, for him, for them all.

  Language:

  English

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  12 Apr 2026

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