Revenge led to Justice

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• Commandeering the Puppet King by LongtimeAnxietyWarrior

  Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  07 Feb 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Rhaenyra Targaryen & Laena Velaryon (Daughter of Corlys)
  • Rhaenyra Targaryen & Original Female Character(s)
  • Rhaenyra Targaryen & Laenor Velaryon
  • Daemon Targaryen & Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Harwin Strong/Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Daemon Targaryen/Laena Velaryon (Daughter of Corlys)
  • Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Alicent Hightower
  • Viserys I Targaryen
  • Otto Hightower
  • Grand Maester Mellos (A Song of Ice and Fire)
  • Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon
  • Lyman Beesbury
  • Harrold Westerling
  • Gwayne Hightower
  • Hobert Hightower
  • Bethany Hightower
  • Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon
  • Laena Velaryon (Daughter of Corlys)
  • Ormund Hightower
  • Harwin Strong
  • Original Male Character(s)
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Daemon Targaryen
  • Jacaerys Velaryon
  • Vermax | Jacaerys Velaryon's Dragon
  • Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra)
  • Joffrey Velaryon
  • Baela Targaryen
  • Rhaena Targaryen (Daughter of Daemon)
  • Otto Hightower Bashing
  • Alicent Hightower is an Idiot
  • Bad Parent Viserys I Targaryen
  • Viserys I Targaryen Being an Idiot
  • Smart Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Rhaenyra getting revenge
  • BAMF Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Team Black for the WIN
  • Not Team Green Friendly
  • Not for team Green fans
  • Bad Parent Otto Hightower
  • Misogyny
  • Period-Typical Sexism
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Emotional Manipulation
  • Manipulative Hobert Hightower
  • No beta we die like Lucerys
  • Lady Hand Rhaenys Targaryen
  • Bullying
  • Westerosi Matrimonial Bedding Tradition (A Song of Ice and Fire)
  • Humiliation
  • Situational Humiliation
  • Sexual Assault
  • Coercion
  • impotency
  • Drugging
  • chemical castration
  • Cousin Incest Elements
  • Royal progress
  • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
  • Jacaerys is named Aemon
  • Joffrey is named Gaemon

  Summary

  Viserys marriage announcement to Alicent led Rhaenyra down a dark path to get revenge on her father, her former best friend, and anyone who had weakened the House of the Dragon.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Revenge led to Justice

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