The Forest

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• Lest We Become Beasts by sandalwood_and_citrus

  Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms  

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

  05 Sep 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Criston Cole/Gwayne Hightower
  • Criston Cole & Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
  • Gwayne Hightower & Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
  • Gwayne Hightower & Ormund Hightower
  • Criston Cole & Alicent Hightower
  • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I) & Jacaerys Velaryon
  • Criston Cole
  • Gwayne Hightower
  • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
  • Ormund Hightower
  • Alicent Hightower
  • Jon Roxton
  • Tessarion | Daeron Targaryen's Dragon
  • House of the Dragon (TV) Ensemble
  • House Hightower Characters (A Song of Ice and Fire)
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Past Criston Cole/Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Past Criston Cole/Alicent Hightower
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Period-Typical Sexism
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Fantasy and Fictional Setting Racism
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
  • POV Criston Cole
  • Criston Cole Lives
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Explicit Sexual Content
  • Parental Criston Cole
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Non-Sexual Intimacy
  • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I) Needs a Hug
  • Slut Gwayne Hightower
  • Protective Gwayne Hightower
  • Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies
  • Not Canon Compliant - House of the Dragon (TV) Season/Series 03
  • Minor Baela Targaryen/Jacaerys Velaryon
  • Minor Alicent Hightower/Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Top Criston Cole
  • Bottom Gwayne Hightower
  • Canon - Book: Fire and Blood & House of the Dragon (TV) Combination
  • Not Actually Unrequited Love
  • Implied/Referenced Suicide

  Summary

  “My uncle said that you are his friend,” Prince Daeron says. It feels like the first half of a question, but he never completes it. Just looks at him expectantly.

  “I am,” Criston affirms.

  Series

  • Part 1 of The Forest

  Language:

  English

  Words:

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  Chapters:

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