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Otto schemes for his son Ser Gwayne Hightower to be wed to Princess Rhaenyra as a way to solidify his bloodline amongst the Targaryens. He hopes to usurp the Targaryen line and be given more than what life has give him as a second-born Hightower.
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Ser Gwayne had no interest in marrying but he always felt his sole duty was to obey his father and protect his sister as a final promise to his mother.
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Princess Rhaenyra only wishes to be a dragon rider, eat cake, and fly away with her best friend Alicent. But all that changes when her father names her heir and she must marry, or lose the royal status she had always known.
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It all begins when Ser Gwayne is chosen to be Rhaenyra’s guard, all with the plotting and scheming of Otto Hightower.
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15 Aug 2026
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Beneath the Gods' Eyes by slayer_kat
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
23 Jul 2026
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What if Lord Hand Otto Hightower brought his son, Gwayne Hightower, to court? In the process, he leaves his only daughter Alicent in Oldtown to become a septa. In this dodged Dance timeline, Rhaenyra must play the Game of Thrones in relative peace time with Hand of the King Otto Hightower as her main rival. She wants to marry his son, but… Otto also wants her to marry his son. What ends will the Hand go to attempt to chain the dragon?
I'm new here and this is my first fic published online in a long time. I'll add more tags/edit the description as needed. Please enjoy and be honest and kind, thanks!
[Not abandoned! Reshaping/writing Westerosi politics is diffy sometimes! 😅]
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15 Aug 2026
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Transgressions of a Dragon and a Knight by cyberchariot
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
15 Aug 2026
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Due to the increasing legitimacy questions of Rhaenyra’s children, her family took refuge in Dragonstone. After Aegon and Aemond openly called her sons bastards, the princess brought up her concern: the possibility of Aegon usurping her throne. Viserys ordered for his youngest son to be his peace envoy as Rhaenyra’s ward. To appease Alicent, Viserys granted for Gwayne to guard Daeron in Dragonstone.
[Rhaenyra Targaryen x Gwayne Hightower pairing]
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14 Aug 2026
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Lady, I'm your knight in shining armour by malalaika23
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV)
22 Feb 2026
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Rhaenyra Targaryen was infamous—a princess who dared to spend the night in a brothel with her own uncle, Prince Daemon Targaryen. Some felt that there was reason to consider her personal sworn shield, Ser Criston Cole, the first man in the young woman's life. However, no one has ever been able to find out who the Realm's Delight really gave herself to that night.
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Years ago, fate, human guile, and mutual grievances seemed to separate Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Ser Gwayne Hightower forever. And now circumstances have brought them back together. Will they be able to regain their lost feelings and each find their way in a time of war and strife?
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Act I - The Traitor {I-VII}
Act II - A Love that Ever Was {VII-X}
Act III - The Price of War {X-???}Bookmarked by CactusQueen1
10 Aug 2026
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Where Duty Ends by WiltedBlossom
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), Game of Thrones (TV)
05 Aug 2026
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He was sent to protect her.
He was never meant to want her.Selenis Targaryen is a princess of the blood of the dragon—beautiful, headstrong, and dangerously aware of the power she holds. As King Viserys's health fails and whispers of succession turn into quiet threats, Otto Hightower with the concent of her mother Rhaenyra, places her under the protection of Ser Gwayne Hightower, son of the very man preparing for the realm's uncertain future.
Gwayne knows his duty. Guard the princess. Watch her family. Keep his father's trust.
What he doesn't know how to do is stop yearning for the woman he has sworn to keep at a distance.
Every glance lingers too long. Every touch becomes something they shouldn't crave. And as Selenis's future marriage is discussed like a political bargain, Gwayne finds himself wanting what he can never ask for—the princess's heart, her trust, perhaps even a life beside her.
But the king is dying.
The realm is choosing sides.
And when the dragons finally dance, a Hightower's love for a Targaryen may be the most dangerous vow of all...
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07 Aug 2026