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    (Taken from the journal of the artist Lady Rhaenyra Targaryen, daughter of the late Lord Viserys Targaryen of Dragonstone. Translated in part from High Valyrian)

    We speak only good of the dead, but most of us will never be close to saintly, regardless of the edges being smoothed on the stories we leave.

    I will not paint her with wings just because the wounds are still healing. It would be a disservice to her.

    Rhaenyra Targaryen takes up residence at the Hightower estate, commissioned to paint a portrait of the family that includes their late daughter, Alicent.

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    07 Mar 2025

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    professional tennis player alicent hightower’s ranking has plummeted, thanks to a prolonged crisis of confidence. working with a new coach, and with the british grass season getting underway, she’s desperate to find her form again. nobody believes she can do so more than her best friend: the wimbledon favourite, rhaenyra targaryen.

    a tennis/wimbledon au

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    09 Nov 2024

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    Rhaenyra and Alicent find solace.

    Or,

    The King lives long enough for the princess to return on dragonback and change what is to come.

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    05 Nov 2024

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    “It makes me feel like a princess,” she admitted. “Just like in the stories. A fair maiden locked away in a far-off turret. Knowing that any strapping young knights wanting to court me will have to earn their way past the fierce, jealous dragon who guards my door. It’s quite comforting.”

    Rhaenyra grinned sleepily. “A princess in a what now?”

    Incredible. She could actually hear Alicent rolling her eyes. “In a high tower, yes, you’re very clever, Rhaenyra. Gods, why do I talk to you.”

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    05 Nov 2024