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  Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, House of the Dragon (TV)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Other
  • Work in Progress

  26 Aug 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Gwayne Hightower & Ormund Hightower & Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
  • Gwayne Hightower & Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
  • Ormund Hightower & Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
  • Gwayne Hightower & Ormund Hightower
  • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
  • Ormund Hightower
  • Gwayne Hightower
  • Alicent Hightower
  • Helaena Targaryen
  • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
  • Aegon II Targaryen
  • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)-centric
  • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I) Needs a Hug
  • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Protective Gwayne Hightower
  • Dark Ormund Hightower
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm

  Summary

  “It was the Dragon blood, my Lord.” Gwayne often heard the septon and maesters whispers. Gwayne pulls Daeron onto a tight and comforting embrace. Whispering reassurance and comforts for the boy who is far lost in his own mind. His nephew existence always seen as a dark clouds, looming onto the top of the Hightower.

  Or, Daeron falls into a mysterious illness after an incident but Ormund ways to heal Daeron turns into a big trouble.

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  English

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