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Westeros’ University is the cradle of knowledge in the country, the most powerful and rich families of Westeros studied there. There is a range of degrees to study, from law to medicine and from the arts to music.
Alicent Hightower comes from a lineage of layers. Her father, Otto Hightower, her grandfather and her great-grandfather studied in the same university in the same college degree. And, thus, she enrolled in law to please her father and her entire family, even when she didn’t have any interest on the degree.
Over time, she became one of the best students in her generation. Passing every year with great honor and sacrifice. But, she always wondered how her life would be if she had followed her dreams and enrolled in the history degree, as her late mother did.
Rhaenyra Targaryen didn’t care of the lineage in the slightest. Even with the pressure of her father, Viserys Targaryen, to study political science like he did and his father before him, she enrolled in the arts program.
She was a free spirit and betrayed herself and her integrity to study something she didn’t enjoy, it was against her principles.
The two of them met at a Genna Lannister’s house party, and from that moment, they didn’t pass a moment without each other. The rest of the world would see them together, as inseparable as they were, and think they were just good friends. But, what they didn’t know is that they were very flirty with each other.
As timid as Alicent was, she was the first one to initiate the flirtatious moves on Rhaenyra.
As their friendship (and also their likeness for each other) grows through time, also Alicent’s family dislike for their unity. Thus Alysanne Hightower took her niece to the side one day to talk about this… interesting friendship, as she said.
“My dear, she could be the most interesting person in the whole world, but she’s not on your level” she said as she caresses Alicent’s hair, the way her mom did it when she was a child.
“But, why? It’s just an innocent friendship”, she had a confused look on her face. ‘We haven’t done anything inappropriate, yet’ . “Because, in this world and the next, you have to protect yourself from gossip. Your reputation is all you got. Also, your father thinks this way”
Alicent’s face turned from confusion to shock, “Father knows about this friendship?”. Her aunt released a small laugh, “Oh no dear, I wouldn’t bother him with this. But you must end this relationship, at once”. She didn’t say a word, she just nodded at her aunt.
Days have passed and she had cut up her friendship with Rhaenyra, ‘How could I do it, without breaking her heart?’ was her thought those days .
One afternoon, they were lying down on the grass next to a big tree located on campus. It was a sunny autumn day, with a breeze that helped the leaves to fall over.
‘This is the moment, it’s now or never’. Alicent thought as she had her friend and lover resting her head on her lap. “I have someth-'' she broke the silence between them but she was shortly stopped.
“Me first, please” Rhaenyra said as she got up from Alicent’s lap. “I love you… and not in a friend kind of way”, she laughed nervously. “But, in a ‘I think about you all the time’ kind of way. And I know you feel the same way, by the looks of your love-eyes everytime we are together”.
Alicent’s face turned red at her comment because she was right, she looked at Rhaenyra as if she had hearts in her eyes. “And I want to ask you something,” she cleared her throat. “Would you like to be my girlfriend?”.
They sat there for a whole minute in silence, she didn’t know what to say. She was going to break this friendship minutes ago, and now, she has a relationship request.
“I… Well…” were her first words.