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1. Embers between us by Vera98

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

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   05 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gwayne Hightower/Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Daemon Targaryen/Laena Velaryon (Daughter of Corlys)
   • Alicent Hightower/Viserys I Targaryen
   • Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon/Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon
   • Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Gwayne Hightower
   • Alicent Hightower
   • Viserys I Targaryen
   • Daemon Targaryen
   • Criston Cole
   • Harwin Strong
   • Laenor Velaryon
   • Laena Velaryon (Daughter of Corlys)
   • Rhaenys Targaryen (Daughter of Elia)
   • Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon
   • Aegon II Targaryen
   • Helaena Targaryen
   • Syrax | Rhaenyra Targaryen's Dragon
   • Forbidden Love
   • Alternate Universe - Arranged Marriage
   • Political Alliances
   • Dragon Riders
   • Royalty
   • Implied/Referenced Incest
   • Angst
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Slow Burn
   • Eventual Smut
   • Shameless Smut
   • Internal Conflict
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Unresolved Sexual Tension
   • Duty
   • Power Dynamics
   • implied breeding kink
   • Drama & Romance
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • why is this not a ship yet?
   • The Author Regrets Nothing
   • Jealousy
   • Obsession

   Summary

   Rhaenyra Targaryen does not want to marry, even if she did, she demands a prince—one who can offer more than the dull promise of stewardship.Her father Viserys Targaryen turns to Otto Hightower to resolve the matter. In response, Otto sends a raven to his brother, urging him to send his son Gwayne, to unite their houses at last.

   But Rhaenyra never bargained for Gwayne—the brutish knight of the Hightowers of Oldtown, as wild and untamed as the bay he commands. She may find that in him, she discovers everything she never knew she craved.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   158,053

   Chapters:

   30/?

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