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1. The flesh is split in two and patched with fire by koyuki_kazahana

   Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/F
   • Work in Progress

   04 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Alicent Hightower/Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Alicent Hightower
   • Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Otto Hightower
   • Daemon Targaryen
   • Helaena Targaryen
   • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
   • Aegon II Targaryen
   • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
   • Jacaerys Velaryon
   • Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra)
   • Original Characters
   • Criston Cole
   • Alys Rivers of House Strong
   • Jeyne Arryn
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Post-Episode: s01e07 Driftmark (House of the Dragon)
   • Slow Burn
   • Angst
   • Eventual Romance
   • Family Drama
   • Self-Harm
   • Alicent Hightower is Queen Regent
   • Dance of the Dragons but with different key players now
   • What if Rhaenyra and Alicent are allies during the Dance?
   • People are still gonna die it's horrible but... inevitable?
   • Eventual Smut
   • Alicent Hightower Needs a Hug
   • Rhaenyra Targaryen Has a Praise Kink
   • Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Religious Guilt
   • Repressed Lesbian Alicent Hightower
   • Pregnant Sex

   Summary

   She can’t escape the throne. Or the girl it was meant to devour. Alicent Hightower wears the regency like a crown of thorns. Confined by duty, something’s going to cleave. Maybe the realm. Maybe her heart. Maybe the line between them.

   "One year,” Rhaenyra spits the words, “and if you linger a day beyond, Alicent, I will take the throne with fire.”

   Or;

   Viserys died earlier within the six-year time skip. Alicent successfully becomes queen regent. Rhaenyra arrives in King’s Landing. It changes everything.

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   English

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