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1. Tether by heartbetweenteeth

   Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV)  

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

   02 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Alicent Hightower/Daemon Targaryen
   • Alicent Hightower
   • Daemon Targaryen
   • Original Child Character(s)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Daemon Targaryen Lives
   • Post-The Dance of the Dragons | Aegon II Targaryen v. Rhaenyra Targaryen Era
   • Essos (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Dysfunctional Family
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Endgame Alicent Hightower/Daemon Targaryen
   • Slice of Life
   • Daemon Targaryen Needs a Hug
   • Alicent Hightower Needs a Hug
   • Smut
   • Daemon and Alicent try to be good parents
   • Bonding Over Shared Trauma
   • Codependency
   • Enemies to Parents to Allies to Friends to Lovers
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Character Study

   Summary

   The history books ended with the dragons' deaths. Their story began there. Presumed dead and lost to time, Daemon Targaryen and Alicent Hightower escape to Essos.

   or;

   Daemon and Alicent's slices of life while raising a kid

   Series

   • Part 2 of How not to drown

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   20,152

   Chapters:

   7/?

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