Adult Content Warning
This work could have adult content. If you continue, you have agreed that you are willing to see such content.
-
Tags
Summary
In this version of the story, Aerion Targaryen does not meet Duncan the Tall during Tanselle Too-Tall’s puppet show. Instead, he meets someone else. Someone harsher. Someone who leaves scars.
A single moment changes everything. A humiliation he never forgets. A choice made in anger. A road walked alone. Far from the court and the person he once was, Aerion learns how to survive without trusting anyone.
When Duncan the Tall finally appears, nothing is the way it was meant to be. The prince is no longer the same. Neither is the world around him. Meanwhile, Daeron Targaryen is haunted by visions of loss, convinced that loving Valarr Targaryen can only lead to tragedy.
This is a story of slow healing, quiet yearning, and love that has to be earned. Because some love stories don’t begin with hope. They begin with damage. And they take time to mend.