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1. of bearing and blood by passionesque

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

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

   26 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Alicent Hightower/Daemon Targaryen
   • Rhaenyra Targaryen/Laenor Velaryon
   • Harwin Strong/Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Viserys I Targaryen/Laena Velaryon (Daughter of Corlys)
   • Alicent Hightower
   • Daemon Targaryen
   • Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Viserys I Targaryen
   • Laena Velaryon (Daughter of Corlys)
   • Laenor Velaryon
   • Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon
   • Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon
   • Otto Hightower
   • Criston Cole
   • slowburn
   • Romance
   • Politics
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Character Development
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Period-Typical Sexism
   • Strong Female Characters
   • Alicent Hightower Deserves Better
   • Daemon Targaryen is His Own Warning
   • Shameless Smut
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Angst
   • Eventual Romance
   • Complicated Relationships
   • Mildly Dubious Consent
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Pre-The Dance of the Dragons | Aegon II Targaryen v. Rhaenyra Targaryen Era
   • Married Life
   • Forced Marriage
   • Morally Ambiguous Character
   • Three Factions instead of Two
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added

   Summary

   Alicent Hightower knows duty. It is written in the marrow of her bones, stitched into the very fibre of her being. Yet the one time she fails to heed it, her life is upended. Instead of the King, as her father intended, she finds herself wed to his brother—the notorious Rogue Prince.

   Just like that, everything changes.

   —

   In which Alicent doesn’t go to Viserys after Queen Aemma’s death.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   18,655

   Chapters:

   4/?

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