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1. a dream of old valyria: the realm's delight and the brightflame by silverhairedsaint

   Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   07 Jul 2026

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   • Aerion Targaryen (Son of Maekar I)/Original Female Character(s)
   • Aerion Targaryen (Son of Maekar I)
   • Daemon Targaryen
   • Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Rhaena Targaryen (Daughter of Daemon)
   • Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra)
   • Baela Targaryen
   • Jacaerys Velaryon
   • Joffrey Velaryon
   • Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon
   • Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon
   • Viserys I Targaryen
   • Otto Hightower
   • Alicent Hightower
   • Helaena Targaryen
   • Aegon II Targaryen
   • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
   • Crossover
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • POV Alternating
   • Dark Romance

   Summary

   Princess Valaena Velaryon has spent her life caught between privilege and suspicion. The cherished daughter of Rhaenyra Targaryen and rider of Silverwing, she carries the blood of the dragon, but whispers of bastardy follow her wherever she goes.

   As King Viserys grows weaker, and the divide between the Greens and Blacks deepens, the threat of war hangs over Westeros. While House Targaryen begins to fracture, Valaena finds herself drawn to Prince Aerion Targaryen. The Brightflame, Daemon’s son and rider of Vermithor. Aerion is cruel, obsessive, and dangerously ambitious, consumed by dreams of restoring Old Valyria’s glory.

   What begins between them quickly becomes something destructive. Valaena is torn between fear and desire, freedom and duty, knowing that loving Aerion means standing far too close to the fire.

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