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1. the sword beside the crown by princeofwildfire

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

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

   04 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Dunk | Duncan the Tall/Aerion Targaryen (Son of Maekar I)
   • Dunk | Duncan the Tall (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Aerion Targaryen (Son of Maekar I)
   • Maekar I Targaryen
   • Arlan of Pennytree (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Original
   • Ser Bennis of the Brown Shield
   • Aegon V "Egg" Targaryen
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Inspired by Vinland Saga
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Revenge
   • Heavy Angst
   • Strangers to Friends to Lovers
   • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
   • Character Death
   • Slavery
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • Protective Dunk | Duncan the Tall (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • POV Dunk | Duncan the Tall (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • POV Aerion Targaryen (Son of Maekar I)
   • POV Alternating
   • Dunk | Duncan the Tall Needs a Hug (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Aerion Targaryen (Son of Maekar I) Needs a Hug
   • Moral Ambiguity
   • Harm to Children
   • Slow Burn
   • Eventual Romance
   • Aerion Targaryen (Son of Maekar I) Has Issues
   • Falling In Love
   • Out of Character
   • but also not really
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • hurt people hurt people
   • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
   • War
   • Sharing a Bed
   • Obsession
   • Devotion
   • Survivor Guilt
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Hurt Aerion Targaryen (Son of Maekar I)
   • Aerion Targaryen (Son of Maekar I) is Bad at Feelings
   • Possessive Aerion Targaryen (Son of Maekar I)
   • Soft Dunk | Duncan the Tall (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Childhood Trauma
   • Generational Trauma
   • Targaryen Madness (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Prophetic Dreams
   • The Blackfyre Rebellions (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Bodyguard Romance
   • Top Dunk | Duncan the Tall (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Bottom Aerion Targaryen (Son of Maekar I)

   Summary

   Duncan was raised to believe that a true knight protects those who cannot protect themselves.

   Prince Aerion was raised to believe that mercy is weakness and fear is the surest path to power.

   By the time they meet, Duncan is struggling to remember the man he once hoped to become, while Aerion is becoming exactly the sort of prince his father intended.

   Neither expects the other to change everything.

   Or:

   Duncan searches for what it means to be a true knight, Aerion struggles beneath the weight of a crown he does not yet wear, and two boys shaped by cruelty find something worth becoming better for.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   39,294

   Chapters:

   4/?

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