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1. Where Duty Ends by WiltedBlossom

   Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), Game of Thrones (TV)  

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

   05 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gwayne Hightower/Original Female Character(s)
   • Cregan Stark & Original Female Character(s)
   • Gwayne Hightower
   • Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Daemon Targaryen
   • Cregan Stark
   • Jacaerys Velaryon
   • Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra)
   • Joffrey Velaryon
   • Alicent Hightower
   • Otto Hightower
   • Viserys I Targaryen
   • Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon
   • Baela Targaryen
   • Criston Cole
   • House Targaryen Characters (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Protective Gwayne Hightower
   • Original Character-centric
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Eventual Smut
   • Drama & Romance
   • Minor Cregan Stark/Jacaerys Velaryon

   Summary

   He was sent to protect her.
   He was never meant to want her.

   Selenis Targaryen is a princess of the blood of the dragon—beautiful, headstrong, and dangerously aware of the power she holds. As King Viserys's health fails and whispers of succession turn into quiet threats, Otto Hightower with the concent of her mother Rhaenyra, places her under the protection of Ser Gwayne Hightower, son of the very man preparing for the realm's uncertain future.

   Gwayne knows his duty. Guard the princess. Watch her family. Keep his father's trust.

   What he doesn't know how to do is stop yearning for the woman he has sworn to keep at a distance.

   Every glance lingers too long. Every touch becomes something they shouldn't crave. And as Selenis's future marriage is discussed like a political bargain, Gwayne finds himself wanting what he can never ask for—the princess's heart, her trust, perhaps even a life beside her.

   But the king is dying.

   The realm is choosing sides.

   And when the dragons finally dance, a Hightower's love for a Targaryen may be the most dangerous vow of all...

   Language:

   English

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