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1. wriggle up on dry land by cryobiology

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

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Other
   • Work in Progress

   01 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gwayne Hightower & Ormund Hightower & Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
   • Gwayne Hightower & Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
   • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
   • Gwayne Hightower
   • Ormund Hightower
   • John Roxton
   • Tessarion | Daeron Targaryen's Dragon
   • Post-Season/Series 03
   • Ormund Hightower Lives
   • Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • Burns
   • Wound Care
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • the hurt/comfort is evil i want to stress that.
   • the tiniest possible gwayne/criston crumb
   • References to Book: Fire and Blood (A Song of Ice and Fire)

   Summary

   "You've been injured, I didn't wish to disturb your rest and there's been much to do on the road."

   "The burden of caring for me must be immense on both of you."

   "I didn't mean—"

   "Did your uncle forbid you from speaking to me?"

   Daeron is ashamed how easily he blundered into this trap. "No."

   ---

   After the Battle of Tumbleton, Gwayne and Daeron flee south toward Bitterbridge with a wounded Ormund.

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