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waste it all for the truth (for the fool in her wedding gown) by aletterinthenameofsanity
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
30 Sep 2026
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Gwayne's gaze is fixed on her forehead rather than her eyes, and it takes everything she has not to stamp on his toes.
I am my mother's daughter, Rhaena nearly snarls, I am a prize, not a punishment.
But she is wearing slippers and she does not wish to bring herself his rage in the bedroom on their wedding night and so she smiles at him instead.
But she does think: I don't care what my father thought of me. I am Laena Velaryon's daughter. I am made of fire and blood and sea, sharp as Valyrian steel, and if this is to be my punishment, then I shall not surrender to it. I shall find a way to make it my victory.
And when the partners switch and Baela ends up dancing with Gwayne, Rhaena ends up in Garmund Flowers' arms.
Garmund is as awkward as his father, but he is not as stiff. It is clear that he is genuinely trying, that he is giving her a shy, sweet smile.
And for a moment, Rhaena almost forgets where she is.
(When Rhaena and Gwayne are forced to marry, Rhaena finds herself dealing with her husband's lack of desire and the presence of his bastard son. But as secrets unravel, Rhaena finds herself falling for Daeron, and having to deal with everything that comes with that.)
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