#the perfect twist
Rhaenyra spotting the white stag and sparing its life; Viserys killing a false stag to fulfill the expectations of his lords.
Rhaenyra stabbing the boar to death with the ferocity of a dragon ; Viserys struggling to kill a stag with the support of an entire posse.
Rhaenyra proving herself a Queen worthy of the Seven Kingdoms and being utterly ignored ; Viserys being lauded and praised despite being an utter embarrassment.
I have so many FEELINGS.
i’m so sorry matt. you gave them your all doing cartwheels on that beach and they cut it out
THEY WERE GOING FOR IT IN HER ENGAGEMENT PARTY. IN FRONT OF EVERYONE. IN FRONT OF VISERYS' SALAD.
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON ↳ Princess Rhaenyra and her she-dragon, Syrax
Rhaenyra Targaryen was a precocious child, bright and bold and beautiful as only one of dragon’s blood can be beautiful. At seven, she became a dragonrider, taking to the sky on the young dragon she named Syrax, after a goddess of old Valyria.
— Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon (A Question of Succession) by George R.R. Martin.
fire and blood
forgot to mention here, but this is inspired by ‘primrose and feather’ by alphonse mucha!!!
Daemon Targaryen and Rhaenyra Targaryen holding hands through the years
"I need you, Uncle...the Velaryons are of the sea. But you and I are made of fire. We have always been meant to burn together."
RHAENYRA and ALICENT + art
Vincente Capobianchi | LE HÉRON FAMILIER , 1877 Jacques Clement Wagrez | Promenade médievale , 1899 Aimée Brune-Pagès | Young Lady with her Maid, 1853 Eugen von Blaas | Day dreamers , 1887 Anthony van Dyck | William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart, 1641
Alicent literally admitting to Rhaenys that she would’ve been a better ruler than viserys !! That viserys would’ve been better as a nobleman, that Rhaenys was better fit and being passed off because she was a woman was mistake, only to THEN ASK rhaenys to do the same thing to Rhaenyra. Like alicent must know that Rhaenyra is better fit than aegon, the rapist who doesn’t even want the crown, but despite that alicent feels compelled to unseat the true queen for a man. It’s such a great depiction of how the patriarchy works because until Rhaenys points out that alicent could be on the throne, alicent only ever thought of her position as one to guide the men who hold power over her to peace. Alicent is such a victim to the brainwashing of Otto and the society around her, but god does that not justify how her actions affect the women around her