Drama Queen // Otto Hightower // Thea Queen

46. Wolverine

Calm as still water, she told herself. Strong as a bear. Fierce as a wolverine as she let the arrow fly through the air. It hit the target with precision.

Lottie clapped smiling back at her as she used a wooden sword with Oliver.

"Thank you baby... Daeron you want to try?" Thea pondered as she helping him load the arrow. She wore her jacket from Otto and Lottie wore her matching one, she wanted to be just like her mother. 

"And you just pull back-" Thea began but the arrow fell out and Daeron started laughing. Robbie smiled back at them from Otto's arms. "But hold onto the arrow, its a bit tricky." Thea assured. But Daeron tried again and again and again. He got it to fly a foot or two and Thea kept fixing his form until he was about to hold it and shoot it, it didnt hit the target but it flew. 

"Be careful world, Daeron is now a man with a weapon and he doesnt know how to aim." Thea declared. 

"I'm getting there!" Daeron assured. 

"Lottie show him how its done." Thea requested pulling Daeron back and LOttie dropped her sword and moved to Thea taking the smaller bow and loading it quickly. Lottie smiled up at Thea before looking at the target. Thea saw her counting her breath, taking a deep breath so she could release on the exhale. They watched the arrow fly, Thea clapped out as it hit the target. 

Lottie ran to the target. The counted the rings. 

"Mama, only two rings from the bullseye!" Lottie informed her happily. 

"You did wonderfully!" Thea agreed. "I'm so proud of you." 

"I want to try again." Daeron declared. "That was awesome LOttie." 

"I know." Lottie agreed. 

"Lottie." Otto begged. 

"I mean... Thanks." Lottie countered smiling at otto over her shoulder. 

"Better," Otto agreed. "You have manners like your mother."

"Manners?" Oliver questioned. "My sister has manners? Since when?" 

"Careful brother I am the one with a bow." Thea challenged. 

+

Otto had agreed that none of their children would be married off, they could choose who they loved but Thea got veto power. 

Otto was trying to set up Adrian but he was happy fucking his way through westeros. 

"Mother!" Adrian called out looking to Thea. She looked up from Robbie. He was growing fast. He was trying to walk already, where had the time gone? She got her boobs back, that was nice and Lottie loved being a big sister again. She took Daeron under her wing and claimed him as a little brother, Thea had claimed Daeron as her own as well. She didnt know what she was going to do if Alicent wanted her boy back. Thea was going to say no, that was what she was going to do. Daeron was a Queen Hightower now. None of this Targaryen bullshit. 

"We can have a party and you can mingle! Get drunk and kiss a pretty face." Thea decided and Adrian took a step towards her but she held out her hand blocking him. "A pretty face that you are not related to." She suggested. Adrian moved to lottie picking her up and holding her upside down, she laughed out as her face turned red. 

"Can't I just wait for when LOttie is old enough to-" Adrian teased. 

"Stop that right now, we are not Targaryen" Thea corrected. 

"I dont want a wife." Adrian countered. 

"Come on, whats wrong with a party and some gorgeous single babes to fill our night?" Roy countered. 

"Roy is in, this is happening." Thea declared. "Now speaking of filling my night." Thea dramatically looked to Otto. "Babes to bed!" Thea declared as Lottie was placed back on her feet. 

+

"Now ... you need to remind me of what this whole adoration thing feels like." She crawled up the bed and laid her naked body on his. Ottos hands explored her body, hers explored his. Their lips connected as they shared soft moans. Otto lifted her hips and slid into her.

"Otto..."

"I told you this morning..." he kissed her neck "...when I have you in my bed..." his tongue slid over her nipple "...I never want to leave."

"Oh ... my ... Gods ..." Her eyes closed as she completely surrendered, letting him pull her under to depths of intimacy she never knew existed until she married him. By the time she resurfaced, sated, exhausted, and thoroughly adored Otto's body was draped over hers.

She hugged him as he kissed down her neck. She felt certain of very few things in life her children were one of them, but Otto's love had become an indisputable law of nature she decided. Of that, she was absolutely certain. His body became her security. He would protect her from her demons ... forever.

"My love?" he mumbled into her shoulder.

"Hmm?" She teased her hands along his back, tracing each muscle.

"I love you so much."