Full Bloom / Alicent Hightower x OC Male

10. Bumbling Beauty

"Some man." Rhaenyra answered. Alicent nodded watching Miguel walk by, he smiled giving her a small wave as he passed. "You really arent paying attention." Rhaenyra decided.

'Yes I am. When Princess Nymeria arrived in Dorne, who did she take to husband?'

"I already told you."

"NO you didnt." Alicent corrected trying to focus. 'What was his name?' Alicent pushed.

'Lord Something.'' Rhaenyra decided. "Who are you looking at?"

'If you answer with "Lord Something," Septa Marlow will be furious.'' Alicent corrected staying on task. If Rhaenyra knew that she was seeing Miguel, the whole castle would know, her father would know and their happiness would be ruined.

'She's funny when she's furious.' Rhaenyra told her with a smirk

'You're always like this when you're worried.' Alicent decided.

'Like what?' she asked staring up at her.

'Disagreeable.' Alicent told her. Rhaenyra stared at her, annoyed.

"And you are projecting." Rhaenyra decided.

"What?" ALicent countered.

"There is something heavy on your chest, ALicent I can tell and yet you focus on lord something." Rhaenyra decided.

"You just make my point." Alicent countered Rhaenyra rolled her eyes. ''You're worried your father is about to overshadow you with a son.'

'I only worry for my mother. I hope for my father that he gets a son. As long as I can recall, it's all he's wanted.' Rhaenyra told her honestly.

'You want him to have a son?' Alicent questioned curiously. She wondered what her father would think if she were to tell him she was married to the lead gardeners son. But Miguel really was the man in charge, he was top dog, maybe that would count for something with Otto...

'I want to fly with you on dragon back, see the great wonders across the Narrow Sea, and eat only cake.' Rhaenyra told her.

'I'm being serious.'

'I never jest about cake.' Rhaenyra assured.

'You aren't worried about your position?' Alicent countered, she was worried that when the time came to tell her father she was falling in love with Miguel Diaz that he would either disown her or kill Miguel.

'I like this position. It's quite comfortable.' Rhaenyra mused adjusting on the ground. But Alicent got up and Rhaenyra's head which was in her friends lap dropped to the ground 'Where are you going?'

'Home. The hour has grown late.' Alicent told her stubbornly.

'Princess Nymeria led her Rhoynar across the Narrow Sea on 10,000 ships to flee their Valyrian pursuers.' Rhaenyra said getting up. Alicent looked at her baffled. 'She took Lord Mors Martell of Dorne to husband and burned her own fleet off Sunspear to show her people that they were finished running.' Rhaenyra took the page tearing it out of the book

'What are you doing?' Alicent questioned as Rhaenyra handed it to her.

'So you remember.'

'If-if the Septa sees this book, then...' Alicent said nervously as she looked at the torn page in her hand

'Fuck the Septa.'

"Did you have a good lesson?" Miguel questioned holding out a flower for Alicent.

"What's this one called?"

"Spiders wart." He answered, her face scrunched up. "It's beautiful though. NMes gives it a bad reputation."

"It is but the name is still gross." Alicent countered breathing it in.

"I didnt name them." Miguel agreed.

"WHat would you name a flower?" Alicent pondered. "If you got to name one..."

"The Alicent. It would be the most vibrant and stunning off all the flowers, the most resilient too." Miguel decided, Alicent couldnt stop the blush rising up her cheeks. "Too cheesy?"

"It was the perfect amount of cheese." ALicent assured.

"Wonderful. Im glad to hear it." Miguel agreed. "Alicent?"

"Yes?" She answered eagerly

"Would it be too forward to ask if I could have the honor of kissing you?" Miguel pondered.

"No. Not at all. I mean yes i mean- yes kiss me. Not to forward i would really like that. please kiss me so i stop rambling." She begged.

"You are cute when you ramble and get all flustered." Miguel decided

"I am not." Alicent corrected

"How do you know? You cant see yourself. I can." He reminded her.

"Im a bumbling fool." She corrected tucking her hair back from her blushing cheeks.

"Bumbling beauty." He corrected and with that he leaned in kissing her. It was like she could finally breathe. Her heart growing two sizes and the world seemed more vibrant as if with that kiss the world around them blossomed into a full bloom.