*•.DB🩸 | "In the midst of the flames and chaos, when all seemed lost, Jacaerys found her eyes. There was something in her gaze that called to him, something more powerful than dragon fire. In that moment, he knew that the fate of his heart was seal...
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Prince Jacaerys Velaryon was an upright young man consumed by the idea of duty as the crown prince, but it was clear he was not the most adept at controlling his emotions and impulses. It is said that his cousin drove him mad, that there wasn't a moment in the day when he didn't think of her, and that only made him hate himself more. Nathearys was his torment and greatest desire.
—Arya Stark to Tywin Lannister 299 AC
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vii. oh, so long, Dragonstone
DRAGONSTONE HAD CHANGED Not in its towers, nor in its imposing black walls that resisted the weight of time, but in the eyes of Jacaerys Velaryon. The years had brought him the maturity he once sought in desperation, but also a torment that never left his mind. The idea of being the heir, the prince who would bear the weight of the realm on his shoulders, consumed him.
Outside, the sea roared as if sharing his thoughts, a constant reminder of the duties he could not escape. Yet, it wasn't just the weight of the crown that kept him awake at night. It was her. Nathearys. His cousin. His torment.
Every time he closed his eyes, he saw her in the shadows of his mind, like a lurking dragon, both his greatest desire and his greatest curse. The years had not softened her image; on the contrary, the passage of time had only made her more vivid, more unattainable.
"Your Valyrian is still clumsy," said Lucerys with a grin, his smile widening as he looked at his older brother.
— "Shut up, I speak it better than you," Jacaerys growled in a tone that made it clear he wasn't in the mood for his brother's teasing.
