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Born in the same summer of 92 A.C, Alerya Tyrell of Highgarden and Gwayne Hightower of Oldtown were matched long before either understood the weight of duty. Their betrothal in 110 A.C was a political stitch meant to bind Tyrell neutrality to Hightower ambition, but their wedding in 112 A.C held a gentler truth: two young souls trying to carve a place for themselves in a realm already shifting beneath their feet.
The court was still bright with tournaments, feasts, the illusion of peace. But Queen Aemma Arryn's death cracked that illusion, and the realm began its slow descent into faction and fire. Alicent Hightower's marriage to King Viserys brought the Greens into power; Rhaenyra's marriage to Laenor Velaryon strengthened the Blacks. Children were born on both sides, each one a new thread in the tapestry of conflict.
Alerya found herself caught between loyalties. She was Gwayne's wife, yes, but she was also a Tyrell, and House Tyrell refused to choose a side. In Oldtown, neutrality was treated like treason. Ormund Hightower made no effort to hide his disdain, his cold glances reminding her daily that she was not truly one of them. Her presence was tolerated only because Gwayne loved her.
Only Daeron Targaryen, her nephew by marriage, showed her warmth. He visited her chambers with books and questions, treating her as kin rather than a political inconvenience. His kindness was a small light in a household that had grown increasingly hostile.
When the Dance of the Dragons erupted in 129 A.C, Gwayne rode to war beneath the green banners of his nephew, King Aegon II. Alerya watched him leave Oldtown's gates, her heart clenched tight. He kissed her once and promised he would return. She held onto that promise even as the realm burned.
HOTD FANFIC!
GWAYNE HIGHTOWER X FEM OC! (IM NOT TRYING TO ERASE HIS SEXUALITY! I HAD THE FIC PLANNED BEFORE WE KNEW HE WAS GAY AND I JUST WANT TO WRITE ITπ)
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