The Rose That Would Not Burn (Aerion x OC Tyrell)

Once, they were only children.

She was a Tyrell with flowers in her hair.

He was a dragon prince with dirt on his boots.

A white rose, an embroidered handkerchief, and three unforgettable days at the Red Keep forged a friendship neither of them was old enough to understand.

Years later, everything has changed.

Lady Melara Tyrell has grown into the daughter House Tyrell expects her to be-graceful, dutiful, and bound by the alliances her family must protect. Her future has already been written, and her heart has no place in it.

Prince Aerion Targaryen has become everything the realm whispers about: brilliant, proud, dangerous, and utterly impossible to forget.

When the greatest lords and knights of Westeros gather for the Tourney at Ashford, childhood memories collide with the harsh realities of adulthood. Old friendships are rekindled, long-buried feelings awaken, and every stolen glance carries the weight of duty, honour, and impossible choices.

For Melara, the tourney is more than a celebration of chivalry-it is the beginning of a future she never chose.

For Aerion, it is the moment he realizes he never truly forgot the little girl who gave him a white rose.

In a realm where loyalty is bought with marriages, power is won with steel, and dragons cast long shadows over every noble house, choosing the heart may cost everything.

Some promises survive childhood.

Some loves are worth going to war for.

And some roses refuse to burn.

👀 = Mature scene :)