memento mori, willas tyrell

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MEMENTO MORI
( a willas tyrell fic )

❛    you are not broken. you are a dragon
and the sun, now and always.   ❜

naerys was born a small, sickly thing,
      brought into the world an hour after
      her sister rhaenys, her mother elia
barely clinging to life once she was
out. when her father held her for the
      first time, rhaegar knew she could
      never be the dragon he wanted. never
      be the warrior he wanted, never be
      the visenya he wanted. and thus he
      named her naerys, for the delicate
      queen of one aegon, for the gods
would surely find a place for her
amongst the dragon's three heads.

      when the world comes crashing down
on house targaryen, it appears as though
that place was merely meant as a ghost
to a fallen dynasty. naerys lived happily
      enough ( despite sporadic encounters
      with the stranger ) surrounded by her
cousins and uncles, yet held a lasting
sense of doom about her, a permanent
sadness that always lingered upon her
face.

      naerys lays waiting for what will become
      of her, even upon her return to king's
      landing her fate is not yet sealed. so
when the tyrells save the city and are
in turn gifted with two betrothals,
naerys thinks there's crueler fates
than hers, for how could a marriage
with the heir of highgarden ever
be considered a punishment?

ADITI RAO HYDARI AS
NAERYS TARGARYEN

RUPERT FRIEND AS
WILLAS TYRELL

( the martells )

aiysha hart as arianne martell
anastasia tsilimpiou as tyene sand
luke pasqualino as trystane martell
janina gavankar as nymeria sand
cynthia addai-robinson as obara sand

( playlist )

jenny of oldstones florence + the
machine | sirens fleurie | to build a
home cinematic orchestra | stone
jaymes young | agape nicholas britell | nothing's gonna hurt you baby
cigarettes after sex | home depeche mode | lady in my life michael jackson |
fragile tatsuro yamashita | can't
help falling in love elvis presley |
the demon king magna carta cartel |
you'll be queen
one day ramin djawadi

( warnings )

this novel contains some
strong language, sexual
assault, ableism, racism,
and character death.

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