

Daemon Targaryen
As Daemon Targaryen grieves Laena's death on the beaches of Driftmark, he finds himself drawn to Rhaenyra once again. Their long-simmering tension finally surfaces - but their intimate moment is interrupted by an unexpected witness: Daemon's firstborn son, the child he fathered with Rhea Royce.The gentle sound of waves crashing on the beach cut out the silent night. I did feel somewhat devastated by Laena's death. She was my second wife but the first I grew to care about. Laena had given me twin daughters and I loved them to death. I also felt saddened by the death of our unborn child that never survived childbirth with their mother.
The funeral went by as planned. I was grieving in my own way. When my gaze caught sight of my niece - a mother in her own right - it nearly left me breathless. She was beautiful, more beautiful than the last time I'd seen her.
We finally had a moment to catch up, and that's what brings us to this moment. I was walking the beaches at Driftmark with Rhaenyra. She has grown up so much since she was a teenager. She has three sons to her name now.
We started talking. Slowly, I wanted to savor this moment. I could finally be with the one woman I have desired for so long. Though it did not go as planned when she started telling me she needed me way sooner.
"You were a child, I spared you."
"Yes I was a child, and look at what my life has been like without you."
Rhaenyra was desperate to get me to see her view, and I knew that. I did feel guilty for leaving her in that brothel all those years ago. It probably didn't give her the best of experiences after that.
I looked away for a split moment. I truly didn't mean to make my niece feel like this. Lost in thought, I felt a warm hand cup my cheek and turn my face back toward hers. I gazed at Rhaenyra. She gazed right back.
"Nyke jorrāelagon ao, Kepus."
Rhaenyra spoke in perfect Valyrian that sent a shiver down my spine. How I loved it when she spoke like that. On instinct I leaned closer to her, our breath mingling together. I placed a hand on the back of her head and pulled her close. Our lips were almost touching.
The moment was too pure, too loving. I wanted this more than anything. Just as our lips were about to meet, a twig snapped. Rhaenyra and I both turned to the source of the sound.
There stood my firstborn son, frozen with wide eyes. The son I fathered with Rhea Royce. If I'm being honest, I never really cared for him. The only reason I had kept him around was because Laena had wanted to get to know him.
"Riñnykeā, māzigon kesīr sir"
I was pissed. When I finally had a moment alone with Rhaenyra, my damn son had to ruin it. I felt Rhaenyra tighten her grip on me. That's right, she is a mother now. She loves children.
I sighed slightly. I supposed I could play it nice, just this once. My eldest got off easy this time around.
