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Trust me, single mom Aegon living in Essos with his silver-haired baby is a juicy story theme.

He managed to run away from Kingslanding the day he was forced to be put on the throne. He started to live a humble but grounded life and gave birth to his twins alone. He found peace and value in raising his lovely kids. Besides his dragons, he found something he could love and protect and to be loved back unconditionally. He even learned to play harp for his babies as lullaby.

In the strange and vast free cities he used to despise, he realized no one cared about his past or his lifestyle or the fact he had bastards. No one slapped or forced him. Being free is a thousand times better than being a unrightfull King.

He never gonna let anyone know the babies real father so they can have peace and simple life. He worked hard to put food on the table but he never regret his decision.

Imagine Daemon being 50s and know nothing about politics, warfare and lords within the realm😅

I'm sorry, but I still find it hilarious that Aegon, who was pulled out of trash yesterday, whom no one had ever taught to rule, and Rhaenyra, who is 16 years older than him, was a cupbearer at the Small Council's meetings and sort of ran the Dragonstone, show themselves generally on the same level as rulers (to me Aegon demonstrates even better skills and greater involvement in the whole process). It's just...funny.

His hair omggggg

Tom today!

In the middle of the night

Helaena: The King summoned me? Now?

Ser Arrak: I’m afraid so, Your Grace.

Helaena: *tired and sleepy Fine

In Aegon’s chamber:

Helaena *in her dressing gown what do you need me for, my King?

Aegon: You know exactly what I need

Helaena: But it’s just little thunder and lightning outside, Aegon.

Aegon: Yeah that’s why I need you??!!

Helaena: Okay okay let’s cuddle. Happy?

 My phone automatically repost it.

Aegon whimpering

Damn if I didn't knew better I would have thought someone is sucking him off.

During the breakfast

Lucerys: Ugh uncle Aegon and uncle Aemond act like assholes last night during the dinner. They totally ruined the family time.

Jacaerys: I agree. I even had a worse fight with Aegon later.

Lucerys: Oh no what happened?

Jacaerys: We just spit upon each other, said many cruel words. We both get really agitated and lost it—

Aegon, with hangover face and messy hair, walking out of Jace‘s bedroom, yawning

Lucerys:

Lucerys: And you fucked? 😨

Jacaerys: blushing …Yeah

Aegon: sitting by the table, smirking We did. Hard.

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DO THIS IT WONT CAUSE ANY HARM JUST LET ME HAVE A LOOK IS IT TO MUCH TO ASK???

WHY DID THEY CUT THIS I HATE RYAN CONDAL I HATE SARA HESS I HATE HBO

Does anyone know the tattoos on his chest? (In first season he didn’t have then)

OMG

“You hear that, little boy? Your momma wants you dead.” 

That this line from Blood and Cheese in the book is applicable to the Alicent and Rhaenyra Dragonstone scene makes me want to punch something.

I’m surprised ppl keep throwing out double standards meanwhile they are all war criminals

Aegon joked about burning the Riverlands and people found it funny. He stopped a council meeting to make his master of coin give a pony ride to that annoying ass little boy and it was seen as cute. He made stupid and uninformed decisions when on the throne and people think he’s a good ruler because he’s thinking of the small folk. He killed a dozen innocent rat catchers but he’s acting out of anger and it’s justified because his son was killed by one of them.

Meanwhile young Rhaenyra being disagreeable during a marriage tour makes her a spoiled irresponsible brat, her not wanting to be a mother at 14 and go through what her mother did makes her a pick me, her expecting to be the queen after her father, the ruler of a hereditary monarchy promised her the throne makes her an idiot who didn’t earn her inheritance.

For EVERY single thing she does, she’s villainized and seen as unworthy for the throne. If she was the one talking about burning lord Tully and the Riverlands, we wouldn’t be hearing the end of how mad and unfit the tyrannical she is. But who gaf if an idiot with a cock says it. No wonder they’ve been writing her the way they do.

And I don’t even want to hear it from you idiots saying “Rhaenyra fans want her to be innocent!!” When the entire fucking planet has been anticipating her cruelty since the premiere. But I also acknowledge that you freaks will tear her apart the minute she does anything controversial meanwhile THE MALE CHARACTERS DO THE ABSOLUTE SAME THING OR WORSE.

You people are stupid and misogynistic even if you don't think you are.

It’s literally forced marriage of Jacegon

Your words said rejection but your smiles showed otherwise ohhhh

Interesting🤭

Aegon：Finally. I keep telling ppl I’m a trophy wife.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY

but every time I read a Lucemond fic and there is a mention of Jacegon just being happy and having children I think of that meme

It’s like:

Somebody who has decided to wed omega Aegon to alpha Jace: You are no longer heir, you will be a consort at best, now suffer

Aegon: *chilling with his cool husband*

That somebody: wait

Aegon: *no longer has anxiety*

That somebody: WAIT

Aegon: *is loved and has a bunch of babies*

That somebody: WAIT NO

Otto even said “good” after her speech and she seemed relaxed and chilling even smiling. What kind of girl would have this expression talking about rape???

Mind you, the full quote is "He mostly ignores you... except sometimes when he's drunk".

There's literally NO mention of sex, sexual acts or sexual behaviour (inappropriate or not) in this statement, and I honestly doubt that Helaena would just trauma dump about her rape in the middle of family dinner. FFS, she was literally SMILING during that toast.

People in this fandom are so dead set on seeing Aegon as NOTHING but a sex pest who will rape and abuse everything that moves (thanks Condal & Hess!) that they throw their media literacy down the toilet.

That is, provided that they had any in the first place.

Yes, exactly. In general, I'm amused by the high opinion that TB fans have of Aegon's stamina. According to them, all he does 24/7 is rape. He rapes maids, whores, wife, any woman who catches his eye. It's hilarious, to be honest.

Remember what they took from us

This pic is so Helaegon coded in my eyes ohhhh

*Ugly crying*

It’s amusing to know how delusional some helaemond stans are.

Like Helaena said “Aegon will be King again and you will be dead” they think that means she didn’t care Aegon’s life but care about Aemond’s 🤪

Oh Aemond wanted the throne so bad to committ fratricide, one of the worst crimes in Westeros. He was also a coward and did not have the balls to admit it. But Helaena knows them all exactly. She pointed out to tell Aemond that YOU NEVER GONNA GET WHAT YOU WANT AND YOU WILL BE DEAD AND NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN BUT AEGON SAW THE VICTORY. You could argue she said these not out of love for Aegon. But saying it shows she cared Aemond’s life in a romantic way??? So amusing 🤣🤣🤣

And stop saying how gentle he was to Helaena. HE TRIED TO PUSH HER INTO FUCKING WAR WHICH SHE CLEARLY SAID SHE HATE. He pulled her violently and hurt her. He’s the one abusive to Helaena. Not Aegon.

Helaena said she was happier before being queen. In episode one, Aegon did not lay a hand on her or said anything hurtful to her even they have arguments. So how could she’s happier if Aegon used to abuse her or even rape her when she’s not yet queen? (Yes I know they gonna put out the 1x08 line again and again because that’s the only argument they got. And no, I don’t think “most time he ignores you except when he’s drunk” can somehow lead to martial rape. It’s clearly an open-to-interpretation statement)

BUT in 2x08 Aemond dragged Helaena in a violent way to FORCE her into dragon battles which is highly dangerous just because he felt insulted and powerless. Aegon definitely was not a role model husband but Aemond was clearly a monstrous sibling. Some have the nerve to say he was gentle and try to comfort Helaena? Are you joking? Stop ignore facts and invent things.

And, stop saying Aemond is poor and vulnerable for holding tears. He literally just burned HUNDREDS OF LIVES, women and children in villages at Sharpoint. He deserved these words said by Helaena and to know his final pathetic ending.

(The reason I saw these posts is because they add helaegon tag to them. God my eyes🤦‍♀️)

Exactly. I felt so uncomfortable

why does rhaenyra essentially keep threatening jace with vhagar?? “you’re not agreeing with me so i’m gonna continuously mention the dragon that murdered your brother to make you agree” like girl what…

HOTD S2 Episode 8 leaks (updating)

Kingslanding:

Aemond burned down villages at Sharppoint out of rage and humiliation. He took life of common folk so he could feel strong again.

He tried to drag Helaena into war but get yelled by Alicent. He also thought it’s an insult that bastard could ride dragons. He tried to drive his sister into war not just for victory but also for “burning the sin”.

Aemond talked to Helaena on the balcony again.

Helaena said: “And if I refuse，will you burn me as you did Aegon?”

Aemond: That’s a lie.

Helaena: I saw it. You burned him and you let him fall.

Aemond: What you said is treason.

Helaena: Aegon will be King again. He’s yet to see victory. He will sit on the wooden throne. And you, you will be dead. You will be swallowed by the God’s eye and you will never be seen again.

Aemond: I could have you killed.

Helaena: That doesn’t change anything.

Helaegon nation arise!!! 🔥🔥🔥

——

Dragonstone:

Alicent tried to convince Helaena to leave and clearly she didn’t finally agree. Alicent went to Dragonstone to see Rhaenyra.

(The parallel of it ohhhh)

Alicent told Rhaenyra about Aemond and Cole’s plot and whereabouts. She promised when Rhaenyra come to Kingslanding, Helaena as Queen will surrender and open the city gate. She said she could talk Aegon into bending knees as well. But Rhaenyra insisted she need to have Aegon beheaded publicly.

Ulf keep stimulated Jace with his dark hair and said something like we are both dragonriders. He behaved badly on the dinner scene.

Jace was pretty upset same reason as the last episode. He thought dragon was the only thing that proved his worth. Baela told him a man’s worth has nothing to do with the dragon or title but should be decided by who he truly is. Jace said it’s hard because he was laughed at during his entire life.

Baela my girl!!! Slay and wise!!!💅💅💅

——

Harrenhal:

Rhaenyra and Aadam (seasmoke’s dargonrider) went to Harrenhal to see Daemon and the army he had in riverland.

Daemon kneeled and sworn loyalty to her. He began to realize the nation has to stand united under Rhaenyra so he abandoned his desire for the throne. Because he touched the weirwood tree and saw the future including Rhaenyra sitting on the throne, blood raven, white walker and Danny with three newly hatched dragons.

The sextual tension between these two is amazingly. Pray for the bed in Harrenhal tonight 🥵🥵

IT FUCKING CANON AND HELAENA SAID “AEGON WILL BE KING AGAIN AND YOU WILL BE DEAD”

All hail helaegon!!!

"I need you to fly with Dreamfyre into battle" OK but the serve if Helaena replied with 'Why? So you can burn me from the sky like you did Aegon'

How dare you Aemond

You caused the death of her son and you didn’t show a slight sense of guilt

You tried to burned another dragon alive, the only another dragonrider in your side, who happened to be your own brother and let you in small council

You reap what you sow

Aemond to Helaena: “I need you to fly with Dreamfyre to battle.”

LEAVE MY POOR GIRL ALONE!!! SHE’S TIRED AND JUST WANTS TO PLAY WITH HER BUGS AND HANG OUT WITH HER DAUGHTER!!!

Thanks for this perfect argument and it even makes me more sad.

From Aegon’s perspective, he maybe mean to Aemond a few times but he still thinks him as a brother and siblings do shit like that. No need to mention that’s only days from he lost his son. But Aemond just take all the trust as shit and totally betrayed him and even, had joy in torturing him. That just make Aemond look like a monster and totally ruined the relationship built in season one.

if I see one more post about Aegon “bullying Aemond his entire life”, I will go fucking ballistic, I swear to g—

scratch that, I will actually go ballistic right now. this is the “Aegon doesn’t deserve such a shitty treatment” club and I’m the self-proclaimed CEO. we are about to do some analyzing and reading so BUCKLE UP.

gonna make one thing clear first — Aemond was bullied when he was a child. no one denies that, no excuses can be made for that. I’d only like to note that there wasn’t only one bully. here’s a quick reminder:

now that we successfully counted to three, let’s look over Aegon’s other horrible crimes relationship with Aemond throughout the years.

📍 the night Aemond lost his eye (S1EP7), Rhaenyra suggests he should be “sharply questioned” (she means tortured) so they can learn who told him that her sons were bastards. Viserys, in his perpetual denial, angrily asks Aemond “who spoke these lies” to which he replies that it was Aegon. it is clear that Aemond does that to deflect suspicion from their mother but his words come as a surprise to Aegon.

he’s in a tough spot — Viserys demands the answers “as their king”, not their father (to signify his authority and pressure them into telling the truth). and Alicent screamed in Aegon’s face and slapped him just a minute ago, so he may be less eager to defend her. he can easily lie and say that he overheard some maids gossiping or that he can’t remember where the rumor came from. instead, it takes Aegon about 5 seconds to back Aemond up.

📍 we didn’t get many scenes with young Aegon and Aemond in general, but here’s a short bit people keep overlooking: when Harwin and Criston start fighting, Aemond and Aegon instantly gravitate toward each other. and moreover, Aegon puts a hand over Aemond’s back (which to me is either a protective or a comforting gesture). what a horrible brother, truly.

📍 next we see them all grown up before dinner in S1EP8. I think it’s safe to assume that if Aegon has been bullying Aemond all these years, Aemond wouldn’t want to spend a second in his company. he’s seated between Helaena and Otto, both of whom are dear to him, so Aemond can stay at the table and chat with them. and YET, not only does Aemond voluntarily talks to Aegon, but their conversation seems friendly (you can barely hear it in the show so here’s the enhanced audio). Aemond makes a joke about Aegon’s drinking habits — Aegon quips back — and then, what a shocker! Aemond starts venting his frustrations to Aegon (“Even when the noose is so tight, they expect us to break bread”). nothing would’ve stopped him from venting to Otto but Aemond stays with Aegon. he wouldn’t have done that if there hadn’t been some level of trust between them. he wouldn’t have done that if he hated Aegon’s guts.

📍 at dinner, when Aegon pisses Jace off and the brunet springs to his feet, Aemond stands up too, which forces Jace to act as if nothing happened and come up with a toast. Aegon watches him with a shit-eating grin on his face. it’s the face that screams “I know you won’t dare to act up in front of my brother and my brother has my back”.

when Aemond makes a toast and calls Rhaenyra’s sons “strong”, Aegon raises a cup to that. he can sit this one out — Aemond has his personal vendetta against the boys, and it would be safer for Aegon not to meddle. but what does he do instead? when Luke gets up from the table (clearly intending to go to Aemond), Aegon instantly stands up, comes up to Luke and not just stops him but slams his face into the table right in front of Rhaenyra without thinking twice. and it doesn’t look like Aegon is just messing with him — no, it looks like he wanted to do that for a while. like Aegon finally got his chance to stand up for his brother too. AND he also stops Baela from joining the fight.

📍 S1EP9 is when we get a glimpse of Aemond’s ambitions: he deems himself better than Aegon, he thinks he deserves to be king. but once he finds Aegon and they get into a fight, it turns out that Aegon knows that Aemond is a better choice. he doesn’t want to fight him, he begs Aemond to let him go. and Aemond can do that — Criston has his back to them, so Aemond could’ve pretended that Aegon managed to break free. and even once they caught Aegon, I have no doubt that Aemond could’ve helped him escape. but it seems that, despite his displeasure, Aemond values his family the most. he can’t betray his mother’s trust, and he knows Aegon is the first in line to the throne. Aemond envies him, yes, he may even hate him because of that. but he values his family the most.

📍 as @florisbaratheons noted, during the coronation scene, when Aegon glances at his family, Aemond looks right at him and gives that tiny nod that says “I may hate this and think I am better for the job as king. But I’ve got your back.” I like that Aemond is the one who keeps eye contact in that scene. He could’ve turned away to signal his dissatisfaction with the situation, there wouldn’t have been any consequences for that. But he didn’t.

📍 what I find interesting about S1EP10 is the beginning of Aemond’s dialogue with Luke. that’s the boy Aemond wished to get back at for years and yet, he starts by saying “Did you think that you could just fly about the realm trying to steal my brother’s throne at no cost?”. Aemond could’ve skipped that part — imagine him saying smth along the lines of “Wait, Lord Strong! Don’t you think you and I have other matters to discuss?” (to which Luke answers that he doesn’t want to fight and the conversation goes on). instead, Aemond makes a point to remind Luke: my brother is the king, and I came here on his behalf. you can argue that Aemond doesn’t do it for Aegon specifically but for his family in general. but Aegon is a part of the family, and S1 Aemond has his priorities straight.

📍 as much as I hate comparing the show and the book (these are two different things and should be viewed as such), I’d like to remind you that Aegon was the only one who stood by Aemond’s side after Luke’s death. I wonder why we didn’t get that scene… I guess it’s because it would be kinda hard to call Aegon “the main bully” after he literally throws Aemond a feast. but we do get to see Aegon supporting his brother: in S2EP1 he welcomes Aemond at the small council meeting despite his mother’s protests (“Aemond is my closest blood and my best sword”). and he trusts Aemond wholeheartedly, that much is obvious.

📍 let’s get to the most controversial part — the brothel scene in S2EP3: some people believe Aegon is being a bully at that moment. those people seem to forget one little detail:

it’s been only a few days after the death of Aegon’s son whose murder was a direct result of Aemond’s ruthless actions. does Aemond ever address it? does he express his condolences? does he mayhaps help to catch the killers, being the skilled fighter that he is? the answer is NO.

I do think Aegon’s joke was cruel (I wrote a whole post about it) but that’s all it ever was — a JOKE. the humiliation comes not from the things he says but from the fact that Aemond is found in a vulnerable position and surrounded by a group of strangers while his brother laughs at him. TGC explained it best:

I also love @notbloodraven’s take on that scene:

Aegon lashing out so cruelly at Aemond seems to be an effort in making Aemond feel as badly as he does and blaming him for Jaehaerys without actually saying the words.

would this be the right way to act? no. but there’s no right way to grieve and to cope with the loss — and HIS SON WAS BEHEADED so maybe take 1% of the sympathy you show your favorite character(s) and cut Aegon some slack.

+ other things worth talking about:

📍 @bietrofastimoff23 analyzed S2EP3 beautifully and I can’t help but mention the scene that happens before Aegon goes to the brothel. it’s the moment when Larys suggests that Alicent and Aemond are plotting against Aegon. he isn’t surprised by the idea that his mother can do that — but the second his brother is mentioned, Aegon’s face falls and he shakes his head no. because there is no way Aemond would ever do that to him. and instead of asking for any proof, he asks Larys “who spreads these lies?” and then commands him to “tend to them.” Aegon can ask him to spy on Aemond, to find any dirt on him, find any weaknesses he can use — he does not.

📍 it turns out to be true — Aemond was plotting behind his brother’s back. which is treason btw (I don’t think Criston intended to keep things from Aegon — he probably believed that Aemond would let Aegon in on their plan). and Aegon does have the power to remind Aemond of his place — he can throw him off the council with a snap of his fingers, he can take offense at Aemond’s attempt to publicly humiliate him (their conversation in High Valyrian — Ewan himself calls it a “public execution”). but that’s not what happens: as TGC phrased it, Aemond’s betrayal “breaks a bit of Aegon’s heart off”. an actual bully would’ve immediately pushed back, but Aegon silently sits down and doesn’t argue, he’s so defeated he can’t utter a word. he has the means to be a bully but he doesn’t contemplate it for a second.

📍 I don’t want to talk about S2EP6 because it makes me sick but I will reiterate one thing: never ONCE Aegon made fun of Aemond’s disability or tried to cause him any physical harm. just want to point that out.

there is no moral to this story, I guess. if you managed to read till the very end, thank you. if you still hate Aegon, that’s your opinion and you are allowed to have one — but please, for the love of god, just stop making shit up. no, Aemond was NOT bullied as an adult, absolutely nothing suggests that he was. Aegon was naive to blindly trust him and it backfired on him, that’s the actual story. and if you are so eager to hold Aegon accountable for his mistakes, maybe it’s time for Aemond to take responsibility for his actions too.

+ some of my favorite critical posts about Aegon and Aemond: x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x.

P.S. I will not argue with anyone so please don’t waste your time — I consider all my arguments solid and that’s enough for me. if you are thinking of sending me anon hate, pls go take a walk instead, it will do you more good. 🌿

Replacing Otto with Cole is also a good move because Otto is not capable of fighting the war and war is actually inevitable after Lucerys and Jaeharys’ death

Let's see, Aegon was right about...

1. Considering Smallfolk

2. Securing Harrenhal before Daemon builds an army

3. Securing Grover Tully support after Lucerys' death

4. Burning Gullet's blocade sooner

And STILL many people are saying he was dumb as the King! Even with him not recieving any preparation, his ideas would've eliminated the biggest problems that the Greens are facing now.

Hate to break it out but basically all the “competent” side of Aemond was ripped off from other characters. Rook’s rest? Cole’s plot. Seeking help from Essos? Otto’s idea. He’s just the writers favorite and everyone knows that.

The thing is that, yes, Aegon is not as competent as Aemond but he knew that. He was willing and eager to hear his council out, all he wanted in return was for them to hear him out as well. Sure, he's as impulsive as Aemond but he genuinely wanted to listen to what they have to say so he could make good decisions. Aemond, on the other hand, while very competent, doesn't care for anyone's opinion. He makes his own decisions and expects them to just sit and nod their head. Aegon turned to Alicent and wanted her opinion and support, Aemond cuts her off in the middle of the sentence and dismisses her completely. He is openly disrespectful towards all members of the council and unwilling to even consider a plan that is not his own.

Aegon knew and tried to make up for his shortcomings. Aemond is unaware of his.

sooo lovely

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