Meeting In Urithiru. Your Older Sisters Bestie Who Hates You And Youre Besties Foolish Little Sister

Meeting in Urithiru. Your older sister’s bestie who hates you and you’re bestie’s foolish little sister who destroyed your people.

rhaenyra being so concerned about aegon, but helaena was ultimately her downfall. the smallfolk loved her. they mourned her. they rebelled for her. she was so deeply beloved by all who knew her, highborn and low, she was the one who indirectly caused her half-sister’s death with her own. she is remembered as queen, not rhaenyra. she is remembered fondly, not rhaenyra.

I’ve been thinking about this comment in response to what Ryan Condal said in his interview for the HBO podcast and I decided to post it here because it’s so well-articulated and thought-out it needs to be shared with as many people in this fandom as possible.

rhaenyra being so concerned about aegon, but helaena was ultimately her downfall. the smallfolk loved her. they mourned her. they rebelled for her. she was so deeply beloved by all who knew her, highborn and low, she was the one who indirectly caused her half-sister’s death with her own. she is remembered as queen, not rhaenyra. she is remembered fondly, not rhaenyra.

Commission for @alicent-apologist, from her fanfic The Targaryen Doe on AO3 ✧˚₊‧

oh fuck this is a really good hill i gotta die on this