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the bond between helaena and dreamfyre.

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The Cannibal bonded with a bastard targaryen reader ...

This is heavily inspired by @mangled-parasite writings on their yandere hotd stuff. I wanted to go more in depth about the relationship a bastard princess reader would have with the cannibal, because the dynamics could be so diverse and interesting. The cannibal is a really interesting dragon to me as well, he's not been tames nor shows any interest in it, so I always wonder what he'd be like with a rider!

(fem! Bastard princess reader X the cannibal)

. If you are bonded to him, he would be ruthlessly protective over you. He can feel every flicker of distress and discomfort from you, and he bares his teeth like a guard dog at whoever draws too close. Once he had decided that you were his, and he was yours, his fury when it comes to protecting you rivals hellfire. You will never have to feel fear again, nothing can even dream of touching you- lest they want to experience the nightmarish wrath of the Cannibal. It matters little to him if this threat is human, or dragon. In fact he almost welcomes it. He loves the rush of destroying whatever threatens you, the pride that fills him when he charres their remains and feasts upon them In front you- because look princess. Look how mighty he is, look how well he can fight and protect you. After his gory feast, he'll lower himself close to your little form for his praise- purring till your blood fizzles as he enjoys your pets and attention.

. Cannibal has never been a tame or passive dragon, but around you, he'll make an effort to behave. He'll stave away his urges to salivate when he captures glimpses of the smaller dragons, if it makes you happy. He'll heed your voice, your words, if only to amuse you and keep you content. However, he still has a temper- and although he may not engulf everything with wildfire, he will surely growl and roar to make people bend their knee in your presence. His bond to you is tightly knitted, so he can pick up those who are irking you or upsetting you. He shares your hatred for your father, often bearing his frightening jagged teeth at the pale man who can only endure the monstrosity of his daughter's dragon. It'll take only your word to engulf him in burning emerald flames, so for once, your father will hold his tongue.

. He is not an obedient dog, more like a feral alley cat who's taken a warming to you. There's not a force in heaven or hell that can convince him to confide anywhere near the dragon pits, not to mention his monstrous size cannot even imagine squeezing itself into that little ditch. He'll take to sleeping upon the beach, preferably away from vhager, if he wants to remain close to you. However he is known to fly off and disappear for days on end, returning when you least expect it. He is a wild dragon at heart.

. He may not melt into a big passive puppy, but he will surely let you know he likes the attention you give him. He'll croon with his snarling scarred grin, his eyes glinting as you speak to him and stay close. The attitude he has around you is stark like night and day- with others he glares ferociously and mean, but with you, he's bound by your heels.

When you approach him upon the sand of the tide, he'll lower his head to gaze upon you. he'll feel content as he looks you over, appearing docile and calm in your presence.

Your family find it terrifyingly odd whenever you approach him with so much casualty, and he simply looks at you so fondly. The dragon who has devoured oh so many wannabe dragon tamers is now treating you like a precious little treasure, and it's both awe-inspiring, and frightening. His striking emerald green eyes focus on you as you speak sweetly and softly to him, his purrs can be heard from the dragonstone gates.

. The cannibal is an ancient dragon with many years of experience, so to him, you are little more than a child in his eyes. His child.

If anything, he is more of a loving father to you than Daemon could ever be.

It's puzzling to him, at first. He has never possessed a single maternal bone in his body, having no objection to devouring unhatched eggs and even young hatched dragons to satiate his hunger- but perhaps he sees a part of him in you. That wildness to stray, the desperation to free yourself from the thorns of the targarians that dig deep into you. You may be a little gentle weepy thing, but the fact still stands. You want to be free. He can grant that.

As you claim him as a child, he'll watch you grow. Watch your face and hands become weary from the anxiety and ache of constantly being caged. You'll gradually become more and more beautiful, dripping in gems and jewellery and ornate gowns, but the sadness in your eyes hasn't changed since you were a tearful little child. He sees what they are doing- trying to keep you satiated with material desires, but he understands you deep down that nothing of that matters. You want to be anywhere else but here...

. He is an old dragon, and has a temper to him. His hunger for flesh and fire has not made him weary, and although he is scarred and withered, he is still towering in all his obsideon scaled glory. Emerald flames engulfing the sky as you ride upon his back, soaring above the clouds as pride and glory consumes him. He always despises the idea of being 'claimed' and ridden like some show pony, but he finds himself enjoying the company of his little human experiencing the rush of gliding through the heavens. He can feel your thundering heart, the flutter of butterflies in your stomach as he dips and soars between terrific heights, and he can't help but grin a scarred and twisted smile, egged on by your delight of the views and freedom. Yes! This is freedom, my little princess. Let us not be chained by those targarians, this is what living is!

He certainly likes challenging you, obviously not to the point he puts you in any danger of course- but he'll dive at gut churning speeds to see what'll make you shriek. It's almost like He finds amusement out of it, perhaps getting a little kick out of challenging his rider. Once he has landed however with you safely back on the ground, he'll look at you with his gnarled smirk and expect just a little push from you. Don't take it to heart though, his princess. You'll get gently prodded and nudged by his snout to check on you to make sure you're alright. He is still protective over you, after all. His cruelty will not extend to your pain. Besides, you are more often than not riding him bareback, so he would never fly so recklessly that you'd get bucked off. Most of the time he's holding back, really.

. That is not to say that each time you climb upon his back that you will endure terror, because that is surely not the case. He loves flying with you, loves feeling your awe and wonder. It fills him with unbridled pride and ego. You can both feel freedom, and freedom is all he wants for himself and his rider alike.

. As his rider, you have a good chance of escaping the talons of your family. Who is to stop you? The mad prince, Daemon, and his blood wyrm? Cannibal could laugh at the mere thought of this deranged man challenging him with his little red pest. Even the one eyed prince and his ancient she-dragon, Vhagar, will be a welcomed challenge. When it comes to you, he'd do anything.

This show is full of so many wasted opportunities

Pulled from Twitter.

I am having the biggest temper tantrum rn.

@thewitchqueenofharrenhal

Helaena mourning with Dreamfyre😭

Seeing as the show seems to be ignoring their bond, I wanted to draw them together😭

I'm quite eager to see all three wild dragons in HOTD, but I am especially excited to see the fearsome Cannibal come to life!

Artwork by @siosin

If I don’t see the Cannibal eat someone and look like an eldritch monster while doing it I’m going to scream.

you may not like aegon targaryen but tom glynn-carney loves him and knows him like the back of his hand. i applaud that tom finds away to bring him from the page even when the writers try their hardest to write aegon’s show version into the gutter. tom’s depiction at times may be less serious than aegon is in the book, but that’s because he’s dealing with a script that writes his character to be a bumbling idiot who can’t function without a glass in his hand.

it’s very apparent now that the show and the book are two separate universes, but i can say 100% tom’s knowledge of and attention to detail on his character does not go unnoticed. despite the hole they’ve written aegon into, tom never ceases to amaze me on screen — especially this new season — with just how much of book aegon he is trying to bring to life despite the clear image ryan condall is brewing in his writers room of evil and ill-intent when it comes to every single character in hotd.

“helaena does not ride, she has no taste for it”

incorrect, wrong

she was riding dreamfyre since age eleven and only stopped due to her depression and grief. dreamfyre awoke, broke her chains, and roared so loudly that the entire dragonpit shook when she sensed that helaena jumped to her death. they LOVED each other﹠ this show is insane for ignoring their bond.

“Helaena’s greatest joy in life is to take to the skies on the back of her dragon Dreamfyre.”

-GRRM

This. This perfectly explains what the main issues with season 2 is.

Ryan Condal choosing the necessary plotlines that HOTD must include:

Nettles ✗

Maelor ✗

The Greens loving one another ✗

Rhaenyra being cruel ✗

A whole bunch of other important shit ✗

Tyland Lannister being a sperm donor for a polygamous woman and her concubines (which slay, but priorities?) ✓

Ser Simon Strong, The Unbothered, King of Side-Eye, Feminist, Rhaenyra Loyalist, Daemyra Stan and Fashion Icon.

medieval yuri

It would be very cheesy but I would not hate it if handled well.

Can I be delusional for a moment?

We know what happens to Rhaenyra in the end...Joffrey even mentions it in GoT...but... Alicent was misportrayed in history, Laenor was "killed"...what if Rhaenyra's death is a cover-up? What if Aegon II allows Alicent and Rhaenyra to run away together? What if they do see the great wonders across the narrow sea, and eat only cake?

Being a king and war leader at 15 is so chill and fun 😊😊👍yay😄

"I need you to fly with Dreamfyre to battle" Helaena and Dreamfyre are for peaceful flights only. They are for watching the sunset, and visiting fields of flowers, and soaring over enchanted forests and mist covered mountains, and coasting over sunny meadows, and resting by babbling brooks, and going on bug finding expeditions. Helaena has suffered too much to be subjected to the trauma of battle. Leave her in peace

This is my most hated change from the books, they removed one of the most interesting parts of the best character due to CGI budget and it fills me with rage. The second worst is the deleting of Nettles, an objectively bad decision that adds nothing to the story cause Rhaena is boring as hell.

“Helaena does not ride, she has no taste for it”

RYAN CONDAL, WHEN I CATCH YOU 😤

I don’t care how unfair things are in your life, put some goddamn headphones on in public

rhaenyra has the perfect "exhausted ex-wife staring at her partner who is standing on her porch at 3am sobbing" stance

My sweet boy

Ser Simon Strong Appreciation Post

House of the Dragon Season Two

Why do you think your words can hurt me. I'm literally a hot girl with big boobs. I've already reached the pinnacle of existence

I feel like witches are sedentary and wizards are migratory. A witch has a home, a cauldron, herbs, you go to them with your problem. A wizard wanders, disappears, shows up at inconvenient times to fix nothing. am i making sense

I think we all want both.

You want Venom The Last Dance to be rated R so Venom can eat people I want Venom The Last Dance to be rated R so Venom and Eddie can have sex we are not the same

If you have Spotify reblog this and tag what your number one song on your “on repeat” playlist is.