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1. Children of the Empire by glasscandlegrenades

   Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   21 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen/Original Female Character(s)
   • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen/You
   • Aemond “one-eye” Targaryen/reader
   • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
   • Aegon II Targaryen
   • Alicent Hightower
   • Helaena Targaryen
   • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
   • Viserys I Targaryen
   • Daemon Targaryen
   • Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Vhagar | Visenya Targaryen's Dragon
   • Syrax | Rhaenyra Targaryen's Dragon
   • Jacaerys Velaryon
   • Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra)
   • Reader is Rhaenyra's 'Velaryon' Daughter
   • Alys Rivers of House Strong
   • Arranged Marriage
   • Forced Marriage
   • Westerosi Matrimonial Bedding Tradition (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Discussion of Abortion
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Suicide Attempt
   • Pregnancy
   • Unwanted Pregnancy
   • Childbirth
   • Motherhood
   • Angst and Fluff and Smut
   • Uncle/Niece Incest
   • Targcest | Targaryen Incest (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Toxic Relationship
   • Dad! Aemond
   • burn victim
   • Child Death
   • Threats of Rape/Non-Con
   • Mildly Dubious Consent
   • Depression
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Suicide
   • Traumatic birth
   • Family Fluff
   • Bittersweet Ending

   Summary

   You are the eldest daughter of Rhaenyra, Princess of Dragonstone, and twin to her heir, Prince Jacaerys. When your younger brother assails your uncle in a childhood squabble, your grandsire, the King Viserys, offers your hand in marriage as payment for Aemond's lost eye.

   Plighted in a match that is beheld by many and desired by none, you find yourself alone in a nest of vipers, forced to watch as your mother and the Queen maneuver and vie for influence within the court and the Realm. Despite your youth, fears, and insecurity, you know you must apply your will and wits to one claim or another, but this choice becomes more and more difficult as you find yourself further entrenched within the family who would see your mother and siblings fed to the flames.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Children of the Empire

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   342,370

   Chapters:

   40/40

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