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think of it: you're a young noble woman in westeros. you don't want to marry anyone or have children. you dream of traveling the world and having adventures. but you're just a woman. you have no say in your future. so you will obey your parents and marry lord baratheon's heir and fulfill your duty by giving him children (sons, most importantly). he's not even a bad husband, better than most, but you don't love him. you married into a great house, you're the lady of storm's end, the most powerful woman in the stormlands (whatever that's worth), but it's not the life you would've chosen. you love your children, but you yearn for a world that doesn't include them.

We all know this was Rhae’s doing….

Gwin Ashford has been kidnapped.

Lord Ashford puts out a reward and some come to claim it but none of them are Gwin.

One knight says he's brought her back and it's been confirmed by another local lord so the tourneys back on as both a birthday and a thank god you've been found tourney.

Except when 'Gwin' arrives two days before it is another fake. The lord who vouched for the knight is embarrassed because he did forget what Gwin looked like and saw a brown haired girl, realiavely pretty, and was like 👍🏾.

Now everyone is gathering and Lord Ashford has to play host while trying not to have a heart attack from the stress of hosting men well above his station while repressing the breakdown he's having over his missing daughter.

Meanwhile

Just before Ser Arlan dies he and Dunk find a group of criminals stealing children to send overseas for coin. Ser Arlan and Dunk are able to take the men down and send nearly all of the children home. Except a feral little boy in clothes to big for him with a terrible haircut. Ser Arlan grimaces as he realised they probably ment to sell the lad as a pillow boy with how pretty he is.

Dunk is immediately attached to them and coaxing them into being friendly like one would a feral kitten. Arlan just scruffs the lad, knights his boy and gives him the bitey beast as his own squire.

So they go on their merry way with this sassy boy who speaks all fancy complaining about the food and everything but they've also like imprinted on Dunk.

Ser Arlan dies and the Dunk and his squire called Gwyn bury the man. Gwyn leads them towards Ashford,

Gwin has not been having a good time. A nice picnic with a few of her ladies and guards turned into the guards getting killed and all the girls scattering. Leaving an unfortunate Gwin, whose skirts got trapped in a bramble easy pickings.

Her hair was forcibly cut she kept on having grown men threaten her and beat her if she talked back; or pulled a face. Then she's trapped with these other children, all peasants, waiting to be shipped off somewhere to be used for god knows what.

When she gets rescued she's already become a bit feral, not trusting anyone as she's seen what men will do to young girls and boys in her short stay and is ready to claw her way to freedom. She follows Ser Arlan and Dunk (ridiculous name). The conditions are harsh, maybe even harsher than when she was kidnapped but she's surprises herself at how much she learns to adapt to it. Pushing through blistered feet, learning how to do menial work and how to wield a dagger. That's her favourite new skill.

When Ser Arlan dies knighting Ser Dunk as they go towards Ashford for a tourney.

Gwins upset they still seem to be doing the tourney, what with her being kidnapped and all. But later finds out on the road that Lord Ashford was tricked by some vagabond into believing his daughter had been found.

Squire Gwyn is becoming a very good little squire and although eh still has his sass Dunk cant help but adore the lad.

Then they end up at the inn™

Dunk comes back to find Egg and Gwyn squabbling and while amused tells them off for getting rowdy by the horses, especially Thunder.

Egg tries to interview for the job of squire but Gwyn hisses that it's already take and Dunk doesn't need some skinny armed bald boys help.

Egg argues there are three horses and Dunk just shuts it down. They barely have enough as it is. But then the miscommunication happens which makes Dunk think he's an orphan.

I think because he already has Gwyn and has seen what can happen to pretty boys without someone he allows him to come with them. On the caveat that when they get to Ashford Egg must find another knight to squire.

Oh absolutely!!!!! This is gonna be a part 4.5 and happens during Dunk's recovery, post period, and as they wait for Dunk's recovery/set up his new room!!

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] AU Context: While walking home from school after a rugby game, homeless trans teen Dunk is abducted by aliens and hunted for sport! There were three winners and now Dunk has to try and learn to cohabitate with them, even though he really really wants to go back to the abandoned apartment he called home. [Dunks age is anything from 16-19, whatever makes ya comfortable.]

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I can but its.... not happy. It's less Dunk setting aside his pride more Maekar made it so Dunk had no other option. It is one of the ones I consider to be dark so yeaaaah....

[Context] TLDR: Aerion commits a crime and Professional Boxer Maekar covers it up with the influence he has, unfortunately putting the people his son harmed into difficulty and making his other kids not trust him, in fear he'll let Aerion hurt them. Maekar, looking to repent tries to help Dunk but he refuses, but Maekar is adamant. Too adamant.

While Maekar is a profession Boxer and comes from a long family of athletes, that is not the only thing his family is known for, the others being a shipping company and designer clothing. (Specifically athletic, think high end Nike stuff). This means that capitally Maekar has a lot of sway and with the use of some shell comapnies and manuevering, finds that it rather easy to make Dunk need him. It takes a long while, many bouts of Maekar's kids getting "lost" or them just happening to be at an event where Dunk is doing labor for the man to even be okay with holding a conversation with Maekar that isn't telling him to "Fuck off", and by then Maekar has already gotten to work.

Dunk's apartment complex? Under new management, rent's going up. Dunk's labor job? Downsizing and Dunk was on the block after an anonymous complaint reported him for slacking The bar Dunk worked at? Well that was already closing so Maekar did nothing there. Dunk's friend Tanselle? Her GoFund me to move back home had been well and paid for.

Dunk has nothing and no place around is really hiring but even THEN it takes forever for Dunk to even complain about his issues to Maekar, when his two weeks are coming to an end and he has a week left to find a new place. Just a small, "Damn, I'm fucked right now" over a cigarette, not an asking for help, barely an admittance but more than enough for Maekar to sink his claws into. Maekar has a spare room in his mansion, summer break is coming up and he needs someone to watch his kids. Maekar doesn't present it as an offer but more of a demand, stating his woes just like Dunk did his and with no other option, he agrees.

When Dunk is a child he has dreams of the impossible, he dreams he is in a training yard being taught by the royal master at arms, he's taught politics by the royal Maester, he's taught dances and social cues by stewards and he's even brother to the heir to the throne. Dunk knows logically it is absurd, so he thinks nothing of his 'not memories' and goes about his day.

Daeron cannot look any of the children named for his brother in the eyes, he finds it painful to look into a child's eye and not see his Duncan, they may have his name but no one could ever capture his devotion and love. Anyone who had known Duncan personally find it abhorrent that people are just naming their children so callously, they would hope his story would inspire people to overcome and dedicate themselves to being better instead it made some royals greedy for approval from the crown.

When the King hosts a ball to commemorate the anniversary, he invites all the royals and all the knights including hedge knights (his brother had a fondness for them as he said they were true men who did their duties for the people rather than any stories that would come about after they had served) in doing so Ser Arlan Pennytree and his gentle giant squire end up joining the ball. When Daeron lands eyes on Dunk he is floored and nearly bursts into tears seeing a younger version of the brother he lost. His eyes sting and his palms sweat, the room spins and he very nearly passes out. If not for his wife he would of wept and thrown himself at Dunk's feet.

Daeron isn't the only one to notice the giant squire, all his brothers in arms have stopped still and can't seem to catch their breaths, his half brother Brynden and sister Shiera haven't stopped staring since he entered the hall. Baelor is struck by a deep longing to go to him and beg forgiveness, all the royals who had known him feel as of their seeing a ghost in the flesh. Someone had actually passed out.

Dunk as always is oblivious. Arlan is weirded out.

After the whole ball is done, Arlan gets ready to leave and of course takes Dunk with him. There are some murmurs and considerations about Daeron asking the hedge knight to stay but in the end they decide against it. It would be unfair to put the years of grief and guilt they felt over the death of Ser Duncan onto poor little squire Dunk. No matter how much his innocent eyes or golden brown hair or gentle smile or staggering size or good heart remind them of what they lost. So they quickly bid each other goodbye and Arlan decides that he's never getting near any of these crazos ever again.

Enter Ashford: Egg was far too young to have ever met Duncan the Unwavering Sword but he has heard the stories. As such, it comes pretty easily to him to suggest the name Duncan to this knight who obviously cannot just keep on calling himself Ser Dunk the Tall. I'm gonna say that in this version of events he didn't actually meet Baelor and Maekar to get them to vouch for him, instead Lyonel just pretended to have remembered Ser Arlan and got Dunk into the lists that way.

Anyway. Both him and Egg are just chilling at the Baratheon tent most of the time while Lyonel manages to Dunk into joining him at Storm's End + swearing himself to him after Ashford. Our boy still meets Raymun and befriends him, all three men can bond over a shared and quickly growing dislike for Steffon. Dunk's also incredibly endearing to the few men who remember the first Blackfyre rebellion who just grow to be smitten with this mini version of the famous Good Brother of the King. The way he looks after his squire and takes care of him is just peak "Duncan with little Daeron II. and his kids later on" all around; people are simply having a happy time.

Then Aerion happens.

Then Dunk hitting Aerion happens.

All hell breaks loose, of course. If there was talk of Dunk being similar to Duncan before, it's low-key official now. The whole entire tourney and everyone there just got a front-row seat to this giant of a man beating up a prince in the defence of an innocent girl who shares the name and face of such a legendary knight. If he was the champion of the smallfolk in canon, he's their unofficial ruler now. Egg throws himself at him when Aerion tries to take his revenge, not only using his status as a prince but also mentioning that he's a sworn shield to the Lord Baratheon and a friend to the Fossoways on top. Dunk has no idea wtf is happening when he's quickly pushed in front of Baelor and Maekar to deal with this.

Both men then proceed to have a heart attack when "that hedge knight that punched a Targaryen prince" turns up at their doorstep and it's just. Holy fuck that is their UNCLE. Literally, Baelor thinks it's a ghost coming to haunt him for his sins or smth like that. The hair, the eyes, the smile, even the story that's spreading throughout the entire grounds of what happened are all just so Duncan the Unwavering Sword that he feels like he's doing insane. Add to that little Egg who snuck in and is clinging to his feet as well as Lyonel with half of his entourage bursting down their doors asking how dare the royal family behave like that with THEIR sworn brother and future knight??? Shit gets messy QUICKLY.

Like…

One second Baelor is in the midst of a fight, his heart beating fast, adrenaline flooding his system. It’s a feeling he’s unfortunately familiar with. The next second there’s a mace heading directly for his head. There’s no time to move away, no way to avoid the blow. Then the very next second there’s a hedge knight the size of a tree standing between Baelor and the oncoming blow, a man so big and tall and strong that he absorbs the blow and still remains standing.

But the fact that Ser Duncan remains standing after the blow does not stop the breath from catching in Baelor’s throat, nor does it prevent his heart from skipping a beat, nor does it prevent Baelor’s chest from growing uncomfortably tight. His ears are ringing, his breathing is growing laborious, because… because… because the tableau before him is heartbreakingly familiar. And the last time a giant honourable knight stood between Baelor and a mortal blow, House Targaryen lost one of it’s best and brightest. Baelor has spent nearly a decade riddled with the guilt of being inadvertently responsible for the death of his father’s most honourable brother. And it’s happening again. He’s in a muddy field in Ashford of all places, and history is repeating itself.

Except it’s not. Because this Ser Duncan is still standing, and he’s pushing Maekar back, giving Baelor the chance to recover. And he does eventually, pure survival instinct pulling Baelor out of the depths of his panic and grief. By some miracle they all make it out of the trial alive.

Baelor is swept away, and tended to by maesters and eventually allowed some peace and quiet, and when he gets it he has the mother of all breakdowns. Baelor’s breakdown is of course nothing compared to Maekar’s eventual breakdown.

Dunk has nO CLUE WHAT IS HAPPENING. Seriously. He has no idea. From his point of few he's just had the most insane 24 hours in his whole entire life, going from achieving his dream of entering a Lord's service in form of Lyonel to punching a prince to finding out his squire is said prince's missing brother to having to fight in a trial of seven. Poor dude is lowkey a little bit drowsy still from the milk of the poppy he was given, combine that with sheer exhaustion catching up on him and suddenly you have one GIANT of a hedge knight just. Passed out cold.

Everyone freaks out of course. Instead of Baelor going to meet Dunk after the fight like canon, Maekar decides to pay the hedge knight a visit. Both out of a sense of responsibility for the trial, and partially to deal with his own guilt and horrible feelings. Cue him finding Dunk unconscious in Raymun's arms. All bloodied and lax, his eye already swollen shut with mud and sweat plastering his hair to his head. Just like his uncle Ser Duncan he lay on the ground, slain like an animal in battle.

.....Yeahhhh thank the LORD that Raymun was quick enough in reading the prince's expression to assure him that Dunk's alive. Not that it stops much of the breakdown though. We are talking full flashback episode, ptsd, screaming, begging, crying snot and tears typa deal. Just crashes to the ground and starts shaking Dunk, begging him to not do this. Don't die again. Don't leave, please. Please! Please, don't make me your murderer. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. Uncle. Uncle I am sorry I couldn't protect you don't die for me again don't go my my hand I am sorry please don't---

There are barely enough men arriving to get Maekar off the ground and off Dunk, by now also being tended to by Lyonel's maesters as a (future) knight sworn to house Baratheon. Actually, Lyonel's there in person, arriving just in time to watch Maekar's gigantic breakdown and connect the dots that oh- oh they're seeing Ser Duncan the Unwavering Sword in his knight.

And doubly oh-oh, he can see it too.

Which means he's using all his status and privilege to keep him as far away from those Targaryens as he can. I mean, seriously! Just look at the mess they've already created for his poor knight. Dragging him into their messes first and now also projecting their little fucked up feelings over their dead uncle!? As if the guy hasn't suffered enough already. Nuh uh, he is a BARATHEON knight and he will be treated as such. You keep away! He's claimed! By Lyonel!!!! Not by any of you dragon weirdos!!!!

So what if you use your status as a royal family to bully yourself into the tent he's recovering in. Still my knight. Don't you dare get any ideas! And especially not you mr. "I like hitting people with maces!" This is the official Prince Maekar and Prince Baelor hate club. Lyonel doesn't care how much you want to argue or how much you point out the similarities, saying that it's obviously the best choice for him to go with you. He'll get a new squire at Storm's End that WON'T cause him trouble like your Prince Aegon did.

Dunk being woken up by arguing and seeing his nephews, mind you they look and sound older but Duncan would recognise them anywhere, his little fire drake Baelor and his grumpiest nephew Maekar, he calls to them in Valyrian, he's delirious and thinks he's still in Redgrass, he's happy he got to say his piece before the Stranger took him, he wants to tell his nephews they did well and the realm would prosper under Baelor's rule and that Maekar held strong and lead the men honourably.

(Also your dark aus gave me inspiration ti make a dark version of "Scary dog privilages")

The answer is yesn't.

Dunk is a character who wants kids, having kids isn't a problem. It doesn't really make him dysphohric regarding his gender because well, it was never his problem. He wasn't Trans because he felt dysphoria, he's Trans cause he felt like a dude, doesn't always goes hand in hand.

Dunks problem regarding the pregnancy isn't a gender issue BUT the lack of control in what is going on and happening. He didn't chose for it to happen nor does he have the choice to get rid of it. (Though I don't think Dunks the type. I'm pro-choice, Dunk just seems like a guy who wouldn't get an abortion cause it'd feel wrong for him to do unless medically needed but doesn't think its wrong for other people to do it.) The surrogacy one is named "could asked" because he would've consented to doing it.

Okay I really like this but I do have and additional suggestion: Dunk has been on the planet for years, has a job, apartment, everything, so he does have a life that the Targ's are also messing with. Also, Targ's run a government agency in charge of finding and dealing with alien threats. I want them to be so unsurprised over the existence of aliens, but have such cuteness aggression over Dunk.

Dunk has crash landed on the planet a near decade ago and was launched from his ship and hasn't been able to find it since. His body was found by Arlan, a man who owned a flower and gardening shop and took him in "cause he was old and bored". Through connections Arlan got him paperwork and thus Duncan Pennytree, secret grandchild of his was born. He put Dunk to work, happy the boy could already read and was a fast leaner and just left him be to enjoy his semi retirement.

Things are nice for the next several years with Dunk enjoying his job as a florist and gardener, as well as his occasional hunt for his ship. Though, his hunt doesn't really become a priority until after Arlan passes from old age as it really makes him miss his own home. So he goes searching and and eventually finds the remains in the woods near town, unaware of the fact it's on Targaryen property. He touches it only to be shocked with a jolt of electricity enough to knock him out and for him to fry his disguise. He passes out with the last thing he sees being the red light of a camera.

Dunk is cuffed when he wakes up but given how he isn't strapped to a table and cut open he considers this to not be too bad. He tries to get comfortable when two men walk in, one with kind eyes and the other with an aggressive glare. He answers their questions, about why he's there (Wanted to find his ship to go home), how long he's been on the planet (9ish years), why he was here originally (navigation mishap), and the like. Dunk is simply hoping to see if his ship is repairable and if not he'll just go back to work. That part surprises the men so Dunk explains that he does have a job and identity, the person who took him in passed so now Dunk just wants to go home. The kind eyes man pauses at that and offers Dunk a deal, they have the technology to fix his ship but they will only do it if he would be willing to help them out to. Translate a few things, let them take blood and do tests, and then they'll let him go. The other man glares but the kind one says it is their best option given their last translator betrayed them,

Regardless Dunk agrees, though he does mention he has to go to work some days. It's accepted and Dunk is let go as long as he comes back every night. They shake on it and Baelor, as the man introduced himself as, has to refrain from squeaking at how soft and plush Dunk is. Next few days they set up a room for Dunk and he is introduced to the family as its been determined the man is so far from a threat as he keeps bringing girls flowers and lets himself be climbed on like a tree. They aren't gonna let go of this stuffed animal of a man

Bonus: Dunk Alien Design - The cutest softest thing ever

Okay I really like this but I do have and additional suggestion: Dunk has been on the planet for years, has a job, apartment, everything, so he does have a life that the Targ's are also messing with. Also, Targ's run a government agency in charge of finding and dealing with alien threats. I want them to be so unsurprised over the existence of aliens, but have such cuteness aggression over Dunk.

Dunk has crash landed on the planet a near decade ago and was launched from his ship and hasn't been able to find it since. His body was found by Arlan, a man who owned a flower and gardening shop and took him in "cause he was old and bored". Through connections Arlan got him paperwork and thus Duncan Pennytree, secret grandchild of his was born. He put Dunk to work, happy the boy could already read and was a fast leaner and just left him be to enjoy his semi retirement.

Things are nice for the next several years with Dunk enjoying his job as a florist and gardener, as well as his occasional hunt for his ship. Though, his hunt doesn't really become a priority until after Arlan passes from old age as it really makes him miss his own home. So he goes searching and and eventually finds the remains in the woods near town, unaware of the fact it's on Targaryen property. He touches it only to be shocked with a jolt of electricity enough to knock him out and for him to fry his disguise. He passes out with the last thing he sees being the red light of a camera.

Dunk is cuffed when he wakes up but given how he isn't strapped to a table and cut open he considers this to not be too bad. He tries to get comfortable when two men walk in, one with kind eyes and the other with an aggressive glare. He answers their questions, about why he's there (Wanted to find his ship to go home), how long he's been on the planet (9ish years), why he was here originally (navigation mishap), and the like. Dunk is simply hoping to see if his ship is repairable and if not he'll just go back to work. That part surprises the men so Dunk explains that he does have a job and identity, the person who took him in passed so now Dunk just wants to go home. The kind eyes man pauses at that and offers Dunk a deal, they have the technology to fix his ship but they will only do it if he would be willing to help them out to. Translate a few things, let them take blood and do tests, and then they'll let him go. The other man glares but the kind one says it is their best option given their last translator betrayed them,

Regardless Dunk agrees, though he does mention he has to go to work some days. It's accepted and Dunk is let go as long as he comes back every night. They shake on it and Baelor, as the man introduced himself as, has to refrain from squeaking at how soft and plush Dunk is. Next few days they set up a room for Dunk and he is introduced to the family as its been determined the man is so far from a threat as he keeps bringing girls flowers and lets himself be climbed on like a tree. They aren't gonna let go of this stuffed animal of a man

Bonus: Dunk Alien Design - The cutest softest thing ever

Okay I really like this but I do have and additional suggestion: Dunk has been on the planet for years, has a job, apartment, everything, so he does have a life that the Targ's are also messing with. Also, Targ's run a government agency in charge of finding and dealing with alien threats. I want them to be so unsurprised over the existence of aliens, but have such cuteness aggression over Dunk.

Dunk has crash landed on the planet a near decade ago and was launched from his ship and hasn't been able to find it since. His body was found by Arlan, a man who owned a flower and gardening shop and took him in "cause he was old and bored". Through connections Arlan got him paperwork and thus Duncan Pennytree, secret grandchild of his was born. He put Dunk to work, happy the boy could already read and was a fast leaner and just left him be to enjoy his semi retirement.

Things are nice for the next several years with Dunk enjoying his job as a florist and gardener, as well as his occasional hunt for his ship. Though, his hunt doesn't really become a priority until after Arlan passes from old age as it really makes him miss his own home. So he goes searching and and eventually finds the remains in the woods near town, unaware of the fact it's on Targaryen property. He touches it only to be shocked with a jolt of electricity enough to knock him out and for him to fry his disguise. He passes out with the last thing he sees being the red light of a camera.

Dunk is cuffed when he wakes up but given how he isn't strapped to a table and cut open he considers this to not be too bad. He tries to get comfortable when two men walk in, one with kind eyes and the other with an aggressive glare. He answers their questions, about why he's there (Wanted to find his ship to go home), how long he's been on the planet (9ish years), why he was here originally (navigation mishap), and the like. Dunk is simply hoping to see if his ship is repairable and if not he'll just go back to work. That part surprises the men so Dunk explains that he does have a job and identity, the person who took him in passed so now Dunk just wants to go home. The kind eyes man pauses at that and offers Dunk a deal, they have the technology to fix his ship but they will only do it if he would be willing to help them out to. Translate a few things, let them take blood and do tests, and then they'll let him go. The other man glares but the kind one says it is their best option given their last translator betrayed them,

Regardless Dunk agrees, though he does mention he has to go to work some days. It's accepted and Dunk is let go as long as he comes back every night. They shake on it and Baelor, as the man introduced himself as, has to refrain from squeaking at how soft and plush Dunk is. Next few days they set up a room for Dunk and he is introduced to the family as its been determined the man is so far from a threat as he keeps bringing girls flowers and lets himself be climbed on like a tree. They aren't gonna let go of this stuffed animal of a man

Bonus: Dunk Alien Design - The cutest softest thing ever

(Dark sci-fi au)

A mix of both!! The best way I can explain it is that the way they'll eventually grow to treat it is like dealing with someone's irrational fear to varying degrees. They don't think Dunk's behavior makes any sense BUT understand that there is something in his mind that makes it seem wrong. A cultural difference + irrational fear.

They acknowledge that humans have never had contact with outside alien species but as their species have known about and interacted with others for centuries they don't have a grasp of it being new. Its like when a baby cries at the first time hearing a train, what may be normal for us is INSANE to someone new. They just think this is Dunk crying at something new.

Okay so the regular Mermaid!Dunk au is basically similar to the original story of Little Mermaid.

aegon “egg” targaryen, fifth of his name was only 9 namedays old, but he was no fool. people often underestimated him because of his age, but aegon was good at observing and watching what was happening around him, and what was happening right now was unacceptable.

egg knew that his ser was stunning in a way not many, or any, omegas could claim, towering over most alphas, with a strong solid build. at first glance, many would assume that ser duncan the tall was an alpha, his impressive height and strong stature was what first caught people’s eye. upon seeing him up close, or rather smelling him, most would dismiss him as an abnormally large beta, and simply move on with their day. a large beta was a slight curiosity but nothing unheard of. however, when his scent was thick and impossible to ignore, there was no denying what his looming appearance hid, ser duncan the tall was an omega.

the delicate yet enchanting scent of honeysuckle and the grass after rain was a balm to all who had the pleasure of breathing it in. for the targaryen family, the scent was refreshing, nostalgic, and reminiscent of spring days free from responsibility. the clean, fresh scent was a welcome reprieve from the smoky and woody scents that dominated the targaryen line. baelor with his smoked oak and amber scent, maekar who smelled of leather and cedar and a sharp citrus note, daeron and his sandalwood and bergamot musk, and aerion who’s cardamom and cedarwood scent that held hints of pepper and strangely, vanilla, were all ensnared by the sweet yet subtle and clean scent that the omega held.

egg, of course, had no problem taking pride in the wonderful and refreshing scent of his ser. in fact, egg was very adamant in having ser duncan scent him everyday, mixing the honeysuckle and grass with his milky pup scent. he took great pride in carrying the scent of his ser with him, and often smirked when he thought of all the squires who had to deal with strong, overwhelming alpha scents, while he got to luxuriate in ser duncan’s subtle yet serene scent.

however, while he may feel pride in his ser’s scent, he was most displeased with the unfortunate issues that arose from it. what kind of so-called issues, one may ask, well, aegon would be happy to share. to put it quite simply, his ser was targaryen catnip, and egg was disgusted and annoyed at the way his family members circled his ser like he was prey. his honorable uncle, his lord father, even his drunkard of a brother, and the monster he would rather ignore, they all had been enchanted by the large, kind, truly good and pure omega. although his ser did not meet the usual expectations and standards of what was considered proper omega etiquette and behavior, his ser was, at his core, a fundamentally good person. his heart was large and open, and his intentions only ever came from the heart.

for the targaryen men who grew up trapped by expectations, surrounded in the pit of vipers that was the noble class, where snakes lay hidden in the grass, and every secret shared was a gamble no one wanted to take, ser duncan’s honesty and integrity was intoxicating, and refreshing. how different he was from the lords and ladies they were forced to socialize with, and yet, a single moment with dunk outweighed any encounter in the red keep. ser duncan the tall was a breath of fresh air that stirred up the long-hidden and buried deep desire all targaryen’s had, a burning passion and desire to love and be loved. targaryen’s were creatures forged of fire and blood, and theirs ran hotter than most, the only real way to temper it was when they met their mate. and ser duncan, with his earnest eyes, kind heart, and relentless determination to be good, was all these dragon’s wanted.

Please please please 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

I have tried answering this 4 times this morning and the app keeps crashing. I’m going to lose my mind if I have to retype it one more time. But thank you for the ask! I was excited to answer this one.