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by augustalamode Rhaenyra's first love was Shakespeare. Alicent's first love was Rhaenyra. It's been three years since they've spoken. Rhaenyra runs an indie Shakespeare company in Chicago, grieving her father's death and trying to put the pieces of herself back together. Alicent can't seem to graduate from doing Grease at the dinner theater that pays her union wages. The revelation of Alicent's relationship with Viserys shattered their connection completely, and Rhaenyra hopes they never speak again. When she gets an offer to play Romeo in a groundbreaking all-female production on a prestigious regional stage, she can't say no. There's just one problem; Alicent is her Juliet. A theater AU that gives fake dating but in a professional way. Crucially set in 2014 before the advent of mainstream intimacy direction and me too. Lots of pining with some really complicated dynamics thrown in. This one's for my Shakespeare heads lets go Words: 8625, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/F Characters: Alicent Hightower, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Laenor Velaryon, Laena Velaryon (Daughter of Corlys), Viserys I Targaryen, Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon, Harwin Strong Relationships: Alicent Hightower/Rhaenyra Targaryen, Alicent Hightower & Rhaenyra Targaryen Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Enemies to Lovers, References to Shakespeare, Power Dynamics, Intimacy, they hate each other but they have to kiss every day how crazy is that, the power of language to create lesbians, queer realization, Feelings Realization, Viserys is an abusive mentor, Rhaenicent, Fake/Pretend Relationship