#daemianne

Why does everyone think Doran (and Daemon, and everyone else) knows that JonCon is gay? I’m not even convinced that JONCON knows that JonCon is gay…

I guess it’s possible that Daemon’s (unconfirmed) bisexuality will play into this whole crazy scenario somehow, but no, I don’t think it’s all part of some crazy Batman Gambit of Doran’s. Despite what some people think, Doran is not a super villain. Like, his entire arc in aFfC was him learning he’s not as good at cyvasse as he thought he was…

I discuss a little about why Doran may have sent our two lovebirds off together on a dangerous adventure in my write up on Arianne I from tWoW:

Doran chose Daemon to be Arianne’s sworn shield and he chose to trust him with super secret information about how he’s spent the last seventeen years plotting treason. The reason for the first is obvious, Daemon is an extremely capable warrior who would gladly take any number of bullets for his daughter, there probably is no better choice, but the reason for the second is, I think, another sign of the progress that has been made in Doran and Arianne’s relationship.

Doran didn’t trust enough people. That is what bit him in the butt in terms of his revenge plot. He was so obsessed with secrecy to the point that he seemed to make all of his decisions in an echo chamber. It makes sense that he would want Arianne to have someone trustworthy to ask for advice. And he seems to be quite a good choice in that respect too.

And, like, I’m not going to suggest that he ships them… but I get the feeling that maybe Doran and Arianne FINALLY got around to talking about what happened when she was fourteen sometime between “The Princess in the Tower” and “The Watcher”.

“Daenerys was her name. She was sister to King Daeron the Good, and it was her marriage that made Dorne part of the Seven Kingdoms. The whole realm knew that the girl loved Daeron’s bastard brother Daemon Blackfyre, and was loved by him in turn, but the king was wise enough to see that the good of thousands must come before the desires of two, even if those two were dear to him.”

Like, “yeah, Dad, I get it….”

And poor Daemon still seems to be under the impression that Arianne never really cared about him and was only using him for sex, so maybe that’s what Doran thought for nine years too. Maybe he feels guilty about Operation Old Dude (he should…) and he thinks low-key Playing Cupid will make up for it.

The four Daemianne conversations from the Arianne Winds of Winter sample chapter,

What Daemon heard:

Convo 1:

A: God Darkstar sucks, I hope he dies. D: He totally sucks, what did you see in him? A: Well, he’s hot. I have horrible taste in boyfriends. D:

Convo 2:

A: So, whatya know about Jon Connington. D: Like, nothing. Why would I exactly? A: I don’t know... Do you think he likes hot chicks? Like me, for example. D: .... No idea. He’s just some dude. A: Look, are you going to help me figure out how to get into his pants or not? D: 

Convo 3:

[shockingly little preamble] A: Let’s pork. D: Yeah, I’m not so into the idea of you using me for sex so you can work out your frustrations. Again. A: Is that a “No"? D: That is a "No". A: Whatever, let’s talk instead.

D: About our relationship?

A: No. About my job.

D:

Convo 4:

A: Hey, you know Viserys Targaryen? D: The man whose existence meant we could never have a future together? Yeah, I’ve heard of him. A: Do you think he was hot? D: