#pro daela

We see him sitting close with Baela teaching her Valyrian in Pentos where they looked comfortable like he was used to and happy to teach her their language. He even during Laenas birthing scene talking to the healer, being told how Laenas struggling to give birth and he just sort of whispers to himself "my brave girl". And how when presenting with the same choice as Viserys was, cutting the mother open to save the child where Viserys only asked if he could ensure the child lives but Daemon only asks "will the mother survive?" To which he shakes his head no when being told she wont, before realizing she's gone and chasing after her. And a deleted scene of him even consoling his daughters after her death.

It's like they out the foundations of their romance there and they only added specific lines to make sure no one thought he loved Laena over Rhaenyra or his daughters over his eventual sons. Not even going into how awful it was to rewrite Laena to be a "settled for second option" and then written to die a brutal death alone by fire instead of in her husband's arms.

Like, they wanted to push Daemon and Rhaenyra so badly, but like, we see he treats Rhaenyra is no better. They sacrificed a genuinly loving relationship for one that they immediately wrote as toxic and full of arguing and even abuse.

I honestly have no idea what they think I'm supposed to be getting out of Daemon and Rhaenyras relationship that they sacrifice everything else. I mean, they also definitely didnt show best anything of Harwin and Rhaenyra for the same reason. It would risk people liking him over Daemon for her just like they feared people like Laena over Rhaenyra for Daemon.

It's like they have no idea what to do about this relationship, because they're too cowardly to just follow what happens in the books for them now.

I completely agree, I've made a post on why I don't ship Daemyra here.

But let's talk about what you said, all of what you've said is true, I'm a HUGE Laena x Daemon or Daela shipper. So much so I'm planning go make a Daemon x Laena fic in the future on my fic account @ashblooddragons.

What drove me crazy about Ryan and Co doing this, is the fact they changed the Veleryons to black and then make Daemon pretty much hate Laena and his daughters. It made me uncomfortable and it's easy to have ones mind go to Racism. Especially when you add the fact he's pining for his very white niece.

And yeah if there is one person I think Rhaenyra should get with its Harwin. And them giving him little to no screen time in general but especially with Rhaenyra and the Steong boys is very weird to me.

It kinda felt like they tried to be inclusive with the Veleryons only to make them be used or ignored by their partners (besides Corlys). They kinda feel like a after thought to Ryan and Co and it pisses me off cause they were VERY interesting.

regarding your response to the anon above, i'm just curious on your personal thoughts...what would you describe nettles & daemon's relationship compared with laena & daemon? sry if i'm bothering you, have a nice day/night ! ◡̈

Hi Anon! And don't worry your not bothering me at all.

All right let's start with this, SHES NOT HIS DAUGHTER! I don't know why people think this when it says stuff like them bathing together you don't bathe with your teenage daughter. Plus if he was doing that with his teenage daughter we probably would have read he was doing the same with Baela and Rhaena. So I say they were lovers.

Next I still believe Laena was his one true love, but i do think he loved Nettles that he was in love with her. I mean you don't go on a suicide mission for just some hookup.

I always felt Rhaenyra and his relationship was a political one, I've said it before will say it again. And I think after feeling love like he had with Laena at some point he was going to search for that again, at least to some level. Hence me thinking he was in love with her but she wasn't his one true love.

Think of it this way, Laena was his soulmate this inferno of passion and love (imo) while Nettles was like a warm blanket. I think having Nettles leave hit too close to home for Daemon, i think he felt like he couldn't lose someone he loves again. That's why I think Caraxes and him reacted that way, I think he was thinking of Laena and how she passed and that made Caraxes call put like he did.

I agree, a lot of people point out that he was flirting with her before but then he was in love with the idea of a Valyrian bride not Rhaenyra herself.

Rhaenyra knew the only way Daemon would marry her is if she gave the promise of the throne and crown, hence why she used that in her speech trying to convince him to marry her. Also if he truly was in love with her, she wouldn't need to convince or beg him to marry her he would've suggested it on his own and or the moment she was like "yo you want to marry?" He would have jumped at the idea not needed her to have the crown and throne in front of him like a pig chasing a carrot on a stick.