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• The Echo of the Narrow Sea by Commander90 (quattrozza), quattrozza

  Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/F
  • Work in Progress

  11 Jul 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Alicent Hightower/Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Daemon Targaryen
  • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
  • Jacaerys Velaryon
  • Otto Hightower
  • Syrax | Rhaenyra Targaryen's Dragon
  • Alicent Hightower
  • Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Mysaria | Lady Misery (A Song of Ice and Fire)
  • Slow Burn
  • Slow Build
  • Angst
  • Drama & Romance
  • Political Intrigue
  • Dragon Riders
  • Forbidden Love
  • Love Confessions
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Blood and Injury
  • Jealousy
  • Falling In Love

  Summary

  ​When Alicent offers Rhaenyra a secret escape, she reopens a wound that has never truly healed.

  ​Will they be able to overcome years of distance, conflicts, and mutual wounds to find the feeling that, deep down, has never truly faded?

  An alternate continuation picking up right from the events of the season 2 finale.

  Language:

  English

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  15,828

  Chapters:

  11/?

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