BURNING GOLD
a     hotd     fanfic
by               ashara

"Holy places are like dark places. It is life and strength, not knowledge and words, that we get in them. Holy wisdom is not clear and thin like water, but thick and dark like blood."

── C.S. Lewis from, "Till We Have Faces" A Narrative Transformation

❛ the earth is littered
with ruins of empires
that believed they
were eternal ❜

MADNESS AND GREATNESS COMES HAND IN HAND...

Especially to those who share the blood of old Valyria, they are the ones who sits atop the throne of thousand swords and endures bleeding in the process if found unworthy. King Jaehaerys the Conciliator was among those in the line that landed in the side of greatness as a ruler, but even he feared the possible doom of House Targaryen if they continued to squabble amongst themselves for the Iron Throne. He kept the order in line either by blade or honor as long as he could. But it was only a matter of time before the house brought the downfall itself.

With House Targaryen divided into two major factions, families, friends and allies were formed, torn and created. Each one praying to the gods that who they chose will inherit the throne.

But there are others who refuse to only play by the colors of green and black. War knows no color except one. Red. And so do the dragons and their riders.

❛ kill me if you must
but i shall not bow to
a king who wears
crown studded with
jewel of every life
he has ended ❜

∎ Daenys Targaryen ━━━ lion amongst dragons
mia wasikowska

warrior. the golden dragon. bastard.

∎ Rhaenor Velaryon ━━━ lord of the waves
kit young

heir. the seastorm. trueborn

∎ Viserya Targaryen ━━━ the seadragon
tati gabrielle

dreamer. the bloodmage. hidden sire.

team red's playlist

i. dynasty MIIA • ii. kingdom fall claire wyndham • iii. walk through the fire zayde wolf • iv. everybody wants to rule the world lorde • v. storm song PHILDEL • vii. we must be killers mikky ekko • viii. beautiful crime tamer • ix. jenny of oldstones florence + the machine • x. far from home sam tinnesz • xi. madness flesh and bone • xii. your world will fail les friction • xiii. what have you become? MNQN • xiv. start a war klergy • xv. empires ruelle • xvi. leave your lover echos • xvii. killing me to love you vancouver sleep clinic • xviii. silhouette aquilo • xix. inflames digital daggers • xx. haunt echos • xxi. love and war fleurie

best read in:
black bg / medium font / sans serif

&& DISCLAIMER   I don't own the House of the Dragon storyline and its characters. The credit all goes to the creators of the show and GRRM's Fire & Blood. I only own Daenys Targaryen, Rhaenor Velaryon, Viserya Targaryen and a handful of OCs, a few alterations and modifications (such as events, dates, locations etc) on the storyline in order for the fic's plot to fit in. Please don't reproduce any content without the permission of the author.

&& AUTHOR'S NOTE   Finishing my hiatus here by publishing a hotd fic! I'm back on the asoiaf phase after watching the show and I have sooo many fic ideas but I'm making this the major one compared to.

&& DEDICATIONS / TAGS   arsvenal -lxcifer nina_crux1 astrxids stand_with_cap mxrghulia everssance
tzar-of-torture MysticPsyche_ darkhoImes Phxntom-Spider
WerecoyoteWitch97 xonceuponatimex
cqntralperk ethereal-heart

&& BOOK DATES : oct 2022 —  published: nov 2022 — finished : to be added

&& MAIN FIC TAG IS  not team green, not team black but secretly a third thing (team OCs)

🖇️ For a better look of the family tree of my OCs here's a visual aid

🔵 - secondary OCs
🔴 - primary OCs

🖇️ The timeline of things are still the same on the show only there will be less time jumps here, basically you'll see a glimpse of the events on the books that were redacted on the show. Character ages are still show wise but adjusted a bit to fit in the original characters & their stories.

🖇️ Some characters will appear later on the story or will only have minor parts/cameos on the earlier parts. It doesn't mean that they aren't important, each character and their story will be a vital element on the Dance.

🖇️ Okay so ever since I've disappeared from here and took a break from continuing my stories, I came up with a surprisingly new writing style. It's very reminiscent of my earlier AO3 fics that never got off the ground,  I also draw influence from how Fire & Blood was written since it's been a source of my writing inspo for months now.

🖇️ Lastly, I think I still have so many notes to say but my fish brain is currently on a mental block as I'm writing this sooo if I remember any of it on the days to come, I'll just add it at  the end of a chapter that has relevance to it. ILYYY 🤟 don't be shy to interact with the fic, I always love engaging with readers!!

" every time a new
targaryen is born,
the gods toss the
coin in the air and
the world holds its
breath to see how
it will land. "

© ashara ─────  2022
don't steal !