Comment fic meme #5

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Aegon I./Orys Baratheon

[linndechir]

"My shield, my stalwart, my strong right hand."

I don't know, give me Aegon making Orys Hand of the King, or anything else with these two.

Re: Aegon I./Orys Baratheon

[outboxed]

Ugh, no, Linn, no. I don't need to write more of this ship. I just- there is something amazing about Aegon making Orys his Hand because it's not a pre-existing role, right? Or if it's a pre-existing Westerosi custom or a position with a counterpart in Old Valyrian rulership systems, it's one Aegon could do away with or not choose to bring back. And he chooses ORYS. His brother. His shield, his stalwart, his strong right-hand. Oh goddd. There is so much room for this to be gorgeous and intimate and beautiful.

Re: Aegon I./Orys Baratheon

[linndechir]

You got that wrong, bro, you DO need to write more of this ship. :P It would make sense to me that Aegon made up that role (and to give it such an awesome name, I mean, basically considering another person part of his body and his will), because this is the guy who basically went like "lol Imma gonna marry both my sisters and conquer a hugeass continent because I got bored on Dragonstone". And he seems to have no problem sharing his power, considering that he had two queens and didn't mind sharing his rule with them either.

Also, I'm pretty sure part of the reason he did that was to keep Orys close, by his side in King's Landing rather than away in Storm's End. Not that distances are a big problem when you have a dragon, but it would have seemed odd for the king to fly to Storm's End every other day.

AND AEGON DECIDED THAT THE HAND IS THE ONLY OTHER PERSON TO BE ALLOWED TO SIT ON THE THRONE HE DECIDED THAT ORYS COULD SIT ON THE FUCKING IRON THRONE. He basically said "hey bro, my realm belongs (almost) as much to you as to me".

Re: Aegon I./Orys Baratheon

[outboxed]

I know I do but, Linn, why do you do this to me? Why do you make me ship these beautiful things?

I can absolutely see Aegon making the position just for Orys - because he wants to give Orys a position that is (at least) equal to his sisters', that acknowledges Orys' contribution to conquest and rule, and, yeah, which enables him to sit the Iron Throne and be symbolically a part of and an extension of Aegon, as king. Aaah. And, yes, of course he wanted to keep Orys close. Ugh. Glorious.

Re: Aegon I./Orys Baratheon

[linndechir]

So you write fic about them, obviously. What do you think? ;)

because he wants to give Orys a position that is (at least) equal to his sisters'
Thanks for the cracky mental image of Aegon suggesting that he could just marry Orys, too, and Visenya being all "no you don't". But nope, Aegon clearly did not have that idea or else he would have actually done it. So, making him Hand and sharing his throne with him it was. These two are so perfect. <3

Re: Aegon I./Orys Baratheon

[outboxed]

Damn, you're cunning. (;

And, yeah, if Aegon wanted to marry get another of his siblings, he would have. As it was, he gave Orys something different & better, showing how much he loved and trusted him and, yes, perfectttt. <3