The Cruel

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• The Cruel by ciemai

  Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV)  

  • Not Rated
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, Underage Sex
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  14 Jan 2024

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death
  • Rape/Non-Con
  • Underage Sex
  • Daemon Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Daemon Targaryen
  • Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Alicent Hightower
  • Otto Hightower
  • Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon
  • Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon
  • Laena Velaryon (Daughter of Corlys)
  • Laenor Velaryon
  • Aegon II Targaryen
  • Viserys I Targaryen
  • Ratings: R
  • Alicent Hightower Bashing
  • BAMF Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • BAMF Daemon Targaryen
  • Rape/Non-con Elements
  • Minor Character Death
  • Child Abuse

  Summary

  The Hightowers think they can play the game with dragons and not get burned.

  Series

  • Part 1 of The Cruel

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,670

  Chapters:

  3/?

  Comments:

  91

  Kudos:

  2,011

  Bookmarks:

  455

  Hits:

  47,387

• The First Stroke by ciemai

  Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Underage Sex
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  27 Jan 2024

  Tags

  • Underage Sex
  • Daemon Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Alicent Hightower/Viserys I Targaryen
  • Daemon Targaryen
  • Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Viserys I Targaryen
  • Alicent Hightower
  • Otto Hightower
  • Harwin Strong
  • Criston Cole
  • Lyman Beesbury
  • Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon
  • Time Travel Fix-It
  • Alicent Hightower Bashing
  • BAMF Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • BAMF Daemon Targaryen
  • Alicent Hightower deserves shit

  Summary

  If Rhaenyra was as cruel as they said, Alicent would have never stood a chance.

  Series

  • Part 2 of The Cruel

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,578

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  38

  Kudos:

  2,558

  Bookmarks:

  413

  Hits:

  57,780

• It Started in Driftmark by ciemai

  Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms  

  • Explicit
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  08 May 2024

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death
  • Rape/Non-Con
  • Alicent Hightower/Viserys I Targaryen
  • Daemon Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Daemon Targaryen
  • Jacaerys Velaryon
  • Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra)
  • Joffrey Velaryon
  • Baela Targaryen
  • Rhaena Targaryen (Daughter of Daemon)
  • Viserys I Targaryen
  • Alicent Hightower
  • Otto Hightower
  • Aegon II Targaryen
  • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
  • Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon
  • Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon
  • Laenor Velaryon
  • Helaena Targaryen
  • Archmaester Vaegon Targaryen
  • Vhagar | Visenya Targaryen's Dragon
  • Caraxes | Daemon Targaryen's Dragon
  • Syrax | Rhaenyra Targaryen's Dragon
  • Sunfyre | Aegon II Targaryen's Dragon
  • Moondancer | Baela Targaryen's Dragon
  • Vermax | Jacaerys Velaryon's Dragon
  • Arrax | Lucerys Velaryon's Dragon
  • Morning | Rhaena Targaryen's Dragon
  • Graphic Description
  • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
  • Graphic Description of Corpses
  • Time Travel Fix-It
  • Dark Daemon Targaryen
  • Dark Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Political Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • BAMF Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • BAMF Daemon Targaryen

  Summary

  Rhaenyra died and woke up in Driftmark on the day of Laena's funeral. She will not make the same mistakes she did. She will topple the Hightower and ruin the greens one at a time.

  Series

  • Part 3 of The Cruel

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  60,534

  Chapters:

  18/18

  Comments:

  596

  Kudos:

  4,529

  Bookmarks:

  1,011

  Hits:

  193,434

• Torment by ciemai

  Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms  

  • Explicit
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  19 Jul 2024

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death
  • Rape/Non-Con
  • Daemon Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Alicent Hightower/Viserys I Targaryen
  • Viserys I Targaryen/Laena Velaryon (Daughter of Corlys)
  • Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Daemon Targaryen
  • Viserys I Targaryen
  • Alicent Hightower
  • Otto Hightower
  • Grand Maester Mellos (A Song of Ice and Fire)
  • Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon
  • Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon
  • Laenor Velaryon
  • Laena Velaryon (Daughter of Corlys)
  • Caraxes | Daemon Targaryen's Dragon
  • Syrax | Rhaenyra Targaryen's Dragon
  • Meleys | Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon's Dragon
  • Seasmoke | Addam Velaryon's Dragon
  • Vhagar | Visenya Targaryen's Dragon
  • Cassandra Baratheon
  • Bethany Hightower
  • Aegon III Targaryen
  • Viserys II Targaryen
  • Visenya Targaryen (Daughter of Rhaenyra)
  • Original Characters
  • Samantha Tarly
  • Sabitha Vypren
  • Rape/Non-con Elements
  • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
  • Miscarriage
  • Infant Death
  • Dark Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Dark Magic
  • Blood Magic
  • not for alicent fans
  • Alicent deserves nothing
  • viserys the useless
  • Team Green Stay Away
  • viserys cosplaying as Henry VIII
  • obsession with male heirs
  • Time Travel Fix-It
  • Prophetic Visions
  • Prophetic Dreams
  • Abortion
  • Gruesome Death
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Elemental Magic
  • Adultery
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Period-Typical Sexism

  Summary

  What if Rhaenyra was completely, utterly unhinged?

  Series

  • Part 4 of The Cruel

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  154,255

  Chapters:

  35/35

  Comments:

  1,784

  Kudos:

  5,959

  Bookmarks:

  1,439

  Hits:

  320,369

• Reckoning by ciemai

  Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms  

  • Explicit
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, Underage Sex
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  24 Dec 2025

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death
  • Rape/Non-Con
  • Underage Sex
  • Daemon Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Alicent Hightower/Viserys I Targaryen
  • Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon/Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon
  • Daemon Targaryen/Laena Velaryon (Daughter of Corlys)
  • past - Relationship
  • Harwin Strong/Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • if you squint
  • Rhaenyra Targaryen & Viserys I Targaryen
  • Daemon Targaryen & Viserys I Targaryen
  • Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Daemon Targaryen
  • Alicent Hightower
  • Viserys I Targaryen
  • Jacaerys Velaryon
  • Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra)
  • Joffrey Velaryon
  • Aegon III Targaryen
  • Viserys II Targaryen
  • Baela Targaryen
  • Rhaena Targaryen (Daughter of Daemon)
  • Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon
  • Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon
  • Archmaester Vaegon Targaryen
  • Aegon II Targaryen
  • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
  • Helaena Targaryen
  • Criston Cole
  • Otto Hightower
  • Elinda Massey
  • Grand Maester Gerardys (A Song of Ice and Fire)
  • Grand Maester Mellos (A Song of Ice and Fire)
  • Bratty Nyra
  • Critical of Show!Rhaenyra
  • Team Black Masturbation fic
  • Team Green Bashing
  • Alicent deserves shit
  • Body Shaming
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Canon-Typical Behavior
  • .
  • Child abuse done by Rhaenyra
  • because if Book!Alicent can have beef with nine year old Rhaenyra so can she
  • Period-Typical Racism
  • Critical of Show!Veleryons
  • Critical of Show!Daemon
  • Critical of Show!everyone actually
  • mentions of cannibalism
  • Ableism

  Summary

  Book!Rhaenyra died and woke up in Show! Rhaenyra's body.

  Just because i hated what the show did to my girl Rhaenyra, she was Jon Snowed fr

  Series

  • Part 5 of The Cruel

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  282,129

  Chapters:

  25/?

  Comments:

  1,955

  Kudos:

  5,078

  Bookmarks:

  1,306

  Hits:

  260,648