the rose's rarest essence lives in the thorns

“We know, Father. Everyone knows. Just look at them.” House of the Dragon | 1.06 "The Princess and the Queen" | 2.07 "The Red Sowing"

HOTD Season 2 Appreciation Week Day 2: Costumes → Jacaerys Velaryon,

4 times Jace took after his mother + the 1 time he took after his father

Helaena Targaryen and Simon Strong being adorable. HOUSE OF THE DRAGON “The Lord of the Tides” (2022) dir. Geeta Vasant Patel. “The Queen Who Ever Was” (2024) dir. Geeta Vasant Patel.

HARRY COLLETT as JACAERYS VELARYON HOUSE OF THE DRAGON | Smallfolk

HARRY COLLETT as JACAERYS VELARYON HOUSE OF THE DRAGON: SEASON TWO (2024)

JACAERYS VELARYON and BAELA TARGARYEN HOUSE OF THE DRAGON: Season Two

“A bastard had to learn to notice things, to read the truth that people hid behind their eyes.” — Jon Snow, A Game of Thrones

“Once Jon had meant to prove them wrong, to show his lord father he could as good a true son as Robb Stark.” — Jon Snow, A Storm of Swords

RHAENYRA TARGARYEN and JACAERYS VELARYON House of the Dragon: Season Two

It's hard, with fathers.

Harry Collett as Prince Jacaerys Velaryon House of the Dragon | 2.04 "The Red Dragon and the Gold"

+ bonus: everyone looking at King Viserys and Jace staring at Baela

“...he did so with the knowledge that he had won three powerful lords and all their bannermen for his mother. Though his fifteenth nameday was still half a year away, Prince Jacaerys had proved himself a man, and a worthy heir to the Iron Throne.”

“The Sowing of the Seeds,” Munkun names the triumphs and tragedies that ensued (crediting the notion to Jacaerys himself, not Mushroom).” — Fire & Blood, GRRM

“Thrice I flew Silverwing high above Castle Black, and thrice I tried to take her north beyond the Wall, but every time she veered back south again and refused to go. …It troubled me then and it troubles me still.” — Queen Alysanne, Fire & Blood, G.R.R.M

Jace + fearing for his mother's life House of the Dragon | 2.04 "The Red Dragon and the Gold"