The Rhaenys and Criston timeline:
Rhaenys met Criston in episode 2. Rhaenys was at her lowest with Corlys being a dick and the whole Laena and Viserys situation. Criston was at his highest with being recognized in being an official knight of the Kingsguard. While Rhaenys was sad and sitting on a bench, Criston showed up next to her and asked if she was okay. Rhaenys cried a little because it was the first time in a long time someone asked her if she was ok. Criston gave Rhaenys he carries for some fking reason and told her not to cry. After that they would share glimpses. They would look at each other sharing an understanding on a deep spiritual level. Both being warriors who feel slighted and are left to fight in a war for another to rule. A princess and knight, a lady of Driftmark and a Kingsguard, a black and a green, a dragon rider and a fighter. A reluctant embrace of a cause vs full acceptance of a cause. Rhaenys didn’t kill everyone in episode 9 not because it was not her war to cause, but because she truly could not let go of her one true love, she couldn’t end him. Now they are forced to fight in a war as starcross lovers who could never embrace their love for each other.
This is a shitpost by the way
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