ned is an idiot

A little disappointed Arianne isn't the pair. Fuck buddies are nice but I would have prefer the Love Interest. Still Caspian getting Arianne pregnant would probably drive Prince Doran mad. Just don't pair him with Arya. They were fun the first few times but after that they get real old and real redundant.

Ned would still die, Renly will try to be King, Stannis and Robb would probably support Caspian. The Ironborn will still be a pest. Dorne is the wildcard here. As for Tywin, I don't really know. Be it Joffrey or Caspian, his blood is still on the throne. Unless he knows that Joffrey would make a bad King and would give him headaches, I can't be sure who'd he support.

Kind of have to wonder what will Ser Barristan do. Will he go to Essos and find Dany or will he stay and support Caspian?

Graying hair, huh? Well that sounds more realistic than his hair simply falling out and being replaced.

Y'know, at this point Ned surviving is actually surprising, and usually the more interesting thing to do. But in the end it's your story. However it does seem to be running par for the course for OC Baratheon stories. "Second" son is better in every way, Robert proclaims him as heir, Ned gets fucked so that doesn't happen, Joffrey runs the kingdom into the ground while Caspian gains the love and adoration of the entire continent, yet still prattles along with indecision and surprising losses to drag the plot out as long as possible. Think about it honestly, the Baratheon brothers will support Caspian, Stannis because it's his duty and Renly because I think he likes Caspian? I dunno, Renly usually loses all his personality apart from being a whiny brat who wants the throne for himself in these fics, the Vale will chill atop their mountains, The Reach will follow Renly, Dorne will let everyone kill each other, The North and the Riverlands will want revenge against Joffrey, The Iron Islands will be a general nuisance but lack the manpower to actually do anything unless the Stark's start losing and Tywin stands to lose... nothing, absolutely nothing. Caspian is still part Lannister is he not? There's still Lannister blood on the throne, and Tywin is a calculating man, he knows Caspian's rule will be far longer than Joffrey's, so why wouldn't he support Caspian? Honestly with your set up this whole King drama should last no more than 5 chapters (at a stretch) realistically, but I guess realism is usually thrown out the window with these stories because people don't tend to plan past their OC ascending to the Throne, and I see this story going the same way. I hope you make me eat these words.

Good chapter

Good chapter, I hope Caspian learn truth about Joffrey is bastard sooner rather than later.

I don't think Caspian is lazy, I would say he's more layed backed since he didn't need to worry about becoming king, but I imagine his attitude is going to change more into the story.

But onto the story, so far you're doing a good job so far, your black prince is like many other variations but you've managed to make him your own. Also I liked the twist that Caspian was the firstborn, very good and I can't wait for more updates.

As for your pairing I think you should go with Sansa or Arianne; Sansa because I like that pairing for a baratheon trueborn and no one has gone into intimate situations yet and Arianne because it hasn't been done before.

Until next time

Good chapter

Indeed. Arya-OC is overdone. Go with Arianne. It would be nice to gain Dorne's alliance in the War of Five Kings since no Black Prince story has done it yet.

The Targaryen Blood thing. You could have Caspian lose his black hair then he grows white hair and his eyes slowly start changing from blue to violet. Play it right and that could be the unique feature of the story.

I see Ned played it smarter here and was more cautious. "You will not live to regret it" those are pretty dangerous words no matter how pretty it sounded.

On another note... Please oh please don't go for R plus L equals J when it comes to Jon. N plus A equals J deserves some attention.

I wasn't sure about this story at first, but now its actually really good, what would really interesting would be after Dannys dragons hatch Caspians hair goes silver in the roots, and his other eye starts to turn purple. That should be really interesting, especially for character conflict.

Very good chapter and I agree with you that Arya/Trueborn son is overdone so pair him with someone else. Good chapter and keep up the great work!

Good chapter, glad Arya not main pairing, hope it not Sansa too :D

great chapter

Great start. I have always liked the competent second son story and your laid back prince is awesome. What happened to Bran though? If we find out in ch2 never mind my question.

Great chapter can't wait for the next one

Awesome story, I love it. You write very well, and the plot is enjoyable and moves at a nice pace. I really love the chapter lengths. Cant wait for more.