#Jon snow you are not a girl dad

[witchlingcirce]

Jon snow and Gerold Dayne (darkstar) should link up to discuss there deep hatred for Mycrella

[arte072]

Op was talking about the Stark girls but the problem with this take is that Sansa calls Arya ugly AND would also never die for her lol. In fact, she actively risked Arya’s life/safety multiple times be it the Trident incident, telling the entire court that Arya has traitor’s blood while she herself was a “good girl”, telling Cersei about Ned’s plan, etc etc. and never reflects upon it. She still blames Arya for Lady’s death in A Clash of Kings 😭

I’m sorry but Sansa’s dislike of Arya runs deep. Far deeper than any negativity that might be felt in reverse lbr. And it may not be as bad as say, Cersei and Tyrion, but it also doesn’t have to be for it to still be considered negative.

I’m just so baffled by the insistence that this fundamental aspect of their relationship be denied.

Name one moment of Sansa being selfless for Arya or standing up for her in any way. Name top three moments of Sansa saying or thinking anything positive specifically about Arya! (Vaguely remembering her existence in her idealized memories of Winterfell doesn’t count btw) They both care about each other as family, sure. But where’s the actual love y’all keep talking about?

I think the biggest evidence of the sheer dearth of positivity between these girls is the fact that Arya and Sansa are both POV characters with some of the highest chapter counts in the series, they’ve interacted with each other both in their own chapters and in other’s, and have thought about each other multiple times even after they’ve gone their separate ways. Yet the most ““positive”” quote this fandom has of them is Ned’s “sun and moon” comment. (And for context, this quote was said by Ned after Arya was angry at Sansa for victim-blaming Mycah for his own murder so…..lol)

In the combined 50 something chapters these girls have, the fact that the “Stark sisters LOVE each other!!!! 🤬” crowd has just that one quote spoken by their dad who was basically giving his daughter a lecture and nothing from the girls themselves is just…. sad tbh. Imagine if we were constantly told of the strength and love between Jon Snow and Arya’s relationship and the only evidence was Theon’s “Lord Stark’s sullen bastard has always been fond of his half-sister Arya”.

Sad.

There used to be this trite, overused comeback made by Sansa/Stark Sisters fans that went:

“Umm if Arya knew you were saying anything bad about Sansa she would fucking HATE you!!!!!”

and maybe so! Arya’s very empathetic and has been shown to defend Sansa and get upset on her sister’s behalf multiple times! But would the reverse be true?

Would Sansa hate me if I said negative things about Arya? And if so, where are the textual evidence for this? Because Ned’s “sun and moon; you share dna” is not cutting it I’m afraid 😔

[immuneivory]

sweet tooth (741 words)

relationship: jon snow/sansa stark

rating: teen and up audiences

tags: high school/college au, inspired by gilmore girls, fluff

"Juilliard still your first choice?" Jon asks, the question partly muffled by a yawn as he hurriedly kicks off his shoes and jacket before collapsing onto his bed with a theatrical flop.

It was late in the afternoon when he was finally able to clock out. He was tired, his feet and back hurt, and he was being followed by the cardboard scent of stale coffee. But the sight of Sansa entering the shop—the tip of her nose a bright pink, two steaming cups cradled in her gloved hands, and a beaming smile—made him forget about his aching muscles and heavy blinks.

At least momentarily.

Now that he’s back in his room, with the comforting warmth of hot chocolate in his stomach and free from the presence of his roommate Theon, thank god, he is about ready to pass out.

"Yes, it is,” Sansa says without hesitation, lifting her chin with a pretty, proud smile. She’s perched on the edge of the narrow twin mattress, removing her boots with an almost practiced amount of care. She then shifts closer to him, curling up on his striped sheets against his side. “The ballet program is perfect. It has some really good professors, plus it's close to here. Which my dad loves… of course.”

Yeah, only forty-two minutes away, Jon thinks, just the tiniest bit bitter.

He's proud of her. Obviously. He knows how hard she's been working toward this since—forever. He can’t even count the number of times he’d stolen glances at her heading to practice, her long legs in frilly, sheer skirts over matching light pink tights. Or the times he had caught her carefully wrapping bandaids around her bloody toes while passing her room on his way to hang out with Robb. Or the evenings spent alongside his mom, the Starks, and the Pooles, watching Sansa's and Jeyne's recitals—which would normally bore him to the point of literal tears, but he discovered from a very young age that Sansa has this unwavering ability to distract him from anything. But now, the realization that he had taken for granted living just across the street from her, hits him. Hard. Even his dorm is only a short walk from his mom’s apartment.

From her.

"Forty-two? How do you know that?"

Jon hadn't even realized that the words had slipped out of his traitorous mouth. He begrudgingly meets Sansa's gaze, her expression both curious and a little knowing, as if she’s seeing right through him—it's almost scary.

"You ever heard of Google?" He mutters, forcing an eye-roll as he turns his head away, trying to hide the rose tint most likely creeping across his cheeks.

"You looked it up?" Sansa asks, her tone brightening. He can see the beginning of a grin tugging at the corners of her lips from his peripheral.

Jon just shrugs in response.

"You looked it up," she repeats teasingly. Smugly. She pokes him in the chest with a slender finger—her nails painted a vibrant melody of pastels—which he quickly bats away.

"I was bored, okay? My mom was forcing me to watch some shitty reality show and I had nothing else to do. That's it." He scowls at his voice which, for some reason, decided to pitch up at least ten octaves.

"You looked it up," she says one last time, her voice softer now and all Sansa-like. He can feel her lips moving against the sensitive skin of his neck as she wraps her arms around his waist and nuzzles her face on his shoulder. Her earlier smugness now replaced by her soft, sugary sweetness.

He rolls his eyes again, but this time surrounds her shoulders with his arms and noses at her hairline. The strands still bear a trace of dampness from the snow outside. Earlier, when he told her that she should’ve worn a beanie, she let out a laugh of pure disbelief. As if he was ridiculous for suggesting wearing a hat in twenty-degree weather, even if she “didn’t have one that matched her outfit.” He’s tempted to bring this up again, simply to annoy her, but ultimately gets distracted by the vanilla scent of her shampoo and her warm breath below his ear.

Jon has never been one for sweet things but he'll make an exception for her.

"I looked it up," he finally confesses in a whisper, pressing a quick kiss to her forehead.

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[esther-dot]

MODERN AUs

tis the damn season 5k by @wildflower-daydreamer

Every year, Sansa comes back to her small hometown of Winterfell for Christmas. And each year, she and Jon fall into their old routine for her short stay. This year would be no different. Okay, maybe a little different. Inspired by the song 'tis the damn season by Taylor Swift. corresponding gif

Mistletoe Merriment 4k by @geekprincess26

Theon Greyjoy loves kissing pretty girls, so naturally he loves breaking out the mistletoe and spiked punch every year at the Starks' annual Christmas party. And every year, the girl he kissed the prior year shows up with an awesome new boyfriend - every girl except for Sansa Stark, who ends up with slimy, pathetic gits. Theon will have to go to ridiculous lengths, not to mention risk the legendary wrath of Jon Snow, in order to get Sansa the boyfriend she deserves. But he'll do it, because Theon Greyjoy is a loyal friend - and he'll never let a stupid sprig of mistletoe get the better of him.

When the Grinch Met the Redhead 1k by @yenstarkofrivia

the one where Sansa likes to sing Christmas songs at 3am and Jon is a miserable Grinch

merry and bright 27k by @cellsshapedlikestars

ex-child star Sansa Stark is in desperate need of money and takes a role in a Hallmark Christmas movie, filming in the mountain resort town of Wintertown, Vermont. There, Fire Chief Jon Snow is on set to oversee safety regulations. Sansa hates Christmas and she hates small towns, but a casual fling with a rugged local fireman might be just what she needs.

four 5k by @cellsshapedlikestars (I've reread this fic many times)

She had never put Jon and Christmas together, but now she thinks she'll never be able to separate them. or, four Christmases, three midnight excursions, two angry siblings, and one boy at the center of it all

Be My +1 47k by @vivilove-jonsa

Seven months after she attended a wedding with her brother's work colleague (and gave him a tipsy, unrequited kiss when he walked her to the door), Sansa Stark finds herself in the unenviable situation of desperately needing a date for her prep school reunion at a ski resort which will also be attended by her ex-boyfriend/boss's son, Harry Hardyng and her Former-BFF/Frenemy, Margaery Tyrell.

The Best Christmas Present (Is You) 3k @foreverreadingbeautifulbooks

Every year the Starks and honorary Starks spent the week of Christmas in the most northern of the lodges they owned. No guests were allowed to visit the lodge during that week and it was the one time a year where no one in their family was allowed to work. Everyone hung out, played in the snow, skied, baked, ate lots of food, and simply enjoyed being together. It was refreshing to spend so much time with her family since she felt like she’d barely seen them this last year. But, if Sansa was honest, after five days of hanging out with them nonstop, she’d been looking forward to spending a little bit of time by herself. Every year on Christmas Eve, while her mom and dad picked out the tree, Bran would play chess with their neighbor’s son, Lyanna - who was notorious for buying gifts at the last minute - went shopping, Arya and the rest of the boys would challenge each other to skiing contests, and Sansa would take that opportunity to have her own private holiday celebration indoors. She would warm up some hot chocolate, turn up her Christmas playlist, and snuggle down in some blankets to wrap all of her Christmas presents. But not this year. This year she was stuck with Jon Snow and his broken ankle.

the perfect gift for christmas for me would be 5k

“Be my boyfriend,” Sansa says. Jon's eyebrows raise, and she amends, “My fake boyfriend." or, Sansa, Jon, and fake dating for the winter holidays.

Christmas Carriage Ride 1.5k

Jon Snow has grown tired of his holiday job driving a horse-drawn carriage around the streets of Chicago. Then Sansa shows up, and Jon sees the city through new eyes

#LockedinLovers 8k by @amymel86

the one where Sansa and Jon are locked in a big ol' department store over Christmas because of a convenient snow storm

The Nightmare Before Christmas 3k by @ladysalvatore3

Sansa Stark was far from being perfect; she occasionally forgot to put the lid back on the toothpaste, she was constantly arriving late to places, she didn’t know how to change a tire or had any idea of what path her life was going to take, but there were three things that Sansa was absolutely sure about. She loved to write. Christmas was the best holiday ever. She hated Jon Snow.

'Tis the Damn Season 4k by @justhereforfandomandfriends

Four times Jon doesn’t ask Sansa to stay, and the one time he does. Sansa Stark was sneaking out of her childhood bedroom to sleep in Jon Snow's bed. If you'd told teenage Sansa, she'd have laughed in scorn (but she’d have flushed too). Twenty-nine year old Sansa was almost used to it. By now, it was practically a tradition, and there was nothing Sansa loved more than holiday traditions. corresponding moodboard

when the snow falls and the white wind blows 10k

Sansa Stark and Jon Snow had never been particularly close, but since her brother died and the two moved to the same city they have been spending more time together. Sansa tells herself Jon sees her as the little girl who lived in the house beside his. Jon tells himself Sansa sees him as nothing more than her brother's best friend. But when the two are snowed in on the way back home for Christmas, their thoughts change.

Shamelessly Un-christmas 3k by @jade-masquerade

After Jon denied her a kiss under the mistletoe last Christmas, Sansa tries to make amends.

A Tale of Two Christmases 2k by @jade-masquerade

A Christmas gift mix-up involving a special sweater brings Sansa and Jon together. corresponding fanart by @grrmartin

all i want for christmas is you...to tell everyone we're together 2k by @ben-barnes-is-my-husband

It's Christmas and all Jon wants is for he and Sansa to be public with their relationship.

Who's coming to you tonight? 1k by @kissed-by-circe

“So you want me, me and no one else, to dress up as Nikolaus and bring wee-“ his mind scrambles as he tries to remember the boy’s name, because Arya only uses pet names for him, and he doubts that her sister named her child Woolfling, Dr Snuggles, or Baby-Bear, “wee… Ar- Artos some candy, and tell him that he’s been naughty?” Arya forces Jon to play Nikolaus for her lil nephew, and somehow forgets to mention that singlemom!Sansa is really really hot

Lights 7k by @charmtion

Two years ago, Arya turned up on Jon and Sansa’s doorstep and left after a single, soul-aching conversation. Now they are gathered back together for a Stark family Christmas, where old wounds and new secrets threaten to collide.

Door to Door Delivery 2k by @hilarychuff

A drabble inspired by my While You Were Sleeping (1995). Jon walks Sansa home during a Chicago winter.

The Spirit of Christmas Gifset by @aureliacamargo

All I Want for Christmas Jonsa vid by @aerishe

FOLGERSCEST INSPIRED

(yes, that commercial prompted Jonsa content which makes me laugh so it gets a special shout-out!)

Perks of the Queen 5k by @intothecest

After years in his exile in the Night's Watch, Jon Snow finally answers a summons to Winterfell from his sister, Queen in the North, just in time for a festival. Gifts are exchanged, long-simmering feelings percolate up, and, oh yes, coffee has come to Westeros.

The Best Part of Waking Up 5k @jillypups

After a long stint up in Alaska doing manly things, Jon Snow comes back to the Stark family home where he spent nearly all of his childhood, where he called the Stark kids brother and sister. But things change after a few years go by.

Gifset by @cindy-clawford

OTHER

Light in the Darkest Days of the Year Little Women AU/historical AU 9k by @sibyldisobedience

Winterfell was a handsome old house of modest proportions, that had once seen better days. Its green shutters and gables had faded to a dull grey. Its stone walls could use a new coat of whitewash. And its family, the Starks, had once been counted amongst the most distinguished in Wintertown — a small, sleepy hamlet, just north of the bustling port city of White Harbour, where it was as likely to snow in the summer as not. But despite this dreary description, Winterfell was the happiest little home in the neighbourhood.  Even on the darkest, coldest days of winter, the little grey house radiated warmth and light from its frosted-over windows, like a beacon. 

Fairy Lights and Mistletoe 3k Hogwarts AU, by @maybetwice

Sansa has every intention of going to the Yule Ball with Jon, even though he isn't sure why.

Shine Your Light on Me 2k canon verse @thatgirlnevershutsup

Let's celebrate a Northern holiday with Sansa and Jon! Think about a Hallmark Christmas movie set in Westeros, and you're on the right track.

A Stark Solstice 1.5k canon verse @ritzintherabbithole

It’s only fitting, she thought, that fresh snow should blanket the land around Winterfell today of all days. It is pristine, virgin white snow, seemingly pure, but Sansa know knows the kind of monsters that hide in the cold and her time spent in King’s Landing cured her of any instinct to trust appearances.

A midwinter night's dream 2k canon verse

After the Long Night, Sansa fears winter more than ever. How will her new born daughter survive a winter that might last for years? But magic is gone from Westeros, and soon it becomes clear that every season only lasts for a few moons. Though winters are still brutal, there is always an end in sight. And every year on the darkest day of them all, the Starks in Winterfell have a feast.

Festive Jonsa Edit

Christmas Is Here Gifset and Merry Christmas Gifset by @tiny-little-bird

PRE CANON - WESTERN - FAIRYTALE - REGENCY - LITTLE WOMEN - SEASON SIX - ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - THE GIRL IN GREY - FREE CITIES - FAIRYTALE PART II - POLITICAL MARRIAGE - SALTY TEENS - POST CANON - RICKON LIVES - JON X ALAYNE

[tessarionbestgirl]

I think the reason Team Black love Jace so much is because although they love to brag about how they "won" they ended up with two of the worst Targ kings. Aegon III is dull as dishwater and is the reason House Targaryen doesn't have any more dragons whilst Viserys II is plain evil.

So with Jace they can project their ideal Targ king, declaring that unlike Aegon III he wouldn't let the dragons die out and unlike Viserys II he wouldn't claim Rhaenyra is proof to why women shouldn't be allowed to rule nor would he force his daughter to marry his rapist son.

Look I think Jace is a nice character, and even....how I am going to say this? One of the reasons Ryan is so pro team black sometimes in his writing, is because he has a producer mentality, that means he believes to maintain big audience, he will write characters that the normies can root for. That are not so morally gray. Some people call Hotd the mcufication of asoiaf and they are not out of line because just like the comic books are way more philosophical with their story (the end civil for example) Hotd takes away the little nuance that fire and blood give of the war and character and leans completely to one side.

Season one we had Viserys, and worked so well that in S2 he basically wrote Rhaenyra personality in the same way. Jace falls under that wing.

And while tb eat that shit for a lot reasons, including the one you said, like I also see them getting defensive towards Aegon III, although I have a feeling they've only been like this with them since his relationship with Jaehaera became popular.

Viserys in S1 was constantly shit talked and for good reasons. This season, because the fans loved him, he is acclaimed, even for the wife he constantly disrespect groomed. Rhaenyra acting like him . And that is not the reason why people liked her in the first place. Remember the girl that flew to Dragonstone without her dad permission and faced her uncle? That is the Rhaenyra people like it.

This all backfire and Aegon of all people become a fan favourite.

Ryan desperately needed to create a character where the normies would root for, but he end up making Rhaenyra boring and so he underdeveloped Jace and make him palpable for teen girls thirsty over.

Ignoring there is one character in the book that is coded to be the "Jon snow" the guy the people would root for. And Martin wrote him to be that so, because when adapted people like him. And Ryan cut him almost him completely if wasn't for George complaining in his door. And that is fucking Daeron.

[thesunwillshineonusagain757]

I know your blog is very focused on Rhaegar x Lyanna but I wanted to ask what are other Game of Thrones universe ships you like. Can you give me a top 10 ?

This is a really cool question my top 10 is very weird. I like very different couples it’s my crack ship obsession. I’m gonna put an honorable mention to Sigorn x Alys Karstark, Arthur Dayne X Jaime Lannister, Sansa Stark x Margaery Tyrell, they are a cute couples but they don’t make my top 10 !

10. Alysanne Targaryen x Alaric Stark: I mean, I do have an obsession with stark/targaryen, fire and ice, ships so this was no surprise. My head canon is that this helped Alysanne with a lot of trauma from her first trip on Westeros where she was attacked. And I love that Alaric is kind of grumpy at the beginning but warms up to her with time.

9. Jacaerys Velaryon X Cregan Stark : Again stark/targaryen ship, but gay ! Two of the things that I love the most in life. I’m very sad that apparently Cregan won’t be making another appearance in this season of House of the Dragon. Because you know, I just wanted to see my ship or a little bit more of it.

8. Oberyn Martell X Willas Tyrell: This one is kind of complicated; For people that don’t know Willas is a book only character, he is the heir of HighGarden, when he was very young, he went into jousting, and he jousted against Oberyn. But sadly because he was so young and unprepared, he ended up having a very serious injury on his leg. And that caused the Martell’s and Tyrell’s to have even more beef than they already have, but the cool thing is Willas did not blame Oberyn. They became friends after this. So yeah I ship them because this one brings a softer side of Oberyn that we rarely see.

7. Jon Snow x Satin : I mean, bisexual Jon Snow, that’s it.

6. Ned Stark x Jaime Lannister : This one is one of the crack ones, and I know a lot of people will think I’m mad. But if you read the books, and you read Jaime’s POV you know for a fact, he had a huge fat crush on Ned Stark. Also bisexual Jaime Lannister !

5. Lucery Velarys x Aemon Targaryen : Oh we’re getting to the toxic one. This is more like a very dependent on the AU vibe. But I like the idea of forgiveness and growth. 

4. Brienne of Tarth x Jaime Lannister: I mean, you don’t really have to explain this one. it’s amazing. It’s probably the best thing that happens to Jamie in the books and in the series, and I will be eternally bitter of how they were treated in the tv show.

3. Arya Stark X Aegon Martell Targaryen : This the one that is the most cracked ship of all of them, but hear me out, yes, I know that the possibility of young Griff, being Aegon, is very slim, but I don’t care. 

2. Lyanna Stark x Jaime Lannister : I’m usually attracted to ships that are opposites attract, but that is not the case of this one. I would like to make the claim that Jamie Lannister and Lyanna Stark, are virtually the same person in different fonts. Middle child, of dysfunctional family, that lost their mom, has a very ambitious dad, and a kid that has to grapple with the weight of societal ecxpectations, but at heart are both rebellious. 

1. Rhaegar Targaryen x Lyanna Stark : I mean, this one is my OTP, of all the ships of all time. It’s my sensitive boy, and my tomboy girl, they’re everything to me and no, I will not be questioned or hear any criticism for it!

[buttertheflame]

For All You Give (I’ll Give It Back to You) ❄️🥾❄️

*excerpt from Chapter 3: “Just Like Christmas”*

I love you, I love you. It was a feeling in her heart, a notion on her mind, that got stirred up by the cold press of his lips. After changing, they were able to make their hearty dinner of fried beef and potatoes in the skillet and wolfed it down. Yet it stayed with her even as he took her by the hand and led her outside their hot tent an hour later. The waxing moon was already rising, peeking through thin clouds and the stars were shining bright.

A Christmas party met them, their friends gathered around the roaring fire in their resting layers, thermoses in hand, elf ears, reindeer headbands and Santa hats still strapped on. They cheered when they appeared and her heart lifted. She had joked to Jon that the previous weeks spent visiting their two families had felt like the movie Four Christmases. But out of them all, Aegon was the biggest film buff and did not disappoint.

“Ah! It's my older cousin, the richest man in town!"

Joyful laughter rose with immediate recognition of the line from It's a Wonderful Life. But Daenerys was startled, barely aware of Missy pressing a thermos into her hands. He and Jon had been best friends since their first year of college...but had her cousin ever called him that?

Aegon earned a few punches for his trouble, but she could tell Jon was secretly pleased.

Her head was floating as she took a seat with the girls. They were passing around Grey Worm's famous spicy chickpeas, courtesy of his mother's recipe book. They were talking, but she could hardly hear them. There was a steady breeze moving through the clearing, taking her heart with it.

"Okay, so spill!" Arianne said. "How long did you know how you felt about him?"

The question pierced her little bubble, given the sense of deja vu it gave her. She met Missandei's eyes, who had raised her brows knowingly. She had posed that same question a few months ago on a regular night out, a little innocuous but dangerously curious. They had all known Jon Snow for years, but neither he or Dany gave an indication they'd one day end up like this. What changed? She gave Jeyne a rueful grin. Arianne shifted forward, listening closely.

"Well," Dany sighed softly, "from the beginning, I think."

"No way!" they screamed, and she laughed. "Oh my God! Dany! Come on!"

She corrected herself, tucking her hair behind her ear. "I mean, it's been so long that I'm not sure. It had to have been from the beginning."

"Wow," Arianne said, while Jeyne shook her head. "How many years is that?"

One, Dany thought, or two. I can't count it. Did it begin with his visions? Or before then?

"The last time I really saw you two together was on your birthday," Arianne continued. "And you had just started dating then, right? Things got a little tense with your dad."

Missy nudged her playfully. "But you two got through it."

"Ugh," Arianne groaned, "I feel like I've missed everything. Jeyne? Do you know about this?"

She tilted her hand back and forth. "Only a little. Nothing more than Robb was willing to share of course."

Dany tweaked Jeyne's nose, a habit she'd picked up from Jon. The other woman gasped and Dany chuckled. It was a wonder they could keep any boundaries, as long as they'd all known each other.

"Okay, okay, forget the beginning," said her cousin's fiancée, while Jeyne stuck her tongue out at Dany. "How did you get past that? Please? It has to be cute, right?"

Dany thought about her father's recent efforts. And well, what happened between her and Jon wasn't exactly cute. But it was them. And that would always mean everything. She took a few more sips of her spiced eggnog and let her mind drift back to springtime, earlier that year, about four months before his confession.

In their friend group of athletic flirty thirty-somethings, Jon and Dany never got along, though they’ve seen the most intimate sorrows. They’ve been there for lay-offs, lost pets and failed relationships. It turns out they loved each other all the while, made apparent when visions he has about her leads him to open up his heart.

In the wake of his confession about them, a few months after they’ve gotten together, their friends take a forecast of perfect weather as an opportunity to offer him the best Christmas gift. They join the couple on a search and rescue mission for his dog on Mt. Shenandoah. When it goes wrong, can Jon make his way back to her? Or are his visions destined to separate them for good?

Rated: E!!! read more here on ao3

[horizon-verizon]

The thing about Mirri defenders, I mean people who defend her very worst actions, is that they're Dany haters first. And what's infuriating is that if you really think about it, Mirri is everything they claim Dany is.

Anon is talking more about this recent reblog. I have another reblog of some other person trying to say that Rhaenyra's action of blaming the greens for Visenya was, they imply, dumb and needs to be entirely dismissed HERE, another Mirri defender who also implies that whenever and whatever Alicent says is morally correct is such.

You mean a person who puts everything precious to life below their own need for control & personal revenge for the true horrors done to them AND is wholly irrational or ususe irrational arguments for why they are doing what they are doing and framing it as justice to hide from accountability to boot? Yeah, you're right, anon, that's exactly what's happening.

We were meant to recognize Mirri's going after Dany-Rhaego as her blinded by her rage and trauma, NOT a justifiable or necessary thing! *EDIT* 12/12/24 Once more, she uses the stallion prophecy as justification but she "forgets" that BEFORE she ever tried to kill Rhaego, Drogo had already been dying with no recourse! So how exactly could have Rhaego become the Stallion and inevitably become a pillager and rapist?! People argue that that he comes from rape and/or he has Dothraki-khal "genes" at all, he would regardless....this is racism. And ableism when you factor in their ideas about Targ "madness". *END OF EDIT*

Some of the same people will argue for Mirri against Rhaego (really Dany) but if given the chance, would condemn and argue against Mirri using racist arguments at any other situation or if Dany were not a queen but a Dead Lady or another long suffering Targ.

Once again, Mirri was wrong for what she did to Dany and by extension Rhaego--the child Dany definitely both wanted and was physically so vulnerable being pregnant for (bc of her juvenile age of 14, her body should never have been impregnation and "tasked" with birth; look below to the passage of Dany almost dying) she very likely could have died from Mirri forcing Rhaego to get aborted from her. I could give a fuck about Drogo and how Mirri tricked Dany towards him, Dany does have complex kinda Stockholm syndrom in regards to him and a lot of people/girls-women would. AND that would be Mirri's true justifiable, thus tolerable and safe revenge, as it is Drogo who ruined her and her people's lives:

Mirri obviously cursed or used up the child and induced Dany towards near-fatal labor. Why are we believing a woman who did not feel the fetus inside her move over the girl who did?! Esp when Mirri goes on to admit she killed Rhaego after a long attempt and repetiotus attemot at gaslighting Dany about how she would fix Drogo by trying to make it Dany's fault that she should have not trusted a person who's life she endangered herself for before?! She cursed Rhaego and Dany deliberately, too, to prevent what she thought was inevitable, when Drogo ahd been already dying! The man who also made said 14 yr old pregnant when she had no room to ever say "no"--why is Dany the peros who has to pay for Drogo's actions?! Because she was in the way and the way for Drogo to "live on" or cont fucking lives up through their kid in Mirri's esitmation.

None of this shit about babies turning out evil bec their mom was raped or her dad was a rapist or bec the Dothraki pass down their rapist innate genes down to Rhaego--shut that shit down! That's racist AND medieval ignormauses talk! *EDIT* 12/12/24 Esp with Drogo already having been dying before Mirri tried to kill Rhaego! *END OF EDIT* If that were true, Jon Snow should have turned out as an evil menace as Euron Greyjoy or Ramsey, with how the same people argue for the Targ madness and it being passed down...but he doesn't. It's also sexist, bc why can't Dany's actual compassionate core influence this child, when she would literally be most of what he has and all her Dothraki horde would be under her direct authority and she already is not afraid of banning egregious "traditional" acts?

rainhadaenerys says this, too, which I missed and keep forgetting:

Random thought I just had: interesting how people in this fandom are horrified by Daemon's action of killing a child as a way to get revenge on the child's father/uncle, but at the same time are totally ok with Mirri killing a child as a way to get revenge on the child's father.

Daemon was horrible and wrong for targeting children bc they were children, not because he did or didn't have a "good" reason to be fucked up. The fucked-action is fucked bc it resulted in a killed child, not bc the person was in a class of "deserving" to perform said horrible actions. He wasn't raped nor a vulnerable women in a feudlaist world like Mirri, but Mirri also still went out of her way to destroy another child's life in her revenge against an adult. TWO kids, Dany and Rhaego-the-wanted-fetus-soon-to-be-infant. In the past, I never said Daemon wasn't evil for this, I said that it is very strange how people try to lessen Aemond's murdering Luke by saying Luke hurt him first and/or Luke really did "steal" his "right" bc he's "just a bastard" (and thus deserves to die or his death has less meaning no matter how terrible). Even though Luke sliced out Aemond's eye when he was so much younger than Aemond, much smaller, AND most of all Aemond had been attacking him and his brothers whern he didn't have to and when he was in a place he already shouldn't have been. People love to deny or put down Aemond's hatred, political ambition, self repression, and entitlement (started and partly nurtured by Otto and Alicent and the Faith and society as a whole) as true motivations towards his actions and put ALL said evilness towards either Luke or Rhaenyra or Daemon.

Again, Daemon is no saint: he's still a beneficiary of theis feudal world and claims it whenever he can, he's also entitled, has his own ambitions, and he's downright vile for a lot of things including this, BUT he's also got all this extra misassigned blame or is framed as the architect for the ills others have done against him/those he cares about...not even for revenge (like Mirri) against him but for their personal ambition and subsequent envy-hatred themselves--and for what?! "Hurt people hurt people", Yeah, doesn't make them right nor not a menace when they do terrible things that bring extreme harm towards others! Which is what a lot of people argue for Mirri--refer back to that orig relog chain I reblogged.

Sorry for bringing Daemon and the Dance up, but this reminded me of that post and that matter.

[syndrossi]

I am going to need Jon to go Lord Commander Snow on Viserys, please. I think getting talked to like he’s a green recruit by an 8 year old about honor and family values is exactly what’ll finally knock his head on straight.

That being said, I would like to say I love love love the way you write Viserys. So many people either make him Perfect Girl Dad or Absolute Monster but you!! He is a human guy with human failings who thinks a bit too highly of himself and has trouble empathizing that not everyone feels the way he does and doesn’t recognize his own power but he is also just a dude. A dude who loves his family and thinks, fully and truly, that he’s doing right by them. Even when he totally isn’t. Take some of these <3 <3 <3

Viserys's talking-to is now imminent, especially after how upset Daemon looked by the summons!

Awww, I'm glad you like Viserys's portrayal. He's ended up playing a rather antagonistic role (pretty unwittingly on his part) these past few chapters, so I was worried people would think I'm making him out to be unfairly cruel, or angling to portray him as an Absolute Monster, when it's like you said: he thinks he knows best (especially when it comes to the prophecy) and has some impressive blinders on when it comes to his family. Daemon has been difficult in the past, though Otto, of course, has warped his perspective of how best to handle him.

Rhaenys has some interesting insights into his various issues/failings next chapter.

[cowboywritersworld]

This is a mistake

General Masterlist | AEW Masterlist | Claudio Castagnoli Masterlist

Title: This is a mistake

Day/Prompt(s): Day 3. ❄️ Accelerated heartbeat ❄️ Kissing in the snow ❄️ “Here, take my coat.” by @12daysofchristmas

Fandom/Character(s)/ship: All Elite Wrestling / Claudio Castagnoli, Reader / Claudio Castagnoli x Reader

Warnings: Mafia!AU, Angst

Word count: words

Tag: @madhatterbri some angst but with a fluff and cute ending.

Y/N leaves the suitcase laying on the floor, falling backwards on the bed. For the very first time she is in Switzerland - the place where he is born - but the journey to get there by plane has been so long.

It is the first time that she has gotten such a long flight and she doesn't even complain... When they landed, she could notice that it was snowing and she loved the atmosphere. The drive to his home had been short and full of kisses and reassurance that his paremts would love her, but she had a bad feeling about it.

"Mom, dad, this is Y/N. Y/N, these are my mom and dad." Claudio had smiled encouragingly at her.

"H-Hallo..." She had tried her best, but there had been some fracture right from the start.

Y/N closes her eyes, taking a deep breath, getting into a fetal position, slowly falling asleep. She is not used to the jet lag, she has never travelled outside of the States, let alone even too far away from Florida.

Claudio looks at her from the doorframe, a smile appearing on his lips. He turns around when he hears steps and then a hand gets posed on his shoulder. His mom wants to speak with him and he already has an idea about what.

"Komm mit, Claudio." (Come with me, Claudio) She demands, still a bit gentle.

"Ich komme." (I'm coming) He closes the door slowly, so it doesn't make any sound, following his mother into the living room, where his father is waiting. He sits in front of them, listening out for steps that luckily don't sound around.

"We are glad to have you finally here, Claudio." His mother starts saying, putting his head over her open hand.

"Care to explain who that girl is, though?" His dad has never been gentle, he has neglected him so much in the past...

"She is my girlfriend. It's Y/N." He says with confidence: no matter what they think, he loves her and they are still working good together, even when she isn't a mafia woman.

"Which family does she come from?" His dad raises an eyebrow: he has a feeling that they won't like the answer.

"..." Claudio sighs, looking down at the table. "She is not in our business, Dad." He looks back up at him.

"She is... What now?" His dad stands up, slamming his hands on the table.

"The story is long and complicated, Dad. But I love her and she can still do us good."

Y/N wakes back up from her light sleep, stretching her arms with a yawn. She is still tired, but she is thirsty as well. Standing up, she walks out of the room, going down the stairs to search for the kitchen.

She is confused, that house is very big and it seems impossible to find what one wants. Passing by what she thinks is the living room, Claudio's back catches her eye, but she goes on, not really paying attention to what they are saying. She gets a glas of water, drinking it and then fills it back, walking back towards the stairs.

"Wait, meine Liebe. (My love) Let me speak." The voice of a woman gets to Y/N's ears from the living room. "Claudio, Sohn (son), you are making a huge mistake. We are letting you run the business in the United States, but this is too much!" The woman says, anger in her words.

"I am still running the business, you can ask Sheamus and Jon, or anyone else! She may not come from an important family like ours, but I love her!" Claudio gulps, when his father slams his hands once again on the table, getting in his face.

"You should be ashamed of yourself, you should find someone who can be an addition to our family, not a burden!" His father is angry, Claudio knows ir very well.

"She may not be like us, but she is in her last year of university, to become a doctor. I can get her a job at one of our affiliate hospitals and she can take care of minor wounds at home."

Claudio answers back, only to snap his face to the side, once he hears a loud gasp, the sound of glas shattering on the floor and then steps running away from there.

He mutters something under his breath, getting up from the chair he is sitting on. He looks briefly at his parents, not caring about their disappointed gazes. They don't even try to stop him, he just runs after her, getting his coat on, since outside it is still snowing.

The door to the garden is still open and he can see the shape of her shoes in the fresh snow. He runs as much as he can, calling her, not sure she can actually hear him over the wind, or if she is ignoring him.

"Y/N! Wait for me!" He tries to reach out for her, once he is near enough, but she gathers her last strength to get away once again.

"Leave me alone! Go book me a ticket for the first flight back." Y/N screams at him, her voice is nervous, by looking at her, Claudio can tell that she has been crying. She is shaking, she wasn't meant to get out there, but after hearing his parents' words, the last thing she has wanted, was to get dressed more for the weather.

"No...!" Claudio holds out a hand and grabs her by one arm, taking her close to his chest. "I love you, Y/N. I don't care what my parents think about it." He looks her in the eyes, even with her trying to avoid it.

"I heard what they said, Claudio! Maybe they are right. Maybe you should find someone more suitable for you and your... Business." More tears roll down her cheeks, but she doesn't dry them.

"No and you know why?" He questions, but it's not to be answered. "Because I love you like I never loved anyone. I am choosing to keep you out of my business as much as I can, because you are important to me and I would hate it if you would get hurt." He speaks non-stop, trying to convince her. "My world is dangerous, the last thing I want, is for you to get killed or worse." He dries her tears with a thumb.

"Your parents hate me..." It hurts her, because they haven't even really talked properly to each other.

"They are old mentality... I'm not like that though." He takes off his coat. "Here, take my coat, before you get sick." He says sweetly, noticing how much she is shaking due to the cold.

"You won't leave me?" She asks wearily, sinking in his coat, feeling a bit relieved.

"I'll never leave you, Schatz." He rubs his nose against hers, breathing in her scent. "Can I get a kiss?" Normally he would just do it, but she needs reassurance at the moment.

"Just do that, without asking me."

Claudio doesn't let her tell that one more time, he cups her cheek with his hands, kissing her sweetly under the snow.

They will probably be sick the day after, but their relationship is way more important. Y/N kisses him back, her heartbeat is accelerated both from the run and from that sweet moment. When they finally divide, she smiles.

"I'm sorry I ran away, their words hurt me." She says gently.

"It's okay, I'm glad you listened to me."

He pecks her on the lips, noticing briefly that his parents are watching them from one window. He smiles at them: he doesn't care about what they say, he just loves her too much to leave her be and go back to her family.

[snow-blower]

https://www.tumblr.com/snow-blower/773725729610416128/ahem-northern-men-wearing-kilts-robb-wearing-a

Girl Dad Robb or Jon wearing a dress and tiara because their baby girl asked them to for a tea party, daring anyone to say anything about it. Grey Wind and Ghost having bows in their fur to “make them pretty”

Oh my gods yes! And then you walk in on them and have to stifle your giggles because there's just this big northern man in a dress and a tiara and even his direwolf is dressed up for the tea party! 🥹🥹

[superherokisser]

my f/o list :D

ok so bolded means i’m uncomfortable sharing them but it is (probably) ok if we are mutuals/friends and if you have them as a platonic/familial f/o!!!

also it is a long ass list😭 i have a lot of love to give. alssooo group tag for all my kids is kiddos <3 bc im lazy and some f/os i feel rlly strong about and some are just for fun yk!!!

-lloyd garmadon from ninjago (it’s complicated but i love him dearly)

-michael afton from fnaf (romantic) tag: terchael <3

-henry emily from fnaf (parental figure/dad)

-espresso cookie from crk/cookie run (romantic) tag: esence <3

-jeremy fitzgerald from blueycapsules/fnaf (romantic) tag: jerence <3

-thoma from genshin impact (romantic) tag: teroma <3

-aether from genshin impact (romantic) tag: terraether <3

-sammy from my mind/oc (kid/familial) 

-gregory from fnaf (kid/familial)

-charlie/charlotte emily from fnaf (sister/familial)

-maven calore from the red queen series (romantic)

-alex from stardew valley (romantic)

-christopher lightwood from the shadowhunter chronicles (platonic)

-princess peach from nintendo (platonic)

-peggy carter from marvel (romantic) tag: every girl has her rose <3

-daniel sousa from marvel’s agent carter (queerplatonic)

-logan howlett from marvel (romantic) tag: logence <3

-natasha romanoff from marvel (platonic)

-diana prince from dc (platonic, maybe romantic??)

-pepper potts from marvel (platonic)

-sam wilson from marvel (romantic) tag: tersam <3

-steve rogers from marvel (romantic) tag: red white and irish blue <3

-magnus bane from the shadowhunter chronicles (platonic)

-apple white from ever after high (queerplatonic) tag: whipped apples <3

-bruce wayne from dc (romantic) tag: batarangs pierced my heart <3

-clark kent from dc (queerplatonic) tag: 💙❤️

-simon lewis/lovelace from the shadowhunter chronicles (queerplatonic i think)

-sharon carter from marvel (platonic/shes my niece technically)

-damian wayne from dc (familial/kid)

-jason todd from dc (familial/kid)

-dick grayson from dc (familial/kid)

-cass(andra) cain from dc (familial/kid)

-barbara gordon from dc (familial/kid)

-steph(anie) brown from dc (familial/kid)

-tim drake from dc (familial/kid)

-duke thomas from dc (familial/kid)

-laura kinney from marvel (familial/kid)

-sue richards/storm from marvel (platonic)

-alfred pennyworth from dc (platonic)

-selina kyle from dc (platonic)

-gabrielle kinney from marvel (grandkid💔)

-patrick bateman from american psycho (romantic) tag: 🎧♥️

-terry mcginnis from batman beyond (familial/kid)

-harper row from dc (familial/kid)

-johnny cade from the outsiders (hes my nephew<3)

-darry curtis from the outsiders (romantic) (fine with sharing but not like. in canon ships yk)

-t’challa from marvel (platonic)

-sodapop curtis from the outsiders (basically my kid/familial)

-ponyboy curtis from the outsiders (basically kid/familial)

-coriolanus snow from the hunger games (romantic) tag: 🖤❄️

-luke fox from dc (platonic)

-lucius fox from dc (platonic)

-mar'i grayson/nightstar from dc/titans (MY GRANDKID!!!!!!!)

-conner kent from dc (nephew)

-jon kent from dc (nephew)

-cassie from fnaf (niece)

-fred from the muppets christmas carol (nephew)

-herb cookie from cookie run (nephew)

-willy wonka from wonka 2023 (nephew)

-cullen row from dc (kid)

-daken akihiro from marvel (kid)

-dex poindexter from daredevil/marvel (romantic) tag: terdex <3

-abdonis from ringfit adventure (romantic)

-hank hall from titans/dc (platonic)

-dawn granger from titans/dc (platonic)

-karen page from daredevil/marvel (romantic) tag: 🤍📰

-amora (the enchantress) from marvel (romantic) tag: enchant me with your love <3

-sally jackson from percy jackson (romantic) tag: 💙✏️

-devon cassidy from i met a girl (platonic)

-dinah madani from the punisher/marvel (romantic) tag: terah <3

-amy bendix from marvel/the punisher (kid)

-the uno wild card/+4 uno wild card from uno (romantic)

-ryder page from roblox piggy (romantic)

-zizzy from roblox piggy (queerplatonic)

-pony from roblox piggy (queerplatonic)

-the warden from minecraft (romantic)

-the queen from a deck of cards (romantic)

-odysseus from the odyssey and any other media with him in it ig (romantic)

[agentrouka-blog]

Robert told Ned that Sansa and Joffery union will be joining their like himself and Lyanna. In same Book LF told Sansa that she has her mother's looks. Also Barra mother was young girl with red hair. Conclusion both are pervert who were projecting desires on young girls to cope.

P.S they both were responsible of killing directly or indirectly Jon's fathers Ned/Rhaegar.

For a second I was terrified you were trying to imply Lyanna had red hair. XD

I struggle a bit with that parallel because I don't see Robert projecting in either case. He doesn't really care about the wedding between Joffrey and Sansa, though he pretends to in that moment. He cares about tying Ned to himself and recreating his idealized youth. Barra's mother is no different to him from any other young girl he has had sex with all his life, before, during and after his betrothal to Lyanna. The parallel to Lyanna and Rhaegar (with the implication of Jon's parentage) that GRRM is painting there is a lot more relevant. GRRM pays tribute to that young girl through Obara's mother, also a prostitute who names her daughter after her highborn customer. Oberyn cared no more than Robert did.

That's a far cry from Littlefinger, who is very attached to Sansa as a projection surface, to the point where he is blind to the danger she will pose to him.

PS: Jon Snow's two dads! Now THAT is a parallel! XD

[prosperitypoint]

Rossi Year One: Spring

Welcome back to the Rossi household with ladies Valentina, her older twins Bianca (left) and Giada (right) and younger twins Livia (left) and Aria (right). And you're right- Valentina is pregnant again with Jon Snow's baby. Luckily Giada is moving out to free up a bedroom.

Bianca keeps herself busy skilling. Being a knowledge sim means being on that grindset.

Valentina has been teaching Livia to walk. She truly handles pregnancy like a champ for a romance sim. It helps that her household has enough money to afford maids and occasional childcare.

Bianca has also found time to smooch a certain Zac Efron. He's also slept with Valentina before, but he seems to have left that behind him to pursue Bianca.

With a quick peck, Bianca is off to work.

And Valentina comes home...

I'm glad Valentina is pregnant already. This situation is weird enough without her having Zac's baby.

They do say that woohoo helps with contractions! I'm telling you, Valentina knows how to use men to her advantage.

Welcome baby Vincenzo (and male Rossi heir)! He is the child of Jon Snow (from Game of Thrones). I'm hoping for the best with genetics because the father sim is gorgeous, but sometimes realistic faces play weird with Sims 2. He has brown eyes and brown hair.

Quiet days of painting and cooking fill the time that Valentina is pregnant. Bianca finds herself spending more time with Zac and dreaming of a life with him.

Bianca can't help but wonder if she'll be teaching her own baby to walk in a few years instead of her little sister. Meanwhile her beau is flirting with her mother right behind her.

Valentina gets another promotion. She is well on her way to being a celebrity chef!

She really is a great mom too- even with all the men she finds in her bed. She has been teaching the twins skills and making family meals constantly.

Look! It's Liana Reyes! Hey babe! And what a family Sim too! Immediately goes to care for the upset toddler.

Speaking of- three toddler time!!!

Baby Vincenzo is now toddling around. And, Lord, he was not blessed in the face. Not serving face card. I'm sorry, babe, but I do not think the look is doing what you think it's doing.

It's only triple toddler time for a few shifts at the diner for Valentina. When her schedule overlaps with Bianca's day job coaching scrapbook club they call the trusty Sim nanny service, who aren't always great at their job.

Happy birthday girls!!

Miss Livia and Miss Aria. They're growing into some of their features. I'm really interested to see how they age. And if they pass on dad's red hair (oh how I hope so).

We did it! We have a household with a born-in-game male heir. The girls learned all their skills and Zac managed not to cause a rift in the family.

I'm worried for Bianca. She's already had one menty-b, I don't know if another would drive her mad the way her mom is macking on her man. I did build an asylum in case... (and also the asylum challenge is such chaos).

This household is a joy to play with the amount of drama that it brings after the very tame Castillo household.

[thesinisterprincezuko]

Hoooo boy. I don't think enough people pay attention to this blog to make this work, but @stupid-elf tagged me, so.

Summarize your WIPs badly and let people vote on which sound the most interesting. (Some are originals. Most are not. Secondary game: figure out which are which. Some are obvious. Some are not.)

(PS. Guys this is surprisingly hard.)

Um. Um. Who hasn't done this yet. I only know like five people on this site. Um. @everlicious-enby! I know you haven't! If I have to do it so do you! Have fun!

(Edit: I'm adding @almondboy and @corvidcore-portent.)

[cellsshapedlikestars]

scooby doo!!!

(wip game)

just this moodboard I made years ago. The Starks + Jon & Ghost go down to their grandma's house, because grandma thinks it's haunted

Robb as himbo Fred, Sansa as Daphne, Arya as Velma, Jon as Shaggy, and Ghost as Scooby.

except, of course, it'd be a darker tone than the actual scooby doo cartoon. I have the plot in my head, I know the story beats, I know the villain and all the decoy villains. I just, you know, can't seem to get past the few pages I wrote back in 2021. Part of me wonders if it's the 1970s setting. I have a lot of trouble writing period pieces, especially of times I'm not super familiar with. I was fine with the 90s because I at least was a child then, but the 70s?? I suppose I could change it, but I have a very specific music reference I want to use and I need it to be 1977 for that.

Anyway, here's a snippet (more than what's written under the moodboard):

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Deciding to go and actually going are two very different things, it turns out.

For one, they don't have a car.

Well, the family has two cars, actually - a luxury that Sansa often forgets is a luxury. Dad makes enough money that they can have two cars and send three kids to college while still living in their well-to-do neighborhood. But one of the cars is at the airport in long term parking where dad left it, and mom needs the other to run errands and take care of Bran and Rickon.

“We could take a train?” Sansa suggests as they sit in one of the booths of Luwin's Diner. Arya's busy working on a double fudge sundae, Robb's finishing up his fries, and Sansa takes another sip of her strawberry milkshake.

“I don't think a train goes anywhere near Grandma's house. The closest stop would probably be in Red Fork, and then we'd still have no way of getting to Riverrun.”

“Sans, doesn't your boyfriend have a car we could borrow? Isn't his dad a car salesman?”

Sansa feels her cheeks flush with heat, and she shakes her head. “Harry and I broke up at the end of the semester,” she says like it doesn't bother her. Like she hadn't walked in on him naked, in bed, with a girl from his Literature class.

“Bummer,” Arya says, though Sansa knows it's because of the car thing and not actually Harry. The one time they'd met, Arya had not liked Harry. But then again, Arya's never liked any of Sansa's boyfriends, and she’s usually - annoyingly - right.

Robb's been silent for a while, he's staring out the window and Sansa turns to see what he's looking at. Across the street is a pizza shop and an auto body.

“I'll be right back,” Robb says, a slight frown on his face, a line between his brows. He gets up and leaves the diner, crossing the street towards the auto body. Mance's Auto, the sign reads.

“Where's he going?”

Arya leans over to watch Robb with her own frown. “Is that Jon's van?”

“Jon who?”

Arya sighs and points at a teal blue Volkswagen van that's parked in the alley between Mance's Auto and the pizza shop, so far back that Sansa hadn't even seen it at first. “Jon Snow.”

Memories slam back into Sansa's body, looking at that van. Of Robb and Jon and Theon driving off in it, mom's disapproving frown every time they did. Of that van parked on the street outside their house, the smell of pot drifting up from the basement whenever mom and dad weren't home. Of the one and only time she'd ever been inside it – Joffrey's letterman jacket lying in the back seat, abandoned, while Jon's leather one sat heavy and warm over her shoulders. Her eyes red and puffy, her nose still running. That endless silence as he drove her home.

She hasn't seen Jon in years.

“I didn't think they were friends anymore?” is all she manages to say, as Robb disappears inside the auto body.

“Beats me.” There's a pause, and Sansa can feel Arya's energy shift into something mischievous. “C'mon, let's go see.”

With that, Arya slides out of the booth and Sansa stares after her in shock. “Arya!” she whispers harshly, but Arya is already halfway out the door and Sansa quickly grabs her purse to follow. As she gets out of the booth, she digs around and manages to find a few bills that she drops onto the table and hopes is enough. If not, Mr. Luwin knows they're good for it.

She follows Arya outside and across the street, but Arya doesn't go into the shop, she goes around the side alley, to the van. To Sansa's surprise, Robb and Jon are already there.

It really has been years since she last saw Jon, not since the summer after Robb's high school graduation. Jon looks different now – he's always had long hair, but now it's tied back out of his face and he's grown a beard and his hands are covered in either grease or oil, she can't tell. There's a rag that hangs from one of the belt loops of his jeans, and Jon is busy using it to wipe his hands, though Sansa thinks the effort is wasted, since the rag seems to be just as covered in grease as his hands are.

He and Robb look like they're arguing, but Jon's mouth snaps shut when he sees her and Arya at the opening of the alleyway between the auto body and the pizza shop. It's also then that Sansa notices a white dog leashed to a bit of fencing, with bowls of water and food near it.

“Hey Jon,” Arya greets, looking between him and Robb. “It's been a while.”

“Arya,” Jon nods at her and then his eyes slide over to Sansa. “Sansa.”

“Hi Jon,” she gives him a little wave, unsure what else to do. There's a weird tension in the alley that she can't figure out.

“Does Jon have a car he can lend us?” Arya asks, and from the way Jon sighs, Sansa can tell this was the conversation he and Robb were already having.

“Jon says his boss wouldn't lend us a car,” Robb frowns. “And he won't let us borrow his van.”

“Robb,” Sansa hears herself say, and she almost winces at the scolding tone. She sounds a lot like their mother.

“What?” Robb asks with wide eyes. “We wouldn't need it for too long! And his mom doesn't live that far, he could walk to work no problem.”

“Do you still have that beanbag in the back?” Arya asks, moving towards the side of Jon's van. “I used to love that thing.

Arya takes hold of the handle and Jon opens his mouth in protest, but he's too late. Arya pulls open the door and instead of a beanbag chair that Sansa doesn't remember ever seeing (though again, she'd only been in the van once, and she hadn't been paying much attention to the interior), there's a lumpy twin mattress stuffed into the back, rumpled sheets piled haphazardly on it, trash bags of what looks like clothes on the seats in front of it.

Arya stares at it in confusion, until Jon moves forward and shuts the door, the slam of it echoing through the alleyway.

“Your mom kick you out again?” Robb asks, voice low, and Sansa wishes desperately that she and Arya had never followed. She feels like she shouldn't be hearing this. “You know you can always crash-”

“It's fine,” Jon starts wiping at his hands again with the rag. It's useless. He's just making it worse. “If you need the van to help your grandma, you can take it.”

"Where will you live?” Robb asks with a scowl. Arya still looks a bit shocked at the revelation.

“I dunno, maybe I'll go apologize and see if mom will let me back in.”

“Was the fight your fault?”

Jon shrugs, and it only deepens Robb's frown.

“You could come with us?”

All three of them turn to look at her, and Sansa wonders where that even came from. The words simply flew out of her mouth before she realized what she was saying.

“That's a great idea!” Arya's confusion clears and is replaced with excitement. “C'mon Jon, this road trip will be loads more fun if you're along and I'm not stuck with these two dorks.”

Sansa watches Jon hesitate, looking between his van and Robb, then the back entrance to Mance's Auto. “I guess Mance has been on me to take some time off,” he hedges. “Ghost would have to come, too.

“Perfect,” Arya grins.