Jon writing angsty poetry on his tumblr blog about how the cute redhead who is his bestie’s younger sister won’t ever notice him bc he’s 15.

Sansa likes and reblogs, because she finds it sweet and romantic. And she has no idea it’s Jon Snow, Robb’s best friend, who is the one writing it.

Jon being emphasized to have the skillset to raise children well is a very important signal that he is fit to have a hand in the next generation of House Stark, that his presence and influence will be not just possible but vital. It's not his "blood and seed" that is required, it is his whole person

Beautiful. If only he could pair up with a lady who’s also fond of children. I heard she’s at the Vale taking care of a sick and spoilt child with infinite wisdom and patience.

(post referenced)

Goodness me! What a lovely thought! It's almost as if the image of Jon building and improving on Ned's good parenting example could be matched by a maternal mirror image, not just thematic but - get this - even visual, leading to a full-circle reassurance that the parental legacy of these people will live on and thrive.

Awww, I wonder if vague hints of fertility, motherhood, and a rebuilding connection to Winterfell and House Stark exist for this girl you mentioned... Oh, she is literally wanting to name her future kids after her siblings and rebuilding Winterfell from Snow, you say? From her first appearance everything revolves around her future marriage and children? "Flowered" surrounded by chapters describing the Winter Rose as the mother of a Stark heir through the female line? Described as "key to the North" and "blood of Winterfell" in a way only Jon Snow matches?

Well, well well... I hope no one forms any plausible hypotheses based on this purely circumstantial evidence presented in a book series where similar cases of circumstantial evidence are already revealed to foreshadow concrete plot developments.

I recently posted about Sansa Stark on TikTok particularly concerning themes of beauty, love and romanticism (Jonsa if you SQUINT)!! It’s gotten over 2000 likes so far, and the comments have all been positive, but I just received a comment saying “Aegon VI will save her” and had to resist the urge to scratch my eyes out …

Look, I for one want nothing more than for Sansa to be with a man who loves her undoubtedly (and chooses her over her claim, countering all the previous men who have been betrothed to/married to/attempted to abuse Sansa). But I find it incredibly ironic that this is likely an individual who is aware of the Ashford Tourney (hell, maybe they’re even aware of the really subtle Targaryen imagery in Sansa’a chapters - but only if they’re in conjunction with Aegon VI, certainly not the secret cousin who just so happens to also be a Targaryen)… but I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they are an alt shift x fan who has watched his brief Ashford Tourney video which barely scratches the surface of the theory (and I too, enjoy Alt’s videos so don’t get me wrong here) but here’s what bothers me - why is the fandom so incredibly intent on ‘proving’ that it is Aegon?

He could be the loveliest, kindest man alive and I still wouldn’t budge on my stance of this marriage doing absolutely nothing to progress Sansa’s narrative arc organically.

How does it challenge her belief of conventionality? Particularly concerning southern ideals of beauty? What is the whole point of Sansa retracting from her current journey, travelling South yet again to marry a man whom she’s never met before? We’ve already been made privy to how wary Sansa is of Harry the Heir, for he could be a “comely monster,” she knows that beauty is deceptive - so already she’d be experiencing those similar feelings of despair … What purpose would it serve to send Sansa back to King’s Landing? A place where she was abused and married against her will? The place where her father was murdered in front of her eyes? The place where she was hostage with no true friends and no family to trust or rely on? Walking on eggshells every day of her life? These are all negative associations. Anyone with eyes and a brain can see that Sansa’a arc is pointing North.

This is the same girl who spends hours building a scale model of her home, Winterfell - in the snow. This is the same girl who refers to herself as the blood of Winterfell, the daughter of Lord Eddard and Lady Catelyn - who derives strength from that in the face of her abuser. This is the same girl who at the age of 11, manages to dissociate when faced with the head of her father on a spike, looking North and North until she can see Winterfell in her mind’s eye, whose direwolf - part of her soul, is buried in the North ; who to quote Ned “belongs in the North.” This is the same girl who has been passed around like a vessel of politics since her very first betrothal. Who has been viewed as nothing more than a claim to a vast Kingdom, who is not allowed to exercise that claim in her own right. Who has been denied her inheritance on the basis of her marriage to Tyrion - not just by Stannis , but also by the brother she has loved and idolised (and isn’t that just heartbreaking for Sansa?) - need I remind you of the one single person in this entire series who has not overhauled Sansa’s claim ? Despite it being the one thing he’s ever truly wanted? His hearts most intrinsic desire??

“By right Winterfell should go to my sister Sansa." (Jon I ADWD)

“Jon said, "Winterfell belongs to my sister Sansa." (Jon IV ADWD).

I mean, those two phrases in conjunction with;

“It is not me she wants her son to marry, it is my claim. No one will ever marry me for love.” (Sansa VI ASOS) - which as we know, is followed by a Jon chapter just a page later.

Jon has already unknowingly refuted half of Sansa’s despairing words, as well as silently fulfilling those knightly ideals she believes no longer exist.

So yeah, it annoys me beyond belief when people “theorise” that Sansa will marry Aegon VI/Young Griff. Because it removes her agency yet again, it pushes her further away from her identity and her home that she has slowly but surely been reclaiming - she goes five steps backwards, and regardless of whether you like her character or not, from a writing perspective and how character arcs are meant to unfold - it really doesn’t make sense for her to go back to the place where she has been tormented for most of the series - but then, who am I kidding - these are the same people who don’t believe sansa is an important character and that her arc will either remain stagnant or she’ll just be pushed out of the way whilst other characters are allowed narratively conclusive endings.

But even with all this, even with Valarr Targaryen being a non-Targaryen looking prince with brown hair described as a black prince with a white guardian (gee, I wonder whose image THAT invokes), even with GRRM sitting down and writing a family tree where a Jonnel ‘One Eye’ Stark marries a half niece called Sansa Stark to solve a succession crisis. Quite literally spelling it out on paper for people this fandom just cannot come to any logical conclusions that would make sense narratively, thematically, politically and on a character level. It truly blows my mind.

*sigh.* I’m very tired.

Anyway, to quote GRRM; resolve to be Sansa Stark and take the North. ✌️

guys, i randomly decided to watch an old livestream from a youtuber whose videos i enjoy, and he thinks jonsa is a solid theory??? it's this video starting at 22:59 and going until about 26:00. the channel name is quinn the gm.

basically, someone in the chat asks who he thinks sansa will marry. i've watched a lot of his videos and have never heard him discuss that topic before, so i braced myself for the usual "it doesn't matter" or "she's too young" or "i personally don't care" takes, but he actually took the question seriously and began discussing his thoughts. color me shocked!

he first says that he doesn't think it will be harry because he's slated to die (based foreshadowing understander). then he says it could be sweetrobin if he lives. then he discusses the ashford tourney theory (he can't remember the name at first) and says he thinks the targ suitor would be jon because of the original outline!! he says it would make sense that grrm changed jon's planned love interest from âryâ to sansa!!! he acknowledges that some people propose aegon as the final suitor but dismisses that option because he believes aegon will marry arianne.

even better, someone in the chat says that a lot of the northern succession issues would be shored up by a jon/sansa marriage and he agrees???? i've heard him mention in other videos that he believes sansa will be regent for either rickon or robb's unborn child (he thinks there's a chance jeyne westerling is pregnant and will give birth in twow). and in this particular livestream he says that he doesn't think jon is interested in ruling a kingdom because he has found leadership to be a burden, implying that his potential claims wouldn't be an obstacle to him marrying sansa.

i dunno, it's just really nice encountering a non-jonsa (which i assume he is since i've never heard him mention the theory anywhere else) actually considering the theory on its merits and accepting it as a strong possibility. he recently did a livestream where he ranked his fav characters from the series and said that sansa was his favorite stark as well.

anyway, just wanted to share with my fellow jonsas and also rec his vids if you're interested in theory and analysis channels like this on youtube!

GAME OF THRONES — 6.09 "Battle of the Bastards" HOUSE OF THE DRAGON — 1.05 "We Light the Way"

JON SNOW AND SANSA STARK 6.10 | “The Winds of Winter”

No, because I’m actually right.

GAME OF THRONES 6.04 "Book of the Stranger"

So instead of Sansa marrying the prince who turns out to be a bastard, she is going to marry the bastard who turns out to be a prince. And I think that's poetic justice!

Ludus ➜ Playful love

JONSAS!!!!!!!!! JONSAS!!!!!!!!!!! HOEMYGODDDDDDDD

on sansa’s hero

1.09 baelor // a game of thrones - sansa vi // 5.03 high sparrow // a dance with dragons - jon ii

It's interesting that Jeyne W, Sansa and Jon are talking about prospect of having children naming them after lost Starks in same book.

Good observation!

It's especially interesting because Jeyne would have had the heirs of House Stark but is emphasized to have been dosed with moontea without her knowledge, so this specific hope would never have been fulfilled, even though she was actively trying, even being near pressured by Catelyn. Those heirs are still waiting in the wings.

Also in the same book, GRRM is setting up Jon and Sansa as rival claimants within the context of Robb's will (placeholders for those sons Jeyne will never have), while Sansa and Jon both are also treated as claimants by other factions (Tywin and Stannis, respectively). All this, obviously, in the absence of Bran and Rickon. Meanwhile, their matching and complementary fantasy baby names rather invoke a different option:

He would father no sons who might someday contest with Catelyn's own grandchildren for Winterfell. (AGOT, Catelyn II)

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silly goofy mood pt 2 electric boogaloo

6x05 // 6x09