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Some of my favourite ‘niche’ Jonsa hints/clues <3

SANSA = THE SUN:

“Sansa looked radiant as she walked beside him, but Jon did not like Joffrey's pouty lips or the bored, disdainful way he looked at Winterfell's Great Hall.” (Jon I AGOT)

“Sansa would shine in the south, Catelyn thought to herself.” (Catelyn II AGOT)

“Sansa … Sansa is your sister. You may be as different as the sun and the moon, but the same blood flows through both your hearts..” (Arya II AGOT)

“Sansa dutifully lifted the goblet with both hands and took a sip. The wine was very fine; an Arbor vintage, she thought. It tasted of oak and fruit and hot summer nights, the flavors blossoming in her mouth like flowers opening to the sun.” (Sansa VI ASOS)

“Dawn, she thought. Another day. Another new day. It was the old days she hungered for. Prayed for.” (Sansa VII ASOS)

JON SEEKS OUT THE SUN:

“Ygritte wanted me to be a wildling. Stannis wants me to be the Lord of Winterfell. But what do I want? The sun crept down the sky to dip behind the Wall where it curved through the western hills.” (Jon XII ASOS)

“You cannot come with me," Jon said, cupping the wolf's head in his hands and looking deep into those eyes. "You have to go to Castle Black. Do you understand? Castle Black. Can you find it? The way home? Just follow the ice, east and east, into the sun, and you'll find it.” (Jon III ASOS)

“Snow," the moon insisted.

“The white wolf ran from it, racing toward the cave of night where the sun had hidden, his breath frosting in the air.” (Jon I ADWD)

“Sansa looked radiant as she walked beside him, but Jon did not like Joffrey's pouty lips or the bored, disdainful way he looked at Winterfell's Great Hall.” (Jon I AGOT)

THE HOLIEST OF ALL CHAPTER TRANSITIONS: Sansa VI > Jon IX

“It would not have been so bad being undressed for a man she loved, by friends who loved them both.” (Sansa VI ASOS)

“How would you like to marry your cousin, the Lord Robert?"

“The thought made Sansa weary. All she knew of Robert Arryn was that he was a little boy, and sickly. 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)

JON’S CHILDREN WILL BE CATELYN’S GRANDCHILDREN ;)

“Jon would be a son to him, the child he would never have. And in time the boy would take the oath as well. He would father no sons who might someday contest with Catelyn's own grandchildren for Winterfell.” (Catelyn II AGOT)

JON SNOW IS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH A KINGSGUARD CLOAK:

“No, that wasn't it." Jaime Lannister upended the flagon. A trickle ran down onto his face, bright as blood. "Snow, that was the one. Such a white name . . . like the pretty cloaks they give us in the Kingsguard when we swear our pretty oaths." (Catelyn VII ACOK)

AND A FEW CHAPTERS LATER…. SANSA CLOAKS HERSELF in ‘BLOOD AND FIRE’ - which of course, invokes HOUSE TARGARYEN.

“When she crawled out of bed, long moments later, she was alone. She found his cloak on the floor, twisted up tight, the white wool stained by blood and fire.

“She shook out the torn cloak and huddled beneath it on the floor, shivering.” (Sansa VII ACOK)

HUNGER FOR THE OLD DAYS OF WINTERFELL & FAMILY IN BACK TO BACK CHAPTERS:

“He wanted it, Jon knew then. He wanted it as much as he had ever wanted anything. I have always wanted it, he thought, guiltily. May the gods forgive me. It was a hunger inside him, sharp as a dragonglass blade. A hunger . . . he could feel it.” (Jon XII ASOS) I

“Dawn, she thought. Another day. Another new day. It was the old days she hungered for. Prayed for.” (Sansa VII ASOS)

THE WHITE HART & MAGICAL BEASTS: Jon Snow is Joffrey’s foil.

“I had a dream that Joffrey would be the one to take the white hart,” she said. It had been more of a wish, actually, but it sounded better to call it a dream. Everyone knew that dreams were prophetic. White harts were supposed to be very rare and magical, and in her heart she knew her gallant prince was worthier than his drunken father.”

“A dream? Truly? Did Prince Joffrey just go up to it and touch it with his bare hand and do it no harm?”

“No,” Sansa said. “He shot it with a golden arrow and brought it back for me.” In the songs, the knights never killed magical beasts, they just went up to them and touched them and did them no harm, but she knew Joffrey liked hunting, especially the killing part. Only animals, though.” (Sansa III AGOT)

JON SNOW SAVES A WHITE MAGICAL BEAST:

“You have five trueborn children," Jon said. "Three sons, two daughters. The direwolf is the sigil of your House. Your children were meant to have these pups, my lord."

Bran saw his father's face change, saw the other men exchange glances. He loved Jon with all his heart at that moment. Even at seven, Bran understood what his brother had done. The count had come right only because Jon had omitted himself. He had included the girls, included even Rickon, the baby, but not the bastard who bore the surname Snow.”

He must have crawled away from the others," Jon said.

“Or been driven away," their father said, looking at the sixth pup. His fur was white, where the rest of the litter was grey. His eyes were as red as the blood of the ragged man who had died that morning. Bran thought it curious that this pup alone would have opened his eyes while the others were still blind.

An albino," Theon Greyjoy said with wry amusement. "This one will die even faster than the others."

Jon Snow gave his father's ward a long, chilling look. "I think not, Greyjoy," he said. "This one belongs to me." (Bran I AGOT)

GODSWOOD AND WEIRWOOD TREES IN BACK TO BACK CHAPTERS - THE HEART OF WINTERFELL.

“When Jon closed his eyes he saw the heart tree, with its pale limbs, red leaves, and solemn face. The weirwood was the heart of Winterfell, Lord Eddard always said . . . but to save the castle Jon would have to tear that heart up by its ancient roots, and feed it to the red woman's hungry fire god. I have no right, he thought. Winterfell belongs to the old gods.”(Jon XII ASOS)

“But who could she pray to? The garden had been meant for a godswood once, she knew, but the soil was too thin and stony for a weirwood to take root. A godswood without gods, as empty as me. (Sansa VII ASOS).

SWEET DREAMS:

“That was such a sweet dream, Sansa thought drowsily. She had been back in Winterfell, running through the godswood with her Lady. Her father had been there, and her brothers, all of them warm and safe. If only dreaming could make it so . . .” (Sansa IV ASOS)

“The dream was sweet . . . but Winterfell would never be his to show. It belonged to his brother, the King in the North. He was a Snow, not a Stark. Bastard, oathbreaker, and turncloak . . .” (Jon V ASOS)

THE BLOOD OF WINTERFELL:

“Then you must do what needs be done," Qhorin Halfhand said. "You are the blood of Winterfell and a man of the Night's Watch." (Jon VI ACOK)

“Ygritte answered for him. "His name is Jon Snow. He is Eddard Stark's blood, of Winterfell." (Jon VIII ACOK)

“He was the blood of Winterfell, a man of the Night's Watch. I will not father a bastard, he told her. I will not. I will not. "You know nothing, Jon Snow," she whispered,, Jon Snow," she whispered.” (Jon VI ASOS)

“I am not your daughter, she thought. I am Sansa Stark, Lord Eddard's daughter and Lady Catelyn's, the blood of Winterfell.” (Sansa I AFFC)

AN APPRECIATION FOR THE BEAUTY OF NATURE & CONSCIOUS/SUBCONSCIOUS REFERENCES TO EACH OTHER:

“It was a glorious day, a magical day. The air was warm and heavy with the scent of flowers, and the woods here had a gentle beauty that Sansa had never seen in the north.” (Sansa I AGOT)

“The pale pink light of dawn sparkled on branch and leaf and stone. Every blade of grass was carved from emerald, every drip of water turned to diamond. Flowers and mushrooms alike wore coats of glass. Even the mud puddles had a bright brown sheen. Through the shimmering greenery, the black tents of his brothers were encased in a fine glaze of ice.”

“So there is magic beyond the Wall after all. He found himself thinking of his sisters, perhaps because he'd dreamed of them last night. Sansa would call this an enchantment, and tears would fill her eyes at the wonder of it..” (Jon III ACOK)

“Sansa drifted past frosted shrubs and thin dark trees, and wondered if she were still dreaming. Drifting snowflakes brushed her face as light as lover's kisses, and melted on her cheeks….”

“she turned her face up to the sky and closed her eyes. She could feel the snow on her lashes, taste it on her lips. It was the taste of Winterfell. The taste of innocence. The taste of dreams.” (Sansa VII ASOS)

HONEY IN HER HAIR:

“She was as fair as he'd remembered, slender, full-breasted, graceful even at rest, with high sharp cheekbones and a thick braid of honey-colored hair that fell to her waist.” (Jon X ASOS)

“OH, SWEET SHE WAS, AND PURE, AND FAIR! THE MAID WITH HONEY IN HER HAIR!"

You will love Highgarden as I do, I know it." Margaery brushed back a loose strand of Sansa's hair.”

HER HAIR! HER HAIR! THE MAID WITH HONEY IN HER HAIR!" (Sansa I ASOS) > JON I

A SIGHT SO LOVELY AND DARK HONEY:

“They look as though they belong together. Val was clad all in white; white woolen breeches tucked into high boots of bleached white leather, white bearskin cloak pinned at the shoulder with a carved weirwood face, white tunic with bone fastenings. Her breath was white as well … but her eyes were blue, her long braid the color of dark honey, her cheeks flushed red from the cold. It had been a long while since Jon Snow had seen a sight so lovely.’ (Jon, ADWD XI)

“She donned silken smallclothes and a linen shift, and over that a warm dress of blue lambswool. Two pairs of hose for her legs, boots that laced up to her knees, heavy leather gloves, and finally a hooded cloak of soft white fox fur.”

“When she opened the door to the garden, it was so lovely that she held her breath, unwilling to disturb such perfect beauty. The snow drifted down and down, all in ghostly silence, and lay thick and unbroken on the ground.”

“I wish you could see yourself, my lady. You are so beautiful. You're crusted over with snow like some little bear cub, but your face is flushed and you can scarcely breathe.” (Sansa VII ASOS)

BONUS - SHE BEAR:

“Well, you are a free man now, but if you will not have the girl, best find yourself a she-bear.” (Jon II ASOS) > SANSA II

“I wish you could see yourself, my lady. You are so beautiful. You're crusted over with snow like some little bear cub, but your face is flushed and you can scarcely breathe.” (Sansa VII ASOS) < JON XII

KISSED BY FIRE :

“The wildlings seemed to think Ygritte a great beauty because of her hair; red hair was rare among the free folk, and those who had it were said to be kissed by fire, which was supposed to be lucky.” (Jon II, ASOS) > Sansa II

“I might get her with child."

“Aye, I'd hope so. A strong son or a lively laughing girl kissed by fire, and where's the harm in that?" (Jon II, ASOS) > Sansa II

“Robb and Sansa and Bran and even little Rickon all took after the Tullys, with easy smiles and fire in their hair.” (Arya, AGOT I)

“The fire will be shining in your hair, so everyone will see how fair of face you are.” (Alayne I TWOW)

ATTRACTION TO SINGING & SHINING HAIR:

“Sometimes she sang in a low husky voice that stirred him. And sometimes by the cookfire when she sat hugging her knees with the flames waking echoes in her red hair, and looked at him, just smiling . . . well, that stirred some things as well.” (Jon II ASOS) > Sansa II

“Sansa could sew and dance and sing. She wrote poetry. She knew how to dress. She played the high harp and the bells.’ (Arya I AGOT)

“Sansa would know it, I bet. Her sister had known all the songs, and she could even play a little, and sing so sweetly.” (Arya IV ASOS)

“She had auburn hair, lighter than mine, and so thick and soft . . . the red in it would catch the light of the torches and shine like copper.” (Catelyn, ACOK VII)

JON CRAVES GENTLENESS:

“For a time he dreamed that Ygritte was with him, tending him with gentle hands. Finally he closed his eyes and slept.” (Jon VI ASOS)

“My poor prince. Don't be afraid. I'll ride to the holdfast and bring help for you." Tenderly she reached out and brushed back his soft blond hair.” (Sansa I AGOT)

“Lady Catelyn had said that Sansa was a gentle soul who loved lemon cakes, silken gowns, and songs of chivalry.” (Brienne I AFFC)

“Was there ever a wedding less joyful? she wondered, until she remembered her poor Sansa and her marriage to the Imp. Mother take mercy on her. She has a gentle soul.” (Catelyn VII ASOS)

“She was the smallest of the litter, the prettiest, the most gentle and trusting.” (Eddard III AGOT)

“Lady bared her teeth and began to growl, a low rumble full of menace, but this time Sansa silenced the wolf with a gentle hand to the head.” (Sansa I AGOT)

“The air was warm and heavy with the scent of flowers, and the woods here had a gentle beauty that Sansa had never seen in the north.” (Sansa I AGOT)

TREADING CAREFULLY IN BACK-TO-BACK CHAPTERS:

“Guest right or no, Jon Snow knew he walked on rotten ice here. One false step and he might plunge through, into water cold enough to stop his heart. Weigh every word before you speak it, he told himself.” (Jon I ASOS)

“Courtesy is a lady's armor. You must not offend them, be careful what you say.” (Sansa I ASOS)

SANSA + GHOSTLY DIREWOLVES + DRAGON IMAGERY:

“I forgot, you've been hiding under a rock. The northern girl. Winterfell's daughter. We heard she killed the king with a spell, and afterward changed into a wolf with big leather wings like a bat, and flew out a tower window. But she left the dwarf behind and Cersei means to have his head." (Arya XIII ASOS)

“The dwarf's wife did the murder with him," swore an archer in Lord Rowan's livery. "Afterward, she vanished from the hall in a puff of brimstone, and a ghostly direwolf was seen prowling the Red Keep, blood dripping from his jaws." (Jaime VII ASOS)

“Every time Joffrey looked at her, her tummy got so fluttery that she felt as though she'd swallowed a bat.” (Sansa IV ASOS)

“The wind was howling fiercely. It sounds like a wolf, thought Sansa. A ghost wolf, big as mountains.” (Alayne II AFFC)

“Along the walls stood empty suits of armor, dark and dusty, their helms crested with rows of scales that continued down their backs. As they hurried past, the taper's light made the shadows of each scale stretch and twist. The hollow knights are turning into dragons, she thought.” (Sansa V ASOS)

SANSA WAS BETROTHED TO A ‘BARATHEON’ (STAG) BUT HE DOESN’T HAVE HER. THOUGH A TARGARYEN (DRAGON) MIGHT.

“Where?" Brienne slapped another silver stag down.

“He flicked the coin back at her with his forefinger. "Someplace no stag ever found . . . though a dragon might." (Brienne III AFFC)

SANSA = THE MAIDEN & JON = THE WARRIOR; FATHER = NED , MOTHER = CATELYN;

“The Maiden lay athwart the Warrior, her arms widespread as if to embrace him. The Mother seemed almost to shudder as the flames came licking up her face. A longsword had been thrust through her heart, and its leather grip was alive with flame. The Father was on the bottom, the first to fall.” (Davos I ACOK

ALLUSIONS TO JON THROUGH ALAYNE’S DANCE PARTNERS:

“After Ben came Andrew Tollett, handsome Ser Byron, red-nosed Ser Morgarth, and Ser Shadrich the Mad Mouse. Then Ser Albar Royce, Myranda's stout dull brother and Lord Nestor's heir. She danced with all three Sunderlands, none of whom had webs between their fingers, though she could not vouch for their toes. Uther Shett appeared to pay her slimy compliments as he trod upon her feet, but Ser Targon the Halfwild proved to be the soul of courtesy. After that Ser Roland Waynwood swept her up and made her laugh with mocking comments about half the other knights in the hall. His uncle Wallace took a turn as well and tried to do the same, but the words would not come.” (Alayne I TWOW)

“He grinned. "I will hold you to that promise, my lady. Until that day, may I wear your favor in the tourney?"

"You may not. It is promised to...another." She was not sure who as yet, but she knew she would find someone.” (Alayne I TWOW)

DANCE WITH ME ANON:

“When the musicians began to play, she timidly laid her hand on Tyrion's and said, "My lord, should we lead the dance?"

“His mouth twisted. "I think we have already given them sufficent amusement for one day, don't you?" (Sansa III ASOS)

“She had often daydreamed of how she would dance at her wedding, with every eye upon her and her handsome lord. In her dreams they had all been smiling. Not even my husband is smiling.” (Sansa III ASOS)

“Every time we have a wedding, my lady."

"You could dance with me, you know. It would be only courteous. You danced with me anon."

"Anon?" teased Jon. (Jon X ADWD)

REJECTING THE POMEGRANATE = REJECTING ETERNAL DEATH:

“Not so," objected the Lord Steward, Bowen Marsh, a man as round and red as a pomegranate.” (Tyrion III AGOT)

“The Old Pomegranate was amiable, and a diligent First Steward, but he was woefully ill-suited to face a wildling host.” (Jon VI ASOS)

“And not at wildling hands, but at the hands of his own Sworn Brothers, men he trusted. Neither you nor I can know what he would or would not have done in my place." Jon wheeled his horse around. "Enough talk. Away."

“Dolorous Edd had heard the entire exchange. As Bowen Marsh trotted off, he nodded toward his back and said, "Pomegranates. All those seeds. A man could choke to death. I'd sooner have a turnip. Never knew a turnip to do a man any harm." (Jon V ADWD)

“Petyr cut a pomegranate in two with his dagger, offering half to Sansa. "You should try and eat, my lady."

"Thank you, my lord." Pomegranate seeds were so messy; Sansa chose a pear instead, and took a small delicate bite. It was very ripe. The juice ran down her chin. (Sansa VI ASOS)

FORESHADOWING OF JON’S DEATH:

“Tell me, Alayne—which is more dangerous, the dagger brandished by an enemy, or the hidden one pressed to your back by someone you never even see?"

"The hidden dagger."

“There's a clever girl." He smiled, his thin lips bright red from the pomegranate seeds.”(Sansa VI ASOS) > Jon IX

“Jon fell to his knees. He found the dagger's hilt and wrenched it free. In the cold night air the wound was smoking. "Ghost," he whispered. Pain washed over him. Stick them with the pointy end. When the third dagger took him between the shoulder blades, he gave a grunt and fell face-first into the snow. He never felt the fourth knife. Only the cold …”(Jon XIII ADWD)

ALLUSIONS TO SANSA AS THE GIRL IN GREY:

“Long Lake. What else did you see around this girl?"

"Hills. Fields. Trees. A deer, once. Stones. She is staying well away from villages. When she can she rides along the bed of little streams, to throw hunters off her trail."

He frowned. "That will make it difficult. She was coming north, you said. Was the lake to her east or to her west?"

“Melisandre closed her eyes, remembering. "West."

"She is not coming up the kingsroad, then. Clever girl.” (Melisandre I ADWD)

“Dontos chuckled. "My Jonquil's a clever girl, isn't she?" (Sansa IV ASOS)

“There's a clever girl." He smiled, his thin lips bright red from the pomegranate seeds.” (Sansa VI ASOS)

“He had smoothed her hair and kissed her forehead. "What a clever daughter you are." (Alayne I TWOW)

“For a moment he looked shocked. But as the song was ending, he burst into a laugh. "No one told me you were clever." (Alayne I TWOW)

AEMON / NAERYS:

“Prince Aemon the Dragonknight cried the day Princess Naerys wed his brother Aegon," Sansa Stark said.” (Tyrion IX ACOK)

Sansa, two years older, drew the crown prince, Joffrey Baratheon. He was twelve, younger than Jon or Robb, but taller than either, to Jon's vast dismay. Prince Joffrey had his sister's hair and his mother's deep green eyes. A thick tangle of blond curls dripped down past his golden choker and high velvet collar. Sansa looked radiant as she walked beside him, but Jon did not like Joffrey's pouty lips or the bored, disdainful way he looked at Winterfell's Great Hall.”

..”Suddenly he realized that the table had fallen silent, and they were all looking at him. He felt the tears begin to well behind his eyes. He pushed himself to his feet.”

“Laughter boomed all around him, and Jon felt hot tears on his cheeks.” (Jon I AGOT)

“I love him, Father, I truly truly do, I love him as much as Queen Naerys loved Prince Aemon the Dragonknight, as much as Jonquil loved Ser Florian. I want to be his queen and have his babies."

Sweet one," her father said gently, "listen to me. When you're old enough, I will make you a match with a high lord who's worthy of you, someone brave and gentle and strong. This match with Joffrey was a terrible mistake. That boy is no Prince Aemon, you must believe me." (Sansa III AGOT)

“The way he had rescued her from Ser Ilyn and the Hound, why, it was almost like the songs, like the time Serwyn of the Mirror Shield saved the Princess Daeryssa from the giants, or Prince Aemon the Dragonknight championing Queen Naerys's honor against evil Ser Morgil's slanders.” (Sansa I AGOT)

“By right Winterfell should go to my sister Sansa."

"Lady Lannister, you mean? Are you so eager to see the Imp perched on your father's seat? I promise you, that will not happen whilst I live, Lord Snow." (Jon I ADWD)

“Jon said, "Winterfell belongs to my sister Sansa."

"I have heard all I need to hear of Lady Lannister and her claim." (Jon IV ADWD)

“She pulled a chair close to the hearth, took down one of her favorite books, and lost herself in the stories of Florian and Jonquil, of Lady Shella and the Rainbow Knight, of valiant Prince Aemon and his doomed love for his brother's queen.” (Sansa AGOT IV) > Jon VII

“She called for the heroes from the songs, for Florian and Ser Ryam Redwyne and Prince Aemon the Dragonknight, but no one heard.” (Sansa IV ACOK) > Jon VII

“True knights." The queen seemed to find that wonderfully amusing. "No doubt you're right. So why don't you just eat your broth like a good girl and wait for Symeon Star-Eyes and Prince Aemon the Dragonknight to come rescue you, sweetling. I'm sure it won't be very long now." (Sansa V ACOK)

“He sang of Jonquil and Florian, of Prince Aemon the Dragonknight and his love for his brother's queen, of Nymeria's ten thousand ships. They were beautiful songs, but terribly sad. Several of the women began to weep, and Sansa felt her own eyes growing moist.” (Sansa VI ACOK)

“I shall have the finest knight in the Seven Kingdoms protecting me night and day, as Prince Aemon protected Naerys. So our little lion had best behave, hadn't he?" She laughed.” (Sansa II ASOS) > Jon II.

“They were not little boys when they fought, but knights and mighty heroes. "I'm Prince Aemon the Dragonknight," Jon would call out, and Robb would shout back, "Well, I'm Florian the Fool." Or Robb would say, "I'm the Young Dragon," and Jon would reply, "I'm Ser Ryam Redwyne." (Jon XII ASOS) > Sansa VII ASOS.

#jonsa #jon x sansa #meta #Jonsa truly is the most delicious ship when it comes to how beautifully interwoven into the text it is #all the little details and symbolisms and parallels are just *chefs kiss*#they’re subtle for a reason !!!#they’re just so thematically and textually rich on a meta level that is beyond our comprehension

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