Ice Before Winter
Pairing: Jon Snow/Sansa Stark Rating: G (for now!) Part: 1/?
Read the Prologue on AO3.
Summary:
They should both be dead, but they aren’t. They should be siblings, but they aren’t either. They should be Starks, but the Queen wants them to be Targaryens. They should’ve stayed in Winterfell forever, with Bran and Arya, but they can’t avoid their duty anymore. They should be home, but they are prince and princess of a Realm they never wanted to see again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Queen Daenerys Targaryen summons Jon Targaryen and Sansa Stark. Jon, to take his place as the barren queen's heir, and Sansa, to bear the next generation of their line. Thrust into a world of political intrigue and backstabbing courtiers, Sansa and Jon must rely on one another to protect their family and make the ultimate decision: are they wolves or are they dragons?
Excerpt:
"You mean to marry her to Jon Snow."
"Jacaerys Targaryen." She emphasizes, using the Valyrian name Lyanna Stark gave to her son. "To continue my line, to end the curse upon this house, I must. Catelyn Tully proved to be quite fertile, and I am told her daughter is identical to her likeness, but perhaps even more beautiful. Lady Sansa has familial ties to the Riverlands, the North, and the Eyrie, and great friendship with the Stormlands and the Reach. She is perhaps the most influential woman in my kingdoms other than myself. If I tie her to the crown, I tie them all to my crown."
She long dreamed of the day Jacaerys, tall and dark and brooding but entirely Targaryen, would finally come to King's Landing to wed her. Her handsome nephew is wise and experienced, a warrior and leader whose people follow and fight for with pure devotion. She offered him the throne when they first met, but he insisted on going North to help rebuild his mother's family's home. Jacaerys would have been a wonderful King to share the burden of the crown.
But she can not give him the heirs necessary for a dynasty.
