Can you do something of Jon and Sansa trying to choose a couples costume to wear for Halloween? they would be sooo cute ^^
My first attempt to write something for the Jon x Sansa Fanfiction October Challenge. I hope you all enjoy it!
In her pocket Sansaâs phone buzzed loudly, making her jump as she dug through the costume drawer that the memories of Halloweens past. She reached for the phone and answered with a polite greeting but by the time she had reached the telly there was no voice on the other end, making her brows furrow. Turning back to the costume box she could she had already passed the ghost and pirate costumes that she had donned almost each year of her elementary schooling, the fabric small and worn and falling apart from the stress she had placed upon it while running around the yard with her siblings.
After that she had found the hamburger costume that Sansa, thinking it would be quite funny, had worn when she had turned thirteen and had celebrated her first teenage Halloween. Only then had she realized that it was teenage tradition to not be funny but to instead wear as little as possible while passing it off as some sort of animal or occupation. Like when she had seen one of the older girls wearing a pair of white fur lined gloves and a mini skirt, pretending to be an ice woman. Sansa had not pointed out that if the girl had worn that out in the snow she would have been an icicle instead of an ice fisher.
âWhat is that?â Jon laughed.
He set his beer down on the table and leaned forward, catching sight of the hand sewn stripes of ketchup and mustard Sansa had set onto the meat of the hamburger.
She blinked back at him. âItâs a hamburger. WellâŚit was a cheeseburger but I lost the cheese in an unfortunate fence climbing incident.â
âI remember that.â Jon laughed. âWhat exactly happened?â
Sansa sighed, remembering first hand how incredibly stupid she had felt that day. âYou, Robb and Theon hopped the fence into that old abandoned lotâ she grumbled. âand Arya and I tried to follow you.â Sansa grunted her agreement.
Jon choked on his bear, a burble of foam rushing through his nose. âYou got caught at the top when you and Arya tried to follow them. We had to climb up there and get you down.â
âIs that when you first fell in love with me?â Sansa teased, folding the hamburger and stashing it back in the case.
âYes.â Jon said in a false dreamy voice. In a flash he had swept her legs out from under her and pulled her onto his lap, laughing as she settled her arms around his neck. âI just could not resist such a good set of buns.â
Despite the voracity in which she rolled her eyes Jon could see the smile playing on her lips and chuckled, turning back to his own armful of costumes. âCanât we just get something new?â
âWe can.â Said Sansa. âI just thought we could check here first. There are a bunch of oldies but goodies in here.â As though to prove a point she lifted up a pair of striped trousers.
âA clown?â Jon asked, eyeing the pants.
âNo.â she said pointedly. âA bird. Specifically Kevin. From Up. That was the year I let Rickon choose my costume.â
âWhat were we last year? I canât remember.â
âMary Poppins and Burt.â Said Sansa. âAnd you canât remember because you and Loras has thirteen shots between you. Luckily for you that picture of you wearing a-â
Jon grimaced. âUgh! Not the picture.â As though trying to change the subject he offered a compliment. âThat was actually a good one. You looked quite cute with that umbrella.â
âKeep it in your trousers, Snow.â Said Sansa. âWe are on a mission here. Lorasâ party is tonight and we donât have costumes yet.â
âMrs. Pacman?â Jon questioned, lifting a bright yellow garment from the wardrobe box. He eyed her suspiciously, as though trying to imagine what she looked like dressed as the sun.
âThat is a sunflower, you prat.â She said, snatching it away. âIâve gotten better at sewing over the years.â
âSo what have we got on the list so far?â Jon asked.
Sansa looked over her shoulder at the notepad where she had sketched a few names. âMorticia and Gomez Addams, Han and Leia, and Margot and Ritchie Tenenbaum.â
After pondering this Jon said, âI still think we should be Sonny and Cher.â
âWe can do that.â Sansa agreed. âBut youâre being Cher.â She sat back on the couch, Jonâs hand warm as it rested upon her knee, drawing slow circles with his thumb and index finger. âWe can be Han Solo and Indiana Jones again,â she said, turning towards him. âAlthough this year we wonât both be Indiana Jones.â
âI swear I thought that you said you were being Han!â
âWater under the bridgeâŚâ she pursed her lips in thought. âSpeaking of bridges...We can be James Bond?â
âWe would probably both show up as Connery.â
âDamn it, youâre right.â Said Sansa. âClever bastard.â
Her phone rang again, though this time when she picked up there was a voice on the other end. âHello.â Said Arya, her voice muffled by the phone.
âHi Arya!â Jon called from across the room, having gone fishing back into the bowl of candy corn.
âJon says hi.â Sansa relayed. Arya returned the sentiment. âJon, Arya says hi. By the way, while Iâve got you on the line which one sounds cooler: Morticia and Gomez Addams, Han and Leia, and Margot and Ritchie Tenenbaum.â
âDefinitely Gomez and Morticia .â Said Arya. âAlthough Jonâs Sonny and Cher suggestion is growing on me.â
âAha!â cried Jon, triumphant.
Suddenly another voice broke through on the line. âSansa?â asked Gendry, as though unsure. âIs that you?â
âOh, hell.â He said. âI didnât think she would actually call you.â In the background Sansa heard Arya mutter something about Gendry owing her twenty pounds. âWellâŚthere is a bit of aâŚerâŚ.situation.â
Sansa bit her lip. At once every terrible and terrifying possibility flooded her mind so ferociously that for a moment she was unable to speak, causing Gendry to continue. âIt isnât a big deal, so donât freak out. But- donât freak out- there was a bit of a mishap- donât freak out- while we were carving our pumpkin.â
Sansa shrieked so loud that Jon jumped, candy corn flying around the room like yellow and orange confetti. He wheeled around, looking half startled and half confused, as he mouthed, âWhatâs wrong?â
âWellâŚâ Gendry began tentatively. âWe were cutting out the insides of the pumpkin and making the shape-â
â-a really funny and creative shape-â came Aryaâs voice.
â-the shape.â Gendry said and Sansa could practically hear the roll of his eyes. âAnd some git decided it would be proper to sing-
â-to the Monster Mash.â From Arya.
â-while she was carving the bloody thing. Donât freak out. There was just a little, tiny slip with the knife.â
âGods.â Sansa breathed. âIs she alright? Is there a lot of blood?â
Jon was at her side, his eyebrows risen halfway into his dark curls, the look in his eyes as confused as she felt within. She reached for his hand and squeezed it, waiting nervously for Gendryâs response.
ââtis but a scratch!â Aryaâs voice reappeared.
âIt is definitely more than a scratch. Weâre at the hospital now. I wanted to call you and tell you everything is alright before you saw the pictureâŚâ
âWhat picture?â asked Sansa.
Gendry let out a sigh. âArya posted a photo on Instagram. She thought it was very Halloween-y.â
âIs it really alright?â Sansa asked, lowering her voice in hopes that Arya could not hear. As she listened closer she could begin to recognize the sounds of hospital life, the wheeling of gurneys, the dull voices going through the announcement speakers. They mother would probably faint when she heard.
There was a pause before Gendry continued, lying easily into the receiver. âYeah Iâll go and see if they have cable. Be back in a sec.â he added, presumably to Arya.
A few seconds and a door slam later Gendry was back on the line. âIt is not alright and it is not a scratch. The knife almost went clean through her hand. At first I thought she was playing a prank on me. Again.â
She chuckled in discomfort, wishing Arya had not told him that it had originally been Sansaâs plan to play the joke the Halloween before in which they staged Aryaâs death. In the moment it had been hilarious as they watched the dummy they had dressed up like Arya tumble down the stairs. Its wooden head had even popped off. But then Gendry had started cryingâŚ
Gendry continued. âBut there was a lot of blood. Like a lot, a lot. Almost comical if it wasnât so terrifying.â
âDid you call an ambulance?â
âNo I took her in my car.â He said. âBlood everywhere. Looks like a murder scene. But I called Talisa and she walked me through the first aid part of it until we got to the hospital.â
Sansa let out a sigh of relief. âIâm just glad sheâs alright. Did she have to get stitches?â
âEleven of them.â said Gendry. âAnd they gave her something for the pain so sheâs pretty out of it. A few minutes ago she tried to eat a cotton ball because she thought it was a marshmallow. Should have taped it.â
âWeâll come visit-â Jon began.
âDonât worry about it. The doctor says we can leave in a few hours. We should still make it to the Tyrell party.â
âDid you guys pick a costume before Arya tried to cut off her hand?â Jon asked as nonchalant as someone asking about the weather.
âYup.â Said Gendry. âAlan and Ellie from Jurassic Park.â
âEveryone has a cooler costume than us.â Said Sansa after hanging up the phone, but not before making Gendry promise her three more times that Arya would be fine. She frowned, feeling Jon wrap his arms around her and pull her in for a soft kiss.
âWe could go as Mary Poppins and Burt again? Or Lord and Lady Macbeth? That was fun, right? Donât you remember that? I got to say my hilarious Macbeth joke?â
âI remember.â Said Sansa, her voice muffled by the cloth of Jonâs shirt as she buried her face into his chest, frowning.
âE.T. and Elliot?â he asked. âMary Jane and Peter Parker? Merida andâŚwell we can both be Merida?â
âStop suggesting redheads.â She said, but she laughed nevertheless.
âI love you.â He whispered, leaning down to press a kiss to her lips. âEven if you donât dress up as Merida.â
Sansa looked up at him, suddenly grinning. âI think Iâve got it.â
Her blue eyes blinked with the mischief that he had not seen since two years prior when, at the last second, they had decided to forgo the Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI costumes that had taken two months of careful design in favour of a simple Jaime and Claire from Outlander. It was until that moment that Jon had never realized how perfectly comfortable a kilt could be and, nearing midnight and his fourth vodka shot, he had tried to convince Sansa to move with him to Scotland.
Jon narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to gauge her excitement. âIs it the hamburger costume again? Because I have to tell you that a man dressing up as a hot dog is way less funny than when a woman does it.â
âNot a hamburger.â She teased, walking toward his bedroom. âOr a hot dog. Just follow me. Iâve got to take your measurements.â
Jon winked, dragged along behind Sansa as they headed for the bedroom where her sewing box was kept.
It was only a few hours until Margaery and Lorasâ party began and by the time they reached the lofty Tyrell flat it was in full swing. Music thundered through the walls of the flat and the metal of Jonâs car as he pulled onto the well-manicured grass of the lawn, multi-coloured lights flashing through the many windows and reflecting prettily in the silver moonlight.
The October air was cool and crisp against her skin as Jon helped her out of the car, his fingers taking their place through hers, his other hand settling against her hip as he pulled her closer for a quick kiss.
âYou look great.â He whispered, his nose icy against her cheek as he nuzzled against her.
âSo do you.â She returned, hands reaching up to straighten the fabric of his collar. âEvery woman will be hanging on you all night.â
âEvery woman?â he teased. His hands lowered to curve around her arse, warm against her skin through the thin fabric of the pencil skirt she wore, the high heels that pressed through the snow positioning her body at a tantalizingly perfect position. Jon was loathe to resist.
âPerhaps.â She said, her lipstick leaving a smudge of red against his lips. They continued along the cobblestone path towards the front door, the light snow making Sansa shiver.
âMaybe we will find ourselves in Margaeryâs broom closet again.â he said, ducking to avoid one of the feux skeletons that hung from the branches of the large oak tree in the yard. The leaves glittered with white ghost shaped fairy lights and the front porch was lined with several carved pumpkins in an assortment of shapes and colours. Sansa reached out a hand to knock but found Margaery seemed to have beat them to it.
âYouâre here!â she announced, pulling the auburn haired girl into a tight embrace.
As predicted, Margaery was dressed to the nines, clad in a pristine white floor-length gown, a braided gold cord hanging about her waist and a matching on laid on the crown of her head. A perfect Aphrodite. She turned to hug Jon, âand you two look great! The most perfect Lois Lane and Clark Kent Iâve ever seen.â
âThanks.â The couple said in unison, shaking the snow off of their shoes as they entered.
The house had been magically transformed into a breathtakingly beautiful Halloween wonderland. Pumpkins, ghosts, and witches punctuated the space of the room. A long table stood on the opposite side of the room, holding trays and plates and bowls of Halloween themed foods, including monster mashâd potatoes and devilâs eggs. Beside it the bar- complete with a shirtless vampire bartender- served witchâs brew on the rocks and vampire blood cosmopolitans.
The music was its typical fast paced, thumping self though a few Halloween hits were sprinkled here and there, including some songs from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which played as they entered. All of the guests had dressed in beautiful or funny costumes, some of which she had to squint to see through the darkness of the eerily lit room.
Nevertheless Sansa had been right, every female eye on the room was on Jon, and even some male eyes. With his already broad chest emphasized by the open collared shirt Sansa had put on him and his dark curls arranged in the same way Superman so often wore. But he had eyes only for her, pulling her onto the dance floor, planting his leg between hers, and dancing so close to her that Sansa was sure she could feel his heart beat against her chest. But that wasnât all she could feel.
âCome on.â Sansa said, pulling him towards the stairs to the guest room Margaery had already set aside for her and Jon to spend the night in.
âGoing to the broom closet again, are we?â Jon asked, the way she nibbled at the lobe of his ear both answering his question and making his blood run hot as fire. âWhat on earth would Clark Kent say?â
Sansa grinned, her tongue running across his bottom lip. âHe would say that you donât need a hamburger costume to show off these buns.â