Littlefinger tries to kiss Sansa and Jon beats him up.
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Behind his back, Littlefinger has gained the nameĀ āLittleshadowā. He is rarely away from Sansaās side for long, and he always seems to be able to find her, even in a crowded hall or courtyard. He is her near constant companion and it makes Jonās stomach churn.
Sansa has told him of the way Littlefingerās hands would wander over her skin, of the things he has said to her, of the way he looks at her when he thinks she canāt notice. What shocked Jon more than hearing all of this was the way Sansa told him. She was calm and matter-of-fact, as if she was reciting a passage from an old book. She spoke of it as if it had happened to someone else and it was more than a little unsettling. Jon had wanted to take her hand, to tell her that as long as there was breath in his chest and blood in his body Littlefinger will never touch her again. He remembers Gilly and her sisters, the way their father had treated them and Jon almost brings up his breakfast. Instead, he puts a hand on her shoulder and saysĀ āIt will never have to be that way ever again.ā
She smiles at him and it doesnāt reach her eyes. He can see she doesnāt believe him and it feels like having a White Walkerās fingers piercing his throat.
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āIām not here.āĀ She thinks to herself when she feels Littlefingerās hand on her waist (she knows itās his hand, she saw him out of the corner of her eye and she knows the weight of the rings on his hand. She would know his hand anywhere.).Ā āIām not here.ā It was a mantra she had first developed when she was still married to Joffrey. She would pretend that she wasnāt in Kingās Landing, she was back in Winterfell, in her motherās arms, warm and safe. It was how she managed to keep herself together and survive with her mind intact.Ā āIām not here.ā
His hand is trailing up from her waist and she is not here.
His fingers push her hair away from her neck and she is not here.
His hand is on her face, tilting it towards her and she is not here.
His mouth is about to touch hers, his eyes glinting the way Joffreyās used to and she is not here she is not here she is not here she is not-
The sound of hard leather colliding with skin could be heard all across the courtyard, even above the loud voices and the clanging of swords and shields. But it was the bang of Littlefingerās head against the hard stone that made everyone freeze.
Jon had somehow materialized beside her when she was not looking and Sansa watched as his fist crashed against Littlefingerās face again and again and again and-
āJon!ā
Sansa grabs the pulled back arm, wrapping her fingers around his wrist and she stares at him, wide eyed.Ā āJon stop!ā
He looks back at her, his own eyes like the Wildfire that had consumed Stannisās ships; blazing and inhuman.
For a moment, Sansaās heart is gripped by fear. She lets go, an apology already forming on her tongue, when she sees him change. He lowers his arm, his face softens, and his eyes are calm again, like the Godswood.
āPlease.ā Her voice is low and soft, but it carries across the courtyard and sheās sure that even someone at the far end of Winterfell can hear her.
Jon appears to come back to himself as he rises from his knees to his feet, the knuckles of his gloves dripping with blood.
Littlefingerās hand was covering his red stained face, teeth gritted but refusing to give any other response.
Without waiting for him to rise, Jon takes Sansa by the arm, gently, with his clean hand, and leads her away.
āHe will never do that again.ā His breath is hot against her ear and her eyes flick over to the men, women, and children that had witnessed the spectacle, but they didnāt seem to have heard Jon.Ā āHe will never touch you again, not while Iām here.ā
Sansaās skin has formed goosebumps and she feels like she has been set ablaze from within and all she can do is nod.
āIām here.āĀ She thinks.Ā āIām here. With him.ā
