JON SNOW APPRECIATION MONTH 2022 Day 1: Favorite Books, Chapters Or Arcs FREE FOLK

JON SNOW APPRECIATION MONTH 2022 ↳ Day 1: Favorite books, chapters or arcs → FREE FOLK

Septon Cellador made the sign of the star. Othell Yarwyck grunted. Bowen Marsh said, “Some might call this treason. These are wildlings. Savages, raiders, rapers, more beast than man.”

“Tormund is none of those things,” said Jon, “no more than Mance Rayder. But even if every word you said was true, they are still men, Bowen. Living men, human as you and me. Winter is coming, my lords, and when it does, we living men will need to stand together against the dead.”    

claimants to the iron throne at the great council of 233

Childhood in King's Landing

The Kings of Winter » Rodrik Stark

After the death of the Old Kraken, Loron Greyjoy, King Rodrik is claimed to have won Bear Island from the ironborn in a wrestling match and awarded it to House Mormont, although some maesters question the authenticity of the story. Rodrik’s sons and grandsons battled the ironborn for Cape Kraken.

A Song of Doom

He is our brother now, and he will be my squire.

“This boy Satin. It’s said you mean to make him your steward and squire, in Tollett’s place. My lord, the boy’s a whore… a… dare I say… a painted catamite from the brothels of Oldtown.”

And you are a drunk. “What he was in Oldtown is none of our concern. He’s quick to learn and very clever. The other recruits started out despising him, but he won them over and made friends of them all. He’s fearless in a fight and can even read and write after a fashion. He should be capable of fetching me my meals and saddling my horse, don’t you think?”

~ A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, JON VIII

I’ve always been really touched by the way that Jon Snow protects and champions those who are not considered “worthy” of consideration in the Night’s Watch. In canon, this reveals him to be a progressive leader. However, in my own personal daydreams of Jon Snow and Satin, I do see romance between them. I think that Jon would feel guilt over it though, since Satin is his squire and he would be worry that any romantic feelings he has for him would be unwelcome and would also endanger Satin’s success- since people already believe that he is only his squire because he is his “boy, pet, whore.” This sentiment is revealed when Ser Malegorn doesn’t allow Satin to escort Queen Selyse to the feast in A Dance with Dragons. These complicated feelings are what I was hoping to convey in this gifset.

A Daydream of Jon Snow, @jonsnow-creative || Prompt: “Boy? Pet? Whore?”