You Can Never Be Mine | Chapter 11
Outside Jon’s door, Dany was almost reluctant to knock, afraid she might be disturbing him from his much-needed sleep. Certainly, the sun would be up before long, and he would need to be down at the docks before then, but if he were anything like her, he was still wide awake. Nymeria had only just fallen asleep, after Dany had pressed a damp washcloth to her daughter’s tear-swollen eyes for some relief, but Dany had not been able to join her in sleep.
Still, she was desperate to see Jon, however briefly. She quietly tapped her finger against the door, in case Torrhen was asleep, as she hoped. She held her breath and waited, ready to tap on the door once more when it finally cracked open. Jon’s face appeared, and at the sight of her, he opened it wider, shoulders sagging.
“Dany,” he murmured, and with that one word somehow he managed to say everything. She smiled, just a quick flicker of her mouth.
“Torrhen?” she asked, keeping her voice low. Jon shifted so she could see past him. On his bed, her son was fast asleep.
“He went down pretty easily after a couple stories. I’m afraid I don’t have Old Nan’s flair for the dramatic, though,” he said, chagrined. Her smile widened, her heart tender with emotion. If she wasn’t careful, she’d start crying again. “Do you want to take him back to your room?”
“No, let him sleep, if you don’t mind. You can bring him back before you have to leave for the docks.”
“Aye, I don’t mind.” When she glanced back to him, his face turned grave. “Nymeria?” he asked, apprehensive.
“That was less easy,” she admitted, hand gripping the door jamb. “But she knows now. About you.”
His throat constricted with a hard swallow, and his hand fluttered on the door handle with uncertainty. “Should I…does she want to speak with me?”
Dany winced in sympathy. “Not just yet, Jon. Let her rest tonight. Even then…she might not be ready for a while.”
His face fell. “She didn’t take it well, then.”
“Did you?” she asked in gentle reminder.
Read it on AO3. Thank you!
kianamaiart
gummygunk
origamiaround
