To those who say Jonerys will never happen in the books, just a quick reminder Dany has been dreaming of him, even if she has not seen his face yetâŠ
Lying abed in her narrow bunk, she found herself wondering how it would be to have a man squeezed in beside her in place of her handmaid, and the thought was more exciting than it should have been. Sometimes she would close her eyes and dream of him, but it was never Jorah Mormont she dreamed of; her lover was always younger and more comely, though his face remained a shifting shadow.
Daenerys, ACOK
He was who he was; Jon Snow, bastard and oathbreaker, motherless, friendless, and damned. For the rest of his life âhowever long that might beâ he would be condemned to be an outsider, the silent man standing in the shadows who dares not speak his true name
The flames crackled softly, and in their crackling she heard the whispered name Jon Snow. His long face floated before her, limned in tongues of red and orange, appearing and disappearing again, a shadow half-seen behind a fluttering curtain.
Jonâs face and presence is often referred to as being in the shadows, heâs always been the outsider, watching the Stark children play and even if he did play himself sometimes, he tried his best to avoid irritate Lady Stark, so he kept it to himself, as the bastard he was pained to be.Â
Melisandreâs visions of him, from Râhllor himself is described as Jonâs shadow hiddenâŠItâs not SO subtle how heâs always referred to be hidden there.Â
A quick reminded that when he died, she listened to Ghostâs criesâŠfrom across THE NARROW SEAâŠ
âJon fell to his knees. He found the daggerâs hilt and wrenched it free. In the cold night air the wound was smoking. âGhost,â he whispered. Pain washed over him. Stick them with the pointy end. When the third dagger took him between the shoulder blades, he gave a grunt and fell face-first into the snow. He never felt the fourth knife. Only the cold ⊠â
âOff in the distance, a wolf howled. The sound made her feel sad and lonely, but no less hungry. As the moon rose above the grasslands, Dany slipped at last into a restless sleep.â
These chapters happen at the same time, how can Daenerys Targaryen, in Meeren, listen to Jonâs murder at the Wall, North of Westeros, if not for the bond they haveâŠwithout ever meeting. Call it soulmates, fate, whatever you want. Martin does not use words he does not think necessary nor he adds information that the story does not need. If you ever read one his books, youâll know heâs sharp and everything means something, even the puzzles and riddles thrown our way. Daenerys heard his soul, Ghostâs cries (perhaps his own, warg ones), and she felt sad over it, not even knowing why.
A reminder that when Dany was at the House of the Undying, she only saw important, relevant things. Not only to herself, but to the realm: the rape of Westeros, The Red Wedding, the madness of Aerys Targaryen demanding to burn Kings Landing, Rhaegar and Elia talking of Aegon and his promised song, the fake dragon (Faegon, am I right?), Hardhome, what her sonâs future would have been like, White Walkers, Rhaegarâs murmuring a womanâs name right before he died (we all assume is Lyannaâs, I guess weâll find out eventually), and there are others, but to me it means a lot that one of these visions is:
a blue flower growing from a chink in a wall of ice, filling the air with sweetness.
Oh, she also sees the red door of the house she loved and she remembers growing up, and she believed it was in Braavos. She only had important sights for the realm and herself, yet she sees a blue flower growing at the wall (if you donât think this means Jon Snow growing at the Wall, we canât be friends and you canât even read this, bye! JK hahaâŠbut come on, Lyanna is said to have loved winter roses, which are blueâŠthe same ones that composed the crown Rhaegar Targaryen crowned her with, as The Queen of Love and Beauty at the Tourney of Harrenhal. Jon lives, works, serves at the Wall, it doesnât get any more obvious than this, yâallâŠonly if Martin wrote she saw a âhot northmen with gorgeous hair at Castle Black, reallyâŠâ).Â
(whoever did this second gif, thank you so very much, this is beautiful <3)
So not only does this shows how important Jon is to the realm (remember how her visions are all important, not only to her but also to Westeros? *inserts my theory of them both being AA* But heâs also important to her, the flower is not just THERE, it also fills the air with sweetness, it pleases her. Do I need to say more?Â
This one is very meaningful if not very telling, to me. They both feel alone, like something is missing. One can even say âthey feel alone cause they are aloneâ, but they were not. It almost feels like there is someone out there, a better match.Â
Beneath her coverlets she tossed and turned, dreaming that Hizdahr was kissing her ⊠but his lips were blue and bruised, and when he thrust himself inside her, his manhood was cold as ice. She sat up with her hair disheveled and the bedclothes atangle. Her captain slept beside her, yet she was alone.
Jon wondered where Ghost was now. Had he gone to Castle Black, or was he was running with some wolfpack in the woods? He had no sense of the direwolf, not even in his dreams. It made him feel as if part of himself had been cut off. Even with Ygritte sleeping beside him, he felt alone.
their story is a never ending parallel.
Not to disrespect Ygritte, cause I think she was necessary to Jonâs growth. She was a great character and I do believe Jon loved her, at some point. But just like Daenerys, this love was not a choice, it was almost like a survival choice, they made the best out of a bad situation.Â
He had to be with Ygritte, or Mance would have killed him, he would not believe Jon had really deserted the Nightâs Watch. Ygritte wasnât Jonâs act of rebellion, like I once read at a meta, no, she was, at first, his sacrifice/way to fill his mission. But somewhere along the way, he fell in love with her, she was strong, funny, and she awoke the sexuality in him. Again, he had to be with her, to prove himself, but it also wasnât like he didnât like it.Â
Daenerys loved Khal Drogo? Yeah, but it was as forced as was Jon and Ygritte. One can say it was even worse for she did not go willing, she was pushed into it, sold like a slave, to get her brother an army (we do have to thank karma cause his army never came, boo-ya, sucker!). She was given to a stranger, a savage (comparing to her culture; itâs funny even to see the parallel here, both had to be with people that are considered savages, wildlings where they come from) in return of an army, and she made the best of her situation, she learnt his language, his manners, bore his child (even if the baby never came to live), she fell in love with him cause for the first time in a very long time (or forever?), she was treated with care and love (the way Drogo knew how to love) by the man in her life.Â
A sweet reminder of how Daenerys thinks of her family and how she would have married Rhaegarâs son, had he lived. Rhaegarâs son, whoâs Jonâs daddy again?Â
Plus, weâve seen on the show that Jon was named Aegon Targaryen too, we do not know if he will have the same name on the books but I honestly do not think they would change something so important.Â
So, just another beautiful âeaster eggâ to ya:
Five Aegons had ruled the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.Â
There would have been a sixth, but the Usurperâs dogs had murdered her brotherâs son when he was still a babe at the breast. If he had lived, I might have married him. â
Who says you still wonât, sweetie? Hold on, Melisandre will bring him back or he was warging Ghost, letâs just wait a bit longer, okay?Â
Their journey is a never ending parallel, and their path is clearly to each other.
I donât think the history is called âA Song of Ice and Fireâ without a cause, Jon may be blood of the dragon, but heâs also a Stark, and Daenerys is a Targaryen through and throughâŠ
*the lord of light aka george r.r. martin speaks through melisandre*
Iâm back to reading the books and even if Iâm still at AGOT, I just felt like making this, had a really bad day and making this made it a little better.Â
What are your thoughts? <3Â
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