I've changed a few things. This is no longer one-shot, but it's still fairly short. A prologue, two chapters and an epilogue to wrap it up.

It might feel a bit rushed, but I needed a happier ending for these two.

Prologue - She Wants Him

Months passed and the Queen in the North had simply refused to marry. Sansa Stark had many suitors, including her cousin Robin Arryn from the Vale and the Prince of Dorne, all praising her for her beauty or offering precious gifts to try and convince the woman to finally take a husband. She smiled and welcomed them to Winterfell, but they all left without the queen's favor.

Many of her subjects wonder why their Queen was so intent on remaining unmarried. They love her, and the kingdom hasn't been as prosperous in years, but everyone knew the North needed an heir. She was the Stark in Winterfell. Considering her brother couldn't father children, and her sister was gone, she might become the last Stark anywhere.

Some say she doesn't think anyone is good enough for her. Others say she is unwilling to share power. And a few whisper that she has been ruined by the bastard.

"Which bastard?" Aberdale Strongbeard asked, in the middle of his second mug of ale. The tavern was crowded, as it was on most nights.

Del Reid shook his head. "The Queenslayer isn't a bastard. He's the Last Dragon. And I reckon they never got that close, being raised as siblings and all."

"What's more Targaryen than fucking your own sister?" Strongbeard asked, with a grin twitching the sides of his shaggy beard.

"Cousin." Reid corrected him. "But no, he was too busy fucking his aunt. Before he killed her, anyways." The man frowned, trying to remember the few times he had seen the former king. "I doubt he ever looked at the Queen in that way."

"Then you should've seen the way she used to look at him. Especially when the dragon queen was around." Abe raised his eyebrows, making his bloodshot eyes more evident. "That was jealousy if I ever saw it."

Del huffed, tired of arguing. "So what are you saying? That she's going to wait for him forever?"

"That'd be a long wait. He's been exiled." He put his mug down and faced the man, trying to look serious for once. "I'm saying that she'll never find someone like him. And she should just give up and settle for someone else."

Reid barked a laugh. "Our Queen's no quitter. If she was, she wouldn't have a crown on her head."

Strongbeard shrugged. "Still… I heard she's visited the Wall six times in the past year alone, and each time Jon Snow was nowhere to be found. Might be he's avoiding her."

"Some say he's the King-beyond-the-Wall now." Del spoke in a low voice, wary of strangers listening. "The way those wildlings talk about him, you'd think he's a god. They'd follow him anywhere."

"They aren't the only ones." Abe also lowered his voice to a whisper. "I've seen more than one family head north, for some reason. The Queen knows it too. Did you hear she wants to expand her rule beyond the Wall?"

Reid continued whispering, "Aye. Seems silly, if you ask me. Sure, folk say the place is all green now, but what if the White Walkers return?"

Strongbeard shook his head. "I doubt she means it. The Queen's just trying to get his attention. When he hears about this, he'll definitely come back. Then she'll get what she wants."

"And what's that?"

"Him. She wants him."

While I didn't love the finale, I'm glad we got open ended resolutions to so many characters. This is just one possible scenario. Arya's story in particular could be anything.

The names came from the documentary HBO aired, The Last Watch. I know they don't make much sense in-universe, but whatever.