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It feels like Jon hasn't seen the citadel of Winterfell in so long.

All of the rubble and ruins. Unfamiliar faces wandering by, young and old, hardly noticing him. The silvery hoarfrost coated to the outer part of the undercroft leading into the family crypts. His family.

He certainly doesn't expect to see Arya down there, lighting the tapers, holding up a burning wick near Rickon's grey, stone-carved hand clutching onto the fur of Shaggydog. Smoke billows and thins around her pale face. "You were the last one to see Rickon alive, or so they say," she murmurs. Jon's stomach twists and aches. "How did he look before the end?"

"I hardly think you want the truth of it," Jon croaks out, squinting in the darkness as Arya's mouth twitches, but nothing revealed.

"Maybe I do."

Jon tries to change the subject, wiping under an eye. "What was that earlier?" he asks, watching as Arya straightens her cloak primly and approaches him. She's still so small. "It's unusual to see you speaking so highly of Sansa."

"She deserves it," Arya tells him, glancing seriously over Jon's amused expression.

"Deserves a right kick in the arse sometimes—"

The world goes sideways. Jon realizes he's hunched, neck tilt. Cheek blazing-red. Arya's bare hand raised, also swollen red. She's struck him. Arya's dark eyes glisten. "I was happy to see you…" she whispers. "I am happy." Jon gapes, blinking dumbfounded. His baby sister struck him without warning and there's no way it can be undone.

"But you mustn't speak of Sansa that way."

"… … Of course," Jon whispers back, guilt creeping under his flesh and warming his cheek further. How could he have spoken so ill of Sansa? After everything she has been through? "You are right. Forgive me."

Arya's lips perk up.

"Of course, Jon."

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GoT isn't mine. Ohhhhh okay I did like doing this one. Requested from glove23: "Platonic Jonarya reunion where she full out slaps him when he says shit about Sansa". If you liked this, I would appreciate any kind words! :) Want a request for GoT? I'm doing 100-500 word drabbles of any ship and any prompt until S8 ends. Rules: you need to comment here and provide a ship and prompt, as well if you want NSFW or SFW. The only requests I'll be looking at is if you ALSO commented about the fic you just read as well. It's only fair. You came to this fic to read it and me doing something for you later on is a sweet bonus!