thanks for the ask, lizzie! There are over 3700 fics in Jon Snow/Sansa Stark tag on AO3 that sometimes it’s sooooo hard to pick favorites! Here are some of my favorites.
like winter we are cruel by @aknightfornawta post season 6 fic dealing with Littlefinger and the North and it has abundance ofangst. The last two chapters destroyed me. (Multichapter, completed, word count: 100k)
they tumble down by @athimblefulprobably the best post season 7 fic we have right now. each update got me hooked and emotional! a great read while we’re waiting for 2019. (multichapter, on progress, updated regularly)
what this palace wants is release by @theonsit’s the kind of feel good fic i read over and over because it’s just so innocent and funny and comical and IT HAS RICKON on it. The plot is Rickon trying to trap jonsa to be his parents. poor baby, i love this one so much. (multichapter, on progress, and please update it lizzie i love you)
forbidden fruit’s in season by @theonsfake/pretend marriage AU with plots and with excellent smut and a lot of comedy. (multichapter, completed, word count: 13k)
what a disappointment by @justadramjon and sansa got married at rhaegar’s behest and they act like petulant children. featuring other starks too. (multichapter, completed, word count 7k)
a winter’s tale by @justadramgosh where to start! this is an epic fic that every jonsa shipper must read at least once in a year. more book canon than show canon. truly a masterpiece. (multichapter, completed, word count: 95k)
build a ladder to the stars by lit_chick08jon rescues sansa from King’s Landing AU. also robb wins in this fic. (multichapter, completed, word count: 13k)
Goodbye Means Going Away (And Going Away Means Forgetting) by lit_chick08rickon had to deal with his siblings looking exactly like his parents. at this point i would like to announce that i love any jonsa stories that have rickon in it. rickon, my little cannibal, i love you. (oneshot, completed, word count 2k)
winter under cultivation by @scullylikessciencepost season 6 fic. jon and sansa went south to treat with daenerys and then chaos ensues. this fic helped cement my love to jonsa and it will always have a special place in my heart. (multichapter, on progress).
all kneelers are idiot, but we’re not all idiots are kneelers by jengait’s a crack fic with the ensemble cast of northern/freefolk characters. it hasn’t been updated in ages though but i’m still loyal and waiting for the next crack…. (multichapter but you can just read it for the laughs anyway, on progress)
a revelation by janinajon reflected on his feelings toward sansa, featuring Arya. (one-shot, word count 1.4k)
the world turned upside down by @rumaana soulmate AU in canon era, this one is a bittersweet fic and it’s really lovely. (three-shot, completed, word count 5.5k)
we fight ourselves by @mon-blanchettsfuture fic, jon and sansa are married but jon is stupid and sansa pines. a lot of angst. (multichapter, on progress)
thieves among us by @mon-blanchettstoo much angst, little comfort (so far). what can i say i love torturing myself. also there was a tender theonsa moment which i really like. (multichapter, on progress)
let me steal you by @rideswraptorsjon goes to King’s Landing after the war and he really misses sansa. post-series, more book canon than show canon. it’s sweet and beautifully written (multichapter, completed, word count 88k)
how we live now by @bulletandsophianot for the faint of heart, it seriously made me cry. spoiler alert: sad ending. (multichapter, completed, word count 27k)
at midnight by @bulletandsophiait’s like a pretty woman AU but with more tender moments and lots of loving touches. featuring rhaenys and elia martell. (multichapter, on progress)
i’ll make this feel like home by @thewolvescalledmehomethis fic gave me ALL THE FEELS. i legit cried during one or two chapters. angst with plenty of comfort. plot is Sansa collecting Jon in the sweetest way. (multichapter, completed, word count: 116k, it’s also a series now!)
the no chill gang series by @theshipshippera crack text/group chat series starring all the stark kids and theon. it’s really funny! especially theon’s character, it made my day brighter.
sweet creature by @weasleyrosejon and sansa help each other manage their trauma. a great read! (multichapter, completed, word count 44k)
subject: la bamba by @ghost-of-bambimargaery plans birthday parties and plays cupid. a lot of cracks! (multichapter, on progress)
where love exists by lslhnsn12sansa hides from her family, but then jon finds her. tender and sweet, featuring shireen and there’s rickon too! (multichapter, on progress)
saskatoon berry pie by @justadramjon marries his cousin sansa because it’s just convenient for both of them. he takes her to live in the mountains.it’s a really great fic! (multichapter, on progress)
cliff’s edge by @visenyastargaryen and @theonsundercover incest is the name of the game! i really love the vibe of this fic and there are lots of iconic lines like ‘there, that’s an egg.’ and i’m really waiting for the day sansa dropped the truth bombs. (multichapter, on progress)
flowers of the dead by @visenyastargaryenhades/persephone AU aka my favorite myth couple AU. this one is good for my romantic ass. (multichapter, completed, word count 15k)
