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nocturnalstarlet · 1 month

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— 𝑾𝑯𝑶 𝑰 𝑾𝑹𝑰𝑻𝑬 𝑭𝑶𝑹 🪐

— 𝑨 𝑪𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑻 𝑶𝑭 𝑻𝑯𝑹𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑺 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑹𝑶𝑺𝑬𝑺

🪐 ›› cassian, azriel, nesta archeron, elain archeron, feyre archeron, lucien vanserra, eris vanserra.

ships i'd write for: cassian x nesta , elain x azriel , gwyn x azriel , and elain x lucien.

— 𝑩𝑩𝑪 𝑴𝑼𝑺𝑲𝑬𝑻𝑬𝑬𝑹𝑺

🪐 ›› aramis, porthos.

— 𝑩𝑹𝑰𝑫𝑮𝑬𝑹𝑻𝑶𝑵

🪐 ›› anthony bridgerton, daphne bridgerton, benedict bridgerton, colin bridgerton, king george iii.

— 𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑽𝑨𝑳 / 𝑶𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑼𝑷𝑶𝑵 𝑨 𝑩𝑹𝑶𝑲𝑬𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑻

🪐 ›› legend, julien santos, scarlett dragna, donatella dragna, jacks/prince of hearts.

— 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑴𝑬𝑫

🪐 ›› phoebe halliwell, paige matthews, wyatt halliwell, chris halliwell.

— 𝑫𝑨𝑰𝑺𝒀 𝑱𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑺 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑺𝑰𝑿

🪐 ›› warren rojas, eddie roundtree, graham dunne, camila alvarez, karen sirko, daisy jones, simone jackson.

— 𝑭𝑨𝑺𝑻 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑭𝑼𝑹𝑰𝑶𝑼𝑺

🪐 ›› dominic toretto, brian o'conner, letty ortiz, mia toretto, roman pearce, deckard shaw, tej parker, han lue.

ships i'd write for: dom x letty.

— 𝑮𝑨𝑴𝑬 𝑶𝑭 𝑻𝑯𝑹𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑺 / 𝑯𝑶𝑼𝑺𝑬 𝑶𝑭 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑫𝑹𝑨𝑮𝑶𝑵

🪐 ›› tormund giantsbane, podrick payne, sansa stark, robb stark, jorah mormont, theon greyjoy, sandor clegane, samwell tarly, rhaegar targaryen, daenerys targaryen.

🪐 ›› aemond targaryen, jacaerys velaryon, alicent hightower, daemon targaryen.

— 𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑹𝒀 𝑷𝑶𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑹

🪐 ›› ron weasley, hermione granger, dean thomas, blaise zabini, luna lovegood, neville longbottom, cedric diggory, viktor krum.

🪐 ›› james potter, lily evans, narcissa black, regulus black, andromeda black, sirius black, remus lupin, frank longbottom, peter pettigrew, lucius malfoy, pandora lovegood, alice fortescue, marlene mckinnon, mary macdonald, emmeline vance, dorcas meadows.

🪐 ›› theseus scammander

🪐 ›› teddy lupin

🪐 ›› godrick gryffindor, rowena ravenclaw, helga hufflepuff, salazar slytherin

**a very big fuck you to jkr. this account is HEAVILY anti jkr and always will be. **while some of the fics for these characters may occur during their time at hogwarts, the characters will be assumed to be 18+ regardless of fic type.

— 𝑰𝑻

🪐 ›› richie tozier, stanley uris, ben hascom, mike hanlon.

**none of my writing for these characters will take place in the first film. i may instead do college!fics for this. everything else will come from when they're adults.

— 𝑴𝑨𝑹𝑽𝑬𝑳 / 𝑿-𝑴𝑬𝑵

🪐 ›› steve rogers, james buchanan "bucky" barnes, natasha romanoff, yelena belova, wanda maximoff, pietro maximoff, thor odinson, loki laufeyson, bruce banner, druig.

🪐 ›› john allerdyce (pyro), bobby drake (iceman), peter rasputin (colossus), scott summers (cyclops), alex summers (havoc), anna marie lebeau (rogue), logan howlett (wolverine), ororo munroe (storm), peter maximoff (quicksilver), charles xavier, erik lehnsherr.

— 𝑶𝑼𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑩𝑨𝑵𝑲𝑺

🪐 ›› pope heyward, sarah cameron, kiara carrera, jj maybank, john b routledge, rafe cameron, topper thornton.

— 𝑷𝑬𝑨𝑲𝒀 𝑩𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑹𝑺

🪐 ›› thomas shelby, arthur shelby, john shelby, michael gray, finn shelby.

— 𝑺𝑨𝑳𝑻𝑩𝑼𝑹𝑵

🪐 ›› felix catton, venetia catton, farleigh start.

— 𝑺𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑴

🪐 ›› tara carpenter, sam carpenter, chad meeks-martin, mindy meeks-martin, ethan landry.

— 𝑺𝑯𝑨𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑴𝑬

🪐 ›› aaron warner, kenji kishimoto, juliette ferrars.

— 𝑻𝑬𝑬𝑵 𝑾𝑶𝑳𝑭

🪐 ›› derek hale, peter hale, stiles stilinski, isaac lahey, lydia martin, scott mccall.

— 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑯𝑼𝑵𝑮𝑬𝑹 𝑮𝑨𝑴𝑬𝑺

🪐 ›› finnick odair, haymitch abernathy.

ships i'd write for: finnick x annie

— 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑽𝑨𝑴𝑷𝑰𝑹𝑬 𝑫𝑰𝑨𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑺 𝑼𝑵𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑹𝑺𝑬

🪐 ›› elijah mikaelson, marcel gerard, klaus mikaelson, kol mikaelson, rebekah mikaelson, bonnie bennett, enzo st. john, stefan salvatore, damon salvatore, jeremy gilbert, caroline forbes, elena gilbert.

— 𝑻𝑹𝑼𝑬 𝑩𝑳𝑶𝑶𝑫

🪐 ›› eric northman, jason stackhouse, alcide herveaux , jessica hamby.

— 𝑻𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻

🪐 ›› charlie swan, carlisle cullen, emmett cullen, rosalie hale, alice cullen, sam uley, paul lahote, jared cameron.

— 𝑾𝑬𝑫𝑵𝑬𝑺𝑫𝑨𝒀 / 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑨𝑫𝑫𝑨𝑴𝑺 𝑭𝑨𝑴𝑰𝑳𝒀

🪐 ›› morticia frump, gomez addams, wednesday addams, enid sinclair, bianca barclay.

ships i'd write for: morticia x gomez.

— 𝑴𝑰𝑺𝑪𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨𝑵𝑬𝑶𝑼𝑺

🪐 ›› ransom drysdale (knives out), andy barber (defending jacob), killian jones (ounce upon a time).

don't see what you're looking for? feel free to ask if i know a fandom/ship/character and if am willing to write what you're looking for!!

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hercssy · 1 year

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꒰ ৎ୭ ꒱ . . BELOW ! ‹𝟹

you will find everything you will need to know about roleplaying with me! such as my writing style, my fandoms, main love interests, portrayals, my ocs and blacklisted characters!

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. . my roleplay style is always roleplaying in third person, i’m heavily detailed as i love to bring a story to life ( which means i also use gifs for this too *wink* ). i only roleplay on discord, as i prefer to make servers and sections to talk ooc, post oc/character shit and have fun while roleplaying! i love to use a lot of media to bring a roleplay + the characters involved come to life. i only roleplay on discord so please add me there and we can discuss plotting, etc. be sure to also read my rules before interacting with me!

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. . my muse for fandoms comes and goes, i think everyone does that anyways — but i’m only just a pm away from asking what my major muses are!

the walking dead

game of thrones

house of the dragon

marvel cinematic universe ( includes xmen )

trueblood

magic mike

jojo’s bizarre adventure

star wars

avatar

stranger things

harry potter

fantastic beasts and where to find them

buffy the vampire slayer

celebrity

god of war

devil may cry

red dead redemption

baldur’s gate 3

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. . these are my portrayals for each fandom i’m in. those that i will be most confident writing for will be marked blue, the least confident ones will be marked pink. neutral ones will remain black.

┈─𖨂 THE WALKING DEAD :

maggie greene, daryl dixon, carol peletier, carl grimes,dwight, rick grimes, michonne, abraham, glenn rhee, rosita espinosa, gabriel, eugene, princess.

┈─𖨂 GAME OF THRONES :

jon snow, robb stark, tywin lannister, tyrion lannister, cersei lannister, jaime lannister, ned stark, sansa stark, arya stark, daenerys targaryen, khal drogo, the hound, jorah mormont, brienne of tarth, tormund giantsbane, daario naharis, greyworm, oberyn martell, podrick payne, yara greyjoy, theon greyjoy, brandon stark.

┈─𖨂 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON :

rhaenyra targaryen, ser harwin strong, viserys targaryen, jacaerys velaryon, alicent hightower.

┈─𖨂 MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE :

marc spector, steve rogers, bucky barnes, stephen strange, wade wilson, thor odinson, loki laufeyson, quentin beck, t.h peter parker, a.g peter parker, tony stark, natasha romanoff, kate bishop, wanda maximoff, pietro maximoff, scott lang, t’challa udaku, erik killmonger, druig, thena, sersi, dane whitman, blade, johnny blaze, arthur harrow.

┈─𖨂 TRUEBLOOD :

bill compton, eric northman, sam merlotte, jason stackhouse, sookie stackhouse, tara thornton, jessica hamby, alcide herveaux, hoyt fortenberry, pamela, terry bellefleur.

┈─𖨂 MAGIC MIKE :

magic mike, big dick richie, ken, dallas, adam, tito, tarzan.

┈─𖨂 JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE :

dio brando, joseph joestar, jotaro kujo, josuke higashikata, rohan kishibe, noriaki kakyoin, kars, eisidsi, wamuu, jolyne kujo.

┈─𖨂 STAR WARS :

anakin skywalker, obi wan kenobi, qui gon jinn, padme amidala, han solo, ashoka tano, luke skywalker, princess leia skywalker, kylo ren, darth maul, rey skywalker, cassian andor, poe dameron, finn, jyn erso, lando calrissian.

┈─𖨂 AVATAR :

neytiri, miles quaritch, spider, neteyam sully, lo’ak sully, kiri augustine, grace augustine, trudy, norman spellman.

┈─𖨂 STRANGER THINGS :

eddie munson, steve harrington, robin buckley, nancy wheeler, jonathan byers, eleven, max mayfield, will byers, mike wheeler, dustin henderson, jim hopper, dimitri antonov, joyce byers, vecna.

┈─𖨂 HARRY POTTER :

harry potter, draco malfoy, remus lupin, hermione granger, bill weasley, sirius black, ginny weasley, luna lovegood, george weasley, fred weasley, ron weasley…+ more if asked.

┈─𖨂 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM :

gellert grindlewald, albus dumbledore, queenie goldstein, credence barebone, jacob kowalski, theseus scamander.

┈─𖨂 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER :

buffy summers, dawn summers, spike, willow rosenberg, xander harris, cordelia chase, oz, faith, tara maclay, riley finn, giles.

┈─𖨂 CELEBRITY :

this will depend, so just ask !

┈─𖨂 GOD OF WAR :

freya, loki/artreus, tyr, thor, freyr.

┈─𖨂 DEVIL MAY CRY :

dante sparda, nero, vergil sparda, v.

┈─𖨂 RED DEAD REDEMPTION :

dutch van der linde, john marston, jack marston, saddie adler, bill williamson, micah bell.

┈─𖨂 BALDUR’S GATE 3 :

astarion ancunín, gortash, orin, mizora, gale dekarios, karlach, shadowheart, lae’zel, wyll ravengard, halsin, dame aylin, isabel thorm, dammon, jaheira, minthara, ketheric thorm.

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. . these are characters i have blacklisted from portrayals, this means i will refuse to roleplay/write them as love interests. don’t take it to heart though, i just have my reasons :’) more will be added along the way.

┈─𖨂 THE WALKING DEAD :

negan smith, the governor.

┈─𖨂 GAME OF THRONES :

viserys ii targaryen, the night king.

┈─𖨂 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON :

daemon targaryen.

┈─𖨂 MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE :

red skull, thanos.

┈─𖨂 TRUEBLOOD :

sarah newlin, steve newlin, macklyn warlow.

┈─𖨂 MAGIC MIKE :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 STAR WARS :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 AVATAR :

tuktirey sully.

┈─𖨂 STRANGER THINGS :

billy hargrove.

┈─𖨂 HARRY POTTER :

lord voldemort.

┈─𖨂 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER :

darla.

┈─𖨂 CELEBRITY :

depends, just ask !

┈─𖨂 GOD OF WAR :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 DEVIL MAY CRY :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 RED DEAD REDEMPTION :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 BALDUR’S GATE 3 :

cazador, mystra.

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. . this section is for you to know my go-to love interest and my ocs for them!

┈─𖨂 THE WALKING DEAD :

pamela lennox x negan smith.

rebecca king x daryl dixon.

cersei bates x ezekiel sutton.

farah mcconnell x dwight.

┈─𖨂 GAME OF THRONES :

rebekah skywalker x jon snow.

dawn the wolf-snake x robb stark.

azura menodora x jaime lannister.

rhiannon baratheon x the hound.

┈─𖨂 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON :

jae skywalker x aemond targaryen.

┈─𖨂 MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE :

xena blanc x dane whitman.

beatrix takahashi x ikaris.

alexis drakos x clint barton.

katya romanoff x steve rogers.

vergil volkov x natasha romanoff.

┈─𖨂 TRUEBLOOD :

freya falkenberg x bill compton.

willow magnolia x sam merlotte.

abigail rivers x alcide herveaux.

┈─𖨂 MAGIC MIKE :

mara larsen x magic mike.

tanya cruz x dallas.

sophie henderson x big dick richie.

┈─𖨂 JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE :

keres masako x jotaro kujo.

liliana romanova x kars.

┈─𖨂 STAR WARS :

neytiri te khan x anakin skywalker.

ciri creed x han solo.

nebula zraa x luke skywalker.

┈─𖨂 AVATAR :

akila te sekra’at petani’ite x jake sully.

┈─𖨂 STRANGER THINGS :

dahlia moone x jim hopper.

veronika antonov x dimitri antonov.

reagan cunningham x eddie munson.

┈─𖨂 HARRY POTTER :

moira ripley x ron weasley.

nalani douglas x sirius black.

┈─𖨂 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM :

jupiter ‘juno’ seagrave x newt scammander.

┈─𖨂 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER :

unnamed oc x angel.

┈─𖨂 CELEBRITY :

depends, just ask !

┈─𖨂 DEVIL MAY CRY :

sersi endo x nero.

unnamed oc x dante sparda.

unnamed oc x vergil sparda.

┈─𖨂 RED DEAD REDEMPTION :

chenoa abraham x arthur morgan.

┈─𖨂 BALDUR’S GATE 3 :

rhaenyra targaryen x astarion ancunín.

adenora rose x gale dekarios.

durge!vreea hellborn x astarion ancunín.

ninat ani’kiirr x karlach.

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sublimecatgalaxy · 2 years

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✨ Character List ✨

A compilation of all the people I've found comfort in over the years. It's long, but each and every one of them were an escape at one time or another. 🌙 I'm hoping you all can find an escape in them too 🌙

»»———-———————————————Marvel————————————————————-««

-Peter Parker

-Loki Laufeyson

-Bucky Barnes

-Steve Rogers

-Clint Barton

-Sam Wilson

-Pietro Maximoff

-Natasha Romanoff

-Yelena Belova

-Leopold Fitz (Agents of Shield)

-Lincoln Campbell (Agents of Shield)

-Al Mackenzie (Agents of Shield)

-Steven Grant (Moon knight)

-Marc Spector (Moon knight)

»»———-——————————Star Wars Universe———————————————-««

-Kylo Ren

-Mandalorian (Din Djarin)

-Poe Dameron

»»———-——————————————Outerbanks——————————————————-««

-Rafe Cameron (only Au's or non-canon situations)

-JJ Maybank

-Topper Thornton

»»———-————————————Walking Dead—————————————————-««

-Negan Smith

-Daryl Dixon

-Rosita Espinosa

»»———-—Vampire Diaries/Originals/Legacies——————-««

-Kai Parker

-Damon Salvatore

-Stefan Salvatore

-Klaus Mikaelson

-Elijah Mikaelson

-Kol Mikaelson

»»———-———————————————Teen Wolf—————————————————-««

-Stiles Stilinski

-Scott McCall

-Derek Hale

-Cora Hale

-Liam Dunbar

-Theo Raeken

»»———-————————————Criminal Minds———————————————-««

-Derek Morgan

-Spencer Reid

-Luke Alvez

-Aaron Hotchner

»»———-————————————Stranger Things———————————————-««

-Billy Hargrove

-Steve Harrington

-Robin Buckley

-Eddie Munson

-Jonathan Byers

-001 (purely non-canon lab situations)

»»———-————————American Horror Story———————————-««

-Tate Langdon

»»———-———————————————Euphoria——————————————————-««

-Nate Jacobs

-Fezco

-Elliot

-Faye

-Rue Bennett

-Jules Vaughn

-Cassie Howard

-Lexi Howard

-Maddy Perez

»»—————-—Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts—————————-««

(I do age all characters up to 18. I will not sexualize minors. Feel free to requests specific situations like events in Goblet of Fire for example, just know they're aged up.)

- Harry Potter

- Draco Malfoy

- Hermoine Granger

- Ginny Weasly

- Newt Scamander

- Luna Lovegood

»»————-——The Divergent Trilogy/Series—————————-««

-Four (Tobias)

- Peter

- Christina

- Caleb

»»———-————————————Game Of Thrones———————————————-««

(Requests vague to avoid spoilers, I'm still in the beginning seasons)

-Jon Snow

-Robb Stark

-Bronn

-Daenerys Targaryen

-Gendry Baratheon

-Theon Greyjoy

-Jorah Mormont

»»———-————————————Miscellaneous————————————————-««

-Minho (Maze Runner)

-Newt (Maze Runner)

-Thomas (Maze Runner)

-Gally (Maze Runner)

-Lip Gallagher (Shameless)

-Bellamy Blake (The 100)

-Octavia Blake (The 100)

-John Murphy (The 100)

-Finnick Odair (Hunger Games)

-Peeta Mellark (Hunger Games)

-Johanna Mason (Hunger Games)

-Coriolanus Snow (Hunger Games)

-Joel Miller (The Last of Us)

-Javier Peña (Narcos)

-Thomas Shelby (Peaky Blinders)

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trinuviel · 6 years

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ALL IS SUBTEXT - A Case for Jon and Sansa (part 3)

This is the third installment in my analysis of how Game of Thrones establishes a romantic subtext between Jon and Sansa (Part 1, Part 2). Though it is hotly contested, I contend that there IS a subtle romantic subtext in the scenes between Jon and Sansa in seasons 6 and 7. I’m not the only one who has picked up romantic and flirty vibes between the two, which is something I address in the first post of this series. The romantic subtext betwen Jon and Sansa is primarily visual and I’ve already addressed how the non-verbal cues, mise-en-scene and editing can be used to create a romantic subtext in my second post of this series.

In this post, I’ll take a look at another way that subtext can be created beneath the surface narrative. One of the most effective way to create subtext is through the use of tropes - and the interactions between Jon and Sansa is rife with a surprisingly large number of common romantic tropes.

KNOW YOUR TROPES

What is a trope? A trope is any kind of literary pattern to which a specific set of meanings accrue. One could say that it is a kind of narrative stereotype. In short:

Tropes are devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members' minds and expectations. (x)

In its original literary definition, a trope is defined as a figure of speech. However, definitions evolve, especially in relation to different forms of narrative media. Today, tropes are commonly understood as recurring literary and rhetorical devices, motifs and clichés in narrative works.��

They are used to convey concepts to the audience without spelling it out (x). Thus, tropes function as a form of narrative shorthand that will be familiar to the audience because they’ve encountered them repeatedly, often as integral conventional aspects of specific genres.

Tropes are an excellent tool for articulating subtext in narrative works, be they literary, cinematic or televisual. Because tropes are built up through repetition across various forms of media they breed familarity to the point where the audience often registers them on a sub-conscious level. This kind of subconscious recognition is perfect when it comes to creating a subtle subtext that only an attentive audience will notice.

Let’s take a look at the romantic tropes that the scenes between Jon and Sansa evoke throughout season 6 and 7 (no particular order).

Long Last Look. This trope pertains to goodbyes as it shows a character who takes a moment to get one last look at something or someone before leaving forever. The goodbye doesn’t necessarily have to be a final one in the sense that the character saying goodbye won’t ever see the person or place they’re leaving again - but it does pertain to characters who take their leave of a loved person (or place) that they fear they’ll never see again.

When Jon leaves for Dragonstone in season 7, both he and Sansa know that he is heading into a potentially dangerous situation and that he might not come back home to her. This is a tender moment between the two of them, despite the physical distance.

This not an inherently romantic trope. However, within the universe of the show this trope is established as almost exclusively romantic! The goodbye scene between Jon and Sansa in s07ep02 excatly mirrors the scene between Jaime and Brienne in s06ep08. Jaime and Brienne are not a couple yet but the unspoken subtext in their interactions is recognized as romantic even within the narrative itself (to the extent that Bronn wonders if they’re fucking). Jaime and Brienne meet and part several times during the show. However, at this moment they are on opposite sides and they realize that they may never meet again or that they may meet as opponents on the battle field.

The farewell scene between Jaime and Brienne is not the only instance of a romantic cast of the Long Last Look trope. When Jon, Jorah and co. depart from Dragonstone to travel north of the Wall, the show makes a point of showing us Jorah Mormont turning around to take one last look at Daenerys Targaryen after a tender farewell scene between them.

Jorah has been deeply in love with Daenerys since season 1. It is unrequited but has been explicitly acknowledged within the narrative throughout the entire show. Jorah is leaving on what amounts to a suicide mission and he cannot leave without taking one last look at the woman he loves.

Incidentally, GoT is not the only example of a romantic take on the Long Last Look trope. The BBC miniseries North and South (2004) offers an interesting twist on this trope:

John Thornton is desperately in love with Margaret Hale and in this scene she is leaving Milford (where he lives) for what looks to be the last time. Margaret doesn’t look back at John in this scene as she has yet to realize her feelings for him. However, this doesn’t invalidate the romantic connotations of this scene and its use of the Long Last Look trope.

Gibberish of Love. The essence of this trope is that the hero (or heroine) is so strongly affected by romantic feelings when seeing their love interest that they cannot speak coherently. They stutter or say something adorkably silly but sweet. This particular trope is often caused by Distracted by the Sexy - or the hero sees his love interest looking beautiful in a new dress (sometimes after her having received a make-over).

The following scene from s06ep05 between Jon and Sansa is cute example of this trope with Jon being particularly adorkable when he becomes flustered trying to compliment her pretty new dress.

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This scene may not be overtly romantic but it does have a flirty vibe - both because the scene adheres to this particular trope but also because Jon gives Sansa the elevator gaze, checking out her entire form before she asks “new dress?”

@theirwinterfell has noted that this scene similar to a scene between Sam and Gilly (an established romantic couple) where Sam compliments Gilly wearing a borrowed dress - except Sam is much smoother than Jon.

As said, scenes like these belong to a common romantic trope as outlined above. Countless examples of similar scenes exist in romantic dramas and comedies. However, there’s a scene in The Tourist (2010) that is very similar to “the wolf bit” scene between Jon and Sansa while also being a textbook example of the Gibberish of Love trope.

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Anywhere but Their Lips: Maybe a kiss on the lips is too intimate (or not enough!) for the situation. Maybe the writers just wanted to be unique. Regardless of the reason, there's one thing in common with these kisses — none are on the lips. This is a romantic trope that is often used for creating a romantic subtext between a potential couple. It is also a trope that can be utilized to create a Ship Tease.

The only kiss (so far) shared between Jon and Sansa is that tender forehead kiss in s06ep10 that I’ve previously discussed.

The reason why I think that this moment conforms to the Anywhere but Their Lips trope is because of this shot:

The way Jon leans in a little bit, tilting his head, changes the entire tone of the scene and pushes it towards the romantic because Jon looks like he’s about to plant a kiss on Sansa’s lips. This subtle teasing of a “true” kiss places this scene in the Anywhere but Their Lips trope.

Incidentally, a tender forehead kiss has become a popular romantic trope in a number of Tv shows and movies of late.

In Outlander between Claire and Jaime.

In Poldark between Ross and Demelza.

In Testament of Youth between Vera and Edward. There are plenty of other examples but I think I’ve made my point here.

Snow Means Love. The trope refers to a classic romantic setting is two lovers alone in a gentle snowfall. Now there’s a lot of snowy scenes in GoT, especially in the later seasons because it is winter. However, a thing that we have to take into account is the quality of the snow fall in various scenes: there’s a difference between a heavy snowfall, a driving snowfall and a gentle snowfall. All of Jon and Sansa’s most sweet and tender moments in the show take place during a gentle snowfall where snowflakes dance on the air.

Not to mention that GRRM himself subtly employs the trope in one of my favorite passages of the books:

Sansa drifted past frosted shrubs and thin dark trees, and wondered if she were still dreaming. Drifting snowflakes brushed her face as light as lover's kisses, and melted on her cheeks. At the center of the garden, beside the statue of the weeping woman that lay broken and half-buried on the ground, she turned her face up to the sky and closed her eyes. She could feel the snow on her lashes, taste it on her lips. It was the taste of Winterfell. The taste of innocence. The taste of dreams. (ASoS, Sansa VII)

It is a scene that heavily foreshadows Sansa rebuilding Winterfell - yet the association of snowflakes with a lover’s kisses add a romantic subtext to the scene that could very well foreshadow a potential romance between Jon and Sansa.

This has become a very long post - and I’m only halfway through the romantic tropes that the show employs for the scenes between Jon and Sansa! I’m actually quite surprised by just how many romantic tropes their scenes conform with. Therefore, my next post will contine the examination of these tropes as they pertain to Jon and Sansa’s shared scenes.

To be continued...

Thanks to @winterfellchild for finding the Jorah GIF.

GIFs not mine (but I haven’t been able to source them all)

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