Marching Song, Part 4/?

[kimberlite8]

I wrote this for dealbreaker19 as a part of the SansaxSandor letter exchange. It blossomed from what was suppose to be one letter into a full blown epistolary romance. This is the fourth letter of several letters.

Title: Marching Song
Author: kimberlite8
Summary: Sandor's war letters to Sansa while he is on campaign. An epistolary smutfic.  "It feels so sweet to fall

Comments

[kimberlite8]

Aww, and Sansa has been cuddling with Jonquil.
Yes! I thought of you when I wrote it. Thanks for encouraging me to not abandon side characters.

[appyt]

Awesome chapter.. He can barely believe it. So heartwarming... :)

[kimberlite8]

Thank you! This is my fluffiest story, I hope I'm striking the right balance between feel good and good characterization.

[appyt]

It's working for me.. :D

[westeroswolf]

He said he loves her! Ahhhh!
One of my head canons about Sandor is that with his emotional volatility and hatred of lies is that he would be very ready to say he loves her and wouldn't be all Han Solo about it.
I like how now he knows his feelings are reciprocated his desperation has cranked up a gear and that he wants a few soppy gestures like a rose, even though he is defensive about it.
The bit about how the letter is tattered and torn from him reading it repeatedly.....my heart is broken....by you....again!

[kimberlite8]

One of my head canons about Sandor is that with his emotional volatility and hatred of lies is that he would be very ready to say he loves her and wouldn't be all Han Solo about it.
I chuckled at your Han Solo comment. You have a way with words and should write dry, witty, Sansan fanfic!

You know, I never thought about it that way. That's a really refreshing perspective. I do think he would say I love quick because he's opportunistic and he thinks those words would help him get into her smallclothes - I wrote as much in letter 3. But I'm wasn't sure if he would he comfortable saying them sincerely as I imagine him to be like a lot of older generation British people with iron in their marrow and not prone to gushing. But I think you have some special insight. And if he's from say Wales or Cornwall (if that's the Westerlands equivalent) then aren't those folk more emotional?

he wants a few soppy gestures like a rosehahaha! Perfect description! Sandor definitely has a strain of sentimenality otherwise the Mother's hymn wouldn't effect

[maroucya]

I’m surprised Sandor waited a fortnight to write back to Sansa, although perhaps he was too dumbstruck and wasn’t able to write anything at first? Or since he had so little parchment, he wanted to gather his thoughts first and not waste precious paper with his usual rambling? He did pretty good this time in that case, going straight to the point for once, lol

[kimberlite8]

I’m surprised Sandor waited a fortnight to write back to Sansa, although perhaps he was too dumbstruck and wasn’t able to write anything at first

I mean to imply the paper is under 2 weeks old since i figure it takes 3 days for travel each way. He gave it about 4 days before answering so the letter is a little over 1 week old since Sansa drafted it. I better check my math when I do a second edit!

I love his little demands, that she writes a long letter and put some of her perfume over it.
I think men like the performance of femininity. Sandor especially otherwise why is he so hot and bothered by Sansa? Sometimes I get comments about how Sandor would be attracted to Arya/Dacey Mormont types and I'm like no! That's a fundamental misreading of him and the his sexual psyche.

It’s almost an order.I sort of loathe future fics because Sandor isn't demanding. Its all a pile of gratitude and self-abnegation. No, no, no. He's proud and self-confident despite his shortcomings. I don't think he thinks of love as deserving Sansa. Rather Sansa

[maroucya]

'I don't think he thinks of love as deserving Sansa. Rather Sansa is to be conquered.'

EXACTLY!!!! I really needed to tell you without waiting even a second how that sentence and its meaning are peeeeeeerfect. And about Sandor loving feminine women: I’m surprised some people think otherwise. Still, it’s always nice to hear you (or more precisely read you) say it exactly as I think it. :)

[kimberlite8]

Great minds, natch ;)

But in all honesty that's why I love your fics, your Sandor doesn't surprise me with something where I go "no, no, no!"