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The last night he’d seen him so, a day ago, Satin had stirred to wakefulness with the swirling of sharp cold air around him as the furs moved and the dipping of the bed as Jon sat up. Even with Jon’s back to him, Satin could see the tension in each breath, the restlessness in his veins despite the fatigue that plagued him, and the weight of his thoughts. It made his chest ache. He shifted to his knees and crossed what little distance sat between them and let his chin rest on Jon’s shoulder. 

“Can’t sleep?” Satin had asked into the crook of his neck with a drowsy murmur.  

Jon stiffened at the touch, at the closeness of them pressed chest to back, for the length of a breath before relaxing against him with a ragged sigh and a slump. He looked over his shoulder at him, and Satin saw the dark circles that clung heavily under his eyes. “Did I wake you?”

“Cold.” Satin answered lazily. 

“The chill is deep tonight...” Jon’s tone was distant as though his mind was elsewhere, but Satin didn’t want him elsewhere. Satin wanted him right here. The days were for distance and duties. The nights were for one another. 

Satin made a vague noise of agreement in his throat as he slid his arms around Jon’s waist to pull him into an embrace. He wondered for a moment if Jon would object to being held like this but no objection came, only the gentle pressure of Jon leaning some of his weight against him. Satin pressed his cold fingers to Jon, seeking his warmth to breathe life back into the frigid digits.

“What are you doing up?”  

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Artwork by the talented conizk on Twitter, commissioned by me. Based on a scene from Tireless, Part 20 of my friend’s JonSatin fanfic series. More details below! ☺️

Title: A Slow Burning Fire, Tended With Care

Author: Rosavalda_Freya

Pairing: Jon Snow/Satin of the Night’s Watch

Rating: G/T/M

Language: English

Length: 403,916

Status: In progress

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/4704496

A rough tug on his laces brought Satin stumbling half a step forward. He rather abruptly found himself nose to nose with Jon and the tight, pinched look on his long face. It made Satin need to bite his lip to hold in the laugh that threatened to burst out. “I said that’s enough, Satin.” Jon said slowly, his voice quiet and low and yet clear as day.

“Why?” Satin asked innocently. “You know, I’ve not had many male friends before. Don’t men talk about such things with each other? Fantasies and the like?”

“Not me.”

“Oh? Why not?”

“I don’t want to hear about you and other men.” 

Jon Snow... Satin thought with a smile as he looked up at his long, sour face. Oh, how you give yourself away. “No?”

“No.” 

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Artwork by the talented poritora_ on Twitter (you can also find them on Tumblr), commissioned by me, based on a scene from A Good Match, Part 24 of my friend’s JonSatin fanfic series. More details below! :)

Title: A Slow Burning Fire, Tended With Care

Author: Rosavalda_Freya

Pairing: Jon Snow/Satin of the Night’s Watch

Rating: G/T/M

Language: English

Length: 389,441

Status: In progress

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/4704496

Satin sighed and laid his head against Jon’s bare chest, using him as a pillow as his eyes fell closed. Like that, he could hear Jon’s heartbeat through his skin. Ba-bum, ba-bum, ba-bum. Strong, steady, consistent. Alive. It made his breath come easier. 

“I think...” Satin mumbled. “I just want to lay here and listen tonight.” 

“To what?” 

“To your heartbeat...” 

Jon was quiet, but Satin heard the way his heart skipped in his chest and felt the way his hands held him just that little bit tighter. Drawing in a slow breath, he felt Jon lean his head down to press his nose to the hair at the crown of Satin’s head, lingering there for a long time.  

(…)

*  *

Smiling softly against his chest, Satin sighed contentedly and listened more to Jon’s steady heartbeat. Proof he was alive. Proof a year had passed. Proof their old wounds were only that – old and healed over as best they could.  

Satin reached a blind hand out and found Jon’s. When he entangled their fingers together, Jon did not stop him. He felt his pulse through that connection point, and it beat in time with the rhythm of his heart. Satin could not help but feel his own was doing much the same.

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Artwork by the amazingly talented aydahare on Twitter, commissioned by me, based on a scene from Old Wounds, Part 32 of my friend’s JonSatin fanfic series. More details below! 😊

Title: A Slow Burning Fire, Tended With Care

Author: Rosavalda_Freya

Pairing: Jon Snow/Satin of the Night’s Watch

Rating: G/T/M

Language: English

Length: 389,441

Status: In progress

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/4704496

“Satin drew in slow breaths as his heart settled back to normal in his chest, a wide, easy smile having settled onto his face. He stared up at the vast night sky over them, the glittering blue stars dancing and twinkling in the blackness. He blinked as he watched them. The night sky is so different here than it is in the south, he thought. He’d noticed it before when he first came to the Wall. Different constellations, the odd swirling green lights that broke up the darkness from time to time, and the way the moon seemed so much brighter than it had in Oldtown. He loved the Northern sky and he often found himself looking at it.

‘Pretty...’ He murmured, eyes lingering on the constellation of the Ice Dragon with its brightest star that pointed ever northward. 

He felt Jon’s eyes find him. ‘Aye.’ He whispered. ‘Pretty.’”

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Artwork is by poritora_ on Twitter, commissioned by me, based on a scene from Pretty Bird, Part 33 of my friend’s JonSatin fanfic series. More details below! 😊

Title: A Slow Burning Fire, Tended With Care

Author: Rosavalda_Freya

Pairing: Jon Snow/Satin of the Night’s Watch

Rating: G/T/M

Language: English

Length: 381,880

Status: In progress

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/4704496