Sansa couldn't be more excited. Her mischievous plan had finally born fruits!
A few weeks ago she had dispatched 19 trusted persons, all over the Known World, to spread and witness love. A sacred mission, which she hoped would bring peace and happiness into the world.
All these people (her "Gifters", she had called them, for they brought the Gift of Love everywhere they went) had promised to send her proofs that they had accomplished their mission: a portrait of the lovers, a letter, a written account of what they had seen... anything that showed that love had blossomed and flourished at their passage.

And now, the letters and packages had arrived - One had been late, but it had finally arrived. There were so many of them! She didn't know where to start, which one to open first.

Her eyes set on the largest package. It was big and large and heavy. She couldn't help being drawn to it. Curious and excited, she took it in her hands and quickly opened it, wondering who was the first couple her Gifters had found.
She gasped in surprise when she saw the painting. One of her Gifters had not gone very far: in fact, they had stayed in King's Landing where she was, and had painted SANSA HERSELF, with her two lovers!!!



How in the seven hells had the Gifter managed to sneak into her room and see that?, she wondered, blushing heavily. She didn't mind that much, though. Her beloved Cersei and Jaime were very beautiful on this painting, and she was delighted to have a painting with all three of them, especially one that was a proof of their deep love.

She delicately put the painting aside and went to the next package. It contained both a parchment scroll and an elegant necklace. As she read the account related in the parchment, she realized that it was about her childhood friend Theon! She was overwhelmed with joy, discovering that he had found a tender lover, who saw him as a treasure!



The next letter also showed Theon. Sansa wasn't surprised, Theon had always taken many lovers, already back in Winterfell. It was a beautiful drawing, on which her childhood friend and his lover looked very cute and happy. She smiled at that.



The following was another drawing, with a test elegantly written on it. It showed Theon with yet another lover! Sansa blinked a bit when she noticed Theon's maimed hand, but at least Lord Roose seemed to be taking great care of her almost-brother, and that was enough to make her very happy.



Sansa then found a letter of apology from one of her Gifter. She had been offered a place at the Citadel and had to study very hard. She was also working as apprentice for a Maester, and as a result she had had so much work in the last few weeks that she could not fulfill her mission this time. She was very sorry.
But thankfully two other Gifters, warned in advance of Gats-B's lack of time, had happily taken care of her mission in her stead! Both had sent her a token of a great love between two men of the Night's Watch.





The next showed her brother Bran!
Sansa had thought him dead, but there he was, playing happily in the snow with his boyfriend! He looked happy and in love. Bran couldn't walk anymore, but on this luge he was flying.



If she had thought she couldn't get more emotional than that, she was wrong. When she opened the next letter and saw the portrait of her parents, so beautiful and smiling, her heart swelled with the feelings of both loss and love. Her parents looked so alive on this portrait! And her mother was so pretty, she had always been pretty. She missed them very much.



Sansa went to the next letter. It was a drawing of Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth as... nutcrackers!! They were so, so cute, she let out a joyful laugh. She was so going to hang this drawing on the walls of her room!



The next was a decorated parchment scroll, with a text in a foreign language. She called Maester Google to help her translate it. The text was apparently the account of a scene between two lovers that one of her Gifter had witnessed. It took her some time to understand that one of the two lovebirds was actually Theon - again! And it looked like Theon had some very cute secret kinks!



Theon was keeping up his reputation, noticed Sansa when the next painting showed Theon again, this time with a young lady. He had never looked so fierce and strong before, even though his hair had turned white. Was he because of this girl he was obviously protecting? Anyway she was very happy Theon found so much love everywhere he went.



On the next drawing was Theon again, but younger, with her brother Robb. Someone must have painted this scene several years ago, when they were still happy and together at Winterfell. Noticing how they sat close to each other, she wondered if there had been more than friendship between them.



Sansa then opened the next letter. It was a portrait of two men. One, she could tell, was a (very very handsome) Dothraki. The other had the Targaryen look... and was dressed like a reindeer! She blushed at the thought that Dothraki were famous riders. Horses weren't their only choice as mounts... She wiped the blood that was leaking out of her nose at her naughty thoughts. She loved the drawing very much!



The following drawing looked ancient. She guessed that whatever couple was represented inside must have lived years, maybe decades before the present day. She felt excited at the idea that on of her Gifter may have discovered a ancient, secret love that had long been hidden. She wasn't disappointed when she opened the letter and saw the drawings inside. There were four drawings, which seemed to be telling a story. Not a story, just an anecdote, really. A tiny, trivial anecdote that had apparently been unimportant and quickly forgotten for one of the two men, but had impressed the other's mind forever. He must have thought of this scene over and over for years, since he had went as far as to draw it.



She recognized her bastard brother Jon when she opened the next letter. He was dressed all in black, as a member of the Night's Watch... but he didn't seem to be keeping his vows very much. She could hardly blame him though, the girl had such gorgeous red hair. Besides, she always thought the vows of celibacy very silly. Love was so much better!



The next Gifter had sent her a drawing that made her blush instantly. It showed two lovers in a bed. The woman had the same hair as Arya, she thought, before recognizing her aunt Lyanna. The other was the Prince whom she had fled with. People said Lyanna had been kidnapped, but she just had to look at the loving expression of the two lovebirds to know that wasn't true. The two had been in love, she realized with joy.



There was another drawing of her bastard brother, with his pretty red hair girl. This drawing gave little doubt that Jon had definitely broken some vows... The girl had written her thoughts on the back of the drawing. She loved Jon, but knew that war might separate them anyway.
I hope their story will end well, thought Sansa.



The next package contained a beautiful needlework. A message from the Gifter indicated that it had been done by a princess that lived on the other side of the world, for the Khal she had loved and married, but who had perished from a deadly wound. Moved, she lightly touched the delicate fabric. She could feel the love of the princess radiating from the work.



The second to last package was a beautiful necklace, blue and red and gold. Sansa recognized instantly the Moon and Sun of House Tarth, and the Lion of House Lannister. A note explained that this necklace was a testimony of the love between Ser Jaime and Lady Brienne, and that the bear in the middle represented their shared experience. She guessed that there was a very gallant and romantic story behind that.



Finally, there was only one letter left.
Sansa took her time opening it, wanting to savor every second. Inside was an amazing work made, undoubtedly, by a very talented and dexterous artist. A piece of paper had been skillfully cut so that the face of a princess and a dragon would appear on a pink field. She wondered what was the link between the two: friendship? maternal love? more? Whatever it was, they clearly had love for each other, in spite of being from different species, and she found that beautiful.



Sansa cast a look at all the precious tokens of love she had received. There were so much beauty, so much love! She was filled with happiness and joy.

- Thank you, she whispered for all her Gifters, who had done such an amazing work.

Surely, she thought, everyone in Essos and Westeros would eventually know a happy ending with the ones they loved!

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This Secret Sansa was a great success and a lot of fun!
I'm so amazed by the amount of talent and effort you all put in the gifts!! I love each and every one of them

Out of 19 participants, only one couldn't make the gift, but she warned me in advance so I had the time to make something for her Giftee. And even better, Aeon-delirium also proposed to make another gift for the Giftee! Thank you so much Aeon-delirium, you are amazing Thanks to you, Madara-Nycteris received TWO gifts! Merry Christmas ^^
(I didn't have the time to ship you my gift though, Madara-Nycteris, sorry, since I only finished it yesterday :/ But I will ship it!)

If you're expecting your gift by post mail, I'm sure it will arrive soon (if it's not already there)! Please tell me if there is any problem.

I would like to thank you all. Really. I didn't think it would work so well! Everyone got a gift! (though one is a bit late)
And wow, the gifts are amazing.

Special thanks to Aeon-delirium who made gifts for two people, and to Rammsteinchen who made my gift (my OTP! *w* I love it!!!!!!! ).



NB: the great "Medal of Love" which I just invented goes to Theon, who is featured in no less than 6 gifts, with 5 different lovers!