with arya and ghost being the two figures who preserve jon’s identity—arya as his emotional self, ghost as his primal self—it feels fitting that only they occupy his thoughts as he dies. his bonds to the watch collapse, and what remains are his two most fundamental attachments
"i ride to winterfell alone, unless …" jon paused. "… is there any man here who will come stand with me?" — a dance with dragons, jon xiii
✎ᝰ. orpheus leading eurydice from the underworld by jean-baptiste camille corot
Jon grinned, reached over, and messed up her hair. Arya flushed. They had always been close. Jon had their father's face, as she did. They were the only ones.