Ships SanSan Slow Burn

Best SanSan Slow Burn Fanfics

The best slow burn SanSan (Sandor Clegane/Sansa Stark) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance.

Game of Thrones 6,000 SanSan works 850,000 slow-burn works

Top SanSan Slow Burn Fic Recs

1 slow burn SanSan fic matched, followed by other top-rated SanSan stories.

1

A Lightness

Slow Burn

by FoolsGoldd

Sandor never left during the Battle of the Blackwater. Stannis was defeated and killed. Robb returned to Winterfell to take back his home. He married Roslin Frey and there was no Red Wedding. Joffrey did not die at his wedding. Robb waited for the right opportunity to take Joffrey down. For Sans

2,991 kudos 245,382 words 94/94 chapters Mature
2

Always Find Me Here

by wildsky

AU. Response to prompt by lenina20 for the sansa_sandor comment fic meme on LJ.Prompt: warning: dubcon. Joffrey makes them do it - again, and again, and again.

7,043 kudos 6,437 words 1/1 chapters Explicit
3

The Lady of Casterly Rock

by Caenea

“Well, there's a few ways we could get on with life,” Tyrion said pragmatically. “You can put on the armour and marry Sansa. She's rather beautiful; she isn't one of these fluttering, twittering ladies. She's braver and cleverer than she appears. You could do a lot worse than Sansa Stark. If you can

5,534 kudos 133,474 words 51/51 chapters Explicit
4

Kept

by tini243

Joffrey is still alive after his wedding to Margery Tyrell and Sansa is still his prisoner. But when his most loyal guard asks for a favour, he feels honour bound to grant it.

5,022 kudos 90,983 words 25/25 chapters Explicit
5

The Gift of Mercy

by Pasansansan

“Please, I-““Please?” He finally rasped at her. A cloud seemed to pass over his face, darkening, twisting it into a sneer. “Oh, I see. The pretty little bird has finally broken. Can't take your gilded cage anymore, eh? Thought you'd trade a few kisses to an ugly old hound for your freedom?” In a fla

4,646 kudos 50,287 words 13/13 chapters Explicit
6

The Five Times Ned Stark Had An Awkward Conversation With His Children, And The Once He Didn't Feel The Need To

by demisms

Ned takes one look at Arya's proclaimed boyfriend - Gendry, he recalls his name being; Gendry who doesn't own a shirt. - and just tells her, "No."  -written for the asoiaf kink memeprompt: (Modern AU) Five times one of Ned's children brought home someone he didn't like, and one time he actually app

4,492 kudos 1,113 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
7

Crown of Fire, Throne of Blood

by Mast3rofd3ath

The Gods decide to take a more active role in their disciples lives, and for the first time in over three centuries the Valyrian Gods awaken to protect the last Targaryen's. The result? Everything changes.Or, I'm bitter about seasons 6-8 and want to re-do it all.

4,396 kudos 167,721 words 25/25 chapters Not Rated
8

Runs in the Family

by sometimesimeow

Let's talk about the Starks. Take a moment to be overwhelmed by the utter, inescapable perfection of this family. Catelyn and Ned Stark are madly in love. They have five beautiful and talented children. Their eldest son, Robb, is a student at one of the top universities in the world. He plans on tak

4,059 kudos 364,108 words 69/69 chapters Explicit
9

The List

by sansasparky

Sansa was weighing up which would be more valuable – the power of a Queen, or the anonymity of a courtier? Defying the Blackfyres, or evading Petyr’s kisses? – when it came to her that the sixth name on the list was not an apparition. They truly thought to offer up Sandor Clegane as a husband.

3,907 kudos 9,883 words 3/3 chapters Explicit
10

A Hundred Days

by pinkolifant

A wishful end for ASOIAF. And a sequel to Mummers' Show. Rhaegar and Lyanna are alive after everyone believed them dead for almost twenty years. They travel north to find their son Jon Snow and face winter.

3,707 kudos 723,921 words 100/100 chapters Mature
11

Broken Mirrors

by JeanJacquesFrancois

“Do you like them?” Loras Tyrell turned slightly so that Renly could see what he was wearing.“The clothes?” Renly clarified.“Obviously the clothes.”"I do," Renly laughed. "A lot." And seeing that he was still being given the time of day, he decided to push his luck. “But I was wondering, perhaps, if

3,262 kudos 702,629 words 185/185 chapters Explicit
12

Unlikely Saviors

by rummy_cat

Tywin Lannister takes Sansa under his protection for purely selfish motives, not knowing her claws have been honed in order to survive Joffrey's cruelty. What happens when Sansa claws away at Tywin's armor, revealing long-buried parts of him? Will he yield some of his legendary control or dig in his

3,247 kudos 352,607 words 76/? chapters Explicit
13

Thunderstruck

by Dr_Supernova_Dragon_Cat

1980s AU. Hair Metal/Arena Rock SanSan.**COMPLETED**Straight-laced and a yuppie in the making, Sansa is dragged to a metal concert by Arya and Gendry where she captures the eye of the guitarist of the band Cannibal Star. Crude and lewd, Sandor is everything Sansa was certain she didn't want. Even w

3,190 kudos 150,132 words 20/20 chapters Explicit
14

This Time, We'll Do Better

by LadyTP

A modern young woman from Westeros, Sansa Tully, loves history and is especially intrigued by the past of her family. During a long-anticipated visit to the famous historical Red Keep she is shocked to find herself hurled into the past as a prisoner of the royal court. How to find back to her own ti

2,953 kudos 303,549 words 71/71 chapters Mature
15

Songs Live Longer

by Abrus

"Remember," Sansa whispers in Robb's ear. He holds her more tightly to his chest, sure she can feel his heartbeat nearly ready to bound out of it. "Remember what Father always says, and we can do this." "Winter is coming?" "Yes, that. And." He feels her take a deep breath, and he tries to commit the

2,909 kudos 50,382 words 10/22 chapters Explicit
16

Cut it out and then Restart

by onborrowedwings

After the Battle of Blackwater, Sandor takes Sansa to Riverrun and joins the Starks; Yet the road to redemption is never a simple one, nor is it an easy thing to change one's fate.

2,899 kudos 105,775 words 32/32 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
17

Her Liquor’s Top Shelf

by Helholden

Sansa Stark has had an easy life as a normal teenager until she gets embroiled in the life of Sandor Clegane, a man who seemingly has a simple life himself of owning and running a bar. Clegane has a dark past, though, and he owes debts. When his old boss comes calling on those debts, Sandor can’t sa

2,783 kudos 530,037 words 125/125 chapters Mature
18

In the Heart of the Night

by tini243

Sandor doesn't leave at Sansa's requests during the Blackwater.

2,773 kudos 88,480 words 29/29 chapters Explicit
19

Seven More - a continuation of Sevenmas

by starbird1

A follow-up to Sevenmas. Sansa and Sandor remain at the castle while most of the court is on a hunting party. AU to events in AGOT.

2,543 kudos 162,149 words 39/39 chapters Mature
20

The Queen of Ice

by lindsaydrumm

Disregarded by her fellow Northmen, Sansa had long given up on her hopes of marriage, family, and love. But a royal match within her family brings a tourney to Winterfell, and danger within its very walls. Rescued from evil intent by the unlikeliest hero again and again, she must decide who to trust

2,541 kudos 116,393 words 31/31 chapters Explicit

Find More SanSan Slow Burn Stories on AO3

Browse the full AO3 archive for slow burn SanSan fanfiction, sorted by kudos. Then read offline with Fanfict Reader.

Why Slow Burn SanSan Fanfiction Works So Well

Sandor Clegane/Sansa Stark — The Hound mocked the little bird's courtesies while shielding her from King's Landing's worst, and offered to take her north the night the sky burned green. One of ASOIAF fandom's oldest mega-ships grew from the unsung kindnesses buried in Sandor's cruelty.

Slow Burn — A romance that develops gradually over time, with tension building across chapters or the entire story.

He is the only person who never lied to her in a city built of lies, a brutal honesty Sansa learns to read as care. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance. That's why slow burn SanSan fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

Read Game of Thrones on the go

Fanfict Reader is the best way to browse, search, and read AO3 fanfiction on your iPhone. Download for free and start reading your favorite Game of Thrones fics today.

Free to download
Offline reading
Custom themes