Shrunken-Women

"Is everything okay?" Jon asked when he caught up to her. From here, the sounds of the celebrations were more distant. She felt like she could finally gather her thoughts as she stopped to face Jon eye-to-eye. It had only been a week--not even, she reminded herself. Yet, she felt her chest tighten at the sight of him. It seemed like it had been so much longer since she had been able to speak to him like this, without fearing for her life or feeling like a crushing burden. She let out a shuddering breath, rubbing her arms. "I swear, if one more girl comes up to tell you how strong and handsome you are, I'm going to lose it." Jon chuckled a