Arya Stark had returned to Winterfell with one goal in her mind: family. Her reunion with Sansa had been warmer than she could have imagined, and now Jon was returning as well, the armies of Queen Daenerys in tow. She hadn't expected the blacksmith to ride his way back into her life, but here he was. For so long in her mind, he was dead and gone, and there he stood; shirt pushed up to his elbows, sweat and soot glistening on the skin of his chest as he hammered molten steel into shape. Why did seeing him again have to invoke so many complicated feelings? Arya x Gendry Cannon non-compliant post S8E3

Arya was numb. Always numb. Even when she returned home, to winterfell, she was numb. When she was reunited with her sister, she was numb. It was no secret that Arya had no care for a husband. Sansa was always the romantic one, not Arya. But, as they say, there's always one. One that goes against the trend. And she had blocked him out for years, or at least tried too. The only one who could take away the numbness. The only one who could ever make her feel. Gendry Baratheon.

Arya is determined to have justice, secure her family's legacy, and make it home to Winterfell. First, she must defeat her enemies and form new alliances, including an arranged marriage with a likable Baratheon Smith. She may yet come to love him, if the darkness surrounding her doesn't ruin it first.

Arya Stark is heading to King's Landing, her mission single and clear; she means to kill queen Cersei and be free of the list of names she's been whispering at night for years. She has a plan, but what she finds when she arrives may change everything she knows, with her plan taking an unexpected twist. After the events in King's Landing, there's only one place for her to go. Winterfell is no longer the place she remembered, but the people she finds inside, including a bull-headed bastard, try to warm her heart against the cold winter. Set in season 7 of Game of Thrones, right after the events of 7x01. You can also find my story on Fanfiction.net --> https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12580627/1/We-Meet-Again-in-Winter