Jon Snow/Robb Stark

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Pairing
Pairing: Jon Snow/Robb Stark
Alternative name(s): Robbjon, Jonrobb
Gender category: Slash, Incest
Fandom: Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire
Canonical?: No
Prevalence: Small
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Other: Starkcest
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Jon Snow/Robb Stark, also known as Robbjon or Jonrobb, is the slash and incestuous pairing of Jon Snow and Robb Stark in the A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones fandoms.

Jon and Robb were the same age; they grew up together and did everything together, therefore it makes perfect sense to go out and say “Jon really loved Robb” because he did.

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Canon

Before the beginning of the series Robb and Jon are raised together as brothers at Winterfell, even though Jon was considered a bastard. They seem to have had a close relationship. They part ways near the beginning of the series, Robb stays at Winterfell and Jon joins the Night's Watch. Robb later dies a the Red Wedding where he is killed by the Freys and Roose Bolton.

Fandom

Statistics

  • In 2014, Jon Snow/Robb Stark was ranked 18th out of 25 Game of Thrones pairings on Archive of Our Own[2]
  • In 2018, Jon Snow/Robb Stark was the 3rd most popular ship for Jon in the Game of Thrones category in a survey of FanFiction.net, accounting for 9% of sampled fics. It was the most popular slash ship represented in the survey, with the only other (Jon Snow/Jaime Lannister) accounting for only 1% of fics.[3]
  • In 2020, Jon Snow/Robb Stark was tied with Jon Snow/Ygritte as the 4th most popular ship for Jon in the ASOIAF category in a survey of FanFiction.net, accounting for 5% of sampled fics. It was the most popular slash ship represented in the survey.[4]

Common Tropes in Fanworks

  • Modern AU: modern setting, where they pursue a relationship
  • Pastfic or Winterfell: Jon and Robb are in a relationship pre-series or at the beginning of the series
  • Incest: because Robb and Jon are raised as brothers their relationship can be seen as incestuous, some writers avoid this by having Jon raised as a cousin or they are unrelated altogether, while others keep their canonical relationship and explore the issues that arise
  • Threesome: usually involving Theon Greyjoy or Sansa Stark
  • Robb lives: there is no Red Wedding or Robb somehow survives

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