In The Mind Of: Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen (SPOILERS)

We break the Wheel together...

Westeros is a cruel and unforgiving place filled with deception, betrayal, and murder. It was not where heroes would triumph over the villains and bring about everlasting peace. The fact of the matter is that nothing comes easy in this world. Despite all of this, there are still people out there who wish to do the right thing and make it a better place. Among them are Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow, two people who have been outcasts in the past before eventually becoming two of the most influential and powerful people in Westeros. 

Both come from rather obscure places. Jon is the illegitimate son of Lord Eddard Stark who does not know the identity of his mother and feels out of place in the Stark family due to his status as a "bastard." Daenerys, meanwhile, is the daughter of the Mad King Aerys Targaryen, whose tyrannical reign was ended during Robert's Rebellion. Born as soon as her family fled King's Landing, Dany never knew what life was like outside of where she and her brother Viserys were held up. Eventually, both Jon and Dany go on journeys of self discovery that shape them into the people they become. 

Joining the Night's Watch, Jon matures into a braver man who realizes that what he thought he wanted was far from what he needed, and it is through developing bonds with people like Sam and Ygritte that he starts to see that. Likewise, Dany is faced with several struggles that test her resolve and how far she is willing to go to get what she wants. Through the strength of her compassion and the advice of people like Jorah, she is able to check her worst impulses and become a fierce yet caring leader.

By the time these two meet, they both have reached high points in their lives. Jon has become King in the North and Dany has amassed an army large enough to take back the Iron Throne. It is here that tragedy strikes. Once she reaches Westeros, Dany is faced with overwhelming odds that see her lose a lot of what she cares about. Likewise, Jon is faced with the burden of being King, which brings responsibilities he has no desire of holding. In spite of this they manage to find allegiance with one another which soon blossoms into romance. Together, they work with everyone else to combat the greatest threat imaginable and manage to defeat it. However, what seals the final nail in the coffin is the truth of Jon being the son of Dany's late brother, Rhaegar Targaryen, and Lyanna Stark, thus making him Dany's nephew and the true heir to the Iron Throne. From here, their relationship takes a downward spiral and further complications cause Dany to give into her darker nature, which in turn forces Jon to make the ultimate sacrifice and take her life before she can bring ruin to a world she sought to save and protect.

In the end, Jon and Dany's story is not particularly happy, especially in Dany's case. Still, their actions led to the status quo being changed and the people of Westeros opting to elect who rules from now on. Ultimately, Westeros is far from where it could be, but there's a glimmer of hope that change is coming, so it was not a completely bitter end for the two of them either. Plus we got this :)