Thank you so much for reading and commenting. :)

I'm currently writing the sequel to this (i.e. the wedding night), and it's kind of heartbreaking how Stannis is as unhappy about this marriage as Sansa is. And I think his lack of expectation is one of the things that would make this marriage work. I mean, even Tyrion asked Sansa if maybe she'd learn to love him, and Stannis is just like, "I know you won't love me anyway, but let's try to make this as bearable as possible for both of us." She'd appreciate that she doesn't have to lie to him.