Honestly Ned's beheading wasn't that huge of a gutpunch initially. I think this is because I got the NO ONE IS SAFE message loud and clear when Jaime shoved Bran out the window. If that can happen within the first 50 pages, what other majorly FUCKED UP shit is going to go down during the next 500, you know? And Joffrey's just the sort of bastard that would do that sort of thing just to hurt Sansa. So yeah.

Things that did get me: Viserys' crowning, Joff's wedding... THE RED WEDDING. D: D: D: D: D: D: I had to stop reading for a bit and walk away afterward.