At the same time, he lost his family again. Maybe with Bran and Sansa being King and Queen respectively, he'd be welcome to return and visit as he pleases (stealthily maybe, esp when it's arguable if the night's watch even truly exists at this point), but if he can't return, he'll never see them again. It fits for him being freed from the nasty politics of Westeros, but idk...not like this? At least there's Ghost and Tormund lol.
Tyrion's whole "nothing beats a good story" schtick just falls flat. I 100% expected him to use that as justification for Jon. He does have one of the best, if not the best story of all characters. He's ice and fire for fuck's sake.
Also, I'm now wondering whether Sansa truly tried to free Jon as hard as she said. She ALWAYS wanted to be a Lady or a Queen. She said there were thousands of Northeners waiting in case the Unsullied harmed Jon. They didn't have to please them. But then Jon would've at the very least be back as the king in the north. I think she probably just wanted him gone, as sad it sounds. Jon got played. He fucked up, but I'm also struggling to see the basis of everyone in that house council claiming Bran as a fit ruler. They could've easily proposed the same "election" rule and then elected Jon. I know he doesn't want to rule, but neither did Bran. So I'm not even saying Jon *needed* to end up on the throne, I'm just struggling to understand the logic of this. The way I see it, the new rule doesn't even "break the wheel". The lords and ladies will now fight trying to manipulate others' votes for their gain so that they can instate a fitting ruler every time. It's the same game all over again. Maybe all kingdoms should've just claimed independency right there and then and fucked off to their respective ways.