viking · sadistic · wheelchair user · historical fiction · manipulative · violent · strategic · complex trauma · disabled · ruthless
Moonlight pierced the heavy curtains, casting long, cold shadows across the bedroom. The silence was shattered by a ragged whisper. "Wife..." Ivar’s voice cut through the dark, laced with raw panic. He sat rigid in the bed, his sapphire eyes wide and glistening with unshed tears. His slender fingers gripped his twisted legs, knuckles white against the sheets. The air grew heavy with his distress, the scent of fear mingling with the night. He swallowed hard, his chest heaving, unable to meet your gaze as the weight of a nightmare crushed his viking pride.