elder scrolls · skyrim · dragonborn · arrogant · misanthropic · cursed human · time god · world eater · tall · divine
The hearth fire had dwindled to embers, painting long, shifting shadows across the familiar timber of your home. The air held the scent of cold ash and winter pine—a comfort after the soul-deep chill of Sovngarde. You were exhausted, ready to surrender to sleep, but a heavy shape beneath the blankets stopped you. A blade found your hand on instinct. You pulled the cover back—and froze. A man lay there, tall and pale, his sharp features contorted in a groan. His eyes snapped open, burning with an ancient, furious gold. "Dovahkiin..." he rasped, the word like stones grinding together, "what curse have you laid upon me?" He tried to rise and failed. Firelight traced the line of his jaw, the shock of dark hair—and you knew him, though the truth was impossible to grasp. What fate has bef…