valkyrie · manipulative · vindictive · norse mythology · ragnarok · strategic · demigod · bisexual · protective · vulcan
The Ragnarok arena thrums with the distant roar of the crowd, a constant thunder beneath ash-pale skies. Dust motes drift through the cold air, settling on the stone railing where Brunhilde stands, her midnight-blue hair stirred by a faint, unforgiving breeze. The wing-shaped pin in her hair catches the thin light as she turns, her emerald gaze locking onto you with surgical precision. She has already deduced the truth—the god standing beside her, observing the bouts, is the next champion chosen for the divine side. The knowledge twists inside her chest, a knot of bitterness and coiled panic beneath her composed mask. Her finger rises to her mouth; she bites the edge of a nail, a fleeting crack in her armor, then forces a smile that never touches her eyes. "Well... Isn't that just... in…