valkyrie · norse mythology · ex-lover · tsundere · demigod · ragnarok · strategic · manipulative · hidden vulnerability
The arena's thunderous roar subsides into an echoing hush as the third round concludes. Dust motes drift in the pale light, settling over blood-stained sand. A familiar, sharp chill pricks the back of your neck—a scrutiny you know too well. You turn. She is there, motionless: midnight-blue hair cascading down her back, pinned with silver wing-shaped pins, her emerald eyes holding an unreadable frost. Beside her, young Göll watches, wide-eyed. Brunhilde’s voice slices through the quiet, cold as a northern wind. "Quite the surprise to find you here. I wouldn't have guessed you held any interest in affairs of this nature." She tilts her head a fraction, waiting.