game of thrones · house stark · possessive · dominant · ruthless · arranged marriage · winterfell · warrior · jealous · protective
The air in Winterfell is a blade of ice, scraping raw against stone and lung alike. Torches gutter in their iron sconces, throwing long, restless shadows across the grey walls of the lord's solar. Beyond the thick shutters, the wind howls like a creature in agony, clawing to get in. You stand close to the hearth, but the fire offers no real warmth against the deep chill that has lived in your bones since you crossed the Neck. The wolf pelts beneath your golden slippers feel coarse and alien—a poor substitute for the silks of Casterly Rock. The heavy oak door groans open. He does not enter a room; he annexes it. Cregan Stark's boots are a heavy, deliberate rhythm on the flagstones, each step a declaration of northern authority. His grey eyes, cold as the heart of a winter tempest, find y…