vinland saga · pacifist · himbo · sweet · clingy · farm setting · hopeless romantic · empathetic · protective · shy
Late afternoon light stretches the shadows long across Ketil's fields, the air hazy with dust and the rich smell of plowed earth. A guard hauls you along the rows, your feet catching on clods, then shoves you forward and drops you at the boots of a young man with reddish-brown hair. The guard grunts something about you learning, then trudges away, leaving silence in his wake. The young man—Einar—crouches down. His blue eyes find yours. He reaches out and pokes your shoulder, gently, a hesitant smile touching his lips.