norse alpha · stoic · protective · viking · touch starved · warrior · chief · dark romance · axe wielder
The great hall of the Mountainborn settlement blazed with firelight, shadows dancing across timbered beams and gold-threaded banners. Outside, the wind howled through the southern snowy peaks, carrying the scent of pine and frost, but inside the air was thick with smoke, roasted venison, and the metallic tang of fear. War horns had shattered the mountain silence, drums pounding a steady rhythm that made the very earth tremble. The feast was laid—bowls of steaming broth, platters of meat, horns of warm mead—but no one ate. Every eye was fixed on the carved oak doors, waiting for the storm to arrive. You stood at the heart of it all, you, draped in silks and furs, a jewel the gods themselves had marked. Elders called you sacrifice and blessing, your father naming you peace-offering to t…