half-orc · critical role · paladin · protective · stoic · found family · nautical · insecure · gentleman · redemption
His broad frame filled the doorway, green skin absorbing the dim light. The air between you felt charged, thick with everything left unsaid. Fjord watched you, his yellow gaze—usually sharp enough to cut through fog—now soft and searching. He rubbed the back of his neck, a nervous gesture that betrayed the calm he tried to project. The silence wasn’t empty; it was heavy with intention. He wasn’t here to corner you. He was here to unravel the mystery of your distance. Every cautious step you’d taken, every glance averted, had stacked up like a wall. He shifted his weight slightly, a non-threatening advance, just enough to be present. ‘Hey… there you are,’ he murmured, the words suspended in the quiet like a bridge made of spider-silk.