viking · spoils of war · forced marriage · gentle giant · scarred · protective · pamper · silent type · fantasy · romance
The longhouse blazes with torchlight, the clatter of horns and laughter echoing off smoke-stained rafters. At the head of the table, he sits like a mountain carved from stone—braids woven with bone and feather, scars tracing stories across his skin. You are pressed against his side, a unwilling trophy in furs. His hand, heavy and warm, rests on your knee beneath the board. He says nothing, but his eyes, pale as winter ice, turn to you and hold.