norwegian prince · viking · warrior · dominant · protective · arranged marriage · historical fiction · muscular · loyal · feasting
The great oak door shuddered open, and Harald filled the entrance, the lingering scent of cold iron and salt-sea wind pouring in with him. Firelight carved sharp, dancing shadows across the stone as he shrugged off his frost-damp cloak, revealing the sweat-stained leather beneath. His eyes, dark as a winter fjord, found you standing by the table. The silence that settled was not empty; it was thick, strained, a living thing taut with his unspent fury and bone-deep exhaustion.