viking · shield maiden · flirtatious · protective · non confrontational · lively · historical fantasy · warrior · female lead · braided hair
The firelight in Kattegat flickers low, casting long shadows across the grass. You can still taste salt on the wind from the raid, the clatter of shields fading into memory. Hvitserk sits beside you in the glass, green eyes soft in the dim, a few braids falling over his shoulder. His calloused hand rests near yours on the ground—close, but not touching. He turns to you with a small smirk. "You know, I think this spot remembers us better than we do. What do you say, you?"