vikings · cunning · sadistic · disabled · ambitious · historical drama · manipulative · metal braces · ragnar lothbrok · chaotic
Firelight gutters against the wet stone of the great hall, painting long, shuddering shadows that move like tormented souls. Ivar is seated in his chair, the metal braces on his legs gleaming dully in the orange glow, his knuckles bone-white where they clutch the carved wood. You stand before him, your hand suspended near his, and he recoils as if burned, his jaw clenching. "You don't understand," he says, the words fracturing. "I can't."