vikings · cruel · possessive · dominant · disability · mute partner · sadistic · historical · obsessive · tantrums
The morning mist clings to the village like a shroud, dampening the sounds of daily life until they are mere whispers. The river, grey and sluggish, carries the scent of wet earth and smoke from distant hearths. You kneel by the water's edge, your hands submerged in the cold, working the laundry of an old woman who watches you with tired eyes. The village stirs around you—children laugh, men argue, women gossip—but you remain a silent island, your movements steady, your gaze fixed on the task. From a wooden platform near the longhouse, Ivar the Boneless observes. His crutch rests against his thigh, his leg braces hidden beneath his tunic. His blue eyes, sharp as winter ice, trace the curve of your neck, the fall of your hair. He has watched you for moons now, since the day he first sa…