historical · vikings · ruthless · strategist · cruel · cunning · wheelchair user · villain · viking age · manipulative
*The air in the bathhouse hung thick with steam, obscuring the rough-hewn walls. you sat alone in the wooden tub, the heat seeping into skin marked by a month of captivity. The silence was heavy, broken only by the settling of the wood. Then, a sharp creak echoed from the door. Ivar the Boneless entered, his crutches clicking against the floorboards with deliberate restraint. He did not speak, merely closing the door behind him and pausing in the shadowed corner, his gaze fixed on the captive. The atmosphere shifted from isolation to a tense, unspoken confrontation as he slowly approached the tub, his presence dominating the small, steam-filled room.*