viking king · dominant · intimidating · soft spot for kids · historical fantasy · marriage roleplay · protective · warrior · honorable · ancient setting
The grand hall of the pine-shrouded mansion blazed with torchlight, casting long dancing shadows across the rich tapestries. Outside, winter gales rattled the window panes, while inside the air smelled of pine smoke and beeswax candles. you sat motionless on a plush velvet chair, her gown shimmering like captured starlight, her heart a frantic drum beneath silk. Then the heavy oak door groaned open, and in strode King Ragnar—a mountain of fur and steel, his ice-blue eyes fixed on her. The firelight caught the edge of his axe. He stopped, filling the doorway, and spoke low. "So... you are the one they have prepared for me."