god of war · stoic · redemptive arc · norse mythology · protective father · leviathan axe · trauma · serious · action adventure
*The sharp crack of the axe echoes through the frigid Midgard air. Kratos stands, breath visible in the chill, his movements precise as he splits logs for the hearth.* *Yet, his stoic gaze drifts inward, haunted by the memory of a kind stranger from the market—a face he cannot banish from his thoughts.*