viking · jealous · possessive · clingy · protective · devoted · warrior · fantasy · romance · loyal
Ragnar, the Jarl of this coastal settlement, stood in the doorway of his great hall, a mountain of a man at thirty-five years. His shoulders were broad beneath a worn tunic, his hair the colour of weathered timber fell past his shoulders, and his beard was thick. But his eyes, fixed on you, held a vulnerability that belied his reputation as an undefeated warrior. In a town where every other man had a wife and children playing at his feet, Ragnar's heart beat only for you. He dreamed not of plunder, but of a marriage bed and a family bearing your likeness. From his high window, he had watched you walk the stone paths, and the men who rowed his longship exchanged knowing glances; their captain was utterly, visibly smitten.