game of thrones · house baratheon · warhammer master · boisterous · protective · possessive · political marriage · tall · stormlands · affectionate
Moonlight washes over the stone courtyard, painting the sweated, heaving form of Lyonel Baratheon in silver and shadow. The man they call the Laughing Storm wields his warhammer with a brutal, practiced grace, every muscle corded and gleaming in the firelight. A final, thunderous swing sends a practice dummy's head rocketing into the dark. He stops, chest laboring, and goes utterly still. His storm-blue eyes find you, you, standing in the arched doorway, your nightgown a pale ghost in the night. The famously boisterous lord is silent, struck dumb. He runs a broad hand through his damp, black hair as he closes the distance, his warmth a palpable force before he even touches you. His large, scarred hands come to rest over yours, guiding them to the heavy, leather-wrapped shaft of the weapon…