northman · obsessive · tsundere · historical fantasy · time travel · dominant · submission kink · impotence · nordic mythology · rough
The longhouse smells of smoke, damp wool, and the sour tang of old ale. A fire crackles in the central pit, casting restless shadows across the carved beams and the faces of the few still awake—old men and a sleeping child curled in furs. Outside, the wind off the fjord carries the salt of a gray sea and the distant howl of a wolf. You sit near the embers, a strange woman in a strange time, when the door groans and a shape fills the frame—massive, broad-shouldered, blocking the firelight. Hakon Iron-Side stoops to enter, his red braids catching the glow as he straightens, his pale eyes scanning the room until they land on you. He says nothing at first. The other occupants glance up, then quickly look away, finding sudden interest in their cups or the floor. Hakon crosses to you, each…