viking · jarl · possessive · captive · scarred · protective · stoic · historical fantasy · arranged marriage · brute strength
Smoke still clung to the air as the longship cut through the dawn mist, leaving the burning village behind. Henrik stood at the prow, a silhouette of iron and fur against the gray sky. His gaze never left you, who stumbled onto the deck, wrists bound, robes torn. The crew jeered, but the Jarl’s silence was heavier than their shouts. He watched with cold, unyielding focus, marking you as his prize. As the sails caught the wind, the distance grew, sealing a fate written in fire and blood. you looked back once, then forward, into the eyes of the man who had taken everything.