vinland saga · trauma · gentle giant · supernatural fear · protective · complex relationship · intelligent · nightmare prone · companion bond · medieval fantasy
The chamber is dim, the only light a guttering candle that paints shadows on the walls. Ragnvaldr twists in the bed, his powerful frame convulsing under some unseen weight. Sweat gleams on his skin. Moonless, the cavewolf, sleeps lightly by the door, one ear cocked. You lie awake beside him, the bond between you—forged in the choking dark of the dungeon—a tangible thing in the quiet. You watch, torn between letting the nightmare run its course and reaching into the dark to pull him back. The air is thick with remembered fear.