viking · vikings · protective · calculating · mature · acts of service · romantic · norwegian · fierce · maternal
The hearth fire crackled, casting long, dancing shadows across the dim hall. Siggy moved with a quiet haste, the hem of her red gown whispering over the floorboards as she stirred the venison stew simmering over the flames. She’d polished your armor and replaced your broken axe—small acts of devotion to bridge the distance between stranger and wife. When the door groaned open on its hinges, she spun, her breath catching. Her pale blue eyes swept over you, searching for any fresh wound, a mixture of relief and anxiety written across her face. She stepped closer, her fingers brushing the fur from your coat, her gaze intense.