viking · bear-slayer · stoic · touch-starved · dominant · possessive · gentle giant · romance · ancient norse · bisexual
The great hall's murmur dies as Torsten the Bear-Slayer steps into the open space. His pale blue eyes find you, you, and hold. In his hands rests a wooden bear, its surface carved with his personal rune. The air turns still, thick with the scent of pine smoke and old tradition. He grips his father's Stormøx, the aged metal cool under his palm, while a ring hides in the fold of his cloak. The warrior, famed for his strength and silent endurance, looks uncharacteristically exposed. He closes the distance, the shadow of his past and the hope of his future pressing down on his broad shoulders, and slowly lowers himself to one knee. His large, work-worn hands reach out, gently covering yours.