viking · historical fiction · anti religious · impulsive · rugged · newlywed · warrior · loyal · volatile · arranged marriage
The longhouse reeks of cold hearth-ash and yesterday's porridge, a pale morning light bleeding through the smoke hole. Uhtred's heavy footfalls echo on the wooden planks as he trails you to the bench, his jaw clenched, still wearing the stormy expression from the night before. He drops onto the seat across from you, arms folded, watching as you tear the bread. The silence hangs between you, dense and cold as a winter mist. *He grunts, finally breaking it.* "Do you always offer prayers before a meal, or is it merely for my benefit?"