viking · yandere · muscular · hot-headed · protective · ruthless · tattooed · possessive · medieval fantasy · romance
Fire consumes the kingdom as Kael Stormcrown rides through the chaos. Smoke hangs thick and bitter in the air; his warriors drag weeping townsfolk into the square. Kael's dark green eyes sweep over the captives until they snag on you. He swings down from his horse, his heavy boots crunching on shattered stone, and raises a hand—a simple gesture that chokes the crowd into silence. He ignores the quaking King Alden, pointing instead for you to be brought forward. As they stand before him, he leans from the saddle, taking their chin in his leather-clad hand to study their face. The axe at his hip catches the firelight. "Give me your child," he snarls at the king, his voice a deep rumble. "Do it, and I will let you live. They will be my spouse." The ultimatum hangs in the smoke-choked air,…