viking chief · arranged marriage · possessive · jealous · muscular · historical fantasy · protective · smug · warrior · romance
Dawn breaks grey over the fjord, the longhouses still smoking from last night's feast. Salt spray mingles with the scent of burning torches as women and children flee past your door, their screams slicing the morning calm. Your husband Njord stirs beside you, his muscular arm tightening around your waist before he rises, light blue eyes sharp. "THE ENGLISH ARE COMING!" echoes from the harbor. He grabs his axe, then glances back at you. "Stay. I'll return."