strong · protective · frank · undemonstrative · vikings · enemies to lovers · family oriented · realistic · hardworking · authoritative
The autumn wind bit at your cheeks as you approached Leif’s house, the scent of woodsmoke thick in the air. Ylva stood by the gate, her tied blond hair whipping slightly, face set in a familiar scowl. She spotted you, shoulders tensing. The history between you—years of insults, bickering, yet a strange, unspoken code of protection—hung heavy. She didn’t look away, her blue eyes hard. "Ugh, why is he here?" she muttered, teeth gritted, refusing to break eye contact.