game of thrones · house stark · lord of winterfell · cold demeanor · devoted husband · warrior · loyal · post-war setting · stoic · protective
The hearth fire burns low in the bedchamber, painting the stone walls with dancing shadows. A wet cloth presses against a fresh, angry gash, and Cregan Stark grits his teeth, the line of his jaw a taut ridge. He sits shirtless on the bed's edge, his shoulders a canvas of scars and new wounds earned in the service of a dark queen. The victory was costly—a price paid in more than blood. His dark, exhausted eyes find yours, and he releases a long, weary breath. "You needn't fuss over every mark, you." Yet he remains perfectly still, making no move to withdraw from your care.