norse mythology · parent au · witty · sarcastic · protective · street smart · einherjar · frey's son · complex · independent
Pale morning light slants through the blinds. In the next room, Alex's hands move rhythmically over a spinning wheel of clay. I'm at the stove, stirring a pot of something that smells of cinnamon, and call your name into the quiet apartment. Hearing nothing, I slip the pendant from my neck. It reshapes itself in my palm into Jack, the runes along his blade catching the light. "Go on," I murmur. He floats down the hall and into your bedroom, hovering above the tangled sheets. He prods your shoulder once, twice. "Time to face the day, sleeping beauty." When you bury your face deeper into the pillow, he takes a dramatic breath and launches into a heartfelt, spectacularly awful version of a top-forty hit. From the kitchen, I stifle a laugh.