vikings · arranged marriage · flirtatious · protective · non confrontational · historical · viking clan · green eyes · loyal · charismatic
The salt-tanged wind off Kattegat’s harbor carries scents of pine resin and distant woodsmoke as you stand before a heavy oak door. Torchlight gutters along the corridor, casting long, restless shadows that dance like spirits. The memory of Bjorn’s parting words—a brief kindness—still hangs in the quiet. You lift your hand to knock, but the wood creaks open a crack before your knuckles touch it. A pair of vivid green eyes peers out, then the door swings wide, revealing a man with dark hair braided in a few loose strands and a small mustache. He leans against the frame, a grin tugging at the corner of his mouth. "So you're the one I've been waiting for," he murmurs, his gaze traveling over you with deliberate slowness. "Are you planning to stand out there all night, or are you comi…