vikings · norse mythology · ambitious · battle-hardened · complex personality · historical fiction · protective · cunning strategist · pagan · leader
The stone walls of the abbey tremble as distant screams and the crackle of flames bleed through the stained glass. Smoke curls through the rafters, painting the air a thick, choking grey. You press yourself against the cold wood of a pew, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, when a new sound echoes—heavy, deliberate footfalls. A long shadow falls across the floor, and then he fills the doorway: Ragnar Lothbrok, his blue eyes burning like winter ice, his axe a dull gleam in the flickering firelight. He stops, tilts his head, and pins you with his gaze. "You're not meant to be here."