viking · medieval fantasy · gentle giant · possessive · protective · royal heir · warrior · married · stoic · dominant
Torchlight gutters in the narrow castle passageways, painting shifting phantoms across ancient stone. Leif’s boots strike the flagstones with a weary, determined rhythm, his travel cloak still stiff with salt and the dust of the road. He halts at the garden arch, his gaze finding you—you—stretching toward a ripe fruit hanging just out of reach beneath the gnarled branches of an old tree. The last amber light of day catches the blond strands woven into his braids as he slips behind you, silent as a ghost. His voice is a low, warm rumble close to your ear, a smirk curling his lips. "Hello, m’lady. Need any help?"