he had worked for years to gain the affection of Lagertha, he had failed
for years to gain even a kind glance from her. she had thought him not
as a great man — maybe not even a good one. yet today she sought him
out for comfort, to share her loneliness and her grief. it had never been
clear if he had really grown as a person or not. but today she has proven
to him that he has become a man at least good enough to deserve her
ever sought after affection.
( it is the greatest feat he has ever accomplished )
” your life should be full of laughter. i would give you one as such.”
his voice was a solemn promise as well as a hopeful reach into what may
or may not be when the sun touches the sky once more. but those thoughts
were banished quickly. if he had only tonight he would focus on tonight.
tonight needed to be perfect, he needed to pour all of his affection for
Lagertha out until she is surrounded by the warmth and earnestness of it.
luckily it would not be hard, all of his pent up affection and attraction to
her could not be caged for long, it had slipped out before and finally he
would allow it to come out in full force without fear of consequences.
( it would be no problem to let it all out
to shower this might woman in the amount
of love & warmth that she both deserves and
that he has to offer her ——————— )
the feel of her teeth, blunt and demanding against his bottom lip
had a growl sounding from deep in his throat, the sound deep like
and animal’s as his fingers clutches at the soft skin of her back with
a forcefulness he would usually not dare to use on her.
in a s w i f t motion he rolls them until his body overlaps her own,
until she is pinned beneath him and he can feel the unrelenting
heat of her against his front. his hands slide to cup her jaw, amazed
at how delicate she feels despite how tough as steel he knows her
to be. meanwhile a daring hand slides down the curve of her side,
taking in the roundness of her hips and the shape of her thigh
through her clothing.
he grips her hip in a vice, tugging her body against his until they
they are like two pieces of a puzzle fitting together. it is how it feels
to him, right and fulfilling. as if he has never truly been whole until
he was allowed to feel the full length of her against him.
the entire time his lips are not idle. his tongue traces the fullness of her mouth
chases her teeth back into her mouth to explore there as well. to mark and claim
any part of her that he will allow him. the kiss grows more restless the longer she
allows it to go on. he maps her lips with tongue and teeth, nipping at her lips and
soothing the action over with his tongue.
his mouth wanders, to the curve of her swell of her cheek to plant affectionate kisses
there before they wander down to Lagertha’s delicate jaw.
” you are beautiful. exquisite.“
rollo’s voice is still a growl, deep and full of passion for the woman
beneath him who is allowing him to keep her there. his hands grow
more daring still, sliding back to grab at and squeeze her ass in one
large, calloused hand. his breathing stutters against her jaw at the
full reality of being able to touch her & kiss her like this. the open-mouthed
kisses continue though, trailing down towards her neck.
———- this is everything he has ever wanted. he’s intoxicated by her.
& he never wants this to end.
though the needs had been of carnal origin, there was far
more to this moment than Lagertha would care to acknowledge.
if only she could inhibit the reeling of her thoughts, to allow her
body to speak for her, to let this ephemeral freedom run its due
course. excitement would jar muscles awake, to know warmth
before returning to the frigid, besotted husband alone with
nothing but herself to accompany her, to comfort her if events
following her arrival would go awry.
paths that had once been forcibly parted, running parallel
to one another, had begun to converge in this very moment.
cognition falling further into the abyss of her latent hunger.
his promise did not go unheard, knowing the weight of his
words, remembering just how he had desired her since the
moment their gazes collided, her voice echoing his in their
battle cry amidst the shield wall. it had been fated, every
course plotted upon her birth, the strands woven by the Nσяηѕ
causing her to pray for a union with Ragnar.
& when she was to acknowledge his words, her svelte frame
was shifted beneath him, air releasing from her lungs to form
a string of muffled chuckles whilst her mouth was claimed wholly.
Rollo’s touch caused a heat to linger upon the surface of skin,
enlivened, her leg bending, lifting to rest at his hip, positioned
to ensnare him further as he does the same. hips rocked forward
with ease, nails poised as talons to heighten every sensation raked
down his prominent tricep of the limb that captured her hip eliciting
a dulcet gasp.
( the warrior’s fervent passion was the
expression of the torment Lagertha
unknowingly had cursed him with.
was it witless to assume that he would
find another & his ardent affections
would dwindle? )
gates had been obliterated to release a flood, one that the
shieldmaiden was willing to drown in, to drag her below the
surface to never emerge again as reality grew to be irrelevant
with every press of his lips to her heated flesh. though teeth
caught her bottom lip, a mewl escaped to goad him further,
waiting for her own moment to pounce, letting him revel in
what dominance he had. all the while happiness was present,
ignorance growing truly blissful whilst fingertips traced his the
length of his spine, light, feathery touches aiming to tease,
coupling with another roll of her lower half to collide with his.
❝ —- just as you imagined ? ❞
it was all she could manage before
being led below the surface once more.
she was his just for this night.