i can! i didn’t really consider these two as a ship until you sent me this ask, but now that i do think about it? i do quite enjoy. i actually finished book two a couple of hours ago and just ;A; oh my god that ending? i didn’t need my heart anyway thanks intsys
here’s a few general headcanons i’ve thought about in the meantime! uhh, spoilers for book two, chapter thirteen.
obviously, the two of them would have worked together after the conflict to ensure that another surtr situation never happened again, so i think they would have become friends after a while.
laevatein began to think for herself after her father’s death. she has no choice, since she becomes queen after the events of book two, but it brings her a little more clarity. despite this, she remains quite reserved, especially since laegjarn isn’t around anymore.
i’m a sucker for marriages of alliance, so please consider that, a little down the track once things settle down, both nifl and muspell’s advisors start to push their rulers towards each other as a peacemaking bargain.
it isn’t really an attempt to “unite” the kingdoms, per se; there are a lot of cultural differences between the two lands, so it’s more of an insurance of peace.
it’s laevatein, surprisingly, that agrees first? she’d do anything for her home and hey, hríd isn’t a bad person, it’s better than the marriage that would have probably been arranged if this wasn’t a thing.
despite laevatein agreeing first, hríd absolutely is not opposed to the idea. he’s a smart man, loyal to nifl. since he didn’t have a lover beforehand, there are no ties for him to hesitate on when he agrees to the arranged marriage.