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✂ - point sternly at a chair and tell my muse to sit down (smokeandrum)

@smokeandrum

Hvitserk stared at the man, wondering just how stupid he could have been going after a Lynx on his own. "Why did you think you take on a Lynx of all things." He said as he took a seat in front of him and looked over the wounds. "We need to get a healer in, they are too deep for me to do anything."

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

"Because those men are obviously right." He pointed out before rolling his eyes at his excuse. The town had plenty of hunters and they always sold their excess meat at the market. He could easily trade fish in for the meat. "Then you buy the meat from the market. Don't go and hunt it yourself, it obviously doesn't end up in your favour."

He licked his lip and shook his head. He didn't like people feeling like they were in debt to him. He did what he did because he was a good person, not because he wanted something out of it. "You don't owe me anything."

[smokeandrum]

"You have all the answers don't you?" Gunnar said light heartedly a sigh following it, 'But your right, I probably should stay away from hunting before I get myself killed."

"I knew you'd say that, but I am extremely grateful for what you did, I'd be dead if you hadn't found me, but at least let me take you diving or something sometime, when I heal up that is, as a thank you, only if you'd want to that is."

[maidenxfthemxuntains]

@smokeandrum​ sent “ While Bjorn is giving a speech about the upcoming raid in the great hall, that will take place in a months time. Gunnar is sitting next to Asta, one arm on the table and the other hiding in his lap, sneakily he reaches over and tickles her, keeping a straight face.“ ———————————————————————-

Asta was listening intently to Bjorn, she was planning on going on this raid and needed to know the details. She had noticed Gunnar sitting down beside her, but was too invested in the speech to do anything other than nod at him. It wasn’t until she felt fingers on her side did she make a small noise after moving slightly.

There was a couple people looking at her, a blush raised as she glances over at Gunner. Leaning towards her, she whisper. “That was not nice!” There was a hint of laughter in her voice from being tickled.

[smokeandrum]

Gunnar was usually well behaved during meetings, Bjorn never had to worry about him being rowdy like some of his brothers, but today he had a bit of a mischievousness in him he couldn't contain, although he was doing a good job at hiding it, until he spotted Asta that is, he wasn't sure what compelled him to do it but he couldn't help but pester her today, and after the first time wanted to hear that laugh again.

So after waiting a good ten minutes or more, Gunnar, keeping his face stoic, reached over and grazed his finger on the side of her stomach, while staring straight ahead at Bjorn.

[painfulblisss]

[smokeandrum]

You can't get this boy near water without him diving in.

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

😴

"Hadr! What the hell are you doing sleeping out here?" Gunnar shook the mans arm as he spoke, he knew how dangerous this part of the woods were especially at night and the last thing he wanted was his friend killed by a wild animal or a bandit. (Smokeandrum)

@smokeandrum

Höðr knew that he couldn't get hurt from anything on Midgard, at least nothing that could kill him, though the Midgardian didn't know that.

He had just gone for a walk in the forest to clear his mind and had fallen asleep when he took a rest.

His eyes flicked open as he heard Gunnars voice and he looked in the general direction he was. "I only wanted to rest, I didn't mean to fall asleep."

[smokeandrum]

Gunnar sighed, shaking his head "You must've been awfully tired to fall asleep out here, but you cant just stay here you'll freeze to death.' He paused momentarily, "Where is your home? I've got my horse with me, it won't be a problem to take you back."

Gunnar couldn't just let him walk alone, he knew well enough, even though blind, that Hadr had no problems getting around, so he wasn't worried about that, but he wanted to make sure his friend got home safely.

[smokeandrum]

Recklessly, like a horse running as fast as he can

You've been told that the way you love can never last, and that heartbreak is inevitable. But you don't want to love carefully. You want to love with reckless abandon. You want to love with everything you have, and you want to be loved the same way. You don't want them to worry about tomorrow. Make today worth living for.

@threeoldsouls

I decided to this quiz for Gunnar, definitely sounds like him.

[smokeandrum]

Gunnar/Noah aesthetic

Gunnar loves the water, the ocean, fishing swimming anything water related. Njord and Jormundgandr are two of his favored gods.

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

✂ - point sternly at a chair and tell my muse to sit down (smokeandrum)

@smokeandrum

Hvitserk stared at the man, wondering just how stupid he could have been going after a Lynx on his own. "Why did you think you take on a Lynx of all things." He said as he took a seat in front of him and looked over the wounds. "We need to get a healer in, they are too deep for me to do anything."

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

Hvitserk held him down as the hot flamed knife met skin. All his strength holding him as he thrashed about. The smell of burnt flesh hitting his nose. It was a horrid smell but he didn't run from it. He kept close until he passed out and the prince slowly let him go, lying him down as the Healer finished off his work.

Hvitserk just sat back and watched waiting for the man to finish, before paying him for the treatment and listening to his instructions before showing them out.

Now he would wait until Gunnar awoke.

[smokeandrum]

The last thing Gunnar remembered was strong hands holding him down, as pained seared into his arm before everything went dark, he must've fallen asleep, but he wished he hadn't, his sleep was filled with nightmares that made his flinch and groan outloud. Cold dead eyes watched him in the dream, no matter where he ran or hid they always found him, he awoke with a gasp just as a hand, equally as cold as the dead eyes chasing him, grabbed his throat from behind, trying to pull him into the cold earth, he gasped awake trying to sit up, only to feel pain surge through his arm.

"Ah! Shit, which aesir did I piss off?"

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

Hvitserk sat in the chair waiting for the man to wake. He didn't feel a bit of a creep watching him when he slept but he had to keep an eye. He could tell he was not having a good sleep but he didn't want to wake him up, knowing it could make it worse.

"Probably Jörð, Goddess of nature." He said with a small laugh as he stood and walked over to him. "You are on strict rest until the wound heals. That means no hunting."

[smokeandrum]

Gunnar's head snapped towards the direction of another voice with a jolt, sighing in relief when he saw it was Hvitserk, chuckling at himself when he realized it was just his friend, he was glad he was still there, he would've been in even more of a panic had he woken up from a nightmare like that and been alone.

"She must really hate me then, I've never been able to hunt probably, at least the God of the sea, Njörðr, likes me, I don't think there's ever been a time I couldn't catch a fish."

Gunnar listened to Hvitserk, watching as he crossed the room towards the bed, frowning at the mention of bed rest.

"Sigh wonderful, that'll take at least a few weeks then, do I have to stay in bed all that time? I can at least take a walk right?"

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

"Then you should stick with fishing if Njörð favours you." Hvitserk said as he sat down on the edge of the bed. He new that being told to stay in bed would be rough for him though the healers didn't say that he had to stay strictly on bed rest.

"I'm sure small walks won't hurt, just as long as you don't do any harm to the wound."

[smokeandrum]

"You sound just like the guys at the docks,' Gunnar chuckles lightly. 'But sometimes I get tired of fish, aside from that I'm not going to gain any muscle strength if all I do is eat fish, and gods know I need it."

Gunnar never had a lot of muscle mass, he was always tiny and scrawny, it embarrassed him if he was being honest with himself, and was doing what he could to build his strength up.

"You know, I'm indebted to you now right? If it wasn't for you I'd be dead." Gunnar said, playfully hitting Hvitserk's arm, it was true, he'd be dead it wasn't for his friend.

[maidenxfthemxuntains]

@smokeandrum​ sent “ Send me ‘🚫’ and my muse will confront yours about the abusive relationship they’re in” (Always Accepting) (I went with Gunnar confronting Asta) ————————————————————————————–

Gunnar had came to the house unexpectedly, but at least Herald was not there. But unfortunately she had a bruise on her cheek. It wasn’t like she approved of being hit by Herald, it was just… She was scared about what he might do if she tried to divorce him. Fear was in her eyes when Gunnar confronted her, biting her lip, she turns to him.

“Please, do not talk to him, it will make things work… I… I will figure something out here soon.”

[smokeandrum]

"I'm sorry he did what?" Gunnar raised his eyebrows and blinked, anger slowly building inside him towards Herald, wanting to slit his throat as soon as he saw him.

"I thought you got hurt while training, Asta,' he lead her away, gently placing a hand to her back to guide her to a hallway, somewhere a little more private away from any servants.

"Asta what happened? Please tell me that was an accident." He let his anger subside, his friend didn't need anger, she needed calmness. "Be honest with me. I swear I'm not going to say a thing, but I need to know what happened, maybe I can help."

[maidenxfthemxuntains]

@smokeandrum​ sent “ Gunnar has been cutting through Asta’s property towards the end of the day when he thinks its too dark to see him, if she follows him she finds him sitting on the ground in front of a grave marked by a cross. “ —————————————————–

It wasn’t as if she lived in an area where a lot of people came through. So when she heard twigs snapping, she could tell that they were not from an animal. Curious, she silently follows the noise until she seen Gunnar. Seeing the cross, she backs away, not wanting to interrupt him.

[smokeandrum]

Gunnar sighed, placing a pastry on a cloth at the cross, keeping one in his lap, he was silent for a moment before he rubbed his face and scratched his eye before speaking.

"Hello mother, I got those pastries you like, well its not the same berries, but their fresh, the man at the market said they were called blueberries but they stained my hands purple." He chuckled. "Not that I mind though, I'm always getting dirty when I cook or bake and the color looks nicer then brown mud or red fish guts." He said taking a small bite of the pastry.

"I wish I had buried you closer to Kattegat though, sometimes its hard just to get out here with my work at the docks. Its been busy lately, we've had an abundance of fish, so I'm never hungry, I know you worried about that when I was a child, I could never get enough to eat, which wasn't your fault, you couldn't help the circumstances."

Gunner lifted his head up, listening to the winds shifting in the trees, and took in a breath, there was a smell he didn't recognize in the air.

"I know your there." He said looking in Asta's direction. "You can join me if you like, there's no need to hide."

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

❄ For Ivar from Gunnar (smokeandrum)

@smokeandrum

Ivar didn't get along with his brothers friends. He grew up being teased, being hated by those around Kattaget all because he was a crippled. They didn't play with him growing up, even more so after he killed that boy when he was 5.

Ivar let out a growl as he felt a heavy ball of snow smash into his head as he crawled along the snow covered streets. He turned around and glared at the male. "Do you have a death wish?" He hissed out

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

Ivar did not agree that it was a friendly action because they were not friends and he had no idea who this man was but he did not trust him. "Snow when packed up becomes hard and it can be just a dangerous as a stone."

He licked his lips and sat down, twirling his legs around to face the man, who was now eating? He let out a small laugh. "If it had done any damage then you would be dead right now."

[smokeandrum]

Well shit, the man had a point, Gunnar hadn't thought if it before but snow could be used as a means to harm someone, and unfortunately with Ivar being crippled there was no telling if people actually threw things at him just to make fun of him or hurt him, and although Gunnar himself didn't mean it that way, he could understand why Ivar snapped.

"Your right, it wasn't my intention to hurt you, but I get what your saying, I'm sorry Ivar."

"Yes I know I would have been dead, that would have been painful I imagine." Gunnar chuckled, "I wasn't actually sure how to start a conversation with you, sometimes when I've said hello or good morning to you, you don't answer back, maybe I'm just talking too low, I'm rambling forgive me.." He reached the cloth forward, offering Ivar a piece of jerky. "Would you like some? It'd be rude to eat in front of you and not offer. My hands have been clean I promise."

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

✂ - point sternly at a chair and tell my muse to sit down (smokeandrum)

@smokeandrum

Hvitserk stared at the man, wondering just how stupid he could have been going after a Lynx on his own. "Why did you think you take on a Lynx of all things." He said as he took a seat in front of him and looked over the wounds. "We need to get a healer in, they are too deep for me to do anything."

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

Hvitserk held him down as the hot flamed knife met skin. All his strength holding him as he thrashed about. The smell of burnt flesh hitting his nose. It was a horrid smell but he didn't run from it. He kept close until he passed out and the prince slowly let him go, lying him down as the Healer finished off his work.

Hvitserk just sat back and watched waiting for the man to finish, before paying him for the treatment and listening to his instructions before showing them out.

Now he would wait until Gunnar awoke.

[smokeandrum]

The last thing Gunnar remembered was strong hands holding him down, as pained seared into his arm before everything went dark, he must've fallen asleep, but he wished he hadn't, his sleep was filled with nightmares that made his flinch and groan outloud. Cold dead eyes watched him in the dream, no matter where he ran or hid they always found him, he awoke with a gasp just as a hand, equally as cold as the dead eyes chasing him, grabbed his throat from behind, trying to pull him into the cold earth, he gasped awake trying to sit up, only to feel pain surge through his arm.

"Ah! Shit, which aesir did I piss off?"

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

Hvitserk sat in the chair waiting for the man to wake. He didn't feel a bit of a creep watching him when he slept but he had to keep an eye. He could tell he was not having a good sleep but he didn't want to wake him up, knowing it could make it worse.

"Probably Jörð, Goddess of nature." He said with a small laugh as he stood and walked over to him. "You are on strict rest until the wound heals. That means no hunting."

[smokeandrum]

Gunnar's head snapped towards the direction of another voice with a jolt, sighing in relief when he saw it was Hvitserk, chuckling at himself when he realized it was just his friend, he was glad he was still there, he would've been in even more of a panic had he woken up from a nightmare like that and been alone.

"She must really hate me then, I've never been able to hunt probably, at least the God of the sea, Njörðr, likes me, I don't think there's ever been a time I couldn't catch a fish."

Gunnar listened to Hvitserk, watching as he crossed the room towards the bed, frowning at the mention of bed rest.

"Sigh wonderful, that'll take at least a few weeks then, do I have to stay in bed all that time? I can at least take a walk right?"

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

“What brings you to the pier at this hour?”  Maybe its midnight and Gunnar is fishing at the pier and he spots Hodr?

(Smokeandrum)

@smokeandrum

Höðr sat at the edge of the pier in this Midgardian town. His toes dipped in the water as he looked out to sea, not that he could actually see anything.

Ever since he got tricked into killing his brother he had been an outsider in his own home. How dare the blind noone kill the great Baldr.

He let out a hum and let his feet kick at the water. At least in Midgard no one knew who he was.

He knew the man was their before he spoke, he had a rather good sense of hearing which allowed him to notice the smallest things and it helped him get around without help. "Just enjoying the cool night breeze."

[smokeandrum]

"Its a nice place, I've always liked it, ok maybe not all the time, but a few years ago it got better." Kattegat seemed to have nothing short of fortune and continued to grow everyday, feeling a sudden tug on his line he carefully started and started to pull, already having caught a decent sized fish and laughed happily.

"Their already biting! Tell ya what, I catch a few more of these and I'll make you some, not to gloat but I've been told I can cook quite well." Gunnar said as he placed the fish into a fishing basket behind him.

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

“What brings you to the pier at this hour?”  Maybe its midnight and Gunnar is fishing at the pier and he spots Hodr?

(Smokeandrum)

@smokeandrum

Höðr sat at the edge of the pier in this Midgardian town. His toes dipped in the water as he looked out to sea, not that he could actually see anything.

Ever since he got tricked into killing his brother he had been an outsider in his own home. How dare the blind noone kill the great Baldr.

He let out a hum and let his feet kick at the water. At least in Midgard no one knew who he was.

He knew the man was their before he spoke, he had a rather good sense of hearing which allowed him to notice the smallest things and it helped him get around without help. "Just enjoying the cool night breeze."

[smokeandrum]

Gunnar couldn't help but take in a deep breath enjoying the night air, he loved this time of night, all was quiet and the streets empty, he felt like he could truly think. He wondered which this man was, Kattegat was always growing but Gunnar never seemed to forget a face or a voice, he didn't recognize either on this man.

"Its a good night to do so, the weather has been perfect around here, not too hot or too cold, and the fish are more abundant then ever, speaking of which I need to catch some, do you mind if i join you?" Gunnar asked, placing some bait on the hook of his fishing rod while he was waiting for an answer.

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

Höðr never looked to the man, his eyes to the sea. He knew in a way it was rude of him not to look but he didn't find the need to look when he couldnt see.

"Go ahead, it would be rude of me to refuse." He said with a grin on his face as he kicked the water with his bare feet.

[smokeandrum]

Gunnar noticed the man didn't even attempt to look at him, he couldn't help but find it odd, and a bit dangerous, if Gunnar had been a thief this man might have been easy pickings, on the other hand he might be a very skilled warrior who was able to defend themselves quickly. Either way it didn't matter much to Gunnar, he was just glad to have someone to talk to.

"It would have been alright if you said no, but im grateful for the company." Gunnar said as he sat down next to the man and cast out his rod, he looked to the man to be able to see his face a bit more.

"Are you new to Kattegat? I don't think I've seen you around before, and I work at the fishery, most of the people come there eventually for fish so it seems like I would've seen you before. Oh shit I'm sorry, I'm Gunnar, didnt mean to prattle before I introduced myself." Gunnar said chuckling a little embarrassed.

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

Höðr couldn't help but laugh as the man as he seemed to ramble on, not even allowing the man to answer his question. He turned his head to face him, his eyes landing on where he believed to his. His eyes were pale blue and just looking at his eyes, you couldn't tell that he was blind, especially since he could walk and do things like a normal sighted person.

"It is fine Gunnar, I am Höðr. Its a pleasure to met you." He said with a smile and a nod. "and yes I am new to Kattaget."

[smokeandrum]

Gunnar bit his lip, he was just about to say the Gods must have blessed him since his parents named him Höðr but quickly saw his eyes and realized he was blind, just like the God he was named after was blinded, which explained why he hadn't looked back at him when he first spoke to him.

"That's a name you don't hear too often, Its nice to meet you to and welcome to Kattegat, home of some of the most delicious fish known to man, well at least it is in my opinion. The gods have really blessed us this year."

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

“What brings you to the pier at this hour?”  Maybe its midnight and Gunnar is fishing at the pier and he spots Hodr?

(Smokeandrum)

@smokeandrum

Höðr sat at the edge of the pier in this Midgardian town. His toes dipped in the water as he looked out to sea, not that he could actually see anything.

Ever since he got tricked into killing his brother he had been an outsider in his own home. How dare the blind noone kill the great Baldr.

He let out a hum and let his feet kick at the water. At least in Midgard no one knew who he was.

He knew the man was their before he spoke, he had a rather good sense of hearing which allowed him to notice the smallest things and it helped him get around without help. "Just enjoying the cool night breeze."

[smokeandrum]

Gunnar couldn't help but take in a deep breath enjoying the night air, he loved this time of night, all was quiet and the streets empty, he felt like he could truly think. He wondered which this man was, Kattegat was always growing but Gunnar never seemed to forget a face or a voice, he didn't recognize either on this man.

"Its a good night to do so, the weather has been perfect around here, not too hot or too cold, and the fish are more abundant then ever, speaking of which I need to catch some, do you mind if i join you?" Gunnar asked, placing some bait on the hook of his fishing rod while he was waiting for an answer.

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

Höðr never looked to the man, his eyes to the sea. He knew in a way it was rude of him not to look but he didn't find the need to look when he couldnt see.

"Go ahead, it would be rude of me to refuse." He said with a grin on his face as he kicked the water with his bare feet.

[smokeandrum]

Gunnar noticed the man didn't even attempt to look at him, he couldn't help but find it odd, and a bit dangerous, if Gunnar had been a thief this man might have been easy pickings, on the other hand he might be a very skilled warrior who was able to defend themselves quickly. Either way it didn't matter much to Gunnar, he was just glad to have someone to talk to.

"It would have been alright if you said no, but im grateful for the company." Gunnar said as he sat down next to the man and cast out his rod, he looked to the man to be able to see his face a bit more.

"Are you new to Kattegat? I don't think I've seen you around before, and I work at the fishery, most of the people come there eventually for fish so it seems like I would've seen you before. Oh shit I'm sorry, I'm Gunnar, didnt mean to prattle before I introduced myself." Gunnar said chuckling a little embarrassed.

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

✂ - point sternly at a chair and tell my muse to sit down (smokeandrum)

@smokeandrum

Hvitserk stared at the man, wondering just how stupid he could have been going after a Lynx on his own. "Why did you think you take on a Lynx of all things." He said as he took a seat in front of him and looked over the wounds. "We need to get a healer in, they are too deep for me to do anything."

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

Hvitserk held him down as the hot flamed knife met skin. All his strength holding him as he thrashed about. The smell of burnt flesh hitting his nose. It was a horrid smell but he didn't run from it. He kept close until he passed out and the prince slowly let him go, lying him down as the Healer finished off his work.

Hvitserk just sat back and watched waiting for the man to finish, before paying him for the treatment and listening to his instructions before showing them out.

Now he would wait until Gunnar awoke.

[smokeandrum]

The last thing Gunnar remembered was strong hands holding him down, as pained seared into his arm before everything went dark, he must've fallen asleep, but he wished he hadn't, his sleep was filled with nightmares that made his flinch and groan outloud. Cold dead eyes watched him in the dream, no matter where he ran or hid they always found him, he awoke with a gasp just as a hand, equally as cold as the dead eyes chasing him, grabbed his throat from behind, trying to pull him into the cold earth, he gasped awake trying to sit up, only to feel pain surge through his arm.

"Ah! Shit, which aesir did I piss off?"

[crazedmuses-a-deactivated202109]

“What brings you to the pier at this hour?”  Maybe its midnight and Gunnar is fishing at the pier and he spots Hodr?

(Smokeandrum)

@smokeandrum

Höðr sat at the edge of the pier in this Midgardian town. His toes dipped in the water as he looked out to sea, not that he could actually see anything.

Ever since he got tricked into killing his brother he had been an outsider in his own home. How dare the blind noone kill the great Baldr.

He let out a hum and let his feet kick at the water. At least in Midgard no one knew who he was.

He knew the man was their before he spoke, he had a rather good sense of hearing which allowed him to notice the smallest things and it helped him get around without help. "Just enjoying the cool night breeze."

[smokeandrum]

Gunnar couldn't help but take in a deep breath enjoying the night air, he loved this time of night, all was quiet and the streets empty, he felt like he could truly think. He wondered which this man was, Kattegat was always growing but Gunnar never seemed to forget a face or a voice, he didn't recognize either on this man.

"Its a good night to do so, the weather has been perfect around here, not too hot or too cold, and the fish are more abundant then ever, speaking of which I need to catch some, do you mind if i join you?" Gunnar asked, placing some bait on the hook of his fishing rod while he was waiting for an answer.

[smokeandrum]

He's just so frigging cute!