‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟.

⠀⠀𝒊⠀do ⠀not ⠀seek ⠀𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒⠀: ⠀battles ⠀just ⠀𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮⠀to ⠀seek ⠀𝙼𝙴.

[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

I WILL ( * 𝐍𝐎𝐓 ) STAND BY —— ﹠ HAVE 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 THAT'S 𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙴 TAKEN FROM 𝘮𝘦.

[❛ æthelflæd . @OFMERClA]

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝓐𝙴𝚃𝙷𝙴𝙻𝙵𝙻𝙰𝙴𝙳
𝗅͟𝖺͟𝖽͟𝗒͟ 𝗈͟𝖿͟ 𝗍͟𝗁͟𝖾͟ 𝗆͟𝖾͟𝗋͟𝖼͟𝗂͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝗌

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[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

https://t.co/lzSyqCtYj9 hi, sweeties. ❤️

[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 seem to like the knives well enough —— besides, how else are they to learn to defend themselves?

[. @IZSOLNCA]

⠀ ⠀⠀
⠀ ⠀⠀if @daneslayed keeps giving her children knives as presents, he will dislike where they end up.
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[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

https://t.co/lzSyqCtYj9 busy playing valhalla, xoxoxo

[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

@IZSOLNCA gentle hand up and down her back.

[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

@IZSOLNCA world at the moment.

he does not answer her, merely hoisting her up and wrapping her legs around his waist as he carries her toward their bed.

and, upon the bliss of the post-coital period, he merely holds gisela’s body close, chin nestled atop her head as he strokes a »

[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

the reader seems to have 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒅 upon him as he tends to his horse —— are they in need of something?

[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

https://t.co/lzSyqCtYj9 i forgot leofric died so rewatching 1x08 last night was like a nasty slap in the face

[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

https://t.co/lzSyqCtYj9 me when i pretend uhtred doesn’t keep having everyone he loves and holds most dear die on him lalalalalala

[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

@IZSOLNCA worth the strife.

[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

@IZSOLNCA is fortunate, to have such a loving wife —— a cozy hearth to come home to, when the days are far too long and he has strayed far from familiarity.

having to leave gisela, and their children, always makes him grow weary. but, seeing them again when he arrives home is always »

[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

@IZSOLNCA our children, just as i love you. and, i wish to have a house filled with them. perhaps not too many more than we have now, but —— i want another son whom i can teach to swordfight. and perhaps another girl, to aide her mother.”

[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

@IZSOLNCA the life that they’d started for themselves. he is 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺, despise his loss.

uhtred’s hands rest upon his wife’s waist, meeting her eyes —— allowing a slight smile to come to his lips.

“while i still mourn him, some days … i’m not trying to replace him. i love »

[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

@IZSOLNCA deserve more siblings, do they not? two is such a lonely number.”

the dane’s smile is teasing, although he does slowly pull back from her.

[‍ ‍ 𝒕𝐡𝐞 𝒈͟𝐨͟𝐝͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐬͟. @daneslayed]

@IZSOLNCA “such a cruel way, to describe our babes.” uthred replies, feigning hurt. “besides … you look so divine, all swollen with my children. even now, i cannot erase the sight from my head.”

still, he half-cradles her, pressing a kiss to her forehead.

“stiorra and uhtred »