#ulfrsmal

Author: @ulfrsmal | Artist: @underragingwaves Title: Down with the Dust | Category: M/M | Rating: Explicit | Word count: 11.5k Warnings: Graphic Descriptions of Violence, Explicit Sexual Content, consent issues Summary: Stranded in Constantinople and in dire need of money to return to Norway and claim what was rightfully his, Harald hadn’t thought twice before pitching this idea to Leif – there were few things more delectable than admiring the raw power in his half-naked Greenlander – yet now Harald could see what bubbling rage could do… and started to doubt whether this had been a good idea after all.

You can read the story here on AO3!

funny you should ask 😌😌😌😌

someone just reblogged this post of mine, and i feel it expresses my feelings about athelnar pretty accurately, and also exemplifies how completely Normal i am about them

Thank you, Wynne!

Which outfit do you like the most?

I really love Isildur's yellow/brown-ish long sleeved tunic, it looks so comfy and practical (holds up well in the case of explosions and near drownings!) and there are some really nice details on the sleeves (the embroidery and leather wrist ties!). It's really hard to choose between that and the blue Sea Guard tunic he, Valandil, and Ontamo wear. I'm also obsessed with Eärien's costuming, in particular her blue dress, I love the detailing on the sleeves and belt and all the gold elements.

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the last kingdom - season four, episode six 

Hey friend! 💕 Fire: What’s a scene that you are dying to write? Oh ho ho, I cannot tell in public, but it is one that looks epic in my head xD hint: there is a lot of fire, haha 😏 Sand: What’s the softest scene you’ve ever written? Uhm, that's a hard one because I've written a lot of fics 😅 But I know there are a couple soft scenes in Kings of Kattegat and especially the one with Ubbe braiding Ivar's hair in Chapter 9.

Spirit: What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received on your writing? One that immediately came to mind is this fic assumption Eva wrote about me. I'm sure there are some others on AO3 that I've gotten and once in a while stumble upon that make me smile like a loon, but I can't go through them all and pick just one😅 (there are over 800, pls don't make me look T-T)

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IVAR + HEAHMUND - VIKINGS S5, EP6.

My NOTP for them: Soooo I don’t really vibe with her and Uhtred. I don’t think we had the necessary emotional groundwork, which wouldn’t be as much of a problem if I didn’t feel so protective over her, but that whole relationship really fell flat for me romantically and I felt like it did a great disservice to how much she accomplished on her own. She’s (a fictionalised version of) one of the most interesting women in history, not someone’s girlfriend. And it didn’t really work for me on Uhtred’s side either in terms of the writing. IMO the ship could have been super spicy if they leaned more into the forbidden love and age gap aspects of it, but for me, the chemistry just wasn’t there, ultimately—I think Millie and Alex are both super talented, and have great chemistry with so many other actors on the show, they just didn’t have that spark together. 

My BROTP for them: Alfred! And Aethelstan (my historical head canons at play again here). She and Edward are also super interesting to me, whether in canon or AUs.

My OTP for them: Aldhelm lol. Not remotely a secret.

My second choice pairing for them: I didn’t really ship her with Erik originally but I have come around since (Wren knows what they did, and it was a college AU featuring sad ceramics Erik).

My fluffy pairing for them: I don’t tend to go in for fluff in terms of romantic ships, but for gen ships I really love to explore softer moments she has with Aelswith and with Aelfwynn.

My angsty pairing for them: I do love the angst with Aldhelm, both what’s present in canon and what can be played around with in AUs. I also think there is some amazing angst potential with Eadith. 

My favorite poly ship for them: Today I will say Aldhelm x Aethelflaed x Erik (barely edging out Aldhelm x Aethelflaed x Eadith and Aldhelm x Aethelflaed x Aethelred...I have a problem).