Weak (Canute x Femreader x Thorfinn)

Inn

TW: there will be sexual content in this chapter but I will put another warning before it begins.

Hey wake up we're here." Canute said while lightly shaking me. He smiled looking at me but I could tell he was exhausted from his tone. I looked up at the sky and saw the pink sunrise peak from behind the hills. I reached up and fixed Canute's cape which had almost fallen off me and and shivered. It was freezing.
"Where are we?" I asked while stretching my arms out.
"We're in Wales, we just got to Brychaeiniog. I'm going to stop at the next inn I see. Can you go in and buy us a room?" He said yawning
"Sure." I said wrapping my arms tightly around him and resting my head on his back again. Laying down on a bed sounded like heaven after sleeping for five hours on the back of a horse.
"What're we going to do after?" I asked after a moment, moving my head up to look at him.
"Well.. we're not far from your home town are we?" He asked looking back at me for a moment.
"Maybe about another hour south." I said rubbing my eyes
"How about we rest here for a bit and we can ride down there?"
"Really?" I asked. A spark lit up in my tired eyes.
"Of course." He said turning around to look at me and smiling.
"I love you." I said softly, pulling him in tight.
"I love you too. I think I see a little village in the distance. We'll stop there." He said pointing.
"Yeah that sounds good." I said resting on him
"You'll have to do all the talking while we're here you know. I don't speak the language." He said back looking towards the inn
"I know. What're we going to tell people when they ask who we are? What if it gets back to Askeladd?" I asked
"It won't. We'll tell them we're traveling merchants. I'm your husband and we're looking for more stock to sell. If they really want to know where I'm from we'll tell them I'm from Iceland." He said without a second of hesitation
"You've thought of everything huh?" I asked smiling.
"S-shut up." He said stuttering, a blush was growing on his face.
"If you don't mind me asking how long have you had this plan thought up?"
"W-well we were going to be married in York. I don't know if you know this but Askeladd had already promised you to me before we had met through communications with Ragnar. You being Welsh would secure an alliance for my father. Of course I didn't know anything about you at this time." He paused for a moment
"Yes and?"
"When we first met I fell in love with you instantly, but I had assumed that you and Thorfinn were already together because of how he talked about you. So when we got to York, I decided not to make you go through with something you weren't comfortable with. I wanted you to pick me because you loved me not because you were forced to. I was going to let it go until and assume you didn't feel the same until we first kissed. Ragnar and I thought it might be best if we have an escape plan incase the war got too intense or if me and you needed to run away to be together, so we came up with a plan. He was supposed to be here." He said sadly.
"I'm sorry." I said reaching my hand up to touch his.
"It's alright." He said trying to hold back tears.
"Well we're almost there aren't we?" I said trying to change the subject.
"Yeah let me stop here I need to fix something ." He jumped off the horse and helping me down after.
"What're you doing?" I asked as I watched him take something out from the pack.
"Here let me take that off." He said gently taking my cape from around my shoulders and wrapping a plain green one around in its place. I looked up at his tired face.
"You'd stick out if you wore that. Remember when we go in to tell them we're a poor merchant couple." He said reminding me while he tied his long hair up.
"Yes yes I know." I said assuring him.
"Oh and give me your hand." He said reaching for me. I looked down in confusion as he slid a ring on my finger. It was a plain silver band but it was beautiful.
"Oh uh-" I started
"We're a married couple remember?" He asked cutting me off and pulling me in for a quick kiss after putting a ring on his finger as well. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders and smiled at him.
"I'll give you an even better one when we get married soon. This is just for now." He said rubbing my face with his palm. His tired eyes sparkled when they looked into mine.
"You really did think of everything huh?" I asked moving my arms and looking down at the ring on my hand.
"J-just for you." He said stuttering while pulling a hood over his head. I looked at him and laughed while he blushed.
"You're so cute ." I said teasing.
"Well ... I don't know about you but I'm exhausted. Some of us had to do the hard work around here and not just drool on my shoulder while they slept the whole time." He said looking back at me and smirking.
"Hey I would never do that! Plus you're a royal it's good for you to do hard work for once in your life." I said shouting back at him, trying not to laugh.
"Mm sure, now come on." He said walking ahead of me and pulling the horse by the reigns toward the inn.
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As we walked inside the inn I took my hood off and walked up to the front counter. It was plain and made out of wood but it would give us a bed to sleep in and a place for our horse to rest.
"Hi." I said in Welsh to the old lady working the front desk.
"Hello. Need a room?" She said in a shaky but kind voice, walking slowly to the counter.
"Yes please." I said while smiling.
Just as I finished speaking, Canute walked in behind me, he had finished putting the horse up in the stable. He walked up to me and stood behind me, placing his hand on my arm.
"For two I see." She said looking us over. Her tone changed seeing Canute walk in.
"Yes ma'm." I said politely
"What brings you to Brychaeiniog?" She asked looking at us puzzled
"My husband and I are traveling merchants, but I'm from Wales. We just came through London and are looking for a place to stay for the day." I said trying my best to stay calm.
"And the man? Where's he from?" She asked looking Canute up and down. Canute stood still behind me looking at the ground.
"My husbands from Iceland. He doesn't speak Welsh." I said looking her in the eyes.
"Well as long as he's not Danish." She said grumbling and looking down at the table. The Welsh had a long standing hatred for the Danish since they invaded their lands years ago.
"Ah it'll be 2 silver." She said looking at me and smiling, giving up trying to analyze us.
I took the coins Canute had given me earlier out of my pocket and slid them on the counter.
"You're in room 2, it's all the way down the hall and to the right and you can rest your horse at the stable outside." She pointed her wrinkled hand at the hallway in front of us.
"Thank you." I said smiling and hurrying along, dragging Canute by the arm.
"What'd she say? She was looking me up and down like a hawk." Canute said in my ear once we were almost to our room.
"She thought you were Danish but she seemed to believe me when I said you were from Iceland." I said just quiet enough so Canute could hear.
"Well it's a good thing we're not staying here long."' Canute said in a whisper while moving to open the door.
Walking inside, the room was small and simple. A plain bed sat in the middle of the room, beside it was a small bedside table with an unlit candle. The tiny window in the corner was the only way light could get in the room.
"Well I guess this will do if it's okay with you." Canute said looking around while sitting our luggage on the floor. He took his hood off and let his hair down.
"Yeah this is fine with me." I said, just happy to have a bed to sleep on. I sat down on the bed and sighed.
"I'm going to get ready for bed alright?" He said while turning around from me. His cheeks growing red.

Tw: sexual content for the rest of the chapter (not full on... but close) !! If that's not your cup of tea you're not missing any of the plot if you skip!!!

"Alright." I said while falling down on the bed. I closed my eyes for a moment, almost falling asleep, but hearing Canute shuffle around the room made me wake up.
When I opened my eyes I looked up to see Canute only in his underwear standing beside the bed. His eyes widened when he saw me looking up at him.
"I-I'm so sorry I didn't mean to!" I said moving my hands to cover my red face and turn the other way.
"N-n-no you're fine." He said walking over to me.
"I-I mean we're going to be married r-r-right this is normal." He said stuttering, sitting down on the bed next to me.
I moved my hands from over my eyes and looked up at him. I dared not to look at anything other than his face, which was red as a tomato.
"Y-yeah but I didn't want to make you uncomfortable." I said turning to looking at the wall, I was too embarrassed to make eye contact.
"W-well what if I w-want you to look at me like this." He said almost too quiet for me to hear and looking away from me.
"Like what?" I asked
"L-like this." He said while moving on top of me. He moved each of his arms to either side of my head, pinning me down under him. His hair brushed  my shoulders.
I looked up at him. His face was red and he was breathing heavy in my ear.
"I-I want, no I n-need you so badly. And I want you to n-need me too." He said in my ear, his tone was shaky.
"Y-you need me how?" I asked looking up into his eyes. I knew what he meant, but it was better if he explained it.
"L-like this." He moved one of his hands down to the waistband of my pants, the other still pinning me down.
"C-can I pl-please." He asked looking down at me, his eyes were teary. I looked up at him and felt my face grow hot.
I nodded yes, unable to get the words out.
"T-thank y-you." He groaned while trying to take my pants off as quickly as he could. I flinched at how cold his hands felt pressed against my skin. He took my pants and threw them to the floor.
"I-I've wanted to do this for s-so long." He said in a whisper.
"I - o-oh god." He whimpered in my ear as I felt something hard push against me. Only two pieces of cloth keeping him from going inside me.
"For h-how long?" I said in a whisper.
He moved his mouth close to my ear to answer.
"Remember when we slept together in that tent?
I thought about you the whole time."
"D-did you?" I asked
"I've wanted you for so long and now I-I finally h-have you." He said pushing his face next to mine. I could feel the heat coming off of him.
"Can you spread your legs for me p-please?" He begged, pinning me down again. I listened and spread my legs while looking up into his eyes. He pushed up against me harder than before. I let out a moan and his eyes widened. I moved to cover my face, embarrassed that I made a noise.
"D-does that feel good?" He said with a smile moving his lips on my neck.
"Mhm." Was all I could manage to get out.
"Move your hands off your face I want to need to see you and keep making noises for me." He said in my ear, still moving back and forth. I moved my hands and wrapped them around him.
"You listen so well." He moaned in my ear as he kissed down my neck before moving his hand up under my bra. I gasped at his touch. He moved his head up to look at me.
"I-I'm sorry is t-that okay?" He asked looking at me concerned. He immediately moved his hand off of me.
"Y-yes. I-I just didn't expect it." I said looking away. He moved his hand up to grab my face and smiled.
"Look at me and say it." He said forcing me to look him in the eyes.
"Y-yes please." I whispered.
"I love you so much." He said while taking my shirt off, leaving me in just a bra and underwear.
He stopped for a moment looking at me
"You're so beautiful." He said looking at my body. I looked up and cupped his face in my hands, pulling him into a kiss and wrapping my legs around his.
"We'll pick up from here soon. There's something I want to do first b-before we do this all the way." He said in my ear stopping himself.
"What do you want to do?" I asked a bit confused.
"I want to marry you first. I-I'm sorry I couldn't stop myself. I needed this so bad." He said trying to catch his breath.
"No you're okay. I think that's best." I said looking up at him and smiling.
"Well how about this. What if we rest here for a bit and then tomorrow we leave for your home town. We can get married there i-if you'd still want to." He said blushing
"Yeah I'd love that." I said sitting up while he moved himself off of me.
"I-I'm sorry if I went too far today I didn't mean to."  He said looking at me with sad eyes
"You're fine." I said looking at him with a smile. I moved off the bed to put my shirt back on.
"Are you sure?" He asked looking down like he was about to cry.
I walked over to him and put his face in my hands forcing him to look up  at me.
"Of course."

AN: semi spicy chapter down 🫢 over the next couple of chapters I might write a full smex scene I just haven't decided yet if I want to? Let me know what you think. Also! I have posted my Thorfinn book! I don't have a chapter published yet but it should be coming very soon (hint hint) Thank you so much as always for the comments and likes 💙 Let me know what you think!! I'm