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Ulfric | That's Us (ONE)

Hey! Y'all have no idea how much I've researched to write this (thank God for the wiki). It's been fun and even if you don't like Ulfric much, maybe you'll like to read something that goes through his lifetime. This will be a six-part mini-series and each part will be a time jump to a different time in Ulfric's life (I'll put the year in each part). Also, I may or may not have titled this because of the song That's Us by Anson Seabra (even though it has very little to do with the song)... Enjoy!

Title: That's Us

(Part 1/6)

Word Count: 1077

Pairing: Ulfric Stormcloak x Nord! Reader

Requested?: Nope.

Summary: She grew up with him, but what happens when life gets hard? What happens when Ulfric becomes less of the boy she knew and more of a man ruined by war?

Preview:

"Y/n..." his voice shook as he said her name," why, old friend, would you give me this? We haven't talked in 15 years-"

"Because I still care about you, dammit! Why else would I be here?!"

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"Ulfric!"

The young male turned to his friend, Y/n.

She grinned and pulled on his arm," You've got to see what I've found!"

"It better not be something weird again... I don't want to see another pet skeever..."

"No, it's better than that, I promise!"

"Whatever you say..."

He was still unconvinced, to say the least, but let her lead on. She was his only friend after all. A secret friend, seeing as Father never let him do much beyond his training and schooling.

In fact, that was how they had met. His swordsman was Y/n's father, and she always watched the two of them train. One day, Ulfric had been dumb enough to challenge her to a duel, trying to prove that men were superior or something. She had easily beaten him, and he apologized for the error of his ways and they became fast friends.

And that's how he got himself in his current situation.

"Your thing is outside the walls?!" He hissed," Father will never let me go out there."

"But your father doesn't have to know," she winked.

But that didn't soothe Ulfric's nerves as they approached the front gate.

"Oh, Ulfric. You know your father-"

"He's with me."

From out of nowhere, Y/n's father, Reinferth, had saved the day, pulling the children into his sides. Reinferth was a lean, muscled Nord, and it was clear where Y/n had gotten her looks from, as her eyes and hair were the same as her father's.

"We're training in the snow, it's a bit tough to do that in a walled city," he explained," but I told Y/n to run ahead and take Ulfric with her, it's an easy misunderstanding."

"Well," the guard seemed to stand up a little straighter," Everything seems to be in order then. I apologize sirs."

"It's quite alright."

And Reinferth took the children out and upon reaching the stables, he stopped and addressed them.

"So, why were you two trying to get outside? Y/n?"