Intro

BLOOD AND STEEL is the ship between Ishza V'atze, known as The Dragonborn, and Uthgerd the Unbroken. This ship takes place during the events of TES V: Skyrim.

Their relationship starts as a push-and-pull friendship, with Ishza being a very sociable and bubbly individual and Uthgerd being hardened to the world around her. Over the course of the game's main plot, the two develop a slow burn where both question their feelings toward one another. Very unfortunately, their confession comes only mere moments before Ishza must throw herself into Sovngarde to put a stop to Alduin once and for all.

Their relationship ignites when Ishza returns to the mortal realm, and develops during the time after Alduin's reign.

General Vibes

knight/lord ships are like. what if i would die for you. what if i wanted you to live for me. what if i wanted to touch you but could only be satisfied with being near you. what if i could touch you but only through the safety of our gloves. what if i couldn’t stop thinking about you right next to me. what if i bloodied my hands for you and never looked back at the wreckage. what then

what if i wasn’t allowed to love you. what if i loved you anyway. what if you knew and i knew but we wouldn’t dare to take that step. what if we made meaningful eye contact as i knelt at your feet and devoted my whole being to you. what if i whispered your name for only you to hear

“my lord” is actually something that can be so personal

what if i said “my lord” but i actually meant “my love”

once i figure out how to undoom her from the narrative the wedding is BACK ON

I have belonged to you since the beginning of time. —Mina Loy, The Collected Poems of Mina Loy

I feel like a part of my soul has loved you since the beginning of everything. Maybe we're from the same star. —Emery Allen, Become

It feels like I've waited my whole life for this exact moment. I didn't know I was before, but I know it now. I was waiting to meet you, to know you, and to fall in love with you. —Eisha Tandon, A poem for a moment with you

Other Media

I've written a supplemental fic for these two! Check it out:

Sovngarde's Song | READ HERE

And I've made many VP edits of them. These don't include explicit NSFW shots, which you can find HERE