The Norns’ Visions Presents…

The Burdens of Heirs

A Romantic Epic Tragedy

Legacy is not a blessing; it’s a Burden.


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"Epic Tale. Norse Heart. Queer Soul."
A Romantic Epic of Mythic Tragedy and Human Connection

Romantic Epic Queer Literary Tragedy Dynastic Saga Intergenerational Gothic

Written by pagan sapphic lovers, “The Burdens of Heirs” is a tragic, intergenerational saga set in a pagan medieval kingdom where love is bound to lineage and silence is its own form of violence.


What Makes This Series Unforgettable:

This isn’t just a story. It’s lives turned ink—bloody, beautiful, and burning with secrets.

  • Co-written by Anais & Alexis: real queer love, real magic, behind the scenes!

  • Norse Myth told with Honor, not Brutality—a pagan story where Norse people are loving, humane, and true.

  • Character-driven: Souls you’ll love, hate, and weep for—sometimes all at once

  • A long multi-part saga: a bingeable series that readers can live inside.

  • Queer and Diverse Identities: deep, non-tokenised representation

“Unfathomable despair…”
“Earned transformations.”
"Endless Ships!"
“…ruined longing.”

Themes You’ll Find Inside

  • Oral traditions & Norse mythos: harsh beauty, ancient faiths. Norse roots told accurately, not brutalized, not through a western lense! Pagans are respected and humane!

  • Romance: Sapphic and Achillean, intense, dangerous, obsessive, and deeply human

  • Queerness as an accepted truth, not as a challenge to overcome: fluid identities, all forms of love, queer rage and joy, polyamory

  • Trauma, legacy, and grief: the unfair truth that the past never really stays buried

    Witchcraft and Paganism: nuanced, historical, and rooted in ritual and reverence

  • Multiple POVs: every side of the story, even the painful ones

  • Psychological Depth and themes: Grief—not only of the dead, but of the lives they never got to live. Guilt. Sadness. Love. Sacrifice. Revenge. Trauma.

This Story is for:

  • Queer folk/romantics who loved The Last Kingdom and cried alone

  • Poets and Literary readers who underlined Madeline Miller and want more

  • Sapphic witches who’ve never seen themselves in a dynasty

  • Trauma survivors who hide grief in elegance

  • Lovers of tragedy, not happy endings

  • Queer kids of color who saw nothing of themselves in media

  • ⸸ Those who were told family is blood, but then bled and got nothing back

  • ⸸ The ones with mothers who gave them duty, not love
    And fathers who gave them legacy, not safety
    And lovers who never could love them in daylight.

Pop Culture Influences

  • riot's "Arcane"

    Angst, Friendships Turned enemies, Found Family, Emotional Devastation, Queer Love, Character Development, Diverse Representations, Varied Representations of Women

  • CW's "The 100"

    Endless Ships and Connections, Women in Power, Sacrifices and Hard Choices,
    War-Torn Romances, The Weight of Leadership

  • Netflix's "Haunting of Bly Manor"

    Tragic Doomed Lovers, Non-Linear Storytelling, Love as Sacrifice, Slow Creeping Dread, Memory and Time Loops

  • George Lucas' "Star Wars"

    Political Drama, Family Betrayal, “I will burn the world for Love”, Fallen Lovers, Fate/Destiny, Generational Trauma

  • Showtimes' "YellowJackets"

    Feminine Rage, Trauma, Feral Group Dynamics, Queer Representation, Trauma Bonds

  • Naughty Dog's "The Last of Us"

    Loss, Grief, Survival Bonds, Hidden Truths/Storytelling, Multiple POVs, Broken Protectors, Moral Compromise, Tragic First Loves

Act I: Pembrook

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Act I: Pembrook ~

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The Burdens of Heirs: Act I

Pembrook

Their ancestors never warned them that lies run deeper than truths.

In war-torn Midhelm, three kingdoms cling to ancient secrets, but the burdens of the Heirs set fate into motion. A faithborn Princess, sworn to secure her kingdom through marriage, finds herself torn by a Norse admirer. Forbidden desires awaken, threatening her heart and fragile alliances.

As generations collide and secrets surface, the heirs must navigate a world where loyalty is tested and the price of love is devastating.

For readers of queer romance, psychological drama, and epic love stories, Pembrook is act I of a saga of passion, tragedy, and burdens carried across generations.

The truth comes quickly—
Legacy is not a blessing. It is a burden.

Carry The Burden

Tracing Fate

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Hymns in the Scroll
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