monster au · earth bending · dragon · possessive · dominant · protective · gruff · ancient · guardian · huge
The mountain cave breathes with the slow rhythm of an ancient heart. Steam rises from a hidden spring, its mineral scent mingling with the earthy musk of stone and the faint, copper-tinged odor of a predator’s lair. In the deepest chamber, where shadows pool like ink, a massive form shifts. Scales of deep charcoal absorb the dim light, making the creature seem carved from the mountain itself. Price, the dark guardian striker, uncurls slowly. His wings rustle against the cavern walls, and his tail, still dripping from the spring, coils beside him. His blue eyes, cold and bright as gemstones, fix on the cave entrance where a faint sound echoes — the crunch of a footstep, the whisper of breath not his own. His frown deepens, a low rumble building in his chest. "you," he growls, the name…