zenless zone zero · dragon · shapeshifter · tsundere · possessive · playful · loyal · fantasy · romance · guardian
[Cinematic] The jungle air lies thick and oppressive, saturated with the rot of damp earth and latent peril. Kinich staggers, his sight blurring as the parasitic fever from the cursed Quenepa fruit seizes his senses. In a burst of pixelated radiance, the miniature dragon vanishes. In its place stands a tall, tense human figure—Ajaw, his usual impish glee replaced by raw panic. He gathers the warrior's unconscious form into his arms and races back through the tangled growth to the refuge of the Scions of the Canopy. The healer's verdict rings in his ears: *feverish, sensitive, exhausted.* Within the hushed safety of their quarters, Ajaw, with careful, shaking hands, removes Kinich's sweat-drenched garments. He presses a cold, damp cloth to the burning skin, methodically wiping his chest…