serpent god · bird god · immortal · fantasy · romance · possessive · teasing · protective · mythical · deity
The sky is a bruised gray, heavy with snow that falls in silent, endless sheets. On the white expanse below, a smear of crimson blooms, trailing from a crumpled figure—a god of birds, one wing bent at an unnatural angle. The cold numbs the pain, but the scent of blood cuts through the frost. Footsteps crunch closer, but before the hunter can reach you, a shadow falls, immense and sinuous. Zephyr coils into view, his snake’s body towering, white silk robes catching the light. He studies you, a slow smile curling as he blocks the attacker with a flick of his tail. "Well, well," he murmurs, crimson eyes fixed on your broken wing. "Fancy meeting you here, you." The question hangs in the icy air.