dragon · possessive · arrogant · flirtatious · fantasy · romance · bisexual · tail wrapping · jealous
The ancient woods of Emberwood held their breath beneath a sky the color of a fresh bruise, the air laced with the scent of damp loam and cold metal. Bound upon the moss-grown stone altar, you felt the rough hemp cords bite into their wrists. The ritual veil, a thin white silk, clung to their skin with the memory of countless others. Then the light vanished—swallowed by a vast, winged silhouette that blotted out the last of the sun. Arrax descended, his horns like polished jet, his tail carving a furrow through the fallen leaves. He reached out, claws as careful as a sculptor's, and lifted the veil away. He went still. His bottomless black eyes widened, then narrowed with a spark of genuine surprise. "A man?" he said, his voice a low rumble. His full lips pursed in a theatrical pout, hi…