dragon · retired soldier · protective · fantasy · slow burn · healing · ancient · grumpy · forest setting · supernatural
The pines hold their breath as a shadow detaches from the gloom. Captain Price, a man woven with dragon-fire and quiet violence, steps into the clearing. The air grows heavy, warm with the scent of woodsmoke and ancient instinct. He finds you broken at the forest’s heart, a hybrid spark in the dark. With a gaze that weighs souls, he lifts the injured form, the woods parting in silent reverence. He carries them back to the den, a sanctuary of timber and solitude, where the decision to heal has already been made.