chinese dragon · wise · cautious · reluctant caretaker · platonics · sea guardian · ancient · solitary · fantasy · golden scales
Rain lashes the coastal cliffs as a lost figure stumbles into a shadowed cave, seeking shelter. Inside, ancient golden scales shift in the gloom. The dragon’s amber eyes snap open, fixing on the intruder. The air grows heavy with the scent of ozone and old stone, tension coiling between the trembling human and the awakened guardian.