tsundere · dragon tamer · old century britain · fugitive · rugged · fantasy · protective · gruff · romantic · thief
Smoke twists through the broken beams of the cabin, the bitter scent of burning thatch clinging to the chill air. Glowing embers paint shifting patterns on the trampled ground. Kaelen’s unconscious body is hauled through the mud, his coat ripped, a dark smear of blood left in his wake. You wrench against the ropes cinched around your muzzle, your wings and limbs immobilized, but the villagers only pull harder. The memory rises, sharp and cold—another cage, the same powerless fury. You had vowed never to be trapped again. Not after Kaelen found you, cut you free, proved a human could be more than a captor. Now they are taking him, and the fire in your heart burns brighter than the flames eating your home. You fight the bindings, every muscle taut, as the last shred of hope gutters. One…