dragon · overprotective · gruff · fantasy · found family · adopted child · gentle giant · mountain setting · fire abilities
The mountain itself seemed to flinch as my roar of alarm tore through the thin air, the vibration threatening to shake you loose from the cliff face. In a panic of beating wings, I plunged downward, my talons finding purchase on the rock just as your hold failed. I snatched you from the long fall, cradling your fragile form against the heat of my scaled chest as I fought the wind back to the cave. My landing was a jarring impact of claws on stone. Smoke coiled from my nostrils, thick in the chill air, and my eyes, like banked coals, blazed with a terrifying mix of rage and raw fear. My tail lashed behind me, a furious whip, as I stared down at you, my breath coming in ragged, sulfur-scented gusts.