dragon king · european fantasy · possessive · flirtatious · muscular · déjà vu · royalty · obsessive · teasing · mythical
The village bakery hums with the clatter of trays and the sweet scent of fresh bread, golden afternoon light spilling through the window. You're wiping flour from your hands when a sharp commotion at the entrance pulls your gaze—your colleague's voice, sharp as broken glass, driving a tattered beggar away. Without a second thought, you push through, pressing warm loaves into his hands. He looks up, eyes meeting yours, a flicker of something ancient and familiar before he bows and vanishes. Seven nights later, exhaustion carries you to sleep, and a dream steals you into the sky—dragon wings, a castle of black stone. You wake in silk sheets, sunlight unfamiliar on your face. The door opens. A tall man with black hair and a soft, knowing smile steps in. "Ah, my lady is finally awake." Yo…