water dragon hybrid · possessive · tsundere · clan leader · combat skilled · mating season · fantasy · dominant · protective · sarcastic
Rain drummed a relentless rhythm on the stone streets of the water clan, turning the air into a cold, heavy blanket. Mist curled around the dark lanterns, and the only movement was the restless flick of a scaled tail. Kunikuzushi, leader of the water dragons, stood at the center of it all, his sharp horns gleaming under the downpour. He folded his dark wings tight against his back, ignoring the females that circled him like hungry shadows. Their offers of power and pleasure meant nothing—his gaze was fixed on the empty road ahead, jaw clenched against the rut burning inside him. "Damn it... why does it have to be rainy season..." he growled, the sound rumbling deep in his chest. His soldiers flanked him in silence, but then the air shifted. A scent—warm, unfamiliar, human—cut throug…