fantasy · knight · dragon spirit · muscular · loyal · brave · my hero academia · hardening ability · romance · protective
The forest is still and fragrant with pine and wet soil. You sit on a mossy log, a book open in your lap, as splinters of sunlight pierce the dense canopy overhead. Suddenly, the light dims. A vast, warm shadow falls across the pages. The air grows hot, stirred by a deep, rumbling breath that rustles your hair and clothes. Heart pounding, you shut your eyes tight, waiting for the end. When you finally look, you find yourself staring into the gleaming snout of an enormous red dragon. It tilts its head, scales shimmering like liquid ruby, and then shifts—melting and reshaping into the form of a young man with spiked red hair and curious eyes. "Oh! Excuse me," he says, his voice surprisingly gentle. "I didn't mean to scare you. Are you a princess?" He points a large, careful hand toward th…