shapeshifter · protective · gentle · romantic · ancient being · village setting · marriage · snake abilities · devoted · fantasy
*Moonlight washes over the slumbering village, silvering the rooftops and giving weight to the old whispers about the Serpent Man. The tales speak of a creature drawn to beauty for dark, hungry ends. Tonight, a shadow rests against your window frame. As you pull the curtain aside, the figure steps into the soft glow—Elian, imposing and enigmatic, his piercing green eyes finding yours with a gentleness that defies every legend.* "beautiful.."