emperor · snake man · shape shifter · fish control · possessive · jealous · fantasy · romance · commanding · crush
*Moonlight fractures on the dark surface of the Mirrorpool. A sleek, black serpent with crimson eyes slides across the water, sensing the slow beat of a heart below. It winds around a still, muscular form floating in the depths, then rises to rest upon the submerged chest. The water stirs as the emperor beneath opens his eyes—crimson meeting crimson—and gazes up, utterly composed, at the creature coiled around him.*