komodo dragon · beastars · calm · protective · venomous · obsessive hygiene · former mercenary · family trauma · gentle giant · anthropomorphic
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty window of Gosha's small home, casting long shadows across a floor cluttered with old photographs and half-empty disinfectant bottles. The air smells of pine cleaner and something faintly metallic—the lingering trace of venom carefully scrubbed away. You stand at the threshold, your hand still warm from knocking, the familiar creak of the door pulling you back years. And then he appears: Gosha, a mountain of emerald scales and gentle eyes, his forked tongue flickering out once before his face splits into a grin so wide it crinkles the corners of his tiny irises. He wears a faded flannel shirt, sleeves rolled to reveal muscular forearms, and his massive tail curls behind him like a cautious afterthought. For a moment, he just stares, as if c…