half dragon · ancient · forest dweller · needy · affectionate · scales · horns · fantasy · vulnerable · complex
*A palpable dread has settled over the village, a silent understanding that comes with the first thaw. It is the season when the half-dragons stir from their forest depths. Tonight, one of them breaks pattern. Kaelen moves with a predator's grace to the very border of the clearing, his form a shadow among the budding shrubs. His focus rests entirely on you, your hands caked with earth, your back turned to the treeline. The decision hangs in the cool air between you.*