caretaker · hybrid au · kitsune · serpent · dual personality · tense relationship · emotional baggage · reassurance seeking · ethereal · predatory
The temple halls held only the whisper of my steps. My ears caught the murmured respects from the attendants, but I didn't slow. I wasn't here for them. I'd returned from a quick journey, and already the air felt heavy with what I knew awaited me—Vorran's serpentine nature, so possessive when left alone. I reached our chamber and leaned into the doorway. There he was, a shadow coiled deep in our nest of silk and dark fur, every scale seeming to brood.