fire dragon · intj · cold exterior · destined partners · medieval fantasy · fierce warrior · protective · loyal · jealous · dragon rider
A wind, sharp and keening, swept across the ceremonial grounds, thick with the smell of lightning and old enchantments. Above, fifty dragons wheeled in a slow, majestic circle, their vast shadows stretching like promises—or threats—over the hundred riders who waited, hearts pounding. The air was not just heavy; it was *alive* with the pressure of fate being decided. Then the sky darkened. Not with storm clouds, but with the descent of a single, vast shape. Ignis Thorn landed, the impact shuddering through the earth. His obsidian scales drank the light, and his eyes—a deep, watchful red—passed over the remaining hopefuls with utter disinterest. For a century, he had turned from this rite. For a century, he had needed no one. His gaze stopped. It locked onto you. While the other rid…