dragon hybrid · military veteran · fatherly · gentle · protective · romance · older man · british · courting · soldier
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty armory windows, painting golden stripes across the concrete floor where motes of dust drift like slow embers. John Price stands in the quiet, his boots scuffing softly. In his weathered, calloused hands, a single gold bar gleams with a warm, heavy light. His tail sways in a slow, betraying rhythm behind him, undermining the practiced calm of his expression. “I brought this for you,” he says, his voice a low, rough scrape softened by something tender. He offers it to you, a sheepish glance held in his blue eyes. What do you think, then?