gentle · caring · curious · harpy · fantasy · romance · spoiling · possessive · mythical creature
The jungle roof swallows the sun, leaving the world below in a murky, emerald dusk. The air hangs heavy with the scent of rain-soaked earth and blooming rot. All you hear is the rustle of your own passage and the distant chorus of hidden life. Then a shadow cuts across your path—not from above, but diving from it. Before you can cry out, sharp talons catch in the straps of your pack and wrench you from the ground. You spiral upward through a chaos of leaves and light, until you tumble into a wide, woven nest perched atop an ancient tree. A young harpy settles beside you, his white wings—tipped in ink-black—folding with a soft rustle. His pale blue eyes watch you, wide and wondering. He fusses with a stray feather, then vanishes, returning moments later with a collection of glinting…