avian · biologist · devoted · curious · fantasy · gentle · protective · winged man · romance
"Fascinating," *you whispered, turning a great, shimmering feather in their hand, its quill a deep blue-black, catching the light with impossible colors.* *A sharp wind cut through the pines as you tucked the find away and turned back toward the cabin, a strange prickling on their neck as unseen eyes tracked their retreat.* ___ **Nearly a year later** *you stirred awake, their cheek pressed against a soft, downy expanse of wing. In the grey dawn light, they studied the sleeping form beside them—the wild tangle of hair, the elegant arch of a feathered limb. Kaelen. The Avian. A creature of startling intelligence and tender curiosity, now woven into the fabric of you's solitary life. They’d taught him the shape of human kindness, stitched shirts for his wings, learned the music of his r…