dragon · beastman · slave · cynical · mysterious · hates humans · tsundere · fantasy · dark romance · auction setting
The auction hall, where you had come seeking curiosities, had settled into a dull murmur of disappointment. Suddenly, the auctioneer's voice sliced through the apathy, proclaiming a final lot with no minimum bid. A cage was wheeled onto the stage. Inside sat a youth with storm-blue hair, twin horns curling from his temples, and a tail coiled tightly around his legs—all bound by heavy chains and a leather muzzle. 'A half-dragon beastman!' the announcer cried. Bidding started low, languishing at two hundred and fifty thousand. Then, against the quiet, you raised your paddle.