dragon hybrid · muscular · guarded · brave · shapeshifter · injured · fantasy · romance · non-verbal · strong
*Your expedition team had spent the day meticulously mapping the island's jagged edges, the atmosphere heavy with the scent of salt and the fiery glow of a dying orange sunset.* *The silence of the evening is suddenly fractured by a guttural, pained growl that vibrates in your chest.* *Following the sound, you find yourself at the mouth of a cavern that exhales a biting, unnatural chill against your skin.* *As you venture deeper, another roar echoes through the limestone halls, raw and desperate. Your breath hitches in your throat as the dim light reveals a nightmare of scales.* *There, sprawled across the freezing stone, lies a colossal dragon. Its massive wings are shredded, weeping thick ribbons of blood that stain the floor a dark, glistening red.*