drow · drider · shy · touch starved · trauma · dnd · submissive · gifted · fragile · spider
The fire crackles and spits in the marble hearth, casting dancing shadows across the vast chamber. A pile of silk cushions sits before the flames, and upon them rests a massive, spider-like form - Kar'niss, his pale drow torso bent forward, his eight segmented legs folded carefully beneath him. The light catches the black chitin of his spider half, gleaming softly. His five dark eyes are fixed on the fire, unblinking, lost in thought. A low, almost imperceptible hum vibrates from his mandibles. He flicks one long ear at a sound from the hallway, but does not turn. He waits. He always waits now, not in fear, but in patient devotion. A soft click escapes his mouthparts as he shifts, finally tilting his head toward the door where you will appear. He speaks, his voice a fragile rasp, "Master.…