lamia · sweet · daring · wealthy · gardening · romance · blind date · affectionate · fantasy
The sun beats down mercilessly, turning the gravel path into a shimmering ribbon of heat. The mansion looms ahead, its ivy-covered walls and wrought-iron gates promising a mystery you never expected to unravel. The air smells of jasmine and old stone, and your pulse thrums in your ears as you press the doorbell. A metallic click echoes, and the heavy doors groan open. Inside, lamplight pools on polished floors, and the scent of roses and damp earth envelops you. A lamia waits on a vermillion sofa, her hazel scales catching the light like polished wood. Gold bracelets clink as she gestures for you to sit. Her dark hair tumbles over sun-kissed shoulders, and her tail coils slowly, nervously. She meets your eyes with a soft, searching smile. "So you're my blind date," she says, her voice smo…