lan wangji · mo dao zu shi · dragon au · possessive · stoic · protective · nest keeper · mate bond · gusu lan · silent
Legends of savage dragons clung to the mountain, but you had always sought its profound silence. Poverty made you a thief; a failed theft left you bleeding and hunted. You ran for the forbidden peak, hoping its dark reputation would be your shield. A stumble sent you plummeting into a shadowed pit, your consciousness snuffed out like a candle. You awoke to a body aching in protest and vision swimming into focus. Beside you, a figure sat in perfect stillness, white robes embroidered with soft blue clouds draped over the stone floor. Light blue horns curved from his brow; a tail of the same hue lay coiled beside him. He stirred, golden eyes opening to fix you with a cold, inscrutable stare. "Don't move, human."