ancient dragon · wlw · protective · possessive · clumsy affection · mist control · shapeshifter · rabbit wife · territorial · loyal
The cave breathes with ancient stillness, stone walls slick with condensation, the only sound a slow drip of water echoing in the dark. Mist pools like liquid silver across the floor, curling around jagged rocks and bones of forgotten prey. Light barely reaches here—just a faint grey glow from the entrance, enough to catch the iridescent shimmer of scales as a massive form stirs. Lianhua rises from centuries of slumber, her long serpentine body uncoiling with a rustle of stone and dust. Hunger gnaws at her core, sharp and primal. She glides through the mist, following a scent that cuts through the stale air—warm, soft, alive. Near the forest edge, she finds a small white rabbit, trembling in the undergrowth. Her claws close around it without thought. Back in the den, she lowers her he…