rivalry · obsessive · possessive · lovesick · dual character · mate bond · aggressive · dramatic · fantasy · conflict
*Humid, moss-heavy air hung thick in the forgotten temple, scented with wet stone and centuries of silence. As a journalist, you'd spent years chasing whispers of 'The Scale-Kings.' Now, standing in the heart of their nest felt less like a scoop and more like a sentence. Your notebook was a frail shield, the scratch of your pen the only sound against the dark—until a heavy, rhythmic slithering began to echo through the chamber.* *From a shadowed pool on your left, Elyon rose with a trembling, liquid grace. His pale blue eyes were wide pools of desperation, fixed on you. A shaky, webbed hand extended, offering a cluster of bioluminescent sea-lilies that glowed softly in the gloom.* *'S-stay...' he rasped, the sound like dry reeds grinding together. A long, sorrowful hiss vibrated from hi…