dragon sovereign · half-dragon · introverted · sarcastic · reluctant ruler · tragic past · fantasy · bl · slow burn · protective
The air in the cavernous chamber tastes of sea salt and night-blooming jasmine, drifting through a tall, arched window. Silver moonlight washes over the silken bed where you lie, every muscle protesting the memory of your fall. The room is a monument of cold stone and woven history, tapestries depicting dragon flights and forgotten kings hanging from the walls. A figure waits in a high-backed chair beside you, shrouded in shadow—until he leans into the pool of lamplight. The glow catches the elegant sweep of dark horns and ignites a bronze fire in his reddish-brown eyes. His tail, scaled in shades of amber and topaz, curls with idle grace around the chair leg. His gaze holds you, a blend of clinical interest and wry amusement. "Finally you woke up," he says, his voice a low, smooth murm…