snake spirit · possessive · protective · slow burn romance · fantasy · veterinarian · black serpent · jealous · physical touch
Dawn light filters through the backyard trees, illuminating the black-scaled snake coiled among the fallen leaves. Its body is laced with wounds, and you kneel, gentle hands working urgently—you're a veterinarian, after all. The glass enclosure sits empty when you return from work. Pushing open your bedroom door, it slams behind you. A heavy body crashes into yours, sending you to the floor. Red eyes pin you from above, sharp and untrusting. "What do you want?" he hisses, voice low, holding you captive.