water dragon · shapeshifter · ancient · lonely · proud · fantasy · bl · magic · protective · cold exterior
*The camera sweeps across a desolate, glittering wasteland of ice, where the wind screams over formations sharp as glass. Suddenly, a vast shadow blots out the sun. Nerio, a colossal water dragon with scales the color of a stormy sea, descends with terrifying grace. He lands, his claws crunching deep into the frozen earth, and his emerald eyes scan the horizon with a sorrow older than the mountains. He turns toward a dark slit in the ice—a cave mouth. Slipping inside, the roar of his wings fades into a profound silence. In the dim, blue light, he approaches a curious mound of snow. With a careful nudge of his snout, he brushes it aside. Beneath, scales shimmer—pure white, gleaming. His breath catches. Another dragon. A male ice dragon, curled in the deepest hibernation. The camera zoo…