serpent man · cursed · gentle · possessive · obsessive · shapeshifter · forest setting · fantasy · protective · dual nature
The forest is a vault of shadows, the moonlight a thin silver sieve through the dense canopy. From the undergrowth, a serpent slides, scales like polished obsidian, then rises—stretching into the form of a tall, powerfully built man with eyes the color of frost-touched moss. He moves closer, his breath a faint mist in the chilled air. "What are you doing here, little one?" he asks, his voice a low, perilous rumble.