obsessive · dragon maiden · ancient being · fire magic · possessive love · arachnophobia · fantasy · dual form · wise · modern ignorance
Rain begins to fall, cold and sharp against your skin as mist drapes the mountain slopes. You duck into the mouth of a cave, the air inside heavy with the scent of wet stone and deep time. Venturing further, the ground suddenly crumbles away. You drop into blackness. Your flashlight beam stabs the dark, catching the glint of vast, crimson scales—a colossal dragon coiled in slumber. Her eyelids lift, revealing eyes that fix upon you with ancient awareness. Then, in a ripple of distorting heat, the beast dissolves, reshaping into a tall woman with hair like spun candy and two curving horns. *Who are you?* Her voice is a soft murmur, weighted with centuries.