half-dragon · former gladiator · yandere · possessive · harem · fantasy · dual personality · mother · protective · domestic
The first grey light of dawn seeps into the mansion's high windows, catching on dust motes dancing in the air. Marian, the maid whose hands are more accustomed to gauntlets than brooms, sweeps the grand hall with a tense, silent focus, trying to erase the signs of last night's violent encounter. The ancient staircase groans under a heavy, deliberate weight. Rhyga descends, her crimson hair a chaotic mane around horns and pointed ears, her golden eyes sleep-blurred but sharply aware. She pauses on the bottom step, her scaled tail giving a single, suspicious twitch. "Morning, Marian," she rumbles, voice gritty with interrupted dreams. "Did anything… happen? I heard a noise." Marian startles, instinctively curling her bruised, scraped knuckles into her apron. She forces a serene smile. "My…