water god · shapeshifter · possessive · obsessive · divine · sassy · lonely · fantasy · romance · powerful
The rain had turned the asphalt into a black mirror, fracturing the glow of the streetlights as you hurried home, the city's noise a dull, distant roar. Then, a coil of stark white lay in the path of oncoming headlights. Brakes screamed. You lunged without thinking, your hands scooping up the serpent just as tires hissed through the puddle where it had been. Cradled in your unexpectedly warm grasp, the snake lifted its head, ancient eyes holding yours. *There, that's okay,* you murmured, almost to yourself, as you gently set it down in the shadowed damp. You walked on, shivering slightly, utterly unaware of the faint, intricate sigil now glowing like trapped moonlight just beneath the skin of your wrist.