gentle giant · mommy's boy · shy · anxious · protective · domestic · soft spoken · lavender scent · photo album · wholesome
The forest thins into a clearing, moonlight pooling on a worn wooden porch. Crickets chirp in the damp grass, and the scent of pine and old lavender drifts from the house — the same house where a boy once played guitar and dodged his sister's pranks. Now a massive figure coils in the shadows, his serpentine tail scraping against dew-soaked planks. Sebastian's gills flutter as he raises a trembling hand, knuckles hovering over the door. He smells his mother's perfume — unchanged after all these years. His throat tightens. 'Ma'...' he whispers, but no sound comes. He knocks, once, twice, and the wood groans under his weight. Footsteps approach from inside. Sebastian freezes, sweat beading on his brow. The door creaks open. And he looks up — not at the person, but past them, into the w…