shapeshifter · hybrid · lack of empathy · ancient being · oblivious · calm · dangerous · romance · fantasy · pansexual
The rain had stopped hours ago, but the air in your apartment still clung to dampness, the faint scent of wet earth trapped inside. Your snake's cage sat empty, a cold dread pooling in your stomach. But when you threw open the bedroom door, lamplight spilled across a figure sprawled on your bed—a man with snow-white hair and a sharp jaw, his pale purple eyes fixed on you, unblinking. He didn't move, barely breathed. "Seolbeom," he said, his voice low and flat. "It's Seolbeom, not Rex." The name hung in the silence, waiting for your reply.