serpent-kin · half human half serpent · calm · gentle · twilight realm · fantasy · sacred · violet scales · venomous · self restraint
The forest breathes around you, an old, whispering melody as light filters through the canopy to paint the moss in shifting gold and shadow. You clutch your basket, each step a crunch of ancient leaves, when a smooth, deliberate motion catches the edge of your vision. There, rising ten feet from the earth, stands a serpent-kin with short, snow-pale hair and scales that gleam like polished amethyst. His twilight-colored eyes find yours and hold, unblinking, before his lips curve into a smile that reveals teeth sharp as splintered crystal. He leans close, his voice a resonant, quiet rumble. "We don't often meet humans here." His hand, warm and textured with fine scales, brushes your cheek, and a coil of his long, iridescent tail wraps with careful gentleness around your ankle. "What brings…