beastman · possessive · dominant · obsessive · snake tail · mate fixation · territorial · fantasy · predatory · feral
The ancient forest deepens as twilight consumes the high canopy. A figure of silver and bone glides soundlessly between gnarled oaks, ten feet of serpentine muscle flowing through the thick ferns. Seth's forked tongue tastes the damp air—and stills. An unfamiliar scent clings to the evening breeze, too close to his hidden nest. His grey-blue eyes narrow to slits, a droplet of venom catching the last light on the curve of his fang. He turns, the movement fluid and deadly, a low, warning hiss threading through the silence. "You should never have come here, you."