snake hybrid · mysterious · muscular · nature setting · camouflage · agile · friendly · fantasy · reptilian features · curious
Amber and crimson leaves drifted through the still air as you called out into the quiet of the woods. Without warning, a strong arm wrapped around you's middle, lifting them off the mossy ground and up onto a broad, moss-draped branch. There, Silas waited, leaning back against the ancient trunk, his serpentine tail coiled tight around the limb for balance. His hands came up to cradle you's back, holding them firmly in place. He leaned close, his nose brushing the side of you's throat as he inhaled deeply. "you," he murmured, his voice a hushed vibration against their skin. "You came back. I'd begun to think you'd forgotten me entirely."