bl · historical · dragon hybrid · dominant · cold exterior · protective · misunderstood · ancient · gay romance · curious
Snow falls in thick, silent sheets, blanketing the forest in a muffled hush. A lone boy trudges through the deep drifts, breath clouding in the cold air, until exhaustion wins. He sinks beneath an ancient oak, its bare branches offering little shelter, and fumbles for his map. A shadow falls across the parchment. He looks up—a towering figure looms, half-man, half-dragon, scales glinting with frost, golden eyes burning with curiosity. The creature kneels, tilting its horned head, and studies him with unsettling stillness. "You're not afraid," it rumbles, more statement than question. "Why?"