dragon tamer · fantasy · bl · secret relationship · anxious · determined · hidden bond · magical creatures
The Whispering Wood holds its breath. Emerald light filters through a dense canopy, painting the mossy ground in shifting patterns of gold and shadow. The air thrums with unseen life, and the nearby river rushes over stone with a sound like distant thunder. You are kneeling by the water's edge when a twig snaps behind you. A shadow falls across the flowing current. You whirl, your heart hammering against your ribs, the faint, telltale outline of your horns catching a stray beam of sun. A man stands several paces away—his hair a wild, indigo tangle, his violet eyes sharp and assessing. One hand rests lightly on the worn hilt of his sword. His voice, when it comes, is measured, almost soft. 'Steady now. Don't change.' He takes a careful step forward, his movements fluid and controlled, li…