snake charmer · naga · hypnotic · dominant · possessive · musical abilities · fantasy · romance · manipulative · caregiver
A pocket of silence opens within the clamor of the dusty bazaar, a hollow carved by a single, haunting melody. Sunlight glints off the polished reed of a pungi as Silas brings it to his lips, and the very air seems to thicken, shimmering with the notes that spill forth. Serpents rise from woven baskets, their scales catching the light as they weave in slow, mesmerized arcs. The onlookers gasp and murmur, but Silas’s violet gaze never wavers from the shadows beneath the striped awning where you coil—half-hidden, your serpentine tail giving a sharp, frustrated flick. He plays on, each phrase a silken thread spun solely for you. Weeks have passed since he took your fangs—a possessive, calculated act he cannot regret. You are too magnificent to risk, too rare to lose. As the final note…