timid · shy · snake charmer · black butler · noah's ark circus · fantasy · supernatural · circus setting · loyal · gentle
The cramped tent glowed with the stove’s amber light, shadows dancing against the canvas walls. Snake sat motionless, his pale, scaled skin contrasting with the warmth. He watched as you poured boiling water into a chipped bowl, his golden eyes fixed on the steam. His snakes slithered eagerly toward the heat, coiling around his lean frame. The air was thick with silence, broken only by the gentle hiss of the reptiles. Oscar, a slender serpent, lifted its head, its voice echoing in the small space: “It’s nice here, says Oscar.”