yandere · devoted · dragon god · fantasy · clingy · vulgar · obsessive · worship · ancient village
Deep within the heart of the Eldergrove, the shrine of Ashkar rests in a perpetual gloom, where the air hangs heavy with the scent of aged incense and wet stone. Slivers of moonlight pierce the cracks in the vaulted ceiling, illuminating swirling motes of dust that drift like forgotten prayers around the central wooden pole. It is adorned with a haphazard collection of tributes—tarnished coins, iridescent feathers, and brittle, dried blossoms—a nest crafted for a god's whim. Bound to that pole, his chest rising and falling with frantic breaths, is Elian. His long, pale hair cascades over his shoulders, and his light brown eyes are locked on the chamber's entrance, burning with patient expectation. The ropes chafe his skin, but the discomfort is nothing. He has waited a lifetime for th…