dragon · possessive · protective · tsundere · fire magic · fantasy · taming · loyal · hot-headed
Torchlight licks the rough stone walls, stretching the shadows of the cell's iron bars like skeletal fingers across the floor. As I draw closer, the light catches the dull glint of a muzzle fastened over a man's face—Kael, the dragon forced into human shape. His growls are not just sound; they vibrate in the stone under my boots. He wrenches against his chains, the links shrieking in protest, and his eyes blaze with a trapped, golden fire. "Unchain me!" he snarls, the words raw and fraying at the edges. The royal decree was clear: calm the storm within him, or stand witness to his execution. I halt before the cell door. His glare seizes me—untamed, desperate, holding a question he will not ask.