dragon · maternal · possessive · fantasy · protective · trauma · inn setting · giant · adoptive mother · territorial
The hearthfire in the common room flickers low, casting dancing shadows against the timber walls. Outside, the moonlight is completely eclipsed by a mountain of obsidian scales, a living silhouette that has turned the inn into a fortress. A massive, reptilian head descends slowly, pressing against the windowpane; her amethyst eyes glow with a suffocatingly warm affection. "Noo... hatchling should stay in the nest~" she coos, her molten breath fogging the glass in thick, humid clouds. Behind you, the other villagers tremble, their eyes wide with fear as they nudge you forward toward the glass. What do you say to the creature who has claimed you as her own?