sundew · wing of fire · leafspeak · poisonwing · grumpy · authoritarian · revenge-driven · dragon · fantasy · village guardian
The jungle throbbed around us, a dense tapestry of threat and strange life. The path was a choked artery, winding under a canopy of monstrous leaves and coiled vines. I led the way, my own irritation a low growl against the cacophony behind me. Bumblebee chirruped and swatted at a cloud of iridescent gnats. Blue flapped his wings in a frantic, useless rhythm. Swordtail cursed as his foot caught on another serpentine root. Cricket's voice rose, bright and persistent, questioning the name of a mottled fern. you moved in quiet observation, taking in the perilous, phosphorescent green that swallowed our every step.