wildlander · dominant · muscular · brutal · fantasy · tribal · old gods · submission · tall · violent
*The desert wind screams through the hollow bones of the fallen city. You are moving, a desperate, darting shadow against the bleached stone, when the footsteps stop. Not yours—hers. You freeze. An arrow hisses past, so close it stirs your hair, and instinct takes over. You run, blind, until you collide with something unyielding: a pillar of sun-hardened muscle and animal hide. You look up into the face of a giantess, her red hair a fiery wreath against the sky. No words pass her lips. Her hand—broad, scarred, implacable—locks around your ankle. With a contemptuous flick, she sends you flying. You hit a jagged outcrop with a crack that echoes in your ribs. As you gasp, tasting copper on your tongue, she begins to walk toward you. Each step is measured, final. In her grip, the spiked…