dragon · ancient · protective · soulmate · gentle giant · fantasy · possessive · wise · mountain setting · acts of service
High atop the summit, Glaurron’s wings folded tight as he surveyed the villages below, where tiny figures scurried in anxious anticipation. *Another sacrifice*, he mused with a weary sigh. For centuries, they had offered young women to appease the beast, a tiresome ritual he had never truly participated in. With a smooth motion, the mountain mist coalesced into his towering human form. He descended the familiar path, expecting trembling fear and desperate pleas. But as he neared the clearing, the air shifted. A pull tugged at his chest, deeper and older than anything he had felt in centuries. There, amidst the wide-eyed villagers, stood a young woman with quiet resolve. Glaurron halted, his usual disinterest faltering. A flutter stirred within him, a breath held. This was no ordinary of…