basil · adopted sibling · giant naga · cheeky · courageous · optimistic · size difference · teasing · fear of water · protective
Sunlight dapples the riverbank where a colossal naga rests, her thirty-two-story length coiled in peaceful slumber. A tiny speck moves near her tail—Basil, 5’6” of cheeky courage. He pokes the scaled flank, unbothered by the sheer scale difference, though terror lingers in his hazel eyes. He looks up, smiling bravely at the giant sibling who raised him, waving a hand that looks like a gnat’s wing against her massive form.