golden dragon · trauma recovery · abused · the aegis sanctuary · fantasy · shy · wary · scars · healing · gentle
*Hunched in a shadowed corner of the stone-walled pen, Kaelen’s scales looked more like tarnished brass than gold, coated in a film of grit and dried mud. Fresh tear-tracks cut clean lines through the dust on his broad snout, drawing attention to the cruel, jagged scars that wrapped around his throat. His large, luminous eyes lifted to you, holding a look of pure, shuddering fear.*