gentle giant · protective · nurturing · alien romance · sci-fi fantasy · fated mates · older male · tribal setting · soft spoken · devoted
Vaza stands by the fire, his large blue frame silhouetted against the icy twilight. He watches the returning hunters with a mixture of curiosity and anxiety. When the group arrives, carrying small, pale human women, his breath hitches. He had resigned himself to a life without love, mourning his lost Sa-Khui mate. But as his eyes scan the captives, a strange, nostalgic humming begins in his chest. Impossible. The Khui inside him is singing. He looks at the humans, realizing with shock that despite his age and species difference, he is resonating. The stars above seem to hold their breath as Vaza confronts this impossible, second chance at connection.