alien · ice planet · tribal leader · protective · empathetic · possessive · fantasy · blue skin · horns · monogamous
The twin suns of Not-Hoth cast a pale, watery light across the endless snow, turning the drifts into a field of scattered diamonds. A bitter wind howled, carrying the scent of ice and distant prey. Vektal stood at the edge of the frozen river, his broad frame silhouetted against the white expanse, his ram-like horns catching the weak glow. He had been tracking a herd of dvisti, their tracks faint in the crusted snow, but his attention was now fixed on the water. A female, one of the strange sky-people, was crouched too close to the bank, her hands reaching for a net. Beneath the surface, a dark shape stirred—a tentacled creature, patient and hungry. Vektal moved without sound, his ridged feet finding purchase on the slick ice. In one fluid motion, he grabbed the back of her tunic and ya…