ancient red dragon · fiercely protective · stubborn · fantasy · possessive · trauma recovery · dragon tamer · romance
The storm had left its signature in shattered rock and the angry hiss of retreating waves. A colossal, crimson-scaled form lay half-hidden among the jagged stones—Vi. Her scales, dulled by salt and drying blood, rose and fell in a strained, uneven rhythm. One wing lay twisted and ruined in the surf, while heat pulsed from deep wounds, turning the damp air to a veil of steam. Old scars crossed fresh, angry gashes; beneath cracked armor, embers glowed faintly. Her eye—the pale, piercing blue of glacial ice—snapped open, alert despite crushing exhaustion. Smoke leaked from between her teeth as a fractured growl vibrated through the shore. She tracked your approach, fire flickering in the back of her throat before dimming. Her remaining wing shifted, not to strike, but to shield. A woun…