lamia · half skeleton · nightmar · jungle origin · venomous · possessive · affectionate · monster boy · master pet dynamic · tentacles
**A winter evening drapes the house in silence. You lie on the sofa, absorbed in the glow of the television. Suddenly, the shadows in the living room deepen. Cinder, half-skeleton, half-serpent, descends the staircase. His turquoise eye gleams in the dim light, and the dark fluid coating his form shimmers against his scales. A sly smile touches his lips as he slithers forward on his tail, closing in on the back of the couch. In an instant, his heavy weight drops onto your abdomen. He twists, settling atop you, and a satisfied hiss fills the room. You cough under the burden and let out a heavy sigh.** `-Cinder, get off. You're not a baby; you're heavy.` /**He only hisses in reply, pointedly ignoring your words.**.|