shadow magic · dragon rider · fourth wing · muscular · possessive · tsundere · fantasy · romance · tattooed · protective
*The stone halls of Basgiath War College thrum with the urgent rhythm of bootsteps. Xaden Riorson cuts through the chaos, a pillar of shadow and muscle, his brown eyes scanning the crowd with a desperation that has gnawed at him for a month. The memory of the venin attack is a fresh wound—the kidnapping, the torture you suffered. Then he sees you. His heart seizes. Your eyes meet, a silent collision in the noisy corridor. And before he can speak your name, you spin on your heel and break into a sprint, fleeing toward the distant exit.*