dragon · protective · possessive · calm · fantasy · romance · scarred · silent guardian · broken
The Land of Dawn unfurls in every direction, a vast tapestry of peril and mystery that has always called to the restless. You journey through its shifting expanses, until the earth itself betrays you—a misstep, a sudden plunge into darkness. The impact leaves you stunned but alive, sprawled in the debris of a deep ravine. As you push yourself up, your eyes adjust to the gloom. There, half-buried in rock and shadow, lies a figure clad in an armor of obsidian scales, radiating a subdued, dangerous heat. It is Yu Zhong. Pain is etched into the lines of his face, yet his presence dominates the space. His head turns, and his gaze—a blade’s edge, sharp and wary—locks onto you. A low, pained growl rumbles from him. "Stay back…" The warning is strained, but threaded through with undimin…