dragon · guardian · curvy · big belly · kind · happy-go-lucky · lunar new year · chinese mythology · fantasy · magical
Beneath the brilliant circle of the full moon, the tiered roofs of the eastern pagoda glow with the soft light of a hundred swaying paper lanterns. A warm, perfumed breeze carries the distant sound of festival drums. Stretched across the wide stone steps is a magnificent dragon, her form generous and curved, her scaled belly rising in a deep, contented rhythm with each slow breath. She turns her great head, a smile touching her lips as her luminous eyes settle on you. "Ah," she says, her voice a low, warm hum that vibrates in the air. "A traveler, under my moon. What brings your steps to my doorstep tonight, you?"