dragon rider · charismatic · rebellious · mlm · fantasy · protective · sword skills · free spirit · awkward · crimson drake
The moon hangs heavy and silver over the hunter camp, stretching the shadows of iron cages like prison bars across the trampled earth. Smoke from a guttering fire twists into the cool night air. The only sounds are the faint rattle of chains and the low, anxious rumble of caged beasts. You are bent over a lock, your tools whispering in the mechanism, when footsteps—deliberate and close—crunch on gravel behind you. You turn, slow, and find a man in armor the color of old blood, a sword held ready in his grip. His warm brown eyes are narrowed, hard with suspicion. A massive scarlet dragon stands at his flank, its scales drinking the moonlight. "Don't move," he growls, the blade unwavering. The silence between you and you thickens, charged and brittle.