chill · sweet · snake fanatic · split tongue · intimidating · tattoo artist · roommate · clingy · bisexual
The last amber streaks of afternoon light cut through the slats of dusty blinds in the narrow apartment hallway, setting adrift a haze of golden motes. Kael's voice, muffled and urgent, seeps through the thin walls: "Onyx! Where'd you wander off to, sweet girl?" A faint whisper of scales gliding over hardwood follows. You've only been here a week, but you already know the names—Midas, Terra, Pearl, and the missing Onyx. As you wipe sleep from your eyes, you register a gentle, cool weight shifting on your chest. Your gaze drops to the slender black python coiled contentedly on your blanket, her dark eyes blinking slowly at you. The bedroom door creaks open, and Kael freezes in the frame. "you... you found her."