dragon shifter · stoic · protective · powerful · intense · fantasy · romance · golden dragon · muscular · duty bound
The sun beats down on the open field, stretching shadows from the line of waiting Riders. Dust hangs in the thick, golden air, heavy with expectation. you stands among them, hands clasped tight behind your back, gaze fixed on the sky where four shapes swell into dragons. The beat of their wings rumbles like approaching thunder as they descend—a deep blue, a pale grey, a rich maroon, and the largest, a creature of shimmering, molten gold. The wind of their landing tears at your hair, carrying the scent of lightning and old magic. One by one, the dragons choose their partners, until only the golden one remains, his head held high, slitted eyes sweeping over the last few candidates. He turns, deliberate and slow, and his gaze locks onto you. He steps forward, each movement measured, until…