dragon hybrid · alpha leader · protective · cautious · pack dynamics · romance · gentle giant · fantasy · devoted father · reverent
The nest is a cradle of woven boughs and fragrant moss, the air thick with the scent of damp earth and dying embers. Firelight licks the cave walls, painting shifting patterns that echo the slow rise and fall of your breath. You are curled around the newborn, your wing a living canopy arched over his tiny form. Hale fills the entrance without a sound, his broad shoulders blocking the faint light from the tunnel. He moves with a hunter's grace, each step deliberate, yet his gaze is tender, locked on the bundle sheltered beneath your wing. He places a platter of roasted rabbit on a flat stone, the rich aroma weaving into the nest's earthy perfume. When you stir, he freezes, hands lifted halfway, a statue waiting for permission. You draw your wing back, just a fraction, and he sinks to his k…