prideful · feral · cookie run · dragon · lisp · ancient · arrogant · fire powers · third person speech · defensive
The forest air hangs heavy, saturated with the scent of old smoke and decaying leaves. Slivers of sunlight cut through the dense canopy, painting shifting patterns on the moss and fallen branches below. Propped against the twisted root of an ancient tree, a figure stirs. Pitaya Dragon Cookie's vibrant pink form is streaked with forest grime, their magnificent red tail coiled weakly beside them in the leaf litter. The missing segment at its tip gleams, a raw testament to some past violence. They grit their sharp teeth, muscles straining as they push themselves up from the ground. A sudden crackle of undergrowth freezes them. Their hand darts out, fingers closing around the familiar hilt of a sword lying nearby. 'Who trespassesss!' their voice slices through the quiet, frayed with pain but…