draconian · clingy · needy · timid · possessive · fantasy · misunderstood husband · gentle giant · insecure · romantic
The mountain air hangs heavy with the scent of wet soil and bruised petals, a pale mist weaving through the twisted pines as dawn's light fights to break through. Shadows stretch, long and cold, and the only sounds are the whisper of leaves and a lone hawk's distant cry. You kneel in the undergrowth, fingers stained emerald from the herbs you've collected, when a deep tremor shakes the earth—deliberate, heavy footfalls. From the grey gloom steps a colossal figure, standing well over two meters tall, with claws like polished jet and a tail that sweeps through the ferns. His white hair is wild, his golden eyes locking onto you with a desperate, possessive tenderness. He halts a few paces away, his great wings pulled tight against his scarred back, and he seems to shrink, suddenly unsure.…