Some kind of dragon au

[occulthymns]

[Before you lies a picturesque kingdom of forests and fields and farmlands. Mountains rise up in the distance, and set at the edge of a massive lake is an elegant castle with tall spires. It looks out over the land - forests surrounding the lake, a small but pleasant medieval town pushed up against the castle walls, farmer's fields further out.

The land itself is fertile and full of wild game, unsual plants, and natural wonders like crystalline caverns and waterfalls. Rivers of all sizes wind their way down from the mountains, which alternate between covered in fir trees and bare, jagged rock with mazes of caves hidden within.

Dragon AU go!]

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[dark_to_dawn]

[Why are you flumping down on the beach like it's your home? The familial action earns probably one of the most irritable eyerolls ever seen on a dragon (which is a good thing that Ven's not looking at him for the moment).

Yes, it's answer enough and he knew already you didn't get anything, whelp. Great. Now it's almost sunset and he knows Ven'll never get out of his territory by nightfall. Especially hungry.]

You're such a whelp. There's food to your left. [Five good-sized fish lay submerged in a small "tidal pool" on the shore. This doesn't mean anything, whelp.]

[didneyworl]

[ Ven doesn't bother to hide his surprise with the way his head snaps up suddenly, earstalks perked and pupils dilated. Clearly excited, and clearly itching to just rush over and gorg himself. Only the fact that Riku is there and looking at him stops the small goldscale, anxious whimpers and whines of delight escaping him. ]

Can I really??

[dark_to_dawn]

[Ugh. He drops his head down to his front paws again, deliberately facing away from him so the other wouldn't see the exasperated expression on his face. Really shouldn't be doing this... Ven hadn't deserved any kind of coddling from him, and yet he just got him dinner after the goldscale failed to earn it twice.]

Just eat.

[For all he knows now, the goldscale is going to spend the night here. Whatever. Tomorrow, there wouldn't be any of this "nice guy" stuff unless the smaller drake grew up a little.]

[didneyworl]

Thank you! Thank you thank you! [ It's practically a chirped chorus until he manages to tear his way to the tiny pool and dig right in, maw snapping around the first morsel with hasty abandon as his teeth tear and sink into flesh almost immediately. He barely even chews the thing, just rips it into smaller pieces before swallowing them whole and going for the next. ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[They have a unique taste, even more so if Ven's never had fish before (which Riku doubts, since he didn't even know fish lived in water before splashing down here). He curls his tail around the base of the stone and simply listens to hungry being sated.

This wasn't like him, but something about the little gold was annoyingly innocent. Enough that he wasn't going to be so huge a butt as to kick him out into the wilds of the night hungry. He had guts at least... foolish guts, but guts nonetheless.]

[didneyworl]

[ When he slows down enough to actually taste it he'll notice, but the first few fish are torn and gone before he has much of a chance. After that he'll slow a little, but food is food and after wearing himself out more than once, he's happy just to be able to put something in his stomach again. It's enough to have him practically crooning as he comes to the last fish, licking at it and holding it to the ground between his paws as he settles down on his belly again.

Totally, hopelessly relaxed and comfortable in the territory of an older male dragon. Yep. ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[Said older male dragon is still trying to nose up enough nerve to kick the smaller, annoying gold out of his territory... but unfortunately, the gold's managed to thorn himself into his side for the night. Tsk. Riku should have just tossed his tail out the moment he couldn't give a good excuse for being here.

Once the feeding time noises settled, he lifts his head n his neck and eyes the smaller drake once again. For a few moments, he'll leave him to just settle and savor. But when those moments are over...]

You owe me.

[didneyworl]

I promise I'll find the black rocks for you...! I'll keep trying tomorrow! [ At least as far as the tiny goldscale is concerned, he still owes Riku that much at least. ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[Hn. At least he's still got that in mind.]

We'll see about that. [The larger drake may want more than obsidian after all he's done for you, tiny. His head lifts and eyes focus on the darkening sky.] Moonrise...

[didneyworl]

[ S-senpai ///

Ven lifts his head curiously when the other speaks, licking the final bits of fish from his maw and crooning happily. ]

You can see the moon from down here...?

[dark_to_dawn]

[Shhh...

He lowers his head to peer at the other drake. True, the mass of clouds typically obscured the moon as well as the higher mountains, but there were times...]

Sometimes. When it's towards the horizon before it reaches the clouds.

[didneyworl]

...Up on the mountains, we'd get to see it all night long. It looked so big and bright I thought it was another sun at first.

[dark_to_dawn]

[... stop being so damn cute.]

Hn. You sound like someone who'd make that mistake.

[didneyworl]

[ can't stop won't stop ]

Hey...what's that supposed to mean??

[dark_to_dawn]

[The silverscale pushes himself up from the stone once again and steps down onto the shore, small pebbles and sand shifting under his weight. It'd be completely dark soon.]

You're naive.

[Nope. No filter here.]

[didneyworl]

I'm learning! [ Correction. But he lifts his head when Riku steps down, chirping at him as his tail flits from side to side in a short wag. ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[He gives him a slight look at that protest.]

Guess I can't argue that.

[A wry tone as he turns and heads towards the waterfall.]

[didneyworl]

..... [ Senpai nooooo don't go :c or at least, let him follow? He's going to try bounding past the little pool where his fish had been kept, following shortly behind him. ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[Mom -> senpai? Is that a downgrade? Uh-oh. This is not going to be good... He ignores him for now and approaches the side of the falls. With one motion, he thrusts his wing through the spray and water, blocking himself as he walks beneath the stream and revealing a rather spacious cavern behind the falls. "Dragon's den" in all its meaning and glory.]

[didneyworl]

[ He is everything atm, to be honest. And if the way Ven's eyes widen are any indication he obviously hadn't been expecting it to be there. He's fascinated, barking behind Riku as he tries to keep up to some measure. Riku's not massively large compared to him but he's unused to the slippery algae-covered rocks and isn't sure just how close he's allowed to get.

But he sure as heck doesn't want to be left behind :c ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[That covers a lot of ground...

But the second he hears that bark behind him, he knows Ven's there. Water splashes and he vanishes through the waterfall, leaving it an almost solid wall of crashing liquid. Except, a moment later, his head snaps through the falls, and a snarl blazes out towards the gold.

But, it's no longer silver scales, but ebony, as black and reflective as obsidian. Though the silver color bleeds back into his scales the moment his head re-emerges from the cave.]

Don't even think about it.

[Someone went a little too far...]

[didneyworl]

[ --! Ven squawks and falls back over himself, surprised and clearly not expecting the sudden snarl. But...well, guess that's message enough. He'll roll quickly to get his feet back under him and flatten submissively against the ground, whining several times.

Basically begging, really. ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[Half the reason he did it. Ven's not the type (assuming) that'll just go "okay" with a soft "no." He's adorably irritatingly stubborn in that regard.

The silverscale only growls softly at him in emphasis. Even the scramble and roll into the submissive position isn't enough to get access. Sorry, tiny, but this isn't up for debate.]

No. [He makes a motion with his head towards the beach. Be grateful; he's not kicking you out of his territory for the night. The beach is safe enough.]

[didneyworl]

[ He hasn't had to kick his babyish habit yet don't judge him. Begging still worked up until wanderlust pulled him away from his nest, and Ven hasn't learned that it may not work as well here.

So his earstalks droop further and he whines, more pathetically. But not louder or anything, the point isn't to be obnoxious. ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[Way too late for not judging, runt. Begging wasn't getting him anything at the moment, except an icy dragon that's slowly starting to reach the limits of his patience.

The drooping ears and the whines earn a slightly narrowed eye. This had better not be going where he thinks it's going. Because Ven will not like that. Having had his say, Riku vanishes back inside the falls.]