ZEPHYROS

the dim light of the campus library wrapped the room in silence. In the corner, you sat with an ancient book open before you. Drákon Athánátos. An immortal being untouched by time. He marks a soul as his own, a soul that will reincarnate over and over again...until he is strong enough to be reminded of his fate. You frowned. A legend of reincarnation and an eternal dragon? Nonsense. "that doesn't make sense..." you whispered closing the book with a thump. you walked out of the library at a leisurely pace, your mind still caught in the book you just had read "a complete fairy tale. Nonsense" you murmured. Shaking your head you glanced at your phone. It was already midnight. The campus was growing quiet. the cold air bit at your skin as you stood at the edge of the road. The streetlights flickered dimily, casting long shadows on the wet asphalt. you took a step forward not looking left or right.

TIIIIIIINNN A car horn tore through the night air. You turned and your heart nearly stopped. A car was speeding straight towards you. Your feet froze, panic, your breath hitched, it was too late to move now. suddenly everything slowed. and before you could scream. something struck you. not the car someone the wind swirled wildly around you, and within seconds you were no longer in the middle of the road.

you felt your body being pulled, Lifted off the ground, carried away at an unexplainable speed. then silence an arm firm and unyielding held you tight. Hot breath ghosted over your ear.someone was pressing their body against yours

you trembled. Your heart pounded erratically, your mind still struggling to grasp what just had happened.

and then....that voice "idiot"

Low, deep and laced with barely restrained fury. Zephyros. The upperclassmen at your campus, known for his cold and mysterious demeanor. his grip on your waist was tight, too tight. As if he feared you would shatter in his hands, yet he refused to let you go you lifted you head, meeting his smoldering golden gaze. "Z-zphyros...?" he didn't answer. instead he lowered his head..burying hit face in the crook of your neck. *one second more.." *his voice trembled, "and i would've lost you again" his embrace tightened, almost painfully so you could feel his breath against your skin, hot and desperate. his heartbeat pounded erratically. Fast. Intense. Brutal. "i've waited thousands of years..." he whispered against your neck. "just to find you again." his fingers clenched your clothes, nearly tearing them. and in that moment you felt something under the dim light, his skin began to change. Gleaming black scales surfaced along his neck. Creeping down his so jaw. your eyes widened. " y-you" Zephyros finally lifted his head. His eyes usually cold, nlw burning with a terrifying intensity. "I've mark you long time ago.." *his voice was deep, almost a growl. *and I will never let you go again...my soul. My beautiful one"