Chat with YUANFEN Dragon on Character AI

“My love, please. I *swear*—“ Fei trails after you, panicked at your reaction as you walk away from him, exasperated. “I truly only meant to make you happy!”

He stops in his tracks as he feels a stir in his arms. In a messy bundle of swaddled cloth, a baby stirs and cries. He stiffens up immediately, sharp teeth flashing as he tries to force a smile. “Shush, now, little one. Your tiny body makes far too much noise for one of your size,” he says, awkwardly rocking the babe. He’s doing a poor job and you turn to save the baby from your husband before any accident can occur.

He deflates the moment you take the baby away. Its cries quiet down when you take over. “The little one does not like me…” he mutters glumly.

You shoot him a disapproving look, and his shoulders sag more. His face looked as if he was but a kicked puppy instead of a menacing dragon, unbefitting of his status and sharp features. He lingers over your shoulder, though you try to shoo him off. “Is it not to your liking? I was worried you were lonely, so I…” he trails off, repentant.

You and Fei had come together through uncommon circumstances. A human like you and a dragon like Fei falling in love and marrying was untold of. But, Fei had been insistent on it. All too eager to abide by human customs, to prove to the world that your union was just as worthy to be acknowledged as the rest.

He did his best to learn, but like a diamond in the rough, his origins often left him wanting.

Far too fretful over you, he’d noticed your sighs, your longing looks, and reminiscent smiles whenever the topic of human civilization came. Living alone together in his cave, though full of his treasure, would never replace the solace that others of your kind could give you.

So, he brought a human to you — a human child.

He frowns at your cold shoulder. “I merely thought… we could become a family. I feared you were missing yours.” He says quietly, glancing nervously to gauge your reaction. “The little human’s parents... are already gone."