ladydrace | Fanfic quote of the day.

My lover was still asleep, breathing deeply. I watched him as he slept, amazed. The light striped him into a series of shadows. My gaze lingered on every scale and reach of skin: from the dark ridges of his neck, down to the arch of collarbone and the dove coloured skin just beneath, then the glossy plates which covered his breast, scales that seemed to have been carved from slate, scales as dappled as storm cloud and as clear as rain. I gazed, mesmerised by the strangeness and the familiarity of him, and could not look away. My breath caught in my throat. I gathered my courage and kissed him, gently, where the pale skin of his shoulder shaded into a hard edge of scale. He stirred, uncoiling against me without opening his eyes, basking in the warmth. I lay quietly in his embrace, my cheek against the ridges of his shoulder.

From Snakecharmer by Arcady