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gamequeenanya · 5 months ago

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Skylar's Dragon (OC fic)

Summary: What happens when a beautiful young man meets a dragon? Can he prove that he's a good person? Or will he be kept in the cave forever? And most important of all, will he ever get his phone back???

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Skylar was bored.

The Canadian wilderness stretched on for as far as the eye could see, the trees enveloping the distant mountains, green as the brightest summer.

But he missed his home in Hungary. His family moved here when he was 14, and he was now 28. His childhood friends kept in touch via e-mail and text, but it wasn't the same. He brushed his golden locks out of his blue eyes - making sure not to tap his square glasses - and looked back inside his room. It felt bleak by comparison.

So Skylar decided to go outside. He was pale from all the time he spent indoors, and didn't think to take sunscreen. Besides, the oil in it might worsen his acne spots. He packed a backpack with snacks, and took along a walking stick. He was wearing a red and black plaid button down shirt, black jeans, and running shoes.

Hiking up the mountain was easier than expected. He was fairly tall, 5'10 and 1/2, and naturally skinny. Still, he didn't always eat healthy foods, and didn't exercise frequently. He was glad his body was as strong as it was. Maybe next time he'd bring his girlfriend and they could take pictures in the wilderness together.

As Skylar hiked, he found the mountainside twisted in unexpected ways.

There was a cave up ahead, and there seemed to be smoke coming from within. Huh? Why would there be smoke?

Curiosity taking him, he decided to approach quietly. Around the cave, things seemed to quiet down. There were no birds chirping. Listening close, you could hear a deep rumble from the cave. Skylar wondered if this was a bad idea. He got ready to turn tail when he saw something. It was a glittering object, like a diamond. He blinked, wiping his glasses for a second. But when he looked back, it was gone.

Still, if the cave had gemstones it was worth checking out, right?

He carefully peeked inside the cave, getting his phone camera ready.

Then he found his phone was gone. He gasped.

"Hey, wait!"

He looked around in the cave, his eyes slowly adjusting to the darkness. His hands brushed through his hair - he did this sometimes to calm himself down - and thought of a game plan. If his phone disappeared there were only a few places it could be, right?

He ventured deeper into the cave.

And then he saw it. His phone, face down, and right next to it... a beautiful blue dragon.

The dragon was what one might call "cute", having a small snout and long graceful wings, and looked only twice as big as he was. It was sleeping peacefully.

Skylar gasped. He'd never seen a dragon before. He didn't even know they existed! He wanted to touch it.

Yet as he crept closer, the nervousness in his stomach told him not to. Dragons weren't known to be friendly in any of the fairy tales. They were known to trick and eat people.

His hand reached for his phone instead. Barely touching it, he heard a pebble fall in the distance. Startled, he pulled his hand back with a squeak.

The dragon opened its emerald eyes.

"My, my…" It said in a gender-neutral tone. As it spoke longer however, the dragon's voice hinted at a female. "What's this? Is this a human…?"

Gulping, Skylar nodded, not daring lie to the beast.

"Interesting. I don't remember humans being quite so…" She nudged his stomach with her snout, making him flinch and giggle. "Adorable."

"Heh! W-what?" He shook his head. It was still hard to believe the sight in front of him. He gazed in awe at the creature. What did she mean by that? "H-how long have you been asleep? … Uh, h-humans have evolved, I guess?"

She eyed him with interest.

"Are there more of you I could see?" She wondered. She suddenly felt a yawn take over, opening her jaws. Skylar flinched and backed away. When the dragon looked back at him, she looked confused. "Oh? Wait. No…"

Her tone became sympathetic.

"I'm not going to hurt you."

Still trembling, Skylar nodded.

"O-okay!"

He eyed his phone on the ground. He wondered if he'd ever get it back. She looked at it in awe, wondering if this was a modern human weapon. If so, she wasn't going to take her chances.

"So, human... Tell me, what is this device?"

Skylar blanked as he tried to explain. The Dragon hummed.

"Have the humans sent you to slay me…?"

He shook his head.

"N-no! I- T-that has many functions!" He said. "It's my phone."

"Phone?"

He blanked and tried to explain. Of course someone who didn't have access to the outside world for centuries wouldn't know what that is.

"Communication device. To uh, contact other humans?"

The dragon observed the device, not sure whether to believe him. She moved towards him slowly.

"Hmm… I will believe you, if you can prove to me you're telling the truth."

Skylar took in deep breaths to remain calm.

"H-how do I do that-?"

Suddenly he flinched as the dragon put both paws on his sides. He wondered what the dragon was doing. But he didn't have to wonder for long. She started carefully massaging her paw pads up his ribs, making him laugh and try to push her away.

"Hahahaha!! Hey wait, I'm ticklish!"

He didn't like to admit it, but he was still just as ticklish as when he was a child. At 28 years old and almost 6 feet, it was easier to push people away. But the dragon was clearly stronger.

Squealing as the dragon found his armpits, Skylar doubled over and flopped onto the floor. He squirmed around.

"HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAA! NOT THEHEHEHEEHRE!"

The dragon mercilessly swirled her paw pads in circles in his armpits. Strange that she found his worst spot so easily.

"PLEHEHEEHEEHEASE!! MERCYHYHHYYHYYY!" He cried.

To his surprise she stopped, letting him breathe. She observed him closely. He just lay there and blushed, half curled up on the floor of the cave, arms around his stomach. This human was indeed different from other humans of centuries ago. He was not only much more beautiful, he also seemed like a gentle soul. One who cared for other people and animals. He did not make a move to his phone.

"Hmm…" The dragon said. "You seem non-aggressive. But answer me this: why were you climbing up the mountainside?"

"Hehe… I… I was going on a hike. I was… curious!" He said between breaths.

"Curious?" She said. And then she tickled up and down his sides. "Then tell me how you saw all the warning signs and still came here?"

"HAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAA! PLEASE!!!" He squealed, thrashing around. "I'M JUST AN IDIOT!!"

She stopped and hummed.

"And what about the sparkle of that diamond? Surely you wanted it?"

Skylar, arms wrapped around his waist, huffed. His cheeks were hot.

"Yeah, uh… But not if it belonged to someone!" He sounded like he was about to say more, but cut himself off.

The dragon observed him more. This man still seemed like he was hiding something. She nuzzled his stomach again, making him chortle.

"HAHAHAHAAHAHAAA! COHOHOHME OHOHOHHOOHOHON!"

Her nose nudged its way inside his belly button. He squealed and tried to curl up more.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAA! STAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHP!"

"What are you hiding, human?" She said, tapping her paws along his ribs again.

"HEHEHEEHEHEHEHEEE! NOTHIHIHIHIHING!!!"

"I think you are!" She said, getting enjoyment from hearing the human's laughter. Then she spotted the ring on his right hand. "Ooo, what's this? It's pretty!"

He quickly hid it from her sight. She'd stopped her tickling for the more curious approach of watching him closely. Wrapping his arms around his stomach, he caught his breath.

"Please… p-please… M-my girlfriend… She'll kill me if I give that to you… Please…"

The dragon eyed him up and down. His glasses on his face were crooked from all the thrashing. He seemed disheveled, his clothing wrinkled on his skinny body. He panted, cheeks red. Some of his acne spots were more noticeable.

"You have a sweetheart?"

His blue eyes looked at her hopefully.

"Y-yeah… We're uh… engaged…" He panted, yet he looked at the dragon hoping she'd understand.

"Aww! A human in love." She smiled, and crawled over to his other side, still curious.

He nodded.

"And that phone… it's not dangerous. It uh, has a lot of pictures of us together!" He explained. His heart beat fast thinking of Amber, her bright brown eyes and long auburn hair. In his eyes were a caring look. "I-I didn't come here to hunt you, I promise. I won't tell a soul!"

Her eyes softened. This man was indeed how she'd assumed: a caring soul. So she brought his phone back to him and carefully, cautiously, placed it back in his hands.

He accepted it and held it to his heart. Then he carefully placed it in his pocket, and held his hands out to the dragon to show her he didn't have any means to harm anyone.

"I, uh, I'm so sorry… I didn't mean to invade." He said sheepishly. The dragon looked at him with understanding eyes.

"That's good." She said. "I don't want any other humans to know I exist."

"Uh, yeah. And they won't!" He promised.

Taking a step back, he looked at the light of the entrance of the cave. He could leave now. But curiosity peaked him. He ran a hand through his golden hair and adjusted his glasses.

"So… y-you're a real dragon?" He said breathlessly. Carefully, he reached out his hand. "Can I… touch you?"

The dragon smiled and nodded. She saw his hand and nudged it with her snout. Skylar beamed.

"Wow…"

He felt his heart light up. This was a moment he thought would never be possible. A real dragon had made friends with him!

Carefully he stepped out of the cave with a smile as bright as the sun.

This was not what he was expecting out of his hike! But hey, he'd gotten his phone back! And he'd met a new friend who would be engraved in his memory forever.

#original fic #my writing #tickle fic #male tickle #f/m tickle #my OCs #a man and his dragon #skylar saffron #the blue dragon #lee skylar #ler dragon

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