#calderus

[skellseerwriting]

Dragontails

Calderus x Gn!Reader

Word Count: 1.6k

Content & Warnings: fluff, communication, blushing Calderus, physical affection, mutual-pining, no admission of feelings though

Summary: You’re hanging out with Calderus when you touch his tail without thinking

It was a lovely spring afternoon in the Deepwoods of Mistria. Golden rays filtered through fluffy clouds and swaying leaves, while the grass rustled along to the melody of flightful, feathered creatures that lived nearby. Accompanying the tune was an elegant instrument of strings held in the capable, but delicate, arms of the dragon at your side. Eyes closed and nearly swaying along with the nature around him, Calderus gracefully plucked the strings as he fell deeper and deeper into the trance of music.

Everything breathed into the sounds, creating something that was truly captivating to hear. He was one with Mother Nature. One with the harmony that surrounded him and his home. It manifested in the way his clawed, slender fingers glided along the silver threads, dancing with them in a pattern only he knew the secrets of. His stone face was one of complete calm and concentration, not a single muscle betraying him. As you stared longer and longer into his features, you turned increasingly aware of just how in the depths of your feelings your heart laid. It ached and soared at the beautiful being in front of you; utterly capturing your soul for all eternity.

Sitting next to the one that filled your stomach with question mark butterflies made you more joyous than you could possibly imagine. Despite the bench being carved out of the firmest of stone, you hardly noticed your discomfort over the sight being gifted to your eyes. Similarly lost in a trance of your own, your attention eventually veered to an originally unnoticed motion.

The stone-like tail that belonged to your enchanting companion was in a rhythm tied to the tune of the small instrument. It swayed back and forth in a slow movement, the effect giving off one of being underwater as the pointed tip curved inward before curving back toward the other side and repeating the fluent process.

It was so mesmerizing, in fact, that you couldn’t help yourself with that happened next. The spines ran along most of the tail, but the wide, scaly base was entirely smooth as you placed your palm on it and started running your hand upwards. Calderus’ spine went rigid and the music he was playing turned into dissonance in the last second of audible notes. Hackles raised, his arms were tense as he turned to you and you drew your hand away. The first thing to leave your tongue was apologies upon seeing his reaction.

“I’m sorry, Calderus. Did I hurt you?”

As you said it, the realization of the middle of his face being a couple shades warmer and a couple shades darker didn’t escape your notice. The pupils of his widened eyes had broadened, and his lips were tightly pressed together. He looked nervous, and you felt guilty.

“No…” he exhaled, staring over your shoulder while his tail twitched. The musical instrument lay on his lap while his fingers grasped at the fabric of his legs. “You did not hurt me.”

You examined him a little longer; concern still consuming you at touching him without permission.

“Are you sure? You can be honest with me.”

Calderus inhaled in a shuddered breath while squeezing his eyes shut for a moment. “Yes… I am sure.” Once he opened them, he deigned to look at you directly. “Since you have granted me to be honest with you, I will admit the truth that… it was actually quite nice.” His face looked even warmer as he said it, and it made what you were sure was a matching heat in your own cheeks.

Distracting yourself by looking at a nearby tree, you pinched your knee before hearing a phrase that made your heart skip a beat. “You may touch my tail again, if you would like.”

“Really?” You inquired, lips slightly parted in an “o”. Calderus’s lungs expanded and his shoulders raised as he looked at you with growing confidence; still blushing just as much as before.

“Yes…” he breathed, subtly shifting towards you and simultaneously angling away that he might put himself in a more convenient position. Twiddling with his thumbs for a moment, he immediately stopped and moved his tail back towards you for easy access. Fire burned your face as you looked at the limb you now had his consent to caress.

Hesitating only a moment, you brought your hand up once again to the base, right next to his spine. Upon repeating that same contact, Calderus shuddered and stiffened again. Quickly though, he relaxed; muscles loosening up. When you repetitively ran your hand up and down the area, he let out a sigh as you practically pet his tail. It reacted with light spasms underneath you at every scale-to-skin contact. Eventually, you trailed your fingers over each stone-like spine, up until the final sharp tip at the end. When he shivered again, you asked him if he could feel it.

“Only some of it.” He responded, flustered face half visible as his breathing turned shallow. “It is similar to humans having nails or hair. You cannot necessarily feel them, but when something comes in contact with them, it interacts with the nerves they are indirectly attached to.”

Softly nodding, you started once more with affectionately stroking the smooth, stony scales close to his back; not missing the way Calderus held his breath and tilted his chin up. Upon you reaching the midway point, his formerly (mostly) motionless tail gently wrapped around your wrist before pulling it close so he could examine it with his own hands.

“It is strange.” He murmured, tracing the lines on your palm. If you had some chicken eggs you were sure you could scramble them on your face right then. The way he looked right now… the way he was looking at your hand right now... “I am quite used to my old body’s capabilities to feel things, to an even greater extent than I am able now. But for some reason, it has never felt this powerful before. Is it normally like this for humans?”

Calderus looked up at you with big, curious eyes for answers. The warm tone of his cheeks was still there, and you could only hope he couldn’t tell you were in a similar -if not worse- state.

Sucking in a big breath, you turned your attention to the rough hands that held yours and mirrored Calderus; rubbing your thumb over the lines in his cold skin.

“Sometimes.” You told him, still trying to discover the right thing to say. It’s not like there was a book on “things to know when you go from dragon to human”. And the closeness, both physical and emotional, was doing something to your head. “I think it mostly depends on who is touching you. If it were a stranger, then it would be uncomfortable. But if it were someone you were fond of…” you couldn’t bring yourself to finish the sentence.

Calderus hummed, lifting your knuckles to his nose. It made your face grow hot at the tender act. Was he trying to inhale your scent? Was that something dragons did? “I would have to agree with that sentiment.” He murmured, eyes closed as he angled your fingers sideways. Surely he didn’t mean that, you wondered in light of the current circumstances. “Humans may be peculiar, but I guess that is on me for being so fond of one…” he trailed off as he nuzzled his nose into the center of your palm. You flinched, though not for negative reasons, and that drew Calderus away from the hypnotic properties of your hand as he realized what he was doing.

Slowly, like a weed, the cool tones of his cheeks and nose grew warmer and warmer until your were positive any more would be inhumanly possible. Taking his time with his embarrassed reaction, Calderus looked away and delicately placed your hand between your knee and his where they touched. He didn’t let go as if burned. Rather, he took an eternity to pull away, crossing his hands in an articulated manner on his lap.

“Please forgive my forwardness.” He told you, sounding the most bashful he ever had before. The sound of his voice absolutely melted you.

Turning to face the forest in front of you, you went along with avoiding eye-contact and rested a shoulder against his. This time, he was quicker to loosen up and relax against you.

“All is forgiven.” you said sweetly, smiling a faint smile to yourself. A sigh of relief escaped him in what sounded like a gentle smile on his part. Neither of you moved, but neither of you moved away. You just sat there, listening to the soft melody of Mother Nature return in the silence of two beings so close you might consider them one. The breeze whistled past your ankles and huddled you closer together. The birds drew your eyes around before they found each other for a moment that lasted longer than it should have, and not long enough. The sun’s golden rays were your assistant in the need of an excuse as to why your faces were so warm, but neither of you ended up using it. You were much too caught up in the closeness of each other, and as Calderus started to doze off in a sickly-health-induced nap, you were more than happy to lay his head across your lap and listen to the quite rumbles of his snores while the unhurried heartbeats indicated a fondness that filled you with mirthful warmth as he rested.

Taglist: Calderus FoM

@smoochi-march

[confused-bisexual]

[itberice]

Agatha All Along I Death's Hand in Mine

[mioakem]

the imagery in this part of the ep was actually insane like this is genuinely beautiful

[kidovna]

The Seer’s Timeline

[movietimegirl]

That wasn't supposed to happen.

[gaypalz]

LMAOOO his full name, and like even after they know his real name

[cosmichahn]

it's so beautiful finding out that the ballad of the witches' road began between agatha and nicholas and their bond, and earlier on we find out that lorna wu created her version in order to protect alice I AM ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED.

[dsmsix]

Heartbreak, Sorrow, Grief.

[livingfandomly]

Shocking that when you focus on quality and give the story to actual writers they can successfully cement a character, give you her entire backstory, make you fall in love with her and make you cry when they kill her off, all in a span of 30mins.

[buckys-arm-and-rios-dagger]

Rio: *appears*

The Entirety of Team Witches' Road:

[skellseerwriting]

More proof that the Priestess is the mines dragon (or at least is a dragon)

spoilers for human Calderus + his home

There are multiple physical indicators that she's a dragon

Like Calderus, she seems to have silver markings on the small patch of skin on her arm (the rest potentially being covered up)

Second, and this is the strongest indicator to me, is that she has these small patches (scales) under her eyes that Calderus also has. No other characters have these

They also have a braid draped over their left shoulder lol

Not directly tied to the Priestess, but Calderus's home (left) is designed the exact same as the west ruins (right)

like if it weren't for a few differences (including terrain) they'd be identical

The photo on the left is the front yard of Calderus's home, by the way, so this indicates the west ruins area is the home for the other dragon, which just so happens to be right by the mines, where the Priestess is

Oh and here's farther up for Calderus's yard:

the only difference here is that the west ruins has a singular statue (instead of two) right up against the wall

One more thing that interests me is that in some new dialogue Calderus mentioned "dragon priestesses" and said something about them that meant they served/helped dragons or something. If the Priestess we see is a dragon, then I wonder how that correlates?

[daisyssousa]

chaos protection divination life&death reality spirit healing

[blackhillverse]

they said this is the cheapest marvel series ever produced. see, this is what happens when you focus on storytelling instead of unnecessary stuff no one cares about. i loved this episode so much. please, give me more low-budget marvel shows that care about the plot, the characters, and their target audience. i don't need another rdj blockbuster marvel movie. you can have that. give me meaningful stories with a low budget, made by people who truly believe in what they're creating.

[i-heart-scully]

I needed you. My coven.

[stevenrogered]

AGATHA ALL ALONG | 1x07, "Death's Hand in Mine"