#i havent watched the interview in a while and ive forgotten some details

[violet-moonstone]

i CANNOT stop thinking about drago's tormpentipede dragon arm. its such a cool/badass idea that also kinda leans into body horror for me and i definitely want to explore this more in fanfiction

i think it could be non-creepy if it were a cute dragon but im of course imagining something that looks at least something like a centipede. basically something with a face not unlike a silkspanner (maybe less round and more flattened) but in a warm colour scheme and an elongated body and creepy crawly legs.

the fact that theyre parasitic makes it somehow both ambiguously heartwarming and creepy. this dragon chose to attatch itself to drago and act as his arm...but was it doing that out of a desire to help him or was it simply looking for a host and carrying out its usual function, which includes mimicking the emotion and will of said host? does drago accept the connection because he's desperate? does he feel anything for the dragon other than satisfaction at its obedience? is he arrogant and proud, believing that the connection between them is evidence of his triumph of will over yet another dragon? and is drago becoming more dragonlike as well, without even realizing it (or perhaps, with horror, being keenly aware)? just as his desires and mannerisms take over the tormentipede's body, do those of the dragon overtake him as well? where does man end and dragon begin?

does the tormentipede's body gets hot, especially when it shoots fire? does it cause drago pain? can the connection between them become so strong that he feels through the dragon? can the tormentipede easily detach itself so they can separate if needed, or does the connection involve some sort of painful latching on process? does the connection between their bodies fuse at all over time, so that their flesh is somewhat or entirely melded together? is there a blurred section of shoulder where what was once clearly defined skin and exoskeleton/scales has become a slurry of both? where does man end and dragon begin? ahhhhhhhhhh!!!