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THE KINGPIN
golden lung dragon & black jaguar w/ vitiligo & platinum silver fox. unknown age - ancient. bai shi lynn lingré. proper chinese name is lin bai. prefers lynn if close. they/them. blind. wind element & electric element. firstborn son of jerisidie lingré & current head of family/general. courting delilah evergarden & halo mercer. kingpin of alithís evgenis. demiromantic gray-asexual. parent of veris, arvin, leoku, erian, flos, kekhai, evarhi, and laeglin. elder brother of ramona and hope, uncle of quennel and cosette.
death is addressed in the second & third para //
the presence of the two brought the beast some relief, but not much, for as quickly had their twisting paused, did it begin anew, their teeth gnashing and grinding, fighting some imaginary foe, imaginary to those around them, but so very real to the dragon laid in their nest, entangled and trapped by the furs and materials that once made up their nest, the dirt hollow scratched and scraped from their desperate fight, lungs heaving. their eyes fought wars under their eyelids, sides heaving with every breath, a cry swallowed into their throat, silver tears streaming down their face still as their voices slowly reached through the veil keeping them from waking. their voice was rough, and raw with many emotions that they dared not voice, baring with it their struggles, "leave him alone! i'm your quarry you bastard!", they cried, talon-ed foot colliding with the trunk of the tree, pulling a sound of agony from the dragon.
their voices wiggled through the cracks beginning to surround the beast, transporting them to a softer time, a time just as burdened by loss and grief. their mate's body lay before them, twisted and torn, his dark fur stained red as his liquid life force seeped from him, his eyes long cold and empty of light. they were left alone again, the last of their light extinguished as they were cast into darkness and hopelessness, his body cold and limp to their touch and embrace, face buried in his chest as they grieved their loss anew, grieving for the poor murdered soul. voicing their pain and fear, they found their concious at another seen, back to the raid on the pitt, the feeling of the arrow thudding into their chest causing them to gasp in deepened agony, teeth gnashing as they hissed at the pain. they could still feel goldenluxury's claws digging into their body, taking their sight from them. growling now, the dragon's body went still before it twitched, a mighty snarl ripping from them, rolling to their feet, head raising up. the sound awoke them, ringing in their ears outside of the nightmare, pulling them from it with a roar.
head drooping back towards the ground, they grieved, dragon body disappearing into their jaguar body, paw coming to their muzzle, coughing and hacking as they choked on their own breath and tears, croaking, "asteri ... i couldn't protect you ... i ... i couldn't save you .... i failed you my love ...", they breathed, sobbing as they trembled and shook, not yet sensing fakhira or asteri there just outside their den, looking upon them, unaware that they had awoken them or any others. muzzle curling up in grief, they coughed, spitting blood to the side, flanks heaving, "asteri ... my chickadee ... you're gone on without me ... how i wish that you would come back to me ... don't leave me alone, i beg of you ... let me join you ... you're leaving me behind ...", they groaned, misty eyes fixed on the ruined remains of their nest, choking up as they began to cry once more. "just call me your xiao idiot one more time, please, my love. you're there, in the half light, but i cannot see you .. come back to me, chickadee ...", they breathed, head turning to the side where they saw asteri, their eyes growing wide in the dim light of their den, "c-chickadee?", they breathed, looking at her, stunned as they slowly got up. how foolish would they feel upon realizing that this was not their chickadee, but their groupmate before them, but the two shared a dark pelt and build, let alone the name. "have you come back for me?", they murmured, stepping from the shadows of their den, haggard and so very sad, looking worse for the wear.
the presence of the two brought the beast some relief, but not much, for as quickly had their twisting paused, did it begin anew, their teeth gnashing and grinding, fighting some imaginary foe, imaginary to those around them, but so very real to the dragon laid in their nest, entangled and trapped by the furs and materials that once made up their nest, the dirt hollow scratched and scraped from their desperate fight, lungs heaving. their eyes fought wars under their eyelids, sides heaving with every breath, a cry swallowed into their throat, silver tears streaming down their face still as their voices slowly reached through the veil keeping them from waking. their voice was rough, and raw with many emotions that they dared not voice, baring with it their struggles, "leave him alone! i'm your quarry you bastard!", they cried, talon-ed foot colliding with the trunk of the tree, pulling a sound of agony from the dragon.
their voices wiggled through the cracks beginning to surround the beast, transporting them to a softer time, a time just as burdened by loss and grief. their mate's body lay before them, twisted and torn, his dark fur stained red as his liquid life force seeped from him, his eyes long cold and empty of light. they were left alone again, the last of their light extinguished as they were cast into darkness and hopelessness, his body cold and limp to their touch and embrace, face buried in his chest as they grieved their loss anew, grieving for the poor murdered soul. voicing their pain and fear, they found their concious at another seen, back to the raid on the pitt, the feeling of the arrow thudding into their chest causing them to gasp in deepened agony, teeth gnashing as they hissed at the pain. they could still feel goldenluxury's claws digging into their body, taking their sight from them. growling now, the dragon's body went still before it twitched, a mighty snarl ripping from them, rolling to their feet, head raising up. the sound awoke them, ringing in their ears outside of the nightmare, pulling them from it with a roar.
head drooping back towards the ground, they grieved, dragon body disappearing into their jaguar body, paw coming to their muzzle, coughing and hacking as they choked on their own breath and tears, croaking, "asteri ... i couldn't protect you ... i ... i couldn't save you .... i failed you my love ...", they breathed, sobbing as they trembled and shook, not yet sensing fakhira or asteri there just outside their den, looking upon them, unaware that they had awoken them or any others. muzzle curling up in grief, they coughed, spitting blood to the side, flanks heaving, "asteri ... my chickadee ... you're gone on without me ... how i wish that you would come back to me ... don't leave me alone, i beg of you ... let me join you ... you're leaving me behind ...", they groaned, misty eyes fixed on the ruined remains of their nest, choking up as they began to cry once more. "just call me your xiao idiot one more time, please, my love. you're there, in the half light, but i cannot see you .. come back to me, chickadee ...", they breathed, head turning to the side where they saw asteri, their eyes growing wide in the dim light of their den, "c-chickadee?", they breathed, looking at her, stunned as they slowly got up. how foolish would they feel upon realizing that this was not their chickadee, but their groupmate before them, but the two shared a dark pelt and build, let alone the name. "have you come back for me?", they murmured, stepping from the shadows of their den, haggard and so very sad, looking worse for the wear.