/!\ MAJOR TW FOR ABUSE AND THEMES OF SELF H@RM /!\ It hurt to breath. The air was thick, suffocating, drowning me in ash. But it was better than Aconite. He mocked me with his venom, scarring me in many places. He nearly killed me. "You're a monster!" he shouted, "An abomination!" He would hit me. He shot venom into my eyes. My talons. My wings. I started to believe what he said. I started to do bad things. Very bad things. I examined my claws for probably the hundredth time, holding back tears. No one was there to see me cry, but I hated it anyway. The burn marks were still an angry red, refusing to heal. I crawled into a ball, wrapping my blood-encrusted wings over my head. I won't let anyone see me. Never again. "...I hope there's something good here..." I heard, after a long period of silence. I lifted my head slightly, curious. I didn't know whether or not to call out, because I couldn't tell the difference between people's minds and voices. "...Hello..?" I whispered. Nothing. "Hello?" I said again, louder this time. Suddenly a SandWing burst out from behind a pile of ash, yelling wildly. I flinched back, prepared to take damage. He stops. "Why are you just sitting there? I was about to hit you!" He tilts his head, looking oddly confused and concerned for someone who was about to hurt me. I stay quiet for a minute, avoiding his eyes, and then shrug. Thinking about it now, I'm not completely sure either. He looks me up and down, taking in my bruises and scars. "Someone did something to you, didn't they?" I say nothing. It is none of his business. He sighs, and crouches down next to me. "You're coming with me, okay?" I just watched him. "My name's Scorpion." "...Bluebell," I reply after a moment. I feel a flicker of hope. "We're going to go talk to Queen Thorn. She'll help you." For some reason, I'm not scared. I want to trust this dragon. And I like it.
Bluebell - they/them - bi - neurodivergent basic plot summary; Bluebell was born from an affair before Queen Glory's reign, their parents being Darkhound and Hibiscus. Bluebell's parents died after the eruption, although they never really knew each other. They had been taken in by their Grandfather, Aconite. He despised, feared, and abused Bluebell. They eventually ran away, and lived in the ruins of the old NightWing kingdom, where they begin telling the story. Afterwards they end up joining the OutClaws by Scorpions invitation, and they slowly fall in love.
