#6-10 years old like a human* sorry my typing is a lil fucky

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now that im a lil more awake and clear headed for now am gonna continue based off of theSelin and his attachment to his capes posts I made last night bc i got thinkin bout maybe *why* he would be so attached to the capes other then well- not being neurotypical jdgsdfgsdj

and I got big sad ideas so am gonna put them under the cut

So it also got me to thinking a little bit bout Selin’s parents bc I know damn well that if they hadn’t been killed then Selin would’ve grown up to be a pretty decent person emotionally bc dragons have a LOT of needs that even a village of people cant keep up to bc it requires at least one dragon to properly raise another.  So I was thinking bout every time Selin’s parents both had to go do something important they would always try to set everything up so the village could take care of him just enough until they returned, and for these two dragons specifically it would involve wrapping him in a blanket that had emeralds woven into it. (They believed Emeralds had protective and comforting properties and they did, just only for Selin though)  Selin still remembers the day, his parents set everything up for one of them to be back within two hours. Just like every other time they were very apologetic and comforting while he asked why couldn’t just one of them stay and then when the other comes back the first one could go? They took turns holding him and comforting while the other was setting things up. They were getting him tired and sleepy so he would sleep for the time they were gone to make it easier on the village folk.  He remembers them wrapping him in the blanket that had so many small pieces of emeralds in it that it looked as if the blanket itself was green and how when it shifted in the light it was like a new pattern formed on it. The same blanket he would hide under during really loud storms before he learned to not be afraid of them, before he grew to love the storms. He remembers drifting to sleep as his parents kissed his head before saying ‘we’ll be back’ before they left.  Then he remembers waking up hours later, when his parents had left it was bright outside and now it was dark. There were at least 10 different sets of eyes stareing at him. Sure the village folk would take care of selin but they’ve never been this close to him while he was awake, let alone when his parents were so late to return. They weren’t sure how the young dragon was going to react.  The first hour was calm with some anxiety, the folk helped him tie the blanket around him like a cape so he could pace when he wasn’t looking out the windows. He remembers them muttering trying to figure out what to do, while he could understand them they couldnt understand him as he hadn’t yet learned how to speak english other than ‘i, me, you, them’, he only knew how to speak in dragon tongue.  the second hour is where his panic started to set in as a storm was starting. How would his parents find their way back in the storm?? it’d be really difficult to see! What if they miss the village and get lost?? and couldn’t find their way back? flying in rain can be a lot harder than flying in clear weather especially if you’re already tired! The villagers had a hard time trying to calm him down as he started to run through the house, hoping maybe they had already come home and they were sleeping and wanted to let him sleep and that’s why they didn’t wake him up or come out yet!  After that he just remembers running in the rain, crying both literally and crying out for his parents. The village folk were worriedly shouting his name while some chased him just so if he got lost they could guide him back. Which did eventually happen.  He remembers sitting and looking up at the pieces of the sky he could see through the trees while his blanket did its best to protect him from the rain. Sure he was terrified of each thunder he heard and every flash of lightning but he was more terrified bout the fact his parents weren’t back yet. That they had just... disappeared. He remembers holding on tight to the blanket. Until eventually one of the villagers that did follow him walked over to him and simply just said “Come on, lets go and get you warmed up. You’re shaking like a leaf.” and he listened. he walked with them all the way back to the village, crying hiccuping and shaking the entire time. That was the first night most of the village stayed in his house. It wasn’t the last either, every time he requested for some of them to stay the night they would without question. He always held on close to the blanket which as he got bigger eventually turned into a cape as it got too small to be used as a blanket.  Before moving into the city he got replicas made with dyed fabric instead of emeralds and the village folk even added on little details to remind him that they were still there for him like how he was for them.  In the city he never wears the original, for fear of losing the last memento of his parents that he can take with him. Sure he has the house back at the village but it’s basically been converted into a church based around him at this point so it’s not the same. It’s not like the blanket.  He still catches himself thinking that his parents just.. disappeared and maybe one day they’ll show up at the village. Though the more reasonable part of him says otherwise.

#When it happened Selin was about??? 8 or 9 months old but for dragons that's like out 6-10 years old depending on the type of dragon #6-10 years old like a human* sorry my typing is a lil fucky #so he was purely in his dragon form at the time. he didnt learn how to shift into his human form until he was a year old #also if you're curious how dragons age at first its hella slow but then it gets really fast bc a 20 year old dragon is the same as a 20 year #old human. its around the 16 year mark is when the aging processes start to line up #by time they're 20 the aging processes/time is identical #my writing #selin tag #ask to tag