Monsters Wag Their Tails Only at Me

Iendeduppossessingacharacterinafantasynovelaboutthewarbetweenhumansandmonsters.Andofallpeople,IwokeupinthebodyofCerylAylos—theruthlessMonsterExecutioner.…ButI’maveterinarian.—“Ceryl!You’regoingtokillityourself?”“Whatnonsenseareyoutalkingabout?WhywouldIkillit?Canyounottellapainresponsefromanattackresponse?”ThefactthatIpossessedsomeonedidn’tmatter.Mymisanthropywasalreadysevere.Humanscouldliveordie—whocared?Buthandlinganimals—no,monsters—carelessly?Absolutelynot.Followingmyveterinaryinstincts,Itreatedmonsterswithloveandmeticulouscare.Thus,Cerylunintentionallybecamethefirsthumanevertotamemonsters.Andintheundergroundprison,hemetVaren,adragonkidnappedbeforehatchingandtorturedbyhumansfortwentyyears.“…C-Couldyou…comealittlecloser?”Therequestsoundedsoobviouslysuspiciousthatthedragoninstinctivelysteppedback.WhenCerylsawhimmoveaway,hefeltsuddenpanictighteninhischest.No.Calmdown.Hetriedtosteadyhimself,butthemomenthelookedatthedragon’sbrilliantgoldenbody,allreasondisappeared.Greed—pure,eagerfascination—tookover.Beforeheknewit,hishandshotbetweenthebars,reachingtowardthedragonlikesomevillaininahorrormovie.“Ifyoudon’tmind…huff,huff…couldItouchyou?Justonce?”‘…What?’“Yourscales…thoseshinyscales…huff.Doyoushedthemonyourown?”Justimaginingahugereptilesquirmingaroundtryingtoshedbyitselfwasenoughtomakehimdizzywithexcitement.Andthattail—thatsoft,chubbytail!Howdidthedragonsleepwithit?Didhecurluparoundit?ThethoughtnearlymadeCeryldelirious.Thedragonretreatedagain,baringhisteethinwarning—andbetweenthosegorgeousgoldenlips,Cerylsawcarnivoremolarsnoreptileshouldeverhave.“…Ahh!Yourteeth!Please—justonce—letmeseethem!”‘Whatonearth…’“Arethosebabyteeth?Oradultteeth?Howwasyourteething?CouldIbrushthemforyou?Please?”Thedragon’stailsweptpasthimandwrappedprotectivelyaroundhisneatlyfoldedfrontpaws.ThegesturewassounexpectedlyadorablethatCerylcouldn’tprocessanythingthedragonsaidafterward.‘…Istheresomethingwrongwithyourhead?’MainCharactersVarenDravergh(LoveInterest)Thelastsurvivingheiroftheancientdragonroyalbloodline,theDraverghClan.Rightwhenheisonthevergeofgivinguponlife,hemeetsCeryl—whotreatshimlikeabelovedpetreptile.CerylAylos(Protagonist)Formerveterinarian,dogownerwith18yearsofexperience,reptileotaku.Hewakesupinthebodyoftheinfamous“MonsterExecutioner,”CerylAylos—buthehasnointentionoffollowingtheoriginalplot.WhentoReadWhenyouwantafantasyadventurewhereaveterinarianprotagonisttamesadorablemonsters…andaccidentallyendsuptamingadragon,too.TaglineIftouchingadragon’stailkillsme…isn’tthataprettygloriouswaytogo?