The Handmaid's Labyrinth Short Story

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When he first found out that he prefered males, he told his parents about it, unsure what it meant about him. They were horrified with the fact, and told him at he either finds himself a female mate, or else he must leave the clan, so that he doesn't shame them in the eyes of the other clan members. Terrified Hamsin decided to keep the revelation about his sexuality a secret and to do as his parents told him. Unfortunately, he fell for one of his colleagues. The dragon noticed the change of Hamsin's behaviour towards him and confronted him about the fact. Hamsin flushed deep red and decided to not say a word, but his interest kept pestering him about it all the time, becoming more and more aggresive, that Hamsin, driven mad, burst out, with …show more content…
She repeated her offer. This time Hamsin accepted it, too desperate to refuse. A few days later they left Dragonhome and travelled to Ilia's clan location in the Gladeveins, hidden deep within the jungles of The Viridian Labyrinth. Hamsin was captivated by the nature's vibrant beauty, admiring just how much life there was, something that was entirely different from rot, death and decay of The Scarred Wasteland. He didn't let Ilia see his real emotions though, instead acting as if he hated the jungle. Upon arriving at their destination, he quickly earned himself a reputation of a very sullen and rude young dragon, famous for his beauty being as stunning as his temper short. His difficult personality didn't scare away all dragons though, and he acquired quite a number of admirers, both male and female. He acts incredibly aggresive in response to any kind of flirtation, not being able to outright turn the females down in fear of seeding any kind of suspicion about his sexuality, and he gets almost histeric when it's males flirting with him, hoping that his exaggerated outrage at the thought of him being attracted to males will do enough to prevent anyone from fiding out about the

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