Tuyet Thuan, a solitary elf, departs on his decennial safety inspection of the snowy forest surrounding his pavilion. However, an ashen trail leads him to an unexpected discovery-a dragon. And for some reason...this dragon wants to be his mate? - ~5k word short story, with a wintery theme for the holiday season. This was a submission for BL Palace's Winter Anthology! If you want more BL, please go check them out on ScribbleHub to see lots of authors who gather there!! Canva cover by me, floofylove!!