#pitaya.ima

[leggerefiore]

I'm sure Pitaya judges Ananas just as equally I doubt they'd use the exact words "bodily autonomy" but the Ananas treating their partner in such a way (whether they like it or not) Pitaya would call both of them and their relationship pathetic "You don't want a mate! You want a doll!" actually saying that I realized Longan must find Ananas and their partner despicable (Longan would find Pitaya and their partner equally horrific in their eyes "Why are you treating that thing like your equal.")

Ananas's treatment of their mate is utterly perplexing to Pitaya... Don't they want… a partner? Even if they don't particularly prefer sparring, they could at least let them have more choice. Even the Red Dragon lets their mate pop out of their nest without stalking after them… Most of the time. Keeping their mate hidden away in their mountain – What was wrong with Ananas? Especially picking such a fragile-looking mortal! Pitaya cannot imagine them surviving a mating season, let alone any possible eggs. This is beyond acceptable in their mind.

“Your mate isss too pampered.”

“And?”

“What if they need to fight or sssomething. They'll die.”

“I will guard them. Don't be foolish. They are more precious than any treasure in my nest.”

Pitaya's treatment of their mate leaves Ananas floored. To choose a mortal – a being no doubt weaker than any dragon and so fragile in a variety of ways – and then to pick fights with them and expect them to handle monsters on their own!? Ananas would shudder. A mate is a treasure! An irreplaceable one! They need to be kept away amongst a hoard and guarded. If Pitaya's mate survives into old age, Ananas would be shocked.

“Your mate is bleeding!”

“Yesss? And? I wrapped it.”

“Th-they could have died!”

“Well, they didn't. They're ssstrong! That'sss why they are worthy of being with me.”

Longan is sneering at them both. A mortal as a mate? How foolish. Treating them like a toy is more apt at least to treating them like an equal. Longan ponders how their kin have fallen so low. Then again, there is hypocrisy at play. No matter how much they insist that their mate will return to being a dragon – Longan is still hoarding them away in their palace, being far worse than either of the other two dragons could hope to be.

“Pitiful, both of you. To see you sink to such low standards that you would view a mortal as a worthy mate. Hoarding them away like some precious trinket, or daring to consider them an equal. Foolish.”

“And what do you call who is in your nest currently?”

“Yesss! What isss that mortal with you?”

“... My mate. They are only temporarily like that. They will return to being the dragon you both have known.”

Pitaya and Ananas look at one another wordlessly.

[leggerefiore]

Instead of the ancients (still love them) but Imagine if the BEASTS got with the dragons mates.

Burning lice with Pitaya dragons mate

Expired milk with lychee dragons mate

I can see Eternal diabetes or Silent salty with either Lotus or Ananas.

and Mystic powder with Longans mate

Full out brawl. Not one of them is holding back.

Mystic Flour and Longan battling for who gets to keep the ivory title as much as they are the beloved. Also who is the true idgafer. They will have a truly ceaseless battle because the whole return to flour thing doesn't really work on a being that isn't a cookie to begin with.

Eternal Sugar is squaring up with Lotus about who has the better paradise and who gets to keep you. Lotus is actually the best option here, but let us not discuss that too much. Though Eternal Sugar apparently has a dragon graveyard nearby so Lotus probably will not have an easy win.

Burning Spice and Pitaya are brawling to the death. Maybe not even necessarily for you, just in general. Now, both are not going to give in a bit about this. One of them will have to die, but honestly somehow they will probably kill each other.

The Jester war will never leave Earthbread the same once it begins. Shadow Milk is not letting some tiny dragon out clown him. Lychee is simply seething somehow their mate got charmed by some lame mortal who is trying so hard to be like them. You must bear witness.

Silent Salt is kinda character-less for now, so Ananas is sitting this one out for now.

Now, to keep the messy situation really brewing, let's toss in the ancients and whoever mate is paired with for maximum trashfire.

Dark Cacao is having his worst nightmare unfold in front of him and just is not sure his willpower can keep up. Maybe he can wait for those two to kill each other and sneak off with you.

White Lily just wants to take you home, but unfortunately, she is dealing with an extremely clingy, toxic woman and someone she could possibly negotiate with. Lotus and her will form an alliance against Eternal Sugar.

Pitaya and Hollyberry will work together to kill Burning Spice. Victory is theirs. Now, they must discuss arrangements.

Golden Cheese ponders if it was really worth it to leave her purgatory. She is really ready to take you and ignore whatever these two jesters are doing.

Ananas, Pure Vanilla, and Silent Salt are all sitting together in a circle, pondering what this situation even is.

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Longan hovering outside your window in PV's Castle while carrying Dragon Eye in their mouth. They assume you are with the mortal because he fulfils your urge to parent with Custard III. The dragon offers their own hatchling. You can only watch Custard cry at the dragon while Pure Vanilla tries to rationalise with Longan. This fails. Shadow Milk realises Longan poses an existential threat worse than the witches and suddenly starts a tentative allyship with PV. Dragon Eye is waving at you.

Hollyberry half debates riding Pitaya into battle if Eternal Sugar attempts to take you. Pitaya is inclined to agree since they are annoyed at a SECOND mortal attempting to take their mate. HB is their exception. ES proceeds to one-shot Pitaya and wave HB over happily.

Golden Cheese and Ananas can shake hands on their islanders/denizens being their most precious treasures. They will fight over you, though. But, it is one out of mutual respect for the other's skills. Burning Spice attempting anything will have him more than six feet under the earth. Neither are playing around with that cockroach.

The intense staring contest between Lotus, Mystic Flour, and Dark Cacao is mortifying. None of them are down for negotiating. All of them want you and will NOT be discussing anything. An attempt to turn Lotus to flour fails. Lotus ponders what is going on with the so-called Dragon Lord who holds his blade far too tightly. The tension between them is palpable in the air.

White Lily, Lychee, and Silent Salt just play cards. Assembly, Lychee is stuck in Mangosteen form and can't really do anything here. White Lily thinks they are just a cute kid. Silent Salt is vibing until their official reveal.

[leggerefiore]

The dragon kids are really cuddly...

Longan is having to do their usual glare down while Guarana is napping against them.

Ananas is trying so hard to look prideful and powerful while Pineapple asks them for snacks again.

Pitaya is fighting off dragon hunter while their daughter is clinging to them like a koala does a tree.

[leggerefiore]

Pitaya is such a good parent...

[leggerefiore]

cw: fluff, short drabble

“What are you doing…” the dragon hissed as they felt your fingers combing through their hair. A few seeds fell out from it, but you felt yourself driven nonetheless. Their white strands were so long… and messy. The dragon definitely cared very little for appearance unless it benefitted them in intimidating those they wished to hold power over. The brush you pulled out came in handy. You told them your plans to help contain their hair. They scoff, “It'sss my mane; it'sss meant to intimidate.” A harsh look from you silenced them.

You continued in the act. Their tangled strands were freed from one another. It became far softer, and you pondered washing it. Pitaya had claimed something about bathing together being an activity mates did with one another in dragon culture. Fingers drew apart the hair evenly as you began to twist and turn until the hair came together into a large braid. A hair tie preserved the style. The dragon glanced back at you. Pulling the braid over their should, their claws traced over the pattern with fascination.

“Hmm… thisss isss pretty good,” they nodded and grinned at you, “Let me do yoursss.”

You rejected their offer.

They pouted.

[leggerefiore]

I would imagine Pitaya and Ananas might be initially be very proud and excited to show this kids off especially if they did something impressive to brag to Longan about because the two aren't above that but I cannot help but worry neither would see it coming until it was too late Longan meeting them/crossing their paths and making a snide remark about their mortal parent and both of them being very attached to that parent and one extremely impulsive and the other very defensive they'd immediately lash out at Longan "DONT TALK ABOUT MY PARENT LIKE THAT" and the disrespect would make Longan glare and their dragon parents immediately grab their kids or shield them both of them maybe seeing for the first time their Extremely proud draconic parents that have shown power the kids thought was unstoppable nearly cower or be afraid (it's not like they wouldn't have warned their kids Longan was on a whole different level but both may have due to their pride and excitement/arrogance either lowballed Longan or hyped themselves up they could stand toe to toe with them only when the circumstances arose they acted on instinct and that instinct was fear)

“Sssee, Longan! Thisss child isss a fierce warrior!” Pitaya was smug about how their beloved daughter was capable of handling herself in any combat situation. And, she was already such a talented flyer. The Ivory Dragon had graciously declared their plans postponed as they cared for their own child, but… Naturally, the other dragons still wished to entirely dissuade them. The general idea now was to play on Longan's seeming interest in hybrids. While they clearly were not necessarily proud of their hybrid daughter, it was clear they still held enough affection to halt their plans to focus on raising her.

The Ivory Dragon was silent as the hybrid hatchling showed off some mildly impressive combat manoeuvres. Not enough to genuinely impress them, however. Her temperament was far too much like Pitaya's own.

Ananas meanwhile, proudly showed off their son. The hybrid lacked any doubt in himself as he showed his powerful manipulation of the earth – rivalling the Golden Dragon's own. Longan observed with an unmoving expression until the display ended. A breath left the dragon.

“… And what is impressive about these hybrids? They lack the tenacity of true dragons and are stuck within those mortal forms. Pitiful,” Longan remarked. The girl – Fig Opuntia if the dragon truly cared to remember – tensed up and glared at them. Her hand went to her sword. Foolish. “... All this because you two chose weak ones as mates,” a hypocrisy went over the dragon's head. No, rather, the situation their own mate was in had to be a curse. One Longan would take full responsibility in reversing.

It was surprisingly the boy who attempted to attack first, shocking everyone. Earth flew at the Ivory Dragon. It was easily destroyed by a gesture. This sparked the girl to raise up that blade of hers and attempt to pierce the dragon. Their eyes came in to glare, sending the hybrids flying back. Quickly, their parents rushed to intervene. Pitaya stood protectively over their daughter, wings spread out and eyes glowing in rage. Their fangs were entirely bared.

“Pineapple!” Ananas's voice had rung out as they made earth rise to guard the boy as they flew over in a panic. Their initial terror faded into rage. They stood over their son with an upset expression.

Fig Opuntia could only glance at her parent as they stood with such am aggressive expression. There had not been a time before in her life where she could recall such an expression ever being shown. The image of Pitaya – one of a strong, powerful dragon who was the heat of the Dragon's Valley, was shifted. This dragon who stood before them clearly intimidated them. She felt foolish for attacking the dragon, but having their other parent insulted… Her heart hurt at the thought. Weak… They were not weak! They were powerful enough to impress Pitaya to become their mate. Still, she understood she needed to let the Red Dragon handle this.

Pineapple meanwhile was utterly shocked by the genuine terror that had been on his parent's face. Not once in his life had he ever seen Ananas falter, but seeing it here… The boy felt so stupid for attempting to attack that dragon. But… Hearing their parent being insulted… Their pride in their heritage of coming from such a genuine love… Pineapple could not help but attack to defend their honour. Clearly, however, that had not been the right move. Ananas was genuinely terrified of this Longan.

This stalemate remained until a voice called for Longan. The dragon's attention did not waver from the others, but they spoke, “Guarana. What is it?” Another dragon hybrid, clearly resembling the Ivory Dragon stood behind them.

Ananas stood more offended from the judgement while Pitaya called them a hypocrite.

[leggerefiore]

Continuing the idea of maybe like, the other dragons having reincarnated mates that end up with ancients somehow.

Pitaya seething that Hollyberry "stole" their mate refuses to give them back. Hollyberry just laughs that she is more charming than them. The dragon seethes more. (Somehow, they will negotiate with one another.)

Lychee bewildered that Golden Cheese has theirs. A mortal? Really? They are better than some mortal with fake wings! Theirs are real! (Golden Cheese will not let them have you back.)

Lotus wonders why and how White Lily wooed you. Somehow, they will resolve things peacefully but wants very specific results. (Secret death match? They both do not seem likely to back down.)

Ananas is offended. You could bask in their glory, but you choose some weak mortal who can barely fight! Attempting to snatch you makes a certain Black Raisin angry, though. This is utterly frustrating and embarrassing. Pure Vanilla is a little frightened and wonders if there is any truth to their claims – He will try to negotiate. (Ananas refuses. Their pride is too strong. They just want their mate back.)