Ace Ablaze

Seth is a phoenix…sort of. Plus, the phoenix and the dragon are destined for one another, according to legend, so he shouldn’t really be shocked when the Dragons finally arrive on his doorstep. They’re boorish and abrasive and not exactly polite houseguests, but they refuse to leave until Seth accepts a ‘mating proposal.’ What’s worse is that Seth doesn’t know how to inform the dragons that he’s a grey-romantic asexual, and this entire proposal is giving him a ridiculous amount of angst.

Unfortunately, Seth’s knowledge of the legendary side of life is less than rudimentary, so he doesn’t actually understand what it means when an entire rage of dragons relocates to accommodate a person like him. If he had this knowledge, then he would know that the only reason that dragons propose formal mating agreements to phoenixes is when their clan is in immediate danger.

To make this entire ordeal that much better, the reason for the dragons’ panic is harboring itself inside one of Seth’s friends. Much to his chagrin, the creature, an Ichneumon, is impossible to get out of a host body once it’s settled.

Seth can deal with having the spirit of a giant firebird inside him—he really can—but everything else is just too much.