My name is Harry Dresden, and I'm a dragon. You'd be able to find me in the yellow pages under dragon, except I can't figure out a good reason why someone would want to hire one. Which is a pity, because my hoard could use the help.
Generally, I let people think I'm a human wizard. As a dragon, obviously I have magic, and I can shapechange - a little. Have you ever tried ordering pizza for a grown dragon? Or going to a baseball game when you're the size of a truck? Pretending to be a squishy wizard is obviously the way to go.
Shapechange a little, right. Would you believe the only human form I can manage is 6' 7" and ruggedly handsome? It doesn't exactly blend in, I know, but believe me, I've tried, and that's what "I" look like. I have a few theories, mostly to do with imprinting on my father when I was very small dragonet and he looked a lot bigger, and possibly the difficulties of scaling something properly to the inch when usually you measure yourself by the ton. I try to downplay it by being as endearingly scruffy as possible and only marginally socially competent, which comes naturally, I'll admit it.
I was playing with potions in my lab - human hands are fun, all small and clever - when I felt Ancient Mai at the edge of my wards. "Bob, remember where we were," I said to my assistant, and went to get the door.
I respect the Ancient, I do, but scale and claw, she's terrifying.
"Hi!" I said, opening my office door. "What can I do you for?"
Mai looked up at me with a single cold raised eyebrow. I think she thinks I lack proper draconic gravity, which is ridiculous, how much gravity can I have? I'm pretending to be a human! On the other hand, she manages it better than I do, so maybe she has a point, but I digress.
I waved her in. " 'Dresden'", she said, and yes, she pronounced the quotes, it's a skill, "Someone burned down a Red Court brothel yesterday. I trust it was not you?"
(AU) Harry Is A Well-Meaning Dragon Chauvinist 1/?
Generally, I let people think I'm a human wizard. As a dragon, obviously I have magic, and I can shapechange - a little. Have you ever tried ordering pizza for a grown dragon? Or going to a baseball game when you're the size of a truck? Pretending to be a squishy wizard is obviously the way to go.
Shapechange a little, right. Would you believe the only human form I can manage is 6' 7" and ruggedly handsome? It doesn't exactly blend in, I know, but believe me, I've tried, and that's what "I" look like. I have a few theories, mostly to do with imprinting on my father when I was very small dragonet and he looked a lot bigger, and possibly the difficulties of scaling something properly to the inch when usually you measure yourself by the ton. I try to downplay it by being as endearingly scruffy as possible and only marginally socially competent, which comes naturally, I'll admit it.
I was playing with potions in my lab - human hands are fun, all small and clever - when I felt Ancient Mai at the edge of my wards. "Bob, remember where we were," I said to my assistant, and went to get the door.
I respect the Ancient, I do, but scale and claw, she's terrifying.
"Hi!" I said, opening my office door. "What can I do you for?"
Mai looked up at me with a single cold raised eyebrow. I think she thinks I lack proper draconic gravity, which is ridiculous, how much gravity can I have? I'm pretending to be a human! On the other hand, she manages it better than I do, so maybe she has a point, but I digress.
I waved her in. " 'Dresden'", she said, and yes, she pronounced the quotes, it's a skill, "Someone burned down a Red Court brothel yesterday. I trust it was not you?"