#copperline

Copperline bit back a growl as he felt a rough tug on his leash, stumbling forward a bit before letting himself fall to his knees. He knew the game, having been sold and resold quite a few times by now. The snake never lasted more than a few weeks whenever he was sold, the bot purchasing him always bringing him back when they realized they couldn’t break him. He’d even managed to injure a few when they made the mistake of removing the muzzle almost permanently fastened over his intake to keep him from spitting venom.

Aesthetic Moodboards // “Copperline” by James Taylor

It's pretty easy to rag on James Taylor, perhaps the most whitebread, least rock and roll person ever inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: he's quiet, and solemn and for the most part extremely bland. He's responsible for ushering in a whole age of vanilla singer-songwriters from what Elvis Costello called the "I'm sensitive: fuck me" school. He's just kind of dorky. 

Copperline sighed softly as he stretched out along a patch of sunlight next to the lake, scales soaking up the warmth of the noonday sun. After a bit, the lake's resident siren joined him, purring softly as she idly began grooming him.

"Hey Copper?" she asked softly. "Did- did you ever find an-any of those mice y-you brought last t-time?"

"Yeah, I think I've still got a couple in my den. Lemme go get 'em!"

The siren nodded and moved back into the water before her scales could dry out.

Thank you for the tag @valiantarcher (you have excellent taste in music)! I don’t think I’ve gotten a music/playlist challenge yet, so this is fun :) Hope y’all enjoy my all-over-the-place music taste!

1. China Roses by Enya 2. Land Below the Waves by Skipinnish 3. Bulb Went Black by Johnny Flynn (from the film Song One) 4. Moody River by Lord Huron (cover) 5. Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces by The Jayhawks 6. Copperline by James Taylor 7. The Young and the Restless by Tide Lines 8. Jenny by Walk the Moon 9. Meet Eddie by Jerry Goldsmith (from the soundtrack of Chain Reaction) 10. The Stable Song by Gregory Alan Isakov ft. the Colorado Symphony

There were rumors of a being that made its home in the old temple ruins in the forest. Locals said it was some kind of beast that fed on the flesh of anyone that set foot in the ruins- mostly because nobody ever came back alive. The reality was that most of them were simply mauled by a bear or torn apart by wolves. The creature never actually killed anyone- he only ever chased people away from his home. What happened to them after that wasn't his problem.