Bury Your Flame (1/3)
Summary: After receiving a dragon egg when his grandfather passed away, Phil is forced to ask for help from the local dragon tamer. As he soon finds out, Dan Howell is nothing he’s been expecting. Infuriating, ludicrous, and completely lacking respect, Dan is everything Phil hates. But Phil will do anything to make his grandfather proud, even if that means getting help from the local cluck.
Word Count: 14,320 / 45k
Warnings: Blood/gore, angst, threats, major injury
A/N: At long last, I'm finally uploading the first part of my dragon tamer au! This fic will be approximately 45k words and will include some violent scenes and angst. But it's also just really fun at the same time! Thank you so much to @dandelionisonfire for betaing this for me and for helping me out with this story. You're the best and i couldn't ask for a better person to look at this fic. This fic is basically my baby after I've been working on it since last June, but hadn't been able to finish it until I had finished Sweet Pea! And now it's going up! I'm emotional lol. Thanks for reading i love you all and the next part will be up in a few days xoxo
Two days after Phil’s grandfather had passed away, a loud knock resounded on Phil’s bedchamber door. He didn’t have the chance to grant access to the visitor before his door was opening, revealing his father.
“Philip,” the King said solemnly, and Phil sat up curiously on his bed, giving him a confused glance. His father, dressed in his usual elegant attire, had an odd looking box cradled in his arms. It looked like a small chest, with stained purple wood and sparkling golden plates to protect it from harm. It wasn’t too large, yet big enough that it obviously held something inside of it. Perhaps gold or jewels?
“Father,” Phil replied, trying his hardest to sound respectful. He stood from his bed, bowing his head. “To what do I owe you this pleasant surprise?”
The King took his time making his way over to Phil, gesturing his son to sit back on the bed. Still holding the box to his chest, they sat in a comfortable silence until his father finally broke it. “Before your grandfather passed, he confided in me that he wanted you to take care of this.” He handed the box to Phil, who took it in his hands gingerly. It wasn’t as heavy as he’d imagined it would be, but it was heavy enough for him to be aware that there was definitely something inside. “A letter is inside detailing what it is, exactly, but it was very important to your grandfather that you have this. He told me that he wanted you to keep his legacy alive by doing this favour for him. Do you think you can handle that?”
Phil glanced down at the box quizzically. He couldn’t very much tell what it was just by the outside, but the depth to his father’s tone made his stomach clench with nerves. “But what is it, father?” he asked quietly, running his hands down the sides of the chest. There was a lock keeping it shut but he didn’t have the key.