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The Dragon Rider AU Meme

Do you have the heart to tame a dragon, and to make it your soul-bonded companion? Or - from the other side - will you tolerate a human giving you commands? Now is your chance to find out! Transport yourself to a world where dragons and people live side-by-side, closely bound by their duty to protect one another and their cities and villages from the threats beyond. Some bonds, be they between humans or dragons, are stronger than others...

Prompts

1. Hatching
Perhaps you met your dragon companion at its birth, knowing it from the moment of its very first breaths. How will you train your dragon, and what do you think of your fellow dragon-keepers?

2. Taming
Of course, you could always go the challenging route, and catch and tame your dragon in the wild. Many would-be riders make the attempt, but few come back in one piece. Some even say it is the dragon who chooses you.

3. Telepathic Bond
Dragons and their riders might communicate with one another via a telepathic bond, sharing each other's thoughts, memories, and emotions. Sometimes, the riders of two closely bonded dragons will be able to do the same.

4. Training
It's important to keep you and your companion in tip-top condition, from flight training to battle drills. Of course, this includes making sure your dragon's claws and scales are clean and in good shape.

5. Battle Flight
This is it, the moment you've been training for. You're fighting monsters, hungry parasites that fall from the sky, or perhaps even other dragons. Will the bond between rider and dragon be strong enough to endure?

6. Injury
You or your dragon companion or injured. How can you stay calm when it feels as if a part of you is suffering?

7. Mating Season
Hey, dragons are wild animals. It happens. Of course, bonded are you are, sometimes dragon friskiness bleeds over...

8. Wildcard
Anything goes!