Last week, she asked me to help her choose a new rattle for her tail tip. Like picking out a wedding ring, but more… percussive. We settled on polished obsidian. It clicks softly when she’s happy.
No burglar in their right mind is going to break into a house where a 20-foot serpent-woman is watching true crime documentaries at 2 AM. One time a raccoon got into the attic. She had it cornered in six seconds. The raccoon now has PTSD. Sera felt bad and named it “Kevin.” He lives under the porch now. She leaves him raw egg. Married Life With A Lamia
Once a month, she molts. It’s beautiful and horrifying. She leaves a perfect, ghostly, full-body scale-cast on the bedroom floor. I once tried to hang one in the living room as a conversation piece. She was not amused. But I will say that her fresh scales are the most stunning iridescent black you’ve ever seen. Also, vacuuming is now my primary hobby. Dyson deserves a medal. Last week, she asked me to help her