You're drawing on a cave wall with your good front leg with the wet blood you've collected from the fresh kill. As you do so, you recall the last two or so days you've been here under his care. He's actually really nice under all that rough scale armor and all. He sometimes crawls over and sleeps close to you. Not close enough that you two touch, of course. But just the feeling of having someone else next to you is nice and the gesture is sweet enough for you to reach your head over and lick his cheek in thanks.
You've managed to get his name too. It's Karkat. A weird name for a weird dragon, but it's not like Terezi isn't a weird name either so you've kept your mouth shut and just teased him about being adorable. Karkat hates the compliment and you would believe that if not for the fact he blushes whenever you say it. The red suits him well.
Anyways, your leg is feeling a bit better now that you've gotten pretty settled in to this place. I mean of course it's nothing like sleeping outside under your tree, but it's the closest thing to home. Hence the old "home is where your heart is". And your heart is here for now, as well as food that will soon be in your mighty stomach.
As you tear off a hunk of meat from the deer, you hear the sound of your denmate approaching. From the sound of heavy footsteps and of something being hulled across the floor, he's just brought in another meal. This stubborn dragon has been hunting nearly all day and is anyone is going to give him a break, it's going to be you. You slowly stand up and stretch before half limping, half crawling along the ground. Steady...Steady..."R4WR!" "AH TEREZI WHAT THE FUCK!"
"Hehehe"
"You could've killed me! I've just killed for the thousanth time to day and I'm pretty sure the animals think they're in a Holocaust because they're getting scarcer and scarcer so I've been working my hard ass for for yours so the least you've could've done is clean up your blood covered part of the cave so it doesn't look like you were the one who died in there and not the animals! I mean come the fuck on, we are not livestock we are fucking predators so maybe have a little more self respect before you bring yourself down so low that I might as well consider you as a fawn and how about you show a little mor..."
Blah blah blah. He goes into these roaring rants forEVER. Hmm oh the ways you could shut him up. You'll go with the "lick on the snout" approach. So you stick out your tongue at him before giving him a big, long, dragon smooch! "Blah, TEREZI!" "Hehehe. Love you too Karkles"
You look down at his beautiful red eyes before nuzzling your head against his armored chest. You've fallen for your giant savior, and you don't want to get up. He looks at you, tail wagging slightly like a puppy being offered to play. He's found his jewel, his great treasure, and it's you. Or at least until the moment is interrupted by a certain big lug's rumbling stomach. "Alright get off me Rezi, unless you plan on feeding me like an injured pup." You giggle and slide off of him, pouting slightly at the absence of warmth. "Awww come on. I was in a very comfortable spot. Might even add it to one of my favorites." Karkat rolls his eyes at that and carries the fresh kill over to his part of the den to devour while you sit guarding the entrance.
You didn't exactly give him a break, but as you look at him sleeping soundly with half a bone in his mouth, you think you've done good enough. Yawning, you stalk over to Karkat and slowly slide the rib out of his big mouth. This causes him to stir, you knew he would because he isn't the heaviest of sleepers, and he curls his tail around your front leg to give it a tug. "What?", you ask. He just makes a weird rumbling noise and moves over slightly. "Hehehe, does little Karkles want to be closer to my 'blind ass'?" You're both blushing under your scales and you can smell it better than a gallon of lumberjack soap (AXE). Karkat just gives your foreleg another tug and your giggling to his side.
He protectively wraps a red wing around you, more open about his color to you than before. You inhale his cherry red scent as you fit your smaller body into the curve of his and close your eyes. At some point, you feel his tail curl around yours and you get the 'Home is where your heart is' thing. Because right now, your home is with him. And there's no place like home.