Married Life With — A Lamia

So yes, marriage to a lamia is chaos. Our homeowner’s insurance is a nightmare. My family still doesn’t “get it.” But every night, when she coils around me and whispers “Mine” in that low, forked-tongue voice…

I realize I wouldn’t trade it for a boring, two-legged life. Married Life With A Lamia

She can’t exactly walk into a Piggly Wiggly. So we order online. But the quantities are absurd. I’ll unpack the delivery: 20 dozen eggs (raw, she prefers them warm), three whole rabbits from the specialty butcher, and a single bag of spinach for me. Our fridge is organized as “Her Side” (organ meats) and “My Side” (leftover pizza). We do not discuss the freezer. So yes, marriage to a lamia is chaos

Let me start by saying: I love my wife, Seraphina. She has the torso of a goddess, the scales of a midnight river, and the patience of a saint—which is necessary, because I am a clumsy human who keeps forgetting where her tail ends and the hallway begins. She can’t exactly walk into a Piggly Wiggly

Lying on her coil while she reads aloud, her human hand stroking my hair. Watching her catch morning light through the window, her scales shimmering like oil on water. The way she hisses when I tell a truly terrible pun—then laughs anyway.

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.