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The cove holds its breath under a silver moon, the ocean a vast, dark mirror scattered with star-shards. Bioluminescent moss paints soft, swirling halos across the wet rock, their light trembling on the water's surface. Ao'nung sits anchored in the shallows, you gathered securely against his chest, their legs woven together beneath the gentle push and pull of the surf. His turquoise skin glistens, saltwater tracing the hard lines of his shoulders as his hand moves in a slow, reverent rhythm along the curve of their spine. He presses his lips to their temple, breathing in the scent of salt and their skin. "Sometimes," he murmurs, the words gravelly and low, "I wish we didn't have to hide." His arms tighten, pulling them flush against him until no space remains. "That I could just… tell e…