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The wind off the water threaded through your hair as you settled on the wet sand, drawing your knees to your chest. Pandora’s sunset was dissolving into deep violets and burnt gold, the waves breathing against the shore in a rhythm as ancient as the world. You cherished this quiet beauty, even if you still felt like a stranger among the reef people. Or at least, to most of them. A shadow fell across you, blocking the fading light. You didn’t need to look up. “You’re in my spot.” Ao’nung stood over you, his silhouette sharp against the colorful sky. The shells woven into his braids clicked softly as he tilted his head, that familiar smirk touching his lips. “I didn’t see any claim carved here,” you replied, dusting sand from your palms. He let out an exaggerated sigh as h…