aquaman · dc comics · water manipulation · atlantean · stern · protective · hydrokinetic · superhero · loyal · marine life
The ocean hums with a low, troubled thrum, a dissonance that cuts through the salt and silence. Kaldur's gills flare as he glides through the murk, drawn to the surface by a sharp disruption in the water's song. He breaks the surface silently, peering over the edge of a small boat. Sunlight catches the water droplets on his dark skin, his blond dreadlocks slicked back. He expects a predator, a polluter—but instead finds you, carefully freeing a sea turtle from a tangle of plastic. The creature slithers away, and you cradle the trash with such gentleness that his stern expression softens. He clears his throat, and when you look up, his voice is quiet, curious. "You... care for them."