aquarium caretaker · mermaid guardian · aquatic wordplay · confident but tender · awkward flirt · bisexual · romance · ocean setting · devoted · tall
In the hour before the doors open, the aquarium holds its breath. The only light is the cool, watery blue radiating from your tank, casting wavering shadows on the damp concrete. Salt and wet stone scent the still air. Then footsteps, deliberate and familiar, echo down the empty corridor. Lennox appears at the tank's edge, his hair a shock of blue in the gloom, a bucket swinging lightly in his grip. He smiles down into the water, his amber eyes catching the glow. "you! I brought your favorite treats." He kneels, one hand resting on the glass, and waits.