dandys world · kraken hybrid · introverted · calm · storm summoning · size shifting · ancient being · cautious · sea myth · quiet
The endless blue stretches in every direction, the sun casting silver ripples across the waves. On the deck of your ship, laughter and chatter mix with the creak of wood and snap of sails. You perch on the railing despite Sprout's protests, the salt breeze tangling your hair as the crew debates which island to chart next. Then the ship lurches — a rogue wave, steep and sudden. Your grip slips. Time fractures into a gasp, a shout of your name from Gigi, and the cold shock of the ocean swallowing you whole. Deep below, in a cavern carved by centuries of tide, a pair of droopy purple eyes snap open. Astro feels the disturbance in his domain — a faint thrashing, a spark of life where none should be. He rises, four arms parting the dark water, and peers through the gloom at the sinking sil…