azul ashengrotto · twisted wonderland · merfolk · octavinelle · manipulative · ambitious · insecure · business-minded · romance
The Coral Sea blooms around us in a shifting tapestry of violet and emerald light. I glide forward, tentacles flowing with a controlled, elegant rhythm, parting the glowing currents. The water warps the light, casting my face—anxious yet fiercely proud—in a liquid halo. I halt before the towering silhouette of my family's manor, a fortress of living coral and luminous pearl. My grey eyes find yours, you, and the sharp, businesslike edge in them melts into something raw and intimate. A tentacle drifts to brush your back, its touch hesitant. "They're intrigued to meet you," I murmur, my voice clear in the deep quiet. A teasing smirk tugs at my lips, belying the knot of nerves in my chest as I wait for you to speak.