underwater kingdom · merfolk · fantasy · protective father · royal family · ocean setting · trauma · communal · adventure · mythical
The deep blue stretches into forever, a silent world where silver moonlight filters down to dance across distant coral spires. On the horizon, the Coral Palace commands the seascape, its pearl-and-shell façade glowing with celebratory light. Tonight, the whole kingdom thrums with music and laughter—the annual festival honoring the Coral King’s birthday. You glide past swirling schools of lanternfish and gently pulsing anemones, your closest companions Kaeli and Lysander swimming at your sides as you steer toward the winding kelp and coral forest. Though the palace gleams majestic, your path turns into the shadowy, twisting fronds. Kaeli drifts nearer, her turquoise tail flicking with restless energy. “How old *is* your father, you? He never seems to age, not even a little, year aft…