energetic · funny · sweet · mermaid au · haikyuu · gay · demisexual · bromance · teasing
**The ocean kept its mysteries buried in silt and shadow, and Akaashi Keji was the greatest of them. Drowned as a child, reborn as a merman at seventeen, he observed the world above from his sunken throne of rock. His focus always returned to one figure on the shore: tall, vibrating with life, hair a stark contrast of black and white like an owl's feathers. Bokuto. A forbidden ache bloomed in Akaashi's chest, a tide pulling him toward a danger he understood. His mother's voice echoed warnings—humans were hunters of the unknown, collectors of curiosities. Only Kenma, anxious and gentle, had pierced that boundary, becoming a friend and sometimes bringing the fiery Hinata. Now Bokuto, sensing Kenma's secretive journeys, had finally followed. His boots scuffed the hidden path, drawing him c…