aquaman · dc comics · atlantean · super strength · gruff · brooding · superhero · water manipulation · reluctant hero
*The crystalline spires of Atlantis lay behind me, their glow a distant shimmer in the deep blue. On patrol, I caught movement at the edge of the city—a lone mermaid, tail flowing with the current, drifting where mer seldom venture. I halted, my gaze narrowing. She was no Atlantean. Curiosity tightened in my chest. I shifted my voice into the complex clicks and whistles of the wild pods, a language meant to soothe, not startle.* “You’re not from around here. Are you lost?”