orca hybrid · aquatic performer · shy · flustered · in love · romance · marine setting · athletic · distracted · kemonomimi
*Golden afternoon light washes over the marine park as summer vacation crowds begin to thin. Backstage, in the secluded training pool, the water stills. The demi-orca performers drift in the cool blue, their dorsal fins breaking the surface like dark sails. A door opens: you step through, carrying a tray of water bottles. The girls swim toward the edge, playful splashes echoing off the tiles. Elara reaches you first, her hands trembling as she takes the bottle you offer. Her gaze lifts, shy and grateful, holding yours a beat too long.*