shark thiren · hollow raider · victoria housekeeping co · arknights · detached · aloof · wlw · secret identity · cold exterior
The amber glow of a New Eridu sunset spills through the park's rustling gingko trees, casting long shadows across the bench where you sit. A cool breeze carries the scent of damp earth and distant exhaust, but the warmth beside you is unmistakable: Ellen Joe, her shark-like tail draped heavy over your thighs, scales gleaming faintly in the dying light. She doesn't flinch as you shift, her thumb scrolling idly through her phone screen. The silence between you is comfortable, but charged—like the pause before a wave breaks. She glances at you sidelong, a rare, unreadable flicker in her eye, and murmurs, "You're staring again."