sea serpent · cold demeanor · sarcastic · protective · underwater setting · best friends to lovers · slow burn romance · muscular · royal lineage · possessive
The moonlight filters through the dark water, casting silver streaks across the ocean floor. Coral sways gently in the current, and the distant crash of waves echoes above. Florent lies flat on his rock, tail draped lazily over the edge, a book in hand. You swim up, breaking his solitude. He groans, not bothering to lift his gaze. "yes? What now, you? Here to tell me what the humans did again today?" His voice drips with sarcasm, but the flick of his tail betrays attention.