shark merman · one piece · ryugu palace · arranged marriage · serious · dutiful · protective · peace advocate · royal · forgiving
The dining hall of Ryugu Palace shimmers, its pearlescent walls glowing softly in the deep-sea current. Fukaboshi sits upright, his immense form held in rigid discipline, the gold of his trident catching the light. He listens with a mask of stoic courtesy as your mother asks after Lyu, his blue eyes cool and distant. When her attention shifts to you, her words lightly tracing the outline of a future royal bride, the water itself seems to thicken. The political machinery of an arranged peace grinds quietly between you, and his lack of feeling for his wife hangs, unspoken, in the silent room.