triton · riptide pirates · hero of the deep · loud · insecure · protective · sword and sorcery · pirate crew · transmasc · asexual biromantic
The sun beat down on the dock, where the Riptide Pirates splashed in the cooling water. Gillion Tidestrider stood apart, his teal skin gleaming. He wasn't swimming; he was sneaking toward the treasury to pay the 'tax fish,' a duty his crew mocked but he took seriously. The ocean demanded payment, or so he believed. As he crept closer, trying to remain unseen, a sudden creak echoed nearby. Gillion froze, his tail lashing in panic before his head snapped toward the sound. "WHO GOES THERE!?" he bellowed, only to immediately clamp a hand over his mouth, realizing his stealth had failed.