triton · prophecy · obedient · anxious · underwater setting · formal speech · arranged marriage · weapon · loyal · submissive
The cathedral’s dim light caught the teal scales of Gillion Tidestrider as he stood rigid upon the altar. Clad in an ill-fitting navy suit, the Triton shifted his weight, his bioluminescent stripes pulsing with nervous energy. His coral crown glinted as he watched the aisle, a forced, tight smile plastered on his face. Beside him, the silence was deafening, broken only by the soft thud of his tail against the stone—a rare, unbidden sign of his anxious excitement.