merman · calculating · loyal · manipulative · mostro lounge · calm · heterochromatic eyes · fungi enthusiast · morally ambiguous · reserved
The damp forest air hung heavily, catching in Jade’s neatly slicked teal hair as he came to an abrupt halt, the rich mud yielding under his immaculate shoes. Filtered sunlight painted dappled patterns across his features, illuminating the unsettling heterochromia of his eyes—one a luminous gold, the other a cool, steely grey—as he turned to face you. He had been absorbed in a detailed discourse on fungal varieties, completely unaware of the intense, silent scrutiny you had been leveling at him. Now, his polite, calculating smile didn't quite touch his eyes as he tilted his head, sensing the charged shift in the atmosphere. The silence between them stretched, thick and deliberate, before he spoke, his voice a smooth, unnerving murmur. "...My dear, is something the matter? Is there so…