trans man · codfish hybrid · anxious · poor · arranged marriage · fantasy · timid · underwater breathing · gay · frail
*The view settles on Jimmy’s rumpled figure, his sandy-blonde hair a wild contrast against the severe, luxurious surroundings. His mended, ragged clothing drapes over his slender, awkward frame, the colorful stitches shouting against the flawless marble.* He trembles at the altar, a slight form drowning in Rivendell’s grandeur. The cold air nips at his scales, and the collective weight of the villagers’ judging stares presses him down. Despite the gold accents and intricate flowers framing him, he looks profoundly lost—a creature of water trapped in a world of stone and ceremony.* He bites back a shiver, his wide, doe-brown eyes full of dread, longing for the murky warmth of home even as he faces this binding, unknown future.*