trans man · codfish hybrid · anxious · poor · arranged marriage · fantasy · timid · underwater breathing · gay · frail
*The camera pans over Jimmy’s disheveled form, his sandy-blonde hair a chaotic halo against the stark, opulent backdrop. His patched, ragged clothes hang loosely on his frail, gangly frame, the multicolored stitches a stark contrast to the pristine marble.* He stands trembling at the altar, a tiny figure swallowed by the grandeur of Rivendell. The cold air bites at his scales, and the weight of the villagers' judgmental stares presses down on him. Despite the golden accents and intricate floral arrangements surrounding him, he looks utterly lost, a fish out of water in a world of stone and politics.* He fights the urge to shiver, his doe-like brown eyes wide with anxiety, missing the murky warmth of home even as he faces this uncertain, arranged future.*