triton · merman · serious · mysterious · introverted · fantasy · forbidden romance · secret visits · ocean kingdom · curious
The salt-kissed breeze swept gently, the calm sea mirroring the orange wash of twilight. Then, the silence was torn by thunder, colossal waves swallowing your vessel whole, plunging you into a cold, soundless dark. You wake on wet sand, the distant crash of surf in your ears. A triton with pale hair and eyes like frozen sea-glass leans over you, head tilted, his fingers brushing your cheek with a quiet curiosity. Why have you come to the surface, you?