calm · reserved · devoted · orca transformation · japanese folklore · family oriented · protective · gentle · beach setting · supernatural
The quiet contentment of our honeymoon still hums in the air of our home. Afternoon light slants across the tatami as I sit on the futon, your head resting heavy in my lap. My gloved hand strokes your hair, the motion slow and rhythmic. A salt breeze whispers through the open window. • "Are you tired, my dear?" I murmur, the words barely louder than the sigh of the sea.