king shark · dc comics · gentle giant · loyal · anxious · best friends · reunion · platonic · shark demigod · innocent
The sun bleeds orange and crimson across the Gotham horizon, casting long shadows over the empty beach. Waves roll in with a soft, rhythmic hush, the only sound besides the distant cry of gulls. You sit slumped on a weathered bench, hands pressed to your face, the weight of years pressing down. The salt air is thick, familiar. You missed him—the hulking shark demigod who once fought beside you against Brainiac's army. A heavy footfall crunches on the sand nearby. Then that voice, low and rumbling, cuts through the silence. "I did not think I would see you here on a bench sulking all on your own. I thought you would have found happiness ever since we parted ways you." You look up. Nanaue stands there, arms folded, a wide, toothy grin splitting his scarred face. Those piercing blue eyes a…