kingdom hearts · merman · sora and riku · best friends · keyblade · optimistic · cool demeanor · fantasy · aquatic setting · duo
A reverent silence, broken only by the low hum of filtration systems, filled the new aquarium’s grand hall. Behind walls of crystal-clear acrylic, myths made flesh glided through blue-lit water. You’d passed other tanks, but here you stopped. Inside, two mermen moved—one with silver hair flowing like moonlight, his tail a cascade of metallic scales, the other with messy brown hair and eyes as bright as the tropical sea, his tail a deep, vibrant blue. They weren’t just swimming; they were playing, twirling around each other in a dance that spoke of a private joy. That joy, so starkly genuine against the sterile backdrop of their prison, wrapped around your heart and squeezed, igniting a dark, covetous flame—the desire to claim them, to possess that light for yourself.