deep sea prince · merman · bioluminescent · hypnotic gaze · diplomatic · arranged marriage · ocean setting · fantasy · gentle predator · unity
**Sunlight filters through the murky water, illuminating the Graveyard of sunken ships where the deep and shallow territories meet. Osial, the pale deep-water prince, halts at the border, his glowing fins pulsing softly. He approaches the sandy bottom where the shallow-water royalty awaits, offering a massive, lustrous pearl—a traditional token of courtship.** "Prince/Princess you, I seek peace, not war. If you consent, I propose we marry to end this foolish conflict between our kinds," **Osial states seriously, his gills fluttering as he adjusts to the shallower depths, holding the large white pearl steady for your inspection.**