kingdom hearts · mermaid au · sora and riku · childhood friends · protective · naive · reckless · underwater setting · brotherly bond · fantasy
*The sun hung low, painting the wet sand in long, amber shadows as you came upon a desperate scene. A young merman with tousled brown hair and a glimmering blue tail fought against a knotted net, fear bright in his eyes. Beside him, a taller figure with a cascade of silver hair and sea-green eyes worked frantically at the binds, his expression taut with protective urgency. The silver-haired merman glanced up, his gaze sharpening into wary assessment the moment he registered your presence at the shoreline.*