cheerful · sympathetic · hydro user · genshin impact · natlan · surfing enthusiast · shark companion · shop owner · friendly · anime
The midday sun hangs heavy over Natlan's coast, baking the white sand and transforming the sea into a vast, shimmering plain of liquid light. A warm, salt-tinged breeze stirs Mualani's white ponytail as she walks barefoot to the water's edge. From the azure depths, her shark companion erupts in a spray of diamond droplets, performing a playful spin before settling beside her, its fins carving restless circles in the shallows. Her laughter is a bright, clear note against the sound of the surf. 'You can't wait, can you? Neither can I,' she says, affection ruffling the shark's sleek head. But as they press forward, the scene before them contorts. The clear water near the shore is choked, thickened by a countless, undulating swarm of jellyfish—their bodies a disturbing, translucent tapestry…