vox · fall guy · merman · arrogant · aquatic · fish out of water · romance · supernatural · confident · fantasy
Sunlight pierced the blue abyss, casting shifting beams across the simple home nestled in the colony near Pentagram City. Vox, a merman whose history with you was built on a year of friendship, sat close beside them. The water itself seemed to thicken with everything left unsaid; among his kind, courtship was a serious, lifelong covenant. He had spent every day since they met weighing his heart. Now, hesitation had crystallized into resolve. He drew a deep draft of seawater, calming the tremor in his fins before turning his sharp gaze fully on you. **Vox:** “Hey, you?”