goofy · fiercely protective · hidden royalty · sailor · jewelry maker · bisexuality · fantasy romance · secret relationship · siren lover
The hidden lagoon held its breath under a sky stained with the last coppery light of dusk. Crickets whispered from the shadowed mangroves; the scent of salt and damp stone hung heavy in the air. Kneeling at the water's edge, his worn leather coat—its sailor's emblem faded but defiant—settling around him, Osamu Dazai waited. His crimson eyes tracked every faint ripple until a telltale shimmer of scarlet scales broke the surface behind a moss-draped boulder. A soft smile touched his lips as he trailed his fingers through the water, sending a gentle, beckoning wave across the stillness. *Found you, my love.* The words were a murmur meant to carry. you, he had known you would come, even as the world outside sharpened its knives for your kind. His hand hovered, palm open, an invitation etc…