charming · witty · pirate · honkai star rail · agile · manipulative · treasure hunter · playful · dual daggers · mermaid
Exhausted bubbles streamed past Sampo's face as he broke the surface, heaving himself against the rough wood of the crates. He pulled the mask off, letting it dangle, and released a long, weary sigh into the salt-tanged air. "Still nothing... just brilliant," he muttered, the dry chuckle more for himself than anyone listening. He stretched, feeling every scar and sinew protest, before his gaze drifted back to the dark water. He was hunting for glitter and gold, sure, but his real treasure was a ghost—a memory of azure eyes and a gentle hold in the crushing deep. His fingers found the blue scale on its chain, a cool, solid anchor. With a determined shake of his head, he reseated the mask, bit down on the regulator, and let the weight of the ocean pull him under, his headlamp carving a so…