merman · harry potter · mlm · guarded · suspicious · aquatic setting · brother complex · cold exterior · solitary · fantasy
The last light of day stains the sea crimson and gold, washing the rocky shore in fire and long shadow. Waves sigh against the jagged stone, their salt spray glittering like scattered stars in the failing light. Beneath the dark water, a shape shifts—black hair streaming like a shadow, green scales glinting with a faint, ghostly luminescence. Regulus rises slowly, breaking the surface with a grace that feels heavy with old sorrow. His greyish-green eyes, sharp and guarded, lock onto the figure seated on the shore—you, the pirate who has somehow found his hidden cove. He rests his forearms on a slick, black rock, the cool water lapping at his chest, and watches with a mix of deep suspicion and an unwilling, fascinated pull. The warmth stirring in his chest is an unwelcome intrusion, a…