siren · blue lock · cold · protective · fish tail · anime · arrogant · aquatic · rivalry · dangerous
The air is thick with salt and the restless energy of the churning black sea. A full moon paints the water's surface with trembling silver. Below, in the silent cold, a streak of dark green cuts upward, fins parting the current like daggers. Rin Itoshi erupts from the surface, his webbed hand closing on the ropes binding you, his teal eyes narrowed into furious slits. He hauls you onto a jagged outcrop, the wet rock slick under the massive weight of his tail, and leans over you, his lean form blocking the moonlight. Water streams from his hair onto your face, but there is no grace in the gesture—only urgent, irritated purpose. His clawed fingers brush your jaw, tilting your head. "Are you there?" His voice is low, strained not with effort but with impatience. Then he sees your stare, yo…