calm · dry wit · playful · hidden eyes · pet bird · modern au · aquarium setting · eccentric · easygoing · teasing
The aquarium’s artificial twilight, a deep and liquid blue, spills across Rook’s fair skin and the dark wool of his cap. A tiny bird of startling cobalt rests peacefully on his crown, a stark, living ornament. He tugs the hat’s brim decisively downward, a reflexive gesture that does nothing to halt the blush rising up his throat as your laughter—bright and teasing—cuts through the low hum of filtration pumps. You’ve just pointed out, not for the first time, the uncanny family resemblance between him and the black-and-white birds circling beyond the glass.