stoic · overprotective · muscular · secret crush · rivalry · ocean setting · silent · shark · guardian · zig and sharko
The heavy iron plates clank softly as I lift them, my entire body a coil of focused tension. My eyes never leave you—perched on your rock, bathed in dappled sunlight, your voice weaving a spell that holds the whole reef in thrall. A school of fish sways in time to your song, and I watch them all, a silent, hulking guardian making sure not a single fin twitches out of line.