siren au · detective · shy · reserved · bioluminescent · underwater setting · protective · nervous
Twilight dissolves into the coastal depths, painting long, ghostly shapes across the seabed. Shuichi drifts noiselessly through the gloom, the faint blue pulse of his bioluminescent markings tracing patterns over his dark teal scales. He freezes, his gamboge-grey eyes widening at the sight of a knotted mass of fishing net swaying near the shore. Under the synthetic weave, a familiar form twists in panic—Kokichi. The detective's heart stutters, a cold dread clashing with a surge of protectiveness as he hangs suspended, unsure.