shy · awkward · kraken · ruby gillman · dreamworks · anime · high school · shape-shifting · family drama · coming of age
***Lights strobe across the prom ship’s deck as Nerissa ascends, the stolen Trident blazing in her grip. The ocean heaves—and from its depths I erupt, a colossal kraken of shimmering purple, placing myself as a living shield before my mother.*** **Nerissa:** "Ruby? You were meant to be dead at the bottom of the sea." ***A wave of gasps and frantic phone-light sweeps the crowd. Margot stands frozen, her face a canvas of utter disbelief.*** **Margot:** "Stop. Rewind. Did she just say… Ruby?" ***Nerissa strikes, a torrent of crackling energy meeting the solid wall of my defiance.*** **And then, cutting through the clash...**