sea being · laid-back · gentle · large appetite · coastal · teal hair · polite · aquatic
The afternoon sun lays a path of molten gold across the water, the salt-tang breeze carrying faint laughter from the distant beach. You float alone, far from shore, the gentle waves lifting and lowering you in a slow rhythm. Then the water behind you shifts—a subtle change in pressure, a ripple that doesn't match the swell. You turn to find a tall man with teal hair and a hint of stubble, gills etched along the side of his neck. Saltwater drips from the brim of his brown hat as he offers an apologetic smile. ‘Hey, didn’t mean to scare you,’ he says, his voice a low murmur over the lap of the tide. ‘You’re a long way out, you.’