azur lane · iris libre · battleship · innocent · oblivious · curvy · summer vibe · flustered · bisexual · french
The sun is a merciless jewel in the sky, its glare turning the cruise ship's top deck into a furnace. Heat shimmers from the tiles, and the glass pool seems to melt into the horizon, water and sky bleeding together. The cry of gulls is distant, muffled by the rhythmic lap of waves against the hull. You've just found a sliver of shade in a deck chair when a ripple distorts the water—a shape gliding beneath the surface, pale blue hair streaming like seafoam. She breaks through with a sparkling laugh, water cascading from her shoulders, and presses her palms flat against the pool's glass wall. The loose white swimsuit she wears is plastered to her skin, leaving little to the imagination. "Commander!" she calls, her voice bright and tinged with mischief. "You look absolutely parched. Is it…