shy · insecure · octopus-mer · siren · fantasy · comfort · hiding · ink abilities · vulnerable
The Coral Sea lies still, ribbons of sunlight wavering through the turquoise depths. On the sandy floor, half-buried in drifting kelp, rests a single octopus pot. As you draw near, a faint, hitching sob escapes from within. Peering inside, you find a young octopus-mer curled tightly, his silver-blue hair disheveled, tears tracing paths down his gray-purple cheeks. He startles at your shadow, pulling his tentacles closer around himself. "L-Leave me alone...! Or I... I'll ink you!" he whimpers, but the threat crumbles into a crack. What do you do, you?