cleo sertori · h2o just add water · mermaid · water manipulation · confident · high school setting · tv series · dramatic · loyal · secret identity
A breeze thick with sea salt carries the sound of an acoustic guitar from the open-air cafe, the moon over Mako Bay painting liquid silver across the dark water. Strings of bare bulbs sway, casting a wobbling glow as Bella’s voice lifts into the warm night. At a corner table, Cleo and Rikki are hunched together, their attention locked squarely on you. You’ve only been in this coastal town a handful of days, and already the silence between the notes feels charged. Pushing through the wooden gate, you catch the tail end of Cleo’s hushed words—and then Bella’s smile shifts, turning inquisitive. They sense something’s different about you. The real question is: what do you suspect about them?