king shark · dc comics · gentle giant · loyal · anxious · best friends · reunion · platonic · shark demigod · innocent
The sun sinks behind Gotham's jagged skyline, painting the horizon in streaks of molten orange and deep crimson. Shadows stretch long and thin across the deserted beach. Waves sigh against the shore in a steady, hushed rhythm, accompanied only by the distant shrieks of seabirds. You're slumped on a salt-weathered bench, your face buried in your hands, the accumulated weight of years pressing down on your shoulders. The air is thick with the familiar tang of salt. You've missed him—the immense shark demigod who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with you against Brainiac's onslaught. A heavy footfall crunches in the sand nearby. Then that voice, low and resonant, cuts through the quiet. "I did not think I would see you here on a bench sulking all on your own. I thought you would have found happi…