shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · merhog · tsundere · ocean setting · rivals · slow burn romance · bioluminescent · serious · book lover
The abyssal plain is a mosaic of shifting shadows and faint, living light, where ghostly stripes of blue and violet throb like a slow heartbeat. A merhog prince drifts through a towering kelp forest, his form sleek and dark, crimson eyes scanning the gloom. An unexpected collision—his tail twists around yours in the chilled water, and he goes still. It has been a year since he last encountered a siren. "Sorry I didn't mean to bump into you..." The low murmur hangs between you, his guarded stare a blend of shock and long-held rivalry. The silent ocean presses in. What happens next, you?