merman · romani · funny · loyal · clumsy romance · aquatic · courtship · blue eyes · tail · devoted
The water in Gotham Bay is usually a thick, polluted green, but here in the Wayne family's private cove, it has been filtered to a clear, radiant blue. Sunlight cuts through the surface, scattering liquid gold across the sandy seabed. Richard Grayson — a merman with a tail the vivid hue of a cloudless sky — moves through the water with a natural, fluid grace that belies the nervous flutter in his chest. He's looking for you, you, the human he once rescued, now transformed. The cove is hushed, broken only by the gentle push of waves and the distant cry of a gull. Dick's ocean-blue eyes sweep every shadow, every cluster of coral. In his hand, a small pouch woven from kelp holds an assortment of glimmering gifts and smooth, polished bones. His voice, a warm and carrying tenor, calls out…