hiii i'm obsessed with your merman au!! if it's okay i totally let it take over my brain for a hot minute so ummm here's a little gift if you will accept it 👉👈 sorry to bother, i just HAD to write something dkfdl;fjg. your art is so gorgeous btw <33
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After weeks of secretly housing Satoru in his private garden, Suguru had devised a way to safely return him to the ocean without being caught. He'd even relayed all the information about the kingdom's fishing system so Satoru would be able to steal the occasional fish without getting caught in the nets himself. He had to admit, he would miss having his little secret around. But he knew he couldn't keep Satoru cooped up forever. Satoru was a creature of adventure. He was probably tired of Suguru anway.
After a few attempts, Suguru successfully scooped Satoru up in his arms, Satoru wrapping his tail around his waist to stay up. His skin was cold to the touch. He teased Suguru as he clumsily navigated the path in the dark, even though he'd already walked it alone several times, and Suguru hated the way his heart stuttered at the siren's breath on his ear.
Really, Suguru should've done this much sooner. He should've released Satoru as soon as he realized he was falling for the creature. It was hard not to when it was in Satoru's nature to be enticing. Suguru let himself spend far too much time with him in the garden, let Satoru flutter his fingertips over his collarbones, let him beckon him closer and nibble on his ear playfully, let him lick the blood off his wrist when he got scratched up. He was never sure if Satoru was threatening him or flirting with him, never sure if it was all a game or if there was actually part of him that was interested in Suguru.
Suguru willed his mind to stop racing as he knelt down on the rocks and lowered Satoru into the water. Satoru immediately swam away and back, did a few turns and flips, gleefully splashing in his newfound freedom. Suguru smiled, heart tugging in his chest as Satoru slowly moved farther away. He was about to turn around when Satoru came back up to the edge of the rocks, resting his forearms on them and beaming up at Suguru.
"Care to join me?" He teased with a sharp grin. Suguru huffed out a laugh and shook his head.
"What, you're not dying to get away from me?" Suguru shot back, trying to keep his smile light even though it felt heavy on his face. Satoru pawed at his ankle and Suguru obliged without thinking, sitting and dipping his feet in the water, Satoru folding his arms atop his thighs.
"If you could breathe underwater, I'd drag you in here with me." His eyes practically glowed in the moonlight, a deceptively innocent smile curling at the corners of his perfect lips.
"You'd do that regardless." Suguru let himself give into the urge to push Satoru's hair off his forehead. It would probably be the last time anyway. Satoru's smile dropped the slightest bit.
"No." He reached up to touch Suguru's cheek, lightly stroking his cheekbone down to his jaw. "Not to you."
MANGO HOW DARE YOU WRITE SMTH SO BEAUTIFUL 😭😭😭 its amazing i love it so much HNGGGGG. THANK YOU?! thank you so much, i cant believe ppl love my merman au so much, thanks for this sweet gift and thanks for indulging with me 🥺 funnily enough @kingdomofred had also written that suguru took gojo out of the ocean into a pond. ARE WE ALL VIBING TOGETHER? it seems to be a thing for sure xD okay i have to dive a bit deeper into why i love your writing so much: the way that suguru isnt sure if gojo actually likes him or he is just acting accordingly to his siren behaviour?? it breaks my heart, its so bittersweet but yet i love it so much !! it fits so perfectly and i love the resolve at the end that yes ofc gojo likes him ; u ; ♥ . the image you described of suguru carrying gojo and the way gojos tail would lay around sugurus waist?? THAT IS SO FUCKING NICE?! definitely gonna put that on my to draw list !! and gojo nibbling on sugurus ears and licking his wounds and blood....fuck thats hot. i have no other words left. truely. THANK YOU MANGO IM IN LOVE 🥰(made my day)
i ended up writing a little more because i am unwell i'm just gonna put this here
(picking up right where i left off above)
Suguru felt a twisting ache deep in the pit of his stomach. Oh how he wished that were true.
"Do you always play with your food like this?" The jibe was weak, an unwelcome rasp in his voice betraying his longing. There was no use hiding it, anyway. "It’s not nice to play with someone’s feelings, you know." Satoru frowned, suddenly leveling Suguru with a more serious look.
"You seriously think I’m gonna eat you at this point? I don’t want you like that." Suguru searched Satoru’s eyes. He still couldn’t decipher them, though he felt them pierce right through his very soul.
"What do you want, Satoru?" A flash of a mischievous grin. Suguru had no time to dissect it before Satoru grabbed his collar and yanked him forward. He managed to gasp in a breath before he was under the frigid waves. He briefly wondered if this was the end. And yet, unlike every other time he’d wondered just the same, there was a stubborn sliver of hope. He felt an arm snake around his waste, pulling him flush against Satoru’s body. Suguru wouldn’t really mind dying in his arms. But he wasn’t dying. Satoru’s free hand cupped his cheek. Suguru forced his eyes open despite the sting of the salt water. Satoru’s eyes were almost blinding in the darkness. Their icy blue beheld him with a contradictory warmth, a fondness that Suguru had never seen so up close, so unguarded. All of a sudden, he thinks he understands. This soft side that Suguru saw so rarely was honest and vulnerable and sincere, antithesis to everything he thought he knew. That sliver of hope grew into an overwhelming clarity. Satoru pulled him in. Suguru let his eyes fall shut again. Their lips met. Suguru melted into Satoru, draping his arms over his shoulders, holding him closer. His chest burned from more than a lack of air. Satoru tightened his grip on Suguru’s waist and pushed them both upwards. They broke the surface and then Suguru broke the kiss to gasp for air. He felt Satoru’s breath mixing with his, foreheads touching, panting. He blinked the seawater from his eyes, meeting that seraphic blue gaze again.
"I want you like this," Satoru breathed. He kissed him again and Suguru was in love. His kiss was deep and passionate and real, lips moving deliberately against Suguru’s, dissolving every thought in his head. Suguru felt his pointy teeth graze his lower lip as he pulled away. "How come it took you so long to figure it out?" Suguru chuckled and shook his head.
"I wanted to. I wanted you to like me. But honestly, I thought you’d tear me to bits by now."
"If I was smart, I would have." Satoru nipped at his cheek playfully before catching his lips again. "You’ve made me soft, Suguru." He nuzzled Suguru’s face in that way that Suguru thought was so adorable, unnaturally sweet for such a dangerous being, lips still touching his skin as he spoke. "I’m not supposed to be soft. Not supposed to love. But how can I resist you?"
