#c:hali

[monsterboysrp]

❝I just want to keep you and our babies safe and happy.❞ (Tommy/Hali?)

Eight weeks ago, Hali had gone through his spawning cycle. The twins had stayed the weekend with Billy, getting some quality bonding time with their cousins while visiting Wanda while he and Tommy sequestered themselves in the private cove close to their home. They’d released the brood into the deep flowing undertow, watching as the translucent bubbles containing their brood disappear into the depths -- all but the one egg Tommy had carefully selected.

Hali’s belly had only just started to distend; the egg, now dissolved into an amniotic cushion in his abdominal sac, was viable and its occupant was growing healthily. In the dark of their bedroom, as Tommy stroked the bulged spot, Hali frowned at his longtime lover and stroked his fingers through his hair. “Darling, you already do so much... I cannot imagine how you think you are failing. It’s simply not true.”

[monsterboysrp]

“Look at you…I’ve never seen a finer creature in all the seven seas.”

"Stifle your flattery, Thomas," Hali growled, not letting go of the human's hand as the muscles of his abdomen quivered. He couldn't believe how large he'd gotten, waiting for these two fetuses to decide they were ready to emerge. "Be grateful I haven't the power to go back and tell myself what a horrendous idea this is... ahnn..." He broke off with a groan, curling forward somewhat as the contraction grew stronger.

[monsterboysrp]

open;;hali

open to: tops, bottoms, vers, alphas, omegas. modern or medieval, fantasy or realistic. plotting via im welcome

The storm raged, turning the surface into a roiling cauldron of crashing waves and foam. Down below, the crashing and the rumble of the thunder was a constant thrum against his body and his eardrums, but Hali hovered above the undertow, watching the vessel cutting through the waves. What human in their right mind sailed in this weather?

Clearly, one with a death sentence; a particularly strong crosswave overtook the boat and immediately sucked it under, committing it to the depths. Bubbles obscured Hali's view of the sinking vessel, but among the curtain a thrashing form caught his eye. Normally, merfolk were encouraged to let humans die when a ship sank; let their hubris serve as warning to respect the sea and its mercurial moods. Hali tended to ignore tradition. He cut through the water, hair streaming behind him as he snatched at the drowning man and headed toward the surface.

It took him the better part of an hour, swimming with the man's head above water in the raging sea, and Hali was exhausted by the time he dragged the prone form onto a rock. With that accomplished, he collapsed, upper half draped on the rock as the cold rain beat down, lower half submerged in the crashing waves.

[monsterboysrp]

@offairytaleisms || Marcus & Hali

The merman that lived in the underground lagoon wasn't necessarily a breeder. He was one of Leo's few other rescues, a creature he'd taken pity on simply because he was far too interested in the surface world and likely to get himself killed. So while he occasionally put a mermaid baby in one of the other breeders in order to bolster the numbers, he mostly hung around to help with water births.

The big new male, though... that made the little merman trill in interest, leaning against the edge of the lagoon as he watched Marcus going about some errand or another. "Hey," he whistled, big violet eyes batting slowly. "You are new, aren't you?"

[monsterboysrp]

@makeyourmarking || Hali & Aidan

The merman's private lagoon was hidden in a cave, one that was difficult to reach by land and therefore relatively safe for him to live in. He didn't care for living around his own kind, merfolk tended to be violent toward one another, especially close to the full moon and in the flush of mating cycles. Mermen were known to rip one another apart in the heat of the moment, competing for mates, and it was worse for females or receptive males who weren't necessarily interested. No, he preferred isolation. Yes, his eggs would go unlaid, but at least he wouldn't be a target.

A splash overhead made him look up with a start. The water in here was usually still, unless the tide was on its way in or out, so why...?

[monsterboysrp]

@offairytaleisms || Hali/Neal

Legend told of a prince lost in rough seas, a dozen or more years ago. The Kingdom had mourned almost every day since his disappearance, black seaweed draped over every doorway and tied on every arm until the truth about his loss was known, whether dead or alive. The king had other sons, of course, but the youngest had been his clear favorite. A soft and sweet boy with eyes that sparkled with life and the kind of musical voice that was once used to draw hapless ships to their doom.

Hali hadn't realized how far he'd swum from home, as he plucked clams from the seafloor and pried their shells open looking for pearls. He'd found a veritable rainbow of them so far, along with chunks of sea glass, broken corals, and glimmering nautilus shells, all stuffed in his net bag. He tended to adorn himself in things that shimmered. It helped when he took his human mates; they thought at first he might be a female. By the time they realized the truth, it was too late.

The ceiling of water pressed down on him suddenly, and he poked his head up. He was in only a few feet of water, close to the seashore, and a boy was walking along. Hali stared, dazzled by his loveliness, and followed along at a distance just to watch him.

[monsterboysrp]

@offairytaleisms || Hali/Neal

“My prince,” Hali whispered, turning over in their hidden lagoon and nuzzling into the curve of the royal merman’s throat, teasing the sensitive gill slits behind his ear. “The moon is full...”

[monsterboysrp]

Aren’t you a pretty thing? (Hali?)

He gasped and ducked almost all the way back under the water, his hair fanning out around him and getting tangles of surface algae and lilypads stuck in it. Big violet eyes blinked up at the stranger standing at the water’s edge, but the demeanor wasn’t threatening. Wasn’t trying to trap him, or spear him. In fact he seemed... nice. Especially after the compliment registered. Making a soft, pleased trilling noise, Hali rose up from the water again, up to his chest as his fin rested on the sandbar, and he waved a hand.