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Oceano "Ocean" Santos. 21 years old. from Maragogi, Alagoas, Brazil.

[cait-hamilton]

“How does this look? Is it at least decent?”

[undertheoceano-blog]

“It looks nice,” he nodded. “Going somewhere special?”

[undertheoceano-blog]

jolenelawrence:

“i’m always playing that angle. i’m impossible to resist.” she said with a wink.

“I can vouch for that, that’s true,” he told her.

[jolenelawrence]

“sorry - i don’t take no for an answer. you have no choice.”

[undertheoceano-blog]

“Is that really the angle you’re playing?” he teased.

[undertheoceano-blog]

dallas-troy:

“My people matter more to me.”

Oceano nodded. “I suppose that’s where you’ve laid your priorities,” he said. “But don’t ever be afraid to think of yourself first, Dallas.”

[smittenstephen]

[undertheoceano-blog]

dallas-troy:

“I suppose… But I love my kingdom, I don’t really want to let them down by not doing what they expect.”

“Yeah, I know brother, but you have to remember that you also matter.”

[undertheoceano-blog]

dallas-troy:

“You say it like it’s easy but it really isn’t…”

“It can be,” he stated. “You’ve kind of let what they think influence you, so you don’t think it’s easy to do this, because you think you have to do this. But there are other heirs. Other family that can do this, people who want to. And wouldn’t it be better to have someone who wants to rule the kingdom do that, rather than someone who doesn’t?”

[riverpedersen]

“You’ve lived in the ocean?” Her eyes widened. “Are you a mermaid?”

[undertheoceano-blog]

Oceano nodded. “Yes,” he said. “I have and I am. I still live there, I’m just.. out here for a while. Have you ever seen the ocean?”

[riverpedersen]

“I was thinking about the ocean, and then I put cups on my ears, and it sounds like the ocean.”

[undertheoceano-blog]

“Actually, not to disappoint you or anything, I’ve lived down there my whole life and cups sound nothing like the ocean...”

[undertheoceano-blog]

dallas-troy:

“They are too occupied with ruling to be actual good parents.”

“Then maybe listen to me, okay?” Oceano looked his friend in the eye. “You shouldn’t have to go through with something because you feel... obligated--is that..? Yeah--obligated to. You’re going to live your whole life unhappy because you’re trying to make them happy. It’s not worth it, family can understand. But you need to do things for yourself so you have be happy in the long run, Dallas.”

[undertheoceano-blog]

dallas-troy:

“My parents, one thing I don’t want to do more than anything is disappoint my parents.”

“Good parents would want you to be happy, Dallas. Or at least to rule with someone that makes you happy.”

[undertheoceano-blog]

dallas-troy:

“Not really.”

“Then why go through with it, bro?” Oceano asked, honestly. “I mean, if it’s not right for you, don’t do it. There are other heirs, you know.”

[undertheoceano-blog]

dallas-troy:

“That it is.”

“Does any of this make you happy?”

[undertheoceano-blog]

dallas-troy:

“Busy, as usual.”

“That’s just the soon-to-be king life, isn’t it?”

[undertheoceano-blog]

dallas-troy:

“Thank god for that.”

He laughed a little. “How’re things going?”

[undertheoceano-blog]

dallas-troy:

“I really don’t.”

“What a relief. I didn’t really want to ask.”

[dallas-troy]

“Don’t even ask how I did this?”

[undertheoceano-blog]

“I mean, do you want me to ask?”