longer.blue

“Since you’ve just had a long nap yourself, you take first watch while you eat. Wake me once you're done and settled.” “What, you’re just going to sleep…here?” “We have no place better right now. Do not worry, most creatures down here are smart enough to avoid angering merfolk.” “Right, will do.” “And tomorrow, we get to work, and you start to pay your debt.” “Of course…” Oliver stammered. Aglaopheme began to swim just a small distance away before curling up around her tail. This was all too much, just too much for him. The book, the captain, the deep one, the…kiss. But Oliver was a gentleman in his own mind, and he couldn't let a little bit of life-destroying circumstance get in the way of that.