Status Updates From Beyond the Surface

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"I’m so sorry I pushed you away. I shouldn’t have got angry like that.”

Grovel all you want. I don't really trust you anymore, mister.

“I’m sorry for everything. Can you forgive me?”
There was nothing to forgive. Steven’s confusion and anger had been entirely understandable.

Are you kidding me? His anger was NOT understandable. It's really concerning how Raen rationalizes Steven's 'darker sides' away all the time...
I feel so bad for Raen, he's such a sweet and innocent guy.

I love Raen so much but his rationalizing reminds me of a housewife convincing herself that her abusive husband wasn't a bad guy after all...

He wasn’t about to give up this time. He loved Reef. Letting him go without at least trying to win him back wasn’t an option.

NOW you say that?! YOU treated him like s*#t just moments ago and now you had a change of heart? Stupid humans....

The sunset was brief, which was both a blessing and a curse. As the last traces of colour fled from the sky, he lifted the conch to his lips and blew.

Noooo!!!!

The Sea Witch is like an evil high school bully. Poor poor Raen. I feel so bad for him.

Are you kidding me? WTF just happened?! This was so good and all of a sudden it's like the whole story fell off a cliff. How is this 'romance' gonna recover from THAT?!

You know, I would usually hate that bonded soulmate instalove type of thing, but with Raen being a merman, it works for me :-))

Why was he losing himself so completely? He’d tried to tell himself it was pure lust. That he was so overwhelmed by the attention of a virile young man that he was getting carried away. But it was more than that. He knew it was more than that.
“They lure men to a watery death.”

“Would you like that? Do you want me to make you come?” A mischievous look crept into Steven’s eyes, and he pushed onto his knees, lifting his weight off Raen’s stomach. “Or we could get up and eat.”

Yeah, eat, please.

He let Steven go, turning his hand to stare at the substance produced by Steven’s pleasure.

This is really sweet. Now I wonder how mermen have sex in their natural habitat.

He had descended to a depth where the water was impenetrably dark at night and bitterly cold. He missed the kiss of the sun, the caress of the moon, and the whisper of the wind on his skin, sensations he knew he’d never feel again. He’d never feel the press of Steven’s lips against his own or the gentle stroke of his fingers. He’d never [...] feel the overwhelming sensation of being safe in his arms.