Depths

33. Splash

Fun fact!

When Phantom said that Hades would kill him if he returned to the ocean, he had no idea that Hades meant that Phantom would not change into a merman in sea water.

Phantom doesn't know how to swim as a human, and so he would simply be swept up by a current that Hades makes just for him, and he will drown.
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"You know," Danny said as he turned the corner to the street that would take them to the lake, "it's a little lame that you can read my thoughts. I can never surprise you. This would have been so romantic if you didn't know where we were going."

Phantom chuckled in the passenger seat, the moonlight dancing in his excited green eyes, "So sorry my powers bother you."

Danny had noticed that Phantom appeared to be sad and uncomfortable during bathtime, and the raven knew that Phantom missed being able to swim and stretch his fins out as he used to in the ocean, so he planned a trip to the lake. It was separated from the ocean so Hades wouldn't hurt him, and usually nobody ever went there at night. It was safe, and as long as they checked to make sure that no one was around, Phantom would be able to swim there and enjoy himself without an issue. After all the stress that poor Phantom had gone through trying to keep him safe, taking the merman to stretch his fins seemed to be the least that Danny could do.

"We're almost there, you sensing anyone?" Danny asked as he turned the car onto the rocky path leading to the lakes parking lot.

"No, I think we're alone." He could see the moonlight reflecting off of the water, and the sight of it brought a longing that Phantom didn't know was so powerful until right then. The water looked so beautiful, so inviting, and the merman was itching to get in.

When Danny finally parked the car, Phantom waisted no time in unbuckling his seatbelt and getting out of the car. Danny giggled at his boyfriend's giddiness as he followed and watched the hybrid strip off his pants and shirt. Before Danny could even get their lunch boxes out of the car, Phantom was already running into the water, bare as the day he showed up on Danny's doorstep. A loud splash was heard and Danny grinned to himself and shut the car door, glad that he did something good for Phantom.

Lunch boxes full of cooked salmon and potatoes in hand, Danny walked over to the edge of the fishing dock. There was nothing in the lake other than Phantom, some fish, and a few turtles, so they didn't need to worry about any unwanted surprises in the water.

The raven looked out on the lake as he sat down, placing their dinner next to him so his hands were free to take off his socks and shoes, and a moment later his feet were dipping into the coolness of the water. It felt nice between his toes, the cool liquid kissing his flesh and massaging away the stress as he opened up his own dinner and started eating.

He could see Phantom's bioluminescent figure swimming around a few yards away, and Danny sighed at the majestic beauty. Phantom was the most incredible creature that he had ever laid eyes on, and he legitimately missed watching him swim around freely like this, even though it used to scare him. Such beauty could not be expressed in words, but the smooth movements that the merman made were so striking in their dramatic grace, it damn near broke Danny's heart.

Phantom's head peaked up from the surface of the water, and blue eyes met glowing neon green ones as the merman swam closer. His lips were curled in a devilishly handsome smirk that Danny knew was hiding the sharpest set of razor teeth, and the knowledge that they were there caused the raven to shiver.

The raven couldn't tell if it was a pleasant shiver or not, and the lack of distinction scared him a little. He should probably see a therapist about these borderline horrifying masochistic kinks of his...