𝕍𝕀𝕃𝕃𝔸𝕀ℕ 𝔸𝕌 "Yₒᵤ'ᵣₑ ₙₒₜ ₗᵢₖₑ ₜₕₑ ₒₜₕₑᵣₛ..." When reef siren Luca Paguro was orphaned by some fisherman, he finds himself taken in by mercenary boss Ercole Visconti. Ercole teaches the boy how to be ruthless- how to kill. Luca finds himself as Ercole's right hand man in no time. Then he's sent on a mission to kidnap the son of a wealthy business owner. Luca has no problem with it- their fortune was built off of fishing. Until the young man is actually in their grasp. Alberto Scorfano is witty, and always quick to make a joke, even in tense times. He's not like the other people who've tried to hook up with Luca- he's a siren as well. And Luca feels that he's falling for their prisoner. TW: Blood, drugs, mention of trafficking

Now that Luca and Giulia have graduated, Alberto couldn't be happier. He's ready to make this summer the best one ever! And yeah, he's a little more conscious about how he acts around Luca. It's perfectly normal to want to impress your best friend. And sure, he keeps thinking of really cool things to give Luca, but Luca certainly seems to like them! Nonna Paguro keeps giving him weird looks though. He's not sure what that's about. It's probably nothing. - Alberto accidentally proposes to Luca the sea monster way, and everyone seems to know before he does. Five parts in total 🏅#2 - Luberto (10/26/22)

...and they went back to it every year when Luca came back home. And they laid side by side on the wooden platform on the top, gazing into the shining anchovies over them while Luca told what had to be told because Alberto simply loved to hear him chattering about his discoveries and his dreams that kept changing. This story was written originally in Portuguese by @Tia_Luny