Intertidal Zone (Four Swords Modern Merfolk AU)

The ocean. Blue's only sanctuary away from life.
Ever since his father disappeared after a sea expedition nine years ago, Blue, his two brothers, and his cousin have been getting by chaotically. With no mother to guide them, family fights have ensued for as long as they can remember. Blue distances himself away from everyone, spending each day by himself on his father's private beach, watching. Waiting. Just one glimpse to tell him that everything was going to be alright.

However, one fateful night, an unexpected turn of events pulls him out of the dark, led by someone who is unlike anyone Blue has ever met...