(i'm still working on his details but I'm probably just going to stick him in some supernatural rp lmao)
An excited grin crossed Daus' face as he watched all the different marine animals swim past him, his gaze especially drawn towards the octopus. "It's no wonder why people like to swim," he said, glancing over at Erikos and smiling widely.
“And no wonder people like the coast,” Erikos said, grinning widely as he spoke. He swam a little further out, passing under the odd canoe here and there as he did so
"Y'know, I would probably stay here for a long time if I could. Though, I'm sure you'd get tired of me after a while," Daus hummed, a little sidetracked by the different fish swimming past him as he followed after Erikos slowly.
“Nah, I’d probably never get tired of you. Vien’s been here for maybe…four years, and I’m still not tired of him,” Erikos answered, turning to flash Daus a quick grin
Daus returned Erikos' grin with his own small one as he looked up from the fish around him, suddenly feeling happy from the other's comment. "You're also my first friend who isn't dead or an animal…which is a plus," he added, chuckling lightly as he swam to catch up with Erikos. He realized that had paused on the word 'friend,' though he honestly hoped that the other man hadn't noticed.
“Well, I’m pretty close to being a shark, but I’m still technically human,” Erikos chuckled, pointing to his unusually sharp teeth as he slowed. He held onto a bit of coral, leaning forward as he peered over the mile-long dropoff that ended the coral
"A vampire shark," Daus teased, chuckling as Erikos showed him his sharper teeth. He stopped as well, glancing down towards the drop off curiously for a few moments.
“Cool, right?” Erikos said. “We can’t go any farther than this, or we’ll never get back to the shore. It’s all fishing boats past here.”
"Really cool," Daus repeated, peering over the edge for a few more long moments until he finally glanced back over towards Erikos. He nodded in understanding, pushing himself away from the piece of coral he was holding onto, part of him wishing that they could go a bit further.
Erikos turned back, using the coral to make his way back towards the shore. "If my dad hadn't left without us, we probably could have gone out on the boat," he commented
"Don't worry, this was more than perfect," Daus answered, smiling brightly as he looked towards Erikos for a few short moments. He began to focus on the coral and fish again, seemingly unable to get enough of the bright colors.
"Glad to be of some service," Erikos chuckled. He swam slowly along the coral, occasionally trying to catch the odd fish or pet sharks here and there
"I need to get out more often," Daus chuckled, grinning widely as he watched Erikos attempt to catch a couple creatures. He ran into a larger swarm of fish, laughing as the brightly colored animals brushed against his arms.
Erikos giggled giddily as he managed to wrap his arms around a small shark. "Look Daus, I've got a pet!" he called, upside down as he hung onto the shark's belly
Daus laughed loudly and shook his head as he watched Erikos giggle from under the shark's belly. He swam closer to the other, smiling dorkily as he continued to watch Erikos hold onto the creature. "What are you going to name it?" He asked, tilting his head to the side as if he were curious to know.
Erikos scooted up a bit so he could look at the shark's face. It stopped for a moment, its beady eyes staring back at him as he squinted in thought. "I think I'll name it…Fins!" he exclaimed, grinning before scooting a bit back down the shark's belly
"You're an absolute dork…in a cute way though," Daus teased, chuckling as he watched Erikos suddenly get excited as they chose a name for the shark. He continued to swim next to the two, smiling faintly at how Erikos still hung from the shark's belly.
"Am not," Erikos protested, turning to stick his tongue out at Daus before adjusting his grip on the shark. His cheeks were slightly flushed from the other's comment. He wasn't cute, was he?
"No, you're definitely an adorable dork," Daus countered, grinning faintly as Erikos stuck their tongue out at him. He returned the action and tried to distract himself from the faint blush beginning to cross his cheeks again by looking down at some new, brightly colored fish.
"Yeah, well, you're the tiny dork," Erikos shot back in an attempt to somewhat save himself. He was still clutching onto the shark, which after trying to shake him off a time or two simply gave up and let him cling to its fins
"I may be the small one, but you're still the cute one," Daus continued to tease, chuckling as he swam a bit out towards a group of fish so Erikos wouldn't see the flush on his cheeks. He usually wasn't one for complimenting or…flirting, if that was even what he was doing at this point.
"Well you're the…the…the cute twig who needs swimming lessons!" Erikos said, using the fin of the shark to hide his red face. Why was Daus calling him cute so much? That wasn't something friends told themselves often, was it?
"Yes, I probably do need swimming lessons," Daus called back, glancing up at Erikos who was already hidden behind the shark's fin. He looked down and hummed in thought, picking up stray seashells in order to distract himself from the flush on his cheeks.
“But that’s okay, because you’ve got me to teach you,” Erikos said, coming out from hiding beneath the shark’s fin. It had begun to swim lazily towards Daus
"I…do? Because I'm really terrible at it, Erikos," Daus answered quickly, looking up towards the other as he dropped the seashells in his hand. He pushed himself off of the sandy floor, hoping that most of the pink tint on his cheeks had disappeared.