Maybe the Ocean is Your Hand

“I’m not really sure what it is, but I found it yesterday when you went to Zushi’s pod to trade for some shrimp!” Gon explained excitedly. He left out the details of where exactly he found it since it was in the room Killua could never open. Firstly, he didn’t want to make him angry knowing that Gon had succeeded where Killua had failed. Secondly, it was more fun this way: Killua not knowing that he found it, making it a secret. “And well,” Gon scratched his cheek, “I want you to have it!”Killua almost dropped it.“You mean like -” he stuttered, face feeling hotter by the second. There’s no way Gon meant it like that. He was overthinking this way too much. He let out a quick giggle to quell his nerves and compose himself before continuing, “You mean as a cool find for us to add to our shelf collection, right? Not to me. Personally. Not like a -” Killua coughed, “I mean this isn’t a -”“It is. A gift, I mean.” Gon smiled, swishing his tail back antsy. “I hope you’ll accept it?---A Killugon Merfolk AU where Gon wants to court Killua, Killua wants to die, and Alluka and Nanika are surprised it took Gon so long in the first place.