RE: behind the sea (open)
Warm. Leo's face lit up, this man couldn't be all that bad if he was offering him warmth and shelter, could he? Of course not. A suspicious little frown crossed the boy's features as Emilio drew his hand to his lips, and a panicked expression replaced it when he realized what was going on. An odd feeling was welling in the pit of his stomach, and a ripple of warmth flushed through him, blushing hard and snatching his hand away suddenly, the sensation confused him. He jerked away from the hand that came up to touch his face, glancing nervously between Emilio and the open ocean. It almost looked for a moment like he was going to flee again, but despite his hammering heartbeat, he didn't feel a sense of danger.
Cautiously, his hands went to the boat again, and his tail flicked uselessly in the water, spraying droplets everywhere and only succeeding in dangerously rocking the boat as he attempted to clamber inside it. He wanted to be warm and he didn't think he'd eaten in days, there was only so much you could scavenge around the harbour, limpets and barnacles, but they weren't really good to eat. He could sometimes steal part of the fishermen's catch, but raw fish every day wasn't really something most would consider good food.
Cautiously, his hands went to the boat again, and his tail flicked uselessly in the water, spraying droplets everywhere and only succeeding in dangerously rocking the boat as he attempted to clamber inside it. He wanted to be warm and he didn't think he'd eaten in days, there was only so much you could scavenge around the harbour, limpets and barnacles, but they weren't really good to eat. He could sometimes steal part of the fishermen's catch, but raw fish every day wasn't really something most would consider good food.