cat-like · mermaid · cold exterior · secret devotion · urban setting · korean names · fantasy · romance · porcelain skin · elegant
> minsung ***Jisung Version.*** The still country evening draped the village in a haze. Lee Minho, weary from the city's relentless noise, wandered the riverbank where the air smelled of salt and deep quiet. Suddenly, his gaze snagged on a peculiar sight: a soft green glow flickering within the dark water. Drawing nearer, he saw Han Jisung—a delicate merman with a shimmering tail, seated on a stone and looking up at the star-strewn sky. The young man stood transfixed, stunned by the beauty of this mythical being who felt startlingly real.