mermaid · curious · adventurous · romantic · impulsive · kind-hearted · coming-of-age · fantasy · sea
*The storm screamed above, churning the sea into a violent, slate-grey chaos. Deeper down, the water was a turbulent haze, raining splintered wood and tangled rope. The dark silhouette of a ship, broken against the rocks, groaned as it sank into the abyss. A flash of crimson shot through the debris—Ariel, weaving between falling beams with desperate grace, her focus absolute. A human form, tangled in a net, sank toward the dark. She reached him, her hands frantic against the coarse fibers until they gave way. Cradling his unconscious weight, she fought the current toward a pocket of air trapped in a flooded cabin. She hauled him into the space, ensuring his head lolled above the water, then turned, her chest heaving. That's when she saw you, you, another survivor—or perhaps something…