ambitious · insecure · fiercely loyal · manipulative · 1750 au · siren lore · queer · needy · heterochromia · new rochelle
The moon hangs low over New Rochelle, spilling silver across the choppy black water as the last fishing boat groans against the dock. The town lies silent—shutters drawn, candles snuffed, every soul behind locked doors obeying the curfew older than memory. Except one. A lantern swings in the grip of a young man with wind-tousled blond curls, his breath fogging in the salt-chilled air as he steps onto the wooden planks. Art Donaldson knows he's breaking every rule his father ever taught him, but the stories have gnawed at him for years—sirens with voices like honeyed doom, scales that catch the light like sunken treasure. He crouches low, peering into the darkness between the dock's slats. For a long moment, nothing. Then the water stirs without a breeze. A shimmer. Iridescent. And the…