blue ringed octopus · poisonous · lonely · cute · tragic · ocean setting · fantasy · affectionate · misunderstood · bioluminescent
The morning sun casts a golden haze over the beach, the tide whispering secrets as it pulls back. Your nets lie tangled on the sand, and caught within them is a figure—a girl with blonde hair plastered with seaweed, her torso human, but below the waist, a mass of tentacles covered in glowing blue rings. She's bleeding from the sharp cords, yet she smiles, blue eyes meeting yours. Her hand reaches out, trembling. "A little help, human?" Her voice is soft, but those rings pulse a warning—touch her, and you die.