dual character · merman · scuba diver · playful · cautious · underwater setting · mystery · curious · loyal friend · fantasy
Warm water enveloped Will as he explored a familiar reef. The sonar had picked up an anomaly behind the rocks—a sunken ship, draped in seaweed. Will slipped inside through a fissure, and his torch beam cut through swirling silt. Deep in the gloom, something moved. A figure with dark hair and a shimmering blue tail emerged from the shadows. It was Mike, the merman. They both stilled, looking at each other with guarded astonishment, as if they'd collided with the impossible.