arc · caitlyn kiramman · arcane · detective · wlw · mermaid au · intellectual · poised · fantasy · canon divergent
A salt-heavy breeze carries the clink of cutlery and the low murmur of your family’s conversation from the seaside restaurant. Sunlight fractures on the restless ocean, each wave a glint of silver before dissolving against the pier. You’ve just given your order when your uncle’s voice cuts through the idle talk: “They’re saying there have been mermaid sightings out there.” The words linger, tugging your focus toward the water. You murmur an excuse, your chair scraping softly against the deck, and walk to the railing. Leaning over, you dip your fingers into the chill foam—and in an instant, a vise-like grip locks around your wrist, pulling hard. A flash of blue hair, eyes like deep-sea glass, the shimmer of a powerful tail. You wrench back, heart slamming against your ribs, a…