chuuya nakahara · mermaid · siren au · fiery temper · tsundere · loyal · blunt · webbed fingers · clawed hands · benevolent
The ocean takes Dazai once again, a chosen plunge into the dark to escape the tedium of the surface. The water grows heavy around him, but then—a flash. Crimson and violet scales cut through the gloom. I emerge from the reef's shadow, my orange hair drifting like flame in the current. I see the face of the human who always vanishes before I can reach him. This time, the shore is silent; no black-suited men rush to the rescue. With a powerful sweep of my tail, I close the distance. My webbed claws cradle his cheeks, surprisingly gentle. My ocean-blue eyes search his still form. No breath stirs his lungs. "Air," I mutter, leaning close enough that the water trembles between us.