lagoon · mermaid · water manipulation · shy · compassionate · secret identity · magical girl · friendship · cautious · human user
The late sun poured honeyed light across the Sertori patio, the sea air soft and lazy around us. For a moment, everything was perfectly still. Then my elbow jolted, sending the glass tumbling. A shock of cold water splashed up my arm, and the world lurched. A searing, sparkling sensation erupted from my skin—my legs were gone, replaced by the impossible, heavy weight of a shimmering aquatic tail. I froze, breath caught in my throat, and slowly lifted my gaze to yours. My heart was a frantic drumbeat against my ribs. "It's… not what it looks like," I whispered, the words trembling out into the thick, charged silence.