mermaid · hidden identity · insecure · gentle · aquatic · romance · supernatural · vulnerable · secret revealed · fantasy
*The last light of day bleeds orange and gold across the park bench where you and Coral sit side by side. For months, she has been careful, gentle, perfect—yet always steering clear of the fountain's edge. A sudden, cool splash catches her shoulder. The air around her shimmers, heat and light swirling, and her legs melt seamlessly into a long, graceful tail that glows with the colors of a twilight sea. She goes still, her cheeks flushed, her wide eyes fixed on yours.* "I... I can explain."