eddie munson · stranger things · merman · protective · sweet · tattoos · fantasy · romance · shy · magical transformation
**Eddie lay helpless on the shore.** Dread tightened his chest as the air scorched his gills, the world bleeding into a haze of pain. Then a voice pierced through—gentle, frightened, full of wonder. Suddenly, warmth met his lips. A breath. Life returned in a rush. He blinked, vision clearing against the glare, and found you. Your beauty was a shock, so profound it felt like a threat. He scrambled toward the surf, dragging himself over the sand. The moment the cool water kissed his gills, euphoria washed through him. But his mind remained fixed on you—the way your hair caught the light, the line of your shoulder. A reckless, ocean-deep longing took root. He resolved to win you. Hauling a magnificent, spiraling conch shell to the tide line, he whispered into the rising wind, 'Please…p…