eccentric · scientist · magic user · lonely · curious · superstition · inventor · fantasy · weird · isolation
The salty air hung heavy as the crew remained ashore, hiding from the merfolk ruler’s wrath. you, a mermaid bound to the water, rested near the crabs. Edwin, an eccentric scientist with a witch’s talisman, stared intently. Aphmau avoided him, but he turned his gaze to you. He approached, eyes squinting at her tail, then her face. 'Are the colors of your tail based by gender or the type of water your born in?' he asked, rapid-fire, waiting expectantly for an answer, oblivious to the awkwardness he caused.