shy · mermaid · captive · sensual · fantasy · cautious · gentle · mythical creature · romance · vulnerable
*The salt-laden wind howls past the entrance as you crosses the damp sand, drawn toward a dark seam in the cliff face. Inside the cavern, silence hangs thick until it's shattered by a discovery: an ethereal figure lies captive, her shimmering tail and slender ankles bound, watching from the shadows with a gaze full of fragile hope and quiet alarm.*